Update: Here is Coach Spaltholz’s obituary in Sunday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. There will also be a visitation starting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, before the funeral service.
Hall of Fame South Milwaukee football coach Bill Spaltholz — the namesake for the high school’s football field — has passed away. He was 86.
The visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Molthen-Bell & Son Funeral Home, 700 Milwaukee Ave. in South Milwaukee. The funeral is at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 3401 Puetz Road in Oak Creek.
Please keep the Spaltholz family, and all who knew him, in your thoughts and prayers.
And learn more about the coach on the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association website here. Among his accomplishments …
- Spaltholz was inducted into the WFCA Hall of Fame in 1986.
- He led his teams to 150-96-6 career record, including seven conference championships and one undefeated season.
- He was conference coach of the year in 1955 and 1961.
- His team also took part in the first WIAA postseason back in 1976, a game recounted in this NOW story from last fall.
What will you remember most about Coach Spaltholz? Did you play for him, or others who did? What will be his legacy? Post your comments below.
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