UW Athletic Hall of Fame
Ron Vander Kelen
- Induction:
- 1997
- Quarterback of Wisconsin's 1962 Big Ten championship team
- Won the 1962 Silver Football (presented by the Chicago Tribune) as the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player
- Led the Big Ten and ranked 12th nationally in both passing yards (1,009) and total offensive yards (1,237) in 1962
- Completed 33-48 passes for 401 yards in the 1963 Rose Bowl showdown between top-ranked USC and No. 2-rated Wisconsin
- Co-MVP of the 1963 Rose Bowl and a member of that bowl's Hall of Fame
- Set a Big Ten mark for touchdown passes (10) as a senior
- Member of Wisconsin's All-Time Football Team
- MVP of the 1963 College All-Star Game after leading his team to a 20-17 win over the Green Bay Packers
- Signed as free agent with the Minnesota Vikings after being a 21st round draft pick of the AFL's New York Titans in 1963
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