Siasau "Sal" Aunese (May 8, 1968 – September 23, 1989) was a college football player who played for the University of Colorado.
[3] Aunese's final high school transcript and his low ACT scores caused him to fall under the 1983 Convention Proposal No.
He came into the 1987 season and soon took over the starting job at quarterback that same year; he led the Buffaloes to a 7–4 record, but no postseason bowl game.
[3] In the months following the bowl game, Aunese experienced a multitude of symptoms, including coughing consistently, a loss of appetite, and vomiting blood, which caused him to miss many workouts and drills.
[7][9] The Buffaloes did win the Orange Bowl rematch against Notre Dame by a point the following season,[10] earning its only national championship – a title it shared with Georgia Tech.
Their son T. C. McCartney is a former LSU football player and recently a New England Patriots assistant coach.