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Japanese Boxer

Date: 01 22 1944
Description: Japanese boxer, Dick Miyagawa, with University of Wisconsin boxing coach, John J. Walsh. Miyagawa was the national collegiate champion in 1942 when he comp...
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NCAA Boxing Tournament

Date: 04 03 1948
Description: Vito Parisi, Wisconsin heavyweight champion, is holding the NCAA boxing tournament team championship trophy named for John Walsh. At left is Badger boxing ...
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University of Wisconsin Boxing Team Championship Dinner

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: Group portrait of the Wisconsin boxing team that won the national championship this year. Shown back row, left to right: Vito Parisi, Madison, heavy-weight...
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UW Basketball Coach and Two Team Members

Date: 03 08 1949
Description: Pictured standing between two basketball team members is University of Wisconsin basketball coach Harold "Bud" Foster. Standing on the left is senior Doug ...
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Cake from Homecoming Committee

Date: 11 05 1949
Description: After a 14-6 Badger football victory over Northwestern, a crowd of 3,000 fans jammed the North Western Rail Road Station to welcome the team and present th...
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Wisconsin Freshman Football Player of the Year

Date: 11 15 1949
Description: University of Wisconsin head freshman coach George Lanphear (left) recognizes Dave Hansen of Eau Claire as the freshman Player of The Year.
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University of Wisconsin Football Banquet

Date: 11 29 1949
Description: University of Wisconsin football coach Ivy Williamson (center) congratulates Badger stars Ken Huxhold (left) from Kenosha, 1950 team captain, and All-Ameri...
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Wisconsin's Great Miler, Don Gehrmann

Date: 01 09 1950
Description: U.W. Madison track coach Guy Sundt, right, examining new track shoes with his star miler, Don Gehrmann, who once ran a mile race in 4:09.5 minutes.
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Big Ten Most Valuable Player Robert Wilson

Date: 02 18 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin football star Captain Robert "Red" Wilson is recognized as the Big Ten Conference "Most Valuable Player" for 1949 and awarded the C...
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University of Wisconsin Basketball Banquet

Date: 03 07 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin's basketball coach Harold E. "Bud" Foster (left) is shown with two of his 1949-1950 basketball stars at the team banquet. In the ce...
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UW Boxing Coach and Captain

Date: 04 04 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin boxing coach John J. Walsh congratulates boxer John R. "Dick" Murphy on his selection as captain for the 1951 team.
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UW Baseball-Big 10 Championship

Date: 05 29 1950
Description: Group portrait of members of the University of Wisconsin Baseball-Big 10 Champions. They are, from left: Arthur Mansfield, head coach; Gene Evans, 1950 cap...
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Big Ten-Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Track Meet

Date: 06 20 1950
Description: Don Gehrmann (left), who capped a great career by winning the mile and half mile races at the Big Ten-Pacific Coast intercollegiate track meet held at Camp...
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Wisconsin Football Team

Date: 10 20 1950
Description: The University of Wisconsin football team boards an airplane taking them to their game at Michigan, played the following day.
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Wisconsin Basketball Coach and Key Player

Date: 11 28 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin coach "Bud" Foster with key player "Ab" Nichols of Rockford, Illinois.
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Badger Coaches and Captains

Date: 11 28 1950
Description: Badger football captains and players posing for a group portrait at the annual varsity football banquet at the Loraine Hotel. Pictured in first row are: Ge...
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Charlie Hopkins and John Walsh, Wisconsin Boxing Coach

Date: 01 04 1951
Description: University of Wisconsin boxing coach John Walsh poses with Charlie Hopkins, former Madison Central High School athlete who now boxes for Wisconsin and is a...
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U.W. Basketball Team Group Portrait

Date: 11 24 1951
Description: Group portrait of the University of Wisconsin varsity basketball squad with their two coaches.
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U.W. Basketball Team

Date: 11 24 1951
Description: Coach Harold "Bud" Foster, right, is shown at the start of his 18th season, kneeling with three of his forwards. They are Harvey Kuenn (#48), Carl Herreid ...
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Gyro Club Banquet

Date: 03 10 1952
Description: The coach, assistant coach, and six senior players of the University of Wisconsin basketball team who were honored at the 28th annual Gyro Club banquet.

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