Peter Gardere is the only starting quarterback on either side of the Texas-Oklahoma football rivalry to win four straight games in the Red River Rivalry.
15 Facts About Peter Gardere
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Peter Gardere set 10 school records and still shares the record for most interceptions thrown over a career.
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Peter Gardere was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 45th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft and offered a try out by them again in 1991.
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Peter Gardere is both the son and grandson of varsity football players at Texas.
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Peter Gardere was recruited by coach David McWilliams as a quarterback for Texas and was recruited by Michigan, Notre Dame and Penn State.
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Peter Gardere ran a pro-style offense while at UT, and graduated as 1st all-time among Longhorn quarterbacks in career passing yards with 7,396 yards.
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Peter Gardere is in 2nd place for the most career plays at Quarterback in Southwest Conference history.
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Peter Gardere started his redshirt freshman season as the backup to Mark Murdock, but he became the starter in the 4th game of the year against Rice.
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Peter Gardere was named the team's MVP for the year.
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Peter Gardere was beaten out for the punter position by Rick Tuten, who became a Pro Bowl player.
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Peter Gardere was the West Division's leading punter that year.
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Peter Gardere played one more year Sacramento and then another for the Memphis Mad Dogs.
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Peter Gardere returned to Austin in 1997 and was the passing coach and stand-in for stars James Van Der Beek and Paul Walker in the 1999 movie Varsity Blues, filmed in Austin.
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Peter Gardere briefly worked as recruiter of NFL prospects for a sports agent company in Austin.
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Peter Gardere is currently a commercial real estate portfolio manager in Austin, Texas.