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Roland “Duke” LaRue
Duke LaRue has spent over 20 years at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln directing the Athletic Training Curriculum and Student Health Physical Therapy Department.
Duke earned his bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista College in 1950, his master’s degree from Wyoming in 1957, and his physical therapy certificate from Iowa in 1964. LaRue started his professional career as a high school trainer and teaching in Schleswig, Iowa. He then went to Purdue University and Western Illinois University before coming to the Cornhusker state.
Duke served as an athletic therapist for the U.S. Olympic teams at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan in 1972, and in Lake Placid, NY in 1980. LaRue was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame in 1990 and the MAATA Hall of Fame in 1995. Duke received the NSATA George Sullivan Athletic Trainer of the Year Award in 1993 and honored with the 20 year Service Award in 1997.
LaRue has served on many committees on the National, District, and State Athletic Training Association levels over the years including the Nebraska Athletic Trainers State Board of Licensure.
