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Jimmy Rodgers

James Timothy Rodgers (born January 25, 1962) is the Host of The Downtown Dawgs. Jimmy played football at The University of Washington and captained the 1985 Orange Bowl Championship team, The Original Purple Reign.

Early Years Born and raised in Ashland, Oregon, where he represented the USA as a goal keeper and a member of Ashland’s state championship soccer team. He quarterbacked the infamous Ashland Bear Cubs football squad to an 8-0 record coached by Jerry Hauck. Jimmy attended high school in Aloha, Oregon. He was a quarterback/safety and voted The Best Defensive Back in the history of Oregon. He attended the University of Washington and played safety for Don James and participated in two Rose Bowls an Aloha bowl and and captained the #2 ranked Huskies to victory over The Oklahoma Sooners in The 1985 Orange Bowl. He was awarded The Guy Flaherty “most inspirational” award.

Jimmy went on to become a stock broker, Investment Advisor and hedge fund manager from 1987-2010 while living in Seattle, Los Angeles, Boston, Boca Raton Hong Kong, South Africa, Turkey, Argentina and France. Jimmy currently resides in the heart of Seattle where he spear headed the production of the Don James statue.

Jimmy is in a relationship with Lori Stone.