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| Posted 11.01.06 |
Former Wesleyan Trainer Dies
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Walter Grockowski, a former Wesleyan trainer and
trainer for the 1972 Winter Olympics, has died at the age of 86.
Grockowski died Oct. 25 at High View Health Care Center in Middletown.
He began his 39-year tenure in the Athletic Department in 1947. He became
the school's head athletic trainer in 1973, a position he held until
retirement in 1986.
His involvement in athletics went beyond the university. For many years,
Grockowski helped with athletic events around Middletown, where he made his
home, especially events organized by the city parks department and the
American Legion.
A native of Pittsfield, Mass., Grockowski moved to Middletown when he was 6.
He graduated from Middletown High School and the New Haven College of
Physical Therapy. Between high school and college, he spent two years in the
Navy as a pharmacist's mate.
Grockowski was one of four athletic trainers for the U.S. Olympic Team
during the 1972 Winter Olympics, in Sapporo, Japan. He was inducted into the
National Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame in 1984, and the
Middletown Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. |
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