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Wisconsin Badgers

1961 Roster

NO.NAMEPOSHEIGHTWEIGHTCLASSBIRTHPLACE
14
Charles W. Asher
C. W. Asher
RB
5'9"
170
SO
55
Richard B. Baer
R. B. Baer
OL
6'2"
208
SR
21
James L. Bakken
J. L. Bakken
QB
5'11"
195
SR
Jim Bakken
J. Bakken
RB
46
Don Bangert
D. Bangert
FB
5'9"
184
JR
16
William R. Barnett
W. R. Barnett
RB
5'10"
164
JR
Dave Bichler
D. Bichler
WR
11
David W. Bichler
D. W. Bichler
DL
6'0"
189
SR
57
Kenneth B. Bowman
K. B. Bowman
OL
6'2"
215
SO
78
Peter C. Bruhn
P. C. Bruhn
OL
6'2"
210
SO
28
Ron Carlson
R. Carlson
DL
6'3"
211
JR
42
Jack J. Cicerello
J. J. Cicerello
RB
5'10"
154
JR
68
F. Robert Davis
F. Robert Davis
OL
5'11"
217
SO
77
Thomas A. Downham
T. A. Downham
OL
6'1"
230
SR
82
Elmars Ezerins
E. Ezerins
DL
6'3"
211
JR
24
John Fabry
J. Fabry
QB
6'2"
188
JR
36
Neil Fleming
N. Fleming
FB
5'11"
198
SR
71
John L. Fox
J. L. Fox
OL
6'0"
217
JR
87
Michael J. Gantert
M. J. Gantert
DL
6'1"
196
SO
75
Richard T. Grimm
R. T. Grimm
OL
6'3"
197
SR
65
Michael P. Gross
M. P. Gross
OL
5'9"
207
SO
90
Napoleon Hearn
N. Hearn
DL
6'2"
175
JR
50
Joseph O. Heckl
J. O. Heckl
OL
6'0"
188
SO
56
Ronald C. Henrici
R. C. Henrici
OL
6'2"
205
JR
19
William L. Hess
W. L. Hess
QB
6'1"
189
SR
27
Lou Holland
L. Holland
RB
5'9"
177
SO
81
Larry Howard
L. Howard
DL
6'2"
187
SO
12
Gregory B. Howey
G. B. Howey
QB
5'11"
160
SO
74
James R. Jax
J. R. Jax
OL
6'1"
220
JR
67
Dion Q. Kempthorne
D. Q. Kempthorne
OL
6'1"
204
JR
86
Robert W. Kern
R. W. Kern
DL
6'1"
185
SO
47
Gary Kroner
G. Kroner
RB
6'1"
186
JR
45
Erv Kunesh
E. Kunesh
RB
5'9"
175
SR
84
Ron Leafblad
R. Leafblad
DL
6'1"
187
SO
89
Tonis Mang
T. Mang
DL
6'3"
198
SO
72
Dale F. Matthews
D. F. Matthews
OL
6'2"
216
JR
34
Kenneth G. McGhie
K. G. McGhie
RB
5'10"
190
SO
33
Gerald McKinney
G. McKinney
FB
5'11"
192
SO
43
Jule R. Mellen
J. R. Mellen
RB
5'10"
172
SO
Ron Miller
R. Miller
QB
9
Ronald R. Miller
R. R. Miller
QB
6'0"
190
SR
41
Ken Montgomery
K. Montgomery
RB
5'10"
164
JR
79
Brian P. Moore
B. P. Moore
OL
6'2"
238
SR
26
James A. Nettles
J. A. Nettles
RB
5'10"
161
SO
Jim Nettles
J. Nettles
RB
44
Merritt Norvell
M. Norvell
RB
6'0"
180
JR
98
Jerry L. O'Donnell
J. L. O'Donnell
OL
6'3"
205
JR
85
Steven H. Oleson
S. H. Oleson
DL
6'2"
200
SO
51
Dale M. Paddock
D. M. Paddock
OL
6'0"
190
SO
61
Roger J. Palmer
R. J. Palmer
OL
6'0"
196
JR
63
Ronald V. Parr
R. V. Parr
OL
5'11"
191
SO
70
Roger A. Pillath
R. A. Pillath
OL
6'3"
234
SO
15
Tom Posewitz
T. Posewitz
QB
6'0"
184
SO
38
James F. Purnell
J. F. Purnell
FB
6'2"
197
SO
Jim Purnell
J. Purnell
RB
10
Arnold Quaerna
A. Quaerna
QB
5'10"
171
SO
88
Hugh V. Richter
H. V. Richter
DL
6'6"
229
JR
Pat Richter
P. Richter
WR
62
Donald F. Schade
D. F. Schade
OL
5'11"
200
SR
66
James J. Schenk
J. J. Schenk
OL
5'11"
195
JR
Bill Smith
B. Smith
RB
40
William R. Smith
W. R. Smith
RB
5'10"
156
SO
Ron Staley
R. Staley
WR
18
Ronald G. Staley
R. G. Staley
DL
6'3"
191
SR
69
John C. Stiska
J. C. Stiska
OL
6'0"
207
SO
97
Leo C. Svitavsk
L. C. Svitavsk
OL
6'3"
196
SO
52
Thomas J. Tomlinson
T. J. Tomlinson
OL
6'3"
236
SO
60
Steve C. Underwood
S. C. Underwood
OL
5'9"
196
JR
64
Donald J. VanderVelden
D. J. VanderVelden
OL
6'2"
219
SR
22
David A. Vollmer
D. A. Vollmer
RB
5'8"
158
SO
73
Jerome P. Westbeld
J. P. Westbeld
OL
6'3"
207
JR
53
Ronald J. Wildman
R. J. Wildman
OL
6'2"
192
JR
54
Richard D. Wittig
R. D. Wittig
OL
6'1"
218
SR
76
Andrew G. Wojdula
A. G. Wojdula
OL
5'11"
210
SO

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7
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11
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