Tony Pigford

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-3
Weight:
256
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Teachey, N.C.
High School:
Wallace Rose

Joined the team as a walk-on in fall 2000.

Wallace Rose High School
Lettered four years in football, four years in basketball, three years in baseball and one year in track • Played for Coach Jack Holley • Named all-conference and all-area as a senior football player • Team advanced to the state playoffs as a junior and senior • Had 123 tackles and 14 sacks as a senior • Average 10.5 points per game for a basketball team that won two conference championships • Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Born Horace Vernon Pigford III on January 28, 1982 in Wilmington, N.C. • Hobbies include surfing, boating and listening to and making music • Favorite food is liver pudding • Favorite athlete is Brian Cox • Favorite NFL team as a kid was the Pittsburgh Steelers • Greatest moment in his career was winning the Peach Bowl • Listens to Lynyrd Skynyrd before every game • Plays the guitar • Majoring in exercise and sports science.