Hans Reuter, physical education professor

Date

• ca. 1930

Summary

• Hans Reuter came to the La Crosse Normal School to teach physical education in 1920. He attended the Indiana University School of Physical Education and had previously taught at the Indiana Normal School. Reuter is credited with playing a major role in the development of the physical education program at La Crosse. He organized the first men’s gymnastics team and was enshrined in the sports Wall of Fame in 1979. Reuter Hall, the first men’s dormitory, was named in his honor in 1957. Reuter retired from teaching in 1956.