Table of Contents
Foreword Barry Alvarez xi
Introduction xiii
1 Barry Alvarez 1
2 Bob Johnson 5
3 Pat Richter 10
4 Ron Dayne 13
5 Bo Ryan 17
6 John J. Walsh and a Boxing Powerhouse 21
7 Alan Ameche 25
8 Frank Kaminsky 29
9 Why Not Wisconsin? 34
10 1994 Rose Bowl: Darrell Bevell's Run 37
11 1941 National Champs 39
12 Wisconsin Topples Unbeaten Kentucky 42
13 Mark Johnson 46
14 1999 Rose Bowl: "We're at Least the Second Worst" 49
15 2000 Rose Bowl: Dayne Goes Out with a Bang 52
16 Bucky Badger 54
17 Dick Bennett 57
18 Melvin Gordon 60
19 The 2000 Final Four Run 63
20 Bo Honors Butch 66
21 Recapping Six Men's Hockey Titles 70
22 Ed Nuttycombe 75
23 Stu Jackson and the NCAA Tournament 78
24 Montee Ball 82
25 Baseball Shuttered 85
26 J.J. Watt 88
27 Bo Schembechler and Bob Knight Could've Been Badgers… 92
28 After 28 Years, a Hockey Revival 95
29 408! 99
30 Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch 102
31 National Title Slips Away 105
32 Walk-On Tradition 109
33 Dave McClain 112
34 Lee Kemp 115
35 1963 Rose Bowl: A (Near) Comeback for the Ages 119
36 Hoops Takes Down No. 1, Pare I: 1962 122
37 Alando Tucker 125
38 Jim Leonhard 127
39 Hard Rocks Defense of 1951 130
40 1953 Rose Bowl Is Badgers' First 132
41 Walter "Doc" Meanwell 134
42 Wisconsin 21, No. 1 Michigan 14 137
43 Michael Finley 139
44 Dave Schreiner 142
45 Camp Randall Stadium 145
46 Hoops Takes Down No. 1, Part II: 2011 148
47 Russell Wilson 150
48 David Gilreath's "Footrace to the House" 154
49 UW Field House 157
50 Don Rehfeldt 160
51 2012 Rose Bowl: Scores Galore 162
52 Lee Evans 164
53 Badgers Shuck Cornhuskers in '74 166
54 Donna Shalala 170
55 The Father of Wisconsin Basketball 172
56 Ivy Williamson 175
57 Joe Thomas 177
58 Suzy Favor Hamilton 180
59 1960 Rose Bowl: "A Nightmare" 183
60 Badgers Break Coaching Color Barrier 186
61 Kohl Center 189
62 Devin Harris 192
63 Camp Randall Crush 196
64 Paul Bunyan's Axe 198
65 Watch the Fifth Quarter 201
66 Bud Foster 205
67 A Short-Lived No. 1 Ranking 207
68 Controversy Follows a Soccer National Title 209
69 Al Toon and the Bounce Pass Play 212
70 Rufus "Roadrunner" Ferguson 215
71 Jolene Anderson 218
72 "Jump Around" 220
73 Bret Bielema's Stunning Departure 224
74 Triple-OT Classic in the Field House 228
75 Fun-Loving Badgers Take Nation by Storm 231
76 Matt Lepay: Voice of the Badgers 236
77 The Shoe Box Scandal 239
78 Jordan Taylor 242
79 Formation of Women's Hockey 245
80 Greg Gard 248
81 Running Back U 252
82 The Water Bottle Game 255
83 Barry Un-Retires, Part I 258
84 Freddie Owens Saves the Day 261
85 Barry Un-Retires, Part II 264
86 Billy Marek 266
87 Volleyball Returns to Tide Match 269
88 The Kangaroo Kicker 272
89 Tim Krumrie 275
90 Otto Puls, Official Scorekeeper 277
91 Chris Solinsky 280
92 An Incredible Olympics Rowing Streak 284
93 Jamar Fletcher vs. Freddie Mitchell 288
94 Paul Chryst Era Begins 290
95 Kathy Butler 293
96 Ben Brust's Half-Court Heave 295
97 Run Elver Park Hill 298
98 Sing the Bud Song 300
99 Claude Gregory 302
100 Take In the Beauty of the Terrace 304
Acknowledgments 309
Sources 313
