One Beaver Countian who didn't give up on the
Pittsburgh Maulers was Bob Liggett, the former Aliquippa High School
and University of Nebraska tackle. Bob was a member of Aliquippa
High School’s 1964 WPIAL football championship team, earned three
letters in football, and also set a school record in the shot put
during his senior year. After graduating from high school in 1965,
Bob played his college football at the University of Nebraska
under Coach Bob Devaney. As a Cornhusker, Bob played in the 1966
Sugar Bowl, the 1969 Sun Bowl, and the Blue-Gray and Coaches’ All
American All Star games, but his brief professional career was cut short
by a serious ankle injury after one season with the Kansas City
Chiefs under Coach Hank Stram and another season in the Canadian
Football League with the British Columbia Lions. Bob was
inducted into the Aliquippa Sports Hall of Fame in 1979. After his
football career, Bob
served as head supervisor of the Oakdale Intensive Treatment Unit, a
branch of the Youth Development Center with headquarters in New
Castle.
One Beaver Countian who didn't give up on the
Pittsburgh Maulers was Bob Liggett, the former Aliquippa High School
and University of Nebraska tackle. Bob was a member of Aliquippa
High School’s 1964 WPIAL football championship team, earned three
letters in football, and also set a school record in the shot put
during his senior year. After graduating from high school in 1965,
Bob played his college football at the University of Nebraska
under Coach Bob Devaney. As a Cornhusker, Bob played in the 1966
Sugar Bowl, the 1969 Sun Bowl, and the Blue-Gray and Coaches’ All
American All Star games, but his brief professional career was cut short
by a serious ankle injury after one season with the Kansas City
Chiefs under Coach Hank Stram and another season in the Canadian
Football League with the British Columbia Lions. Bob was
inducted into the Aliquippa Sports Hall of Fame in 1979. After his
football career, Bob
served as head supervisor of the Oakdale Intensive Treatment Unit, a
branch of the Youth Development Center with headquarters in New
Castle.