Tom Klawitter


Thomas Carl Klawitter is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played part of in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins. He appeared in seven games, including two starts, without a decision.
Klawitter was a physical education teacher at Parker High School in Janesville, Wisconsin for 29 years, until his retirement in June 2015. He has also been a coach or assistant coach at the high school level. He was the head varsity girls' basketball coach at Parker for 26 seasons, guiding his teams to 16 conference titles, 12 state appearances, and 3 state championships. He was the AP state coach of the year for the 1992-93 season. Klawitter ranks fifth in number of wins for Wisconsin high school girls' basketball coaches, with a 564-128 record.
Klawitter has been hired as an assistant with the UW-Whitewater baseball team, where he will work with the pitching staff. He had previously been an assistant with both Janesville Parker's and Janesville Craig's high school baseball teams.
Klawitter was inducted into the Wisconsin State League,, in 2007.