Willard Witte Explained

Willard Witte
Birth Date:3 April 1906
Birth Place:Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Death Place:Fremont, Nebraska, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1927–1929
Player Team2:Nebraska
Player Sport3:Basketball
Player Years4:1927–1930
Player Team4:Nebraska
Player Positions:Halfback, quarterback (football)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1933–1938
Coach Team2:Wyoming
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1930–1939
Coach Team4:Wyoming
Admin Years1:1933–1939
Admin Team1:Wyoming
Championships:Basketball
Helms national (1934)
2 RMC (1932, 1934)
3 RMC East Division (1931, 1933, 1936)

Willard A. "Dutch" Witte (April 3, 1906 – February 13, 1966) was the head men's basketball and football coach of the University of Wyoming from 1930–31 through 1938–39 (basketball) and 1933 through 1938 (football). He led the Cowboys basketball team to an overall record of 134–51 in his tenure. His 1933–34 team, led by his younger brother and two-time consensus All-American Les Witte, finished 26–4 and were retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. He died in 1966 at a hospital in Fremont, Nebraska.[1] He also coached Wyoming to three division titles and two outright conference championships. He was inducted in the University of Wyoming Hall of Fame on September 12, 2003.

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Notes and References

  1. "Death Claims Former Coach for Cowboys", United Press International, February 15, 1966