Sports
June 1, 2004
Softball drug probe
An internal investigation of the UW softball program found that a team doctor improperly prescribed and distributed large quantities of narcotic medicine and other prescription drugs to UW softball players from 1999 to 2003, the UW announced April 27.
March 1, 2004
Hedges retires
After 12 years, 7 months and 27 days of running the UW sports program, Intercollegiate Athletics Director Barbara Hedges retired Jan. 16, following months of controversy over a gambling football coach and a drug-dispensing team doctor.
December 1, 2003
Air force
In 20 years on air covering the Huskies, Bob Rondeau has seen the highs and lows of UW sports and is unafraid to tell it like it is.
September 1, 2003
Football homecoming
Bob Ferguson, ’73, has a daunting task ahead of him this fall: helping the Seattle Seahawks get off the mediocrity merry-go-round and nudge their way into the NFL’s elite.
Bouncing back
After the firing of Rick Neuheisel, the Huskies put their faith in Keith Gilbertson to bring back stability and a winning culture.
High hopes
Major sports rankings such as ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll have named the Huskies to finish near the top of the Pac-10, despite the recent coaching turnover.
Honor and glory
What is the place of athletics on a college campus? Coaches, players, presidents and professors offer some provocative answers.
Rarified air
Fifty years ago this month—March 17-18, 1953, to be exact—the Huskies qualified for the Final Four, the only time in UW history.
December 1, 2002
Life in the fast lane
As a UW freshman back in 1970, Jan Harville, ’74, saw a notice for women’s rowing that said, “No experience necessary.” With no experience as a rower, she decided to go for it. Little did she know her decision would lead her to a 25-year career.
Neuheisel punished
UW Football Coach Rick Neuheisel has been prohibited from off-campus recruiting activities until May 31, 2003, and his former employer, the University of Colorado, was placed on two years probation.
September 1, 2002
Football outlook
Armed with an experienced offense, the Washington Huskies figure to fight it out with Oregon and Washington State in the 2002 Pac-10 football race for the prized berth in the Rose Bowl.
On the ball
They called him a classic underdog, but Lorenzo Romar's career as a basketball player—and coach—proves that nice guys finish first.
June 1, 2002
Coach comes home
Former Husky basketball star Lorenzo Romar was hired April 4 as the new men’s basketball coach at the University of Washington.
Curtis Williams, 1978-2002
Former Husky football player Curtis Williams, who was paralyzed below the neck after an injury in the 2000 UW-Stanford game, died of natural causes May 6 at the home of his brother in Fresno, Calif.
March 1, 2002
Rolling forward
He was a top defender on the field, but now Curtis Williams is tackling his greatest challenge: life after a devastating football injury.
Athlete and actor
Herman Brix’s storybook account of growing up in the lumber camps of Washington to become an Olympic athlete and major movie star is the subject of Mike Chapman’s 2001 book "Please Don’t Call Me Tarzan."
Dream season
Of the myriad highlights in the long history of the storied University of Washington football program, one of the sweetest just turned 10 years old.
December 1, 2001
Bowl bound
After a 26-14 victory over Washington State in the Apple Cup, the Huskies are headed for the Holiday Bowl.
September 1, 2001
Dick Erickson, 1935-2001
Dick Erickson, ’58, was a Husky Hall of Fame rower who coached the Husky varsity crew for 20 years and spent nearly four decades serving the UW athletic department.