Camp Randall 100: Ron Vander Kelen
June 15, 2017 | Football, General News, Mike Lucas
Before Rose Bowl heroics, Badgers QB was central to controversy in heated Border Battle
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MADISON, Wis. — Before he engineered one of the most remarkable rallies in Rose Bowl history – he was named co-MVP despite the Badgers' loss to USC – Ron Vander Kelen had to emerge from a crowded field to become Wisconsin's starting quarterback.
He also lead the Badgers past rival Minnesota at Camp Randall Stadium in one of the most memorable – and controversial – meetings in the history of major college football's most-played rivalry.
Read more on Vander Kelen's unlikely role in one of Wisconsin's greatest seasons in his Camp Randall 100 profile.
Camp Randall 100 profiles through June 15, 2017:
- May 24 - Pat Richter
- May 25 - Jesse Owens
- May 26 - John Clay
- May 27 - Burt Reynolds
- May 28 - John R. Richards
- May 29 - Matt Schabert
- May 30 - Leo Butts
- May 31 - Katie Couric
- June 1 - Alan Ameche
- June 2 - The Portage Plumber
- June 3 - Aaron Gibson
- June 4 - Jim Mott
- June 5 - Red Wilson
- June 6 - Brooks Bollinger
- June 7 - Donna Shalala
- June 8 - David Gilreath
- June 9 - Genesis
- June 10 - Brianna Decker
- June 11 - Ivy Williamson
- June 12 - Keith Jackson
- June 13 - Joe Schobert
- June 14 - Eric Heiden
- June 15 - Ron Vander Kelen
- June 16 - Who's Next?
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