Willard "Dutch" Witte

Willard Witte

Witte pictured in The Cornhusker 1930, Nebraska yearbook
Sport(s)	Basketball, football
Biographical details
Born	(1906-04-03)April 3, 1906 Lincoln, Nebraska
Died	February 13, 1966(1966-02-13) (aged 59) Fremont, Nebraska
Playing career
Football
1927–1929	Nebraska
Basketball
1927–1930	Nebraska
Position(s)	Halfback, quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1930–1939	Wyoming
Football
1933–1938	Wyoming
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1933–1939	Wyoming
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1933–34 Helms national champion 2× outright basketball conference champion (1932, 1934) 3× division basketball champion (1931, 1933, 1936)

Willard A. "Dutch" Witte (April 3, 1906 – February 13, 1966) was the head men's basketball and football coach of the University of Wyoming 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, finished 26–4 and were retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. He died in 1966 at a hospital in Fremont, Nebraska. 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.

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion