College Football Hall of Famer and former University of Washington quarterback Bob Schloredt died Thursday at age 79, his family announced.
Schloredt most notably led UW to back-to-back Rose Bowl victories following the 1959 and 1960 seasons, defeating Wisconsin 44-8 and toppling No. 1 Minnesota 17-7. He was the first player to win most valuable player honors in a pair of Rose Bowl games. Scholredt went 15-2 as the Huskies’ starting quarterback from 1958 to 1960, despite the fact that a childhood firecracker accident left him legally blind in one eye.
By the time he left UW, Schloredt had amassed more rushing attempts (253) and yards (782) than any Husky quarterback in program history.