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re: Best Pro from your school?-(very good while in college-not a legend)
Posted on 2/28/13 at 9:35 am to JStanDawgFan
Posted on 2/28/13 at 9:35 am to JStanDawgFan
I'm going with Lester "The Molester" Hayes.
He played Safety at A&M and was an AA but ended up dropping to the 5th Round. In the SWC of the '70s most of the teams were Wishbone/running oriented so pass coverage was less emphasized.
John Madden at Oakland converted him to CB and he became the most dominant shutdown corner or his era. He also has the stickem ban rule named for him after his insane 1980 Season. In 1980 he was NFL Defensive MVP with 13 Ints followed by 5 more in the playoffs en route to the Raiders winning the Super Bowl. He was everything you want in a CB, he would get right up on a guy and was one of the first CB's to crouch down and really do bump and run coverage. It's a travesty he isn't in the HoF, Lester was the predecessor to the modern lockdown CB.
He played Safety at A&M and was an AA but ended up dropping to the 5th Round. In the SWC of the '70s most of the teams were Wishbone/running oriented so pass coverage was less emphasized.
John Madden at Oakland converted him to CB and he became the most dominant shutdown corner or his era. He also has the stickem ban rule named for him after his insane 1980 Season. In 1980 he was NFL Defensive MVP with 13 Ints followed by 5 more in the playoffs en route to the Raiders winning the Super Bowl. He was everything you want in a CB, he would get right up on a guy and was one of the first CB's to crouch down and really do bump and run coverage. It's a travesty he isn't in the HoF, Lester was the predecessor to the modern lockdown CB.
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Posted on 2/28/13 at 9:39 am to JStanDawgFan
LSU
Y.A. Tittle, Giants QB NFL HOF
Steve Van Buren, Eagles RB NFL HOF
Fred Miller, Colts DL
Bert Jones, Colts QB
Jimmy Taylor, Packers RB NFL HOF
Eugene Daniel, Colts DB
Eric Martin, Saints WR
Kevin Mawae, Jets C
Henry Thomas, Vikings DL
Leonard Marshall, Giants DL
Carlos Carson, Chiefs WR
Y.A. Tittle, Giants QB NFL HOF
Steve Van Buren, Eagles RB NFL HOF
Fred Miller, Colts DL
Bert Jones, Colts QB
Jimmy Taylor, Packers RB NFL HOF
Eugene Daniel, Colts DB
Eric Martin, Saints WR
Kevin Mawae, Jets C
Henry Thomas, Vikings DL
Leonard Marshall, Giants DL
Carlos Carson, Chiefs WR
This post was edited on 2/28/13 at 9:42 am
Posted on 2/28/13 at 9:53 am to MetryTyger
Has Wade Christopher been mentioned for Auburn?
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:06 am to MetryTyger
I will go with Mawae out of my lifetime.
Also wasn't Randall Gay a nickle back at LSU then a starting corner for NE his rookie season, for one of their Super Bowls?
Eric Martin was always one of my favorite Saints as a kid.
A question for the Rebel fans. Why has no one said Duece? I could just be biased
Also wasn't Randall Gay a nickle back at LSU then a starting corner for NE his rookie season, for one of their Super Bowls?
Eric Martin was always one of my favorite Saints as a kid.
A question for the Rebel fans. Why has no one said Duece? I could just be biased
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:08 am to NYCAuburn
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This post was edited on 4/29/13 at 9:46 am
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:10 am to JStanDawgFan
Fran Tarkenton
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:18 am to NYCAuburn
Kevin Greene for Auburn. End of discussion. Why he isn't in the Hall of Fame is fricking unbelievable to me
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:38 am to JStanDawgFan
Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr
Rated #51 NFL Player of all-time by NFL.com
4× Pro Bowl selection (1960, 1961, 1962, 1966)
2× First-Team All-Pro selection (1961, 1966)
2× Second-Team All-Pro selection (1962, 1964)
5× NFL Champion
(1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967)
2× Super Bowl champion (I, II)
2× Super Bowl MVP (I, II)
1966 NFL MVP
1966 UPI NFL MVP
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
Packers Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Green Bay Packers #15 retired
Bart Starr had a bad college career due to injury and his senior season played for the worse coach to ever grace the Alabama football field... Ears Whitworth, who only played him occasionally.
Drafted by the Packers in 17th round, 199th player, her went on to win the first two Superbowls and was the MVP.
Rated #51 NFL Player of all-time by NFL.com
4× Pro Bowl selection (1960, 1961, 1962, 1966)
2× First-Team All-Pro selection (1961, 1966)
2× Second-Team All-Pro selection (1962, 1964)
5× NFL Champion
(1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967)
2× Super Bowl champion (I, II)
2× Super Bowl MVP (I, II)
1966 NFL MVP
1966 UPI NFL MVP
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
Packers Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Green Bay Packers #15 retired
Bart Starr had a bad college career due to injury and his senior season played for the worse coach to ever grace the Alabama football field... Ears Whitworth, who only played him occasionally.
Drafted by the Packers in 17th round, 199th player, her went on to win the first two Superbowls and was the MVP.
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:55 am to jatebe
Donald Montgomery "Don" Hutson
8× first-team All-Pro (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945)
3× NFL Champion (1936, 1939, 1944)
Rated #9 NFL player of all-time by NFL.com
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 1930s All-Decade Team
2× Joe F. Carr Trophy winner (1941, 1942)
NFL record most seasons leading the league in touchdowns (9)
Green Bay Packers all-time leading Touchdown receptions leader with 99
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
Green Bay Packers#14 Retired
Pro Football Hall of Fame
In 1994 the Packers named their new state-of-the-art indoor practice facility across the street from Lambeau Field the "Don Hutson Center".
8× first-team All-Pro (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945)
3× NFL Champion (1936, 1939, 1944)
Rated #9 NFL player of all-time by NFL.com
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 1930s All-Decade Team
2× Joe F. Carr Trophy winner (1941, 1942)
NFL record most seasons leading the league in touchdowns (9)
Green Bay Packers all-time leading Touchdown receptions leader with 99
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
Green Bay Packers#14 Retired
Pro Football Hall of Fame
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When Hutson retired in 1945 after 11 superb seasons, he held 18 NFL records, including 488 career receptions.
That was 200 more than his closest competitor. Hutson invented modern pass receiving. He created Z-outs, buttonhooks, hook-and-gos, and a whole catalog of moves and fakes. Although he had been an All-America at Alabama in 1934, there were plenty who doubted the skinny speedster could stand the pace of pro football. But it wasn't long before his mere presence on the field had changed the defensive concept of the game.
Don could outmaneuver and outrace virtually every defender in the league. He led the NFL in receiving in eight of his 11 seasons and in scoring five straight years. Twice, in 1941 and 1942, he was named the league’s MVP.
In 1994 the Packers named their new state-of-the-art indoor practice facility across the street from Lambeau Field the "Don Hutson Center".
Posted on 2/28/13 at 11:44 am to jatebe
My choice would be John L Williams.
Williams was a standout high school football running back in the wishbone offense of the Palatka Panthers.[3] Williams rushed for 3,449 yards and fifty-nine touchdowns, including 1,738 yards as a senior.[3] In 2007, twenty-five years after he graduated from high school, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) recognized Williams as one of the "100 Greatest Players of the First 100 Years" of Florida high school football.[3]
College career
Williams received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a fullback for coach Charley Pell and coach Galen Hall's Florida Gators football teams from 1982 to 1985.[4] Williams usually shared the backfield with tailback Neal Anderson. [4] Williams was recognized as a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1984 and 1985, and an honorable mention All-American in 1985.[4] He finished his four-year college career with 2,409 yards rushing and 863 yards receiving.[4] Williams was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1997.[5][6]
Professional career
Williams was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round (fifteenth pick overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft,[7] and played for the Seahawks for eight seasons from 1986 to 1993.[8] He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1990 and 1991. Williams played his final two seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1994 and 1995,[8] and his last NFL game was Super Bowl XXX in which the Steelers lost to the Dallas Cowboys.
During his ten-year professional career, Williams played in 149 regular season games, started in 135 of them, and had 1,245 carries for 5,005 yards and eighteen rushing touchdowns, and 546 receptions for 4,656 yards and nineteen receiving touchdowns.
Williams was a standout high school football running back in the wishbone offense of the Palatka Panthers.[3] Williams rushed for 3,449 yards and fifty-nine touchdowns, including 1,738 yards as a senior.[3] In 2007, twenty-five years after he graduated from high school, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) recognized Williams as one of the "100 Greatest Players of the First 100 Years" of Florida high school football.[3]
College career
Williams received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a fullback for coach Charley Pell and coach Galen Hall's Florida Gators football teams from 1982 to 1985.[4] Williams usually shared the backfield with tailback Neal Anderson. [4] Williams was recognized as a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1984 and 1985, and an honorable mention All-American in 1985.[4] He finished his four-year college career with 2,409 yards rushing and 863 yards receiving.[4] Williams was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1997.[5][6]
Professional career
Williams was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round (fifteenth pick overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft,[7] and played for the Seahawks for eight seasons from 1986 to 1993.[8] He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1990 and 1991. Williams played his final two seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1994 and 1995,[8] and his last NFL game was Super Bowl XXX in which the Steelers lost to the Dallas Cowboys.
During his ten-year professional career, Williams played in 149 regular season games, started in 135 of them, and had 1,245 carries for 5,005 yards and eighteen rushing touchdowns, and 546 receptions for 4,656 yards and nineteen receiving touchdowns.
Posted on 2/28/13 at 12:21 pm to JStanDawgFan
I haven't seen any of the LSU people mention Alan Faneca.
9 pro bowls and a super bowl ring with the steelers.
Also, WR Eddie Kennison had a nice 12 year career caught 42 touchdowns and over 8,000 yards.
9 pro bowls and a super bowl ring with the steelers.
Also, WR Eddie Kennison had a nice 12 year career caught 42 touchdowns and over 8,000 yards.
Posted on 2/28/13 at 12:41 pm to UncleLogger
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I haven't seen any of the LSU people mention Alan Faneca.
Because Alan Faneca was an All-America selection and a 1st Round draft pick. That is not what the OP asked for.
Posted on 2/28/13 at 1:01 pm to Terry the Tiger
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Kevin Greene
I was about to say this. Isn't he in the top 5 in career sacks? I think Bo should be mentioned as well. Even in his shortened career he was dominant. Stephen Davis could be an honorable mention.
This post was edited on 2/28/13 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 2/28/13 at 1:08 pm to JStanDawgFan
Sterling Sharpe, John Abraham?
Posted on 2/28/13 at 2:07 pm to gamecocks22
LeRon McClain
Mark McMillan
Jarrett Johnson
Howard Cross
All are/were solid Pros, but either were not huge names while in college or have been forgotten.
Mark McMillan
Jarrett Johnson
Howard Cross
All are/were solid Pros, but either were not huge names while in college or have been forgotten.
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