Peter Muller is a former professional

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player. He played as a

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for the

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of the

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from 1973 to 1981. One of the great Argo tight ends, he played 9 years and 126 regular season games (and two playoff games!) He led the team in receiving in 1974, '77 and '78. Muller was also an innovator as he was one of the first openly Christian athletes.Argonauts Alumni Profiles Archive - PETER MULLER (1973-81)
/ref> After his football days he was Vice-Principal at Queensway Christian College in

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, and used to work in

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, Alberta as the Principal at Master's College, an innovative Christian school focussing on educating kids to be meaningful members of todays culture. In 1978, he won the

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for outstanding sportsmanship and dedication to his community.

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