UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Carl Holtz

  • Class
  • Induction
    1999
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Rowing
Carl Holtz
  • Earned varsity "W" awards in 1942, 1946 and 1947 on the UW crew team
  • Captain of the men's crew squad in 1947
  • Stroked the 1941 freshmen squad to second place at the Poughkeepsie Regatta and the Adams Cup
  • Stroked the 1946 varsity crew to the prestigious Eastern Sprint Regatta title, making it the first UW varsity crew to win a national championship
  • Acclaimed as the finest stroke in collegiate rowing in both 1946 and 1947
  • Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II
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