Alumni
Athletic Hall of Fame
2023 Athletic Hall of Fame / Wall of Champions Induction
Saturday, October 14
11:00 a.m. Doors Open
12:00 p.m. Lunch
Ceremony to Follow
11:00 a.m. Doors Open
12:00 p.m. Lunch
Ceremony to Follow
The eight teams inducted this year are from the 1981-82 and 1982-83 school year – cross country, football, and wrestling – and were coached by Jim Haluska, Norb Wishowski (DB ’54), Tom Knitter, Mike Fons (DB ’66), and Larry Florek (DB '62). The individuals inducted – wrestler Mike Baer (TM '78), football player and wrestler Greg Baker (TM '82), football and basketball player Bob Bishop (TM '80), football and basketball player Tom Bishop (TM '82), basketball player Gary Campbell (TM '83), football player and wrestler Jay Labecki (TM '82), wrestler Tom Nolan (TM '76), and football and baseball player Mark Rutkowski (TM '81) – each have resumes that speak for themselves, and they elevated their teams to championship levels.
Athletic Hall of Fame Members by Year of Induction
The Athletic Hall of Fame recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding athletes and coaches during their careers at STM and its predecessor schools. Members are State and Conference champions, school record-holders, and legendary coaches. New members are inducted each year.
2021
2019
2018
2017
2014
2011
2009
2005
2003
2001
1999
1997
Coach Jim Haluska Wall of Champions
The Coach Jim Haluska Wall of Champions honors the outstanding athletic teams of our school’s history. Coach Jim Haluska taught and coached at Don Bosco and Thomas More. Haluska was a standout athlete, most notably at quarterback, for Racine St. Catherine’s. He went on to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to their first Rose Bowl appearance in 1952 and is inducted into the UW Hall of Fame.
He was drafted and played for the Chicago Bears in the NFL, appearing in five games in 1956. Haluska turned down an offer to play for the Los Angeles Chargers of the upstart AFL to embark on a coaching and teaching career that spanned over three decades.
Coach Haluska’s teams won three WISAA State Championships, five Metro Conference Championships and seven Catholic Conference Championships during his tenure at Don Bosco and Thomas More combined, amassing a 206-60-4 record in that time.
The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association added Haluska to their Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2011, STM added him to the hall that will now bear his name.
Coach Haluska’s coaching techniques and sarcastic one-liners are legendary, and there is no question that his influence on Don Bosco and Thomas More athletics was profound.
He was drafted and played for the Chicago Bears in the NFL, appearing in five games in 1956. Haluska turned down an offer to play for the Los Angeles Chargers of the upstart AFL to embark on a coaching and teaching career that spanned over three decades.
Coach Haluska’s teams won three WISAA State Championships, five Metro Conference Championships and seven Catholic Conference Championships during his tenure at Don Bosco and Thomas More combined, amassing a 206-60-4 record in that time.
The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association added Haluska to their Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2011, STM added him to the hall that will now bear his name.
Coach Haluska’s coaching techniques and sarcastic one-liners are legendary, and there is no question that his influence on Don Bosco and Thomas More athletics was profound.
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