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Arizona State named John Washington, who would later change his last name to his father's name. John Jefferson. Dennard finished third in the nation in receiving. He was first team all-league in 1976. By his senior year, Dennard held every receiving record at UNM. He caught 142 passes for 2,257 yards, numbers that still rank high in the Lobo record book.
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at quarterback and fell to 6–10. Despite the uncertainty at quarterback, Dennard still posted impressive numbers, catching 49 passes for 821 yards and four touchdowns. The 1982 season, marred by a players strike, was a forgettable one as the Rams fell to 2–7. Dennard rebounded the next season under
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during this time. One of the most memorable plays occurred during the 1980 season, when
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A stellar three-sport athlete in high school in Tempe, Ariz., Dennard exploded onto the college scene at the
University of New Mexico in 1974. He had been recruited out of Marcos de Niza high school. He became the first Lobo freshman to garner first team All-WAC honors. In 1975, he beat out a
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Dennard has volunteered for countless charities and served on a variety of boards. He is known throughout the
Albuquerque community not only for his sports celebrity but also for his generous contributions to youth leadership programs, sports camps and clinics, celebrity tournaments, and drug
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51–7 in the playoffs, Dennard accounting for the Rams' only score. It was to be
Dennard's last meaningful game in a Rams uniform. Shortly before the 1984 season was to begin, the Rams traded Dennard to the Buffalo Bills for safety Chris Williams. The Bills were on tough times, with starting
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Angeles, Buffalo, and Green Bay. His career numbers were 232 receptions for 3,665 yards and 30 touchdowns. He was a starter for the Rams in the 1980 Super Bowl and was twice nominated for the NFL Man of the Year award.
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Columbia School of Broadcasting and has managed his own public speaking career. He coached at Cal State Fullerton and UNM for a short time, then went to work as a broadcaster.
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Dennard made the Rams as undrafted free agent in 1978. Appearing mostly as a special teams player, Dennard did catch three passes for 35 yards for a Rams team that finished 12–4, but was crushed 28–0 in the conference championship by the
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