Duke Pettijohn

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**Duke Pettijohn**
Arena Football League debut

Dallas Desperados — No. 45
Fullback / Linebacker
Date of birth: June 7, 1977 (1977-06-07) (age 31)
Place of birth: Poughkeepsie (city), New York
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 245 lb (111 kg)
2002 for the Tampa Bay Storm
Career history
College: Syracuse
Teams: Cincinnati Bengals (2001)* Jacksonville Jaguars (2002)* Orlando Predators (2002-2003) Dallas Desperados (2004-present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards

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Maynard "Duke" Pettijohn (born June 7, 1977) is an Arena Football League fullback/linebacker for the Dallas Desperados. Pettijohn is a graduate of Syracuse University and two-time member of the All Big East Team.

1 High school career
2 Professional career
3 External links
4 References

[edit] High school career

Pettijohn attended West Roxbury High School in Boston, Massachusetts, where he lettered three times in basketball, and four times in football. As a senior football linebacker, he was the Team MVP an All-City pick, an All-League pick, the League MVP, an All-State pick, and a Consensus Player of the Year.

[edit] Professional career

Pettijohn started his AFL career in 2001 with the Orlando Predators before moving to the Desperados in 2003. Pettijohn was named to the 2006 AFL All-Arena First Team and to the All-Ironman Team, which honors outstanding players who play both offense and defense in the AFL. Now, Duke coaches the Parish Episcopal School Panthers^[1] who had their best season this year when Duke came.