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Pos. Name Yr. CU highlight Drafted NFL career Current occupation Residence
WR Mike Pritchard Sr. Kickoff Classic MVP. ’90 all-Big 8 ’91, 1st round 9 years UNLV radio analyst Las Vegas
LT Ariel Solomon Sr. Starter ’91, 10th round 6 years Real estate Boulder
LG Joe Garten Sr. 1990 unanimous All-American ’91, 6th round 2 years Sales California
C Jay Leeuwenburg Jr. 1991 unanimous All-American ’92, 9th round 9 years Teacher, TV analyst Denver
RG Bryan Campbell Sr. Suspended for theft Unknown Unknown
RT Mark Vander Poel Sr. Two-time all-Big 8 ’91, 4th round 4 years Ranching California
TE Sean Brown Jr. Two key catches in Orange Bowl Unknown Arkansas
QB Darian Hagan Jr. Dynamic option quarterback ’92, 9th round CU RBs coach Boulder
FB George Hemingway Sr. 76 yards in Orange Bowl Counselor, at-risk youth Denver
WB Michael Simmons Sr. Key utility player Unknown Unknown
TB Eric Bieniemy Sr. CU’s all-time rushing leader (3,940 yds) ’91, 2nd round 9 years Minn. Vikings RBs coach Minnesota
K Jim Harper So. Kicked FG, winning PAT in Orange Bowl Unknown Illinois
Defense
Pos. Name Yr. CU highlight Drafted NFL career Current occupation Residence
OLB Alfred Williams Sr. ’90 Butkus winner, unan. All-American ’91 1st round 9 yrs, all-pro Radio talk-show host Denver
DT Marcellous Elder So. Nicknamed “Earthquake” Unknown Unknown
NT Joel Steed Jr. Two-time all-Big 8 ’91 3rd round 8 yrs, all-pro Unknown Houston
DT Garry Howe Sr. 1990 all-Big 8 Limo business Des Moines
OLB Kanavis McGhee Sr. Three-time all-Big 8 ’91, 2nd round 5 years Education Houston
LB Greg Biekert So. Two-time all-Big 8 ’93, 7th round 11 years Asst. coach, Oakland Raiders Oakland
LB Terry Johnson So. Solid tackler Unknown Unknown
CB/KR Dave McCloughan Sr. 1990 all-Big 8, return specialist ’91, 3rd round 4 years Dir. of scouting, San Fran. 49ers San Francisco
SS Tim James Sr. Took clip to nullify Notre Dame TD return ’91, 8th round Private business Denver
FS Greg Thomas Sr. Blocked FG vs. Oklahoma Unknown Unknown
CB Deon Figures So. 1992 Jim Thorpe Award winner ’93, 1st round 8 years Cleaning franchise Denver
P Tom Rouen Sr. Punted to the Rocket ’91, free agent 13 years Real estate Scottsdale, Ariz.
Key reserves
Pos. Name Yr. CU highlight Drafted NFL career Current occupation Residence
QB Charles Johnson Sr. Scored on 5th down, Orange Bowl MVP Radio talk-show host Denver
RT Jim Hansen So Rhodes scholar U.S. Naval Academy faculty Annapolis, Md.
CB Ronnie Bradford So. Blocked Notre Dame PAT in Orange Bowl ’93, 4th round 10 years Cal director of football operations Berkeley, Calif.
LB Chad Brown So. Two-time all-Big 8 ’93, 3rd round 15 yrs, all-pro Exotic reptile distributor/radio host Highlands Ranch
WR Rico Smith Jr. Juco transfer helped in track ’92, 6th round 4 years Unknown Unknown
DB David Gibbs Sr. Walk-on son of ex-Denver asst. Alex Gibbs Asst. coach, Houston Texans Houston
LB Paul Rose Sr. Recovered fumble in Orange Bowl Unknown Denver
Coaches/key personnel
Title Name Current occupation
HC Bill McCartney Retired
QB/FB Gary Barnett* Retired
OC Gerry DiNardo* Analyst, Big Ten Network
DC Mike Hankwitz* Northwestern def. coor.
OL Mike Barry Retired
LB Brian Cabral CU LBs coach
RB Oliver Lucas Louisville, Ky., HS coach
LB Bob Simmons* Unknown, Denver
Title Name Current occupation
DL Ron Vanderlinden* Penn State LBs coach
WR Don Frease Unknown
GA John Wristen Head coach, CSU-Pueblo
Trainer Dave Burton Cirque du Soleil trainer/Las Vegas
Recruiting coor. Rick George PGA Tour operations chief
Strength coach Jeff Madden Texas strength coach
*Became college head coach (Hankwitz for one game as interim in 2006)
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