Photo college of former UW-Madison student and aviator Charles Lindbergh with Camp Randall logo

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Camp Randall 100: Charles Lindbergh

At height of his fame, aviator returned to Madison to a hero’s welcome

General News

Camp Randall 100: Charles Lindbergh

At height of his fame, aviator returned to Madison to a hero’s welcome

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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 Lindbergh never earned a degree from the University of Wisconsin, leaving school in 1922 in pursuit of his passion for aviation.

History won't question that decision.

By the time he made his way back to Madison five years later, Lindbergh was perhaps the most famous man on earth. He received a hero's welcome in the town he had called home, piloting the Spirit of St. Louis over the state Capitol before making his way to Camp Randall Stadium to address a crowd of 40,000 that turned out to hear from the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Read more on Lindbergh's return to Madison in his Camp Randall 100 profile.


Camp Randall 100 profiles through August 22, 2017:
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