William L. Schultz

William L. Schultz, known as Bill, was an American all-round athlete and circus executive who lived from 25 November 1923 to 7 June 2009 and won national titles in paddleball and racquetball. Born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, into his father's circus, he became an acrobat and flying trapeze artist, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 and became a Marine champion in boxing and wrestling. At the University of Wisconsin he captained the gymnastics team and was Big Ten champion on the flying rings. After joining the YMCA he became its youngest executive director in the country and won the national paddleball championship in 1962 and the national racquetball championship in 1968. He later directed the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, staged the Great Circus Parade, and in 2004 was one of four inaugural inductees into the Wisconsin Racquetball Association Hall of Fame. He also wrote poetry and several books, including a memoir.