The Skip Palrang Award was established to recognize a person making significant contributions to high school football. This award is named in memory of Maurice “Skip” Palrang of Boys Town. Palrang coached the Boys Town Cowboys beginning in 1943, directing the program until 1972. Palrang’s teams played a national schedule including games in Washington, DC, St. Louis, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Miama, etc. The national schedule was dropped in 1964 when Boys Town joined the Metro Conference. Skip was the victorious coach of the first Shrine Bowl game played in 1959, with his South Squad winning the game 7-6.
Submit a Nomination for this Award
| Year | Name | Affiliation |
| 2023 | Bill Carlin | Adams Central |
| 2022 | Brett Froendt | Omaha Westside |
| 2021 | Marty Going | Millard South |
| 2020 | No Award – COVID | |
| 2019 | Bob Fuller | Osceola/High Plains |
| 2018 | Carl Tesmer | Hastings St. Cecilia |
| 2017 | Tim Turman | Bishop Neumann |
| 2016 | Jim Puetz | Columbus Scotus |
| 2015 | Tim Aylward | Lincoln Pius X |
| 2014 | Mark Wortman | Elkhorn |
| 2013 | Jeff Bellar | Norfolk Catholic |
| 2012 | Dick Tingelhoff | Wahoo |
| 2011 | Dan Keyser | Cambridge |
| 2010 | Dennis Koinzan | Stromsburg |
| 2009 | Bob Zohner | North Platte |
| 2008 | Larry Jacobsen | Retired-Omaha Burke |
| 2007 | Riley Harris | Kearney |
| 2006 | Don Watchhorn | Retired Midland Lutheran College |
| 2005 | Tom Jaworski | Omaha Creighton Prep |
| 2004 | Chuck Mizerski | Lincoln Southeast |
| 2003 | Gary Deboer | Lawrence-Nelson |
| 2002 | Ken Cook | Freeman |
| 2001 | Bill Pfeiff | Lincoln High |
| 2000 | Jack Guggenmos | Waverly |
| 1999 | Leonard Bond | Parachute, CO |
| 1998 | Lee Zentic | Lincoln East High School |
| 1997 | Bob Devaney | UNL |
| 1996 | Ed Haenfler | Grant High |
| 1995 | Dan Moore | Ansley High |
| 1994 | Bill James | Bellevue East |
| 1993 | Bob Schnitzler | Battle Creek High |
| 1992 | Bob Starr | Seward High |
| 1991 | Ken Fisher | Grand Island High |
| 1990 | Mike Lehl | Blair High |
| 1989 | Al Gaston | Grant High |
| 1988 | Dr. Tom Osborne | University of Nebraska |
| 1987 | Al Zikmund | Kearney State College |
| 1986 | Vince Aldrich | Lincoln Pius X High |
| 1985 | Lou Roper | Banker in Lincoln (Shrine Bowl) |
