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HERB ORVIS
DE, 6-5, 235, 3L, Petoskey, Mich. (Flint Beecher)
A near consensus All-American as a senior
in 1971, earning recognition from five
organizations, including AFCA/Kodak,
Walter Camp and The Sporting News (he
was a third-team Associated Press team member)… Honored as a
Playboy Preseason All-American prior to his senior season… A
two-time first-team All-Big Eight Conference performer as a junior
and senior, and was the Big Eight Conference Newcomer of the
Year as a sophomore in 1969, when he had 75 tackles, including 12
for losses (nine quarterback sacks)… Selected as a member of the
All-Big Eight Decade team for the 1970s… His 20 career quarterback
sacks would have ranked first at the time of his graduation,
but they weren’t computed until several years later; his 32 tackles
for loss at the end of his career did rank second… The national
lineman-of-the-week for his play in CU’s 41-13 win over Penn State
that stopped the Nittany Lions unbeaten streak at 31 games (12
DON POPPLEWELL
C, 6-3, 235, 3L, Raytown, Mo. (Raytown)
A consensus All-American as a senior in
1970 (Associated Press, United Press
International, NEA, Central Press, Walter
Camp, FWAA/Look… He was the first center
in school history to earn All-America honors… He was an AP
honorable mention All-American as a junior in 1969… A Playboy
Preseason All-American prior to his senior season… A first-team
MICKEY PRUITT
SS, 6-1, 205, 4L, Chicago, Ill. (Paul Robeson)
He is one of just six players in Colorado
history to be afforded three-time firstteam
all-conference honors, as he was an
All-Big Eight cornerback in 1985-86-87… His 332 career tackles set
a school record for the most by a defensive back, a record that
would stand for 14 years, and his 30 career pass deflections was
the Buff standard for 12 seasons… He had nine career forced
fumbles, the third most at CU… He led all Big Eight defensive
backs in tackles as a junior (106) and senior (108)… Was a finalist
for the inaugural Jim Thorpe Award in 1986… His sack of Oregon
quarterback Chris Miller as time expired preserved a 21-17
Colorado win 1985, the impetus for CU’s first winning season in
seven years (see Big Plays Not In The Boxscore for more)… CU’s
393
tackles, three for losses including two sacks)… Joined the Army
while in high school and earned his diploma overseas; he met
then-CU head coach Eddie Crowder in Germany when the Buff
boss was in Europe on a government-sponsored coaching tour…
A first round pick by Detroit in the 1972 NFL Draft (16th overall,
the highest at the time that a CU defender had been selected)… He
played in 122 NFL games with (Detroit 1972-77) and Baltimore
(1978-81)… He was a second-team NFC All-Conference performer
at tackle for the Lions in 1975.
TACKLES
Season G UT AT—TOT TFL Sacks PBU Int
1969 10 33 41— 75 12-84 9-78 2 0
1970 10 27 42— 69 14-96 8-78 1 0
1971 11 19 27— 46 6-34 3-26 3 0
Totals 31 79 110—189 32-214 20-182 6 0
#88
#59
All Big-Eight performer as a senior, second-team as a junior… The
team’s Zack Jordan Award winner as a senior, CU’s most valuable
player as voted by his teammates… A most versatile performer,
he was also on the punt coverage team and had 14 first hits on
return men as a junior… Called at the time the best center in CU
history… A 10th round pick by Los Angeles in the 1971 NFL Draft
(254th overall), but did not play professionally.
#19
most valuable player his senior year, as selected by his teammates…
A member of CU’s All-Century team, selected in 1989, and
a first-team Big Eight All-Decade selection (1980-89)… Undrafted
out of college, he signed as a free agent and played 62 games in the
NFL with Chicago (1988-90) and Dallas (1991-92).
TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS
Season UT AT—TOT PBU No. Yds. Avg. TD Long
1984 10 27 28— 55 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
1985 9 38 25— 63 4 1 27 27.0 1 27t
1986 11 73 33—106 13 0 0 0.0 0 0
1987 11 63 45—108 11 5 27 5.4 1 18t
Totals 41 201 131—332 30 6 54 9.0 2 27t