Colorado State University Pueblo

John Trahan is one of the greatest receivers in the history of CSU Pueblo Football ... Trahan, who played for then-University of Southern Colorado from 1981-84, was a three-time All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference selection and an NAIA All-America honoree in 1982 after leading the RMAC in receiving with 41 catches for 917 yards and 10 touchdowns ... Trahan’s play in 1982 helped lead the Indians to their first-ever playoff berth ... The 1982 Indians finished the season with a 9-2 record and advanced to the NAIA National Playoffs ... Before the resumption of football at CSU Pueblo in 2008, Trahan was the school’s career leader in receptions (126), receiving yards (2,244), and receiving touchdowns (16) ... He now ranks fourth on the career receiving list behind Reggie Retzlaff (187), Zack Rakowsky (161), Paul Browning (152) and John Sandoval (144) ... Trahan’s 12 receptions and 207 receiving yards against Colorado Mesa in 1982 and his three touchdown receptions against Fort Lewis in 1982 rank among the top three single-game efforts in the Pack’s all-time football record books ... After graduating, Trahan worked and coached in the Denver area.