Camp Randall 100: Charles Van Hise

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Camp Randall 100: Charles Van Hise

Father of the ‘Wisconsin Idea’ also instrumental in construction of Camp Randall

General News

Camp Randall 100: Charles Van Hise

Father of the ‘Wisconsin Idea’ also instrumental in construction of Camp Randall

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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. — Charles Van Hise was regarded as a visionary, as evidenced by his championing of what became known as the "Wisconsin Idea," that the work of the University of Wisconsin should impact all corners of the Badger State.

Van Hise, the longest serving chancellor in the university's history, also could see the need for better accommodations for the fans that turned out to watch the university's football team. Out of that need grew plans for the Camp Randall Stadium the Badgers continue to call home today.

Read more about the build-up to the building of the stadium in Van Hise's Camp Randall 100 profile.


Camp Randall 100 profiles through July 21, 2017:
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