Bob Berezowitz Biography

Bob Berezowitz retired following the 2006 season after 22 seasons as the head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle declared November 4, 2006 Bob Berezowitz Day in honor of all his success and accomplishments at the helm of the Warhawk football program.

Under his leadership the Warhawks won nine Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles. Berezowitz was a six time WIAC Football Coach of the Year; a two-time Wisconsin College Coach of the Year; a three-time American Football Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year, Wisconsin College Coach of the Year twice and the AFCA's 2005 Division III National Coach of the Year. His career record was a stellar 158-73-5 (.680).

Berezowitz guided Whitewater to five NCAA Division III playoff appearances in addition to two National Championships. He has been elected to the UW-Whitewater Athletics Hall of Fame, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics District 14 Hall of Fame, and Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Berezowitz is No. 2 in games won among Whitewater football coaches and third most in the history of the WIAC as well as the longest tenured coach in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The 2005 edition of his Warhawks broke thirteen school records, including most victories and best winning percentage.

A 1967 graduate of UW-Whitewater, where he was an All-American and set numerous school records as a quarterback. As a player, Berezowitz led the Warhawks to a second place finish in the 1966 NAIA championship game giving him the unique distinction of having played and coached in a national championship. During his standout year of 1966, Berezowitz was selected an Associated Press Small College All-American.

Following the record-breaking 2005 regular season in which the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk football team went undefeated and Head Coach Bob Berezowitz was named the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Coach of the Year UW-Whitewater Athletic Director Paul Plinske had this to say, "There couldn't be a more deserving individual than Bob Berezowitz," I couldn't be happier for him and know that he's going to remember this for the rest of the life."

In the summer of 2007 the All-American Football Foundation at its 86th Annual Banquet of Champions recognized Berezowitz for his contribution to collegiate football, receiving the Johnny Vaught Head Coach Award along with the late Glenn (Bo) Schembechler. Berezowitz has coached three Max Sparger Scholar-Athletes as well as four Football All-Americans and two Academic All-Americans

Bob and his wife, Jan, have four children Dan, Steve, Becky and Bonnie.

Some of his accomplishments are:

Head football coach UW-Whitewater 22 seasons
Number three all time at UWW - football coaching victories
Record of 158-73-5 (.680). winning percentage through the 2006 season
Outstanding All-Amican quarterback at UW-Whitewater
Quarterbacked Warhawks to national runnerup in 1966 in NAIA small college championship
Selected Associated Press Small College All-American - 1966
Warhawk teams have won 6 conference championships
Named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football Coach of the Year six times
Two-time Wisconsin College Coach of the Year
American Football Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year twice
Two-time Wisconsin College Coach of the Year
Three-time American Football Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year
Wisconsin College Coach of the Year twice
AFCA's 2005 Division III National Coach of the Year
Guided Whitewater to five NCAA Division III playoff appearances
Ttwo National Championships
Elected to the UW-Whitewater Athletics Hall of Fame
Inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics District 14 Hall of Fame
Inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Coached three Max Sparger Scholar-Athletes
Coached four Football All-Americans
Coached two Academic All-Americans