Ray Horton
- Four-year letterwinner from Tacoma, Wash.
- Regular starter at cornerback as a sophomore, junior and senior.
- Held the school record for single-season pass break-ups – 15 in 1981 – until 2023, when it was finally broken in a 15-game season.
- Also a punt return specialist who finished his UW career ranked No. 4 in career punt return yards, with 642, a total that still ranks No. 8 in Husky history. Led the team in punt returns in both 1980 and 1982, and had a 73-yard punt return for a touchdown vs. USC in 1980.
- Played in bowl games in all four college seasons, including back-to-back Rose Bowls following the 1980 and 1981 seasons.
- First-team All-Pac-10 in 1981.
- Named first-team All-America by the NEA (Newspaper Enterprise Association) in 1981, when he was also received honorable mention All-America from the Associated Press.
- Selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 1983 NFL Draft. Played six years for the Bengals (1983-88) and an additional four for the Dallas Cowboys (1989-92).
- Won Super Bowl XXVII with the Cowboys in 1992, his final game as a professional football player.
- Went on to a lengthy career as a pro football coach, including six seasons as an NFL defensive coordinator. Was a member of the Steelers’ staff in 2005 and 2009, when Pittsburgh won Super Bowls XL and XLIII.
- A graduate of Mount Tahoma High, where he earned high school All-America. Was also named to the Seattle Times’ All-Century team for Washington State high schools.
Football
(1979–82)