Game Day: Wisconsin Football The Greatest Games, Players, Coaches and Teams in the Glorious Tradition of Badger Football

by Athlon Sports; Richter, Pat

• ISBN13: 9781600780158
• ISBN10: 1600780156
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-08-01
• Publisher: Triumph Books

Summary

Whether rediscovering the best team moments, or initiating into the histories and traditions of Badger fandom, this book about the University of WisconsinMadison football team is both a useful resource and cherishable memorabilia. Packed with anecdotes of the players, explanations about the beginnings of rivalries and traditions, detailed histories about the greatest players and moments in the school's history, lists of the most successful seasons, recaps of the most exciting games ever played, and year-by-year statistics, this collectible book is the primary source for anyone eager to be an expert regarding anything about the Badgers. The book captures the essence of what it means to be a true Wisconsin fan: Camp Randall Stadium, "On Wisconsin!," cardinal and white, the Paul Bunyan axe, back-to-back Rose Bowl victories, the Bud Song, Bucky Badger, Fifth Quarter, the "Motion 'W'."

Author Biography

Athlon Sports is a publisher of preseason, single-title sports annuals, covering professional and college athletics and distributed throughout North America and Europe. Founded in 1967, they are now the largest sports magazine in the U.S., and have won Publisher of the Year, Magazine of the Year, and an Emmy Award. They are based primarily in Nashville, Tennessee. Pat Richter is the executive vice president of Education and Sports Practice at DHR International. He is the former director of athletics of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is also a former professional football player and collegiate athlete, and as a student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison garnered numerous honors—including lettering three times each in football, basketball, and baseball. He was an All-American athlete and has since been inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame and given an NCAA Silver Anniversary Award. He lives in Lansing, Michigan.