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Arizona Football Hall of Fame DL Ricky Hunley could’ve been a Pittsburgh Pirate

Did you know that Arizona Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman Ricky Hunley could have been a Pittsburgh Pirate coming out of Peterson High School? Wildcats fans everywhere could have been robbed of all the great moments and memories of one of their college football heroes.

Hunley was a pitcher in Junior High and all throughout high school. He wasn’t just any pitcher; he was a superstar pitcher! He started each season with a no-hitter, seriously.

By the time Ricky was sixteen, he could crush a baseball with his bat, throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field.