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Summit League Top 30 Distinguished Contributors: Dr. Bill Steinbrecher

9/14/2011 12:00:00 AM

 

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The Summit League's Men's All-Sports Trophy is named in his honor ... Named Athletic Director of the Year in 2002 for the Central Region of Division I-AA/I-AAA by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) ... Recipient of the Neyland Award by the American Football Foundation in 2002 ... Helped lead the development of the Mid-Continent Conference, the North Star Conference and the Pioneer Football League ... A five-year member of the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet and was chair of the Mid-Continent Conference's Director's Council for two separate terms ... Served as Valparaiso's wrestling, golf and assistant football coach, and was a faculty member in the Department of Physical Education (1959-70) ... Played football at Valparaiso (1953-56) ... Inducted into the Valparaiso Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.

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-The Summit League's Men's All-Sports Trophy is named in his honor
-Neyland Award Winner in 2002
-Athletic Director of the Year in 2002 presented by NACDA
-Led the development of the Mid-Continent Conference, North Star Conference and Pioneer Football League
-Five-year member of the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet
-Served two separate terms as chair of the Mid-Continent Conference's Director's Council
-Valparaiso's wrestling, golf and assistant football coach
-Member of Valparaiso's faculty in physical education from 1959-1970
-Football player at Valparaiso from 1953-56

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