Originally known as Pat Cunningham, he played scholastically at Beverly Hills High School before spending a redshirt season at Oregon.
[1] He transferred to Sacramento City College for one season after which he signed a National Letter of Intent to Tennessee.
[6] He appeared in two games with the Colts that year, and spent the 1991 training camp and pre-season with them before being released at their final cutdown.
[8] He went on to become the only unanimous selection for the All-World League Team, as the Thunder qualified for the World Bowl, losing to the Sacramento Surge.
Cunningham finished his career with three years in the CFL, splitting time between the Montreal Alouettes and Edmonton Eskimos.