from Conrad received the award in 1957. In the years after Bearskin’s death, it was bestowed by Vic’s parents, Claude and Minnie Bearskin themselves — traveling over 400 miles from Wolf Point to grant the honor. Bearskin’s death stunned Montana fans. “I remember when it happened,” recalled Haugen, who graduated from Sidney High School in 1954. “I really do.” Haugen recollects multiple