Albion College

During his 11 years on the faculty at Albion (1962-73), BobWikstrom led his swim teams to victory 76 times, often againstlarge university competitors. In 1970, the Briton swim team won thefirst ever MIAA Swimming Championship. Prior to that time, therehad been no formal league competition in swimming. The Britonsrepeated their championship ways in 1971. In addition to coachingswimming and teaching physical education, Bob served as footballbackfield coach, and he coached the men's tennis team from 1963 to1969.

While he was an Albion student, Bob was the MIAA's 1952 MostValuable Player in football and held the Briton season and gamerushing records for many years. He went on to earn his master'sdegree at the University of Illinois. After service as a U.S. navalaviator from 1954 to 1958, Bob began his career in highereducation. After leaving Albion, he joined the faculty at PierceCollege in Seattle, from which he retired in 1987.