Robert Schloredt (October 2, 1939 – May 16, 2019) was an American football quarterback in the NCAA Division I and

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and coaching in both the NCAA and

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Early years

Schloredt was born in Deadwood, South Dakota in 1939 and attended Gresham High School in suburban Portland. He was blinded in his left eye from a fireworks injury suffered at the age of five.

College

Schloredt played quarterback and defensive back for the Washington Huskies from 1958 to 1960. In 1959, Schloredt earned Associated Press first-team All-America honors as a quarterback while also leading the Huskies with six interceptions that season. In 1960, he became the first University of Washington football player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Schloredt ran the option and was 15-2 as a starter, leading the team to victories in both the

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and

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games.

Professional career

Schloredt was drafted in the 1961 CFL Draft by the British Columbia Lions and in the

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by the

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. Schloredt played for the Lions for two seasons.

Coaching career

Following his CFL career, Schloredt was assistant coach for the Washington Huskies for eleven years.http://static.gohuskies.com/custompages/halloffame/HOFbySport2012.pdf He joined

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of the WFL which later folded mid-season.

Awards

Schloredt was awarded the 1959

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as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. He named the Most Valuable Player of the

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and

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Rose Bowl games. He was the first two-time recipient, later joined by

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, Ron Dayne, and Vince Young. He was inducted into the

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in 1989 and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1991.

Death

Schloredt's family announced his death on May 16, 2019.

References

External links

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Washington profile

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