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BARRY ALVAREZ
RETIRED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY
Barry Alvarez began his head football coaching duties at Wisconsin in 1990, and in April of 2004 began a dual role when he assumed the responsibility of Director of Athletics.
Alvarez has been at the forefront of the revival of the Badger athletic program during his entire tenure in Madison. He has guided Wisconsin to three Big Ten and Rose Bowl titles (including back-to-back in 1998-99) en route to becoming the winningest football coach in school history (99-67-4 record).
His 7-2 (.777) record in bowl games with the Badgers is second-best in college football history among coaches with at least seven bowl appearances. The 1993 national coach of the year, he is a two-time (1993 and 1998) Big Ten coach of the year and was a finalist for ESPN’s coach of the decade (1990s) honor.
Alvarez is a 1969 graduate of the University of Nebraska, where he played linebacker and went on to earn his master’s degree. He received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from his alma mater in 2003.
Alvarez and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of three grown children: daughters Dawn (Mrs. Brad Ferguson) and Stacy (Mrs. Mike Delzer); and son Chad. Barry and Cindy are grandparents to Joe and Jake Ferguson, and Grace and Jackson Delzer.
