Hall of Fame
Coach Lewis (Buzz) Levick
Waverly, Iowa
Levick was head men's basketball coach at Wartburg from 1965 to 1993, compiling a 510-226 record, winning 14 Iowa Conference championships, and making 13 postseason tournaments. His teams twice reached the NCAA quarterfinals. He was named Iowa Conference Coach of the Year nine times, NAIA District 15 Coach of the Year six times, and NAJA Area 4 Coach of the Year three times.
He is among only 65 coaches in the nation who have won 500 games or more during their careers. At the time of his retirement in 1993, he was ranked 28th among the winningest men's collegiate coaches. He was inducted into the Des Moines Registers Hall of Fame in 1998.
Before coming to Wartburg, he taught and coached at high schools in Rinard, LeGrand, Tama, and Newton. His overall career record is 747-328.
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