Pete Jaquess (born December 25, 1940) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the American Football League (AFL) and

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(NFL). He played college football at

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. Jaquess played in the AFL for the

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, and

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, as well as for the NFL's Broncos. He was an AFL All-Star with the Oilers in his rookie year,

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