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(editors note: Wisconsin's ap- The appearance of the Univer- season that wrapped up the cham- pearance in the Garden State sity of Wisconsin Badgers in the pionship. In an era of one-platoon Bowlwas its first since Garden State Bowl December 13 football, Bowman, Richter and the 1963 Rose Bowl. It sparked a brought an end to the school's Underwood all played both offense sharp controversy on campus most exciting and successful foot- and defense. Bowman and Under- since a number of bowls Wiscon- ball season in many years. With woodplayed linebacker and on the sin was considered for fell during victories over perennial powers offensive line. Richter played wide the exam period. Regular Gargoyle Ohio State, Michigan and Purdue, receiver and defensive back. He readers will recall that one of the the Badgers gained the national was also the team's punter. purposes of this series is to show spotlight for the first time since In the 1963 Rose Bowl the the success of former UW athletes their 1974 victories over Ne- Badgers faced a strong USC team. who came to Law School here and braska and Missouri. The team's In those days the Big 10 domi- have gone on to careers in the run for the Rose Bowl also brought nated the Rose Bowl. Big 10 teams legal profession. While recogniz- back memories of Wisconsin's last had won 13 of the 16 games played ing the many values of inter- appearance in Pasadena in 1963. since the Big 10 - Pacific 10 pact collegiate athletics the University, Three future law students played was signed in 1947. Bowman with its decision to limit the dates on that team: Ken Bowman, and remembers that the Badgers may on which the football team could co-captains and Steve have been softened up by the participate in a bowl game, also Underwood. All three have gradu- many USC fans in the Los Angeles recognized that the primary pur- ated and gone on to successful area. "Everywhere we went, peo- pose of college athletes is still the legal careers. ple kept telling us how good we acquisition of a quality education. Under the direction of head were and how we had nothing to In 1963 these issues, although coach and quarter- worry about. We finally woke up present, were not as sharply back Ron Vanderkelen, the 1962 in the fourth quarter of the game drawn. The number of bowls was Badgers compiled an 8-2 record and realized everything we had smaller and they were primarily and won sole possession of the Big been told wasn't true. We realized confined to the Christmas-New 10 championship. Their only con- we were in a tough game." Year's week when the University ference loss was to Ohio State. At that point the Badgers was on vacation. Three future The highlights of the year were a trailed 42-14. They put on one of lawyers enjoyed that 1963 Bowl 17-8 victory over Notre Dame, a the greatest rallies in Rose Bowl trip. Their story is presented 34-12 shellacking of Michigan at history, scoring three touchdowns here.) Ann Arbor, and a 14-9 win over and a safety in the fourth quarter Minnesota in the last week of the before losing 42-37. Richter set a

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8 Rose Bowl record by catching 11 member of the committee that ON THE LIGHTER passes. Vanderkelen also set Rose negotiated the 1970 contract with Bowl records by completing 33 of owners. Bowman was elected the SIDE 48 passes for 401 yards. Packers' player representative in The following will can be found Underwood, Bowman and 1969. recorded in Anderson County, Richter gave different reasons for Today, Underwood and Bow- Texas. The outcome of the probate choosing to enter law school. Un- man are practicing lawyers in is not reported, but rumor has it derwood says he enrolled pri- Wisconsin, Underwood has that residents of the county still marily because he was turned worked in private practice and carry shovels and periodically dig down by the medical school. He with the U. S. Attorney's Office in for the buried $600: earned his J.D. in 1967. After gra- Milwaukee. In 1974, he was ap- duation in 1964, Bowman was pointed U.S. Attorney for the WILL OF HERMAN drafted by the Green Bay Packers. Western District of Wisconsin OBELWEISS He played center on the team replacing John Olson. In 1976, he from 1964 to 1973. During that headed the criminal unit of the I am writing of my will time the Packers won three NFL Wisconsin Department of Justice. mineselluf that dam lawyer want championships and two Super He now works in the department's he should have too much money, Bowl championships. "I wasn't civil litigation unit. Bowman is in he asked to many answers about really interested in going to law private practice in DePere. He family. first thing i want i dont school until I began looking for does some labor work, but the want my brother oscar have a employment during the off- bulk of his caseload consists of dam ting what i got. he done me seasons. It became apparent that divorces and personal injury out of forty dollars fourteen years there wasn't much of a market for claims. since. sociology majors. George Young Richter is general personnel I want it that hilda my sister encouraged me to give it a try." manager for Oscar Mayer and she gets the north sixtie akers of Bowman attended law school Company in Madison. His respon- at where i am homing it now. i bet from 1965 to 1971. He enrolled sibilities include establishing per- she dont get that loafer husband only in the spring semesters. He sonnel policies and practices for of hers to broke twenty akers next spent two semesters at North- the corporation and its subsidi- plowing time. she cant have it if western and DePaul in Chicago aries. In addition, he supervises she lets oscar live on it i want it i and did all his remaining work at corporate recruiting, manage- should have it back if she does. Wisconsin. "Going only one ment development, and training Tell mamma that six hundred semester a year was a problem," functions. Much of his work in- dollars she been looking for for he said. "The other students volves liaison with Oscar Mayer's twenty years is berried from the already seemed to have more outside legal counsel in matters backhouse behind about ten feet knowledge. There was also a prob- concerning government equal down. she better let little fred- lem with continuity. Just at the employment regulations. erick do the digging and count it time the other students were buy- The value of athletic competi- when he comes up. ing their books for fall semester, I tion is often misunderstood. For Pastor lucknitz can have three was getting ready to put my head some it is the financial key to an hundred dollars ifhe kiss the book in a helmet and ram it against a academic degree, for a much he wont preach no more dumhead brick wall." smaller number it is the start to a polotics. he should have a roof put Richter also enjoyed a suc- professional athletic career. For on the meetinghouse with (it) and cessful pro football career at the most, however, the value of col- the elders should the bills look at. same time he attended law school. legiate athletics is quite different. Momma the rest should get but i In 1976, he enrolled in the night After Richter and Bowman ended want it that adolph shud tell her course at American University in their NFL careers and joined Un- what not she do so no more slick Washington while playing for the derwood on the legal stage, the irishers sell her vokum cleaners Washington Redskins. "It wasn't determination, hard work and dy noise like hell and a broom dont as difficult to do them both as you dedication which led them to the cost so much. might imagine," he says. "We Rose Bowl also contributed to I want it that mine brother practiced from 9 to 3 during the their success as lawyers. The ad- adolph should be my execter and i week. I always had Monday off. versary situations they find them- want it that the jedge make After practice I headed directly to selves in today are not dissimilar adolph plenty bond put up and school to study. Richter earned his from the adversary conditions watch him like hell. J.D. from Wisconsin in 1971. they find themselves in today are Adolph is a good business man Both Richter and Bowman put not dissimilar from the adversary but only a dumkoph would trust their legal knowledge to work in conditions they encountered on him with a busted pfenning. i their pro football careers. Richter the football field. And the practice want dam sure that schlemic was elected as the Redskins' play- of law is arguably easier on the oscar dont nothing get. tell adolph er representative to the NFL Play- body than ramming your head he can have a hundred dollars if ers Association in 1967. He was a against a brick wall. he prove to jedje oscar dont get - Doug Putnam nothing. that dam sure fix oscar. (signed) Herman Obelweiss.

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