Fritz Brennecke (2008) - Hall of Fame - University of Northern Colorado Athletics

Fritz Brennecke

Induction:
2008
Class:
1934

Brennecke was a two-sport athlete who played on the 1934 team that defeated the University of Colorado. He was also a standout catcher for the baseball team and won the regional Amateur Athletic Association Middleweight Boxing Championship in 1934-35. He went on to coach football at the Colorado School of Mines from 1947-69 and was the Orediggers Director of Athletics from 1947-76. He was also a member of the NCAA Football Rules Committee from 1961-67 and the Colorado State Athletic Commission from 1949-63. He was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 1980, the Colorado School of Mines Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2001, Brennecke was also honored with a Congressional Tribute after his service to the country during World War II after 50 combat flights as waist-gunner aboard a B-24. (deceased)