There were few in Trempealeau County who didn’t know him, or know of him. Residents of Whitehall, Wisconsin, remember the basketball coach and teacher well. Basketball players throughout the Dairyland Conference remember him. Referees from decades of games probably feared him, or at least his temper when calls didn’t go his way. His name was Ken Stellpflug. He passed away in July.

Ken Stellpflug

I knew Ken as a phys. ed teacher and a basketball coach. His children (my friends) Kurt, Cindy and Kim went to school with me at Whitehall Memorial High School. My uncle, Ken Thoreson, also played basketball for him.

If you had the pleasure of know Ken, or his family, go onto Facebook and check out the “In Memory of Ken Stellpflug” group. I’m just one of many, many people who knew Ken, appreciated his coaching abilities and respect him as the dad of my friends.

-Bob Hammerstrom

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