Ring of Honor inductee Roy Jefferson 🙌 Utah Wide Receiver, 1962-64 Roy Jefferson was a first-team all-American as a senior in 1964, a three-year letterman, and one of the standout wide receivers in Utah history. Jefferson was a three-time All-WAC selection and served as alternate captain in his final year, when the Utes defeated West Virginia in the Liberty Bowl. For his career, Jefferson averaged 16.66 yards per catch; it was a school record at the time and remains in the top eight at Utah more than 60 years later. He was the team’s leading receiver in both 1962 and ‘63, with the latter season seeing Jefferson make 29 catches for 435 yards and four touchdowns. Jefferson was inducted into the Utah Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986 and his 1964 Liberty Bowl Team was enshrined in 2014. The native of Compton, California, Jefferson was selected by Pittsburgh in the second round (18th overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft. He went on to play 12 seasons with Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Washington,...