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Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:16 am to Lsupimp
Step aside people. I give you the Cuban Comet.
15.) CARLOS ALVAREZ, FLORIDA (1969-71)
Considered by most as the Gators’ top receiver in program history, Alvarez is Florida’s all-time leader in receiving yards (2,563), holds a single-season mark for receptions (88) and is tied for the record with 15 catches in a single game.
Alvarez’s average of 133.0 yards per game in 1969 is a Florida record and second-best all-time for an SEC single season. During that fantastic campaign, Alvarez led the SEC in catches (88), yards (1,329) and touchdowns (12). A few of his receiving records have been squashed over the last 35 years thanks to the spread era, but what he was able to accomplish during a time of run-heavy football is commendable.
The Gators have produced 17 All-Americans at the wide receiver position and two Heisman quarterbacks since Alvarez’s departure, but the ‘Cuban Comet’ is still respected amongst the best players to ever play on offense in Gainesville. Chronic knee problems ended his pro career before it began after being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys, but Alvarez later earned a juris doctor from Duke University School of Law and worked as a law professor at Southern Methodist.
Career numbers:
172 catches, 2,563 yards, 19 TD
Individual superlatives:
Consensus All-American (1969); All-SEC (1969)
NFL Draft:
No. 390 overall (15th round) in 1972
Defining moments:
Alvarez recorded 13 games with 100 or more yards receiving, one behind Jabar Gaffney’s program record.
15.) CARLOS ALVAREZ, FLORIDA (1969-71)
Considered by most as the Gators’ top receiver in program history, Alvarez is Florida’s all-time leader in receiving yards (2,563), holds a single-season mark for receptions (88) and is tied for the record with 15 catches in a single game.
Alvarez’s average of 133.0 yards per game in 1969 is a Florida record and second-best all-time for an SEC single season. During that fantastic campaign, Alvarez led the SEC in catches (88), yards (1,329) and touchdowns (12). A few of his receiving records have been squashed over the last 35 years thanks to the spread era, but what he was able to accomplish during a time of run-heavy football is commendable.
The Gators have produced 17 All-Americans at the wide receiver position and two Heisman quarterbacks since Alvarez’s departure, but the ‘Cuban Comet’ is still respected amongst the best players to ever play on offense in Gainesville. Chronic knee problems ended his pro career before it began after being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys, but Alvarez later earned a juris doctor from Duke University School of Law and worked as a law professor at Southern Methodist.
Career numbers:
172 catches, 2,563 yards, 19 TD
Individual superlatives:
Consensus All-American (1969); All-SEC (1969)
NFL Draft:
No. 390 overall (15th round) in 1972
Defining moments:
Alvarez recorded 13 games with 100 or more yards receiving, one behind Jabar Gaffney’s program record.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:18 am to bigDgator
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Cuban
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Alvarez later earned a juris doctor from Duke University School of Law and worked as a law professor at Southern Methodist.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:19 am to Jon Ham
Abram Booty is tGOAT.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:20 am to Jon Ham
Larry Seivers and it isn't even close.
He was a consensus All-American in 1975 and 1976.
End thread.
He was a consensus All-American in 1975 and 1976.
End thread.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:22 am to SavageOrangeJug
Seivers in action.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:24 am to Jon Ham
Larry Seivers ('74-76)
117 catches; 1,924 yards; 8 TD's 2x Consensus All American
ETA...SavageOrangeJug you beat me to it.
117 catches; 1,924 yards; 8 TD's 2x Consensus All American
ETA...SavageOrangeJug you beat me to it.
This post was edited on 11/10/15 at 11:30 am
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:28 am to Jon Ham
Even though he played wingback...Richmond Flowers (The Fastest White Boy Alive)
1966-1968 - 101 catches; 1,172 yards Consensus All-American
1966-1968 - 101 catches; 1,172 yards Consensus All-American
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:31 am to madmaxvol
Don Hutson....period. 
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:48 am to bubba35741
Chuck Scott - 2,219 yards, 20 TDs, All-American, 2x All-SEC
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:50 am to Jon Ham
riley clayton bigsby cooper
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:55 am to madmaxvol
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Even though he played wingback...Richmond Flowers (The Fastest White Boy Alive) 1966-1968 - 101 catches; 1,172 yards Consensus All-American
I can't believe it took that long for someone to post Richmond Flowers when Bill has been mentioned several times.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:59 am to madmaxvol
Seivers numbers are particularly impressive when you consider that UT only passed the ball on 3rd and Long, or if they were down by a lot of points, which didn't happen often.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 12:00 pm to Jon Ham
Ryan Swope
Posted on 11/10/15 at 12:21 pm to Masterag
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Ryan Swope
I forgot about him. He was PDG.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 12:32 pm to Jon Ham
This post was edited on 11/10/15 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 11/10/15 at 12:43 pm to Jon Ham
Kane Whitehurst.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 12:44 pm to jcolding41
Hunter henry=best white sec TE ever
Posted on 11/10/15 at 12:45 pm to Mootsman
arkansas had him first. Kane is a legend over on HiV
Posted on 11/10/15 at 12:52 pm to Jon Ham
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