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John Svehla, a native of York, Neb., was a four-year starter in both football and baseball for Nebraska Wesleyan.
In football, Svehla led NWU in receptions for three straight years and was a member of the 1976 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference co-champions. His best statistical season came as a sophomore when he hauled in 37 passes for 624 yards and five touchdowns, after which he was named to the All-NIAC, Lincoln Journal Star All-State College and Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska teams. During his career, Svehla established a school record for receiving yards and still ranks seventh on the all-time list with 1,340. His 88 career receptions rank 10th in school history.
Svehla’s achievements overflowed onto the baseball field as well. He played a lead role on two conference championship teams and was a member of teams that won 35 straight conference games. In 1979, Svehla was honored as an All-American and repeated as an All-Conference and All-District team member.
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