The Huntdown

Name: Wasswa Serwanga

Nickname: “When did Anthony Bass change his name?”

Claim to Fame, Minnesota: a cornerback for the Purple in 2000 and 2001, Serwanga played a key role in the 41-Donut game. His line for the game: four receptions allowed for 73 yards and a 21-yard interference penalty, which isn’t quite Al Harris-in-the-playoffs bad, but still pretty bad. He had previously been best known for causing a local sportswriter to proclaim, “A burned corner had turned the corner.” Sadly, no.

[Proprietor note: As we might have mentioned before, the 90 minutes we waited for 4 minutes with Wasswa Serwanga (and subsequent stiff-arm from brother Kato) to write that story remain among our professional lows. Suddenly thrust into a Vikings writer role, we wrote stories that week about Wasswa, Fernando Smith and Daunte Culpepper leading up to the NFC title game. Had the Vikings defeated the Giants, we would have helped cover the Super Bowl that year. You know what? We were only 42 points away].

Claim to Fame, Everywhere Else: per Wiki, he also played for the Niners, attended UCLA, and did some time in the Arena League. His twin brother, Kato, also played in the NFL. So, they were like the Barbers, but with better names and less ability.

Where He Is Now: Wikipedia alleges that he’s a Vice President for Washington Mutual, although there’s no citation for it. If true, wouldn’t it be great to call them and hear, “WaMu, this is Wasswa?” Yes. Yes, it would.

Glorious Randomness: Did you know Wasswa means “first born of twins?” I didn’t. [Proprietor note: Yes. And Kato means second born. Look, could we not talk about this anymore?]

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