Ron Vander Kelen

Ron Vander Kelen
	Vander Kelen (#15, white) in the 1963 Rose Bowl
No. 11, 15
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	November 6, 1939; Preble, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:	August 14, 2016 (aged 76); Edina, Minnesota, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Preble
College:	Wisconsin
AFL draft:	1963 / round: 21 / pick: 163
Undrafted:	1963
Career history
	Minnesota Vikings (1963–1967);
Career highlights and awards
	Chicago Tribune Silver Football (1962); First-team All-Big Ten (1962); 1963 Rose Bowl MVP; Chicago College All-Star Game MVP (1963); Rose Bowl Hall of Fame (1991);
Career NFL statistics
TDINT:
TDINT:	6-11
Yards:	1375
Passer rating:	50.0
	Player stats at PFR

Ronald Vander Kelen (November 6, 1939 – August 14, 2016) was an American football quarterback.^[1] He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is best known for his MVP performance in the 1963 Rose Bowl, where he broke several Rose Bowl records, some of which still stand. In that game, he orchestrated a legendary fourth quarter comeback attempt against the USC Trojans in the first #1 (USC) versus #2 (Wisconsin) bowl game in college football history. Vander Kelen was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1991.^[2]

^ "Ron Vander Kelen NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
^ "History - Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Inductees". www.tournamentofroses.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2016.