Frederick "Curly" Steinkamp (1994) - Hall of Fame

Frederick "Curly" Steinkamp

Induction:
1994
Class:
1942

Frederick Eugene "Curly" Steinkamp was a major contributor to the success of the Iowa State Teachers College football teams, also known as the "Mighty Midgets", in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Steinkamp, a Hawarden, Iowa, native, played for the late Buck Starbeck. In 1942, the North Central Conference awarded him all-league honors for his outstanding season. He was the conference's leading scorer, and set a league record by scoring 60 points in four games. He finished the season by garnering honorable mention Little All-American honors. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1942 before serving in World War II.

When Steinkamp returned, he became physical education teacher and coach at Charles City. He earned a master's degree in guidance from then State College of Iowa, and became head guidance counselor at Charles City. After serving 22 years in that school district, he became guidance counselor at Waterloo West High School. He finished his 36-year administrative career in Wheaton, Ill.

He has been inducted into the Iowa and Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Halls of Fame.