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3 unusual facts about Manny Hendrix


Manny Hendrix

He is perhaps best remembered for hitting the winning shots in back-to-back games in the 1985 WAC Tournament.

The three-year team captain helped the Utes to the NCAA Tournament in 1983 where they eliminated UCLA reaching the Sweet 16, and again in 1986 where they lost to North Carolina in the First round.

In 1986 season, although he never played a down of college football, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a rookie undrafted free agent, following on the foot steps of Cornell Green, Peter Gent, Percy Howard and Ken Johnson, as basketball players that were converted by the Cowboys to play professional football.



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