General News August 29, 2017

Camp Randall 100: Earl "Jug" Girard

Triple threat quarterback became All-American as 17-year-old freshman

General News August 29, 2017

Camp Randall 100: Earl "Jug" Girard

Triple threat quarterback became All-American as 17-year-old freshman

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. — In his first game, 17-year-old Earl Girard delivered Wisconsin a road win over Northwestern. By the fourth game, he was the team's acting captain for a clash with top-ranked Notre Dame. By the end of the season, the man they called "Jug" was a first-team All-American.

Separated by two years of service in World War II, Girard's two seasons at Wisconsin offered fans a short, but electrifying, glimpse of a quarterback who could pass, run, punt and play defense.

Read more in Girard's Camp Randall 100 profile.

Camp Randall 100 profiles through August 29, 2017:

May 24 - Pat Richter
May 25 - Jesse Owens
May 26 - John Clay
May 27 - Burt Reynolds
May 28 - John R. Richards
May 29 - Matt Schabert
May 30 - Leo Butts
May 31 - Katie Couric
June 1 - Alan Ameche
June 2 - The Portage Plumber
June 3 - Aaron Gibson
June 4 - Jim Mott
June 5 - Red Wilson
June 6 - Brooks Bollinger
June 7 - Donna Shalala
June 8 - David Gilreath
June 9 - Genesis
June 10 - Brianna Decker
June 11 - Ivy Williamson
June 12 - Keith Jackson
June 13 - Joe Schobert
June 14 - Eric Heiden
June 15 - Ron Vander Kelen
June 16 - Joe Thomas
June 17 - Fred Gage
June 18 - Tom Burke
June 19 - Walter "Mickey" McGuire
June 20 - Don Gehrmann
June 21 - Dave Schreiner
June 22 - Chris McIntosh
June 23 - Sidney Williams
June 24 - Steve Stricker
June 25 - Milt Bruhn
June 26 - U2
June 27 - Russell Wilson
June 28 - Jeff Nault
June 29 - Marty Below
June 30 - House of Pain
July 1 - "Hard Rocks" Defense
July 2 - John Coatta
July 3 - Pink Floyd
July 4 - Bucky Badger
July 5 - Brent Moss & Terrell Fletcher
July 6 - Dale Hackbart
July 7 - Michael Brin
July 8 - Mike Kalasmiki
July 9 - Brendan Smith
July 10 - Bret Bielema
July 11 - Dayne Game Streaker
July 12 - Joe Panos
July 13 - Brent Musburger
July 14 - Mike Mahnke
July 15 - Montee Ball
July 16 - Kenny Dichter
July 17 - Don Davey
July 18 - Duke Ellington
July 19 - Bill Reddan
July 20 - John Jardine
July 21 - Charles Van Hise
July 22 - Melvin Gordon
July 23 - Ed Withers
July 24 - Roundy Coughlin
July 25 - Mike Webster
July 26 - Gregg Bohlig and Jeff Mack
July 27 - Dan Lanphear
July 28 - Barry Alvarez
July 29 - Marck Harrison
July 30 - Mike Leckrone
July 31 - Ron Dayne
August 1 - Tim Krumrie
August 2 - Matt Lepay
August 3 - Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch
August 4 - Jim Leonhard
August 5 - Al Toon
August 6 - Chris Farley
August 7 - Harry Stuhldreher
August 8 - Tom Jones
August 9 - Butch Strickler
August 10 - Jamar Fletcher
August 11 - Allen Shafer
August 12 - Troy Vincent
August 13 - 2000 Final Four Men's Basketball Team
August 14 - Lou Holland
August 15 - Matt Vanden Boom
August 16 - J.J. Watt
August 17 - Kirk Herbstreit
August 18 - Blair Mulholland
August 19 - Dave McClain
August 20 - Gwen Jorgensen
August 21 - Randy Marks
August 22 - Charles Lindbergh
August 23 - Brett Favre
August 24 - Pat Harder
August 25 - Rufus Ferguson
August 26 - The Rolling Stones
August 27 - Lee Evans
August 28 - Billy Marek
August 29 - Earl "Jug" Girard
August 30 - Who's Next?

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