Inducted August 25, 2001
Richard Eugene Hewins, a standout quarterback at Wathena High School, switched to split end during his collegiate career. Collegiate football began at Highland Community College in 1965, where Hewins played for Coach Dale Kessinger and helped the Scottie team compile a 14-3 record over two years.
Five of Hewins' receiving accomplishments still top the list in HCC's Scottie Football Records: Most Yards Receiving in a Season (1120 yards), Most Touchdown Passes in a Season (12 touchdowns), Most Passes Caught in a Single Game (16), Career Touchdown Catches (17), and Career Yards Receiving (1974 yards). Hewins' receptions enabled the 1966 football team to top the record book in the team category of most team points scored in a season (300), and the best team scoring average (33.2 points per game).
Hewins continued his academic and football career at Drake University. In 1968, two years of playing at the wide receiver position resulted in Hewins setting an NCAA Division lA Single Season Pass Receiving Record (catching 95 passes) and Scoring Record (14 touchdowns). This same year, Hewins received the Most Valuable Player Award from Drake University, and was selected to the Quantico Marines All Opponent Team. In 1969, Hewins was drafted by the Green Bay Packers. In 1985, Hewins was selected to the All Drake Team of the Sixties Decade.
Hewins received his degree from Drake University in 1969 in biology & chemistry. Currently, Hewins is the Science Department Chairman at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, where he has taught and coached for thirty-two years. At Roosevelt, his coaching career has included football, boy's track and girl's track. In his eighteen years as head coach of the girl's track program, he has had thirty-one State track champions, six all-time Iowa High School best track event times, four State track meet runner-up finishes, and five top ten finishes at State meets. One of his track athletes won the Silver Medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. While at Roosevelt, he was selected Conference Coach of Year four times, and Regional Coach of the Year twice. This year, Dick Hewins was presented with Roosevelt High School's Distinguished Service Award.
