Denny Yontz

Denny Yontz

  • Class Year:
    1971
  • Induction Year:
    2021

From Hall of Honor press release dated Jan. 22, 2022:

Denny Yontz was a standout defensive lineman for the Tiger football team. He earned three letters while playing for some of the best teams in the program history, including the national championship 1969 team. The Tigers posted a sparkling four-year record of 33-4 overall and 15-3 in the OAC during Yontz’s collegiate career, and Wittenberg league titles in his junior and senior seasons. Yontz earned a pair of All-OAC awards, including a first-team designation in 1970, and he also picked up Honorable Mention All-America from the Associated Press and second-team Lutheran Brotherhood All-America honors as a senior. A native of Louisville, Ohio, Yontz currently resides in Fort Wayne, Ind.