Average people can do amazing things. That’s what Dick Bennett still believes. It was the foundation of his basketball coaching career, which spanned more than three decades.
From 1995 to 2000, when he served as head coach of the University of Wisconsin’s men’s basketball team, Bennett took what many believed were less-tha-stellar athletes and made them into competitive teams.
“A lot of excellence was recognized here tonight, but I bet it took a lot of heartache for those businesses to get there,” said Bennett, who was the keynote speaker at Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s annual meeting last week in Appleton.