By Jordan Schelling
Shares common bonds with Swan, Leonhard through on-field adversity, off-field leadership, strong beliefs in God
Jim Leonhard. Luke Swan. Chris Maragos.
Their names are familiar for Wisconsin football fans and they have inspired young athletes around the state as much for what they have done on the field as their leadership off it.
Leonhard, Swan and Maragos come from similar backgrounds — all three are Wisconsin natives — and each started their careers as walk-ons before eventually earning team captain honors as seniors, a common journey that has bonded the three together.
Maragos continues Wisconsin walk-on tradition