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Peter J. Deanovic: Hall of Fame Inductee
Deanovic retired in 1975 after serving 19 years in the Minneapolis Public School System. Also taught in Alaska School System for six years (1950-56) and was instrumental in having the Territory of Alaska admitted as member of the National Association of State Athletic Leagues and in Columbia Heights for 14 years as industrial arts teacher and coach. He is a member of the “chain gang” for the Minnesota Vikings and served same capacity for the University of Minnesota. Served with the U.S. Navy as Lt. Commander and athletic officer in the V-5 Aviation program.
Induction Date
1985
Class
1929
Sport(s)
Men's Basketball, Football, Track & Field
Awards
Football captain and star athlete on both undefeated conference teams for basketball and football in 1928 and 1929
Winning of six athletic letters, outstanding high jumper in track, also shotput and discus, captain of the track team.
Item Type
Still Image
Master File Format
JPG
Date Digital
2004-09-15
Technology used to capture photograph
Nikon D2H
Unique Identifier
WSUATHHOF_Deanovic1985
Keywords
Warrior Athletics, WSU Athletics, WSU Hall of Fame, Sports, Sport, Men's Basketball, Football, Track & Field