He led the Sun Devils football team to the Pac-10 championship in his senior year, where they won the 1987 Rose Bowl.
After starting his final (36) with Arizona State University which included three Bowl Game appearances (Holiday, Rose and Freedom), Kalis was the 17th offensive lineman (the fifth guard) in the fourth-round (108th pick) of the Minnesota Vikings in the 1988 NFL Draft.
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