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Jerry R. Wedemeier: Hall of Fame Inductee
At the time of his induction into the WSU Athletic Hall Of Fame, Wedemeier taught industrial arts at Tomah Junior High School (Wis.) and was a farmer. Other honors he has include induction into the NAIA Wrestling Hall of Fame (1973); played with the Minnesota Vikings June-August 1963; assistant coach in Grand Meadow, Minn. and broke the record for most consecutive wins in the state. He has also received dairy farm awards including Farm Family of the month and milk producer awards in Wisconsin.
Induction Date
1985
Class
1963
Sport(s)
Football, Wrestling
Awards
Heavyweight wrestling champion of conference in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962
NAIA national heavyweight wrestling champion in 1959, 1961 and 1962
WSU wrestling record was 102-4-1
Football all-conference tackle in 1960 and 1962
Lettered for four straight years in both sports
Item Type
Still Image
Master File Format
JPG
Date Digital
2004-09-15
Technology used to capture photograph
Nikon D2H
Unique Identifier
WSUATHHOF_Wedemeier1985
Keywords
Warrior Athletics, WSU Athletics, WSU Hall of Fame, Sports, Sport, Wrestling, Football
