UW Athletic Hall of Fame
Tom Bennett
- Induction:
- 1998
- Three "W" awards in both football (1946-48) and track (1947-49)
- Led the football team in receiving twice (1946 and 1947)
- All-American in the pole vault after finishing tied for second (14-0) in the 1949 NCAA Meet in Los Angeles
- Won two Big Ten indoor (1948 and 1949) and two outdoor (1947 and 1947) pole vault titles
- Named Wisconsin Senior Athlete of the Year in 1949
- Vaulted a career-best 14-4 at the 1949 Chicago Relays
- Served as an assistant track coach for the Badgers from 1951-69
- Head coach of the Wisconsin men's golf team from 1970-77
- Worked as head field judge at state high school, Big Ten and NCAA track meets
- Authored a book called Twentieth Century Track in 1963
- Director of the games for the State Special Olympics in 1969-70
- Earned undergraduate (1949) and masters' (1954) degrees from the UW in physical education
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