[7][5][8] Graduating Gustavus in 1953, he obtained a Master’s degree in physical education at Minnesota's Bemidji State University, and served in the Army Medical Corps from 1953-1955.

Earning a Masters from Bemidji State University in Physical Education, Hauck also taught in St. Olaf's Exercise Department for thirty years.

He enjoyed yard work and the outdoors, and for many years spent time hiking and camping in Montana where he had a daughter.

[5] For his long and highly successful tenure as a coach in multiple sports at the University he became a member of the St. Olaf Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.

Remembered by his alma mater as an outstanding swimmer, he is also a member of the Gustavus Adolphus Hall of Fame.

[1] St. Olaf annually presents the Dave Hauck Trophy to a senior athlete, one male and one female, in their final sports year, to recognize outstanding service.

In his honor, St. Olaf has also created the Dave Hauck Award Fund Endowment to recognize athletes that best represent the college's ideals.

[5] Hauck had the distinctive and somewhat exclusive honor of being named to the CSCAA 100 Greatest Swimming Coaches of the Century.