100 Things Washington Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

by Adam Jude, Damon Huard (Foreword)

Most University of Washington fans have taken in a game or two at Husky Stadium or Hec Edmundson Pavilion. But only real fans know the full lineage of the school's "Quarterback U" reputation and can name the football stars who went on to be Hall of Fame players. 100 Things Washington Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource for true fans of the Washington Huskies. Whether you were there for every game of the 1991 championship season or are a more recent supporter of the team, these are the 100 things every fan needs to know and do in their lifetime. Huskies beat writer Adam Jude has collected every essential piece of UW knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.

256 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2017

Reviews

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only problem I had with this book was that you don't always know what sport (most of these are sports teams, players, or games) Jude is talking about right away. I usually knew (maybe because it's mostly about football) what sport was being discussed, but there were at least a few entries where it took a couple of paragraphs before I figured out what sport a specific player played or what sport a certain game was, etc. Other than that, it's a great little read for fans of the UW, especially UW athletics and the history of UW athletics.

[Griffin Emanuels · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a big-time Husky fan, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I’m on the younger side and felt somewhat knowledgeable about UW’s amazing history prior to reading, although I still learned so much. I read the book in 3 days because I simply struggled putting it down. Reading about Hugh “The King” McElhenny (a new name to me… he was an absolute STUD), Carol James, Greg Lewis, Corey Dillon’s monstrous quarter, Jim Owens’ tenure, and many other people/things that I didn’t know much about was therapeutic.

I noticed a few spelling/grammatical errors and felt that Jude missed out on some details worth adding. A minor example is on the last “thing”/section of the book about Markelle Fultz, where Jude didn’t mention that Fultz was the 1st overall pick. Not only was he 1st overall, but that was the same year Kelsey Plum was also 1st overall — I believe the first time in history the NBA and WNBA top picks in the same year were both from the same school… pretty cool and certainly something worth mentioning. Furthermore, while I’m glad he mentioned the Boys in the Boat, I also wish Jude wrote more about the amazing history of men’s and women’s crew, softball, volleyball, and golf success. The book was almost entirely about football and basketball (which are my two favorite sports, although those sports I mentioned, and probably others too, have had too much success to leave out).

Nonetheless, Jude has a fun, concise, and entertaining writing style and, as mentioned above, I thoroughly enjoyed breezing through the book. Would definitely recommend to all passionate Husky fans.

Go Dawgs!!!

[Jack Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bow Down to Washington

Great chapters on players and coaches.
A great read of Husky history.
I've been a fan for over 50 years and a season ticket holder of the football team for 40 years.
A job well done.
A good read.
JM

[PandaBookNerd]

This book should have been named "99 things Washington fans should know and 1 thing to do"