Pat Richter was voted into the Badger Hall of Fame in 1991.
Here are a few of his many accomplishments. For a complete list you can go to the
W Club
and read more about what he did at the University of Wisconsin.
- The Madison native is the last Badger to earn nine letters (three each in football, basketball and baseball)
- Two-time first-team All-American on the gridiron, including consensus honors in 1962
- Led the Big Ten in receiving twice (1961 and 1962) and earned all-conference accolades both times
- Nation’s leading receiver as a junior with 47 catches for 817 yards and eight touchdowns
- Set Rose Bowl records with 11 catches for 163 yards in the 1963 battle between No. 1 USC and second-ranked Wisconsin
- Earned all-league honors in baseball three seasons, including first-team honors in 1963
- Named Director of Athletics at Wisconsin in 1989