Arlie Mucks, the indefatigable promoter of UW-Madison, a retired fighter pilot who wore Bucky Badger pajamas even on road trips and who was a hard- nosed star football player before the days of face-masks on helmets, died Saturday at the age of 85.
It would surprise only those who met him at back-slapping alumni sports outings with his buddy Elroy Hirsch to discover Mucks was a successful bank director, organizational wonder-worker and an adjutant general.