UW Athletic Hall of Fame
Walter Meanwell
- Induction:
- 1991
- The Leeds, England, native came to Wisconsin in 1911 as Director of the Gymnasium
- Became the head men's basketball coach in 1912 and led his squad to three straight Big Ten championships and an overall record of 44-1
- Led UW to 29 consecutive wins, a school record, before losing the 1913 season finale at Chicago
- Recorded an impressive 246-99-1 (.712) record in 20 seasons on the UW bench
- Coached Wisconsin to eight outright or shared Big Ten championships
- His 1912 and 1914 Badgers were both 15-0, the only two undefeated seasons in UW history
- Left the UW in 1917 but returned to Madison to resume his coaching career in 1920-21
- Credited with launching modern basketball's emphasis on finesse and offensive strategy and developed the famous "criss-cross, pivot and pass" offense
- Named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Wisconsin State Athletic Hall of Fame and the Madison Pen and Mike-Bowman Sports Foundation Hall of Fame
- Nicknamed the "Little Doctor"
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