Greatest Wisconsin Coaches

[Packer Brother]

Who do y'all think are the greatest Wisconsin coaches? Can certainly have two guys from one sport. Mods feel free to move to a different section.

My list:

1. Lombardi.
2. Holmgren
3. Barry Alvarez
4. MM
5. Yost

I honestly could care less about the Bucks or basketball in general. Maybe Jason Kidd could be an honorable mention.

 

[gonzozab]

Yost is 5??? I'm not even sure he's a top 5 Brewers manager. Bo Ryan, Harvey Kuenn, George Bamburger, Don Nelson, George Karl, Al Maguire, all better than Yost. Lombardi is the lock #1 and then there's everybody else.

 

[Poppa San]

No love for Curly, you know, the guy the stadium is named after?
I immediately thought of this guy when I saw the title: Bud Grant, born and raised in Superior. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GranBu00.htm The rest just worked here.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Badger Bob Johnson: "It's a great day for hockey"

Bo Ryan

 

[gonzozab]

Also Keith Tozar, if you're into soccer.

 

[Poppa San]

Also Keith Tozar, if you're into soccer.

We're not, so he's not.
Forgot about **** Bennett too.

 

[sschind]

Yost is 5??? I'm not even sure he's a top 5 Brewers manager. Bo Ryan, Harvey Kuenn, George Bamburger, Don Nelson, George Karl, Al Maguire, all better than Yost. Lombardi is the lock #1 and then there's everybody else.

I thought the same thing when I saw Yost. Harvey's Wallbangers and Bambi's Bombers popped into my mind right away when I read the thread title. Bo Ryan and **** Bennett as well. Funny thing is I remembered Bennett from his days at UWGB more so than at Wisconsin. Didn't the Badgers also have a pretty good hockey coach in the 70's and 80's as well.

 

[El Guapo]

1982

WE'RE IN THE SERIES!!!!

I still love crafting a Harvey Wallbanger for a refreshment every once in a while

 

[Packer Brother]

Forgot about George Karl. Looking at the list, I think it's fair to say the Packers are wayyyy more successful than the other teams in town.

 

[Zartan]

Why dident you name Bo Ryan? He got Badgers Basketball team to back to back Final Fours. Ned Yost was an average Manager at best.

 

[weeds]

Larry Costello should be #5.

 

[El Guapo]

How about Claude Noël, coach of the Admirals who brought a hockey title to Milwaukee, almost a second one in 2005-06, and several really good seasons before being enticed away by the NHL?