Overview
With traditions, records, and team lore, this lively book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Badgers fan should know. This guide to all things Badgers covers football and basketball (and even a little hockey), including the Barry Alvarez years, Camp Randall Stadium and the tradition of Jump Around, and the Bo Ryan era. Jesse Temple has collected every essential piece of Badgers knowledge and trivia, including the 1941 NCAA Championship and 1994 Rose Bowl victory, as well as must-do activities, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist for fans of all ages.
Author Biography
Jesse Temple covers Wisconsin and Big Ten football for ESPN.com. He has twice been named a top-10 beat writer in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors. Barry Alvarez is a College Football Hall of Fame coach who served as the head football coach at Wisconsin for 16 seasons. Alvarez is now the Athletic Director at Wisconsin.
Press Releases
100 Things Wisconsin Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
By Jesse Temple / Foreword by Barry Alvarez
Contact: Sam Ofman, Triumph Books, 312.568.5450,
s.ofman@triumphbooks.com
The University of Wisconsin’s athletic department has a long and fascinating history filled with traditions and team lore. Whether fans are cheering on the Badgers with Bucky at Camp Randall Stadium or Kohl Center, there is an undeniable amount of energy and team spirit revolving around the school’s teams.
Jesse Temple, who covers Wisconsin and Big Ten Football for ESPN.com, has compiled the personalities, events, and facts every Badgers fan should know by heart in 100 Things Wisconsin Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (Triumph Books, September 2016). This unique new title includes in-depth interviews and newspaper archive research about the basketball, football, and hockey teams. From the Badgers' early football successes of the 1940s and 1950s to the Barry Alvarez years and beyond, this book provides essential Badgers knowledge and trivia. Highlights of the book include:
- Former College Football Hall of Fame coach Barry Alvarez talks about the importance of looking in the past, but also focusing on the future of Badger athletics in the foreword
- A detailed recap of the 6 men’s hockey titles
- Historic moments in Badgers history, including the 1941 NCAA Championship and the 1994 Rose Bowl activity
- A fun and easy-to-follow checklist of must-do activities for fans across the country
100 Things Wisconsin Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is a can’t-miss book that every fan needs on their bookshelf. This excellent release has it all: need-to-know trivia, entertaining activities to do, and a nostalgic peek into the past as well as a hopeful look at the future.
About the Author:
Jesse Temple covers Wisconsin and Big Ten football for ESPN.com. He has twice been named a top-10 beat writer in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
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