Barry Alvarez
American football player, coach, and administrator (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barry Lee Alvarez (born December 30, 1946) is an American former college football coach and athletic director at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as the head football coach at Wisconsin for 16 seasons, from 1990 to 2005, compiling a career record of 119–72–4. He has the longest head coaching tenure and the most wins in Wisconsin Badgers football history. Alvarez stepped down as head coach after the 2005 season, and remained as athletic director until July 1, 2021.
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1946-12-30) December 30, 1946 (age 77) Langeloth, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1965–1967 | Nebraska |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1971–1973 | Lincoln NE HS (NE) (assistant) |
1974–1975 | Lexington HS (NE) |
1976–1978 | Mason City HS (IA) |
1979–1986 | Iowa (LB) |
1987 | Notre Dame (LB) |
1988–1989 | Notre Dame (DC) |
1990–2005 | Wisconsin |
2012 | Wisconsin (interim HC) |
2014 | Wisconsin (interim HC) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2004–2021 | Wisconsin |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 119–73–4 |
Bowls | 9–4 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3 Big Ten (1993, 1998, 1999) | |
Awards | |
AFCA Coach of the Year (1993) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1993) 2× Big Ten Coach of the Year (1993, 1998) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2010 (profile) | |
Since retiring, Alvarez has served as interim head coach on two occasions. He 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.
Alvarez was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2010. In honor of his accomplishments, the Badgers announced in 2021 that the field within Camp Randall would be renamed to Barry Alvarez Field.[1]