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Wayne Wagner
Wayne Wagner served the filed of athletic training as a teacher and athletic trainer for 41 years. He published articles in the Journal of Athletic Training and served as the site administrator and proctor for the Board of Certification Exam for more than a decade.
Wayne started at Omaha University upon his discharge from the Army Air Corp. He was a student in the College of Education and played on the football team. He was injured his sophomore year and the team physician recognized his work ethic and encouraged him to stay on as athletic trainer as there was no staff athletic trainer for the University at that time.
Upon graduation from Omaha University in 1955, Wayne stayed at the University for one year until he accepted a job at Westside High School in Omaha, as a teacher/athletic trainer. In 1957, he joined the NATA and continued his work at Westside until 1967. Wagner returned to Omaha University as an assistant professor/athletic trainer. In 1968, he attended Indiana University to receive his Master’s degree in Health and Safety with a Major in Athletic Training. Wayne returned to the University of Nebraska-Omaha, formerly Omaha University, until 1985.
Wayne found himself at Creighton University for five years until 1990 when he was given the opportunity to set up the Sports Medicine Program of his dreams at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. He remained full-time with Methodist until his retirement in 1995.
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