The 44th enshrinement into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame will take place in Madison at the Marriott West on Saturday, April 1, 2023. The WFCA will induct 11 new members to the Hall of Fame. We will also be recognizing two National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees, along with The Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award recipient and one recipient of the Positive Influence of Coaching Award. THE HALL OF FAME BANQUET IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. This year’s inductees and award recipients are as follows:
2023 WFCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Mike Beck, Racine Park/Franklin High Schools
Louis Brown, Franklin High School
Bob DeKeyser, Niagara/Lena High Schools & St. Norbert College
Scott Erickson, Hurley High School
Kevin Grundy, Columbus Catholic/Newman Catholic/Antigo/Wausau West/Wausau East/Northland Pines High Schools
Ken Krause, Muskego High School
Bruce Larson, Somerset High School
Brian Leair, Cedarburg High School
Rick Muellenberg, Bangor High School
Bill O’Leary, Milton/Janesville Craig High Schools
Jon Steffenhagen, G-E-T High School
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC COACHES ASSOC. HALL OF FAME
Dan Juedes, Sheboygan Falls High School
Jerry Golembiewski, Racine St. Cat’s/Milwaukee West/Arrowhead/Milwaukee Marshall High Schools & UW-M
DAVE MCCLAIN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Jerry Hannack, Elmwood High School
MARGE AND DICK RUNDLE POSITIVE INFLUENCE OF COACHING AWARD
Andrew Troxel, Richland Center High School
DATE: Saturday, April 1, 2023
PLACE: Marriott West, 1313 John Q Hammons Dr., Middleton, WI 53562
TIME: Reception 4:30-5:30 p.m., Dinner 5:30 p.m.
TICKETS: Purchased locally by sending your check made payable to the WFCA, $45.00 each
ONLY 1000 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS. You must have a ticket to enter the banquet hall. No phone orders will be taken. Please send your check made payable to the WFCA, C/O the name and address of the local person on the line above. Or you may send your check to the WFCA Office, PO BOX 8, Poynette, WI 53955.
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David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
