Dennis Remmert (1991) - Hall of Fame

Dennis Remmert

Induction:
1991
Class:
1960

For more than 25 years, Dennis Remmert was a fixture in both the teaching and coaching ranks at UNI.

He played freshman basketball in the 1956-57 season and started at defensive tackle for the Panthers from 1957-59. In both 1958 and 1959, he was named first-team all-conference and he was the North Central Conference's Most Valuable Lineman in 1959. To to off his collegiate career, Remmert was named a second-team All-American in 1959.

In 1960, he received an invitation to play in the College All-Star Game versus the Baltimore Colts, but he was not allowed to play since he had signed a contract with the Buffalo Bills.

After a brief career with the Bills, he returned to Iowa State Teachers College in 1961 to serve as a graduate assistant coach under Stan Sheriff. In 1963, he left ISTC to take on various coaching duties at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge.

In 1964, he returned to the Panthers for good, becoming scouting coordinator and freshman football coach. In the years since, he has held various coaching positions, including defensive coordinator from 1971 to 1986 and assistant head coach from 1986 to 1988.

During his UNI tenure, he has been instrumental in the coaching of several defensive all-Americans. He retired from coaching in 1988. He also was an assistant Panther wrestling coach from 1965-67. Remmert earned his master's degree in physical education in 1966.