In 1970, Butch took a few rings of venison sausage to a favorite Badger haunt, Rhode’s Steak House. A hat was passed and $45 was collected, launching Butch’s Badger Bologna Bash. Over the course of 30+ years, the Bash raised more than $3 million for UW athletics and Band. Today a fully endowed “Butch & Ruth Strickler” scholarship is awarded to a UW athlete each year.
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