All-time favorite Dawgs
I was particularly interested to see current Bulldog Jeff Owens writing on his blog last week about his top five all-time favorite UGA football players, as I’d recently gone through a similar exercise while putting together my bio for the “new look” Blawg. (Just click on “About Bill King” over on the right-hand side of the page to check it out.)
It’s not as easy as it sounds, particularly if you’ve been following the Dawgs as long as I have. Jeff’s five favorites were Herschel Walker, Knowshon Moreno, David Pollack, Champ Bailey and Greg Blue, two of whom he played with.
Now I don’t know Jeff’s criteria, but for my favorites list I didn’t necessarily think about who were the greatest, best or most valuable players, though those adjectives certainly apply to most of the folks I ended up picking. Instead, I went with those players that I felt a special affinity for during their Georgia playing days and continued to follow in years after. I ended up with seven favorites for my list: Fran Tarkenton, Lynn Hughes, Andy Johnson, Herschel Walker, Hines Ward, David Greene and Mohamed Massaquoi.
Tarkenton I picked because he’s the first Georgia Bulldog I really knew anything about when I was a kid and I followed him during his many years as a record-setting QB in the NFL. Plus he was from Athens, my hometown.
Lynn Hughes became a favorite of mine during Vince Dooley’s first season in Athens when he shared the quarterbacking duties with Preston Ridlehuber. Later, he switched over to defense, where he starred at safety. He played hard and was willing to do whatever the coaches asked of him. Another connection: I was his paperboy, delivering The Atlanta Journal to him when he lived in the Town House apartments on Lumpkin Street near Five Points. (I remember I didn’t want to cash the first check he wrote for me because it had his “autograph” on it, but my banker Dad told me that didn’t make any business sense.)
Andy Johnson was another Athens boy and one I went to school with from seventh grade on. We played touch football together in junior high and he went on to be the star QB for the Athens High Trojans, leading our team to a state co-championship with Valdosta in 1969. Andy also was an extremely talented baseball player (he played for the Dawgs and could have signed with MLB) and played basketball and ran track in high school, too. He was one of the most talented athletes I ever saw and he’s also a really nice guy.
Herschel, well, he’s everybody’s favorite. No need to spell out why he made my list, except to say what a sheer pleasure it was to watch him run during his days at Sanford Stadium. The greatest.
Hines Ward was another versatile player who did whatever was asked of him, including playing hurt, while at tailback, quarterback and wide receiver during his time in Athens. A classy guy who’s gone on to NFL success with a Super Bowl MVP award.
David Greene was the coolest quarterback I’ve ever seen, maintaining his composure even when he didn’t have much of an offensive line in front of him. He also was the most adept at faking the handoff I’ve ever seen and could make some of the prettiest, most precise passes imaginable. Another classy guy and the winningest QB in NCAA history. I really enjoyed talking with him last summer in advance of the Countdown to Kickoff event.
Mohamed Massaquoi turned heads as a freshman with his acrobatic, nearly impossible catches. I not only appreciated his talent, I liked his attitude, especially when he went through a rough patch with drops and some elements of fandom started booing him. He bounced back with many more game-changing catches and also served as a mentor to A.J. Green during his senior year. Another classy guy.
If I’d had to pad my favorites list out to a Top 10, it would have been tough narrowing it down from so many over the years, but I’d have to go with Jake Scott, everybody’s favorite bad boy during his years at UGA; Kevin Butler, our greatest placekicker and a funny guy on the radio; and Champ Bailey, an incredible two-way star in an era of specialization. But there are lots of others whose names come to mind, including Pat Hodgson, Buzy Rosenberg, Richard Appleby, Scott Woerner, Terry Hoage, Buck Belue, Bill Goldberg, Richard Tardits, Garrison Hearst and David Pollack.
Feel free to share your all-time Bulldog favorites …
BULLDOG BITES: My brother Jon and my son both were at Saturday’s meet at a packed Stegeman Coliseum where the Gym Dogs mopped up the floor with the Florida Gators. (Parking was nearly impossible to find, they said.) Just as my brother, a longtime Gym Dogs fan, told me earlier this season, Suzanne Yoculan’s last team seems to rise to the occasion when they face top competition. Which is what top teams in any sport must do. … Speaking of top teams, the Diamond Dogs are off to a blazing start, having swept a three-game series out at Arizona this weekend, outscoring the Wildcats an aggregate 33-14. The Dogs, with their best start since 2000 at 8-0, return to Foley Field at 6 p.m. Wednesday against Wofford.
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Daniel #12
March 2nd, 2009
12:08 pm
1. Preston Ridlehuber – the reason my son wears #12 to this day. A great DAWG on Dooley’s early teams
2. Ronnie Jenkins – just a South Georgia boy who loved football and the University and did not take himself too seriously
3. Andy Johnson – same reason as Bill.
4. Larry Rakestraw – 1st great DAWG QB I can remember. Listened to him and Georgia beat Miami and George Mira one Friday night on the radio.
5. David Greene – the drought breaker. Paas to Johnson on 4th down to win the 1st SEC Championshio in too long.
These and others are why i as a semi mature mid 50’s male with grown children still let a bunch o 18-21 year olds determine my mood and feelings every fall.
Jerry Bowman
March 2nd, 2009
12:09 pm
It’s hard to leave out D.J. Shockley in any list of favorite dawgs. He waited 4 years to have a shot at a job he could have had at 98% of the Division I schools all along. All he did was be a team guy and keep his head up. The fact he was able to win an SEC championship as the starting quarterback in his only starting season was especially sweet. He will always be in my list of top dawgs for his unselfish attitude.
Justin
March 2nd, 2009
12:15 pm
There are alot so I will go with a Richt era top 5:
(This Was tough enough)
5: D.J. Shockley
4: Billy Bennett
3: Thomas Davis
2: David Greene
1: David Pollack
Just Missed: Greg Blue, Thomas Brown, Boss Bailey, Tony Gilbert, MJG, L. Pope, Reggie Brown and Verron.
Rick
March 2nd, 2009
12:37 pm
Drew Brees, Bob Greise, Otis Armstrong, Lenny Dawson, Ron Woodson opps those were Boilermakers
sswinfordawg
March 2nd, 2009
12:40 pm
3. Herschel: might be the all time greatest college football player and is hard to leave out of your top UGA players.
2. Knowshon Moreno: Not because he was such a talented back. Not because he could do the superman. It is because this kid as so much drive in him. He has one of the strongest competitive streaks i have ever seen. Truly a damn good dawg.
1. David Pollack: Any UGA fans ever wonder what it would be like to have tebow on your team? Well you did a few years ago except he didn’t play QB. He was as much of a leader on and off the field as you could ask for. He had a motor that never stopped. He had just as much or more heart than tebow (minus all the crying). This guy is what the game is all about. He is a textbook example of what we want our athletes to look and act like and it makes you proud to be a dawg fan. In my mind nobody can touch Pollack.
Big-Man
March 2nd, 2009
12:43 pm
1. Hines Ward- Forest Park High. I’ve grew up in Forest Park.
2. DJ Shockley- Stayed loyal in an age where people want instant gratification. A model of perseverence. Great character.
3. Robert Edwards – would have won the Heisman if not for breaking his foot.
4. David Pollack- Simply put he made plays.
5. Torin Kirtsey- Lol, skinny dude. I always liked his running style.
timthebrave
March 2nd, 2009
12:45 pm
1. HERCSHEL WALKER-NO REASON NEEDED
2. DAVID POLLOCK-HAD A NON STOP ENGINE ON HIM
3. HINES WARD-I CHEER ON THE STEELERS BECAUSE OF HIM(EXCEPT WHEN THEY PLAY THE FALCONS)
4. DAVID GREEN-WINNINGEST QB AND BROUGHT US AN SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
5. CHAMP BAILEY-SHUT DOWN CORNER
PLAYERS I CONSIDERED KNOWSHON/THOMAS BROWN/GREG BLUE/BILLY BENNETT/BOSS/STAFFORD/REGGIE BROWN/HEARST/MUSSA SMITH/KEVIN BUTLER/BUCK BELUE/THOMAS DAVIS/POPE/ZEIER/MATT & JOHN STINCHCOMB/SEYMOUR/AJ GREEN/CURRAN
Temp
March 2nd, 2009
12:47 pm
Isn’t the Boilermakers that school from Indiana that fields a womens football team. Have they even cracked the top 25 this decade. Boilermakers, That’s a good.
1. Walker
2. Sinkwich(sp, sorry)
3. Trippi
4. Greene
5. UGA
timthebrave
March 2nd, 2009
12:48 pm
DJ SHOCKLEY….I’m sure I left off a few of my favorites
scottinjaxbeach
March 2nd, 2009
12:48 pm
Hey ole Buzy lives about two miles from me on the beaches here in Jacksonville! He is the most unassuming guy you would ever meet. Most of these UF clowns hardly know who he is. But would you expect any less from a school that likes to claim they invented football going back to the 1980’s. That being said here are my top 5
5. Scott Worner
4. Richard Tardits
3. Boss Bailey
2. Hines Ward
1. Herschal Walker
Susan
March 2nd, 2009
12:52 pm
I would have to add…
Jeff Sanchez
Thomas Davis
Matt Stinchcomb
Rex Robinson
Greg Bright
Kirby Smart
Knox Culpepper
DawgFan
March 2nd, 2009
12:57 pm
My type five in no particular order: Terry Hoage, Herschel, Tommy Thurson, A.J. Green(if he stays at least three years)if not Scott Woerner, and Garrison Hearst. Man this was hard. So many great Dawgs out there.
hem o'roid
March 2nd, 2009
12:58 pm
I’d haff to go wif Stinkum Hiney. He never got to play cause the refs. wouldn’t let him on the field, he stunk so bad. He’d of been good if dey let him play, cause the opposition wouldn’t have touched him.
Ogeechee Dawg
March 2nd, 2009
1:02 pm
Really hard to pick five!!!
Have to give some respect to some legends before my time:
Frank Sinkwich, Charlie Trippi, Bill Stanfill, Jim Wilson
How about Ben Zambaisi!!, Eddie Meat Clever Weaver, Jimmy Payne, Willie McClendon, Jimmy Poulas or Gliding Glenn Harrison, and of course Andy Johnson. Jake Scott – what a badass!!!
How about Washington to Appleby??? or was it Appleby to Washington!!!??
Speaking of favorites – how about overachievers like Verron Haynes!!!
Loved Hines Ward – playing QB with broken wrist in the Peach Bowl – in pain the entire game just holidng onto his wrist. Tough as nails – ultimate team player – outstanding blocker as a WR.
Mr Cool himself – David Green. Best QB I have witnessed in Athens.
Pollack, Walker, Belue, Lindsy Scott, Lindsey Scott, Lindsy Scott!!!
Hope this jars your memory of some dame good dawgs!!
Go Jackets
March 2nd, 2009
1:05 pm
Jasper Sanks is the all time greatest Georgia Bulldog. He could hold onto the ball better than anyone.
BR
March 2nd, 2009
1:11 pm
Thomas Davis and Thomas Brown
Mike Lum
March 2nd, 2009
1:16 pm
No mention of the technical/mechanical Zier, but Belue’s name came up plenty. So why is Zier on the radio, and not Buck? I’d rather listen to the Valdosta boy!
JenniferGO Dawgs
March 2nd, 2009
1:19 pm
I agree with SSWINFORDAWG, on David Pollack without any hesitations!
Also I would like to add Herschel Walker, David Green, Moreno, and for some reason AJ Green.
There is just too many great ones in UGA’s history. GO DAWGS!
Money
March 2nd, 2009
1:20 pm
J.T. Wall
Chris
March 2nd, 2009
1:23 pm
1)Steve Herndon
2)Thomas Brown
3)Knowshon
4)Greene
5)Terrence Edwards
Defense:
1)Thomas Davis
2)Pollack
3)Blue
4)Champ Bailey
5)
JDA
March 2nd, 2009
1:26 pm
Lamar ” Racehorse ” Davis, Sinkwich, Trippi. UGA’s greatest backfield ever.
kclubmember
March 2nd, 2009
1:31 pm
My Fab Five Are:1.Herschel Walker,2.Hines Ward,3.Garrison Hearst,4.Richard Seymour,and 5.Champ Bailey.Also Ben Watson is the strongest guy to play for the Dawgs.
YM
March 2nd, 2009
1:33 pm
McMichael Best TE
jeffrey
March 2nd, 2009
1:33 pm
Brannan Southerland. Dude is money. . .
MA Merrill
March 2nd, 2009
1:36 pm
1. Herschel Walker….greatest football player ever, and a true class act
2. Eric Zeier….best QB Georgia ever had
3. Knowshon Moreno…just a blast to watch…total excitement
4. David Pollack…got everyone excited and was a heck of a player
5. Buck Belue…who cannot love him?
and one more
6. Hines Ward…he sacrificed a lot of himself for this team and did whatever was asked of him..a true team player!
GO DAWGS!! What phenominal tradition and talent we have had!
Keith
March 2nd, 2009
1:54 pm
Limiting it to those I have seen personally over the years.
1. Herschel Walker
2. Richard Tardits
3. Terry Hoage
4. Hines Ward
5. Champ Bailey
DawginLex
March 2nd, 2009
2:02 pm
Only 5?
Herschel
Buck
Lindsay
Greene
Shockley
just missed
Hoage
Woerner
Butler
Zambiasi
DawginLex
March 2nd, 2009
2:03 pm
Add pollack to the top of my just missed list
Jeff
March 2nd, 2009
2:05 pm
do some research on Andrew Williams, what a class guy #47
Willie
March 2nd, 2009
2:12 pm
Jake Scott and Andy Johnson!
GW
March 2nd, 2009
2:13 pm
In no particular order: Hines Ward, Herschel Walker, JT Wall, Jeff Hipp, Scott Woerner, David Pollack, Terry Hoage, Garrison Hearst, Dwayne Simmons, Keith Henderson.
long time dog
March 2nd, 2009
2:19 pm
I am glad someone remembered Ronnie Jenkins, but we can’t leave out George Patton and Bill Standfield.
MountainDawg
March 2nd, 2009
2:20 pm
Wow! There’s been so many great Dawgs over the years, so it’s hard to narrow it down to just 5. I’ll take a swing at my personal favorites…
1) David Pollack – THE best defensive player in UGA history & 1 of the best in SEC history.
2) Terry Hoage – One of the best all-around football players in UGA history.
3) Knox Culpepper – Underrated workhorse. I’ll never forget the game he racked up a slew of tackled (18?) against Tech @ Grant Field.
4) Brannan Southerland – Talented yet grossly underused (the last 2 season)
5) Bill Goldberg – An animal in the trenches & (eventual) WCW & WWE Heavyweight “Wrasslin” champ. Very good athlete with unmatched intensity.
Christy
March 2nd, 2009
2:28 pm
1. Josh Mallard- Great guy, great talent
2. DJ Shockley- CLASS ACT.
3. Hines Ward- VERSATILE
4. Champ Bailey- GIFTED
5. Herschel Walker- LEGEND
I listed them in no particular order….
reservoirDAWG
March 2nd, 2009
2:33 pm
Walker, Tardits, Lars Tate, Green and Momass.
Hayes
March 2nd, 2009
2:33 pm
Joe Creamons – old school baby.
Nick
March 2nd, 2009
2:36 pm
I’m 30 so I missed out on the early 80’s teams, but my list would go as follows:
Garrison Hearst
David Pollock
Hines Ward
Champ Bailey
DJ Shockley
David Greene
Knowshon
Boss Bailey
Greg Blue
Eric Zeier
I could keep going, but I’ll stop here.
DawginLex
March 2nd, 2009
2:42 pm
Hey Go Jackets,
Reggie Ball is in the UGA HOF.
NEXT………………………..
Mark
March 2nd, 2009
2:43 pm
Glad Terry Hoage made some lists. He was a smart guy who had a knack for always being around the ball.
MV7 FO'EVER
March 2nd, 2009
2:43 pm
MIKE VICK is the #1 DAWG, Dawg!
Kingfish
March 2nd, 2009
2:46 pm
Fran Tarkenton
Jake Scott
Herschel Walker
Scott Woerner
Hines Ward
dawgfan
March 2nd, 2009
2:46 pm
1) Hoage
Boswell
2) Walker
3) Greg Tremble
4) Woerner
5) Tardits
6) Hearst
7) Champ Bailey
9) Culpepper
10) Harper
11) Kay
12) Zeier
Deidra
March 2nd, 2009
2:53 pm
Herchel Walker
Big Earl
March 2nd, 2009
2:54 pm
I agree with all of you for once. Too many great dawgs to pick 5. I didn’t see anybody pick Ray Goff. If he didn’t coach UGA for a while, would you have picked him? Like him or not now, when he played he was one tough QB….and NOBODY is more loyal or loves UGA more than Goff.
keith l
March 2nd, 2009
2:56 pm
1.Jake Scott
2.Glynn Harrison
3.Scott Woerner
4.Buck Belue
5.Bruce Pollock
Buzzfan
March 2nd, 2009
3:02 pm
John Dewberry
(Get well soon, JD)
http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/shavee_info.php?ParticipantKey=2009-59422
George
March 2nd, 2009
3:05 pm
3. Verron Haynes– walk on who rushed for 200 yds. against Tech.
2. Ray Donaldson– made watching the O-line fun
1. Herschel– who else
Sautee Dawg
March 2nd, 2009
3:06 pm
Hershel Walker
Guy Mcintyre
Freddie Gilber
Fran Tarkenton
Greg Blue
Rex Robinson
David Greene
David Pollak
Rennie Curran
Ben watson
Stinchcomb brothers
Willie McClendon
Richard Tardits
Bill Goldberg
Bill Stanfill
John Kasay
Too many great players to choose from.
UGA is the only school to have 3 Superbowl MVP’s Too
Have to add them to the list.
Jake Scott
Rodney Hampton
Hines Ward
clwood
March 2nd, 2009
3:07 pm
Took a long time for anyone to remember Lindsay Scott – was that fantastic run in the last second against Clemson, Auburn or Fla? Of course Herschel is the greatest ever. Too many others that would all be tied for spots 3-5.
The Voice
March 2nd, 2009
3:22 pm
1. Herschel
2. Greene
3. Pollack
4. Belue
5. Bailey, Champ
6. Bailey, Boss
7. Butler
8. Lindsey Scott!! Lindsey Scott!! Lindsey Scott!!
9. Hoage
10. Woerner
Honorable Mention:
Zeir, Hearst, Hampton, Worley, Henderson, Tate, Godfrey, Meat Cleaver Weaver, Tardits
BigdaddyJ
March 2nd, 2009
3:22 pm
1. Pollack – Motor Man
2. Hoage – Great leader and interceptions
3. Jeff Sanchez – ditto to Hoage
4. Herschel – Enough Said
5. Greene – Leader
Mark
March 2nd, 2009
3:38 pm
1. Quincy Carter
2. George Foster
3. Odell Thurman
4. Tripp Chandler
5. Jasper Sanks
Jlo
March 2nd, 2009
3:43 pm
Happy Dicks And Buck Swindle. Who can beat those names?
Yup
March 2nd, 2009
3:46 pm
Deputy Dawg
Tom
March 2nd, 2009
3:52 pm
1. Bobby Walden
2. Chip Wisdom
3. Bill Stanfill
4. Ray Donaldson
5. Edgar Chandler
6. George Patton
7. Royce Smith
8. Cowboy Parrish
Renegade
March 2nd, 2009
4:06 pm
I’m a big Dawg fan, but would rather list my most despised Dawgs of all time, as well as my favorites.
Most Despised
1. Jasper Sanks
2. Larry Mann/Jeff Harris
3. Dan Inman
4. Brad Register
5. Quincy Carter
Favorite
1. Scott Woerner
2. D.J. Shockley
3. Terry Hoage
4. Tim Wansley
5. Hershel Walker
Mac
March 2nd, 2009
4:15 pm
Ben Zambiasi, Nate “The Tifton Termite” ??, Eddie “Meat Cleaver” Weaver, Rodney Hampton, Herschel Walker, Hoage/Woerner, Pollack, Greene, Fran Tarkenton, Bill Goldberg, Richard Tardits (the guy was French for heaven’s sake), Rex Robinson, Kevin Butler, Brandon Kotu, Champ Bailey, Andre Hastings, Hines Ward, Buck Belue, John Lastinger, Lindsay Scott
MountainDawg
March 2nd, 2009
5:04 pm
Hey Renegade, you forgot ol’ “Pulpwood” Smith on your most despised list!
Mark, don’t link Chandler in with those other lunkheads son!
adawginpa
March 2nd, 2009
5:07 pm
Sautee,
Just FYI on the MVPS. It was Terrell Davis not Rodney Hampton.
J. Gary
March 2nd, 2009
7:02 pm
1. #77 Bill Stanfill
2. #77 Mike”Moonpie” Wilson
3. #42 Bill Krug
4. #19 Scott Woerner
5. #14 Terry Hoage
Eta
March 2nd, 2009
9:18 pm
1. Milton “Red” Leathers
2. Bill Hartman
3. Bob McWhorter
4. Bucky Dilts
5. David Pollack
Billy Barou
March 2nd, 2009
9:21 pm
For me, it goes as follows…
1. D.J. Shockley
2. Rennie Curran
3. Reggie Brown
4. Ken Veal
5. Damien Gary
rogeriter
March 2nd, 2009
9:39 pm
How can Zeke Bratkowski not be on a single list? Or Johnny Rauch? Or Fred Barber
Dorsey Hill
March 2nd, 2009
10:27 pm
Guys that didn’t get any above, but deserve some love:
Tony Flack- 1st true fresh to start game one under Dooley. 4 year starter at corner
Mo Lewis- excellent OLB for the dawgs
Clarence Kay- 1st great UGA TE
Guy McIntyre- road grater guard
Knox Culpepper- MLB with the right attitude
Odell Thurman- ditto
Shannon Mitchell- played one of the best games by TE ever at any level v. The Gators 1993
Bernard Williams- tremendous OT
Will Witherspoon-steady, reliable; great game saving play vs. LSU
Special mention for a couple short timers:
Torrin Kirtsey- any 150 lb. Freshman TB that gains 180 on 40 to beat clempson on the road deserves some love
Andre “pulpwood” Smith- beat Bama in Birmingham practically single handedly
Dawg85
March 3rd, 2009
12:36 am
Tough choices to make–
1)Herschel
2)David Greene
3)David Pollack
4)Terry Hoage
5)Rodney Hampton
FLDAWG
March 3rd, 2009
2:06 am
Herschel, David Pollack, David Green, Ray Goff, DJ Shockley, Matt Stinchcomb, Meat Cleaver, Hines Ward, Bill Hartman, Terry Hoage, Rodney Hampton, Champ Bailey, Richard Tardits…the list is just to long. All of these were class acts, leaders, had heart, made plays and loved UGA.
Herschel was simply the best. Pollack was the motivator and never quit. David Green was by far the best QB (not the most talented just the best). Left out Thomas Davis, a heck of hitter and did he ever make some hits. Stinchcomb, was awesome on the O-line. I could go on and on…
Thomas Brown
March 3rd, 2009
5:00 am
That is a pitiful list.
Charley Trippi.
Herschel Walker.
Fran Tarkenton.
Hines Ward.
Frank Sinkwich.
Bill Hartman.
Bill Stanfill.
Terry Hoage.
John Rauch.
Kevin Butler.
Vernon Catfish Smith.
Bob McWhorter.
Jake Scott.
Champ Bailey.
Richard Seymour.
Rodney Hampton.
Garrison Hearst.
Matt Stinchcomb.
Marcus Stroud.
David Pollack.
Ben Watson.
Leonard Pope.
Thomas Davis.
Boss Bailey.
Eric Zeier.
John Little.
Jeff Sanchez.
Freddie Gilbert.
Scott Woerner.
Jimmy Payne.
Rex Robinson.
Bill Krug.
Ben Zambiasi.
Allan Leavitt.
Mike Moonpie Wilson.
Randy Johnson.
Pat Dye.
And, this is all you can come up with. Absolutely horrid list of players you list. Your list indicates your utter lack of knowledge of UGA Football.
BigMike
March 3rd, 2009
8:57 am
All you guys forgot Larry Munson, greatest Dawg of all!
buckblue
March 3rd, 2009
9:10 am
Quincy Carter
82dawg
March 3rd, 2009
10:39 am
limiting this to those I have actually seen:
1. Herschel Walker
2. David Greene
3. David Pollack
4. Champ Bailey
5. Reggie Ball
exNFLplayer
March 3rd, 2009
12:42 pm
I am surprised that absolutely nobody has mentioned Jake Scott. Jake Scott could be the most athletically gifted athlete across the board to ever play at UGA. He is also one of the all time greatest FSs in the history of the NFL.
Bill King
March 3rd, 2009
1:02 pm
Some folks apparently read the headline and that’s about all. My list was not intended to be any kind of comprehensive list of great or memorable UGA players. It was simply a list of MY FAVORITE players. So I didn’t “forget” anyone.
steverino
March 3rd, 2009
4:04 pm
I am in no way,shape or form a UGA fan, (never have been). But I always appreciated the way Rodney Hampton ran the football.
ray
March 3rd, 2009
4:07 pm
1 herschel
2 tim worley loved seeing mix of speed and power
3 ben smith great def back seems most fans have forgoten
4 hoage great player
5 mo lewis as good a def end as i have seen in person
The Big Bug
March 3rd, 2009
4:12 pm
Sweet Swinging Swino Swinford.
Spider29
March 3rd, 2009
4:28 pm
My favorite Bulldogs (in no particular order) are Tarkenton, Herschel, Hines Ward, Pollack, Kevin Butler and Terry Hoague. But there are sure a lot of others who could be on a longer list.
Barkin Dawg
March 3rd, 2009
6:43 pm
Just to name a few more :
Keith Henderson
Kent Lawrence
Rodney Hampton
Rex Robinson (YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!)
Butch Box
AND THERE GOES HERSCHEL!THERE GOES HERSCHEL!THERE GOES HERSCHEL!
zingerdawg
March 3rd, 2009
7:32 pm
Bill Stanfill, in 1966 Ga-Fla game, he absolutely annilated Steve Spurrier—and Spurrier has been on Ga’s list since that day. He won the Heisman, but Stanfill was the man. He was also the man for Miami Dolphins, he still holds the sack record and was with them when them when they did not lost a game. He was a great talent.
Benny Humphreys
March 3rd, 2009
7:44 pm
As everyone else besides David Pollack And David Greene, i Really like Ray Goff, i met the guy at a game in Athens when he was an assistant coach, he was so down to earth that i felt i had known him for years…..
BigNCDawg
March 3rd, 2009
9:15 pm
How can any of these picks be wrong. They are all great choices. I will just pick some from my growing up and college days in Athens.
Bill Godfrey, Fran Tarkington, Jake Scott, Billy Brice, Pat Dye, Bobby Towns, and Fred Brown.
BigNCDawg
March 4th, 2009
6:30 am
All of the players of the 1957 team. They were the team that broke the drought against tech, and I was at the game in Atlanta. Also, all the players from the 59 team that won the Orange bowl. I was also at that game. We beat Missouri. I agree with NFLDAWG though, Jake Scott was one of the greatest DAWGS ever.
devil2
March 4th, 2009
8:30 am
Tommy Lawhorne 4.o pre med allsec 1967
tech hater
March 4th, 2009
11:07 am
to go jackets you can not fumbul in the end zone.besides i believe gt was sanctioned for fielding academic ineligable players and had to forfiet five years of its games.reggie ball best bulldog ever…
tech hater
March 4th, 2009
11:19 am
chan gaily was pretty good.
Ed
March 4th, 2009
11:55 am
Herschel is a given, but among the rest, my favorite is Terry Hoage. I was at the 3 interception game, against Vandy (81 or 82?).
Dooley called him the greatest defensive player he ever coached – high praise considering he coached Bill Stanfill and Jake Scott. That’s Hoage has to be one of the greatest defensive football players in college football history, period. 13 interceptions in a single season is mind-blowing, especially considering that the SEC was still an I-formation, run-first conference in the 80s.
Even more remarkable, Hoage ran the 40 in 4.7, which is slow at that level. He still played 13 years in the pros. He was so smart he was never out of position. I doubt I’ll see a better one in my lifetime.
Dawg92
March 4th, 2009
12:01 pm
1. Herschel
2. Hines Ward
3. Mack Strong
4. Verron Haynes
5. David Greene
MountainDawg
March 4th, 2009
1:13 pm
Ed – Good commentary on Hoage. IMO, he was the best DB in GA history & top 5 best defensive player. While he might not have had “blazing” 40 y/d speed, he was a tremendous athlete indeed!
Ed
March 4th, 2009
2:35 pm
Correction – Hoage had 12 picks that year. He also had 8 interceptions for Philadelphia in ‘88 playing as a nickel back.
David Pollack would be a close second on the defensive side. I have doubts as to whether Willie Martinez is the answer for UGA’s defensive issues, but Willie didn’t have Pollack when he was the d-coord., either. Pollack was so disruptive of the other team’s offense, he made the coaches look good. The only def. lineman I can think of with a blocked punt and multiple interceptions.
Pago Flyer
March 4th, 2009
3:02 pm
Richard Tardis…fun to watch a Frenchman learn and play American football.
The Big Bug
March 4th, 2009
3:12 pm
Jasper Sanks
Augie Doggie
Wow!
March 4th, 2009
7:37 pm
What about the guy with the retired number? (that finally made the game a rivalry again…Tech beat the dogs seemingly every year….eight in a row….something you dogs would just love!)
Cuz
March 4th, 2009
8:17 pm
That would be Theron Sapp, the drought breaker.
Cuz
March 4th, 2009
8:21 pm
1. Herschel Walker, the Goal Line Stalker
2. Eddie “Meat Cleaver” Weaver
3. Freddie “Spider Man” Gilbert
4. Terry Hoague, arguably with the F-18, America’s Greatest Defenders.
5. Hines “What position do you want me to play” Ward
history dawg
March 4th, 2009
9:14 pm
1- Dr.Charles Herty. Father of UGA football.First head coach. 2- Richard Von Gammon. Critically injured in game against Virginia and passed away later that day.yr. 1898. 3- Glenn(POP)Warner. First undefeated head coach. 4- Vince Dooley. 1980 National Champions.Seven time coach of the year. 5- Mark Richt. Soon to be a legend. THANK YOU LARRY FOR 40+ GREAT YEARS.YOU ARE THE ALL TIME GREATEST DAWG.THE DAWG NATION LOVES YOU.
Cuz
March 4th, 2009
9:38 pm
Well kinda hard to beat Larry there Professor. In the words of Herman Talmadge, “I concour.”
Mdbatl
March 5th, 2009
1:29 pm
Tough list to make. I’ll limit it to players around during my lifetime (with one big exception):
1) Herschel- I feel like his aura still hovers over Sanford, so I’ll give him number 1. Watching videos of his playing days are simply unbelievable; truly a once-in-a-100-years type of player.
2) DJ Shockley- Here’s a guy who was the top QB recruit in the nation, but came to Athens and sat on the bench for 4 seasons when he could have started anywhere else. When his chance finally came, he led us to a championship.
3) David Pollack- No explanation really necessary. Having him on the D-Line was simply poison for offenses; if they double-covered Pollack, someone else would sack the QB.
4) Boss Bailey- Boss was a true leader on defense and had the highest jump of anyone I’ve ever seen. I can’t even count how many times he blocked punts or kicks in 2002. It was a sad day in the Classic City when Boss left- no more Baileys.
5) David Greene- I’ve always been a huge David Greene fan. Truly a class act on and off the field, he brought Georgia the first title since before I was born. Nothing rattled him either, which is highly admirable in the SEC.
Iceman
March 5th, 2009
1:45 pm
1. DJ Shockley
Others… David Greene, Hines Ward, Marcus Howard, David Pollack, Sean Jones, Terrence Edwards, Musa Smith, Reggie Brown
Jimmy"Superfly"Snuka
March 5th, 2009
4:45 pm
SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!!
hinesistheman
March 5th, 2009
6:25 pm
It makes me sick to my stomach that the Falcons never drafted any of these players exept DJ. What would you expect from the Clampetts.
hinesistheman
March 5th, 2009
6:29 pm
Wow, TO is available. The Falcons will probably pick him up. They need another Meangelo. Just think, they could have had Hines Ward!!!
Poppy
March 6th, 2009
2:33 am
All the Dawgs mentioned were great. My vote for best name goes to Jiggy Smaha. Moonpie Wilson was next.
Thomas Brown
March 6th, 2009
3:30 am
Bill King, sir, you don’t have to get testy about the fact that you did leave off all the more meaningful Georgia Bulldog players of all-time, and included far lesser players.
This is why we say you left them off. Your list is the worst list of everyone who bothered to correct you Bill King.
How’s the frisbee intramural going you bragged about playing in here Bill King, sir ? Why don’t you try to convince us all again how meaningful and important intramural frisbee is instead of trying to defend your pitiful list of all-time favorite Georgia Bulldogs ?
Too Easy
March 6th, 2009
10:04 am
Best name? Happy Dicks. Get Jiggy with that.
Bill King
March 6th, 2009
10:30 am
Gee, Thomas, sorry the concept of “favorite” is beyond you. Not greatest. But favorite. I think if you read the column, I explain why those particular players are personal favorites.
Actually, I’ve never played intramural frisbee. I assume you’re having an inaccurate half-memory of me once writing about my son playing on the UGA Ultimate Frisbee team. It’s a club team, not intramural. It’s like hockey, lacrosse, other nonvarsity sports played by UGA students. I’ve an idea … why don’t you head over to the intramural fields sometime and tell those guys that their sport isn’t worth mentioning.
HIAWATHA'S MOMMA
March 6th, 2009
12:31 pm
What about Hiawatha Berry? What a name.
Oledawg
March 6th, 2009
3:45 pm
Nah, Happy Dicks takes the cake. You would have to remember the signs in the stadium,” You may beat our Butts ,but you can’t beat our Happy Dicks” to really chuckle.
Uga91
March 6th, 2009
3:55 pm
Hey what about Rodney Hampton? I loved the way he jumped thru the line. Hershel, Robert Edwards, Thomas Davis, and Pulpwood Smith!
Oledawg
March 6th, 2009
4:00 pm
Two of my favorites are unknowns to many. Varnado and Lawhorne on Defense. They lept over the line in unison to meet Casey, the Miami fullback, headon at the 1-yd line and prevent a TD. All three lay on the ground stunned or knocked out, but Casey didn’t score. What was so special about a great D play? Casey was unstoppable and hugh. Varnado and Lawhorne met him helmet to helmet. Lawhorne had earlier been selected as a Rhodes Scholar and sacrificed his head and body for the Dawg cause. Varnado, Lawhorne and Casey had to be helped off the field after the play. But Casey didn’t score because two Dawgs forbid it. Sometimes they should show old film and plays to our players today. Oh, Lawhorne became a surgeon and practiced in Sylvester and Albany, Ga.
Bishopbulldawg
March 6th, 2009
4:57 pm
Larry Munson, (Greatest Dawg of all)
Fran Tarkenton,(Best QB of all, and we’ve had our good ones)
Jake Scott remember all those td saving tackles against Houston in ‘68)
Ben Zambisi (Never could spell his name, but he was fun to watch)
Scot Woerner
Moonpie Wilson
Cowboy Parrish
Richard Appleby
Gene Washington
Lindsay Scott
Andy Johnson
Jimmy Poulos
tech hater
March 6th, 2009
11:15 pm
uga’s momma
Sarah Jessica Parker
March 7th, 2009
10:06 am
This new software sucks!
Jack G.
March 7th, 2009
11:11 am
A listing of favories is a give away on your age.
You can guess my age from this small list of favorites.
Trippi—Sinkwich—-Rauch—Geri—-etc.
These old bones remember the great ones that went before.
bbdawg
March 7th, 2009
3:16 pm
Durwood Pennington K Alan Levitt K
Josh
March 7th, 2009
11:00 pm
While most mentioned are before my time, I cannot fill my brain with enough highlights and memoirs of the Dooley years and now the Richt era.
My Top Five:
1. Herschel
2. Knowshon
3. Mo-Mass
4. David Greene
5. David Pollack
Honorable Mention: Andrew Williams 4 yrs on Special Teams w/o a gripe
Sarah Jessica Parker
March 8th, 2009
8:19 pm
This new software blows the big one. Billy Boy is afraid Tech might blog. What a POS.
tech hater
March 8th, 2009
8:44 pm
hey teck people can blog here all they want.if you had your stinger broke as much as they have by the DAWGS you need to try and get it off your fuzz.go ahead nerd vent away.when you really find a reason to be jolly call orkin.favorite DAWGS all of them…..
George
March 9th, 2009
8:43 am
My Top 10:
Dj Shockley, Thomas Davis, Herschel, Buck, David Pollack, Kevin Butler, Champ Bailey, Terry Hoage, Hines Ward, Eddie “Meat Clever” Weaver.
The Realist!
March 9th, 2009
1:09 pm
1. Rich Robich
2. Ron Bailey
3. Quentin Davis
4. Brandon Miller
5. Jock Stevens
Dawg42
March 9th, 2009
3:26 pm
Don’t forget Tony Taylor…he was as clutch as it gets!
Dawg Tired
March 9th, 2009
5:19 pm
Thanks to Ogeechee Dawg for listing Ben Sambisi (SP?). Anyone who ever saw him play would have to list him. He was so much fun to watch. Certainly not the best Dawg to play in Samford, but clearly one of the top three on the fun to watch scale. I put him right up there with Herschel and Jake Scott and David Pollack. Tough to list only 5, but my fifth would be Tarkenton.
Bill Morse
March 9th, 2009
10:01 pm
The “Mount Rushmore” of UGA football would include Frank Sinkwich, Charley Trippi, Herschel Walker, and David Pollock.
ha ha ha
March 9th, 2009
10:37 pm
My favorite dawgs are Willie Martinez because his swiss cheese defense was so much fun to run through and Matthew Stafford who was always compared to Tim Tebow but never came close to matching his performance. Still laughing at all the dawg fans talking about what a hard schedule they had in 2008 and national championships-what a bunch of delusional losers
hop
March 10th, 2009
8:03 am
the dawgs have been blessed with many great players:
1.tarkenton
2.jake scott
3. bill stanfil
4. pat dye
5. david pallack
6. herschel
7. bailey brothers
8. david greene
Buzz
March 14th, 2009
9:46 pm
Tech Alumni In The National Football League
Reggie Ball, Detroit Lions
Keith Brooking, Dallas Cowboys
Durant Brooks, Green Bay Packers
James Butler, St. Louis Rams
Tashard Choice, Dallas Cowboys
Mike Cox, Kansas City Chiefs
P.J. Daniels, Baltimore Ravens
Andrew Economos, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nick Ferguson, Houston Texans
Keyaron Fox, Pittsburgh Steelers
Gary Guyton, New England Patriots
Will Heller, Seattle Seahawks
Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions
Dawan Landry, Baltimore Ravens
Michael Matthews, New York Giants
Chris Reis, New Orleans Saints
Darrell Robertson, Kansas City Chiefs
Daryl Smith, Jacksonville Jaguars
Philip Wheeler, Indianapolis Colts
Ken Whisenhunt, Head Coach – Arizona Cardinals
Gerris Wilkinson, New York Giants
Mansfield Wrotto, Seattle Seahawks
Mike
March 15th, 2009
1:43 pm
Hey Daniel #12 …… agree with ya there. In my 50’s & letting 18 – 22 yr olds affect the weekend mood. Guess some things never change. Picking Herschel as # 1 of course, but can’t choose 2 – 5 out of the hundreds of players ( OK, could but I’m lazy at the moment ). One name that comes to mind is ” Glidin’ ” Glynn Harrison ….. loved watching him run in the mid-70’s. And Kent Lawrence ……..
A fun thing …. I head-up the Dawg fan club here in Houston & this past season, we had Rodney Hampton join the group. Gotta love those Saturdays we all get to be young again, huh.
lifedawg
March 25th, 2009
8:47 am
#1-Hines Ward
#2-David Pollack
#3-Odell Thurman
#4-Robert Edwards
#5-Eric Zeir
MaconKnight
March 25th, 2009
11:52 am
Man, This was hard heres’s my FAV.FIVE(in no part. order)
Herschel, Pollack, Thomas Davis, Bailey Brothers(Champ, Boss, Kenny),Mo Lewis, Edwards Brothers(Robert, Terrance) Hines Wards, Sean Jones, Hampton,Worley, T.D.ie Terrell Davis, Orantes Grant Randall Godfrey
Being from Macon, GA I have give a quick shout to Tony Gilbert who was a hellva MLB and Joe Dupri who by the way started at QB his freshman year at UGA before transfering to GA Southern.
Coondawg69
March 27th, 2009
11:32 am
I didn’t see Eddie “The Meat Clever” Weaver or Mike “Moon Pie” Wilson or Greg “Muddy” Waters listed. Okay, yes, Greg should have tackled Bo on the back breaking 65 yard scamper…. but great names all the same!!!!
Definitely in the Top 10 UGA all name team!!!!
Bob
April 8th, 2009
1:07 pm
“Favorite” (Not All time Greatest-but close IMHO)
Herschel Walker
Charlie Trippi
Fran Tarkington
Buck Belue
Hines Ward
Big Mel
April 8th, 2009
1:49 pm
My favorite? It has to be Pulpwood Smith…..Go Dawgs!!!
RomanWolve
September 21st, 2009
6:44 am
Richard Von Albade Gammon died for the Bulldogs and is a lost LEGEND!!!!!! plus he is from my home town of Rome. Bulldogs suck now so it doesn’t matter.
Zach Ridlehuber
January 13th, 2010
12:59 pm
Top ten dawgs in Richt’s era
1. David Greene
2. Thomas Davis
3.Terrence Edwards
4.Ben Watson
5.Boss Bailey
6.Knowshon Moreno
7.David Pollack
8.Freddy Gibson
9.D.J Schockley
10.Musa Smith