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What’s it like being in a family of alumni? We asked Tim and Isabel Vasquez to catch each other up on their Sun Devil stories.

Arizona State University’s defensive gridiron greats will be honored at the Legends Luncheon the day before this week's Homecoming game, where the Sun Devils will take on the Oregon Ducks. The luncheon will celebrate ASU’s former student-athletes who played three years in the NFL, have been inducted into the Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame or were named First Team All American during their time in college.

After a successful pilot year, the ASU 365 Community Union is excited to announce that the obstacle course race Stadium Blitz is coming to Sun Devil Stadium this February. Presented by Rob Gronkowski and Gronk Nation, Stadium Blitz ushered in a new style of gamified obstacle course race to major stadiums earlier this year. The course will make its stop at Sun Devil Stadium on Feb. 29, 2020.

In his 34 years, ASU student veteran Roman Rozell has survived his parents' divorce, addiction, six combat concussions and being struck by lightning. Amidst these slings and arrows, Rozell has managed to write a book, obtain an associate degree (he’s working on his undergraduate) and kickstart a motivational speaking career all while getting married and fathering six children. Oh, and he also finds time in his busy schedule to wrestle for the university — as the oldest walk-on in school history.

Two minutes is all it took for a couple of Sun Devils to help save a life during a recent four-day racquetball tournament on the Tempe campus. A participant in the Arizona Open Pro-Am suffered from cardiac arrest and collapsed mid-game. Daniel Sardina, an ASU alumnus and off-duty paramedic who had been taking part in the tournament, started CPR immediately. Not far behind was Michael Alex, a student worker at the fitness complex. Although this was his first time responding to a cardiac arrest since being certified, Alex quickly applied the automated external defibrillator. The man survived.