UW Athletic Hall of Fame
Jim Bakken
- Induction:
- 2001
- enrolled at Wisconsin from Madison West High School
- member of the 1959 Big Ten Championship Football Team that played in the 1960 Rose Bowl game
- honorable mention All-Big Ten as a sophomore, 1959
- first Badger kicker to eclipse the 40-yard barrier in 1960 with a 41.9 yard average
- co-captain of the 1961 Badger Football Team
- holds record for the second longest punt in UW history, 90 yards vs. Northwestern, November 1961
- led the Big Ten in punting, 1960 and 1961; placing seventh in the NCAA, 1960
- UW leader in career punting average with 40.1 yards
- drafted in 1962 by the NFL Los Angeles Rams in the 7th round; had a 17 year career in the National Football League with the St. Louis Cardinals
- NFL record holder for the most field goals in one game, 7 vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers, September 1965
- all-time scoring leader for the St. Louis Cardinals football team during the 1965 season
- NFL Pro Bowl selection - 1965, 1967, 1975 and 1976
- NFL Kicker of the Decade for the 1960's
- president of the NFL Players Association, 1969
- most valuable player on the St. Louis Cardinals football team; and Missouri Athletic Club sportsman of the year, 1976
- third all-time leading record holder for the most consecutive games played in the NFL, 230
- scored 1380 points as a kicker during NFL career
- member of the Madison Sports Hall of Fame, 1984
- seven time Wisconsin State Masters Handball Doubles Champion, 1991-1997
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