Exhibit 23   Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
Number 33-55213 on Form S-8 dated August 24, 1994, Registration Statement
Number 33-64854 on Form S-8 dated June 22, 1993, Registration Statement
Numbers 33-23195 and 33-23196 on Form S-8 dated July 21, 1988, Registration
Statement Number 2-92600 on Form S-8 dated August 25, 1984, and Post-
Effective Amendment Number 2 to Registration Statement Number 2-68548 on
Form S-8 effective August 9, 1980, of our report dated February 16, 1995,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. and subsidiaries included in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994.

                                                         /s/ Ernst & Young LLP



Grand Rapids, Michigan
March 24, 1995