Sonny Utz

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[1] He scored 10 touchdowns in 10 games for the Hokies who finished the year 8-2 and with a perfect 5-0 conference mark.

[1] However, the Hokies lost to West Virginia to spoil their bid for back-to-back Southern Conference championships.

Utz scored 10 times on the ground in 10 games for the second straight year, but also caught a pass for a touchdown to tally a total of 66 points.

[6] He opted to sign with the Cowboys, but missed all of training camp due to ankle injury he suffered in a motorcycle accident the previous spring.

[9] In August 1967, he was signed as a free agent by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.