Christian Peter is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. Peter's younger brother, Jason, also played in the NFL. Peter attended Middletown High School South in his hometown of Middletown Township, New Jersey before transferring to Milford Academy. He then played college football at Nebraska, where he was a three-year starter. He became one of the leaders of Nebraska's feared "Blackshirt" defense. Peter was an all-Big Eight Conference and honorable mention All-American in his senior year, and finished his college career with 124 total tackles, 20 tackles for loss and nine sacks. He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2006. 

October 5th, 1972 in Locust Point (Age 52)