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Territorial Cup rivalry still burns for Chuck Cecil, author of 'iconic play' and UA support-staffer

Chuck Cecil has his own office at Arizona’s Lowell-Stevens Football Facility, a building that didn’t even exist when he became well-known as a hard hitter, an ASU killer and a UA all-timer playing safety for the Wildcats 30 years ago.

There’s not much on his office walls outside of a white board, but Cecil doesn’t seem to mind. He’s done most of his work on the football field.

Cecil spent 21 years in the NFL, first as a player and then as an assistant coach. Now he’s come full circle, back at Arizona, on Rich Rodriguez’s staff with the title of “senior defensive analyst.