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Bob Schulte is being inducted into the Upper Iowa University Athletic Hall of Fame as an athlete. He graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education with a minor in history. Schulte then moved on to Northern Illinois University earning his Master's Degree in 1969.
After his graduation from Blue Island High School, where he was an Illinois All-State Football and Wrestling selection, Schulte became a four-time football and wrestling letterman for the Peacocks from 1962-65. He was an outstanding collegiate career as a football linemen and heavyweight wrestler for the Peacocks. Schulte was named to the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first team and the NAIA District 15 First team in 1964 as a tackle. He won the IIAC Wrestling Heavyweight Championship two times claiming the title in both 1962 and 1963. He was a member of the 1964 squad, along with fellow Hall of Fame inductee Ken Bye, which claimed a share of the IIAC Champion-ship. He played football for the late Coach Eb Eischeid and wrestled for Dr. Andre Nadeau. After his time at Upper Iowa, he was invited to a NFL tryout with the Minnesota Vikings in 1965.
After wrapping up his academic career, Schulte embarked on a career in education. He spent 15 years as a teacher-coach, then 16 years as a high school principal at both Wheaton High School and Jacksonville High School.
Schulte currently resides in Montgomery, Illinois with his wife Peg, an Upper Iowa 1965 graduate, and his family Rich, Jeff and Becky.
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