Tom Wender - Class of 2007

(Iron Mountain)

Tom Wender directed Iron Mountain High School to two state football championships (Class C in 1993 and Division 7 in 2000) and was 166-52 in 21 seasons.  Iron Mountain also finished second once and made the state playoffs 14 times in that span.   IMHS won eight titles in the ultra competitive Mid-Peninsula Conference.   After retiring in 2005, he spent 2005 as an assistant coach at Saginaw Valley State University, then joined the Northern Michigan University football staff in 2006.   He was instrumental in raising funds for new bleachers, a new field house, running track, practice field, irrigation system, concession stand and outside sidewalks at the IMHS complex.