I just learned something about Husky Football I never knew

[DerekJohnson]

UW's first two first round picks in the NFL were in 1941. They were:

Rudy Mucha - #4 overall to the Cleveland Rams
Dean McAdams - #8 overall to the Brooklyn Dodgers

UW would not have another first rounder until 1952 when Hugh McElhenny went #9 overall to the San Francisco 49ers. Years later he would say that technically speaking, he took a pay cut to enter the NFL.

Mucha was a member of the "Strauss Boys". Dr Strauss was a UW grad who practiced in Chicago. He scouted many great players and sent them west to Seattle to play for the Dawgs.

Dean McAdams (#22) in 1939 vs UCLA at Husky Stadium

 

[CFetters_Nacho_Lover]

Thanks Taft!

 

[EwaDawg]

So when the brooklyn dodgers moved west they became a baseball team (moved from NFL to MLB)?

I did not know that either.

Thanks, Taft.

 

[Joey]

You could have just asked Race instead of wasting time surfing the net

 

[CFetters_Nacho_Lover]

You could have just asked Race instead of wasting time surfing the net

He was there.

 

[LawDawg1]

I learned it is almost as fun hating it as enjoying it. Thanks Jen!