Hall of Honor
“Hank” Levihn is a home-town product who has been called “the finest tackle ever to play at Beloit College.” He played football and wrestled at Wisconsin for a year before coming to Beloit to rejoin his former high school coach, Carl Nelson. While sitting out a year’s residency, he won the intramural heavyweight wrestling championship. Beloit football was at its best when he excelled on two teams which posted an over-all 15-1 record. In 1952, when the Buccaneers attained their first undefeated season in 61 years, Levihn led a defensive platoon which yielded only three touchdowns. Playing both offense and defense, he had the lineman’s rare pleasure of scoring three touchdowns, two on pass-interception runbacks of 40 and 50 yards and the third after blocking a kick. His superior ability and desire earned him Little All-American honors, and he was the only small-college player named to the first-team Phi Kappa Psi All-Fraternity squad. Levihn’s wrestling achievements are equally impressive; as a heavyweight and team captain, he won all 13 of his matches, eight by pins, and captured the 1953 Wisconsin AAU title. Today an orthodontist in Janesville, he retains his avid interest in sports.
