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Schliem named to NHSA Coaches Association Hall of Fame
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Jerry Schliem was enshrined in the Class of 2019 American Football Association’s Semi-Pro Football Hall of Fame June 21 at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

MIDDLETON – The 43rd enshrinement into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame will take place in Madison at the Marriott West on Saturday, April 2, 2022. 

The WFCA will induct 12 new members to the Hall of Fame, and honor two National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees, along with The Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award recipient and one recipient of the Positive Influence of Coaching Award. 

The Hall of Fame banquet is open to the public, with 1,000 total tickets available. 

Jerry Schliem, a South Wayne native, coached at Oconto and Milton high schools and has more than 50 years of experience. In 2019 he was enshrined in the American Football Association’s Semi-Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

This year’s inductees and award recipients are as follows: 

2022 WFCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 

Kevin Bullis, UW-Whitewater 

Tom Fugate, Homestead High School 

Michael Gregory, Edgerton High School 

Mark Jonas, Ashwaubenon High School 

Richard Kennelly, Superior High School 

George Machado, Racine Horlick and Brookfield Central High Schools 

Paul Martin, Waunakee High School 

Jason Pittmann, Kewaskum High School 

Terry Schaeuble, Wrightstown High School 

Larry Terry, UW-La Crosse 

Rodney Wedig, Big Foot and Almond-Bancroft High Schools 

Scott Wotruba, Cambria-Friesland High School 


DAVE MCCLAIN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD 

Duane Rogatzki, Oconto Falls and UW-Oshkosh 


NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC COACHES ASSOC. HALL OF FAME 

Len Luedtke, Marshfield High School 

Jerry Schliem, Oconto and Milton High Schools 


MARGE AND DICK RUNDLE POSITIVE INFLUENCE OF COACHING AWARD 

Patrick Wagner, Milwaukee Riverside High School