John Tuggle
With a 2-8 record, Cal entered the game as 15-point underdogs against the 6-4 Cardinals led by future NFL Hall of Famer John Elway.[6] Tuggle played most of the 1983 season on special teams, but was promoted to starting fullback in week 12 when Rob Carpenter was injured.During the summer, Tuggle and some teammates were involved in a minor car crash when their vehicle struck a telephone pole.The Giants advised Tuggle not to report to training camp in 1985, as that way they would not have to cut him from the team and he could continue to collect his salary until his contract expired in February 1986.[5] In the final months of his life, Tuggle moved in with a college teammate from his days at Cal, telling him he wanted to die in California.