UW Athletic Hall of Fame
Carl Silvestri
- Induction:
- 2022
- Class:
- 1965
- Wisconsin football (1962-1964)
- Voted team MVP in 1964, playing both running back and defensive back
- Two-way starter for the Badgers, leading 1964 team in both rushing yards and interceptions
- Accounted for 411 yards of total offense and two touchdowns on the Badgers’ 1962 Big Ten Championship team
- Career rushing statistics of 5.2 yards per carry, including 6.2 yards per carry on the 1962 Big Ten Championship Team
- Career totals of 807 rushing yards and 282 receiving yards
- Played in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals (1965) and the Atlanta Falcons (1966-1967) as a defensive back
- Past President of the National W Club (1995) and the Milwaukee Chapter for the Mendota Gridiron Club
- Heritage
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