On Dec. 12, 1936, three weeks after failing to lead Marquette to a win over Duquesne and their first undefeated regular season, Golden Avalanche quarterback Ray "Buzz" Buivid was selected by the Chicago Bears with the No. 3 pick in the 1937 NFL draft.
Buivid, the third-place finisher in 1936 Heisman Trophy voting, was the first of three first-round draft picks for a Marquette program that disbanded 24 years later. After the 1960 season, its seventh straight sub-.500 season (13 total wins from 1954 to '60), the university cited a loss of $50,000 in eliminating the program after nearly seven decades of existence.