Bio

Norm Wilhelmi, who at the time was the Director of Athletics at The King’s College in New York, organized a meeting in 1961 with several regional schools of similar size and characteristics. The meeting eventually resulted in the creation of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), which began competition in the fall of 1961. The eight original members of the conference included Bloomfield College, Dowling College, The King’s College, Marist College, Monmouth College, Nyack College, C.W. Post College and Southampton College. Wilhelmi, who was affectionately known as “Coach,” served many years as director of athletics, coach and teacher at King’s and later at Montreat-Anderson College in Montreat, North Carolina. Along with his teaching and coaching duties, he led the way in the founding of the East Coast Christian College All-Sports Tournament, the National Christian College Physical Education Association (NCCPEA), the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) and the Annual Christian College Baseball Tournament out of which developed a baseball clinic ministry teaching baseball skills and introducing Jesus to German youth. For many years, he hosted a nationwide radio broadcast that used sports stories to tell listeners about Christian colleges and mission sports programs. Mr. Wilhelmi passed away on Oct. 24, 2012, at the age of 86.