100 Things Washington Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

100 Things Washington Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

100 Things Washington Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

100 Things Washington Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

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Overview

Most University of Washington fans have taken in a game or two at Husky Stadium or Hec Edmundson Pavilion. But only real fans know the full lineage of the school's "Quarterback U" reputation and can name the football stars who went on to be Hall of Fame players. 100 Things Washington Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource for true fans of the Washington Huskies. Whether you were there for every game of the 1991 championship season or are a more recent supporter of the team, these are the 100 things every fan needs to know and do in their lifetime. Huskies beat writer Adam Jude has collected every essential piece of UW knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781629373416
Publisher: Triumph Books
Publication date: 09/01/2017
Series: 100 Things...Fans Should Know Series
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 1,045,256
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Adam Jude is the Washington Huskies football beat writer for The Seattle Times. Prior to joining the Times staff in 2013, he was a sports reporter at The Oregonian for nine years. Jude is a Western Washington native and graduate of Mountlake Terrace High School. This is his first book. A former quarterback at Washington, Damon Huard finished his Huskies career as the program’s all-time passing leader.

Table of Contents

Foreword Damon Huard ix

1 The Dawgfather 1

2 The Greatest Setting in College Football 6

3 The 1991 National Championship Team 9

4 Purple Reign: 1985 Orange Bowl 12

5 Return to Glory: 2016 Pac-12 Champs 14

6 1960 Rose Bowl Upset 17

7 Another Rose Bowl Stunner 19

8 Too Much Tui 22

9 Moon's Miracle: The 1975 Apple Cup 25

10 Chris Petersen Comes Aboard 26

11 Steve Emtman 29

12 The Father of Husky Football 33

13 Dobie's Perfect Decade 35

14 The King: Hugh McElhenny 38

15 All I Saw Was Purple 41

16 Napoleon Kaufman 42

17 Lincoln Kennedy 44

18 Sonny Sixkiller 46

19 Warren Moon 48

20 George "Wildcat" Wilson 51

21 Don Heinrich 53

22 Whammy in Miami 56

23 2001 Rose Bowl 58

24 2002 Apple Cup 60

25 Sailgating 62

26 Rick Neuheisel's Abrupt Exit 64

27 Knocking Off USC 65

28 Montlake Jake 67

29 Cold-Blooded Isaiah Thomas 69

30 Brandon Roy 72

31 "Hook" Houbregs 76

32 Super Mario 78

33 Iron Man 79

34 Oh, What a Night! 80

35 Huskies Make Their Point 82

36 Bob Schloredt 84

37 The Huards 86

38 The Billy Joe Hobert Scandal 90

39 Sound the Siren 92

40 Dillon's Spartan Effort 93

41 1990 Rebirth 95

42 Back on Top: 1992 Rose Bowl 97

43 From Sundodgers to Dubs 98

44 The Miraculous Interception 100

45 A Season to Forget 101

46 Lawyer Milloy 103

47 Do the Wave 105

48 The Hitman: Dave Hoffmann 106

49 2003 Apple Cup Upset 108

50 Don McKeta 110

51 Man of Steele 112

52 Cody Pickett 113

53 Who's the Best QB? 116

54 Browning's Breakthrough 118

55 2011 Alamo Bowl 122

56 The Helmet Car 123

57 2012 Upset of Stanford 124

58 Greg Lewis 126

59 Ross' Speedy Return 128

60 Jacque Robinson 131

61 Nate Robinson 132

62 1981 Win Against USC 134

63 The Dawgmother 135

64 The Thursday Speeches 141

65 Jim Lambright 142

66 Bark for Sark 144

67 Keith Price 147

68 Shaq: A Do-It-All Star 149

69 Budda Baker 151

70 Three Dawg Night 153

71 Happy Sack King 155

72 Huskies Shut Down Desmond Howard 157

73 Huskies in the Hall 159

74 Randy Hart 164

75 Marshawn's Joy Ride 166

76 Reggie Williams 168

77 Pettis' Historic Punt Return 169

78 Simply Marv-elous 171

79 Bicentennial Breakthrough 174

80 Washington's Wunderkinds: Schrempf and Welp 175

81 Todd MacCulloch 178

82 1953 Final Four 181

83 Bob Rondeau 184

84 Messin' with Texas 186

85 Chris Polk 188

86 Get in Line 191

87 Skansi's Miracle Catch 193

88 Jennifer Cohen 195

89 Sing "Bow Down" 197

90 A Defensive Renaissance 199

91 UW's All-Time Team 201

92 Read The Boys in the Boat 203

93 Kelsey Plum 204

94 Women's Final Four 207

95 Uncle Hec 210

96 Down Goes Gonzaga 212

97 Washington Stuns UCLA 214

98 Lorenzo Romar 215

99 Freshmen Phenoms Chriss and Murray 218

100 Markelle Fultz 220

Acknowledgments 225

Sources 227

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