By Darin Hayes October 2, 1939 – Bob Schloredt, a quarterback from the University of Washington.
He is most notable as the first two-time Rose Bowl Most Valuable Player. In the 1960 version of the “Grand Daddy of them All,” Bob was the Co-MVP of the game, defeating Wisconsin 44-8. That same season, he was voted in as the First Team All-American Quarterback. The following season, he suffered from a collarbone injury early. Still, he rebounded later in the season to guide Washington to victory in the 1961 Rose Bowl over Minnesota, 17-7, as the Huskies won the National Championship.
He was also credited with a 71-yard punt in a game in his sophomore season. One of the most remarkable things is that Bob was legally blind in his left eye, only having 5% vision in it since a childhood fireworks accident stripped him of his sight in the eye.
The National Football Foundation voted him into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.