14 Facts About Sonny Sixkiller

Alex L "Sonny" Sixkiller was born on September 6,1951 and is an American former football player and sports commentator.

Sonny Sixkiller is currently a senior manager for business development for Huskies Sports Properties, the rights-holder for University of Washington Athletics.

Sonny Sixkiller, a member of the Cherokee Nation, was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Sonny Sixkiller attended Ashland High School and was a good student and a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball.

In football, Sixkiller was an All-Southern Oregon Conference selection and a second team all-state selection.

Sonny Sixkiller was a back-up at quarterback as a sophomore to senior Gene Willis, who later played at Washington.

Sonny Sixkiller graduated in 1969 and had hoped to stay in-state and play for Oregon State in Corvallis, but head coach Dee Andros declined to offer him a scholarship, wary of his size.

Sonny Sixkiller became the starting quarterback for the Huskies as a sophomore in 1970, and led the Huskies to a record, a vast improvement over the record in 1969.

Sonny Sixkiller completed 186 passes for 2,303 yards and 15 touchdowns in what many called the Year of The Quarterback.

Sonny Sixkiller finished his college career with 385 completions for 5,496 yards and 35 touchdowns, and held fifteen school records.

Unselected in the 1973 NFL draft, Sonny Sixkiller had tryouts with the Los Angeles Rams in 1973, and with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 1974.

Sonny Sixkiller tried out with the San Diego Chargers in 1976.

Sonny Sixkiller was a cast member in the 1974 film The Longest Yard.

Sonny Sixkiller is currently an executive for sports marketing firm IMG College, serving his alma mater, the University of Washington.