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'''Brock Xavier Huard''' (born April 15, 1976) is a former [[American football]] [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). Brock's brother, [[Damon Huard|Damon]], also played quarterback at the [[University of Washington]] and later played in the National Football League. His younger brother, Luke Huard, is currently quarterbacks coach for Illinois State University.
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'''Brock Anthony Huard''' (born April 15, 1976) is a former [[American football]] [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). His older brother [[Damon Huard|Damon]] also played quarterback at the [[Washington Huskies football|University of Washington]] and had an extended career in the NFL. Younger brother Luke played at [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] and pursued a coaching {{nowrap|career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.ajc.com/georgia-state-sports/2012/12/13/luke-huard-will-join-georgia-state-staff/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=May 19, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219062447/http://blogs.ajc.com/georgia-state-sports/2012/12/13/luke-huard-will-join-georgia-state-staff/ |archivedate=December 19, 2012 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=205832816|title=Luke Huard Bio - Georgia State Athletics|website=Georgiastatesports.com|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref>}}
   
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Huard graduated from [[Puyallup High School]] in [[Puyallup, Washington]] in 1995. Huard enjoyed a prodigious football career in high school. He was the [[Gatorade Player of the Year awards|Gatorade National Player of the Year]], All-State and Class AAA State Player-of-the-Year playing under father, Puyallup Head Football Coach [[Mike Huard]]. Huard was named an High School All-American by [[Parade Magazine]], [[Super Prep]], [[Blue Chip Illustrated]], [[ESPN]] and [[Schutt Sports|Schutt]].
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Huard graduated from [[Puyallup High School]] in [[Puyallup, Washington]], where his father Mike was head coach. A left-hander, he enjoyed a prodigious prep career and was the [[Gatorade Player of the Year awards|Gatorade National Player of the Year]], All-State and Class AAA State Player-of-the-Year in his senior season of 1994. Huard was named a High School All-American by [[Parade Magazine]], [[Super Prep]], Blue Chip Illustrated, [[ESPN]], and [[Schutt Sports|Schutt]].
   
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Huard's career numbers with the Puyallup Vikings were very impressive completing 237 of 408 passes and passing for 45 [[touchdown]]s against only 10 [[interceptions]]. Huard also lettered in basketball, averaging 18.1 points and 7.5 rebounds as senior. In addition to his athletic exploits, Huard graduated from Puyallup with a 4.0 [[grade point average]].
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Huard's career numbers with the Puyallup Vikings were very impressive completing 237 of 408 passes and passing for 45 [[touchdown]]s against only 10 [[interceptions]]. Huard also lettered in basketball, averaging 18.1 points and 7.5 rebounds as senior. In addition to his athletic exploits, Huard graduated from Puyallup in 1995 with a 4.0 [[grade point average]].
   
 
==College career==
  
==College career==
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Following his senior season, Huard was one of the most highly recruited players in the country. Huard had narrowed his selections to [[UCLA]] and Washington, and made a [[New Year's Day]] decision to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Damon and attend the University of Washington. This decision was eagerly anticipated by more than just the University of Washington coaching staff and fans. His decision to attend the UW set off a chain reaction in which [[West Linn, OR]] quarterback [[Cade McNown]] chose to attend [[UCLA]] and [[Westlake Village, CA]] wide receiver [[Billy Miller]] decided to attend [[University of Southern California|USC]] (he had said if Huard chose to attend UCLA he would follow).
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Following his senior season, Huard was one of the most highly recruited players in the country. Huard had narrowed his selections to [[1995 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] and Washington, and made a [[New Year's Day]] decision to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Damon and attend the University of Washington in Seattle. This decision was eagerly anticipated by more than just the UW coaching staff and fans; it set off a chain reaction in which quarterback [[Cade McNown]] ([[West Linn, Oregon]]) chose UCLA and [[Westlake Village, CA]] wide receiver [[Billy Miller (American football)|Billy Miller]] decided on [[1995 USC Trojans football team|USC]] (he had said if Huard chose to attend UCLA he would follow).
   
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After [[redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]]ing in 1995, Brock was placed into a battle with [[Mukilteo, WA]] product [[Shane Fortney]] for the starting quarterback position the next spring. Though Fortney won the starting job, Huard was considered by many to be the more talented quarterback. Huard saw his first career action in the first game of the Huskies' 1996 season against [[Arizona State]]. Huard entered the game with Washington down by 21 points but rallied his team to a 42-42 tie (though ASU would go on to win 45-42 on a last-minute field goal). The next week Huard saw action again after Fortney was injured in what seemed like garbage time against [[Brigham Young University|BYU]]. From there, Huard took over as the Huskies' starting quarterback and led the Huskies (along with a strong offensive line and Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year running back [[Corey Dillon]]) to an 8-1 record the rest of season. Huard, while not spectacular in his first year as a starter, showed glimpses of the talent that had made him one of the most highly recruited QBs in the nation two years prior. As a result of internal conflict related to Huard's elevation to the starting position, Shane Fortney transferred to [[Northern Iowa University|Northern Iowa]] following the 1996 season.
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After [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]]ing as a true freshman in [[1995 Washington Huskies football team|1995]], Huard was placed into a competition with [[Mukilteo, Washington|Mukilteo]]'s Shane Fortney for the starting quarterback position in the spring. Fortney won the starting job because the coaching staff did not consider Huard to be the more talented quarterback. Huard saw his first career action in the opener of the [[1996 Washington Huskies football team|1996]] season at [[1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]], led by senior quarterback [[Jake Plummer]]. Huard entered the sweltering night game with Washington down by 21 points and rallied his team to a {{nowrap|42–42}} tie (though ASU won with a late field goal).<ref name=wiltsd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s0hWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6762%2C2091080 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Wilting Sun Devils hold off Washington, 45-42 |date=September 8, 1996 |page=7G}}</ref> The next week Huard saw action again after Fortney was injured in what seemed like garbage time against [[1996 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]]. From there, Huard remained as the starting quarterback and led the Huskies (along with a strong offensive line and Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year running back [[Corey Dillon]]) to an {{nowrap|8–1}} record the rest of the regular season. While not spectacular in his first year as a starter, Huard showed glimpses of the talent that had made him one of the most highly recruited QBs in the nation two years prior. As a result of internal conflict related to Huard's elevation to the starting position, Fortney transferred to [[Northern Iowa Panthers football|Northern Iowa]] following the 1996 season.
   
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Washington entered the 1997 season ranked 4th in the [[Associated Press|AP]] poll and won the first two games of the 1997 season handily (over BYU and [[San Diego State]]). However, in the third game of the season [[University of Nebraska|Nebraska]] beat Washington convincingly in [[Husky Stadium]] and Huard suffered an ankle injury early in the game and was not available to play the rest of the game. This play was significant in that it would mark the first time Huard was injured in a career that was henceforth injury riddled. In addition, the injury led to the UW coaching staff 'burning' [[Woodinville, WA]] native [[Marques Tuiasosopo|Marques Tuiasosopo's]] redshirt. Huard would miss more time in 1997 due to injury and what had been a season that started with the potential of a National Championship ended in a disappointing 7-4 record and a 41-35 loss to [[Washington State University|Washington State]] in the [[Apple Cup]]. Though Huard was seen as a highly rated prospect for the 1998 draft, he elected to come back to Washington for his junior year.
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Washington entered the [[1997 Washington Huskies football team|1997]] season [[1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings|ranked fourth]] in the [[Associated Press|AP]] poll and won the first two games handily (over [[1997 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]] and [[1997 San Diego State Aztecs football team|San Diego State]]). In the third game, eventual national champion [[1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] beat Washington {{nowrap|27–14}} in [[Husky Stadium]]; Huard suffered an ankle injury early in the game, the first downtime in a career that was henceforth injury-riddled. In addition, it forced true freshman [[Marques Tuiasosopo]] into action and he had to forego his redshirt season.<ref name=ergchrdw>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WwBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1835%2C5717182 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Cornhuskers run down Washington |date=September 21, 1997 |page=1G}}</ref> Huard missed more time in 1997 due to injury and the potential national championship year ended with a disappointing 7-4 regular season, concluding with a 41–35 loss in Husky Stadium in the [[Apple Cup]] to Pac-10 champion [[1997 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]]. Though Huard was seen as a highly-rated prospect for the [[1998 NFL Draft]], he elected to return for his junior year.
   
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Though Huard's junior season started out with an improbable win at Arizona State [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv5tKP8vG90], the year quickly deteriorated with an embarrassing loss at [[University of Nebraska|Nebraska]]. Huard went on to set many University of Washington records during his senior season, but because the team experienced their first non-winning season since 1975 (after a loss to [[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]] in the [[Oahu Bowl]]) Huard's legacy at the University of Washington remains mixed. During his senior season, many fans openly called for Huard to be benched in favor of Tuiasosopo.
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Huard's junior season in [[1998 Washington Huskies football team|1998]] began with an improbable win at [[1998 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv5tKP8vG90|title=UW vs ASU September 5, 1998|first=|last=Chong Ahn|date=September 7, 2006|accessdate=December 30, 2017|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> but it quickly deteriorated with an embarrassing {{nowrap|55–7}} loss at [[1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]. Huard went on to set many UW records, but because the Huskies experienced their first non-winning season since [[1975 Washington Huskies football team|1975]], Huard's legacy remains mixed. (Washington finished 6–6 after a {{nowrap|43–25}} loss to [[1998 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]] in the [[1998 Oahu Bowl|Oahu Bowl]], and head coach [[Jim Lambright]] was fired.) Many fans openly called for Huard to be benched in favor of sophomore Tuiasosopo.
   
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Still, Huard holds school career marks for most passing yards (5,742), touchdown passes (51), 300+ yard games (4), attempts without an interception (151) and ranks second in 200+ games (14) and total yards per game (191.4). He was also named Academic All-American his final two seasons. Huard also earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors as sophomore and was finalist for [[Davey O'Brien Award]] while setting school record with 23 scoring tosses.
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Still, Huard held school career marks for most passing yards (5,742), touchdown passes (51), 300+ yard games (4), attempts without an interception (151) and ranks second in 200+ games (14) and total yards per game (191.4). He was also named Academic All-American his final two seasons. Huard also earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors as sophomore and was finalist for [[Davey O'Brien Award]] while setting school record with 23 scoring tosses.
   
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Perhaps just as impressive as his on-field accomplishments, Huard maintained a 3.6 [[GPA]] as [[psychology]] major at Washington. During his time at Washington, Huard met and became engaged to the former [[Molly Hills]], a basketball player on the University of Washington's women's team.
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Perhaps just as impressive as his on-field accomplishments, Huard maintained a 3.6 [[GPA]] as a [[psychology]] major. During his time at Washington, Huard met and became engaged to the former Molly Hills, a player on the [[Washington Huskies women's basketball|women's basketball team]].
   
 
==Professional career==
  
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Huard was selected by the [[1999 Seattle Seahawks season|Seahawks]] in the third round of the [[1999 NFL Draft]], the 77th overall pick and the seventh quarterback. It was the first draft in Seattle for newly-hired general manager and head coach [[Mike Holmgren]]. Huard's first pass attempt in the NFL (pre-season game) resulted in a touchdown. After a season as third-string in [[1999 Seattle Seahawks season|1999]], he saw his first game time in [[2000 Seattle Seahawks season|2000]] as the backup to [[Jon Kitna]], starting four games and going 49 of 87 with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Huard played in the first game that season against the [[2000 Miami Dolphins season|Dolphins]] after Kitna threw four interceptions. He first started in game six, but suffered a concussion two games later against the [[2000 Oakland Raiders season|Raiders]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20001024&slug=4049142|title=Sports - Concussion still haunts Huard - Seattle Times Newspaper|website=Community.seattletimes.nwsource.com|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldnet.com/sports/qb-huard-still-tipsy-on-field/|title=QB Huard still tipsy on field|date=October 30, 2000|website=Heraldnet.com|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref> On his first game back after the injury, he suffered a season-ending kidney injury against the Broncos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.kitsapsun.com/archive/2000/11-27/0043_on_the_seahawks___unlucky__huard_.html|title=ON THE SEAHAWKS: 'Unlucky' Huard isn't the answer|website=Web.kitsapsun.com|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref> The following year, the Seahawks acquired [[Matt Hasselbeck]] and Huard only appeared in one game.
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Huard was a member of the [[Seattle Seahawks]] from 2000–2001 and of the [[Indianapolis Colts]] in 2002-2003. His first pass attempt in the NFL (in a pre-season game) resulted in a touchdown. In 2004 he signed to become the 3rd string quarterback for the Seahawks, but spent the entire 2004 season on Injured Reserve, the last year he played professional football. He ended with career NFL stats of 60 of 109 for 689 yards with 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
 
   
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Huard was traded to the [[Indianapolis Colts]] in [[2002 Indianapolis Colts season|2002]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Seahawks-trade-Huard-to-Colts-1085654.php|title=Seahawks trade Huard to Colts|website=Seattlepi.com|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref> where he was backup to [[Peyton Manning]] for two seasons. In [[2004 Seattle Seahawks season|2004]], Huard signed to become the third-string quarterback for the Seahawks, but spent the entire 2004 season on injured reserve, his last year in professional football. He ended with career NFL stats of 60 of 109 for 689 yards with 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
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Brock and Damon became the NFL's first set of brothers to start at QB on the same weekend in league history on November 26, 2000. Damon opened against the [[Indianapolis Colts]] as a member of the [[Miami Dolphins]], while Brock started against the [[Denver Broncos]] for the Seahawks.
  
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In {{nfly|2000}}, the Huards became the first set of brothers in NFL history to start at quarterback on the same weekend. On November 26, Damon opened against the [[2000 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]] as a member of the [[2000 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]], while Brock started for the Seahawks against the {{nowrap|[[2000 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.kitsapsun.com/archive/2000/12-02/0037_the_nfl__which_son_to_watch__huar.html|title=THE NFL: Which son to watch? Huard brothers put pressure on Dad|website=Web.kitsapsun.com|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}</ref>}}
   
 
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Huard does numerous radio and television gigs, and has done color commentary for [[Fox Sports Net|FSN]] on their [[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-10]] games. He has had jobs announcing for [[ESPN]] [[Pop Warner football]] specials live from [[Disney's Wide World of Sports]]. In August 2008, Huard joined ESPN. He currently is a Co-host on a sports radio talk show with [[Mike Salk]] on [[KIRO-AM]] (710 ESPN Seattle), the Brock and Salk Show. He is also the color analyst with play-by-play announcer [[Carter Blackburn]] for ESPN college football broadcasts on the West Coast.
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In 2019, Huard was named to the No. 2 team for [[Fox College Football]], joining [[Joe Davis]] for games in the [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]], Big Ten, and Big 12.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/brock-huard-fox-best-slate-of-games-ive-ever-had.html|title=Brock Huard on his move to Fox: "This is going to be the best slate of games that I’ve ever had."|date=2019-08-30|website=Awful Announcing|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-31}}</ref> He has had jobs announcing for [[ESPN]] [[Pop Warner football]] specials live from [[Disney's Wide World of Sports]]. In August 2008, Huard joined ESPN. He currently is a co-host on a sports radio talk show [[KIRO-AM]] (710 ESPN Seattle), the Brock and Salk show, with co-host Mike Salk. Huard has done color commentary for [[Fox Sports Networks]] on their games, and was also the color analyst with play-by-play announcer [[Bob Wischusen]] for ESPN college football broadcasts, primarily in the SEC and Big Ten. Since 2013, Huard has been the color commentator for Seahawks preseason games, with [[Curt Menefee]] of [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] doing play-by-play.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2013/07/24/seahawks-announce-2013-broadcasting-teams-and-network-information | title=Seahawks Announce 2013 Broadcasting Teams and Network Information | website=Seahawks.com | date=July 24, 2013 | accessdate=August 21, 2015}}</ref>
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* [http://www.meridianfootball.com/statewide/statsplayer.php?playerid=9172 Brock Huard High School Stats]
  
* [http://www.meridianfootball.com/statewide/statsplayer.php?playerid=9172 Brock Huard High School Stats]
 
* [http://mynorthwest.com/category/brock_and_salk Brock Huard Radio Show and Blog]
  
* [http://mynorthwest.com/category/brock_and_salk Brock Huard Radio Show and Blog]
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Brock Huard
No. 5, 7, 11     
Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1976-04-15) April 15, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth: Seattle, Washington
Career information
College: Washington
NFL Draft: 1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 77
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
* Seattle Seahawks (1999–2001)
Career highlights and awards
* 1995 Gatorade High School Football Player of the Year
TD-INT     4-2
Passing Yards     689
QB Rating     80.3
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Brock Anthony Huard (born April 15, 1976) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). His older brother Damon also played quarterback at the University of Washington and had an extended career in the NFL. Younger brother Luke played at North Carolina and pursued a coaching career.[1][2]

High school

Huard graduated from Puyallup High School in Puyallup, Washington, where his father Mike was head coach. A left-hander, he enjoyed a prodigious prep career and was the Gatorade National Player of the Year, All-State and Class AAA State Player-of-the-Year in his senior season of 1994. Huard was named a High School All-American by Parade Magazine, Super Prep, Blue Chip Illustrated, ESPN, and Schutt.

Huard's career numbers with the Puyallup Vikings were very impressive completing 237 of 408 passes and passing for 45 touchdowns against only 10 interceptions. Huard also lettered in basketball, averaging 18.1 points and 7.5 rebounds as senior. In addition to his athletic exploits, Huard graduated from Puyallup in 1995 with a 4.0 grade point average.

College career

Following his senior season, Huard was one of the most highly recruited players in the country. Huard had narrowed his selections to UCLA and Washington, and made a New Year's Day decision to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Damon and attend the University of Washington in Seattle. This decision was eagerly anticipated by more than just the UW coaching staff and fans; it set off a chain reaction in which quarterback Cade McNown (West Linn, Oregon) chose UCLA and Westlake Village, CA wide receiver Billy Miller decided on USC (he had said if Huard chose to attend UCLA he would follow).

After redshirting as a true freshman in 1995, Huard was placed into a competition with Mukilteo's Shane Fortney for the starting quarterback position in the spring. Fortney won the starting job because the coaching staff did not consider Huard to be the more talented quarterback. Huard saw his first career action in the opener of the 1996 season at Arizona State, led by senior quarterback Jake Plummer. Huard entered the sweltering night game with Washington down by 21 points and rallied his team to a 42–42 tie (though ASU won with a late field goal).[3] The next week Huard saw action again after Fortney was injured in what seemed like garbage time against BYU. From there, Huard remained as the starting quarterback and led the Huskies (along with a strong offensive line and Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year running back Corey Dillon) to an 8–1 record the rest of the regular season. While not spectacular in his first year as a starter, Huard showed glimpses of the talent that had made him one of the most highly recruited QBs in the nation two years prior. As a result of internal conflict related to Huard's elevation to the starting position, Fortney transferred to Northern Iowa following the 1996 season.

Washington entered the 1997 season ranked fourth in the AP poll and won the first two games handily (over BYU and San Diego State). In the third game, eventual national champion Nebraska beat Washington 27–14 in Husky Stadium; Huard suffered an ankle injury early in the game, the first downtime in a career that was henceforth injury-riddled. In addition, it forced true freshman Marques Tuiasosopo into action and he had to forego his redshirt season.[4] Huard missed more time in 1997 due to injury and the potential national championship year ended with a disappointing 7-4 regular season, concluding with a 41–35 loss in Husky Stadium in the Apple Cup to Pac-10 champion Washington State. Though Huard was seen as a highly-rated prospect for the 1998 NFL Draft, he elected to return for his junior year.

Huard's junior season in 1998 began with an improbable win at Arizona State,[5] but it quickly deteriorated with an embarrassing 55–7 loss at Nebraska. Huard went on to set many UW records, but because the Huskies experienced their first non-winning season since 1975, Huard's legacy remains mixed. (Washington finished 6–6 after a 43–25 loss to Air Force in the Oahu Bowl, and head coach Jim Lambright was fired.) Many fans openly called for Huard to be benched in favor of sophomore Tuiasosopo.

Still, Huard held school career marks for most passing yards (5,742), touchdown passes (51), 300+ yard games (4), attempts without an interception (151) and ranks second in 200+ games (14) and total yards per game (191.4). He was also named Academic All-American his final two seasons. Huard also earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors as sophomore and was finalist for Davey O'Brien Award while setting school record with 23 scoring tosses.

Perhaps just as impressive as his on-field accomplishments, Huard maintained a 3.6 GPA as a psychology major. During his time at Washington, Huard met and became engaged to the former Molly Hills, a player on the women's basketball team.

Professional career

Huard was selected by the Seahawks in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft, the 77th overall pick and the seventh quarterback. It was the first draft in Seattle for newly-hired general manager and head coach Mike Holmgren. Huard's first pass attempt in the NFL (pre-season game) resulted in a touchdown. After a season as third-string in 1999, he saw his first game time in 2000 as the backup to Jon Kitna, starting four games and going 49 of 87 with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Huard played in the first game that season against the Dolphins after Kitna threw four interceptions. He first started in game six, but suffered a concussion two games later against the Raiders.[6][7] On his first game back after the injury, he suffered a season-ending kidney injury against the Broncos.[8] The following year, the Seahawks acquired Matt Hasselbeck and Huard only appeared in one game.

Huard was traded to the Indianapolis Colts in 2002,[9] where he was backup to Peyton Manning for two seasons. In 2004, Huard signed to become the third-string quarterback for the Seahawks, but spent the entire 2004 season on injured reserve, his last year in professional football. He ended with career NFL stats of 60 of 109 for 689 yards with 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

In 2000, the Huards became the first set of brothers in NFL history to start at quarterback on the same weekend. On November 26, Damon opened against the Indianapolis Colts as a member of the Miami Dolphins, while Brock started for the Seahawks against the Denver Broncos.[10]

Post-football years

In 2019, Huard was named to the No. 2 team for Fox College Football, joining Joe Davis for games in the Pac-12, Big Ten, and Big 12.[11] He has had jobs announcing for ESPN Pop Warner football specials live from Disney's Wide World of Sports. In August 2008, Huard joined ESPN. He currently is a co-host on a sports radio talk show KIRO-AM (710 ESPN Seattle), the Brock and Salk show, with co-host Mike Salk. Huard has done color commentary for Fox Sports Networks on their games, and was also the color analyst with play-by-play announcer Bob Wischusen for ESPN college football broadcasts, primarily in the SEC and Big Ten. Since 2013, Huard has been the color commentator for Seahawks preseason games, with Curt Menefee of Fox Sports doing play-by-play.[12]


See also

  • Washington Huskies football statistical leaders

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121219062447/http://blogs.ajc.com/georgia-state-sports/2012/12/13/luke-huard-will-join-georgia-state-staff/. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Luke Huard Bio - Georgia State Athletics". http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=205832816. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Wilting Sun Devils hold off Washington, 45-42". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press ((Oregon)): p. 7G. September 8, 1996. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s0hWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6762%2C2091080.
  4. ↑ "Cornhuskers run down Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press ((Oregon)): p. 1G. September 21, 1997. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WwBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1835%2C5717182.
  5. ↑ Chong Ahn (September 7, 2006). "UW vs ASU September 5, 1998". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv5tKP8vG90. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sports - Concussion still haunts Huard - Seattle Times Newspaper". http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20001024&slug=4049142. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ "QB Huard still tipsy on field". October 30, 2000. http://www.heraldnet.com/sports/qb-huard-still-tipsy-on-field/. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ "ON THE SEAHAWKS: 'Unlucky' Huard isn't the answer". http://web.kitsapsun.com/archive/2000/11-27/0043_on_the_seahawks___unlucky__huard_.html. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Seahawks trade Huard to Colts". http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Seahawks-trade-Huard-to-Colts-1085654.php. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  10. ↑ "THE NFL: Which son to watch? Huard brothers put pressure on Dad". http://web.kitsapsun.com/archive/2000/12-02/0037_the_nfl__which_son_to_watch__huar.html. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Brock Huard on his move to Fox: "This is going to be the best slate of games that I’ve ever had."" (in en-US). 2019-08-30. https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/brock-huard-fox-best-slate-of-games-ive-ever-had.html.
  12. ↑ "Seahawks Announce 2013 Broadcasting Teams and Network Information". July 24, 2013. http://www.seahawks.com/news/2013/07/24/seahawks-announce-2013-broadcasting-teams-and-network-information. Retrieved August 21, 2015.

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