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Former UVA quarterback looks for redemption with NFL chance

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CALIFORNIA, Pa. — Peter Lalich stood in front of his favorite pizza joint this past weekend, one block from the only stoplight in town, when a car full of football players pulled up.

“Pistol Pete,” said the driver, referencing the basketball legend his 6-foot-5, 240-pound teammate was named after. “Are you going to have an NFL draft party?”

Lalich shook his head, the prospect of not being selected in front of friends and family too “embarrassing” to consider. Besides, the people that once anointed him a star quarterback in Northern Virginia have forgotten about him.