Members
Inductee
BORGMANN, W. F.
BORGMANN, W. F.
Born on May 18, 1913
Fort Wayne, IN
November 2, 2003.
Inducted On
April 29, 1978
Location Inducted
Richmond, IN
Region Number
3
Fw North Side
Merit - Official
Fort Wayne North Side
1931
Lettered in football and basketball; member National Honor Society; received Paul C. Guild Award as outstanding scholar-athlete of graduating class.
University of Michigan; 1935 University of Michigan LLB
1938
Lettered in football 1933-1934; All-Conference teams as guard; undefeated National Champions 1932 and 1933; freshman football coach at Michigan while in law school
Served in military during WW II; past-president and former member of Board of Directors of Rotary Club and Quest Club of Fort Wayne; former member Board of Directors of YMCA, Boy Scouts Council, Fort Wayne Country Club and Chamber of Commerce; past-president Fort Wayne Plan Commission and Redevelopment Commission; served as treasurer of Pixley Child Welfare, Inc.; member of Church Council of Trinity English Evangelical Lutheran Church; worked for Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Central Soya Company, retiring in 1978.
Wife, Helen; daughter, Suellen; sons, William, Jr., Daniel, and Thomas.
Merit Contributor - Official: Served as a Big Ten football official for 20 years, a record for officials; worked Rose Bowl on January 2, 1967.