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Longtime Bama Fans Rank Richard Todd All Time along with RB's Musso and W Jackson.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 3:48 pm
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Posted on 7/5/21 at 4:13 pm to VBFlorida
Thanks for the link and the clarifying information. 
Posted on 7/5/21 at 4:25 pm to VBFlorida
Will bookmark for future reference, maybe?…
Posted on 7/5/21 at 4:33 pm to Knight of Old
I don't answer for them, but Musso was a stud that went 1 and 2 against us. The other 2 whipped our arse and I hated both of them.
Edit for Coach Crisp.. We fricking won that game in 1974.. He was pushed out of bounds.... Meet me at Sonic!
Edit for Coach Crisp.. We fricking won that game in 1974.. He was pushed out of bounds.... Meet me at Sonic!
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Posted on 7/5/21 at 5:06 pm to mulletproof
Posted on 7/5/21 at 5:12 pm to VBFlorida
Dang, no love for the Wizard of Oz?
Posted on 7/5/21 at 5:19 pm to mulletproof
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I don't answer for them, but Musso was a stud…
I wonder how many greats from the ‘70s and earlier would have even received a scholarship to a program like Alabama if the black athlete had been as widely recruited then as now..
Alabama hasn’t had a white RB (other than a FB) in 40 years and very few good players anywhere on D since the Bryant years.
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Posted on 7/5/21 at 5:21 pm to VBFlorida
RT. Lived a few houses down the street. Fellow Warrior. As a QB was as strong as most linemen and had 4.45 speed. In high school stiff armed more dlinemen to the ground than his linemen could block. Also state champ in the discus or shot as a junior. An athlete made in the weight room. As a side note his parents home was painted in the colors of whatever team he was playing for. Davidson, Alabama, Jets, or Saints.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 5:25 pm to Globetrotter747
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I wonder how many greats from the ‘70s and earlier would have even received a scholarship to a program like Alabama if the black athlete had been as widely recruited then as now..
Makes you wonder how many Wilbur Jackson's and Robin Parkhouse's we missed because coach Bryant couldn't recruit the best player to Tuscaloosa.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 5:31 pm to Globetrotter747
quote:It was a different time and white boys back then could "carry their weight" a helluva lot better than they do now.
I wonder how many greats from the ‘70s and earlier would have even received a scholarship to a program like Alabama if the black athlete had been as widely recruited then as now..
Posted on 7/5/21 at 5:34 pm to coachcrisp
#22 was my favorite Bama RB of all time then again I am old.
If Johnny had been a step faster he would be in the NFL Hall of Fame but if he had been a step slower he would have been in the Million Dollar Band
If Johnny had been a step faster he would be in the NFL Hall of Fame but if he had been a step slower he would have been in the Million Dollar Band
Posted on 7/5/21 at 5:55 pm to coachcrisp
Great LORD the calls you buttholes would get back in the day.. So happy Shug whipped that Longhorn arse before he had to retire.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 5:58 pm to VBFlorida
Todd was possible the best athlete to play QB at Alabama… arm, strength, size, speed, all held together by a $.10 brain. He split time at QB but that was partly because Coach Bryant was in his “play everyone” mode.
Musso was the most exciting player I ever saw at Alabama but that was partly because of the wishbone, Terry Davis at QB, and the tear-away jerseys. He would go through a dozen jerseys a game.
Wilber Jackson was possible top-5 RB in Alabama history, certainly top 10… but… Coach was into playing his entire team. Heck, against Va Tech 8 different RBs scored. So Jackson didn’t get near the carries he should have. Keep this in mind… he ran the ball seven times total against Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl…only seven freaking times! And Alabama was a wishbone team!… the next year he was rookie of the year in the NFL
Musso was the most exciting player I ever saw at Alabama but that was partly because of the wishbone, Terry Davis at QB, and the tear-away jerseys. He would go through a dozen jerseys a game.
Wilber Jackson was possible top-5 RB in Alabama history, certainly top 10… but… Coach was into playing his entire team. Heck, against Va Tech 8 different RBs scored. So Jackson didn’t get near the carries he should have. Keep this in mind… he ran the ball seven times total against Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl…only seven freaking times! And Alabama was a wishbone team!… the next year he was rookie of the year in the NFL
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Posted on 7/5/21 at 6:11 pm to Jacknola
10 cent brain??? Part time starter??? You are very confused as he was an A/B student and was a 3 year starter at Bama. He’s now a very successful stock broker. Also if you messed with him he would seal your fate.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 6:42 pm to Jacknola
Richard Todd was one tuff Hombre. He played because he was damn good at running the Bone.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 6:43 pm to Csmims
He wa my faorite QB during my teen years. He was awesome.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 6:47 pm to VBFlorida
Thread of the year IMO
Posted on 7/5/21 at 7:15 pm to Csmims
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Part time starter??
1973 split playing time with Gary Rutledge.
No one said he was intellectually stupid… but there were a lot of questions about his football decision making by a lot of people at that time.
I always thought he was a far better pro-style QB than wishbone. Great pure athlete.,
Posted on 7/5/21 at 7:33 pm to coachcrisp
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It was a different time and white boys back then could "carry their weight" a helluva lot better than they do now.
They were all great players for sure, but the times have definitely changed.
Posted on 7/5/21 at 7:56 pm to Globetrotter747
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It was a different time and white boys back then could "carry their weight" a helluva lot better than they do now.
They were all great players for sure, but the times have definitely changed.
No doubt a different era.More white kids participated (as population %) and they also came from "hungry" and more modest backgrounds.
Western PA was a hotbed for CFB athletes 40+ years ago and many were one generation removed from the coal mines and steel mills...does wonders for a kids motivation.
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