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Drew Bledsoe was a record-setting quarterback at Washington State, 1990-92. He left school as the Cougars’ single-game and single-season record holder in pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards and total offense. He also tied the single-game mark for touchdown passes with five against Oregon State as a sophomore in 1991. Bledsoe’s career numbers of 7,373 passing yards and 46 touchdown tosses ranked him second in WSU history behind Jack Thompson when his career concluded. As a junior, he was named the Pacific-10 Conference’s MVP on offense, earned All-America honors, was a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award, and finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Bledsoe capped his Cougar career leading WSU to a Copper Bowl win over Utah in 1992 and being named MVP in the game. He passed on his senior year in Pullman to enter the NFL Draft where he was selected No. 1 overall by the New England Patriots. He played 14 seasons in the NFL, was named All-Pro twice and selected to the Pro Bowl four times. He threw for over 44,000 yards in the NFL. Bledsoe was on two Super Bowl teams, including the Patriots when they won Super Bowl XXXVI. Bledsoe became a member of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame in 2011 and the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.