Athletics Hall of Fame
Bob Berezowitz was the head coach of the Warhawk football team from 1985-2006. His roots are grounded in Whitewater, beginning with his collegiate athletic career. He was a two-sport athlete from 1963-66 as a catcher for the UW-Whitewater baseball team and quarterback on the Warhawks' football squad. Berezowitz' coaching career began in 1967, when he served as a student assistant for the Warhawks. After a few years at the high school level, Berezowitz returned to Whitewater as the offensive coordinator under Forrest Perkins, his head coach as a player, in 1981. He took over as the head coach at UW-Whitewater in 1985, leading the Warhawks to eight conference titles, five NCAA Division III tournament berths and two national runner-up finishes (2005 and 2006). Over the course of his 22-year career at the helm for UW-Whitewater football, Berezowitz compiled a record of 158-73-4. He was inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1998. His tenure at UW-Whitewater spanned 25 years and included teaching in the Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Coaching Department, as well as facility management responsibilities. In September of 2012, UW-Whitewater renamed the student athletic complex that houses classrooms and coaches offices the Berezowitz Student Athletic Complex. The orginial concept of the SAC was designed by Berezowitz, who was instrumental in the planning and funding for the facility that opened in the fall of 2003.Â
