Columbia Basin College

Walla Walla native Mike Monahan graduated from WA-Hi as a First Team All-State quarterback and Third Team All-State basketball player.
 
Taking his talents to football powerhouse Columbia Basin College, Monahan led the Hawks to an overall #2 national ranking and an appearance in the 1962 Jr. Rose Bowl.
 
Monahan earned All-Conference and All-American honors while leading the Hawks to their second of six straight NWAC championships.
 
Monahan later starred at the University of Idaho where he was voted by his teammates as the recipient of the Hec Edmundson Most Inspirational Award.
 
This was the only award recognized for the football program in this era.
 
While at Idaho, Monahan led the Big Sky Conference in total offense, finishing first in the conference in passing yards.
 
Monahan was inducted into the Walla Walla High School Hall of Fame as a member of their inaugural class, and he was inducted into the NWAC Hall of Fame in 1997.