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John E. Stanek

  • Class
    1975
  • Induction
    2001
  • Sport(s)
    Football
John E. Stanek
Athlete: 1972-1975



Football was a major part of John Stanek's college days from 1972-1975. Stanek was a four-year starter on the gridiron. Three of those years--'73, '74, and '75-- the team captured conference titles. Individually, Stanek was names all-conference twice, all-distrct and to the All-American Second Team. He also set a record for career tackles at 482, a record that  still stood at he beginning of the 2001 season.

Stanek is a 1972 graduate of La Crosse Aquinas High School, where he played football, wrestled and was on the track and field team. 
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