Mosinee Football has had the honor of having these great coaches lead our program. We appreciate all those that have helped lead our teams over the years but dedicate this page to those that have been inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Coached in Mosinee: 1953-1958
Inducted: 1989
In 1958 his Mosinee football team won the Lumberjack Conference Championship. Ted and his partner Bob Luchsinger for 23 years officiated nearly 1,000 basketball games throughout Southern Wisconsin, including four appearances in the WIAA State Tournament.
Coached in Mosinee: 1964-1985
Inducted: 1991
At Mosinee Bob was the Athletic Director for over 25 years. He coached football for 22 years. Bob's football record is 182 wins and 29 losses at Mosinee. His teams had a 38 game winning streak from 1969-1974. He was Conference Coach of the Year nine times, District Coach of the Year seven times, and in 1983 he was State Coach of the Year. His teams won 15 conference championships with eight undefeated seasons. During his 22 year tenure, Bob coached twelve all state football players. He was selected head coach of the North for the first North-South Shrine All Star Game in 1976. Bob was head track coach for twelve years. He had a record of 149 wins and 12 losses with ten conference championships, ten regional titles and ten sectional titles. In eight years as golf coach, Bob compiled a 428-91 record with six conference championships, two regional titles and two all state golfers.
Coached in Mosinee: 1973-2009
Inducted: 2013
John’s coaching and teaching career started and ended after 36 years, all at Mosinee. John took on an assistant football position under Bob Coy. In both 1980 and 1981 Mosinee won back-to-back State D-4 football titles. He stayed with the football program and transitioned with present coach Paul Nievinski until 2009. During that time, Mosinee football success continued, including advancing to the D3 state semi final in 2002 and the championship game in 2005. In 2002 John was honored as WFCA District V Assistant Coach and then received recognition as the Associations State Assistant Coach of the Year.
Paul was born and raised in Mosinee, Wisconsin where he graduated from Mosinee high school. In high school he participated in football, wrestling and baseball. Lettering nine different times in those sports. Paul’s senior year he was voted captain of the football, wrestling and baseball teams.
After high school, Paul attended the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and teaching certification in Broad Field Social Studies and History. Paul has taught social studies at D C Everest high school and Mosinee middle school. In 1997 Paul was selected Teacher of the Year in the Mosinee school district. In 2001 he received his Masters of Education degree from Saint Scholastica college in Duluth.
Paul has coached football for thirty consecutive years, nine years as an assistant at Mosinee high school under Hall of Fame Coach Bob Coy. One year as an assistant coach at D C Everest high school under Hall of Fame Coach Wayne Steffenhagen and twenty years as the head coach at Mosinee high school. Paul was an assistant coach at D C Everest high school when they won the 1989 Division 1 WIAA state football championship. Paul also was the head football coach at Mosinee high school when they were the 2005 WIAA Division 3 State Runner -Up. Paul has coached football teams that have qualified twenty one times different times for the WIAA play-offs and won eight conference championships. He has coached five different teams that reached the WIAA playoff semifinals in his career. Paul also was an assistant wrestling coach for ten years and supervised the weight room for 30 years.
Paul was voted conference Coach of the Year four times and WFCA district Coach of the Year once. He was an assistant coach for the WFCA All- Star game in 1999 and 2007. He was head coach of the WFCA All- Star game in 2012. Paul was a WFCA District representative from 2003 to 2015. In 2012 he was selected the Central Wisconsin Channel 7 Football Coach of the Year. In 2015 he received the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Service Award. Paul’s head coaching record was 127 wins and 65 losses.
Paul enjoyed football practice more than anything. The contact and relationships with the players and coaches was a major part of Paul’s life. He was blessed to be able to coach his son Clint in football for four years as head coach at Mosinee high school.
Paul is extremely thankful to his son Clint and daughter Claire who have always been extremely supportive during his coaching career. Paul is deeply indebted to all the great young men who he has coached. Furthermore, he is equally indebted to all the great assistant coaches that put in the countless hours for the Mosinee football program. Paul is also extremely thankful to the WFCA for all they do for the game of football in the state of Wisconsin.