Bob Raczek spent five years at Stout State College as a player and coach, then went on to a high school coaching career that spans more than 50 years and includes three state high school football championships. Raczek was an offensive lineman for the Blue Devils from 1956-60, earning all-conference honors his senior year as a center. Raczek, also a three-year wrestling letterwinner and a member of the Stout track team, was an assistant football coach for the 1961 season as he pursued his masters degree. Raczek started his high school coaching career at Plainfield Tri-County High School, then moved to Stevens Point Pacelli in 1967 and has been there since, posting a 360-265-2 overall record, which currently ranks him second in Wisconsin in total wins. Raczek’s Pacelli teams have won 12 conference titles, have been to the state championship game nine times and won state titles in 1986, 1995 and 2005. The Pacelli High School football field was named in honor of Raczek in 2008. Racek passed away July 28, 2013, at his home in Mosinee after a long battle with prostate cancer.