Bear Down Wildcats

OFFENSE

QB: Jim Krohn, Amphi (1976-79) -- Starter helped usher the Cats into Pac-10.

RB: Ka'Deem Carey, CDO (2011-13) -- Two-time consensus All-American.

RB: Vance Johnson, Cholla (1981-84) -- All-league RB became star receiver in NFL.

RB: David Adams, Sunnyside (1984-86) -- Lots of fun to watch; 2,571 career yards.

WR: Jon Horton, Sunnyside (1983-86) -- Among UA leaders with 136 catches for 2,415 yards.

WR: Jay Dobyns, Sahuaro (1982-84) -- Made 92 catches in his final two seasons.

TE: Richard Griffith, Catalina (1989-92) -- Four-year starter, often asked to block.

OL: John Fina, Salpointe (1988-91) -- One of UA's all-time finest spent 11 years in NFL.

OL: Warner Smith, San Manuel (1991-94) -- First-team All-Pac-10 as senior.

OL: Mike Freeman, Sahuaro (1981-83) -- Went on to play four years in NFL.

OL: Jeff Kiewel, Sabino (1980-82) -- First-team all-league guard in 1982.

OL: Mike Heemsbergen, Santa Rita (1991-92) -- JC transfer was second-team all-league in '92.

DEFENSE

DL: Brooks Reed, Sabino (2007-10) -- 17 career sacks and an NFL standout.

DL: Todd Thompson, Sahuaro (1996) -- Played some; injuries, academics took toll.

LB: Sean Harris, Tucson (1991-94) -- Made 32.5 tackles for loss in Desert Swarm era.

LB: Jake Fischer, Ironwood Ridge (2009-13) -- Smart and productive: 283 career tackles.

LB: Craig Vesling, CDO (1982-85) -- Late INT sealed win over ASU in 1984.

LB: Jerry Beasley, Sunnyside (1984-87) -- Made 134 tackles as a senior.

LB: Adrian Koch, Desert View (1997-00) -- Ex-Marine went from walk-on to inspiring starter.

DB: Jared Tevis, CDO (2011-14) -- Loves to hit; has knack for being in the right place.

DB: Mike Scurlock, Cholla (1991-94) -- Super athlete played five years in NFL.

DB: Clay Hardt, Marana (2000-03) -- Hard-hitter gave his all during tough UA times

DB: Tony Wingate, Sahuaro (2002-04) -- Could play both safety spots, nickel back.

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: Steve McLaughlin, Sahuaro (1991-94) -- Won Groza Award as nation's best PK.

P: Matt Peyton, Sahuaro (1993-96) -- Topped out at 43.7 yards per attempt in '96.

SN: Jeremy Evans, CDO (1994-96) -- Three-year starter; best snapper of Dick Tomey era.

HOLD: Ryan Hesson, Sahuaro (1993-96) -- Tomey loved "cerebral" skills of backup QB.

ST: Joe Lohmeier, Sahuaro (1991-94) -- Special teams inspiration, battling through injuries.

RET: Michael Bates, Amphi (1989-90) -- Future Olympic sprinter had kick return TD in '90.

Apologizes to (among others) ...

RB David Eldridge, Pueblo; RB Kevin Schmidtke, CDO; WR Chris Corral, Cholla; TE Brad Wood, Sabino; TE Lamar Harris, Tucson; C Wayne Wyatt, Mountain View; OL Mike Ciasca, Sahuaro; OL Willie Walker, Desert View; OL Doug Penner, Sabino; DB Adam Hall, Palo Verde; P Frank Garcia, Salpointe; P Sergio Vega, Pueblo

UAEebs86 wrote:Frank Garcia was an All-Pro punter in the NFL and played for over 5 seasons.

Gimino - did you not make him first team because he also played for ASU and UNLV?

UAEebs86 wrote:Frank Garcia was an All-Pro punter in the NFL and played for over 5 seasons.

Gimino - did you not make him first team because he also played for ASU and UNLV?

catgrad97 wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:Frank Garcia was an All-Pro punter in the NFL and played for over 5 seasons.

Gimino - did you not make him first team because he also played for ASU and UNLV?

I think that would be why it was called the University of Arizona All-Tucson Team.

I know, first thing I did a double-take at was that Rodney Peete didn't make the list. Probably Larry Smith's worst miss.

UAEebs86 wrote:

catgrad97 wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:Frank Garcia was an All-Pro punter in the NFL and played for over 5 seasons.

Gimino - did you not make him first team because he also played for ASU and UNLV?

I think that would be why it was called the University of Arizona All-Tucson Team.

I know, first thing I did a double-take at was that Rodney Peete didn't make the list. Probably Larry Smith's worst miss.

catgrad97,
He's a Wildcat. He played several years for UofA and graduated from UofA.

But he did spend his freshman season at ASU as a DB and his Wikipedia page says he was at UNLV as well (not mentioned anywhere else).

Gimino wrote:Thanks for reading ... will have more stuff at tucsonnewsnow.com later today.

Gimino wrote:Since nobody told me, it took me a while to figure out where everybody went. I'm enjoying this board and look forward to further crashing the party.

Gimino wrote:Since nobody told me, it took me a while to figure out where everybody went. I'm enjoying this board and look forward to further crashing the party.

A former walk-on and Tucson native, Tevis earned his undergraduate degree in finance in May 2014 with a cumulative GPA of 3.28. He started graduate classes in business at Arizona’s esteemed Eller College of Management this fall. He’s a two‐time Pac‐12 All‐Academic First‐Team honoree with the potential to earn a third award during the 2014 season.

Tevis is a two‐time All‐Pac‐12 Honorable Mention selection. He’s ranked top‐three among Arizona players in total tackles in the last two seasons. For 2014, he’s a member of the Lott IMPACT Trophy and Bednarik Award Watch Lists.