Earl Wiehl
Class of 1951

        Earl lived in Muskego and came to Mukwonago High School as a sophomore and graduated from Mukwonago High School in 1951.  He earned seven letters in three sports:  football, basketball and baseball.  During his senior year of football the team was undefeated conference champs.  Earl was elected as team captain in both his junior and senior years.

        Letters were won in basketball during Earl’s junior and senior years while playing on a conference championship team as a senior.  Three letters came via playing on the MHS baseball team where a conference championship was won his senior year.

        As a senior, a “make shift” track team was assembled and practiced after baseball.  The relay team qualified and participated in the State track meet held in Camp Randall at UW-Madison.  His junior and senior year, Earl was a member and officer of the first Letterman’s Club at MHS called the M-Club, which is still an active group today.

         After serving in the army, Earl attended and graduated from the UW-LaCrosse in 1959 with a PE major and biology minor.  He earned four letters playing on the UW-L baseball team.

         Earl taught and coached football, basketball, track, golf and was athletic director at Jefferson High School.  A coaching highlight was winning six consecutive golf championships and reaching the State tournament four times.

        Currently Earl lives in Sun Prairie, WI with his high school sweetheart Phyllis (Martin), whom he has been married to for 50 years.  They have four children, eight grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.

2009 INDUCTEE
MUKWONAGO HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
AUGUST, 2009