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Hovland, Alvin “Al”

After his college education, he began his career teaching at UW-Madison in the Physical Education Department. From 1957 to 1958, he served as assistant basketball coach under Coach Harold “Bud” Foster. Al directed the required and elective physical education programs for men as coordinator from 1960 to 1980. He retired in 1985 after 37 years in the department.