Mike Utley

Photo: Left to right: John Johnson, Senior Associate Director of Athletics; Al Powell, WSU Alumni Association President; Mike Utley, award recipient; Tim Pavish, Executive Director of Alumni Association; Dani Utley, and Jim Sterk, Director of WSU Athletics.   PULLMAN – Mike Utley, a nationally acclaimed player for WSU and the NFL’s Detroit Lions, was awarded […]

Mike Utley, former Washington State offensive lineman, is the recipient of the 2006 Walter Camp “Man of the Year” award. Utley was the most highly decorated gridiron star in Cougar history when he left in 1988 to play for the Detroit Lions.  After suffering a career-ending spinal injury during a game in 1991, Utley has […]