6 Days Till Arizona Football: Looking Back at Legendary UA Safety

The countdown continues as we are now officially in the single digits range till the start of the season. Arizona is just six days away from the season opener against Hawaii.

Over the next week, we will continue to take a look back at some of the top players in Arizona football history by jersey number as we inch closer towards the start of the season for the Wildcats.

We continue with former Arizona safety Chuck Cecil  who played with the Wildcats from 1984-87.

Cecil is largely considered to be one of the most dominant players in Arizona football history on either side of the ball. He played under under head coaches Larry Smith and Dick Tomey.

Cecil totaled 392 tackles, 21 interceptions, and 38 passes deflected during his career at Arizona. He was the 1987 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus All-American that same year.

He holds the record for the longest interception return in program history after a 106-yard interception return in the 1986 Territorial Cup.

The interception helped seal a 34-17 upset win over No. 4 ASU ending all hopes of a National Title for the Sun Devils. the No. 14 Wildcats would go on to win the Aloha Bowl 30-21 over North Carolina in the program's first bowl victory.