Walter Lautenbach (1999) | UW Athletic Hall of Fame

UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Earned three major "W" awards in both baseball and basketball (1942, 1943 and 1947)
Captain of the 1947 Wisconsin Big Ten championship basketball team
Made two field goals in the final 13 seconds to defeat Northwestern (45-44) in 1947
Ranked third in scoring for the 1947 Big Ten basketball titlists
Most Valuable Player of Wisconsin's 1943 baseball team
Led Badgers to a 2-1 win over Minnesota (1943) in 13 innings by driving in both runs
Pitched both games of a doubleheader against Chicago in 1942
Signed a contract to play with the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National Basketball League