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Todd Salat, originally of Swisher, Iowa, ranks as one of the all-time great defensive backs in school history. He helped lead South Dakota to consecutive football playoff appearances in 1985 and 1986. He was a key member of a squad that had a 29-9 overall record (8-3, 1984; 10-3, 1985; and 11-3, 1986) and a 22-5 mark in the NCC from 1984-86. A Stan Marshall Award recipient (top student-athlete award by the NCC), he also received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Postgraduate honor in 1986. A co-captain for the Coyotes, Salat was selected an Associated Press Little All-American and he also was named All-NCC as a senior when USD advanced to the D-II title game. A two-time Academic All-NCC selection, he was a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 1986. He finished his career as USD’s all-time interception leader and was fourth on the NCC’s interception list. In consecutive seasons, he led league in pass interceptions. During his senior season, he had seven interceptions which ranks fourth in for a season on the USD school charts. As a junior, Salat had 62 tackles, eight passes break ups and a team-high six interceptions. He set a school-record with three interceptions against SDSU. An honorable mention All-NCC pick as a sophomore, he earned NCC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Augustana. He also earned honorable mention Academic All-NCC honors as a sophomore. He attended Cedar Rapids Prairie High School where he set school career interception mark of 14 and pass reception mark of 46. Salat earned a B.S. degree in earth science in 1986 from USD and a M.S. degree in geology in 1989 from the University of Wyoming. He is now a photographer living with his wife, Shay, in Anchorage, Alaska.
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