Pete Pedro

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Pete Pedro (June 16, 1940 – April 22, 2018), sometimes also known as the "Flying Fragment," "Pistol Pete", "The Road Runner," "Peep-Peep," and "The Texas Jackrabbit," was an American football halfback and fullback. He played for West Texas State from 1961 to 1963. He ranked second in the country in rushing yardage (966 yards) and first in touchdowns (22) in the 1961 college football season. Among the first minorities to play football in the Texas state university system, Pedro was inducted into the West Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Champions in 1988. He also played professional football on the Boston Patriots' taxi squad in 1964, for the New Bedford Sweepers in 1965 and 1966, and for the Lowell Giants in 1967.

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