Alpha Delta Phi - University of Washington

e Washington Alpha Delt 8 I n the last e Washington Alpha Delt, we highlighted several Alpha Delt connections to the Boys in the Boat story: Walter Bates '36, captain of the 1936 crew team, Al Ulbrickson Jr. '52, son of the 1936 crew team coach, and the Alpha Delta Phi Club in Manhattan hosting the team on their way to Berlin. We also put a spotlight on Lars Andersen '68, Boeing executive, UW Distinguished Alumnus, and UW crew letterman. In this article, we will profile the first three Alpha Delts on the UW Crew team: Charles Logg 1921, Clarence Magnusson 1922, and George "Mike" Murphy 1923. All three joined the local Theta Chi fraternity, which had petitioned Alpha Delta Phi fraternity for a charter. The charter for the new Chapter was approved in 1921, and the Chapter was installed in October of that year. All three became Brothers of Alpha Delta Phi. Alpha Delta Phi has had a significant impact on the UW rowing program since World War I. We have had at least one member on the crew team from 1916 through 1988, with the exception of 1937-47 and 1974-75. During many of those years, we had multiple members on the team and several rowing in the top Varsity boat. We had a total of 57 rowers and three managers, 12 team or class captains, 38 Varsity letters, 11 national champions, two Pan Am Games gold medalists, one Olympic bronze medalist, two HUB Hall of Fame inductees, and one Husky Hall of Fame inductee. Intercollegiate rowing started in the late 1800s with its first national championship in 1895, sponsored by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association. The UW crew team started in 1899 and entered its first intercollegiate race against California in 1903. Intercollegiate rowing took a hiatus during WWI until 1919. Up until that time, Varsity eight IRA championships were dominated by northeast colleges. Wisconsin was the only college outside the northeast to be invited to compete on a routine basis. After the restart in 1919, it was a different story. The West Coast teams led by Washington began to dominate. Washington's Varsity eight would compete in the IRA final race for the next 29 consecutive years, winning nine national championships. Charles Logg was the first to join the freshman crew in 1916. After serving in the Army during WWI, he rejoined the team in 1919 on Varsity eight. Clarence Magnusson was the second to join in 1919 on the freshman team. In 1920, Mike Murphy would row on the frosh crew. Logg, team captain, and Magnusson both rowed in the Varsity boat. In 1921, Logg earned the confidence of the team and was reelected crew team captain. All three made Varsity and rowed in the top Varsity eight boat, Murphy as stroke, Logg as number seven, and Magnusson as number three. In 1922, Murphy was elected team captain, succeeding Brother Logg, and rowed as the stroke once again in the Varsity boat, this time as the only Alpha Delt. They finished the season as Pacific Coast Champions and represented the West Coast in UW Alpha Delt UW Alpha Delt Rowing Tradition Rowing Tradition Brothers in the 1921 varsity eight boat: Murphy (No. 8), Logg (No. 7), and Magnusson (No. 3). Mike Murphy 1923 Charles Logg 1921 Highlighting Highlighting Three Brothers on Three Brothers on the Crew Team the Crew Team the IRA Championship in Poughkeepsie, New York, on the Hudson River. Washington finished second to the world record-breaking Navy boat by three-quarters boat length. Since they were the first college crew to cross the finish line, they won the intercollegiate title. Mike was elected team captain again for the 1923 season. Before the season started, he followed Coach Leader to Yale as the freshman coach. He was married with a young family and had to make a tough decision to support his family. The 1923 Varsity eight went on to finish first ahead of Navy to win their first IRA Championship. These three Brothers formed the core leadership of the newly restarted crew program that would go on to dominate the IRA to this day. Clarence Magnusson 1922

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