WEBSTER CITY – One family. Two brothers. Two impeccable athletic resumes.

And they have the Hall of Fame plaques to prove it.

The Reasland brothers, Ray, Jr. and Ryan, were both fixtures on the playing field during their days at Webster City and then went on to add to their legacies at the collegiate level. And recently, both were recognized for their achievements.

Ray, Jr. was inducted into the Webster City Athletics Hall of Fame earlier this fall, and younger brother Ryan followed his lead by being enshrined into the Cornell College Athletics Hall of Fame.

Parents Ray, Sr. and Mernice Reasland have an awful lot to be proud of.

Ray, Jr. earned his spot in Webster City’s elite club because of his talents that spread across four sports until he graduated from WCHS in 1975. He was a 13-time letter winner for the Lynx; he earned four in track and field, and three in football, wrestling and baseball.

Ray, Jr. was named all-conference in both football and baseball, and in the fall of 1975 he earned a first-team all-state accolade on the gridiron. He went on to play in the Shrine Bowl before setting off for a four-year career at Buena Vista University.

At Buena Vista, Ray, Jr. claimed four letters in both football and baseball, and he earned a spot in the Beavers’ Hall of Fame in 1991.

Following college, Ray, Jr. went on to have a lengthy and successful football coaching career. He was an assistant coach on the 1985 Pleasant Valley team that won the Class 3A state championship. He moved on to New Hampton to be the head coach where he led the Chickasaws to three playoff appearances.

His achievements at New Hampton earned him yet another Hall of Fame plaque from the school in 2010.

Ray, Jr. served as a Shrine Bowl coach in 1991, was a coach at the University of Toledo, and later at Cornell College where he was named the 2000 Midwest Conference Coach of the Year.

Cornell College served as the backdrop for Ryan Reasland’s athletic exploits. He excelled on the football field and wrestling mat, and in 1997 he was named the Paul K. Scott Male Athlete of the Year.

Ryan’s collegiate wrestling career included an 86-10 record – his .896 win percentage ranks as the third-best in school history – a pair of conference titles and two All-American honors.

Ryan was the 1996 Division III national runner-up at 190 pounds. He placed third at the same weight in 1997, and was twice recognized as an All-American scholar athlete.

He was also a two-time Class 3A state runner-up at 189 for Webster City.

On the football field, Ryan earned the distinction of a first-team all-conference player on both sides of the ball (offensive guard and defensive tackle) in 1996. He remains the last Cornell College player to pull off the rare double.

Cornell College went 23-6 during Ryan’s three seasons on the gridiron. He helped the team go 9-1 and win a conference championship in 1995.

Other members of Cornell’s 2015 Hall of Fame class were Jeff Maples, Steve Goodall and Dean Miller.