Robert F. Raczek (March 4, 1938 – July 23, 2013) was an American high school football coach. One of the most successful coaches in the history high school football in the state of Wisconsin, he was the head football coach Pacelli High School in Stevens Point, Wisconsin from 1966 to 2013, leading them to three state championships in 1986, 1995, and 2005. Raczek won numerous awards in coaching and was the third-most successful coach in Wisconsin High School football history. Early life Raczek was born and raised in the farming community of Knowlton, Wisconsin. Raczek grew up surrounded by labor and hard work, which would then dissolve from hard farm work, into hard football practices. Raczek loved football, and he played high school football at Mosinee, where he also excelled in other sports such as volleyball, track, and wrestling. Raczek then attended the University of Wisconsin–Stout, where he played football, and was also an assistant coach. He graduated from Wisconsin–Stout in 1962, and went on to pursue a teaching career. However, football was not far behind. Raczek soon married, and is still currently married to his wife, Pat. Together, they had three sons and a daughter: Mary Ellen, Steve, Mark, and Matt Both Steve and Mark played under their father at Pacelli, and both were recognized in the conference and the state as great football players and wrestlers. Raczek found a job at Tri County-Plainfield high school, where he was teaching technical education, physical education, and was head of the maintenance department. Raczek first took up the head coaching spot for Tri-County in 1962, where he finished with a 0–7 record. He coached for three more years, when he was offered a job at Stevens Point Pacelli High School (Wisconsin) in Stevens Point. Raczek accepted. Playing career High school Raczek attended the Mosinee high school, where there he played football and other sports. Raczek loved the game, and grew to understand what makes football so great. Raczek currently lives around Mosinee, so he is still in touch with his roots. Raczek recalled, "I made lifelong friendships from coaching this great game of football and to have worked with so many great coaches and players." Raczek then moved onto the University of Wisconsin–Stout, where he learned about different sciences, and football. UW–Stout Raczek left Mosinee High School, and headed for northern Wisconsin to the University of Wisconsin–Stout. There, Raczek pursued a