Willard A. "Dutch" Witte (April 3, 1906 â February 13, 1966) was the head men's basketball and football coach of the University of Wyoming from 1930âÂÂ31 through 1938âÂÂ39 (basketball) and 1933 through 1938 (football). He led the Cowboys basketball team to an overall record of 134âÂÂ51 in his tenure. His 1933âÂÂ34 team, led by his younger brother and two-time consensus All-American Les Witte, finished 26âÂÂ4 and were retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. He died in 1966 at a hospital in Fremont, Nebraska. He also coached Wyoming to three division titles and two outright conference championships. He was inducted in the University of Wyoming Hall of Fame on September 12, 2003.