Camp Randall 100: Hard Rocks Defense

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Camp Randall 100: Hard Rocks

A cast of All-Americans formed a unit for the ages

General News

Camp Randall 100: Hard Rocks

A cast of All-Americans formed a unit for the ages

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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. — "They were all damn good." The words of Pat O'Donahue are likely the most apt description of the collection of All-Americans that came together at Wisconsin to form a truly imposing defense.

The nation's top unit in 1951, the famed "Hard Rocks" defense remains one of the most impressive collections of talent in school history.

Read more in the Hard Rocks's Camp Randall 100 profile.


Camp Randall 100 profiles through July 1, 2017:
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