Camp Randall 100: Russell Wilson

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Camp Randall 100: Russell Wilson

Special from the start, quarterback shined in lone season with Badgers

General News

Camp Randall 100: Russell Wilson

Special from the start, quarterback shined in lone season with Badgers

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The Camp Randall 100 is an exclusive list celebrating 100 people who have shaped Camp Randall Stadium's history across the realms of sports, music, culture and beyond. A new honoree will be revealed each day over the final 100 days leading up to kickoff of the Wisconsin football team's season opener with Utah State on Friday, Sept. 1. The Camp Randall 100 reveal is part of a year-long celebration of the history of the iconic stadium, which opened in 1917.
 

MADISON, Wis. — Bret Bielema knew he had something special on his hands from the start. Not long after, the Russell Wilson that had wowed his head coach in practice was bringing a capacity crowd inside Camp Randall Stadium to its feet.

Wilson's debut with the Badgers in a blowout win over UNLV was a sample of what was to come in a season that saw him leave his mark in the record book and on a team that claimed a Big Ten championship.

Read more in Wilson's Camp Randall 100 profile.


Camp Randall 100 profiles through June 27, 2017:
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