UA's Chuck Cecil (6) races down the sidelines en route to a 103-yard interception for a TD in the 4th quarter on Nov. 22, 1986.

 Bruce McClelland / Arizona Daily Star

St. Louis Rams secondary coach and UA football Hall of Famer Chuck Cecil turned 50 on Saturday. He celebrated with friends in Phoenix, awaiting Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals. Does it make you feel old? It was 21 years ago that Cecil was on the cover of Sports Illustrated under the heading “Is Chuck Cecil too vicious for the NFL?” 

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