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75th Anniversary All-Sun Bowl Team
 Jamar Fletcher
Defensive Back • Wisconsin
2000 Sun Bowl
Recorded seven tackles, one interception and one
pass breakup ... a part of one of the best one-on-one matchups in Sun Bowl
history, as consensus All-America Fletcher played cover corner on UCLA
consensus All-America wideout Freddie Mitchell ... Mitchell was named the game's
MVP, but Fletcher recorded several key plays in the game that Wisconsin won,
21-20 ... Fletcher picked off Cory Paus and returned it 20-yards to midfield to
seal the victory for the Badgers ... recipient of the 2000 Jim Thorpe Award ...
2000 Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... set Wisconsin career
records for interceptions (21) and pass breakups (57) in just three seasons ...
named to the All-Alvarez team, a team of players who played at Wisconsin during
the Barry Alvarez Era ... a first round draft pick of the Miami Dolphins ... has
played seven seasons in the NFL with Miami, San Diego, Detroit and Houston ...
currently with the Houston Texans ... a native of St. Louis, Mo.
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