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Forever Valpo: Remembering the life and legacy of Dr. Bill Steinbrecher

Valparaiso Hall of Famer passed away Thursday at 92

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Paul Oren
Nov 13, 2026
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For more than seven decades, Dr. Bill Steinbrecher was a fixture at Valparaiso University.

He was a student and a football player. A coach and a professor. He was an administrator that never stopped putting the university first. He built an arena and a conference. He helped plant the seeds of a legendary basketball family and he hired the winningest coach in school history. He championed causes that weren’t always in the limelight.

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