UW Athletic Hall of Fame
Denny Helwig
- Induction:
- 2023
- Class:
- 1974
- Administration – Athletic Trainer (1975-2017)
- As an undergraduate student intern, worked with the 1973 National Championship men’s hockey team
- In 1974, worked as an intern with the Philadelphia Eagles football club
- Started working at UW in 1975 with football and men’s hockey, winning multiple NCAA titles with men’s hockey
- Became UW’s head athletic trainer in 1984 and worked with the Big Ten and Rose Bowl teams in 1994, 1999 and 2000
- Served as the athletic trainer for the United States men’s hockey team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo
- While serving as president of the Wisconsin Athletic Trainers Association in 2000, was key to obtaining licensure of athletic trainers in Wisconsin
- Inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame in 2001
- Served as the Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Medicine starting in 2003
- Worked with the UW women’s hockey team from 2008-2017, winning two NCAA titles
- An advocate for women, especially after the passage of Title IX; committed to providing access to medical care for female student-athletes from all sports and promoting growth opportunities for female staff members
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