General News June 29, 2017

Camp Randall 100: Marty Below

Red Grange called the Hall of Famer ‘the greatest lineman I ever played against’

General News June 29, 2017

Camp Randall 100: Marty Below

Red Grange called the Hall of Famer ‘the greatest lineman I ever played against’

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. — As a senior at Wisconsin, Marty Below's outstanding play was recognized when he was named a consensus first-team All-American.

An even better endorsement came more than 50 years later, courtesy of one of the best to ever play the game.

Read more in Below's Camp Randall 100 profile.

Camp Randall 100 profiles through June 29, 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 - Joe Thomas
June 17 - Fred Gage
June 18 - Tom Burke
June 19 - Walter "Mickey" McGuire
June 20 - Don Gehrmann
June 21 - Dave Schreiner
June 22 - Chris McIntosh
June 23 - Sidney Williams
June 24 - Steve Stricker
June 25 - Milt Bruhn
June 26 - U2
June 27 - Russell Wilson
June 28 - Jeff Nault
June 29 - Marty Below
June 30 - Who's Next?

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