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Ortege Jenkins among 3 former Arizona football greats to be added to Ring of Honor

Arizona’s next football game isn’t just Homecoming, it will also be a trip down memory lane.

Former Wildcats Ortege Jenkins, Vande Johnson and John ‘Button’ Salmon will be inducted into the Arizona Ring of Honor during halftime of the Oct. 29 contests against No. 12 USC.

Jenkins, who played quarterback from 1997-2000, is best known for the “Leap by the Lake,” his game-winning touchdown run (and flip) at Washington in 1998.

Jenkins was also part of Arizona’s 1998 squad that won a school-record 12 games and finished with a victory over Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl.