Earl Sargent
Category
Athlete
Tribe
Red Lake Band of Ojibwe
Year Inducted
2022
D.O.B.
2/1/1955 - 8/4/2012
Earl excelled in high school sports for Bemidji High School, lettering in football, hockey and baseball. In 1973 he was pitcher for the Lumberjacks baseball team, he threw a no hitter first game of the tournament, and they then went on to win the State Tournament.
His high school resume includes four trips to the state baseball tournament. Hockey was his first love, and after High School he pursued his hockey career.
He signed with the Fargo/Moorhead Sugar Kings 1973-1975, where he was selected to play on the U.S. National Hockey team in Leningrad, Russia.
He played one year each in the minor hockey leagues as a winger for the Minnesota North Stars, Detroit Red Wings and Albuquerque Chaparrals. He also played with teams in San Diego and Pennsylvania.