As the countdown to the first Wisconsin football game of the season continues, Badger of Honor is taking a look at Badgers by the numbers, checking in on a different Badger or Badgers players who wore the number corresponding with the remaining days until the Badgers head to Texas to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday, Sept. 5.
Next up in our countdown, signifying 35 days until college football is back, is the legendary Alan Ameche.
One of the most celebrated players in Wisconsin football history, Ameche — known as “The Horse” or “The Iron Horse” —was a fullback for the Badgers from 1951-1954.