University of Minnesota Crookston Athletics

Mark Linnell, a graduate from South Saint Paul, attended UMC from 1972-74. He played on the undefeated 1973 football team under Coach Deryl Ramey, the first team inducted into the UMC Athletic Hall of Fame. An all-conference, All-American center, Linnell was the teams co-captain.

Linnell also played goalie for UMC's hockey team. The team won first in the state and went on to place second in the national tournament in National Junior College Athletic Association in Lake Placid, New York.

Linnell currently resides in Henderson, Nevada.