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Athletes to Icons, Part Two: Former UW Stars Win Big in Business (IBMadison.com)

Last week, in part one of IBâ??s three-part series on former UW Athletes-turned-business icons, we featured Randy Wright and Rich Lynch. (Yes, Badger fans, we will hear from Al Toon â?? next week!) This week, we catch up with Pat Richter, former Oscar Mayer executive and University of Wisconsin Athletic Director; Bryan Renk, who just assumed the position of Executive Director for BioForward in Madison; Jim Bradley, now president and CEO of Home Savings Bank; Joe Armentrout, owner and broker of Pinnacle Real Estate Group LLC; and Marsh Shapiro, owner of “Madisonâ??s Birthday Bar,” the Nitty Gritty.