UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Bob Rennebohm

  • Class
  • Induction
    2004
  • Sport(s)
    Special Service
  • 1942 Member of football team that was second in Big Ten and third in national polls
  • 1943-44 One of 11 "lend lease badgers" assigned to Michigan as marine officer candidates under U.S. Navy's v-12 program. Michigan won Big Ten title and ranked third in national polls
  • 1945 Selected for Marine's Pacific All-Star Football team to play teams of Navy, Army, and Air Force at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hi
  • 1947 Member of UW football team that placed second place in Big Ten
  • 1947 Selected game captain four times - Yale, Northwestern, Michigan and Minnesota
  • 1947 Nominated by Associated Press to lineman of the week following the 9-0 win at Yale
  • 1947 Selected for East-West Shrine game and for North-South All-Star game
  • 1947 Honorable mention on Associated Press Big Ten team
  • 1947 Selected as second team All-American by Chicago Daily News
  • 1947 Drafted 10th by Green Bay Packers in NFL draft
  • 1947 Drafted 10th by San Francisco 49ers in All-American football conference draft
  • 1955-93 Executive director of UW Foundation for 25 years, president for eight years and consultant for five years - during 33 years of leadership over $350 million in gifts were received
  • Major projects - building the Wisconsin Center, Weeks Geology Center, Elvehjem Art Museum, Alumni House, McKay Center, University Ridge Golf Course, University Hospital, UW marching band endowment fund
  • 1963-64 Served as president of the National W Club
  • 1965 Chairman of American Alumni Council in Washington, DC
  • 1969 Helped establish Big Red Fund for most varsity sports
  • 1970 Secured major funds from Dr. Harry Culver's estate to complete funds for National W Club Room in Camp Randall Stadium
  • 1989 Secured purchase of "railroad corridor" as site of the Kohl Center
Bob Rennebohm
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