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Benedict ‘Bennie’ Montcalm - NMU Hall of Fame

Benedict ‘Bennie’ Montcalm

  • Class
  • Induction
    1983
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Track and Field
  • Captained the 1942 football team
  • Shot-putter in track & field
  • Longtime coach and teacher at the University of Illinois-Chicago, where he coached gymnastics for 13 seasons
  • Became the supervisor of the ‘Student Teacher Education Program’ in the department of HPER in 1968
  • Received the university's ‘Silver Circle Award’ for excellence in teaching in 1980 
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