University of Wisconsin-Superior Athletic Hall of Fame
Coach Leo DiMarco graduated from Superior State Teachers College in 1931 and went on to serve as an instructor, coach and Athletic Director at Superior State, known today as UW-Superior. His players liked to call him an equal opportunity coach because he gave everyone a chance to prove themselves.
DiMarco was loyal to his student-athletes and dedicated to his calling and influenced all of them in his own way. He never forgot that football and basketball were games and that players had lives outside their sports that were equally important. He is described in the 1948 Gitche Gumee, Superior State College’s yearbook, as “one of the most capable and likeable fellows ever to serve Superior State … having an unusual executive ability and thorough knowledge of every sport.”
In his own playing days, DiMarco was an all-conference basketball play and received the Mertz Mortorelli Award upon induction to the UW-Superior Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973.
