Camp Randall 100: Dale Hackbart

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Camp Randall 100: Dale Hackbart

Homegrown star became two-way standout for great Badgers teams of the late ’50s

General News

Camp Randall 100: Dale Hackbart

Homegrown star became two-way standout for great Badgers teams of the late ’50s

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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. — Dale Hackbart spent his youth sneaking into games at Camp Randall Stadium, but by the time he'd finished a fantastic career with the Badgers, there was no more flying under the radar.

The Madison native became a key cog of Milt Bruhn's great Wisconsin teams of the late 1950s before Vince Lombardi convinced him to play pro football, a decision that led to a successful 12-year NFL career.

Read more in Hackbart's Camp Randall 100 profile.


Camp Randall 100 profiles through July 6, 2017:
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