UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Guy Sundt

  • Class
  • Induction
    1993
  • Sport(s)
    Administration, Football, Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field
Guy Sundt
  • Distinguished himself at UW as a student-athlete, coach and administrator
  • Eight-time "W" award recipient (football, track and basketball)
  • Captained the 1921 football team when he was All-Western Conference
  • Finished fourth at the 1921 national outdoor track meet in the long jump to earn All-America honors
  • Head cross country coach in 1948-49, he led the Badgers to an undefeated dual record (9-0), Big Ten titles both seasons and a second-place finish at the national meet in 1948
  • Served two years (1949-50) as head men's track coach at UW, his first team finished tied for seventh at the national outdoor meet
  • Also coached freshman basketball (1924-29) and baseball (1925-26) at UW
  • Helped coach football, track and cross country while working as an Assistant Athletic Director at UW-Madison
  • Named Director of Athletics at Wisconsin in 1950, he worked in that role until 1955
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