….He was an old school journalism throwback to a faraway day when people read and newspapers mattered — when personal accountability carried far more weight than internet access, and excess.
“When the air gets a little crisper and leaves turn to flame, excitement mounts around the old Civil War training ground called Camp Randall,” Butler wrote in his book “The Badger Game.” He was a historian who took great pride in the many traditions that have defined University of Wisconsin athletics, especially football.
“Society likes to identify with something — a church affiliation, a lodge, a club, an athletic team,” Butler wrote. “Badger football, which started more than a century ago, remains a favorite tradition to thousands …”