MADISON (WITI) — Twenty years ago this week, a Wisconsin win over a favored Michigan team led to an impromptu celebration at Camp Randall Stadium. That enthusiasm quickly turned to chaos and on Monday, October 28th, FOX6 News spoke with a player who went on to even greater heroics off the field.
It may be of little comfort to the handful of fans who were critically injured, but most of those involved in a 1993 crush at Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium got off relatively lightly. Serious flaws were uncovered in the stadium design and security, which provided a wake-up call for the whole of American mass spectator sport.
20 years ago, the Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Michigan Wolverines in a stunning upset. But the celebration that followed got a little bit out of hand — and that led to what is now known as the “crush.”
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