With Baylor, he won the 1979 Peach Bowl, making an interception late in the game to help secure the win.
[1] He played alongside College Football Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary at Baylor; during their senior years in 1980, the Austin American-Statesman speculated that Field may have had the better season despite earning less recognition.
[2] Field earned Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors for an October 1980 game against Houston in which he recorded an interception, a fumble recovery, a blocked field goal, and seventeen tackles.
[3] The Philadelphia Eagles selected Field in the seventh round of the 1981 NFL draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Field in October to replace injured linebacker Tim Kearney.