Hall of Fame
Cliff Bohmbach was selected as the outstanding athlete in 1938 at Red Wing High School (Minn.). His time of 10 seconds in the 100-yeard still stands as one of the best times in Minnesota. After lettering in football and basketball as a freshman at Wisconsin-River Falls, he transferred to the university in 1939, where he lettered three years in football as a halfback-defensive back, in basketball as guard-forward, and in track as a sprinter. Mr. Bohmbach was named to the MIAA second All-Conference team in 1940 and was elected captain of the Bulldog track team in 1942 as a sophomore. He received the Stickler Cup Award as the outstanding athlete-scholar at the university. Mr. Bohmbach was also a member of Blue Key and president of the junior class. In 1942, he entered the Navy, serving four years as a Chief Petty Officer in Gene Tunney's Physical Fitness Program. He was also a Lt. (J.G.) in the amphibious force and coached track at Corpus Christi Air Station. After his discharge from the Navy, he attended graduate school at the University of Minnesota and taught one summer here at the university. Mr. Bohmbach taught and coached for seven years at Ortonville, Minn., three years at Northfield, Minn., and 26 years at St. Louis Park, Minn.
