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Hansen’s Hundred, No. 14: Ricky Hunley was face of UA football as Wildcats started ascent

The Missouri Tigers flew to Tucson to play in the 1998 Insight.com Bowl at Arizona Stadium, although Mizzou coach Larry Smith told his players another story.

“It’s Ricky Hunley Stadium,’’ he said. “You’ll see Ricky’s name and number on the wall.’’

In a lot of ways, Arizona Stadium is the House that Hunley Built. From 1980-83, when the Wildcats were still new to the Pac-10, Hunley was at the center of three of the most significant victories in school history:

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