UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Rolland Barnum

  • Class
    1927
  • Induction
    1991
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Baseball, Men's Basketball
Rolland Barnum
  • Nine-time letterwinner in football, basketball and baseball as a Badger
  • Fullback and punter in football, guard in basketball and catcher and outfielder in baseball
  • All-conference honors in basketball during the 1926 season and co-captain of the basketball squad in 1927
  • Played professional basketball as one of original Oshkosh All-Stars following college
  • Big Ten football official for 21 years, he worked the 1948 College All-Star Game and the 1952 Rose Bowl
  • Worked as a Big Ten basketball official for six years
  • Member of the Madison Pen and Mike Club-Bowman Sports Foundation Hall of Fame
  • Played semi-professional baseball with the Madison Blues
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