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Meet the 2023 class for Wisconsin's Athletic Hall of Fame

TODD D. MILEWSKI
Jun 30, 2023
Jun 30, 2023 Updated Aug 7, 2024

Montee Ball - UW vs. Nebraska - Dec. 1, 2012 — UW running back Montee Ball dives into the end zone during the first half of the Badgers' win over Nebraska in the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 1, 2012, in Indianapolis.
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TODD D. MILEWSKI

Eleven former University of Wisconsin athletes from nine sports have been selected to join the school's athletic hall of fame.

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