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Mike Hall, Badgers Wire
Fri, May 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM EDT
Wisconsin football is well
represented in the UW Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
On
Thursday, Wisconsin Interim Director of
Athletics Marcus Sedberry revealed the
12-person cohort at Camp Randall Stadium. In addition to Bob Bruce
(special service), Kelsey Card (track & field), Sam Dekker (basketball),
Alan Fish (administration), Janet (Huff) Dyer (basketball), Bob Konovsky
(wrestling & football), Sis Paulsen (hockey), Ron Vincent (hockey), Ron
Wuensche (golf) and Barbara Urbanska-Lucido (tennis), the loaded class also features football
alums Chris Borland and Melvin Gordon.
Gordon, who
played at Wisconsin from 2011-14, is arguably the greatest running back to ever
lace up for the Badgers. The
Kenosha, Wisconsin, product was the Doak Walker Award winner and Heisman Trophy
runner-up in 2014, and he left Madison as the No. 2 all-time in rushing yards
for a single season behind Barry Sanders.
Gordon also
ran for 408 yards against Nebraska on Nov. 15, 2014, to set the FBS single-game
rushing record, established the FBS record for career rushing average at 7.79
yards per carry, and became the fastest player in program history to reach 1,000 and 2,000 career rushing
yards.
A
record-breaking playmaker who redefined explosive offense at Wisconsin.
Melvin Gordon – UW Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2026 pic.twitter.com/KBncya9eHO
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Borland, meanwhile, was recognized as the
Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and Butkus-Fitzgerald Big
Ten Linebacker of the Year in 2013 for his contributions at linebacker. During
his tenure at UW from 2009-13, he was named first-team All-Big Ten in 2012, Big
Ten Freshman of the Year and first-team Freshman All-American in 2009, and set
the conference record with 15 career forced fumbles. Borland played in three
Rose Bowls for the Badgers before being drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2024.
