Husky Fan Favorite Joe Jarzynka Dies on Weekend Fishing Trip

It wasn't just the punt returns, which were always fun, but the first time he lined up for a field goal, since we? had no kicker. The entire stadium was dead was quiet, no idea what was going to happen. You could hear a pin drop in Husky Stadium. Then he lined up and kicked a perfect field goal, crowd erupted, a lot of laughter too of relief that it worked. "I don't need a kicking coach" the papers quoted him remarking.
 
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It wasn't just the punt returns, which were always fun, but the first time he lined up for a field goal, since we? had no kicker. The entire stadium was dead was quiet, no idea what was going to happen. You could hear a pin drop in Husky Stadium. Then he lined up and kicked a perfect field goal, crowd erupted, a lot of laughter too of relief that it worked.
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All that tension for something like a 29-yarder! LOL
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diOuI92kHQ8

SHAKE THE FENCE!!!
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I've mentioned this before, but the first kid to meet Joe at the fence wearing the green jacket was my brother.

He actually broke his finger when Joe gripped over it and shook. I was a few feet behind and it was truly one of those special moments that keeps you a fan for life.
 
The other incident was when he returned a punt for a TD
The comments on the Seattle Times article are really good, I feel awful for his wife, kids, and family: https://seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/popular-former-washington-football-player-joe-jarzynka-found-dead-on-sol-duc-river/#comments

Man, life is so strange sometimes. Someone universally well liked for decades dies young and then horrible people die in jail who are twice as old.

If there is a GoFundMe for his kids, I would certainly donate to it.
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Fate? He didn't know much fear that I could see
 
The Sol Duc is no river to take lightly. I know a number of experienced boat operators that have had bad days on it - and going in the drink with waders on is never a good time.

RIP, Joe
 
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