Colorado Football Letterwinners-C
Throughout the years, various standards have been used to determine who has been awarded letters at CU (as well as at every school in the nation, as all set their own criteria). From the 1930s until the late 1970s, letters were awarded based on a player seeing action in at least half of the quarters played by CU in a particular season. In recent times, criteria have ranged from a minimum of 100 plays in a season or possessing a special skill (the Bill McCartney Era) to playing at least one snap in at least one game (Rick Neuheisel Era). Under Gary Barnett, and the head coaches since, the Buffs returned to the criteria that McCartney first instituted. In addition, it has been a standing policy since 1982 to award letters to all seniors in the program, regardless of playing time.
Jersey numbers, heights and weights are generally those listed in CU publications (or other sources) in the player's final letter-winning year. Positions are listed in the terminology of the era in which the letterman played; if more than one position is listed, then that player saw substantial game time at those positions. Hometowns are usually the place from which the player came to CU, followed by the high school and any previous institution, be it a junior or senior college.
Information prior to 1940 is limited at best and thus some holes do exist. The football lettermen list was researched and expanded with the help of the late CU athletic historian Fred Casotti in 1999; if you have additional information on yourself or someone on this list, please call the Sports Information Office at 303/492-5626. Please note that this list includes varsity lettermen only; it is not an all-time roster to include those who did not letter or play, nor those who may have lettered those times CU had a freshman or junior varsity team, and also does not include honorary letters for administration, coaches, trainers or managers.
To view the lettermen, sorted alphabetically by last name, click on the links below:
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| Player | Years | No. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (High School/Previous College) |
| CABRAL, Brian | 1975-76-77 | 49 | ILB | 6-0 | 220 | Honolulu, HawaiG??i (St. Louis) |
| CADE, Terrell | 1995-96-97-98 | 48 | OLB-DE | 6-4 | 235 | San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln) |
| CAIN, J.V. | 1971-72-73 | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 225 | Houston, Texas (Washington |
| CAIN, Tom | 1951 | 60 | G | 5-11 | 215 | Chicago, Ill. (St. George) |
| CALDWELL, Ed | 2015 | 61 | OL | 6-5 | 300 | Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch) |
| CALEY, Elwin | 1901-04-05 | HB | 177 | |||
| CALEY, William | 1893-95 | HB | 6-1 | 178 | Boulder, Colo. (State Prep) | |
| CALHOUN, Brian | 2002-03 | 2 | TB | 5-11 | 190 | Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek) |
| CALL, Larry | 1956-57 | 71 | T | 6-2 | 250 | Rocky Ford, Colo. (Rocky Ford) |
| CALLAHAN, Shane | 2014-15-16 | 70 | OG | 6-6 | 305 | Parker, Colo. (Chaparral/Auburn) |
| CALLIER, Jacob | 2017-18 | 44 | OLB | 6-2 | 240 | Downey, Calif. (St. John Bosco) |
| CAMPBELL, Bruce | 1979-80 | 76 | OT | 6-4 | 245 | New York, N.Y. (DeWitt Clinton) |
| CAMPBELL, Bryan | 1989-90 | 78 | OT | 6-4 | 270 | Lynwood, Calif. (Lynwood) |
| CAMPBELL, Gary | 1972-74-75 | 32 | LB-FB | 6-0 | 205 | Honolulu, HawaiG??i (St. Louis) |
| CAMPBELL, Jeff | 1986-87-88-89 | 84 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | Vail, Colo. (Battle Mountain) |
| CAMPBELL, Kirk | 1957-58-59 | 80 | E | 6-4 | 205 | Denver, Colo. (South) |
| CAMPBELL, Nathan | 1993 | 34 | CB | 5-10 | 195 | Houston, Texas (Alief-Elsik) |
| CANFIELD, Don | 1944 | 62 | T | 5-9 | 200 | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| CANTRELL, Jeff | 1989 | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 230 | Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer) |
| CANTRELL, Maurice | 2006-07-08 | 32 | FB | 6-0 | 240 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington) |
| CANTY, Keenan | 2011-12-13 | 84,12 | WR | 5-9 | 160 | New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) |
| CAPRA, Dave | 1968-69-70 | 72 | DT | 6-2 | 235 | Wheat Ridge, Colo. (Wheat Ridge) |
| CAPOLUNGO, Dante | 2022 | 34 | RB | 5-11 | 175 | Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge) |
| CARANCI, Roland | 1940-41-42 | 44 | T | 6-0 | 210 | Boulder, Colo. (Boulder) |
| CARD, Justin | 1937-39-40 | 18 | G | 5-9 | 190 | Mission, Texas (Mission) |
| CARL, Lance | 1986-87 | 2 | SE | 6-2 | 180 | Fort Madison, Iowa (Fort Madison) |
| CARLSON, Bill | 1900-01 | C | 6-0 | 167 | ||
| CARLSON, George A. | 1898-99-1900-01 | T | 5-10 | 159 | Greeley, Colo. (State Normal) | |
| CARLSON, George | 1928-29-30 | 10 | E | 175 | ||
| CARLSON, John | 1899-1900-01 | E | 5-11 | 150 | Greeley, Colo. (State Normal/Colorado College) | |
| CARMEAN, Lansin | 1924 | |||||
| CARMICHAEL, Bob | 1967 | 35 | S | 6-0 | 185 | Piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont) |
| CARMICHAEL, Earle | 1910 | FB | ||||
| CARNEY, Pat | 1890-91-92-93 | QB | 5-8 | 135 | ||
| CARPENTER, Ben | 2005-06 | 19 | OLB | 6-3 | 225 | Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling) |
| CARPENTER, Chris | 2020-21 | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 165 | Jacksonville, Texas (Jacksonville) |
| CARR, Patrick | 2015 | 1 | TB | 5-8 | 195 | The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) |
| CARRELL, Jordan | 2015-16 | 92 | DT | 6-3 | 300 | Roseville, Calif. (Roseville/American River College) |
| CARRIZOSA, Trent | 2022-23 | 49 | P | 6-2 | 245 | San Jose, Calif. (Del Mar) |
| CARROLL, E.J. | 1900 | |||||
| CARROLL, Fred | 1892-93-95 | E | 6-0 | 156 | Boulder, Colo. (State Prep) | |
| CARROLL, Wayne | 1982-83-84 | 52 | OLB | 6-3 | 202 | Pasadena, Calif. (John Muir) |
| CARRUTH, Rae | 1992-94-95-96 | 21 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | Sacramento, Calif. (Valley) |
| CARTER, Drew | 2021-22 | 9 | QB | 6-3 | 195 | Tigard, Ore. (Tigard) |
| CARVER, Harold | 1941 | 34 | B | 5-11 | 180 | Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) |
| CASE, Bill | 1948-49-50 | 86 | E | 6-1 | 180 | Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins) |
| CASTETTER, Jim | 1926 | |||||
| CASTOR, Justin | 2010-11-12-13 | 40 | PK/P | 6-4 | 200 | Golden, Colo. (Arvada West) |
| CATANZARO, Sam | 1949 | 67 | C | 6-2 | 190 | Chicago, Ill. |
| CATT, Tom | 1978 | 94 | DE | 6-2 | 205 | Grand Junction, Colo. (Grand Junction) |
| CEFALO, Kyle | 2010-11 | 35 | WR | 5-10 | 170 | Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly/Oregon State/Wenatchee CC) |
| CELESTINE, Kendrick | 2007 | 5 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | Mamou, La. (Mamou) |
| CESAREK, Frank | 1962-63 | 16 | QB | 6-0 | 185 | Sterling, Ill. (Newman) |
| CHACE, Brad | 1978-79-80 | 41 | SS | 6-1 | 190 | Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Max | 1925-26-27 | 5 | QB | |||
| CHAMBERS, Lloyd | 1942 | 67 | E | 6-0 | 190 | Pueblo, Colo. |
| CHAMBERS, Pat | 1983 | 16 | SS | 6-1 | 200 | Northbrook, Ill. (Glenbrook North/Mohawk Valley) |
| CHANDLER-SEMEDO, Josh | 2022 | 8 | ILB | 5-11 | 230 | Canton, Ohio (McKinley/West Virginia) |
| CHAPMAN, Elbridge Gerry | 1915-16 | HB | Denver, Colo. | |||
| CHARLES, Hugh | 2004-05-06-07 | 2 | TB | 5-8 | 185 | Keller, Texas (Keller) |
| CHASE, Harry | 1894-95-96-97-98 | HB | 5-10 | 150 | Boulder, Colo. (State Prep) | |
| CHENEY, Erv | 1934-36-37 | 23 | FB | 5-8 | 175 | Lander, Wyo. (Lander) |
| CHERRINGTON, Dwayne | 1996-97-98-99 | 10 | TB | 5-10 | 195 | Santa Ana, Calif. (Santa Ana Valley) |
| CHIAVERINI, Curtis | 2018-19 | 6 | WR | 6-1 | 210 | Corona, Calif. (Boulder, Colo./Valor Christian) |
| CHIAVERINI, Darrin | 1995-96-97-98 | 6 | WR | 6-2 | 210 | Corona, Calif. (Corona) |
| CHIAVERINI, Ryan | 1998-99 | 38 | SS | 6-0 | 195 | Corona, Calif. (Corona/Beloit/Riverside CC) |
| CHILSON, Hatfield | 1923-24-25 | 1 | B | 5-8 | 142 | Pueblo, Colo. (Centennial) |
| CHINATTI, Howard | 1977 | 13 | WB | 6-1 | 185 | Falls Village, Conn. (Housatonic) |
| CHRISTENSEN, Dale | 1961-62 | 52 | C | 6-2 | 190 | Rantoul, Ill. (Rantoul) |
| CHRISTENSEN, Wesley | 2013-14 | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 185 | Chico, Calif. (Pleasant Valley/Butte) |
| CHRISTIAN, Ian | 1997 | 96 | DT | 6-2 | 265 | Los Alamos, N.M. (Los Alamos) |
| CHRISTIAN-LICHTENHAN, Gerad | 2021-23 | 69 | OL | 6-10 | 335 | Davis, Calif. (Davis) |
| CHRISTIANSEN, Mart | 1902-04-05-06 | E | 155 | |||
| CHRITE, Alan | 1980-81-82-84 | 47 | ILB | 6-1 | 225 | Detroit, Mich. (Chadsey) |
| CHUN, Jonah | 1998 | 59 | ILB | 6-0 | 200 | Honolulu, Hawai'i (Punahou/Whitworth College) |
| CILENTO, Mike | 1975-76-77 | 9 | CB | 5-9 | 170 | Colonia, N.J. (Colonia) |
| CIMMINO, Denis | 1973 | 61 | OG | 6-3 | 225 | West Haven, Conn. (West Haven) |
| CIRULLI, Matt | 1996 | 92 | DT | 6-1 | 260 | Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood/Austin Peay State) |
| CIUFO, Lennie | 1971-72-73 | 64 | DE | 6-1 | 210 | Encino, Calif. (Crespi) |
| CLAPPER, Bob | 1947-48 | 37 | G | 5-9 | 190 | Billings, Mont. |
| CLARK, David | 2009-10-11 | 60 | OL | 6-4 | 315 | Aspen, Colo. (Aspen) |
| CLARK, Ed | 1957-58-59 | 81 | E | 6-0 | 200 | Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood) |
| CLARK, Gary | 1969-70 | 30 | S | 6-0 | 185 | Denver, Colo. (Abraham Lincoln) |
| CLARK, Jeff | 1974 | 72 | OT | 6-2 | 240 | Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lincoln) |
| CLARK, Leroy | 1956-58 | 31 | FB | 5-10 | 190 | Miles City, Mont. (Miles City) |
| CLARKE, Frank | 1955-56 | 83 | E | 6-0 | 210 | Beloit, Wis. (Beloit/Trinidad Junior College) |
| CLASSEN, Ken | 1944 | 17 | T | 6-3 | 205 | Lewiston, Mont. (Lewiston) |
| CLAVELLE, Shannon | 1992-93-94 | 92 | DT | 6-3 | 275 | New Orleans, La. (Walker) |
| CLAY, C. Field | 1895-96-97 | E | 5-10 | 147 | Byfield, Mass. (Dummer Academy) | |
| CLAY, Walt | 1942 | 45 | B | 5-11 | 180 | Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) |
| CLAYTON, Ashaad | 2020-21 | 0 | TB | 6-0 | 200 | New Orleans, La. (Warren Easton) |
| CLEMENT, Nick | 2005 | 95 | DT | 6-2 | 260 | Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain) |
| CLEMENTS, Bob | 1932 | 26 | C | 173 | Paonia, Colo. (Paonia) | |
| CLEMONS, Toney | 2010-11 | 17 | WR | 6-2 | 210 | New Kensington, Pa. (Valley/Michigan) |
| CLEVELAND, Rick | 1972-73 | 20 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | Arkansas City, Kan. (Arkansas City) |
| CLICK, Harvey | 1939-40-41-46 | 43,26 | QB-E | 6-0 | 190 | Denver, Colo. |
| COCHRANE, Xavier | 2016 | 87 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe) |
| COFFIN, Clare | 1904-05-06-07-08 | T | 5-11 | 180 | Longmont, Colo. | |
| COFFIN, Claude | 1902-03-04 | G | 181 | |||
| COKES, Shane | 2023 | 99 | DT | 6-3 | 275 | Dayton, Ohio (Chaminade-Julienne) |
| COLEMAN, Bill | 1986-87-88-89 | 77 | OT | 6-5 | 270 | Thornton, Colo. (Northglenn) |
| COLEMAN, Derek | 2018 | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 235 | Broomfield, Colo. (Legacy) |
| COLEMAN, Ed | 1960-61 | 46 | HB | 5-11 | 175 | Carnegie, Pa. (Carnegie) |
| COLEMAN, Timothy Jr. | 2014-15-16-17 | 59 | DE-OLB | 6-3 | 250 | Denver, Colo. (Mullen) |
| COLLIER, Dennis | 1992-93 | 22 | CB-TB | 5-9 | 190 | San Bernardino, Calif. (Eisenhower) |
| COLLIER, Ozell | 1972-73 | 23 | CB | 5-10 | 175 | Marianna, Ark. (Strong) |
| COLLINS, Bill | 1967-68-69 | 60 | DT | 6-1 | 225 | Houston, Texas (Carver) |
| COLLINS, Jo Jo | 1984-85-87-88 | 16 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | Pomona, Calif. (Pomona) |
| COLTER, Spencer | 1991 | 42 | SS | 5-11 | 195 | Tempe, Ariz. (McClintock/Scottsdale CC) |
| COLVIN, Jeff | 1983 | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 220 | East Grand Rapids, Mich. (East/Albion) |
| COLVIN, Zac | 1999-2000-02 | 8 | QB | 6-4 | 215 | San Antonio, Texas (Robert E. Lee) |
| COMBS, Jay | 1939 | 58 | G | 6-0 | 170 | Dodge City, Kan. |
| CONE, Martin | 1981-82-83 | 45 | ILB | 5-11 | 205 | Edgewater, Colo. (Jefferson County/N.Colorado) |
| CONE, Ray | 1980-81-82 | 49 | ILB | 6-2 | 215 | Edgewater, Colo. (Jefferson County) |
| CONFER, Pat | 1976 | 62 | OG | 6-1 | 240 | Colonia, N.J. (Colonia) |
| CONLEY, Lindsay | 2001 | 91 | OLB | 6-2 | 230 | Manitou Springs, Colo. (Manitou Springs) |
| CONNELL, Jim | 1926-27 | |||||
| CONNORS, Joe | 1955 | 64 | G | 6-2 | 200 | Pittston, Pa. (Pittston/William & Mary) |
| CONRAD, Frank | 1967 | 80 | E | 6-6 | 200 | Reedley, Calif. (Reedley) |
| COOCH, Jim | 1968-69-70 | 15 | DB-TE | 6-2 | 195 | Folsom, Calif. (Folsom) |
| COOK, Howard | 1956-57-58 | 21 | HB | 5-11 | 190 | Worland, Wyo. (Worland) |
| COOK, Pete | 1947-48 | 19 | QB | 5-10 | 170 | Cheyenne, Wyo. (Cheyenne) |
| COOK, Shane | 1996-97-98-99 | 72 | OT | 6-7 | 310 | Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek) |
| COOKS, Wilmer | 1965-66-67 | 30 | FB | 6-2 | 220 | Dallas, Texas (Madison) |
| COONEY, Mark | 1971-72-73 | 73 | DT | 6-5 | 225 | Denver, Colo. (St. Anthony, San Antonio, Texas) |
| COOPER, Henry | 1910-11 | T | ||||
| COOPER, Henry | 1972 | 69 | DT | 6-3 | 230 | Marianna, Ark. (Strong) |
| COOPER, Lucas | 2016-17-18-19 | 37 | S | 5-10 | 185 | Palos Verdes, Calif. (Palos Verdes) |
| COOPER, Omarion | 2023 | 3 | CB | 6-0 | 190 | Lehigh Acres, Fla. (Lehigh Senior) |
| COOPER, Tavon | 1996-97 | 21 | FB-FS | 5-11 | 200 | Glendale, Ariz. (Peoria) |
| COOPER, W.H. | 1914-15 | HB | ||||
| COPE, Tyler | 2007 | 19 | PK | 6-1 | 180 | Portland, Ore. (Jesuit) |
| COPELAND, Morris | 1984-85-86 | 1 | CB | 5-9 | 170 | Miami, Fla. (Edison) |
| CORMIER, Cedric | 1998-99-2000-01 | 14 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | Houston, Texas (North Shore) |
| CORSON, Tom | 1965-66-67 | 44 | HB | 5-11 | 175 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Ripple) |
| CORTESE, Bob | 1964 | 51 | OG | 5-11 | 200 | Rochester, N.Y. (Aquinas/Northeastern JC) |
| COSGROVE, John | 1971 | 97 | LB | 5-11 | 205 | Boulder, Colo. (Boulder/Texas A & I) |
| COSTELLO, George | 1916-17-19 | HB | 150 | Denver, Colo. (East) | ||
| COTNER, Brad | 2012-13-14 | 64 | OL | 6-4 | 270 | Thousand Oaks, Calif. (College of the Canyons) |
| COUNTER, Jim | 1932-33-34 | 9 | QB | 5-11 | 175 | Brighton, Colo. (Brighton) |
| COUNTER, Nick | 1959 | 44 | HB | 5-11 | 175 | Denver, Colo. (East) |
| COURTNEY, Zach | 2022 | 86 | TE | 6-6 | 240 | Post, Texas (Post) |
| COUZENS, (?) | 1902 | T | ||||
| COX, Eddie | 1969-70 | 34 | LB | 6-2 | 200 | Liberal, Kan. (Liberal) |
| COX, James | 2004-05-06 | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal) |
| COYLE, Eric | 1982-84-85-86 | 69 | C | 6-3 | 260 | Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) |
| CRABB, Claude | 1960-61 | 15 | HB | 6-0 | 180 | Monterey, Calif. (Monterey Union) |
| CRABB, Kaiwi | 2011-13-14 | 54 | C-OG | 6-3 | 300 | Honolulu, Hawai'i (Punahou) |
| CRANDALL, Merritt | 1893-94-95-96 | T | 5-10 | 158 | ||
| CRAWFORD, Cody | 2006-07-08 | 48 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines) |
| CRAWLEY, Kenneth | 2012-13-14-15 | 2 | DB | 6-1 | 180 | Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson) |
| CREER, Malcolm | 2011-12-13-14 | 44,10 | TB | 5-11 | 205 | Los Angeles, Calif. (Palisades) |
| CREESE, Don | 1942-46-47 | 31 | G | 5-11 | 205 | Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) |
| CREESE, Loren | 1938-39-41 | 50 | T | 6-3 | 220 | Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) |
| CREIGHTON, Paul | 2003-04-05-06 | 87,30 | TE | 6-5 | 245 | Niwot, Colo. (Niwot) |
| CROMPTON, Bill | 1926-27 | 32 | T | 6-1 | 205 | Fort Collins, Colo. |
| CROSBY, Mason | 2003-04-05-06 | 16 | PK | 6-2 | 200 | Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown) |
| CROSBY, Willis | 1930-31 | 21 | C | 185 | Grand Ridge, Ill. | |
| CROTTS, Frank | 1915 | QB-FB | ||||
| CROUTER, Edgerton | 1910-11-12 | G | ||||
| CROWDER, Terrence | 2014 | 34 | TB | 5-10 | 220 | Galena Park, Texas (Galena Park) |
| CRUTCHMER, Clyde | 1973-74 | 13 | QB | 5-11 | 175 | Okmulgee, Okla. (Okmulgee) |
| CSIKOS, Bill | 1965-66-67 | 72 | OT | 6-2 | 230 | Lansing, Ill. (Thornton South) |
| CULBERTSON, Ken | 1987-88-89 | 28 | PK | 6-4 | 180 | Boulder, Colo. (Boulder) |
| CULLINS, Ron | 1977-78 | 43 | DB | 5-11 | 190 | Warren, Ohio (Harding) |
| CULLUM, Kane | 1996-98-99 | 73 | OT-OG | 6-4 | 310 | Tarzana, Calif. (Crespi) |
| CUNDALL, Larry | 1959-60 | 63 | G | 6-0 | 195 | Glendo, Wyo. (Glendo) |
| CUNNINGHAM, Curtis | 2008-09-10-11 | 50 | DT | 6-1 | 285 | Littleton, Colo. (Columbine) |
| CUNNINGHAM, T.J. | 1992-93-94-95 | 8 | CB-WR | 6-0 | 195 | Aurora, Colo. (Overland) |
| CURLEE, Ken | 1928-29 | Sterling, Colo. | ||||
| CURLEE, Neil | 1926 | 6 | Sterling, Colo. | |||
| CURTIS, Ralph | 1950-51-52 | 21 | FB | 6-0 | 185 | Sagauche, Colo. (New Mexico Military Institute) |
| CUSH, Anthony | 1920 | HB | 155 | |||
| CUSWORTH, Chad | 2005-06 | 37,56 | OLB | 5-11 | 210 | Highlands Ranch, Colo. (ThunderRidge) |
| CYPHERS, Pete | 1977-79 | 18 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | Grand Junction, Colo. (Grand Junction) |