28 Facts About Barry Alvarez

1.

Barry Alvarez has the longest head coaching tenure and the most wins in Wisconsin Badgers football history.

2.

Since retiring, Barry Alvarez has served as interim head coach on two occasions.

3.

Barry Alvarez coached Wisconsin in the 2013 Rose Bowl, after the departure of Bret Bielema to the University of Arkansas, and in 2015 Outback Bowl, following the departure of Gary Andersen to Oregon State University.

4.

Barry Alvarez was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2010.

5.

Barry Alvarez was born and raised in Langeloth, Pennsylvania, where his family settled after his grandparents immigrated to the United States from Spain.

6.

Barry Alvarez intercepted a pass in a game played between the Cornhuskers and the Badgers in Madison.

7.

Barry Alvarez was an assistant coach in charge of the defense at Lincoln Northeast High School football team in Lincoln, Nebraska where his undefeated team won the City Championship, Trans-Nebraska Championship and were Co-Champions for the State of Nebraska, Class 'A' in 1972.

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8.

In 1990, Barry Alvarez was named head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers.

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Barry Alvarez inherited a program that had not had a winning season since 1984, and had only won seven games in Big Ten Conference play in that time.

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In recruiting players, Barry Alvarez made the decision to "build a wall" around the state of Wisconsin, to make sure all of the state's top recruits were going to be recruited to the program.

11.

Barry Alvarez encouraged walk-on players to try out for the team.

12.

Barry Alvarez won only eleven games in his first three seasons.

13.

Barry Alvarez led the Badgers to 11 bowl games, winning 8 of them; before his arrival they had been to only six bowls in their entire history, with only one win.

14.

Barry Alvarez retired for the first time at Wisconsin with a win over the Auburn Tigers in the 2006 Capital One Bowl.

15.

Barry Alvarez is the only Big Ten Conference coach to win consecutive Rose Bowls.

16.

On December 5,2012, the day after the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game, Badgers head coach Bret Bielema announced he would be leaving to take the Arkansas head coaching position and revealed to the media that Barry Alvarez would be the interim coach for the Badgers in the 2013 Rose Bowl.

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Barry Alvarez is the only Big Ten coach with consecutive wins over the Ohio State Buckeyes during Jim Tressel's coaching tenure there; those came in 2003 and 2004.

18.

Barry Alvarez had six seasons with at least nine wins at Wisconsin.

19.

Barry Alvarez replaced Pat Richter as athletic director in 2004 while retaining the head coaching position.

20.

In 2006, Barry Alvarez released his autobiography, Don't Flinch, co-authored by Mike Lucas.

21.

Barry Alvarez worked both the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and 2007 BCS National Championship Game as well as select NFL games.

22.

Barry Alvarez was one of the thirteen inaugural members of the College Football Playoff selection committee.

23.

Barry Alvarez was the defensive coordinator for the 1988 and 1989 teams which lost a single game in these two seasons and were named national champions in 1988.

24.

Barry Alvarez was twice honored as the Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year, in 1993 and 1998.

25.

On October 13,2006, a bronze statue of Barry Alvarez was unveiled in the Kellner Plaza of Camp Randall Stadium.

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26.

The statue honoring Barry Alvarez had been announced the previous year, at his last home game as head coach.

27.

In 2009, Barry Alvarez was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame.

28.

On May 27,2010 it was announced that Barry Alvarez would be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2010 class.