Sports
September 1, 2001
Aid for Williams
Former Husky safety Curtis Williams is being weaned from a ventilator, which has assisted his breathing since his spinal injury during a football game last October.
Young Dawgs
Fresh off an impressive 11-1 season capped by their 2001 Rose Bowl victory over Purdue, a young group of Dawgs will strive to stay on top.
March 1, 2001
Howie Odell, 1910-2000
Howie Odell who coached the Husky football program from 1948-1952.
30 years in athletics
After joining the UW athletic department in the early 1970s, Tony Softli became a trusted adviser to many of the University’s African-American athletes.
Heartfelt victory
The Year 2000 Husky football team had the most memorable season in the last quarter century—or perhaps over the team’s entire 111-year history.
December 1, 2000
Swimming is back
One month after announcing she would drop the UW men's and women's varsity swimming program, UW Athletics Director Barbara Hedges declared the program would continue after all.
September 1, 2000
High hopes for Dawgs
Tabbed the early favorites to capture the Y2K Pac-10 crown, football coach Rick Neuheisel warns Husky players and fans not to get caught up in the preseason hype.
December 1, 1999
A season at the Key
Both the UW men's and women's basketball teams will play at the Seattle Center this season as Hec Edmundson Pavilion undergoes a $38 million renovation.
September 1, 1999
Chandler doing super
Last season, the former UW quarterback led the Atlanta Falcons to their dream season, a 14-2 record and berth in the Super Bowl.
Seahawks to play at UW
The UW Board of Regents approved an agreement on the use of Husky Stadium for Seahawks home games during the 2000 and 2001 seasons.
June 1, 1999
No ‘ex-jock’
After receiving his M.B.A. from the UW in 1989, Jim Beattie worked in the Mariners' front office and now is challenged with making the Montreal Expos a winner.
Coaches penalized
The UW penalized Football Coach Rick Neuheisel and five assistant coaches March 4 following an investigation of recruiting violations that occurred in January.
Hec Ed closes
Fans and players said good-bye to the original interior of Hec Edmundson Pavilion, as the UW closed its fieldhouse for an 18-month, $39 million renovation.
March 1, 1999
Sudden change
Husky football sees surprise coaching turnover as Colorado coach Rick Neuheisel replaces Jim Lambright.
September 1, 1998
Still ‘Hec’
Seafirst Bank has made a $5.1 million contribution to help finance the $38 million renovation of Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
Shooting star
After six straight losing seasons, men's basketball coach Bob Bender turned a foundering UW program into an NCAA contender.
March 1, 1998
Rhonda Smith, ’95, lives her dream of playing pro basketball in Seattle
Rhonda Smith, 25, is finishing up her second season playing for the hometown Seattle Reign of the American Basketball League.
December 1, 1997
Student who soared
As a teen-ager, Brian Sternberg flew higher than any human being on his own power. Now, for nearly three and a half decades, he has been in a wheelchair and in excruciating pain.
Athletics campaign
Early in the next century, the UW could see a renovated Hec Edmundson Pavilion, three new athletic facilities, a remodeled crew house and more scholarships for student-athletes.