Former Reedsburg head coach Brian Pottinger is among the 2027 Hall of Fame class announced by the WFCA
The 48th enshrinement into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame will take place in Madison at the Marriott West on Saturday, April 10, 2027. The WFCA will induct 11 new members into the Hall of Fame. We will also recognize two National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees from Wisconsin, along with this year’s recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award and the Margie and Dick Rundle Positive Influence of Coaching Award. THE HALL OF FAME BANQUET IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
This year’s inductees and award recipients are as follows:
2027 WFCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Charles Ellis, Racine Park Academy
Tom Fiedler, Official
Randy Hatlen, Cassville/Lomira High Schools
Dave Hinkens, Appleton Xavier High Schools
Brian Pottinger, Reedsburg High School
Fritz Rauch, Homestead/Arrowhead High Schools
Mike Schmitt, Ripon College
Jason Tubbs, Stratford High School
Ben Veit, West Allis Central/Wauwatosa West/Brookfield Central/Brookfield East/New Berlin West High Schools
Robert Vitale, New Berlin Eisenhower/Menomonee Falls/Catholic Memorial High Schools
Richard Zahn, Winnebago Lutheran Academy
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC COACHES ASSOC. HALL OF FAME
Kip Cramer, Grafton High School
Steve Jorgensen, Bay Port/Kimberly High Schools
DAVE MCCLAIN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Paul Nievinski, Mosinee HS
MARGE AND DICK RUNDLE POSITIVE INFLUENCE OF COACHING AWARD
Jason Gorst, Spencer/Columbus Catholic High School
DATE: Saturday, April 10, 2027
PLACE: Marriott West, 1313 John Q Hammons Dr., Middleton, WI 53562
TIME: Reception 4:30-5:30 p.m., Dinner 5:30 p.m.
TICKETS: You may purchase tickets on line at www.wifca.org. Tickets are $75.00 ea. All tickets purchased after Friday, April 1, will be held at will call for pick up the night of the event. Everyone must have a ticket to enter the banquet hall. Questions should be directed to Charna Kelsey - [email protected], Office: 608-635-7318, or Cell: 608-843-7318.
Travis Wilson serves as the Bound Wisconsin Manager. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisBound or reach him at [email protected].
