University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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PLAYER PROFILE Tom Tunnicliffe was the man that the Wildcats depended on much of the time. Not only because he had the experience, but because he had the skills and the knowledge to be a successful quarterback in one of the toughest conferences in the nation, innicliffe worked hard because h to Not many quarterbacks for ivision I- A teams were his height or weight. At 6 feet and 190 pounds he per- formed more than admirably for the Wildcats but, who ' s to determine how the pro scouts will be judging one of the best quarterbacks Arizona has ever seen. Number 12 succeeded through a combination of guts and desire coupled with a strong passing arm and an ability to run with the ball. :- FOOTBALL 245

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. . . the Pac-Ten is the tightest and toughest it has ever been. There is no outstanding super team, rather more balance in the conference than ever before. Larry Smith 1) Steve Broadway and Ricky Hunley contributed to the good fortune of the football team with defensive efforts such as these which kept Washington State from scoring. In that game Wash ington State was only able to come up with two field goals.2) Vance Johnson struggles for a few extra inches against the WSU Cougers. 3) Tom Tunnicliffe, one of the premiere quarterbacks in the Pac-Ten conference. 4) Chris Brewer keeps the Wildcat scoring drive alive by making another first down. 244 FOOTBALL

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1) Number 82 for the Wild- cats, Jay Dobyns. e ludes his ASU defender. He gained over 694 yards for the sea- son. 2) The University of Arizona football team. 3) The Arizona defense was al- ways awesome. The rushing defense was ranked first in the Pac-Ten. Here, Arizona defenders sack Gale Gilbert of California for a loss. 4) Ricky Hunley, Lamonte Hun- ley, Cliff Thorpe. Joe Drake, Byron Ev- ans, and John Kaiser were part of a defense that ranked first or second in most categories overall. This promi- nence in the Pac-Ten Conference bodes well for the future. 5) Tom Tunnicliffe was the statistical leader of the confer- ence in total offense. 6) Brad Anderson, one of the best receivers in 84 years of Arizona football. 7) John Kaiser and Joe Drake force another UCLA turn- 246 FOOTBALL