John " Weenie " Wilson John " Weenie " Wilson is a former football , basketball , and baseball coach , as well as teacher for the Dodgeville School District . He was a nationally - ranked punter while at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and played for the Green Bay Packers before enlisting in the Navy prior to World War II . He is the only coach to be inducted into all three Wisconsin high school sports halls of fame , for football , basketball , and baseball . Early life . John " Weenie " Wilson graduated from Richland Center High School in 1933 . He helped lead his basketball team to the " 1933 WIAA State Basketball Tournament ( WFCA ) . " During his college years , Wilson played football for the University of Wisconsin – Madison from 1933 to 1935 . He became a starter as a halfback in 1935 . John Wilson was a " nationally ranked punter and also returned a punt for one of the longest returns of that era . " John was also an accomplished baseball player and played one season of minor league ball for the Williamson Colts in 1937 prior to returning to his football career . He " joined the Green Bay Packers in 1938 , " but decided to join and serve " in the U . S . Navy during WWII " from 1939 to 1943 . After his honorable discharge , John " entered Spring Training with the St . Louis Cardinals baseball team ( WFCA ) . " John " Weenie " Wilson received his physical education degree in 1944 from the University of Dubuque . Teaching career . Wilson taught physical education for Dodgeville High School , located in Dodgeville , WI . He became the head football coach for Dodgeville in 1944 until 1968 . John was also the head basketball and baseball coach . After suffering two heart attacks in 1961 , John Wilson " died of a heart attack during a physical education class in 1968 Football Coaching . He coached the Dodgeville Dodger Football team to a record of 47 – 43 – 6 over his 17 years as head coach . The Dodger football teams achieved 4 Co - Conference Championships Titles during his terms as head coach . He , as a defensive coordinator in 1958 , led a Dodger defense that only gave up 20 points over an 8 - game season . He was inducted to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1996 . Basketball Coaching . Wilson led the Dodgeville Dodgers to a record of 349 – 141 , 7 Conference Champs , 2 state appearances , and 1 State Championship during his tenure as head coach . He coached the Dodgers from the 1945 – 46 season until the 1967 – 68 season . Dodgeville ' s state championship victory occurred in 1964 , after previously being a runner - up in 1963 . The 59 – 45 state championship victory over Milwaukee North in 1964 topped off a perfect 26 – 0 season for the Dodgeville Dodgers . The 1965 team , led by those who were in their junior year on the 1964 team , went 14 - 4 . That team lost in the state regional finals to ultimate 1965 state champion , Monroe , ending an incredible coaching era for Wilson . Baseball Coaching . John Wilson coached the Dodger Baseball Teams from 1947 to 1968 . The teams amassed a record of 166 – 42 , 10 Conference Championships , and 4 state appearances during that time . Cross Country Coaching . Although John Wilson only coached Cross Country for one year , he was the very first Cross Country coach in Dodgeville history in 1965 . The team took 5th place at the Sectional meet . Legacy . Wilson was known for his willingness to go above and beyond his responsibilities as a teacher and coach . John always worked very hard for his players and " got several of them college opportunities they never would have gotten on their own ( WFCA ) . " He worked in the community as the leader of the " summer recreation program for the city of Dodgeville ( WFCA ) . " In 1961 , Wilson " spent nine weeks in an oxygen tent at the Appleton Memorial hospital in critical condition after two heart attacks . " Wilson was back to teaching and coaching when the school year started , " proud of the fact that his brush with death never caused him to miss a day of work ( Kirkby ) . " Notables . John " Weenie " Wilson is the " only coach in Wisconsin history to be inducted into all three Wisconsin Halls of Fame " : Football , Basketball , and Baseball .