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Hensler named Packers High School Coach of the Year |
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Keith Hensler, head coach of the Mukwonago Indians, has been selected as the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association/Green Bay Packers High School Coach of the Year. Hensler’s team won the 2004 State Championship football game. The Green Bay Packers hosted Keith and his wife Mary to a packer game and also gave a monetary gift to the Indian’s football program. Keith is a 1962 graduate of Morrison High School. He is also a member of the Wisconsin State Football Coaches Hall an Fame and was inducted into the Morrison Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. The article from Morrison’s Hall of Fame is as follows: 1960-1969 – Keith Hensler – 1962: Keith was an outstanding three-sport athlete for Morrison High School. He was one of the finest all around athletes to ever play for Morrison High School. Keith played halfback for the Mustangs in 1960 and 1961. Keith averaged 8.9 yards per carry on the 1960 team that finished 9-0. Many consider the 1960 team Morrison’s best ever. Keith gained All Illowa Conference honors in 1960. As a basketballer, Keith led the Mustangs in free throw percentage in 1961, and was one of the team’s leaders in scoring and field goal percentage in 1962. Keith excelled in track, as a hurdler on the 1961 team, he and his running mates set several records at MHS in the high and low hurdle relays, and were rarely beaten in the various area meets. The 1962 track team won the Illowa Conference championship. As Keith stated, “With very few firsts, there were lots of seconds and thirds, the team had great depth.” Although baseball was not a high school sport, Keith participated in American Legion ball for four years. Keith went on to star in three sports at the University of Dubuque – football, baseball and track. Keith and his wife Mary live in Mukwonago, WI. They have two children, Stacy and Matt. Keith is still head football coach at Mukwonago High School. Since 1976, Keith has led the football team to 11 straight playoff appearances, 174 wins with only 74 losses. He has also won six conference championships. Keith was elected to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 2001 and to the Mukwonago High School Hall of Fame in 2002. To read the article from the Green Bay Packers website Click Here by Editor, theCity1.com |
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