Hall of Fame
In 1958 Milt McPike arrived on the scene at the university after an outstanding athletic career at Jacksonville, Ill High School. He participated in football, basketball and track for four years and is the last Bulldog athlete to win 12 letters. Milt McPike earned some type of All-Conference honors three of the four years he played football and basketball. He was also the MIAA Quarter-mile Champion for all four years. He was a member of two record-breaking relay teams-the 880 and the mile relays. Milt McPike was drafted and had a tryout with the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He returned to the university to work on a master's degree and was a graduate assistant in basketball and track. He started a career in teaching, coaching and administrative work at the Quincy, IL Public School in 1962. At Quincy he coached football, basketball and track and was athletic director. In 1974 he went to Madison, Wisc. as assistant principal at Madison West High School and was there for five years. Then in 1979 he became head principal at Madison East High School. He is also responsible for the school's extra-curricular program. Milt McPike has been recognized by the state of Wisconsin for his work as a forerunner in the child abuse and drug-alcohol abuse programs. He is the first principal in Wisconsin to serve as the author for the State Juvenile Code and was a member of the board for the Wisconsin Juvenile Restitution Program.
