Ron Vander Kelen at Wisconsin, 1963
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Quarterback, Wisconsin

Ron Vander Kelen

Born
Nov 6, 1939, in Preble, Wisconsin
Died
Aug 14, 2016, in Edina, Minnesota

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Ron Vander Kelen played quarterback at Wisconsin. He finished ninth in the 1962 Heisman vote.

At a glance

Best season
1962
Chicago Tribune Silver Football and First-team All-Big Ten
Heisman vote
9th
In the 1962 vote

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1962

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1968CFLCalgary Stampeders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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