Wiley Peebles, Russell Allred, and John Slaughter all perished in the same car accident. The accident occurred just below Mount Bonnell, in Austin, during their Freshman year at UT. That would make it about 1980-1981. Mark Paulson sadly remembers "...the destroyed car was stored at a gas station right across the street from my dorm. A truly sobering sight and a painful, daily reminder of the loss."
Memories of Wiley include recollecting his incredible mathematical ability and how he could apply it to calculating the theoretical velocity of his car. And we're not talking a nerd here, Wiley was an athlete. Also, for such a nice guy, he was mighty tough. For some reason, whenever he'd get into a scrape, he'd lose one of his shoes. One of those strange, but amusing memories that's stuck with me. Mark Paulson
Wiley Peeples was called 'Wild Man' because he was so wild when he played football. He was a great football player and wayyyyyy smart. He was 100% tough guy who was very sweet. Angie Griffin
