Former Sleepy Eye football coach Dean Deibele made an appearance September 23 at a practice of the newly formed Sleepy Eye United Youth Football team. Dean was a stand-out athlete, teacher and coach at Sleepy Eye High School. He coached the 1995 and 1996 section football runner-up teams, as well as the 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2005 section championship / state tournament teams. He was the head coach for Sleepy Eye’s only state football championship team in 2000.
Dean also was an assistant coach on the 2000 Sleepy Eye Indians State Championship baseball squad. And, was a player on the 1976 Sleepy Eye Indians state baseball runner-up team.
He currently resides in Chanhassen with his wife Chris.