 Vander Kelen (#15, white) in the 1963 Rose Bowl | |||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 6, 1939 Preble, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | August 14, 2016 (aged 76) Edina, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||
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| High school: | Preble | ||||||||
| College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1963 / round: 21 / pick: 163 | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1963 | ||||||||
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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.