Manuel de la Torre (Golf, 1942, 1946-47)

As a sophomore in 1942, de la Torre earned Big Ten honors as a member of Northwestern's golf team. That year, he finished second at the NCAA Championships in South Bend, Ind., advancing to the finals of match play.

De la Torre also led the Wildcats to a second-place finish in the NCAA team competition, NU's highest finish in school history. Following the tournament, de la Torre entered the Army and spent the following few years in an anti-aircraft battery that participated in the Normandy invasion and fought through Germany and France.

Upon returning to Northwestern three and a half years later, de la Torre captained the team in 1946 and 1947. De la Torre's professional career included wins at the Wisconsin State Open in 1952, 1953 and 1955, and he remained involved with the Professional Golf Association until the mid-1990s. In 1986, he was awarded the first national PGA Teacher of the Year Award. Golf Magazine has recognized him as one of its top 100 teachers in America, and in 2007 was awarded emeritus status.