Dwight Lundeen may have to add an outbuilding or construct an addition to his Becker home just to house his ever-growing award and trophy collection.

This weekend, Lundeen will be attending the MSHSCA (Minnesota State High School Coaches Association) Hall of Fame Banquet at the Sheraton Minneapolis West in Minnetonka to receive his fifth HOF award in his distinguished career.

Lundeen has been Becker’s one and only football coach since 1970 when he birthed the football program at the age of 22. Becker was a tiny, rural school with about 30 students in each grade when Lundeen kick started the program and of those students, 17 decided to go out for the inaugural season of 1970.

Class sizes are now around 200-250 students with 230+ playing football in grades 7-12.

As of 2025, Lundeen is entering his 56th season at the helm of the program and has a record of 415 wins, 165 losses and three ties. He is just 21 wins away from breaking the Minnesota high school record held by Mike Mahlen of Verndale, who is the all-time career wins leader with 435 career wins (as of this date). 

Lundeen has four state championships under his belt, 20 section championships, 22 conference championships and nine Prep Bowl appearances.

Lundeen’s other honors include being the President of the MFCA in 1992, winning the Minnesota Power of Influence award in 2009, being named Minnesota Vikings Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2024 and being named MNFCA Man of the Year in 2015. He also won the National Power of Influence award in 2023 and his HOF honors came in 2009 (Mn Football Coaches HOF), 2014 (Activities Director HOF), 2015 (MSHSL HOF) and 2019 (National Coaches Association HOF).