Giants' John Mistler rolls into the end zone after catching Scott Brunner's pass to score New York's second touchdown in the first period of the wild card playoff game against the Eagles, Dec. 27, 1981, Philadelphia, Pa. Unidentified Eagle defenders tackle was too late to prevent the 10-yard scoring play. (AP Photo)

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Sahuaro grad Mistler was a star at ASUΒ 

One person I inadvertently left off my list (and, boy, did I hear about it) of the 20 top Tucsonans to play at a star-level for Arizona State was Sahuaro receiverΒ John Mistler. He led the Pac-10 in receptions in 1978 and played in the NFL for four seasons. He is the regional president of First Community Bank in Phoenix.Β 

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