Ron Leafblad (2021) | UW Athletic Hall of Fame

UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Member of the 1962 Big Ten Championship football team that competed in the 1963 Rose Bowl
1964 football team captain
Student representative on the UW Athletic Board in 1963
1965 Wisconsin graduate
CEO and founder of Gold Country Inc., a holding company with five separate companies involved in retail, license apparel manufacturing, website development and fulfillment, and corporate uniforms and sportswear
Owner and CEO of Leaf Industries Inc., a manufacturer of precision parts for the computer and medical equipment industries
Active in Young Presidents Organization and World Presidents Organization
Co-chair of the 1990 Twin Cities Campaign for Wisconsin
Involved in National W Club, serving as president in 1999, and Wisconsin Alumni Association
Member of the UW Athletic Board from 2008-12
Donated $1 million which helped build the Ron Leafblad Family Football Team Suite
Established the Ron and Diane Leafblad Family Scholarship Fund, providing scholarship support to a student-athlete on the Badger football team
Donated to the Letters and Science Career Initiative Fund (SuccessWorks) in 2016
Donated to the 150th Anniversary Campaign for Alumni Park in 2014