Campion Jesuit High School - Knight Yearbook (Prairie du Chien, WI)

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for amuzinfi 20 - i rar .702 irin pvrrmUujr HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RECORD 1925-26 to 1946-47 Campion Opp. Year Games Won Lost Pts. Pts. 1925-26 12 10 2 343 109 1926-27 13 8 5 294 184 1927-28 17 10 7 360 264 1928-29 16 13 3 404 233 1929-30 18 17 1 464 211 1930-31 23 20 3 579 284 1931-32 25 20 5 629 364 1932-33 18 13 5 486 330 1933-34 25 20 5 638 399 1934-35 19 14 5 404 278 1935-36 25 21 4 748 489 1936-37 22 15 7 633 499 1937-38 19 10 9 358 354 1938-39 19 15 4 540 398 1939-40 21 15 6 717 613 1940-41 23 16 7 642 529 1941-42 18 8 10 423 385 1942-43 16 14 2 560 343 1943-44 23 20 3 844 550 1944-45 22 10 12 645 639 1945-46 17 15 2 649 469 1946-47 16 7 9 545 515 427 311 116 12005 8439 Three consecutive state championships, 1930, 1931, 1932! In six state tournaments, he won 17, lost 3. Bottom Row: Hon. Edward J. Offense, National Catholic Tournament, Loyola Academy, 1937; Fourth Place Win- ners, 1932, National Catholic Tournament (Basketball), Loyola University, Chicago; Wisconsin State Catholic High School Championship (Basketball), 1930, held at Marquette University; Wisconsin Catholic Interscholastic Athletic association. State Championship (Basketball), 1931; W.C.I.A.A., State Championship (Basketball), 1932] Marquette University; Fourth Place, National Catholic Tournament, Loyola University, Chicago, 1934; Fourth Place, National Catholic Tournament, Loyola University, Chicago, 1936; W. E. Dunn Trophy, Best Coached Team] National Catholic Tournament, Loyola University, Chica- go, 1934. 2nd Row: Triangular Meet, 880 Relay, 1929- Loras Relay, 1946, Mile Relay; C.A.C. Track Meet Cham- pionship, 1927, (at) Columbia Academy, (to) Campion Academy; Loras Relays, 1946, Medley Relay, Campion; Loras Relays, 1946, Championship, Campion; Loras Prep Relays, 1942; Dr. E. J. Norton Award for the team scor- ing the Highest Number of Points in the First Round, National Catholic Tournament, Loyola, University, Chi- cago, 1931; Campion Victory team of 1928; Catholic High School State Championship (Football), 1928, won by Campion High School; the Victory Football of 1941 with scores of each of the nine wins. Top Row: Loras Relays, Medley, 1941; Presented by the Catholic Herald of Wisconsin to Campion, winner of the mile relay, Wisconsin Catholic High Schools, at Marquette Stadium] May 5, 1928; Interscholastic Track and Field meet won by Campion Academy, 1920; Knights of Columbus trophy, Mid-West Interscholastic Conference, first place Track and Field meet, 1940; (same) 1939; (same, travel- ing trophy retired) 1939, 1940, by Campion; K of C Trophy, Campion annual field day, 1929, Catholic Herald Trophy, Wisconsin Catholic H.S., 880 yd. relay National Relay Carnival, 1929, Marquette U., won by Campion, Time, 1:36.9; Loras Relays, 1941, championship. 7 SPOILS OF VICTORY — some of the many trophies won by the Conquering Hoffmen. Hughes Award, Cleverest

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High srhooi con eh - - Thoughtful moment during 1941 victory football season. Overcoat, felt hat, sideline concentration were typical. scored 239 to 38 points, and gave college football “Butch” Pfefferle, All-American at Notre Dame, “Jake” Sullivan to North- western, and “Swede” Cosgrove to Marquette. A special football brochure in 1929 paid this tribute. “This year, with a dearth of good material, the Coach whipped into shape a team that lost only to the best team in the middlewest (Champaign, 111., 13-0) . . . most of the season’s victories were due to the superior plays Coach Hoffman gave the squad”. In basketball the record was even more re- markable: 311 wins, 116 losses, for a .728 win percentage, including three consecutive Wis- consin Catholic State championships, 1932-4. His most famous player was George Ireland, captain and All-American at Notre Dame. Twelve times his teams were invited to the National Catholic Tournev in Chicago, split- ting even in 30 games. Many of his players made All-National, but the highest tribute of all came to their coach: the 1934 team re- ceived the trophy for “Best Coached Team in the Tourney.” He pioneered in set plays, working out plays from almost any point on the floor, and especially from the now obso- - .72.7 irin 22:t losses HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RECORD 1924-1952 Campion Opp. Year Games Won Lost Tied Pts. Pts. 1924 7 4 2 1 122 22 1925 10 8 2 0 241 48 1926 7 4 3 0 101 70 1927 7 4 2 1 147 40 1928 9 9 0 0 276 6 1929 8 7 1 0 239 38 1930 8 6 2 0 107 48 1931 8 6 1 1 130 95 1932 10 3 7 0 67 151 1933 10 8 1 1 276 33 1934 9 5 2 2 155 25 1935 10 7 2 1 272 58 1936 9 5 4 0 163 96 1937 8 6 2 0 104 26 1938 9 4 2 3 115 57 1939 8 2 5 1 79 136 1940 7 4 2 1 123 60 1941 9 9 0 0 174 6 1942 7 1 6 0 47 126 1943 6 1 5 0 111 115 1944 8 6 2 0 165 67 1945 7 6 0 1 170 32 1946 8 6 2 0 119 63 1947 7 2 4 1 59 84 1948 8 6 2 0 212 116 1949 8 3 5 0 110 109 1950 7 5 1 1 191 87 1951 6 1 5 0 32 118 1952 8 3 4 1 84 115 233 141 76 16 4191 1984 Smile of satisfaction and victory. Hoffman's teams, care- fully drilled, had 21 winning seasons out of 29.

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Memoria! Fi vlti pays tribu tv it yrcal coach lete center jump after every basket. It was said he never lost a game if he was close at half time, so expertly could he diagnose op- ponents’ strength and strategy. The spectacular track record of 52 wins, 13 losses, for a staggering .820 win percentage included three consecutive undefeated sea- sons and only five losses from 1929-1942. Over half of the present school records were set by his athletes. When Campion resumed baseball in 1948, the Coach, now in the twi- light of his career, led the team to a five-year 21-18 record, with an 8-1 season in 1950. To keep alive the memory of such a coach and of his remarkable record, the Campion football field was named in perpetuum Hoff- man Field and in 1950 the La Crosse diocese created the Hoffman Football Trophy, a per- manent travelling award to the best team each year in the diocese. For a hobby beyond coaching, Mr. Hoffman mastered much of early Prairie du Chien his- tory and wrote three novels. The first, Richard Haddon, published in 1920, told of historic Fort Crawford in Prairie; the second, Untam- ed Wilderness in 1930, told of fur trading and the War of 1812; the third, to be published, which he has titled A World in Purchase, tells of George Rogers Clark expedition to Illinois during the Revolutionary War. Such is the story of Coach Hoffman. Today at 78 he is still Campion’s most active sports fan and attends all games. His legacy to Campion has been great. Eddie McGuire, HIGH SCHOOL TRACK RECORD 1926-1947 Campion Opp. Year Meets Won Lost Tied Pts. Pts. 1926 2 1 1 0 102 132 1927 3 2 1 0 197 154 1928 2 2 0 0 139 93 1929 4 4 0 0 257 215 1930 2 2 0 0 136 99 1931 4 3 1 0 273 155 1932 No Competition 1933 2 1 1 0 125 101 1934 4 4 0 0 267 165 1935 5 4 1 0 344 193 1936 4 3 0 1 264 154 1937 5 5 0 0 310 230 1938 5 5 0 0 307 233 1939 4 4 0 0 282 198 1940 5 4 1 0 332 257 1941 4 3 1 0 307 145 1942 2 2 0 0 143 78 1943 No Competition 1944 2 0 2 0 85 168 1945 3 1 2 0 160 179 1946 2 2 0 0 146 80 1947 2 0 2 0 78 148 65 52 13 1 4254 3177 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL RECORD Campion Opp. Year Games Won Lost Runs Runs 1948 8 4 4 42 40 1949 8 5 3 47 22 1950 9 8 1 74 21 1951 7 3 4 49 31 1952 7 1 6 13 50 39 21 18 225 164 Hoffman Memorial Athletic Field. Varsity baseball, football fields (left) are completed; rest will be graded this Fall. 8