Player Bio: Marques Hairston - University of Washington Official Athletic Site

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Washington: Returning starter at one inside linebacker position ... started his UW career at free safety ... father, Al, is a former Husky and Seattle Supersonic and the current men’s basketball coach at Seattle University. 1998: Started in 10 games ... missed the Oregon State game due to a pinched nerve ... had a career-best 53 tackles during the season ... top tackling effort was the eight he recorded against Oregon, recorded seven in two other contests ... credited with two sacks, one against BYU, the other against California ... had seven tackles in O'ahu Bowl. 1997: Appeared in 10 games ... missed the Arizona State game after suffering a sprained knee vs. Nebraska ... did not start vs. California due to the injury ... finished fourth on the team with 51 tackles ... had eight tackles vs. Nebraska and Oregon ... made six solo stops vs. Michigan State in Jeep Aloha Bowl to top the Husky defense ... only sack of the year came vs. San Diego State ... received a Big Hit Award for his play vs. Oregon State. 1996: Second-team All-Pac-10 selection as a special teams player ... backup player at inside linebacker ... played in all 11 games ... finished the year with 10 tackles ... had four stops vs. Oregon State. 1995: Redshirted the season ... moved from safety to linebacker during spring drills ... had six tackles in ’96 Spring Game.
High School and Personal: Born March 7, 1977 ... mother, Patricia, is a vice president in sales ... father, Al, is a former Husky and Seattle Supersonic and the current men’s basketball coach at Seattle University ... has an older sister named Niki ... credited with 67 tackles and one interception his senior year ... Narrows League teams threw his way only three times all year ... named an All-Narrows League and Seattle Post-Intelligencer all-state defensive back ... earned Tacoma News-Tribune “Northwest Nuggets” honorable mention honors ... missed two games due to a hip-pointer and groin pull his senior season ... rated one of the top prospects in the Northwest by SuperPrep ... a Blue Chip Illustrated All-American ... a forward on Stadium’s basketball team ... a sociology major.
Year G-S Solo Asst. Tot. Loss FC FR PD Int. Sacks 1996 11-0 3 7 10 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1997 10-9 35 16 51 5-19 2 1 2 0-0 1-8 1998 10-10 29 24 53 6-26 0 0 0 0-0 2-19 Totals 31-19 67 47 114 11-45 2 1 2 0-0 3-27