Willard A. "Dutch" Witte (April 3, 1906 – February 13, 1966) was the head men's basketball and football coach of the

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from 1930–31 through 1938–39 (basketball) and 1933 through 1938 (football). He led the Cowboys basketball team to an overall record of 134–51 in his tenure. His 1933–34 team, led by his younger brother and two-time consensus All-American

Les Witte Leslie Witte (April 2, 1911 – December 23, 1973), nicknamed "Beanie" and "One Grand Witte", was a two-time consensus All-American basketball player for the Wyoming Cowboys in 1932 and 1934. A forward, he was the first All-American in University ...

, finished 26–4 and were retroactively named national champions by the

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. He died in 1966 at a hospital in Fremont, Nebraska."Death Claims Former Coach for Cowboys",

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, February 15, 1966 He also coached Wyoming to three division titles and two outright conference championships. He was inducted in the University of Wyoming Hall of Fame on September 12, 2003.

Head coaching record

Football

Basketball

References

External links

University of Wyoming Hall of Fame entry

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