Hall of Honor
Excellence and diversity are qualities that earned Frank Stipe recognition as one of Beloit’s all-time athletic greats. His intercollegiate honors are many: as football end he was all-conference choice twice in both the Wisconsin State and Midwest leagues, team captain, most valuable player and receiver of a record 14 passes against Carleton in 1929; as a golfer, he became squad captain, state conference meet medalist and recipient of the school’s first fold letter; as a basketball center, he twice gained all-conference honorable mention; as a trackman, he ran the 440 and 880. On the intramural scene, he won the light heavyweight boxing and wrestling titles, pitched a no-hitter and crashed five consecutive home runs in baseball and also competed in volleyball, swimming and handball. Following a tryout with the Chicago football Cardinals, Stipe saw semi-pro action; he also participated in community basketball and managed, pitched for and played outfield with baseball teams that won 51 games and lost just nine. During World War II, he served the Navy as a physical training specialist and personally drilled 2,400 recruits.
