University of Central Oklahoma Athletics

Desherow was a local star at Edmond Memorial High School before signing with Arkansas, redshirting his first year there and then sitting out the next season to injury.  He came to UCO in the spring of 1982 and had an immediate impact the following fall in helping lead the Bronchos to the NAIA national championship.  
 

The hard-hitting linebacker racked up 134 tackles -- the seventh-best season in school history -- with one interception and one fumble recovery in earning All-District Nine honors.  Desherow made 43 tackles in three playoff games, including an astounding 25 in UCO’s first-round win over Colorado State-Pueblo, and had 11 tackles with a broken up pass in a 14-11 finals victory over Colorado Mesa.
 

Desherow put together one of the best defensive seasons in school history as a junior in 1983 in finishing with 149 tackles, the fourth-most in school history.  He made 12 or more tackles in eight games and was named District Nine Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team NAIA All-American as the Bronchos went 8-1-1.
 

Desherow battled injuries throughout his senior season in 1984 but still amassed 75 tackles, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions in picking up first-team All-District Nine and second-team All-America recognition as UCO finished 7-3.  Desherow, who passed away in 1994, ranks seventh on the school’s all-time tackles list with 358.