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Bud K. Haidet Athletics Hall of Fame

John Tierney

John P. Tierney

  • Class
    1937
  • Induction
    1975
  • Sport(s)
    Coach, Track & Field, Football, Cross Country
A former cross country and track coach as well as athlete, Tierney retired with 31 years of coaching under his belt. A two-year letter winner in track and football, Tierney's AAU coaching record at UWM is seven 5,000- meter titles, two 10,000-meter cross country titles, six outdoor track titles and 17 indoor track championships. His university teams captured 11 track titles during the school?s 16-year stay in the Wisconsin State University Conference. Tierney is past president of the Wisconsin AAU and the Eastern Wisconsin Officials Association.
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