Olin Kreutz

National honors

  • 1997 Consensus All-America (first-team selection by the Associated Press, Football News, The Sporting News).

Conference honors

  • 1997 Morris Trophy (top lineman in Pac-10).
  • 1996 and 1997 All-Pac-10 first team.

Other athletic honors/awards

  • 1997 Guy Flaherty Most Inspirational Award winner.
  • 1997 L. Wait Rising Lineman of the Year Award winner.
  • 1995 Travis Spring Award (outstanding freshman) winner.

Post-UW athletic accomplishments

  • Selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft.
  • Played 13 seasons for the Bears (1998–2000) and one season for the New Orleans Saints (2001).
  • Six-time Pro Bowl selection (2001-2006).
  • Four-time All-Pro (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006).
  • Named to the NFL’s “All-2000s” team.