Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
1963 Rose Bowl Game
1994 Inductee
A three-sport letterman and nine-time letter winner at the University of Wisconsin, All-America end Pat Richter truly established a national name for himself on January 1, 1963. The Rose Bowl Game that day pitted Wisconsin against national-champion USC. The Trojans won the game 42–37, but Wisconsin’s offense was extremely potent, and Richter set Rose Bowl Game records of 11 catches and 163 receiving yards. His marks stood for 31 years.
Richter led the Big Ten in receiving twice during his career and is still among the leading receivers in Wisconsin’s history. In 1989, he was named director of athletics at his alma mater. He was responsible for overseeing the rebuilding of one of the nation’s most successful athletic programs, an effort capped by Wisconsin’s 1994 New Year’s Day victory over favored UCLA. He has since retired to the position of athletic director emeritus.
