Photo collage of images of former Wisconsin football head coach Dave McClain with Camp Randall 100 logo

General News Mike Lucas

Camp Randall 100: Dave McClain

Badgers coach gone too soon left a lasting impact on players and program

General News Mike Lucas

Camp Randall 100: Dave McClain

Badgers coach gone too soon left a lasting impact on players and program

Camp Randall 100 logo
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. — Before they knew it, their coach was gone. The result of a heart attack at just 48 years old, Dave McClain's death left a void for the Badgers.

But while his life was cut short, McClain's impact on the Wisconsin football program has proven to be long-lived. It's especially true among his friends and former players, who fondly recall the man and his methods.

Read more in McClain's Camp Randall 100 profile.


Camp Randall 100 profiles through August 19, 2017:
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