William 'Bill' L. Schultz (November 25, 1923 – June 7, 2009) was a late 20th century American circus performer (acrobat and flying trapeze artist), national paddleball champion,[1][2] national racquetball champion,[3][4] U.S. Marine, Big Time wrestler, the youngest executive director of the YMCA,[5] and poet.

[11] He became a Marine Champion in boxing and wrestling,[12] later touring and performing alongside professional athletes and Hollywood stars at War Bond shows throughout the United States.

[11] During this time, he served as captain of the Gymnastics Team and earned the title of Big Ten Champion on the flying rings.

[13][14] Schultz performed in the half-time shows of UW football and basketball games, entertaining fans with cartwheels on the fifty-yard line and handstands in the rafters of the old Field House.

[15] Subsequently, Schultz turned down an offer to perform with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, instead beginning a career with the YMCA.