Athletics Hall of Fame
Irv Madsen has been an avid supporter of the UW-Whitewater athletic department and its teams for more than 50 years. During that time, he served as public address announcer at football games, becoming the main voice associated with attending a game at Perkins Stadium. Madsen was also public address announcer for the men's and women's basketball programs for more than 20 years, and was a member of the Quarterback Club (football) and Tip Off Club (men's basketball) booster groups for more than 35 years. Madsen was previously inducted into the Warhawk Athletics Hall of Fame under the category of coach/administrator in 2004 after amassing a 264-106-2 record and leading UW-Whitewater to two conference championships and eight national tournament appearances in his 10 seasons as head softball coach (1982-86, 1994-98). His career winning percentage of .712 ranks 27th all time among NCAA Division III coaches with at least 10 years as a Division III head coach.
