Regular visitors to Notinhalloffame.com are aware that we are gradually compiling the top 50 lists for every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB. Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives.   Eventually, this will extend to the college ranks.  As such, it is important to us that the University of Washington has announced seven new members and two teams to their Athletic Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame ceremony will take place on October 10, and the class will be honored the following day during the Huskies’ home game against Rutgers.

The Husky Hall of Fame first came into existence in 1979.

The new inductees are:

Makare Desilets, Women’s Volleyball, 1994-97.  Deslitis helped bring Washington to three NCAA Tournaments and was a two-time First Team All-Pac-12 Selection.  Her 222 total Blocks in 1997 is a single-season school record, as is her overall 677 total Blocks.  She would later play for the U.S. National Team for two years.

Bob Ernst, Rowing Coach, 1974-2015.  Coaching both the Men’s and Women’s teams, Ernst led the Huskies to six National Women’s Championships (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1987) and the men to two National Championships (1997 and 1999).  He was also a ten-time Men’s and Women’s Pac-10 Coach of the Year.

Ray Horton, Football, 1979-82.  Playing at Cornerback, Horton helped the Huskies reach four bowls, including two straight Rose Bowls.  A First Team All-Pac 10 Selection in 1981, Horton played ten years in the NFL; six with Cincinnati and four with Dallas.

Becky Newbry, Softball, 1996-99.  Newbry was a First Team All-American in 1999, helped the Huskies win the 1996 Pac-10 championship, and the school reach the College World Series four times.  She batted .286 for Washington.

Jamie Redd, Women’s Basketball, 1996-1999.  A three-time All-Pac 10 Selection, Redd left UW as the school’s top scorer with 2,027 Points.  Redd also helped Washington reach two NCAA Tournaments.

Nick Taylor, Men’s Golf, 2007-10.  Taylor won four tour tournaments, was a two-time Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year, and won the 2010 Ben Hogan Trophy as the National Player of the Year.

Reggie Williams, Football, 2001-03.  Playing Wide Receiver for Washington for three seasons, Williams still holds the school record for Receptions (238) and had 3,536 Yards and 22 TDs as a Husky.  In 2022, he was an All-American with 94 Receptions, 1,454 Yards, and 11 TDs, and later played five seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

1987 and 1988 Women’s Varsity Eight Crews.  Winning back-to-back National Championships, Washington capped off the decade with seven National Championships.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the incoming members of the University of Washington Athletic Hall of Fame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corey Dillon was an All-Rookie (1997) after the Cincinnati Bengals took him in the Second Round from the University of Washington.

The Running Back was a workhorse from the start, going for 1,129 Yards and 10 Touchdowns.  Dillon's 1,129 was the lowest Rushing total he had until 2003, and in his rookie seasons and each year from 1999 to 2002, he was in the top ten in Rushing Yards.  Dillon peaked at 1,435 Rushing Yards in 2000, and he had three consecutive years (2000-02), where he had at least 1,500 Yards From Scrimmage.  He was also a three-time Pro Bowler for the Bengals from 1999 to 2001.

After a poor 2003 season, Dillon was traded to New England and had one of his best years in football, setting a team record 1,635 Rushing Yards and winning a Super Bowl Ring (XXXIX) with the Patriots, which was the same season he earned his fourth and Final Pro Bowl Selection.

Over his career, Dillon compiled 13,154 YFS with 89 Touchdowns.

Detlef Schrempf was the complete package.  He could score, pass, rebound, run the court and really shoot.  His ability to do everything made him the perfect sixth man; and he had that really cool German name.  People tend to forget that he (not Dirk Nowitzki) was the first European star to hit the NBA.  That has got to count for something!  He had a very solid career, but not spectacular and never playing on a winner; though he did come close with Seattle, hurts his overall Hall chances.  Nevertheless, Schrempf is in the FIBA Hall of Fame, and could sneak in the Naismith Hall via the International Committee.

Spending all but one of his professional seasons with the Chicago Bears, Olin Kreutz was chosen to represent Chicago six consecutive seasons in the Pro Bowl. The former Center was a mainstay on Chicago’s Offensive Line for years and was selected to the NFL 2000’s All-Decade Team. As a star Center, he might have an interesting case for the Professional Football Hall of Fame, but Centers do not often hear their names called from Canton.