Hall of Honor
Described as a “smashing guard and hard-hitting fullback,” Dan Kuick was a four-year letterman who starred on several of Tommy Mill’s greatest teams and also competed in basketball and track. An All-conference selection as a sophomore, when Beloit won league and state championships while posting a 6-1-1 record, he concluded his career by being chosen on Walter Esckersall’s 1925 All-Western Second team. Kuick was switched to the backfield as a senior, and helped Beloit again dominate conference and state foes in winning six of eight games. The high esteem he earned among opponents that season was echoed by Knute Rockne after Notre Dame’s hard-fought 19-3 victory in a game which found the press citing Kuick as “a tower of strength on defense” and “unstoppable” on offence. After graduation, he played with the professional Milwaukee Badgers and later with the independent Stambaugh All-States. A high school teacher in Michigan until his retirement nine years ago and a former athletic-equipment firm owner, he also coached 25 years in Iron River, Flint, and Midland. The Midland system recognized his outstanding contributions as a dedicated educator and coach by naming him its “Teacher of the Year” in 1960.
