USC quarterback Rodney Peete during a game against Arizona in 1986 at Arizona Stadium.

 Warren Faidley / Tucson Citizen

As an athlete at Sahuaro High School, Peete pitched the Cougars to the 1982 state championship and was a key part of the 1981 state championship basketball team. He was the Arizona high school Athlete of the Year in 1983, and became a first-team All-American quarterback at USC in 1988. He played 16 seasons in the NFL, capped by a Super Bowl appearance in 2004 with the Carolina Panthers.    

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