The Mount Rushmore of Husky Football
by John Berkowitz on Jan 21, 2009 11:57 AM PST
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PrintOver at the ESPN site they put together a little survey to determine every singles states Mount Rushmore as far as sports heroes go.
On the Washington State page you have people nominated like Don James, Fred Couples, Ken Griffey Jr, Steve Largent, John Stockton, Edgar Martiniez, Lenny Wilkens, Gary Payton, Jack Sikma, and Elgin Baylor
Just a reminder Mount Rushmore has four presidents carved into the side of it. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
So who would be the four Husky football figures on your Mount Rushmore of Husky Football?
It's not exactly easy because take a look at the foursomes I came up with just by position.
Coaches
Gil Dobie, Enoch Bagshaw, Jim Owens, and Don James.
Running Backs
Joe Steele, Napoleon Kauffman, Hugh McIlhenny, and George Wilson.
Fullbacks
Robin Earl, Rick Fenney, Toussaint Tyler, Junior Coffey
Quarterbacks
Don Heinrich, Bob Schloredt, Warren Moon, and Sonny Sixkiller
Wide Receivers
Mario Bailey, Dave Williams, Reggie Williams, Paul Skansi
Tight Ends
Mark Breuner, Ernie Conwell, Aaron Pierce, Jeremy Stevens
Offensive Tackle
Lincoln Kennedy, Kevin Gogan, Jeff Toewes, Mike Zandofsky
Offensive Guard
Benji Olson, Chad Ward, Max Starcevich, Ray Frankowski
Center
Blair Bush, Roy McKasson, Olin Kreutz, Bern Brostek
Defensive Line
Steve Emtman, Ron Holmes, Dave Pear, DeMarco Farr
Defensive End
Reggie Rogers, Lee Brock, Jason Chorak, Travis Richardson
Linebacker
Tim Meamber, Rick Redman, Michael Jackson, Dan Lloyd
Cornerback
Ray Horton, Nesby Glasgow, Al Burleson, Mark Lee
Safety
Lawyer Milloy, Curtis Williams, Tom Greenlee, Tony Parish
Kickers
Chuck Nelson, Jeff Jaeger, Skip Boyd, John Anderson
Athletic Directors
Mike Lude, Joe Kearney, George Briggs, Harvey Cassill
Broadcasters
Bruce King, Bob Rondeau, Keith Jackson, Barry Tompkins
Boosters
Dr. Alfred Strauss, Torchy Torrance, Ron Crockett, Ed Hanson
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Recruiting Violation?
Mock stadium entrance for Husky prospect may be NCAA violation
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/huskies/396932_violation22.html
Secondary violation if anything
It would be a very minor secondary violation if anything.
These things get self reported and nothing happens.
No big deal.
by John Berkowitz on Jan 21, 2009 12:38 PM PST reply actions
It may be a secondary violation, but it’s a little disturbing that it appears to be a direct violation of a clearly specified rule; according to the article:
“…and may not permit a prospective student-athlete to engage in any game-day simulations (e.g., running onto the field with the team during pre-game introductions) during an official visit.”
The recruits may not have run out of the tunnel with the rest of the team, but they did run out of the tunnel with each other and with smoke going, woofing and doing “the chant”, the coaches did reportedly treat it like the LSU opener and they did reportedly give them jerseys with their names on them for the tunnel entrance.
Now, programs brush up against the rules all the time, and nowadays there’s rarely more than a wrist-slap. If Sarkisian is going to blur the rules, we’d better hope Woodward and Emmert are prepared to stare down the NCAA investigators instead of the meek bending over that happened under Hedges, Gerberding and McCormick.
I read that USC was handing out jersey's with recruits names on it ...
…. would that not, then, also be a violation?
USC picked up a commitment from standout defensive end Kevin Greene (San Francisco, Calif./ Sacred Heart). Greene had visited Washington State and Colorado and narrowed his choices to the Trojans and Cougars. “I had a great visit and I’m excited to be a Trojan,” Greene said. “I like the football program, the coaches, the academics and basically everything about the school. I want to major in communications and the first thing they did was take me to the communications building and show me around there. "The coolest part about the visit was going to the Coliseum. They had jerseys with our names on it and it was just a very cool experience there. The guys on the team were great with me and I like the new DL coach, Jethro Franklin, a lot. I spent a lot of time with him and Coach Carroll told me the best guys will play no matter what year in school you are so that’s what I’m hoping to do.” Greene had a huge senior season totaling 28 sacks after a 22-sack junior season. He’s an athletic pass rusher with a nice frame and a very good upside to him.
"Greed is Good."
So is Rudy.
It was my understanding that personalized jerseys can be handed out to recruits during a visit so long as they are not allowed to keep them. However, the bylaw as quoted seems to contradict that. Maybe it’s that jerseys can be handed out for the duration of the visit, but can’t have the player’s name on them?
Nice list
I agree with most of it. A few quibbles:
QB – All good picks, but there’s no way you can leave off Marques Tuiasosopo; I think of the four you listed, Warren Moon is probably the guy to go in favor of Marques;
OT – As good as Zandofsky was, I wonder if Curt Marsh shouldn’t be on there instead;
DT – I’d go with Doug Martin over D’Marco Farr;
DE – Richardson was good, but I think Reggie Rogers was better;
LB – Dave Hoffman has to be on this list, probably at the expense of either Meamber or Lloyd
Boosters
Ed Hanson!…Ed Hanson! ;O) When I read that I was thinking of shouting this like Jim Mora did in the Coors light commercial. Playoffs
Darn computers!
Playoffs Isn’t that the same guy that threatened to pull his donation to the UW lawschool if Willingham wasn’t fired?
Ed Hanson
I am sure there were better choices but anyone who would offer to give the school $200,000 to fire Willingham gets my vote for now.
by John Berkowitz on Jan 21, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
Boosters cont...
Who was the guy that supposedly said he’d “adopt” a certain wide receiver Johnny Morten (?) if he attended the UW? What a frikken JOKE! There is a reason gentlemen that we have courts of law and in a free society that is a GOOD thing!
I still remember Heckman’s “Witchhunt” addition of SportsWashington and that’s exactly what it was!
Oh and...
…that same California booster supposedly gave summer jobs to UW football players where they really didn’t do much and weren’t accountable for all the hours they worked. OK so what? Is that any different than ANY OTHER MAJOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM! Investigate ANY of them and I’ll bet you’ll find a lot of violations.
Michael Oher
Look up Michael Oher from Ole Miss. The Blind Side is a book that talks about him and his adoption then him going to his adoptive parents alma mater (they were HUGE boosters). Now I am not saying that they adopted him to play at Ole Miss, the book does a good job of clearing that up and the NCAA did investigate the situation, but when you posted above it got me thinking. This is apparently a small problem down south…never hear about any of that though.
The Question Is?
So who would be the four Husky football figures on your Mount Rushmore of Husky Football?
If you could only pick four all time who would they be?
My Final Four
Gil Dobie – 58-0-3 during his career at Washington. His coaching career at Washington also comprised virtually all of Washington’s 63 game unbeaten streak — still a college football record! His 39 game winning streak compiled at Washington is the second longest in NCAA Division I-A football history.
Don James – 153-57-2 during his career at Washington. Six Rose Bowls. One Orange Bowl. One National Championship. Fifteen total bowl games in 18 years at the helm.
Steve Emtman – The most dominating defensive player in school history. A consensus All-American, Emtman won the Outland Trophy & Lombardi Award. He also was being named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year during his impressive junior year of 1991. He finished fourth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy.
Hugh McElhenny – The University of Washington All-American halfback established conference records for yards gained (2,499) and longest punt return (100 yards) and led the conference in scoring in 1950 and 1951. Considered the greatest “thrill runner” of his day, McElhenny ran with a tremendously long stride and high knee action. His breakaway speed and unique ability to change direction at will left defenders dazed and confused.
Wilson
It is pretty tough to leave George Wilson off the list.
Beleive it or not I happen to have some film on George Wilson from the 1926 Rose Bowl.
Marques Tuiasosopo, Mark Brunell, and Larry Tripplet
Both Marques Tuiasosopo and Mark Brunell belong on the mountain. Marques led us to an 11-1 record, a Rose Bowl victory, and is in the 300 yards passing and 200 yards rushing in a single game club. How is he left off?
Brunell led us to 3 consecutive Rose Bowls. How do you explain him not on the list?
Larry Tripplet was one of the most dominant defensive linemen at the UofW, played on the same team as Marques and dominated a Miami Hurricane O line.
Please reconsider these 3 names- they belong!
LB? How about Dave Hoffman and Donald Jones?
Speed kills and these fellas had it! Arguably the best two linebackers this university has ever seen and they are abscent on the list? C’mon…
I agree w/ larry tripplet
And not that I would put him on the mountain, but Lou Gellerman deserves an honorable mention
Our leather lungs together...
He really was..
…he put Washington back on the map and the entire Pac-10! My dad used to listen to all of the games on the radio back in the day.
Owen's
He was the most popular resident of the State of Washington. He was an absolute icon that could have run for Governor and won. His game review shows with Keith Jackson and Bruce King were required watching. One of the reasons he ran into racial problems was he was targeted as the ultimate figure of repression in the State of Washington by the NAACP.
Owens II
Owens took on the dual role of being AD and head football coach. It allowed him to make more money but there were conscessions and that was that he fell out of touch with his football team. It takes a rare individual that can do both jobs. Rarely has it ever been executed succesfully.
Don James
Jim Owens has his statue and I really hope Don James gets his too. That would be a great way to come into the “NEW” Husky Stadium!
DJ has the DJ Center
He needs a stauteu too but that is up to his former players to put it together.
Gil Dobie
If anyone deserves a statue it is Gil.
The UW has been remiss in saluting his achievements.
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