Photo collage of images of Wisconsin football player Billy Marek with the Camp Randall 100 logo

General News Mike Lucas

Camp Randall 100: Billy Marek

A 300-yard day against Minnesota capped an incredible three-game stretch for UW’s tough tailback

General News Mike Lucas

Camp Randall 100: Billy Marek

A 300-yard day against Minnesota capped an incredible three-game stretch for UW’s tough tailback

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. — Tasked with following in the footsteps of Wisconsin fan favorite Rufus Ferguson, sophomore tailback Billy Marek made a name for himself by seeming to breeze his way to 1,207 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns in 1973.

The going would get tougher a year later, but with "Marek's Marauders" leading the way, the Chicago product put together an unforgettable stretch run on the way to another 1,000-yard campaign.

Read more about how Marek covered 740 yards over the final three games of the 1974 season in his Camp Randall 100 profile.


Camp Randall 100 profiles through August 28, 2017:
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