Tom Peyton ’72 was an all-conference selection in football and men’s lacrosse. In football, as a senior co-captain, he was a defensive stalwart on the Bishops’ Ohio Athletic Conference champion/Stagg Bowl team that held 4 opponents scoreless and 4 others to one TD or less. He recovered 2 fumbles and picked off a pass in the season opener vs. Heidelberg, with one recovery setting up the Bishops’ second TD of the game. A first-team All-OAC selection, he also was Transcript Athlete of Week twice that season, as well as earning the Rayburn Award for “giving the most to OW football and for exemplifying leadership on and off the field.” He moved to defense his junior year after ranking second on the team in rushing as a sophomore. He lettered twice in lacrosse despite having no experience prior to OWU, and went on to receive second-team All-Midwest Lacrosse Association honors his senior year.