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Norman ‘Boots’ Kukuk - NMU Hall of Fame Headshot

Norman ‘Boots’ Kukuk

  • Class
  • Induction
    1984
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Track and Field
  • Lettered in football and track 
  • 1947 football captain
  • 1946-48, No. 1 singles player in tennis
  • 1977 NMU Distinguished Alumni Award winner
  • Candidate for the 1940 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team prior to cancellation of the games due to World War II 
  • Former Recreation Director for the city of Marquette and the Marquette State Prison 
  • Former Executive Director of the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame
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