| Name |
Description |
| Steve Whitaker |
Steve played 5 years in the Big Leagues with New York, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, and the Original Seattle Pilots. He played along side of Mickey Mantle, Rodger Maris and all the great Yankees of the 60's as well as Mays and McCovey of the Giants. Steve worked for the Chicago White Sox as a hitting coach, and now owns Whitaker Realty in Fort Lauderdale, FL. |
| Bob Schloredt |
Former UW All-American QB and in College FB HOF. One of only
four players to be twice named "Most Valuable Player" of the Rose Bowl.
Led UW to wins in the 1959 and 1960 Rose Bowls. |
| Otis Sistrunk |
Former Oakland Raiders defensive lineman from 1972-78. During a Monday Night Football telecast, a television camera beamed a sideline shot of Sistrunk's steaming bald head to the nation. That, along with his lack of a college education, prompted ABC commentator and ex-NFL player Alex Karras to suggest that Sistrunk's alma mater was the "University of Mars." Sistrunk was named to the Pro Bowl in 1974. In 1977, playing under coach John Madden, Sistrunk was part of the Raiders team that won Super Bowl XI against the Minnesota Vikings. |
| Doug Sisk |
Former Stadium HS and WSU pitcher. Pitched for NY Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves. Pitched for Mets in 1986 World Series. |
| John Pregenzer |
Pitched for Tacoma Giants (1963-65) and San Francisco Giants (1963-64). Played with Mays, McCovey, Marichal etc. |
| Deron Pointer |
Former Curtis HS and WSU football standout |
| Jim Van Beek |
One of the all-time PLU Basketball Greats. One of the "Big Three". A member of the PLU HOF, he was a selected to the NAIA All-Tournament team in 1959, the year the Lutes finished second at the national tournament. |
| Roger Iverson |
One of the all-time PLU Basketball Greats. One of the "Big Three". A two-time NAIA All-American, is also in the NAIA Hall of Fame. |
| Ron Crowe |
Former Puyallup HS and WWU standout hoopster. Former Puyallup mayor. |
| Gordy Pfeifer |
National handball champion, played on pro tour, CPS standout. |
| Wes Stock |
Pitched for Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Athletics for nine years and
Spent time as a pitching coach for the Tacoma Tigers, Oakland As and
Seattle Mariners. |
| Jeff Stock |
Played professional soccer for Seattle Sounders of the NASL from 1978-83 and the Tacoma Stars of the MISL from1985-86. Played in the 1982 Soccer Bowl between the Sounders and New York Cosmos. |
| Bob Houbregs |
University of Washington all-time basketball great. |
| Dana LeDuc |
Former state shot put champion at Washington HS. Participated in Track at Kansas and Texas and was a four-time All-American. Was the NCAA national shot put champion in 1976. Worked under Darryl Royal at Texas and Dennis Erickson at Miami. Strength and conditioning coach for Seahawks under Erickson. Has been in same position with St. Louis Rams for 9 years. |
| Karl Benson |
Former Athletic Director and baseball coach at Ft. Steilacoom College.
Commissioner of Mid-American Conference, worked at NCAA
Headquarters in investigative division, Commissioner of the Western
Athletic Conference since 1994. |
| Mike Levenseller |
Former Curtis HS and WSU wide receiver. Played in the NFL and CFL and won two Grey Cup Championships-one as a player with Edmonton and one as a coach with the Toronto Argonauts. Longtime coach for WSU Cougars. |
| Keith Lincoln |
Former WSU Cougar. 5-time Pro bowl participant and 2-time All-Pro selection. Drafted by SD Chargers in 2nd round of AFL draft in 1961 and Chi Bears of NFL in 5th round in 1961. Played 7 years for Chargers and two years with Buffalo. Was halfback/fullback. In 1963 he led the Chargers in rushing, put return and kickoff return years. In the 1963 AFL Championship game he accounted for 349 yard of total offense as the Charges defeated the Boston Patriots 51-10. In 1962 he ran a kickoff back for 103 yards. In 1963 and 1964 he was the AFL All-Star Game's MVP. He is a member of the SD Chargers and WSU and State of WAS Sports Halls of Fame. |
| Pat Galbraith |
Won three consecutive state boys singles tennis titles and led Bellarmine to four straight Narrows League crowns. Attended UCLA and was the NCAA doubles champion in 1988 and the Pac-10 singles champ in 1989. Played professionally for 12 years, primarily in doubles. Won 36 ATP Tour doubles championships. His doubles team was ranked #1 in the World in 1993. He played on two U.S. Open mixed doubles championship teams and twice played in the Wimbledon doubles
title match. |
| Mac Wilkins |
Attended Clover Park High through 1968 and graduated from Beaverton HS
in 1969. He was an All-America in discus and shot put at University of Oregon. He was the 1973 NCAA Discuss Throw champion. He was a gold medalist in the 1976 Olympics held in Montreal in the discus and a Silver medalist in the discus in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic games. Four-time world record holder in discus and eight-time US National Champion. Carried US flag in1988 Seoul Olympics. |
| Clyde Werner |
A Wilson high 1966 grad, he was also a state record holder in the shot put and discus. He earned three letters at the UW and as a senior receive All- America honors. Through 2004 he still shared the single-game record with 23 tackles. A second round draft choice in 1970 by the NFL's Kansas City team, he played for eight years with the Chiefs. |
| Dane Looker |
A Puyallup high grad, Looker graduated from the University of Washington and won a World Bowl title with the Berlin Thunder as the team's leading receiver. He was named MVP of the title game. He played briefly with the Patriots and has spent the last seven years as a receive and place kick holder for the St. Louis Rams. |
| Phil Carter |
Wilson High grad and Notre Dame grad of 1983. Finished career as the fifth Leading rusher in school history for the Irish. In 1998 the Seattle Times named Carter one of the ten best running backs in state history. |
| Joe Waters |
Joe grew up in Limerick, Ireland and began his professional soccer career at the age of 15. After playing for the Republic of Ireland U15 and U18 national teams, he moved to England to play for Leicester City in 1969. He then played for Grimsby between 1976 and 1983 and scored five goals in 20 FA Cup games for the Mariners during that time. In 1984, Joe moved to the USA and joined the Tacoma Stars of the MISL. In 1987, he led the Stars to the MISL finals for the first time in the team's history. He is one of the top high school soccer coaches in the state. |
| Ron Medved |
A 1962 Bellarmine Prep grad, Ron was a three-year letter winner as running back for the Washington Huskies from 1963-66. He played on the 1964 Rose Bowl team and was an Academic All-American in 1965. Medved was a five-year veteran safety with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1966-70, although he did start four games at linebacker for the Eagles when everyone was hurt. Said Ron, "it was an adventure playing linebacker in the NFL at 195 pounds....a lot of traffic ended up coming my way." |
| Paul Skansi |
Paul is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for nine seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers.
He is widely known for catching a touchdown pass from Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg in the final seconds against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1990 season. |
