Arizona football: Ring of Honor features most accomplished Wildcats
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Here's a look at the 42 former Wildcats in UA's Ring of Honor.
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The next time you walk into Arizona Stadium, look up and to the west.
The Wildcats history is right there.
Forty-two former Arizona Wildcats have been enshrined in the Arizona Stadium "Ring of Honor" over the years, a number that will likely grow with the inevitable inclusion of both Rob Gronkowski and Scooby Wright.
To make the football program's Ring of Honor, athletes must meet at least one of the following criteria:
• Be named a first-team All-American.
• Earn a national "player of distinction" award, like national player of the year.
• Earn conference player of the year, freshman of the year or offensive or defensive player of the year awards.
• Finish in the top-three in UA history in at least three categories, or hold a career record for a minimum of five years.
• Play 10 years in the NFL or earn all-pro status.
Here's a look at the Wildcats who are in.
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Name: Mark Arneson
Years at UA: 1969-71
Accomplishments: In 1971, Arneson was a co-captain of the team — the Wildcats went 5-6 — and a first-team All-American selection. He was also a two-time first-team All-WAC selection (1970, 1971). He was part of the first-ever Arizona Sports Hall of Fame induction class in 1976.
Arneson ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career total tackles: 10th, 357 total tackles
• Career assisted tackles: 8th, 171 assisted tackles
Arneson also led the Wildcats in the following defensive categories for these seasons:
• Unassisted tackles: 110 unassisted tackles (1970)
• Assisted tackles: 76 assisted tackles (1969); 45 assisted tackles (1970)
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Name: Michael Bates
Years at UA: 1989-90
Accomplishments: Bates is tied for fifth in UA history for longest kickoff return — he had a 97-yard return against Washington State in 1990. He was also inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Name: Theopolis "T" Bell
Years at UA: 1972-75
Accomplishments: Bell was a two-time first-team All-WAC selection (1974, 1975). He was selected as a Coaches All-American in 1975. He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.
Bell ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career pass receptions: 5th, 153 receptions
• Career receiving yards: 5th, 2,509 yards
• Career touchdown receptions: 2nd, 30 touchdown receptions
• Career average gain per play: 1st, 15.6 yards per play
• Career all-purpose yards: 5th, 4,943 all-purpose yards
• Career scoring: 9th, 190 points
• Single-season touchdown receptions: Tied for 1st, 11 touchdowns (1974)
• Single-game receiving yards: Tied for 5th, 217 yards (against New Mexico in 1975)
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Name: Ted Bland
Years at UA: 1933-35
Accomplishments: Bland was a Little All-America selection in 1935. He was a three-time first-team All-Border Conference selection (1933, 1934, 1935). Bland ranks third in UA history for longest punt in a single game — he booted an 82-yard punt against San Diego State in 1934. He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
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Name: Tony Bouie
Years at UA: 1991-94
Accomplishments: Bouie was a consensus first-team All-American in 1994. He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Name: Brant Boyer
Years at UA: 1992-93
Accomplishments: Boyer was a co-captain of the team in 1993 when the Wildcats went 10-2. He led the team in: total tackles in 1993 (90), unassisted tackles in 1992 (49) and 1993 (70) and assisted tackles in 1993 (20).
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Name: Lance Briggs
Years at UA: 1999-2002
Accomplishments: Briggs was a co-captain of the team in 2002 when the Wildcats went 4-8. He was a three-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (2000, 2001, 2002). Briggs ranks 10th in UA history with 205 career solo tackles. He also led the Wildcats in the following defensive categories for three years:
• Total tackles: 113 in 2000; 93 in 2001; 98 in 2002
• Unassisted tackles: 77 in 2000; 59 in 2001; 67 in 2002
• Assisted tackles: 36 in 2000; 34 in 2001; 31 in 2002
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Name: Tedy Bruschi
Years at UA: 1992-95
Accomplishments: Bruschi was a co-captain of the team in 1995 when the Wildcats went 6-5. He was a three-time All-American (second team in 1993, consensus first team in 1994, unanimous first team in 1995). He was also a first-team All-Pac-10 selection those three years as well.
Bruschi was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. Bruschi was a two-time bowl game MVP — he was a co-MVP in the 1994 Fiesta Bowl (at the end of the 1993 season) and the lone MVP in the 1994 Freedom Bowl. He was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 1995, the same year he won the Pac-10 Morris Trophy.
Bruschi holds the UA record for most career sacks with 55 — the next closest player (Ricky Elmore) only notched 25.5 career sacks.
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Name: Ka'Deem Carey
Years at UA: 2011-13
Accomplishments: Carey was a two-time consensus first-team All-American (2012, 2013) as well as an All-Pac-12 first-team selection those years. He was selected as the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2013.
Carey ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career rushing yards: 1st, 4,239 yards
• Career rushing touchdowns: 1st, 48 touchdowns
• Career rushing attempts per game: 1st, 20.6 attempts per game
• Career all-purpose yards: 1st, 5,483 yards
• Career all-purpose yards per game: 1st, 152.3 yards per game
• Career games gained 100 yards: 1st, 22 games
• Single-season rushing attempts: 1st, 349 attempts (2013)
• Single-season rushing yards: 1st, 1,929 yards (2012); also 2nd, 1,885 yards (2013)
• Single-season rushing touchdowns: 1st, 23 touchdowns (2012); also 3rd, 19 touchdowns (2013)
• Single-season games gained 100 yards: 1st, 12 games
• Single-season all-purpose yards: 2nd, 2,248 yards (2012); also 4th, 2,058 yards (2013)
• Consecutive games gained 100 yards: 1st, 16 consecutive games (between 2012-13)
• Single-game rushing attempts: 1st, 48 attempts (against Oregon in 2013); also 2nd, 39 attempts (against Utah in 2013)
• Single-game rushing yards: 1st, 366 yards (against Colorado in 2012); also 3rd, 236 yards (against Utah in 2013)
• Single-game rushing touchdowns: 1st, five touchdowns (against Colorado in 2012)
• Single-game all-purpose yards: 1st, 400 yards (against Colorado in 2012)
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Name: Antoine Cason
Years at UA: 2004-07
Accomplishments: Cason was a two-time co-captain of the team (2006, 2007) and a consensus first-team All-American in 2007. He also won the Jim Thorpe Award in 2007 as well. Cason was a two-time All-Pac-10 first-team selection (2006, 2007).
Cason ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career interceptions: 4th, 15 interceptions
• Career passes broken up: Tied for 4th, 32 passes broken up
• Career yards on interception returns: 1st, 349 yards (on 15 career interceptions)
• Single-season touchdowns by returns: 1st, four touchdown returns in 2007
• Single-game touchdowns by returns: 1st, two touchdown returns against Oregon in 2007
Cason also led the team in unassisted tackles in 2004 with 54.
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Name: Chuck Cecil
Years at UA: 1984-87
Accomplishments: In 1987, Cecil was a co-captain of the team, a consensus first-team All-American and the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. He was also a three-time Academic All-American (1985, 1986, 1987). He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1986, 1987).
He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2009. He was selected as a co-MVP of the 1986 Aloha Bowl.
Cecil ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career interceptions: 1st, 21 interceptions
• Career passes broken up: 2nd, 38 passes broken up
• Career total tackles: 7th, 392 total tackles
• Career solo tackles: 8th, 222 solo tackles
• Career assisted tackles: 9th, 170 assisted tackles
• Single-season interceptions: 2nd, nine interceptions (1987)
• Single-game interceptions: 1st, four interceptions (at Stanford in 1987)
Cecil also led Arizona in the following categories in 1987:
• Total tackles: 136
• Unassisted tackles: 80
• Interceptions: 9
• Passes broken up: 12
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Name: Mike Dawson
Years at UA: 1972-75
Accomplishments: Dawson was a second-team All-American selection in 1975 and was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1978. He was a two-time first-team All-WAC selection (1974, 1975). Dawson ranks 11th in UA history with 356 career total tackles. He also led Arizona in tackles for loss for three straight seasons:
• 1973: 12 tackles for loss
• 1974: 11 tackles for loss
• 1975: 15 tackles for loss
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Name: Allan Durden
Years at UA: 1982-85
Accomplishments: In 1985, Durden was the lone captain of the team — the Wildcats went 8-3-1 — and a first-team All-American. He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1984, 1985). Durden is tied for fifth in UA history with 14 career interceptions.
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Name: Fred W. Enke
Years at UA: 1946-47
Accomplishments:
In 1947, Enke was a third-team All-American selection and a first-team All-Border Conference selection as well. He was part of the first-ever Arizona Sports Hall of Fame induction class in 1976.
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Name: Byron Evans
Years at UA: 1983-86
Accomplishments: In 1986, Evans was the lone captain of the team — the Wildcats went 9-3 — and a second-team All-American selection. He was also the 1986 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. Evans was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1992. He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1985, 1986).
Evans ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career total tackles: 2nd, 552 total tackles
• Career solo tackles: 2nd, 315 solo tackles
• Career assisted tackles: 2nd, 237 assisted tackles
Evans also led Arizona in the following categories in 1985 and 1986:
• Total tackles: 188 (1985); 196 (1986)
• Unassisted tackles: 118 (1985); 111 (1986)
• Assisted tackles: 70 (1985); 85 (1986)
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Name: John Fina
Years at UA: 1988-91
Accomplishments: Fina was a co-captain of the team in 1991 — the Wildcats went 4-7 — and was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. He was a three-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection (1989, 1990, 1991).
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Name: Nick Foles
Years at UA: 2009-11
Accomplishments: Foles was a two-time co-captain of the team — in 2010 when the Wildcats went 7-6 and 2011 when the Wildcats went 4-8. He was awarded with the Bob Moran Trophy as the Territorial Cup MVP in 2011.
Foles also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career pass attempts: 1st, 1,396 attempts
• Career pass completions: 1st, 933 completions
• Career passing yards: 1st, 10,011 yards
• Career touchdown passes: Tied for 1st, 67 touchdowns
• Career average pass completions per game: 1st, 26.7 completions per game
• Career average passing yards per game: 1st, 286.0 yards per game
• Single-season pass attempts: 1st, 560 attempts (2011); also 5th, 426 attempts (2010); also tied for 6th, 410 attempts (2009)
• Single-season pass completions: 1st, 387 completions (2011); also 5th, 286 completions (2010); also 6th, 260 completions (2009)
• Single-season passing yards: 1st, 4,334 yards (2011); also 6th, 3,191 yards (2010); also 10th, 2,486 yards (2009)
• Single-season touchdown passes: Tied for 1st, 28 touchdowns (2011); also tied for 6th, 20 touchdowns (2010); also tied for 8th, 19 touchdowns (2009)
• Single-season passing yards per game: 1st, 361.2 yards per game (2011)
• Single-season passing efficiency (minimum 90 attempts): 4th, 145.6 rating (2011); also 7th, 140.9 rating (2010)
• Single-season pass completion percentage (minimum 100 attempts): 1st, 69.10 percent (2011); also 3rd, 67.13 percent (2010); also 5th, 63.41 percent (2009)
• Consecutive games throwing touchdown pass: 1st, 17 straight games (between 2010-11)
• Single-game passing yards: 5th, 448 yards (against Oregon in 2010); also 8th, 440 yards (against Oregon State in 2010); also tied for 10th, 425 yards against USC in 2011
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Name: Nick Folk
Years at UA: 2003-06
Accomplishments: In 2006, Folk was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection and a Pac-10 All-Academic selection as well. He also hit 100 percent of his PATs (22-22) in 2006. Folk is tied for eighth in UA history for longest field goal with a 53-yard field goal. He ranks 14th in the UA record books for career scoring marks with 169 career points. Folk ranks sixth in UA history for single-season punting average with 44.0 yards per punt in 2006.
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Name: Tom Greenfield
Years at UA: 1936-38
Accomplishments: Greenfield was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. He was a Little All-America selection in 1938. He was a first-team All-Border Conference selection in 1937.
Greenfield was also selected as the center for the All-Time Rocky Mountain-Southwest Team.
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Name: Dave Hibbert
Years at UA: 1958
Accomplishment: Hibbert led the Wildcats in receptions in 1958 — he hauled in 61 catches for 606 yards and four touchdowns.
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Name: Ricky Hunley
Years at UA: 1980-83
Accomplishments: In 1983, Hunley was a co-captain of the team and was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1982 and a unanimous first-team All-American in 1983.
He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1989. Hunley was a three-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1981, 1982, 1983).
He also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career total tackles: 1st, 566 total tackles
• Career solo tackles: 1st, 323 solo tackles
• Career assisted tackles: 1st, 243 assisted tackles
• Career interceptions: Tied for 10th, 12 interceptions
• Single-season interceptions: Tied for 5th, seven interceptions (1983)
Hunley also led Arizona in the following defensive categories for three seasons:
• Total tackles: 1981 (121 tackles); 1982 (173 tackles); 1983 (176 tackles)
• Unassisted tackles: 1981 (74 unassisted tackles); 1982 (100 unassisted tackles); 1983 (99 unassisted tackles)
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Name: Darryll Lewis
Years at UA: 1987-90
Accomplishments: In 1990, Lewis was a co-captain of the team, a unanimous first-team All-American selection and a first-team All-Pac-10 selection. He also won the Jim Thorpe Award and was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year that year as well. He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.
Lewis also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career interceptions: Tied for 5th, 14 interceptions
• Single-season interceptions: Tied for 5th, seven interceptions (1990)
• Single-season yards on interception returns: 1st, 192 yards (on seven interceptions in 1990)
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Name: Art Luppino
Years at UA: 1953-56
Accomplishments: Luppino was a co-captain of the team in 1956. He was a second-team All-American selection in 1955. Luppino won the Swede Nelson National Sportsmanship Award in 1954. He was also part of the first-ever Arizona Sports Hall of Fame induction class in 1976.
Luppino was a two-time first-team All-Border Conference selection (1954, 1955). He also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career rushing yards: 4th, 3,381 yards
• Career rushing touchdowns: 2nd, 44 touchdowns
• Career points scored: 2nd, 337 points
• Career all-purpose yards: 4th, 4,963 yards
• Single-season rushing yards: 5th, 1,359 yards (1954); also 6th, 1,313 yards (1955)
• Single-season rushing touchdowns: 2nd, 21 touchdowns (1954)
• Single-season total touchdowns scored: Tied for 1st, 24 touchdowns (1954)
• Single-season points scored: 1st, 166 points (1954)
• Single-season all-purpose yards: 3rd, 2,193 yards (1954); also 6th, 1,902 yards (1955)
• Single-game rushing yards: 5th, 228 yards (on six carries against New Mexico State in 1954)
• Single-game touchdowns scored: Tied for 1st, five touchdowns (against New Mexico State in 1954)
• Single-game points scored: 1st, 32 points (against New Mexico State in 1954); also 3rd, 25 points (against Utah in 1954)
• Single-game all-purpose yards: 2nd, 359 yards (against New Mexico State in 1954); also 7th, 311 yards (against Oregon in 1955); also 8th, 289 yards (against Arizona State in 1954)
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Name: Chris McAlister
Years at UA: 1996-98
Accomplishments: McAlister was a co-captain of the team in 1998, when the Wildcats posted a 12-1 record. Also in 1998, McAlister was a unanimous first-team All-American selection and he won the Mosi Tatupu Special Teams Player of the Year Award. He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. McAlister was a three-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1996, 1997, 1998).
Here's a look at where McAlister ranks in UA history in the following categories:
• Career interceptions: 3rd, 18 interceptions
• Career passes broken up: Tied for 11th, 27 passes broken up
• Single-season kickoff return average: 7th, 29.5 yards per return (1998)
• Longest kickoff returns: Tied for 1st — McAlister had two 100-yard kickoff returns during his UA career (against UCLA in 1996 and against Hawaii in 1998)
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Name: Harold McClellan
Years at UA: 1920-22
Accomplishments: McClellan was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. He also ranks fourth in UA history in single-season scoring — he accounted for 121 total points during the 1921 season.
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Name: Steve McLaughlin
Years at UA: 1991-94
Accomplishments: In 1994, McLaughlin was a co-captain of the team when the Wildcats went 8-4 and was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection. He was a consensus first-team All-American selection in 1994 and won the Lou Groza Collegiate Place Kicker Award that year as well. He was later inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
McLaughlin ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career points scored: 4th, 283 points
• Single-season field goals: 1st, 23 made (out of 29 attempts in 1994)
• Longest field goal: Tied for 4th, 54-yard field goal (against Cal in 1994); also tied for 8th — McLaughlin hit a 53-yard field goal on two separate occasions (against Washington State in 1993 and against Stanford in 1994)
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Name: Josh Miller
Years at UA: 1990-92
Accomplishments: In 1992, Miller was a first-team All-American selection and a first-team All-Pac-10 selection as well. He was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Name: Edwin Mulitalo
Years at UA: 1997-98
Accomplishments: Mulitalo was a second-team All-Pac-10 selection in 1998. He was also selected for the All-Samoan All-Star Team in 1997-98.
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Name: Walt Nielsen
Years at UA: 1936-38
Accomplishments: Nielsen was part of the first-ever Arizona Sports Hall of Fame induction class in 1976. He was also a Little All-America selection in 1937.
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Name: Dennis Northcutt
Years at UA: 1996-99
Accomplishments: Northcutt was a co-captain of the team in 1999 when the Wildcats went 6-6. He was a consensus first-team All-American selection and a first-team All-Pac-10 selection in 1999 as well. He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
Northcutt also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career pass receptions: 3rd, 223 receptions
• Career receiving yards: 2nd, 3,252 yards
• Career touchdown receptions: 3rd, 24 touchdowns
• Career all-purpose yards: 2nd, 5,392 yards
• Career 100-yard receiving games: 1st, 13 games
• Career punt return yards: 1st, 903 yards (on 67 returns)
• Career average pass receptions per game: 3rd, 4.7 receptions per game
• Single-season pass receptions: 2nd, 88 receptions (for 1,422 yards in 1999)
• Single-season receiving yards: 1st, 1,422 yards (on 88 receptions in 1999)
• Single-season touchdown receptions: Tied for 8th, nine touchdowns (in 1999)
• Single-season all-purpose yards: 1st, 2,249 yards (1,422 receiving yards, 436 punt return yards, 191 kickoff return yards, 200 rushing yards in 1999)
• Single-season punt return average yards: 1st, 18.9 yards per return (1999)
• Single-game receiving yards: 3rd, 257 yards (on 10 receptions against TCU in 1999)
• Single-game all-purpose yards: 5th, 314 yards (against TCU in 1999)
• Most consecutive games catching a pass: Tied for 1st, 42 games (between 1996-99)
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Name: Glenn Parker
Years at UA: 1988-89
Accomplishments: In 1989, Parker was a second-team All-American and a first-team All-Pac-10 selection as well.
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Name: Antonio Pierce
Years at UA: 1999-2000
Accomplishments: Pierce's New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII in 2008. Pierce was also an NFL Pro Bowl selection in 2007.
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Name: Hank Stanton
Years at UA: 1939-41
Accomplishments: Stanton was part of the first-ever Arizona Sports Hall of Fame induction class in 1976. He was a first-team Little All-America selection in 1941. He was also selected for the All-Time Rocky Mountain-Southwest Team. He was a two-time first-team All-Border Conference selection (1940, 1941).
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Name: Mike Thomas
Years at UA: 2005-08
Accomplishments: Thomas was a co-captain of the team in 2008 when the Wildcats went 8-5. He was a third-team All-American in 2007. Thomas earned the Bob Moran Trophy as the Territorial Cup MVP in 2008. He was also the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2005. He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (2007, 2008).
Thomas also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career receiving yards: 3rd, 3,231 yards
• Career touchdown receptions: Tied for 4th, 23 touchdowns
• Career pass receptions: 1st, 259 receptions
• Career pass receptions per game: 1st, 5.4 receptions per game
• Career 100-yard receiving games: Tied for 3rd, 11 games
• Career all-purpose yards: 3rd, 4,981 yards
• Single-season pass receptions: 3rd, 83 receptions (for 1,038 yards in 2007); also tied for 7th, 74 receptions (for 825 yards in 2008)
• Single-season receiving yards: 6th, 1,038 yards (2007)
• Single-season touchdown receptions: Tied for 1st, 11 touchdowns (2007)
• Single-season all-purpose yards: 8th, 1,826 yards (2007); also 10th, 1,648 yards (2008)
• Single-season punt return average yards: 6th, 13.5 yards per return (2008)
• Single-game pass receptions: Tied for 3rd — Thomas grabbed 12 receptions on two separate occasions (for 105 yards against Cal in 2007 and for 83 yards against USC in 2007)
• Single-game touchdown receptions: Tied for 1st, three touchdowns (against Washington in 2007)
• Single-game all-purpose yards: 4th, 338 yards (against Washington in 2007)
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Name: Joe Tofflemire
Years at UA: 1985-88
Accomplishments: Tofflemire was a co-captain of the team in 1988 when the Wildcats went 7-4. He was a two-time second-team All-American (1986, 1987) and a one-time first-team All-American (1988). He was a three-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1986, 1987, 1988).
Tofflemire was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. He also won the Pac-10 Morris Trophy in 1988.
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Name: Tom Tunnicliffe
Years at UA: 1980-83
Accomplishments: Tunnicliffe ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career pass attempts: 3rd, 1,069 attempts
• Career passing yards: 3rd, 7,618 yards
• Career touchdown passes: 3rd, 46 touchdowns
• Career interceptions thrown: 1st, 56 interceptions
• Single-season pass attempts: 10th, 351 attempts (1983)
• Single-season passing yards: 8th, 2,520 yards (1982)
• Single-season interceptions thrown: Tied for 2nd, 17 interceptions (1981); also tied for 4th, 16 interceptions (1983)
• Single-game passing yards: 9th, 427 yards (against Pacific in 1982)
• Single-game touchdown passes: 1st, six touchdowns (against Pacific in 1982)
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Name: Bobby Wade
Years at UA: 1999-2002
Accomplishments: Wade was a co-captain of the team in 2002 when the Wildcats went 4-8. He was a second-team All-American selection in 2002. He also earned the Bob Moran Trophy as the Territorial Cup MVP in 2001. He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (2000, 2002).
Wade ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career pass receptions: 2nd, 230 receptions
• Career receiving yards: 1st, 3,351 yards
• Career touchdown receptions: Tied for 4th, 23 touchdowns
• Career all-purpose yards: 6th, 4,785 yards
• Career pass receptions per game: 2nd, 5.1 receptions per game
• Career 100-yard receiving games: 2nd, 12 games
• Single-season pass receptions: 1st, 93 receptions (2002)
• Single-season receiving yards: 2nd, 1,389 yards (2002)
• Single-season all-purpose yards: 5th, 1,949 yards (2002)
• Single-game pass receptions: Tied for 3rd, 12 receptions (for 151 yards against Oregon in 2002)
• Single-game receiving yards: 4th, 222 yards (on 11 receptions against Cal in 2002)
• Single-game touchdown receptions: Tied for 1st, three touchdowns (against Cal in 2001)
• Most consecutive games catching a pass: Tied for 1st, 42 games (between 1999-2002)
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Name: Rob Waldrop
Years at UA: 1990-93
Accomplishments: Waldrop was a consensus first-team All-American in 1992 and a unanimous first-team All-American in 1993. In 1993, he earned the Outland Trophy — given to the nation's top interior defensive lineman — and was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year as well. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2011 and the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
Waldrop was named the MVP of the 1992 Sun Bowl. He also won the Pac-10 Morris Trophy in 1992 as well. He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1992, 1993).
Waldrop also ranks 5th in UA history with 23.5 career sacks.
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Name: Jackie Wallace
Years at UA: 1970-72
Accomplishments: Wallace was a first-team All-American in 1972 and was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. He was a two-time first-team All-WAC selection (1971, 1972).
Wallace also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career interceptions: 2nd, 20 interceptions
• Career punt returns: 1st, 80 returns
• Career touchdowns on punt returns: 1st, four touchdowns
• Single-season interceptions: 1st, 11 interceptions (1971); also tied for 3rd, eight interceptions (1972)
• Single-season punt returns: 1st, 41 returns (1971)
• Single-season touchdowns on punt returns: Tied for 1st, three touchdowns (1971)
• Single-season punt return yards: 1st, 510 yards (on 41 returns in 1971)
• Single-season total returns: 1st, 54 returns (41 punts, 13 kickoffs in 1971)
• Single-season yards on returns: 1st, 800 yards (510 kickoff yards, 290 punt yards in 1971)
• Longest punt return: 1st, 94-yard return (against UCLA in 1971)
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Name: Dana Wells
Years at UA: 1985-88
Accomplishments: Wells was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 1988. He won the Pac-10 Morris Trophy in 1987 and was a co-winner of the same award in 1988. Wells was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1987, 1988).
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Name: Eddie Wilson
Years at UA: 1959-61
Accomplishments: Wilson was a co-captain of the team in 1961 when the Wildcats went 8-1-1. He was a third-team All-American in 1961 as well. He also played in the All-American Bowl in Tucson in 1961. Wilson ranks eighth in UA history for single-season passing efficiency for his 140.7 rating in 1960.
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Name: Max Zendejas
Years at UA: 1982-85
Accomplishments: Zendejas was a second-team All-American selection in 1985 and was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. He was the MVP of the 1985 Sun Bowl.
Zendejas also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career points scored: 1st, 360 points
• Career field goals: 1st, 79 made (out of 107 attempts)
• Career field goal attempts: 1st, 107 attempts
• Career field goal percentage: 2nd, 73.8 percent
• Most consecutive games kicking field goal in a career: 1st, 18 games
• Most field goals made 50 yards or more in a career: 1st, 13 field goals
• Most games kicking three or more field goals in a career: 1st, 12 games
• Most games kicking field goal in a career: 1st, 38 games
• Career PATs: 1st, 123 made (out of 125 attempts)
• Career PAT attempts: 1st, 125 attempts
• Career points scored by kicking: 1st, 360 points
• Single-season field goals: 2nd, 22 made (out of 29 attempts in 1985); also 4th, 21 made (out of 27 attempts in 1984)
• Single-season field goal attempts: 1st, 29 attempts (1985)
• Single-season field goal percentage: 2nd, 80.0 percent (1983)
• Most consecutive field goals made: 1st, 11 field goals
• Most consecutive games kicking field goal in a single season: Tied for 1st, 11 games
• Most field goals made 50 yards or more in a single season: 1st, five field goals (1984)
• Most games kicking three or more field goals in a single season: Tied for 1st — Zendejas had two seasons (1984, 1985) in which he had four games with three or more field goals
• Most games kicking field goal in a season: Tied for 1st, 11 games (1983)
• Longest field goal: Tied for 1st, 57 yards (against Arizona State in 1985); also tied for 4th — Zendejas nailed a 54-yard field goal on two separate occasions (against Colorado in 1985 and against Washington in 1983); also tied for 8th — Zendejas nailed a 53-yard field goal on two separate occasions as well (against Fresno State in 1984 and against UCLA in 1983)
• Single-season points scored: 9th, 99 points (1983)
• Single-game field goals: Tied for 1st — Zendejas made four field goals in a game on three separate occasions)
• Most field goals made 50 yards or more in a single game: 1st, two field goals (against UCLA in 1983)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
The next time you walk into Arizona Stadium, look up and to the west.
The Wildcats history is right there.
Forty-two former Arizona Wildcats have been enshrined in the Arizona Stadium "Ring of Honor" over the years, a number that will likely grow with the inevitable inclusion of both Rob Gronkowski and Scooby Wright.
To make the football program's Ring of Honor, athletes must meet at least one of the following criteria:
• Be named a first-team All-American.
• Earn a national "player of distinction" award, like national player of the year.
• Earn conference player of the year, freshman of the year or offensive or defensive player of the year awards.
• Finish in the top-three in UA history in at least three categories, or hold a career record for a minimum of five years.
• Play 10 years in the NFL or earn all-pro status.
Here's a look at the Wildcats who are in.
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Name: Mark Arneson
Years at UA: 1969-71
Accomplishments: In 1971, Arneson was a co-captain of the team — the Wildcats went 5-6 — and a first-team All-American selection. He was also a two-time first-team All-WAC selection (1970, 1971). He was part of the first-ever Arizona Sports Hall of Fame induction class in 1976.
Arneson ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career total tackles: 10th, 357 total tackles
• Career assisted tackles: 8th, 171 assisted tackles
Arneson also led the Wildcats in the following defensive categories for these seasons:
• Unassisted tackles: 110 unassisted tackles (1970)
• Assisted tackles: 76 assisted tackles (1969); 45 assisted tackles (1970)
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Name: Michael Bates
Years at UA: 1989-90
Accomplishments: Bates is tied for fifth in UA history for longest kickoff return — he had a 97-yard return against Washington State in 1990. He was also inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Name: Theopolis "T" Bell
Years at UA: 1972-75
Accomplishments: Bell was a two-time first-team All-WAC selection (1974, 1975). He was selected as a Coaches All-American in 1975. He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.
Bell ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career pass receptions: 5th, 153 receptions
• Career receiving yards: 5th, 2,509 yards
• Career touchdown receptions: 2nd, 30 touchdown receptions
• Career average gain per play: 1st, 15.6 yards per play
• Career all-purpose yards: 5th, 4,943 all-purpose yards
• Career scoring: 9th, 190 points
• Single-season touchdown receptions: Tied for 1st, 11 touchdowns (1974)
• Single-game receiving yards: Tied for 5th, 217 yards (against New Mexico in 1975)
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Name: Ted Bland
Years at UA: 1933-35
Accomplishments: Bland was a Little All-America selection in 1935. He was a three-time first-team All-Border Conference selection (1933, 1934, 1935). Bland ranks third in UA history for longest punt in a single game — he booted an 82-yard punt against San Diego State in 1934. He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
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Name: Brant Boyer
Years at UA: 1992-93
Accomplishments: Boyer was a co-captain of the team in 1993 when the Wildcats went 10-2. He led the team in: total tackles in 1993 (90), unassisted tackles in 1992 (49) and 1993 (70) and assisted tackles in 1993 (20).
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Name: Lance Briggs
Years at UA: 1999-2002
Accomplishments: Briggs was a co-captain of the team in 2002 when the Wildcats went 4-8. He was a three-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (2000, 2001, 2002). Briggs ranks 10th in UA history with 205 career solo tackles. He also led the Wildcats in the following defensive categories for three years:
• Total tackles: 113 in 2000; 93 in 2001; 98 in 2002
• Unassisted tackles: 77 in 2000; 59 in 2001; 67 in 2002
• Assisted tackles: 36 in 2000; 34 in 2001; 31 in 2002
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Name: Tedy Bruschi
Years at UA: 1992-95
Accomplishments: Bruschi was a co-captain of the team in 1995 when the Wildcats went 6-5. He was a three-time All-American (second team in 1993, consensus first team in 1994, unanimous first team in 1995). He was also a first-team All-Pac-10 selection those three years as well.
Bruschi was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. Bruschi was a two-time bowl game MVP — he was a co-MVP in the 1994 Fiesta Bowl (at the end of the 1993 season) and the lone MVP in the 1994 Freedom Bowl. He was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 1995, the same year he won the Pac-10 Morris Trophy.
Bruschi holds the UA record for most career sacks with 55 — the next closest player (Ricky Elmore) only notched 25.5 career sacks.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
Name: Ka'Deem Carey
Years at UA: 2011-13
Accomplishments: Carey was a two-time consensus first-team All-American (2012, 2013) as well as an All-Pac-12 first-team selection those years. He was selected as the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2013.
Carey ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career rushing yards: 1st, 4,239 yards
• Career rushing touchdowns: 1st, 48 touchdowns
• Career rushing attempts per game: 1st, 20.6 attempts per game
• Career all-purpose yards: 1st, 5,483 yards
• Career all-purpose yards per game: 1st, 152.3 yards per game
• Career games gained 100 yards: 1st, 22 games
• Single-season rushing attempts: 1st, 349 attempts (2013)
• Single-season rushing yards: 1st, 1,929 yards (2012); also 2nd, 1,885 yards (2013)
• Single-season rushing touchdowns: 1st, 23 touchdowns (2012); also 3rd, 19 touchdowns (2013)
• Single-season games gained 100 yards: 1st, 12 games
• Single-season all-purpose yards: 2nd, 2,248 yards (2012); also 4th, 2,058 yards (2013)
• Consecutive games gained 100 yards: 1st, 16 consecutive games (between 2012-13)
• Single-game rushing attempts: 1st, 48 attempts (against Oregon in 2013); also 2nd, 39 attempts (against Utah in 2013)
• Single-game rushing yards: 1st, 366 yards (against Colorado in 2012); also 3rd, 236 yards (against Utah in 2013)
• Single-game rushing touchdowns: 1st, five touchdowns (against Colorado in 2012)
• Single-game all-purpose yards: 1st, 400 yards (against Colorado in 2012)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
Name: Antoine Cason
Years at UA: 2004-07
Accomplishments: Cason was a two-time co-captain of the team (2006, 2007) and a consensus first-team All-American in 2007. He also won the Jim Thorpe Award in 2007 as well. Cason was a two-time All-Pac-10 first-team selection (2006, 2007).
Cason ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career interceptions: 4th, 15 interceptions
• Career passes broken up: Tied for 4th, 32 passes broken up
• Career yards on interception returns: 1st, 349 yards (on 15 career interceptions)
• Single-season touchdowns by returns: 1st, four touchdown returns in 2007
• Single-game touchdowns by returns: 1st, two touchdown returns against Oregon in 2007
Cason also led the team in unassisted tackles in 2004 with 54.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
Name: Chuck Cecil
Years at UA: 1984-87
Accomplishments: In 1987, Cecil was a co-captain of the team, a consensus first-team All-American and the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. He was also a three-time Academic All-American (1985, 1986, 1987). He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1986, 1987).
He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2009. He was selected as a co-MVP of the 1986 Aloha Bowl.
Cecil ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career interceptions: 1st, 21 interceptions
• Career passes broken up: 2nd, 38 passes broken up
• Career total tackles: 7th, 392 total tackles
• Career solo tackles: 8th, 222 solo tackles
• Career assisted tackles: 9th, 170 assisted tackles
• Single-season interceptions: 2nd, nine interceptions (1987)
• Single-game interceptions: 1st, four interceptions (at Stanford in 1987)
Cecil also led Arizona in the following categories in 1987:
• Total tackles: 136
• Unassisted tackles: 80
• Interceptions: 9
• Passes broken up: 12
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Name: Mike Dawson
Years at UA: 1972-75
Accomplishments: Dawson was a second-team All-American selection in 1975 and was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1978. He was a two-time first-team All-WAC selection (1974, 1975). Dawson ranks 11th in UA history with 356 career total tackles. He also led Arizona in tackles for loss for three straight seasons:
• 1973: 12 tackles for loss
• 1974: 11 tackles for loss
• 1975: 15 tackles for loss
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Name: Allan Durden
Years at UA: 1982-85
Accomplishments: In 1985, Durden was the lone captain of the team — the Wildcats went 8-3-1 — and a first-team All-American. He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1984, 1985). Durden is tied for fifth in UA history with 14 career interceptions.
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Name: Fred W. Enke
Years at UA: 1946-47
Accomplishments:
In 1947, Enke was a third-team All-American selection and a first-team All-Border Conference selection as well. He was part of the first-ever Arizona Sports Hall of Fame induction class in 1976.
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Name: Byron Evans
Years at UA: 1983-86
Accomplishments: In 1986, Evans was the lone captain of the team — the Wildcats went 9-3 — and a second-team All-American selection. He was also the 1986 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. Evans was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1992. He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1985, 1986).
Evans ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career total tackles: 2nd, 552 total tackles
• Career solo tackles: 2nd, 315 solo tackles
• Career assisted tackles: 2nd, 237 assisted tackles
Evans also led Arizona in the following categories in 1985 and 1986:
• Total tackles: 188 (1985); 196 (1986)
• Unassisted tackles: 118 (1985); 111 (1986)
• Assisted tackles: 70 (1985); 85 (1986)
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Name: John Fina
Years at UA: 1988-91
Accomplishments: Fina was a co-captain of the team in 1991 — the Wildcats went 4-7 — and was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. He was a three-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection (1989, 1990, 1991).
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Name: Nick Foles
Years at UA: 2009-11
Accomplishments: Foles was a two-time co-captain of the team — in 2010 when the Wildcats went 7-6 and 2011 when the Wildcats went 4-8. He was awarded with the Bob Moran Trophy as the Territorial Cup MVP in 2011.
Foles also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career pass attempts: 1st, 1,396 attempts
• Career pass completions: 1st, 933 completions
• Career passing yards: 1st, 10,011 yards
• Career touchdown passes: Tied for 1st, 67 touchdowns
• Career average pass completions per game: 1st, 26.7 completions per game
• Career average passing yards per game: 1st, 286.0 yards per game
• Single-season pass attempts: 1st, 560 attempts (2011); also 5th, 426 attempts (2010); also tied for 6th, 410 attempts (2009)
• Single-season pass completions: 1st, 387 completions (2011); also 5th, 286 completions (2010); also 6th, 260 completions (2009)
• Single-season passing yards: 1st, 4,334 yards (2011); also 6th, 3,191 yards (2010); also 10th, 2,486 yards (2009)
• Single-season touchdown passes: Tied for 1st, 28 touchdowns (2011); also tied for 6th, 20 touchdowns (2010); also tied for 8th, 19 touchdowns (2009)
• Single-season passing yards per game: 1st, 361.2 yards per game (2011)
• Single-season passing efficiency (minimum 90 attempts): 4th, 145.6 rating (2011); also 7th, 140.9 rating (2010)
• Single-season pass completion percentage (minimum 100 attempts): 1st, 69.10 percent (2011); also 3rd, 67.13 percent (2010); also 5th, 63.41 percent (2009)
• Consecutive games throwing touchdown pass: 1st, 17 straight games (between 2010-11)
• Single-game passing yards: 5th, 448 yards (against Oregon in 2010); also 8th, 440 yards (against Oregon State in 2010); also tied for 10th, 425 yards against USC in 2011
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Name: Nick Folk
Years at UA: 2003-06
Accomplishments: In 2006, Folk was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection and a Pac-10 All-Academic selection as well. He also hit 100 percent of his PATs (22-22) in 2006. Folk is tied for eighth in UA history for longest field goal with a 53-yard field goal. He ranks 14th in the UA record books for career scoring marks with 169 career points. Folk ranks sixth in UA history for single-season punting average with 44.0 yards per punt in 2006.
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Name: Tom Greenfield
Years at UA: 1936-38
Accomplishments: Greenfield was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. He was a Little All-America selection in 1938. He was a first-team All-Border Conference selection in 1937.
Greenfield was also selected as the center for the All-Time Rocky Mountain-Southwest Team.
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Name: Ricky Hunley
Years at UA: 1980-83
Accomplishments: In 1983, Hunley was a co-captain of the team and was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1982 and a unanimous first-team All-American in 1983.
He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1989. Hunley was a three-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1981, 1982, 1983).
He also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career total tackles: 1st, 566 total tackles
• Career solo tackles: 1st, 323 solo tackles
• Career assisted tackles: 1st, 243 assisted tackles
• Career interceptions: Tied for 10th, 12 interceptions
• Single-season interceptions: Tied for 5th, seven interceptions (1983)
Hunley also led Arizona in the following defensive categories for three seasons:
• Total tackles: 1981 (121 tackles); 1982 (173 tackles); 1983 (176 tackles)
• Unassisted tackles: 1981 (74 unassisted tackles); 1982 (100 unassisted tackles); 1983 (99 unassisted tackles)
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Name: Darryll Lewis
Years at UA: 1987-90
Accomplishments: In 1990, Lewis was a co-captain of the team, a unanimous first-team All-American selection and a first-team All-Pac-10 selection. He also won the Jim Thorpe Award and was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year that year as well. He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.
Lewis also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career interceptions: Tied for 5th, 14 interceptions
• Single-season interceptions: Tied for 5th, seven interceptions (1990)
• Single-season yards on interception returns: 1st, 192 yards (on seven interceptions in 1990)
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Name: Art Luppino
Years at UA: 1953-56
Accomplishments: Luppino was a co-captain of the team in 1956. He was a second-team All-American selection in 1955. Luppino won the Swede Nelson National Sportsmanship Award in 1954. He was also part of the first-ever Arizona Sports Hall of Fame induction class in 1976.
Luppino was a two-time first-team All-Border Conference selection (1954, 1955). He also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career rushing yards: 4th, 3,381 yards
• Career rushing touchdowns: 2nd, 44 touchdowns
• Career points scored: 2nd, 337 points
• Career all-purpose yards: 4th, 4,963 yards
• Single-season rushing yards: 5th, 1,359 yards (1954); also 6th, 1,313 yards (1955)
• Single-season rushing touchdowns: 2nd, 21 touchdowns (1954)
• Single-season total touchdowns scored: Tied for 1st, 24 touchdowns (1954)
• Single-season points scored: 1st, 166 points (1954)
• Single-season all-purpose yards: 3rd, 2,193 yards (1954); also 6th, 1,902 yards (1955)
• Single-game rushing yards: 5th, 228 yards (on six carries against New Mexico State in 1954)
• Single-game touchdowns scored: Tied for 1st, five touchdowns (against New Mexico State in 1954)
• Single-game points scored: 1st, 32 points (against New Mexico State in 1954); also 3rd, 25 points (against Utah in 1954)
• Single-game all-purpose yards: 2nd, 359 yards (against New Mexico State in 1954); also 7th, 311 yards (against Oregon in 1955); also 8th, 289 yards (against Arizona State in 1954)
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Name: Chris McAlister
Years at UA: 1996-98
Accomplishments: McAlister was a co-captain of the team in 1998, when the Wildcats posted a 12-1 record. Also in 1998, McAlister was a unanimous first-team All-American selection and he won the Mosi Tatupu Special Teams Player of the Year Award. He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. McAlister was a three-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1996, 1997, 1998).
Here's a look at where McAlister ranks in UA history in the following categories:
• Career interceptions: 3rd, 18 interceptions
• Career passes broken up: Tied for 11th, 27 passes broken up
• Single-season kickoff return average: 7th, 29.5 yards per return (1998)
• Longest kickoff returns: Tied for 1st — McAlister had two 100-yard kickoff returns during his UA career (against UCLA in 1996 and against Hawaii in 1998)
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Name: Harold McClellan
Years at UA: 1920-22
Accomplishments: McClellan was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. He also ranks fourth in UA history in single-season scoring — he accounted for 121 total points during the 1921 season.
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Name: Steve McLaughlin
Years at UA: 1991-94
Accomplishments: In 1994, McLaughlin was a co-captain of the team when the Wildcats went 8-4 and was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection. He was a consensus first-team All-American selection in 1994 and won the Lou Groza Collegiate Place Kicker Award that year as well. He was later inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
McLaughlin ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career points scored: 4th, 283 points
• Single-season field goals: 1st, 23 made (out of 29 attempts in 1994)
• Longest field goal: Tied for 4th, 54-yard field goal (against Cal in 1994); also tied for 8th — McLaughlin hit a 53-yard field goal on two separate occasions (against Washington State in 1993 and against Stanford in 1994)
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Name: Josh Miller
Years at UA: 1990-92
Accomplishments: In 1992, Miller was a first-team All-American selection and a first-team All-Pac-10 selection as well. He was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Name: Dennis Northcutt
Years at UA: 1996-99
Accomplishments: Northcutt was a co-captain of the team in 1999 when the Wildcats went 6-6. He was a consensus first-team All-American selection and a first-team All-Pac-10 selection in 1999 as well. He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
Northcutt also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career pass receptions: 3rd, 223 receptions
• Career receiving yards: 2nd, 3,252 yards
• Career touchdown receptions: 3rd, 24 touchdowns
• Career all-purpose yards: 2nd, 5,392 yards
• Career 100-yard receiving games: 1st, 13 games
• Career punt return yards: 1st, 903 yards (on 67 returns)
• Career average pass receptions per game: 3rd, 4.7 receptions per game
• Single-season pass receptions: 2nd, 88 receptions (for 1,422 yards in 1999)
• Single-season receiving yards: 1st, 1,422 yards (on 88 receptions in 1999)
• Single-season touchdown receptions: Tied for 8th, nine touchdowns (in 1999)
• Single-season all-purpose yards: 1st, 2,249 yards (1,422 receiving yards, 436 punt return yards, 191 kickoff return yards, 200 rushing yards in 1999)
• Single-season punt return average yards: 1st, 18.9 yards per return (1999)
• Single-game receiving yards: 3rd, 257 yards (on 10 receptions against TCU in 1999)
• Single-game all-purpose yards: 5th, 314 yards (against TCU in 1999)
• Most consecutive games catching a pass: Tied for 1st, 42 games (between 1996-99)
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Name: Hank Stanton
Years at UA: 1939-41
Accomplishments: Stanton was part of the first-ever Arizona Sports Hall of Fame induction class in 1976. He was a first-team Little All-America selection in 1941. He was also selected for the All-Time Rocky Mountain-Southwest Team. He was a two-time first-team All-Border Conference selection (1940, 1941).
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Name: Mike Thomas
Years at UA: 2005-08
Accomplishments: Thomas was a co-captain of the team in 2008 when the Wildcats went 8-5. He was a third-team All-American in 2007. Thomas earned the Bob Moran Trophy as the Territorial Cup MVP in 2008. He was also the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2005. He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (2007, 2008).
Thomas also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career receiving yards: 3rd, 3,231 yards
• Career touchdown receptions: Tied for 4th, 23 touchdowns
• Career pass receptions: 1st, 259 receptions
• Career pass receptions per game: 1st, 5.4 receptions per game
• Career 100-yard receiving games: Tied for 3rd, 11 games
• Career all-purpose yards: 3rd, 4,981 yards
• Single-season pass receptions: 3rd, 83 receptions (for 1,038 yards in 2007); also tied for 7th, 74 receptions (for 825 yards in 2008)
• Single-season receiving yards: 6th, 1,038 yards (2007)
• Single-season touchdown receptions: Tied for 1st, 11 touchdowns (2007)
• Single-season all-purpose yards: 8th, 1,826 yards (2007); also 10th, 1,648 yards (2008)
• Single-season punt return average yards: 6th, 13.5 yards per return (2008)
• Single-game pass receptions: Tied for 3rd — Thomas grabbed 12 receptions on two separate occasions (for 105 yards against Cal in 2007 and for 83 yards against USC in 2007)
• Single-game touchdown receptions: Tied for 1st, three touchdowns (against Washington in 2007)
• Single-game all-purpose yards: 4th, 338 yards (against Washington in 2007)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
Name: Joe Tofflemire
Years at UA: 1985-88
Accomplishments: Tofflemire was a co-captain of the team in 1988 when the Wildcats went 7-4. He was a two-time second-team All-American (1986, 1987) and a one-time first-team All-American (1988). He was a three-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1986, 1987, 1988).
Tofflemire was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. He also won the Pac-10 Morris Trophy in 1988.
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Name: Tom Tunnicliffe
Years at UA: 1980-83
Accomplishments: Tunnicliffe ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career pass attempts: 3rd, 1,069 attempts
• Career passing yards: 3rd, 7,618 yards
• Career touchdown passes: 3rd, 46 touchdowns
• Career interceptions thrown: 1st, 56 interceptions
• Single-season pass attempts: 10th, 351 attempts (1983)
• Single-season passing yards: 8th, 2,520 yards (1982)
• Single-season interceptions thrown: Tied for 2nd, 17 interceptions (1981); also tied for 4th, 16 interceptions (1983)
• Single-game passing yards: 9th, 427 yards (against Pacific in 1982)
• Single-game touchdown passes: 1st, six touchdowns (against Pacific in 1982)
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Name: Bobby Wade
Years at UA: 1999-2002
Accomplishments: Wade was a co-captain of the team in 2002 when the Wildcats went 4-8. He was a second-team All-American selection in 2002. He also earned the Bob Moran Trophy as the Territorial Cup MVP in 2001. He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (2000, 2002).
Wade ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career pass receptions: 2nd, 230 receptions
• Career receiving yards: 1st, 3,351 yards
• Career touchdown receptions: Tied for 4th, 23 touchdowns
• Career all-purpose yards: 6th, 4,785 yards
• Career pass receptions per game: 2nd, 5.1 receptions per game
• Career 100-yard receiving games: 2nd, 12 games
• Single-season pass receptions: 1st, 93 receptions (2002)
• Single-season receiving yards: 2nd, 1,389 yards (2002)
• Single-season all-purpose yards: 5th, 1,949 yards (2002)
• Single-game pass receptions: Tied for 3rd, 12 receptions (for 151 yards against Oregon in 2002)
• Single-game receiving yards: 4th, 222 yards (on 11 receptions against Cal in 2002)
• Single-game touchdown receptions: Tied for 1st, three touchdowns (against Cal in 2001)
• Most consecutive games catching a pass: Tied for 1st, 42 games (between 1999-2002)
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Name: Rob Waldrop
Years at UA: 1990-93
Accomplishments: Waldrop was a consensus first-team All-American in 1992 and a unanimous first-team All-American in 1993. In 1993, he earned the Outland Trophy — given to the nation's top interior defensive lineman — and was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year as well. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in 2011 and the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
Waldrop was named the MVP of the 1992 Sun Bowl. He also won the Pac-10 Morris Trophy in 1992 as well. He was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1992, 1993).
Waldrop also ranks 5th in UA history with 23.5 career sacks.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
Name: Jackie Wallace
Years at UA: 1970-72
Accomplishments: Wallace was a first-team All-American in 1972 and was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. He was a two-time first-team All-WAC selection (1971, 1972).
Wallace also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career interceptions: 2nd, 20 interceptions
• Career punt returns: 1st, 80 returns
• Career touchdowns on punt returns: 1st, four touchdowns
• Single-season interceptions: 1st, 11 interceptions (1971); also tied for 3rd, eight interceptions (1972)
• Single-season punt returns: 1st, 41 returns (1971)
• Single-season touchdowns on punt returns: Tied for 1st, three touchdowns (1971)
• Single-season punt return yards: 1st, 510 yards (on 41 returns in 1971)
• Single-season total returns: 1st, 54 returns (41 punts, 13 kickoffs in 1971)
• Single-season yards on returns: 1st, 800 yards (510 kickoff yards, 290 punt yards in 1971)
• Longest punt return: 1st, 94-yard return (against UCLA in 1971)
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
Name: Dana Wells
Years at UA: 1985-88
Accomplishments: Wells was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 1988. He won the Pac-10 Morris Trophy in 1987 and was a co-winner of the same award in 1988. Wells was a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection (1987, 1988).
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
Name: Eddie Wilson
Years at UA: 1959-61
Accomplishments: Wilson was a co-captain of the team in 1961 when the Wildcats went 8-1-1. He was a third-team All-American in 1961 as well. He also played in the All-American Bowl in Tucson in 1961. Wilson ranks eighth in UA history for single-season passing efficiency for his 140.7 rating in 1960.
- Drew McCullough Arizona Daily Star
Name: Max Zendejas
Years at UA: 1982-85
Accomplishments: Zendejas was a second-team All-American selection in 1985 and was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. He was the MVP of the 1985 Sun Bowl.
Zendejas also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories:
• Career points scored: 1st, 360 points
• Career field goals: 1st, 79 made (out of 107 attempts)
• Career field goal attempts: 1st, 107 attempts
• Career field goal percentage: 2nd, 73.8 percent
• Most consecutive games kicking field goal in a career: 1st, 18 games
• Most field goals made 50 yards or more in a career: 1st, 13 field goals
• Most games kicking three or more field goals in a career: 1st, 12 games
• Most games kicking field goal in a career: 1st, 38 games
• Career PATs: 1st, 123 made (out of 125 attempts)
• Career PAT attempts: 1st, 125 attempts
• Career points scored by kicking: 1st, 360 points
• Single-season field goals: 2nd, 22 made (out of 29 attempts in 1985); also 4th, 21 made (out of 27 attempts in 1984)
• Single-season field goal attempts: 1st, 29 attempts (1985)
• Single-season field goal percentage: 2nd, 80.0 percent (1983)
• Most consecutive field goals made: 1st, 11 field goals
• Most consecutive games kicking field goal in a single season: Tied for 1st, 11 games
• Most field goals made 50 yards or more in a single season: 1st, five field goals (1984)
• Most games kicking three or more field goals in a single season: Tied for 1st — Zendejas had two seasons (1984, 1985) in which he had four games with three or more field goals
• Most games kicking field goal in a season: Tied for 1st, 11 games (1983)
• Longest field goal: Tied for 1st, 57 yards (against Arizona State in 1985); also tied for 4th — Zendejas nailed a 54-yard field goal on two separate occasions (against Colorado in 1985 and against Washington in 1983); also tied for 8th — Zendejas nailed a 53-yard field goal on two separate occasions as well (against Fresno State in 1984 and against UCLA in 1983)
• Single-season points scored: 9th, 99 points (1983)
• Single-game field goals: Tied for 1st — Zendejas made four field goals in a game on three separate occasions)
• Most field goals made 50 yards or more in a single game: 1st, two field goals (against UCLA in 1983)
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