Dean Ladrath Rockwell (25 May 1912 in Cass County, Michigan – 8 August 2005 in Ann Arbor, Michigan ) was a decorated World War II group commander in the D-Day invasion, an Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling coach, and a college football coach. After graduating from Eastern Michigan University in 1935, Rockwell taught and coached track, wrestling and football at several Michigan high schools. He also was an auto worker and took part in the Flint Sit-Down Strike in 1936-1937. [citation needed] Rockwell was a member of Phi Sigma Phi fraternity.