Pat O'Dea - UW Athletic Hall of Fame
Pat O'Dea
- Induction:
- 1991
- The fabled "Kangaroo Kicker," a native of Australia, was a two-time All-America fullback and punter
- Inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1962
- One of the pioneers in the development of the drop kick to make field goals
- Made a 65-yard dropkick field goal in an 1898 game at Northwestern in a snow storm
- Credited with a 110-yard punt vs. Minnesota in 1897
- Connected on 14 field goals in the 1897 season
- First play as a Badger was an 85-yard punt vs. Lake Forest in 1896
- Ran 100 yards for a touchdown vs. Beloit in 1899, the same game he made four field goals
- Coached at Notre Dame and Missouri following his playing days at UW
- Member of the Wisconsin State Athletic Hall of Fame
Tuesday, October 20
Monday, October 19
Sunday, October 18
Saturday, October 17
