Son of Claud William Wittenberg, Sr. and AnnaLee (Bowman) Wittenberg. He graduated from Hickory High School in 1957, from Lenoir-Rhyne University with a degree in History in 1961, and later in his career, from North Carolina A&T with a Master's degree in driver's safety education. He married Revonda Robinson of Hickory, on December 19, 1964. He began coaching football at Taylorsville High School and Bethlehem Elementary School, before moving on to Carolina Military Academy in Maxton, NC. He also had teaching and coaching positions at Scotland County High School, and then, closer to home, at Hildebran High School. In July 1970, he began coaching at Hickory High School and was a history and driver's safety educator for 28 years. He was a much admired and respected football coach, as well as in track and field and was inducted into the Catawba County Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He is survived by his wife, Revonda of Hickory, NC; sons, Edward Wittenberg of Pembroke, NC and Allen Wittenberg, wife Kara, of Hickory, NC; grandsons, Gabe and Cash Wittenberg, of Hickory, NC; sister, Judy Wittenberg Valentine and husband, Ron of Statesville, NC; brother, Bill Wittenberg and wife, Julia of Asheboro, NC; and sisters-in-law, Polly Shook of Hickory, and Frances Robinson of Conover.
Son of Claud William Wittenberg, Sr. and AnnaLee (Bowman) Wittenberg. He graduated from Hickory High School in 1957, from Lenoir-Rhyne University with a degree in History in 1961, and later in his career, from North Carolina A&T with a Master's degree in driver's safety education. He married Revonda Robinson of Hickory, on December 19, 1964. He began coaching football at Taylorsville High School and Bethlehem Elementary School, before moving on to Carolina Military Academy in Maxton, NC. He also had teaching and coaching positions at Scotland County High School, and then, closer to home, at Hildebran High School. In July 1970, he began coaching at Hickory High School and was a history and driver's safety educator for 28 years. He was a much admired and respected football coach, as well as in track and field and was inducted into the Catawba County Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He is survived by his wife, Revonda of Hickory, NC; sons, Edward Wittenberg of Pembroke, NC and Allen Wittenberg, wife Kara, of Hickory, NC; grandsons, Gabe and Cash Wittenberg, of Hickory, NC; sister, Judy Wittenberg Valentine and husband, Ron of Statesville, NC; brother, Bill Wittenberg and wife, Julia of Asheboro, NC; and sisters-in-law, Polly Shook of Hickory, and Frances Robinson of Conover.
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