The Official "Say something nice about Wiscy" Thread

#51
#51
brg72 said:
This is amazing.

The University of Wisconsin Badgers are the only Big Ten team ever to win back-to-back Rose Bowls (1999 & 2000).
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Until the 1980's, Big Ten teams were not allowed to take repeat visits to the Rose Bowl. (Rose was the only bowl the conference participated in and it was felt repeating would take away another school's chance.)

Then with the BCS garbage in the 2000's, there weren't any Big Ten teams in the Rose Bowl several years.

Some well known Wisconsin natives or people who contributed to Wisconsin:


Steven Ambrose, author (Band of Brothers)
Alan Ameche, Kenosha All-state fullback at Bradford High won 1954 Heisman at Wisconsin; ran for 4,045 yards in 10 seasons with Colts.
Don Ameche actor, Kenosha
John Bardeen inventor, Madison
Bunny Berrigan - Fox Lake
Richard I.Bong, Air Force Pilot, WW2 Ace of Aces, Poplar
Steve Bornstien- Former ESPN President
Dave Casper, Chilton Tight end for Super Bowl XI and XV champion Raiders made five straight Pro Bowls (1976 to '80).
Carrie Catt woman suffragist, Ripon
Dick Cheney, politician, VP, was a Madison grad student in the early "70's
Carrie Chapman Catt womens suffragist, Ripon
Roy Chapman Andrews naturalist and explorer, Beloit
Ellen Corby actress, Racine
Tyne Daly actress, Madison
William Defoe actor, Appleton
Donald Dafoe, MD, World-reknowned transplant surgeon,
August Derleth author, Sauk City
Jeanne Dixon seer, Medford
Wallace C. Doud, Consultant & Corporate Director, Motorola, Inc.
Chris Farley actor, Madison
Edna Ferber author, Appleton
Zona Gale author, Portage
Hamlin Garland novelist and essayist, West Salem
Heather Graham, actress, Milwaukee
Bud Grant, Superior
Skitch Henderson-musician
Kevin Henkes, children's author
Marguerite Henry author
Woody Herman band leader, Milwaukee
Eric Heiden speed skater, Madison
Beth Heiden speed skater, cross country skiier and cyclyist
Woody Herman band leader, Milwaukee
Harry Houdini magician, Appleton
Loretta Sell Hildegarde singer, Adell
Thomas Hulce actor, Whitewater
William Immerman, Writer of the "Halloween" Movies
Dan Jansen, West Allis
Addie Joss, Woodland
Helene Kapphahu, Madison Set world swimming records in 20 events and Olympic records in 100-meter free, 400 free and 4x100 free relay at 1932 Games.
Pee Wee King singer, Abrams
George F. Kennan diplomat, Milwaukee
Harvey Kuehn,, baseball player and former Brewers manager
Robert La Follette politician, Primrose
Curley Lambeau, Green Bay
Mark C. Lee NASA Astronaut
Aldo Leopold, naturalist, author
Liberace pianist, West Allis
Charles Lindbergh, aviator
Allen Ludden tv host, Mineral Point
D. Wayne Lukas, Antigo Has trained 15 Breeders' Cup winners; won six straight Triple Crown races from 1994 to '96.
Alfred Lunt actor, Milwaukee
Frederic March actor, Racine
Jackie Mason comedian, Sheboygan
General Douglas Mac Arthur
Fred MacMurray, actor, Beaver Dam
Golda Meir politician, Milwaukee
Dina Merrill- Actress
Walter Mirisch, Academy Award-winning Producer, (West Side Story, The Apartment, In the Heat of the Night, Pink Panter movies)
Billy Mitchell, Milwaukee, Air Force Pioneer
Neil Moldenhauer - Famous Footwear founder
John P. Morgridge, President and CEO of Cisco Systems, Inc
Ernie Nevers, Superior All-Pro in each of his five NFL seasons
Edwin Newman-broadcaster/newsman
Lorine Niedecker poet
Andy North, U.S. Open (PGA) winner '78, '85, Madison
Sterling North, author
Pat O'Brien actor, Milwaukee
Georgia O'Keeffe painter, Sun Prairie
Jim Otto, Wausau Started 210 straight games at center for Raiders from 1961 to '75; went to 12 Pro Bowls.
Andy Pafko was from Boyceville
Les Paul musician, Waukesha
George W. Peck Author
Amy Pietz actress, Oak Creek
Charlotte Rae actress, Milwaukee
Ellen Raskin, Milwaukee, author
William H. Rehnquist jurist, Milwaukee
Charles and John Ringling circus entrepreneurs, Baraboo
Gena Rowlands actress, Cambria
Carl Sandburg, poet, author
Brewster H. Shaw, NASA astronaut
Al Simmons, Milwaukee
Tom Snyder newscaster, Milwaukee
Dr. James Thompson, pioneer in stem cell research
Spencer Tracy actor, Milwaukee
Thorstein Veblen economist, Cato Township
Mike Webster, Tomahawk Nine-time Pro Bowl center won four Super Bowls with Steelers in 1970s; didn't miss a game from '74 to '85.
Orson Wells actor and producer, Kenosha
Laura Ingalls Wilder author, Pepin
Thornton Wilder author, Madison
Charles Winninger actor, Athen
Frank Lloyd Wright architect, Richland Center
Bob Uecker baseball player, Milwaukee

The Violent Femmes, from Milwaukee!
****************
Jim Montgomery, Madison
First person to swim 100-meter freestyle in less than 50 seconds; won gold medals in 100 free and two relays at 1976 Olympics.
Alvin Kraenzlein, Milwaukee - Won gold medals in the 60-meter dash, 110-meter high hurdles, 200-meter low hurdles and long jump at 1900 Olympics.

Elroy (Crazy Legs) Hirsch, Wausau
University of Michigan's first four-sport letterman had 387 catches and 66 TDs for Chicago Rockets and Rams from 1946 to '57.

Harvey Kuenn, West Allis
Led AL in hits four times; batted .303 with 2,092 hits and 356 doubles for career (1952-66); eight-time All-Star.

Dave Krieg, Schofield
Illini-Badger Conference player of the year in 1979 at Milton College; spent 19 years in NFL, passing for 38,147 yards (eighth alltime) and 261 TDs (seventh).

Frank Parker, Milwaukee
Won U.S. tennis singles championship in 1944 and '45, French in '48 and '49.

Tony Kubek, Milwaukee
Three-time All-Star; 1957 Rookie of the Year; played in six World Series with Yankees.

Terry Porter, Milwaukee
Two-time NAIA All-America at Wisconsin-Stevens Point; appeared in two NBA finals with Blazers; hit 1,000th three-pointer last year with Heat.

Mark Johnson, Madison
All-America at Wisconsin in 1978 and '79; leading scorer on gold-medal-winning '80 U.S. Olympic hockey team.

Arnold Herber, Green Bay
Strong-armed Packers quarterback teamed with Don Hutson in 1930s to form NFL's first great pass-catching duo.

Archie Hahn, Dodgeville
Won 60-, 100- and 200-meter dashes at 1904 Olympics.

Tuffy Leemans, Superior
Led NFL in rushing as rookie with Giants in 1936; had 3,132 rushing yards, 2,318 passing yards and 422 receiving yards over eight seasons.

Chris Steinmetz, Milwaukee
Led South Division High to 1902 state basketball title; at Wisconsin became first college player to score 1,000 points.

David Greenwood, Park Falls
In 1978 became first state high schooler to high-jump seven feet; All-USFL safety in '83 and '84.

Ken Keltner, Milwaukee
Seven-time All-Star third baseman with Indians and Red Sox helped end Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941 with two dazzling catches.

Eddie Cochems, Sturgeon Bay
Father of the Forward Pass coached Saint Louis University to 22-0 win over Carroll College on Sept. 5, 1906, the first time the pass was extensively used.

LaVern Dilweg, Milwaukee
Two-time All-America end at Marquette was one of NFL's first dominant receivers with Packers in 1920s.

Suzy Favor-Hamilton, Stevens Point
Won 23 Big Ten and nine NCAA distance running titles at Wisconsin from 1987 to '90.

Burleigh Grimes, Emerald
Spitball artist was 270-212 with six teams from 1916 to '34; twice led NL in wins.

Bob Peterson, Comstock
Three-time NCAA wrestling All-America at Iowa State won gold in 1972 Olympics and silver in '76.

Mickey Crowe, St. Nazianz
JFK Prep basketball star led nation's high schoolers with 41 ppg as a senior in 1974-75.

Rocky Bleier, Appleton
Halfback was key member of Steelers' four Super Bowl-champion teams; rushed for 3,865 yards and 23 TDs over 11-year career.

Latrell Sprewell, Milwaukee
Coach-choking guard is three-time All-Star who has averaged 19.8 points over eight-year career with Warriors and Knicks.

Connie Carpenter, Madison
First U.S. woman to compete in Winter and Summer Olympics; placed seventh in 15,000-meter speed skating at 1972 Games, won gold in cycling in '84.

Andy North, Monona
Three-time All-America golfer at Florida won 1978 and '85 U.S. Opens.

Jim Chones, Racine
Excelled in basketball, football and track at St. Catherine's High; averaged 8.3 rebounds with three NBA teams from 1974 to '82.

Ginger Beaumont, Rochester
Pirates outfielder batted .311 over 12 seasons, including NL-best .357 in 1902; led league in hits four times.

Ed Konetchy, La Crosse
Had 2,150 hits in 15-year major league career (1907 to '21); led NL first basemen in fielding percentage eight times.

John Peterson, Comstock
Wisconsin-Stout All-America wrestler won silver medal in 1972 Olympics and gold in '76 Games.

Johnny Blood, New Richmond
Caught then NFL-record 11 TDs with Packers in 1931.

Pat Harder, Milwaukee
Star running back on Cardinals' 1947 NFL title team; led league in scoring in '47, '48, '49. (“Hit ‘em again – Harder football cheer came from this)


Pat Richter, Madison
Three-sport star at Wisconsin; football All-America in 1961-62; caught then record 11 passes in Badgers '63 Rose Bowl loss to USC; now Wisconsin athletic director.

Bob Johnson, Madison
Coached Wisconsin to NCAA hockey championships in 1973, '77 and '81; won Stanley Cup with Penguins in '91.

Pat Matzdorf, Sheboygan
Set world high jump record with 7' 6 1/4" leap as a Wisconsin junior in 1971.

Wayne Zahn, Milwaukee
Won more than 20 major bowling championships from 1960 to '81; rolled nine 300 games and eight 299 games.

Jim Gantner, Eden
Five-sport star at Campbellsport High; had 1,696 hits as steady Brewers infielder from 1976 to '92.
 
#52
#52
BigAppleBucky said:
Until the 1980's, Big Ten teams were not allowed to take repeat visits to the Rose Bowl. (Rose was the only bowl the conference participated in and it was felt repeating would take away another school's chance.)
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Not true entirely. That is applied in tie breakers. The outright big 10 winner is invited to the Rose bowl except in tie breaker situations. Only in tie breakers is when they apply the team that has gone the longest from appearing in the Rose bowl to be invited over the team the most recently appeared. Still Gay.

What is so amazing, many years where OSU and Michigan went consecutive times never managed back to back especially during part of the 10 year war.
January 1, 1970 Southern California 10 Michigan 3
January 1, 1971 Stanford 27 Ohio State 17
January 1, 1972 Stanford 13 Michigan 12
January 1, 1973 Southern California 42 Ohio State 17
January 1, 1974 Ohio State 42 Southern California 21
January 1, 1975 Southern California 18 Ohio State 17
January 1, 1976 UCLA 23 Ohio State 10
January 1, 1977 Southern California 14 Michigan 6
January 2, 1978 Washington 27 Michigan 20
January 1, 1979 Southern California 17 Michigan 10
January 1, 1980 Southern California 17 Ohio State 16
January 1, 1981 Michigan 23 Washington 16
 
#53
#53
BigAppleBucky said:
Until the 1980's, Big Ten teams were not allowed to take repeat visits to the Rose Bowl. (Rose was the only bowl the conference participated in and it was felt repeating would take away another school's chance.)

Then with the BCS garbage in the 2000's, there weren't any Big Ten teams in the Rose Bowl several years.

Some well known Wisconsin natives or people who contributed to Wisconsin:


Steven Ambrose, author (Band of Brothers)
Alan Ameche, Kenosha All-state fullback at Bradford High won 1954 Heisman at Wisconsin; ran for 4,045 yards in 10 seasons with Colts.
Don Ameche actor, Kenosha
John Bardeen inventor, Madison
Bunny Berrigan - Fox Lake
Richard I.Bong, Air Force Pilot, WW2 Ace of Aces, Poplar
Steve Bornstien- Former ESPN President
Dave Casper, Chilton Tight end for Super Bowl XI and XV champion Raiders made five straight Pro Bowls (1976 to '80).
Carrie Catt woman suffragist, Ripon
Dick Cheney, politician, VP, was a Madison grad student in the early "70's
Carrie Chapman Catt womens suffragist, Ripon
Roy Chapman Andrews naturalist and explorer, Beloit
Ellen Corby actress, Racine
Tyne Daly actress, Madison
William Defoe actor, Appleton
Donald Dafoe, MD, World-reknowned transplant surgeon,
August Derleth author, Sauk City
Jeanne Dixon seer, Medford
Wallace C. Doud, Consultant & Corporate Director, Motorola, Inc.
Chris Farley actor, Madison
Edna Ferber author, Appleton
Zona Gale author, Portage
Hamlin Garland novelist and essayist, West Salem
Heather Graham, actress, Milwaukee
Bud Grant, Superior
Skitch Henderson-musician
Kevin Henkes, children's author
Marguerite Henry author
Woody Herman band leader, Milwaukee
Eric Heiden speed skater, Madison
Beth Heiden speed skater, cross country skiier and cyclyist
Woody Herman band leader, Milwaukee
Harry Houdini magician, Appleton
Loretta Sell Hildegarde singer, Adell
Thomas Hulce actor, Whitewater
William Immerman, Writer of the "Halloween" Movies
Dan Jansen, West Allis
Addie Joss, Woodland
Helene Kapphahu, Madison Set world swimming records in 20 events and Olympic records in 100-meter free, 400 free and 4x100 free relay at 1932 Games.
Pee Wee King singer, Abrams
George F. Kennan diplomat, Milwaukee
Harvey Kuehn,, baseball player and former Brewers manager
Robert La Follette politician, Primrose
Curley Lambeau, Green Bay
Mark C. Lee NASA Astronaut
Aldo Leopold, naturalist, author
Liberace pianist, West Allis
Charles Lindbergh, aviator
Allen Ludden tv host, Mineral Point
D. Wayne Lukas, Antigo Has trained 15 Breeders' Cup winners; won six straight Triple Crown races from 1994 to '96.
Alfred Lunt actor, Milwaukee
Frederic March actor, Racine
Jackie Mason comedian, Sheboygan
General Douglas Mac Arthur
Fred MacMurray, actor, Beaver Dam
Golda Meir politician, Milwaukee
Dina Merrill- Actress
Walter Mirisch, Academy Award-winning Producer, (West Side Story, The Apartment, In the Heat of the Night, Pink Panter movies)
Billy Mitchell, Milwaukee, Air Force Pioneer
Neil Moldenhauer - Famous Footwear founder
John P. Morgridge, President and CEO of Cisco Systems, Inc
Ernie Nevers, Superior All-Pro in each of his five NFL seasons
Edwin Newman-broadcaster/newsman
Lorine Niedecker poet
Andy North, U.S. Open (PGA) winner '78, '85, Madison
Sterling North, author
Pat O'Brien actor, Milwaukee
Georgia O'Keeffe painter, Sun Prairie
Jim Otto, Wausau Started 210 straight games at center for Raiders from 1961 to '75; went to 12 Pro Bowls.
Andy Pafko was from Boyceville
Les Paul musician, Waukesha
George W. Peck Author
Amy Pietz actress, Oak Creek
Charlotte Rae actress, Milwaukee
Ellen Raskin, Milwaukee, author
William H. Rehnquist jurist, Milwaukee
Charles and John Ringling circus entrepreneurs, Baraboo
Gena Rowlands actress, Cambria
Carl Sandburg, poet, author
Brewster H. Shaw, NASA astronaut
Al Simmons, Milwaukee
Tom Snyder newscaster, Milwaukee
Dr. James Thompson, pioneer in stem cell research
Spencer Tracy actor, Milwaukee
Thorstein Veblen economist, Cato Township
Mike Webster, Tomahawk Nine-time Pro Bowl center won four Super Bowls with Steelers in 1970s; didn't miss a game from '74 to '85.
Orson Wells actor and producer, Kenosha
Laura Ingalls Wilder author, Pepin
Thornton Wilder author, Madison
Charles Winninger actor, Athen
Frank Lloyd Wright architect, Richland Center
Bob Uecker baseball player, Milwaukee

The Violent Femmes, from Milwaukee!
****************
Jim Montgomery, Madison
First person to swim 100-meter freestyle in less than 50 seconds; won gold medals in 100 free and two relays at 1976 Olympics.
Alvin Kraenzlein, Milwaukee - Won gold medals in the 60-meter dash, 110-meter high hurdles, 200-meter low hurdles and long jump at 1900 Olympics.

Elroy (Crazy Legs) Hirsch, Wausau
University of Michigan's first four-sport letterman had 387 catches and 66 TDs for Chicago Rockets and Rams from 1946 to '57.

Harvey Kuenn, West Allis
Led AL in hits four times; batted .303 with 2,092 hits and 356 doubles for career (1952-66); eight-time All-Star.

Dave Krieg, Schofield
Illini-Badger Conference player of the year in 1979 at Milton College; spent 19 years in NFL, passing for 38,147 yards (eighth alltime) and 261 TDs (seventh).

Frank Parker, Milwaukee
Won U.S. tennis singles championship in 1944 and '45, French in '48 and '49.

Tony Kubek, Milwaukee
Three-time All-Star; 1957 Rookie of the Year; played in six World Series with Yankees.

Terry Porter, Milwaukee
Two-time NAIA All-America at Wisconsin-Stevens Point; appeared in two NBA finals with Blazers; hit 1,000th three-pointer last year with Heat.

Mark Johnson, Madison
All-America at Wisconsin in 1978 and '79; leading scorer on gold-medal-winning '80 U.S. Olympic hockey team.

Arnold Herber, Green Bay
Strong-armed Packers quarterback teamed with Don Hutson in 1930s to form NFL's first great pass-catching duo.

Archie Hahn, Dodgeville
Won 60-, 100- and 200-meter dashes at 1904 Olympics.

Tuffy Leemans, Superior
Led NFL in rushing as rookie with Giants in 1936; had 3,132 rushing yards, 2,318 passing yards and 422 receiving yards over eight seasons.

Chris Steinmetz, Milwaukee
Led South Division High to 1902 state basketball title; at Wisconsin became first college player to score 1,000 points.

David Greenwood, Park Falls
In 1978 became first state high schooler to high-jump seven feet; All-USFL safety in '83 and '84.

Ken Keltner, Milwaukee
Seven-time All-Star third baseman with Indians and Red Sox helped end Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941 with two dazzling catches.

Eddie Cochems, Sturgeon Bay
Father of the Forward Pass coached Saint Louis University to 22-0 win over Carroll College on Sept. 5, 1906, the first time the pass was extensively used.

LaVern Dilweg, Milwaukee
Two-time All-America end at Marquette was one of NFL's first dominant receivers with Packers in 1920s.

Suzy Favor-Hamilton, Stevens Point
Won 23 Big Ten and nine NCAA distance running titles at Wisconsin from 1987 to '90.

Burleigh Grimes, Emerald
Spitball artist was 270-212 with six teams from 1916 to '34; twice led NL in wins.

Bob Peterson, Comstock
Three-time NCAA wrestling All-America at Iowa State won gold in 1972 Olympics and silver in '76.

Mickey Crowe, St. Nazianz
JFK Prep basketball star led nation's high schoolers with 41 ppg as a senior in 1974-75.

Rocky Bleier, Appleton
Halfback was key member of Steelers' four Super Bowl-champion teams; rushed for 3,865 yards and 23 TDs over 11-year career.

Latrell Sprewell, Milwaukee
Coach-choking guard is three-time All-Star who has averaged 19.8 points over eight-year career with Warriors and Knicks.

Connie Carpenter, Madison
First U.S. woman to compete in Winter and Summer Olympics; placed seventh in 15,000-meter speed skating at 1972 Games, won gold in cycling in '84.

Andy North, Monona
Three-time All-America golfer at Florida won 1978 and '85 U.S. Opens.

Jim Chones, Racine
Excelled in basketball, football and track at St. Catherine's High; averaged 8.3 rebounds with three NBA teams from 1974 to '82.

Ginger Beaumont, Rochester
Pirates outfielder batted .311 over 12 seasons, including NL-best .357 in 1902; led league in hits four times.

Ed Konetchy, La Crosse
Had 2,150 hits in 15-year major league career (1907 to '21); led NL first basemen in fielding percentage eight times.

John Peterson, Comstock
Wisconsin-Stout All-America wrestler won silver medal in 1972 Olympics and gold in '76 Games.

Johnny Blood, New Richmond
Caught then NFL-record 11 TDs with Packers in 1931.

Pat Harder, Milwaukee
Star running back on Cardinals' 1947 NFL title team; led league in scoring in '47, '48, '49. (“Hit ‘em again – Harder football cheer came from this)


Pat Richter, Madison
Three-sport star at Wisconsin; football All-America in 1961-62; caught then record 11 passes in Badgers '63 Rose Bowl loss to USC; now Wisconsin athletic director.

Bob Johnson, Madison
Coached Wisconsin to NCAA hockey championships in 1973, '77 and '81; won Stanley Cup with Penguins in '91.

Pat Matzdorf, Sheboygan
Set world high jump record with 7' 6 1/4" leap as a Wisconsin junior in 1971.

Wayne Zahn, Milwaukee
Won more than 20 major bowling championships from 1960 to '81; rolled nine 300 games and eight 299 games.

Jim Gantner, Eden
Five-sport star at Campbellsport High; had 1,696 hits as steady Brewers infielder from 1976 to '92.
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i don't know this much about my family, damn the winters must begin early and be long cold and shut in with nothing to do but google wisconsin tidbits!:blink:
 
#56
#56
A Wisconsin forklift operator for a Miller beer distributor was fired when a picture was published in a newspaper showing him drinking a Bud Light.
 
#58
#58
The biggest hamburger that was served was 8,266 pounds. It was made at the Burger Fest in Seymour, Wisconsin.
 
#64
#64
It is illegal to wear a hat that obstructs people's view in a public theater or place of amusement in Wisconsin.
 
#69
#69
jcolli30 said:
:lolabove:

Oh how I could quote Superbad, but how inappropriate would that be?
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I actually found a couple of other strange Wisconsin laws that were even more comical but I didn't think they were appropriate for the board. All I will say is that there is an unimaginable act that is legal with an animal provided it weighs less than 40 pounds.
 
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