Wetzel, co-founder of Montana Indian Athletic Hall, dies, 74

Don Wetzel Sr. stands outside his home in November 2021 in Helena, Mont. Wetzel, a championship-winning athlete, coach and co-founder of the Montana Indian Athletic Hall of Fame, has died. He was 74. Don Wetzel Jr. said his father died Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Helena due to an infection. “My Dad’s entire life he has been a winner and a warrior, not just for himself, but for his people," Wetzel Jr. wrote in a tribute on the hall's Facebook page after his father was diagnosed with the infection. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)