BUFFALO BITS 2004 SCHEDULE - Collegefootballdatadvds.com

MIKE MONTLER
OG, 6-5, 260, 3L, Columbus, Ohio (St. Mary’s)
A consensus first-team All-American in
1968 (Associated Press, American Football
Coaches Association/Kodak)… AP tabbed
him an honorable mention All-American
his junior year, while Playboy selected him as a Preseason All-
American prior to his senior year, only the third Buff afforded the
honor at the time… A two-time all-Big Eight performer (1967-
68)…The inaugural winner of the John Mack Award as a senior
PAT MURPHY
S, 6-0, 200, 3L, Durango, Colo. (Durango)
A first-team All-American as a senior in
1970, selected by the Walter Camp
Foundation… A three-year starter, he was
considered as the leader in the CU secondary for each of those
three years (1968-70), known as one of the hardest hitters in the
defensive backfield… Did not miss a game as a junior, despite
playing a third of the season with a painful rib injury… Played
some cornerback as a sophomore, but the bulk of his career
action came at safety… Had 20 career pass deflections, which set
a CU record at the time of his graduation… His eight career
interceptions tied for fifth in the record book… He did not play
professionally.
CHRIS NAEOLE
OG, 6-4, 310, 4L, Kaaawa, Hawaii (Kahuku)
A consensus first-team All-American as a
senior in 1996 (Associated Press, AFCA,
Walter Camp and Football News… He
became the first native Hawaiian player to
earn consensus All-America honors in 51 years (Herman
Wedemeyer did it in 1945 for St. Mary’s)… A Playboy Preseason
All-American prior to his senior year… A first-team All-Big Eight
performer in 1995 as a junior, and a unanimous first-team All-Big
12 team member as a senior, when he was co-winner of the John
Mack Award as CU’s outstanding offensive player… Set a school
392
#79
(outstanding lineman as selected by teammates), when he was
also a Buff co-captain… He served three years in the Marine Corps
between high school and enrolling at Colorado… A second-round
draft pick of the Boston Patriots (32nd overall) in the 1969 AFL-
NFL Draft… He played in 123 games as a pro: New England
(Boston, 1969-72), Buffalo Bills (1973-76), Denver Broncos (1977)
and Detroit Lions (1978).
#29
TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS
Season UT AT—TOT PBU No. Yds. Avg. TD Long
1968 30 30— 60 6 1 63 63.0 0 63
1969 34 45— 79 7 3 31 10.3 0 22
1970 23 39— 62 6 4 31 7.8 0 21
Totals 87 114—201 20 8 125 15.6 0 63
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS—Punt Return Yards: 41-247, 6.0 avg., 0 TD, 67
long; Kickoff Returns: 10-210, 21.0 avg., 0 TD, 30 long.
#65
record as a senior with 58 pancake blocks… Ended his career by
not allowing a quarterback sack in his final 28 games (including
468 pass plays as a senior)… The only player in CU history to win
the spring Romig (top senior-to-be), Casotti (top-junior-to-be) and
Irwin (top sophomore-to-be) awards… A first round choice by
New Orleans in the 1997 NFL Draft (10th overall, the highest position
a Colorado offensive lineman has ever been drafted)… He
played his first five pro seasons with New Orleans (1997-2001)
before moving on to Jacksonville.