UGA’s best player ever? Who could it be?
If you conduct a poll on the best football player in UGA history, there’s not much suspense about who’s going to win. So it’s no surprise that in the poll ESPN is doing as part of its “College Football Live 50 States Tour,” Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker has 81 percent of the vote as I write this (up from 80 percent an hour earlier).
What interested me was who else ESPN had in contention in their poll: quarterback Fran Tarkenton (7 percent of the vote); UGA’s other Heisman Trophy winner, Frank Sinkwich (5 percent); cornerback/receiver Champ Bailey (4 percent); and running back Garrison Hearst (2 percent).
Loading ...The ESPN online poll, which comes in advance of the weekday “College Football Live” program’s look at gridiron history in the state of Georgia, coming up at 3:30 p.m. on July 27, also asks about Georgia Tech’s best player ever (Calvin Johnson currently leads the voting there) as well as the best coach in state history (Vince Dooley currently has a slim lead over Bobby Dodd, followed by John Heisman, Mark Richt and Paul Johnson). Again, how can you justify Wally Butts not being one of the choices? And Johnson over Bobby Ross?
Finally, the poll asks the best team in state history. The 1980 UGA team currently leads that voting with 47 percent to 39 percent for the 1952 Tech team. Also in contention: the 1990 Yellowjackets (10 percent), and the 1942 and 2007 Bulldogs (each with 2 percent). OK, I loved the 2007 Dogs, but they didn’t even win their conference, though they wound up the season ranked at No. 2 in the nation. I think the undefeated 1946 Georgia team with Trippi might have a better claim to a spot on that list.
But that’s the ESPN we know and …
Anyway, for our Question of the Day, we’re asking which Bulldog football player besides Herschel is the best ever? I’ve expanded the options beyond what ESPN offered, and feel free to add others in the comments.
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LET THE BIG DAWG EAT
July 9th, 2009
7:19 am
Jake Scott
Dawg Mess
July 9th, 2009
7:36 am
If you were in Sanford Stadium on November 14, 1959, you’d have to say Fran Tarkenton.
reebok
July 9th, 2009
7:46 am
Tech fan here. Good morning. Hines Ward.
ramguy
July 9th, 2009
7:51 am
How about the best player who rarely played…Terrell Davis
mr. kool aide
July 9th, 2009
7:51 am
HOW COULD YOU LEAVE STAFFORD AND MORENO OFF OF THIS LIST!!!
coachdawg 2000
July 9th, 2009
7:54 am
I can only speak about football from 1979-present, so i will stick to guys i’ve actually seen play. I personally would give a nod to David Greene or David Pollack. Greene made it so that if the dawgs were within one score,no matter how little time was left,you felt like if we had the ball we were going to score.Lou Holtz once said that Greene picked up a blitz that they had not show on film, EVER! He beat teams with his brains and his leadership. Also he is the winningest quarterback in NCAA history. And Pollack was an absolute beast and took over games to the point that other teams had to try to avoid him but just like death and taxes he was in fact unavoidable. He was also a 3 time All-American. So my vote is for either of the David.
Oh and 45-42,HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!THIS WAY WE GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY EARLY SO THE TECH IDIOTS CAN GET BACK WORLD OF WARCRAFT.
UGA
July 9th, 2009
7:56 am
Reggie Ball
JB
July 9th, 2009
7:59 am
Buck Blue was a very average QB, but a winner…..A national Championship ring to boot.
Maybe not best ever, but a damn fine Dawg……Lindsy Scott, Lindsy Scott…..It started with him.
We never see Sugar bowl and Notre Dame without that play…..
athensdawg
July 9th, 2009
8:01 am
my first criteria for greatest player is that you only count what they did while at UGA. pros don’t count.
Second criteria, the player must have been unstoppable, someone who can single handedly take over a game even though the opposition is geared to shut them down.
Third criteria is that the player must have helped bring UGA a national championship. True greatness is when you can put your team on your shoulders and drag them to a championship. (As bad as I hate to admit it, Tim Tebow is one of these players.)
Its a three way tie between Herschel Walker, Frank Sinkwich, and Charlie Trippi.
JB
July 9th, 2009
8:02 am
OK. I hate to say this……Thank you Tech for Tying Notre Dame and allowing us to play them for the National title…………Don’t know what would have happened without that……
Behind Herschel...
July 9th, 2009
8:02 am
…Andy Johnson!!!!!
And regarding coaches in the state...
July 9th, 2009
8:04 am
…how can they leave off Erk?
coachdawg 2000
July 9th, 2009
8:06 am
David Greene was like having Joe Montana on the sidelines. You somehow knew he was going bring us back. Even in the games we lost, he got us in position to win it. Auburn 2001, all anybody remembers is the bone-head play call with :16 and no timeouts, he drove us form inside our own 20 with less than minute left to get us to the 2or3 yardline. 2004 Tennessee, we lost that game when Pope ran the wrong pass pattern but Greene calmly drove us almost the length field to win it, between those two we didn’t lose a game at home- 17 straight. The guy was amazing and since he has left everytime we drop back I get nervous the way you get nervous when you had your car keys to 16 year-old.So upon further review I now say next to Herschel Greeney is the best.
And the excuse making can now commence...
July 9th, 2009
8:06 am
… with Tanner Strickland being lost for the year before practice even starts!
Who is Gt??
July 9th, 2009
8:07 am
GT is IRRELEVANT!!
Woodstock Dawg
July 9th, 2009
8:08 am
Scott Woerner, always made the big play when needed, i.e.Clemson game.
Mikey
July 9th, 2009
8:26 am
Kevin Butler
Ken
July 9th, 2009
8:30 am
Not sure if he’s the best but David Greene was incredible to watch and very very consistent. Surprised he was such a bust in the pros. I never saw him as a starter in the league but certainly a backup for years to come. GO DAWGS
And another repeat blog topic...
July 9th, 2009
8:34 am
…that we commented on just a short while, probably not even a month, ago!!!!
Re: Sinkwich and Trippi...
July 9th, 2009
8:35 am
…would either have been as good without the other????
CLTDawg
July 9th, 2009
8:39 am
Greene and Pollack were special and helped restore some lost luster on our program, but while he was at UGA, Hines Ward was Mr. Everything and was a rare find. Of course all the Dawgs on the list are deserving.
dUmB DAwg
July 9th, 2009
8:46 am
Enter your comments here
Buck Wheat
July 9th, 2009
8:47 am
Jasper Stanks was the best!
Red Elephant
July 9th, 2009
8:49 am
Probably Frank Sinkwich. But this is all secondary. Without Hershel Walker UGA history would be like Auburn only with a few more SEC titles and no National Championship.
dUmB DAwg
July 9th, 2009
8:50 am
I thOUght LArS tATE wAS gOOd hE cAn rUn tOo!
Jim Doannan as in Doans Pills
July 9th, 2009
8:52 am
Quincy Carter hands down! Just ask ole Lou Holtz and he will concur.
Denver Dog
July 9th, 2009
8:53 am
Too many to count! I like them all listed, and some of the greatest were recent additons, but Fran, Frank, and of course Champ were some of the favorites. Willie Mc, and Buck Belue, but of all that with all the criteria, Hines Ward was the one.
Infidel Dawg
July 9th, 2009
8:55 am
How bout that playa whose daddy was a terrorist…. “Musa”
I always thought Hines Ward...
July 9th, 2009
8:57 am
…did not become HINES WARD until he got to Pittsburgh, the same way Michael Jordan did not become MICHAEL JORDAN until he got to Chicago!
wasted scholarship Dawg
July 9th, 2009
9:01 am
How about a list of players who brought big expectations but just didnt pan out !
JayRoot
July 9th, 2009
9:02 am
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Odell Thurman!!!
Oh Wait! I thought the question was, “Which dog has been arrested the most”? Ooops!
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Well the answer is obvious … ‘Lil JOEY HAMILTON!!!!!
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Dorsey Hill
July 9th, 2009
9:04 am
David Pollack, the only other 3 time all-american. BTW: that no one mentions Terry Hoage in such a discussion is criminal.
wheres the beef?
July 9th, 2009
9:06 am
Eddie Meat Cleaver and ole moonpie…..
wheres the beef?
July 9th, 2009
9:08 am
Big Tommy Thurson!
wheres the beef?
July 9th, 2009
9:10 am
Happy Dicks
dawgdays
July 9th, 2009
9:12 am
58 more till season!
DJ
July 9th, 2009
9:13 am
I agree, Terry Hoage deserves to be near the top of the list.
Mikey
July 9th, 2009
9:14 am
Here are a few more worthy of mention:
Robert Edwards
Terrence Edwards
Mohamed Massaquoi
Greg Blue
Thomas Davis
Brandon Coutu
Billy Bennett
Eric Zeier
Andre Hastings
Sean Jones
Charles Grant
Robert Geathers
Ben Watson
Randy McMichael
Mikey
July 9th, 2009
9:14 am
And let’s not forget Brandon Cox !
dawgfanatic24-7
July 9th, 2009
9:15 am
Trippi or Sinkwich deserve the honor of 2nd best. Hines Ward was great at UGA but greater in the NFL. He has the best career success of any dawg,
wheres the beef?
July 9th, 2009
9:18 am
Garrison Hearst
wheres the beef?
July 9th, 2009
9:19 am
Billy Bennet and put it through Coutu….
Bryan G.
July 9th, 2009
9:21 am
How is David Pollack not a part of the poll? Pollack was the only other 3-time all american in UGA history after Herschel.
I’m going to give the nod to Pollack. He had a way to absolutely take over games as a DE.
wheres the beef?
July 9th, 2009
9:21 am
Preston Jones…
Hal
July 9th, 2009
9:23 am
then my friend you are wrong. Hines played on some really bad teams at a bad time for UGA football. I remember thinking one year that if he wasn’t in the Heisman hunt then they should make a trophy along the lines of Iron-Man and give it to him. He started the season at receiver, moved to running back, and finished the year as the QB (I think I have those in order). He even returned kicks in that same time frame. Comes within a hair of throwing, running, AND receiving 1000 yards all at one time. He was simply everything and had he played on even a mid-level Dawg team he probably would have won a Heisman. He was our heart and soul at a time when we didn’t have much of that. Mark Richt would give his left testicle to have Hines today.
Having said all that, Reggie Ball is probably our longest running MVP. Even Herschel had to compete with Buck and Lindsey. Hines is our guttiest player ever. Greene is by far and it’s not even close the best QB ever at UGA if not the nation (in college). David Pollack was absolutely the MOST enjoyable player I’ve seen wear the Red & Black. Knowshon came very very close, and when you realize that Knowshon posted the numbers he did in such a short time frame and against the caliber of defenses we play in the SEC today… you wander about comparing him to Herschel. BUT:
They all take a backseat and would voluntarily do so if asked, to the immortal Herschel Walker. This man is not only the best player in UGA history, HW is THE #1 player in the history of college football and it isn’t even close. Folks fail to remember, he played on a marginal team. No one before or since has terrorized the entire college landscape for 100% of the time he was there. Sure players have had great careers and seasons etc. But every year, every game he was the best player in the nation the entire time. Statistically better all 3 seasons than the players who won the Heisman but they didn’t break tradition back then. Unfortunately I must admit, Tebow is getting close to being that same type of player. He’s the closest we’ve seen since Herschel at dominating the whole landscape over such a long time frame. Hopefully this year he takes a step back.
Herschel Walker is the BEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER EVER FROM ANYWHERE!
But
coachdawg 2000
July 9th, 2009
9:24 am
Dax Langley-
In 1996 in Stark-vegas he tried to throw a pass on a fake punt that looked like a beach ball. It had way more hang-time than his punts ever did!
MB
July 9th, 2009
9:26 am
Jan Kemp
long horn Dawg
July 9th, 2009
9:28 am
Big Will Muschamp……
Wells Fargo
July 9th, 2009
9:29 am
Jeremy Thomas, #41 in the program, but #1 in our hearts!
Tiger Eagle
July 9th, 2009
9:31 am
Pat Dye…. Are you man enough UGA ?
dostadawg
July 9th, 2009
9:32 am
How about Bill Stanfill?? Outland Trophy winner. All-American.
McDonough Dawg
July 9th, 2009
9:33 am
David Pollack
Otto
July 9th, 2009
9:35 am
I voted for Sinkwich knowing Herschel will win by a landslide.
don't be a hater
July 9th, 2009
9:35 am
Terrance Edwards
WWF Dawg
July 9th, 2009
9:36 am
Mr. Goldberg! Not a Fake!
Ringleader
July 9th, 2009
9:36 am
A couple of thoughts………Hines Ward was the best player and proved it on the field. Played tailback, receiver, quarterback, returned kicks, and whatever else you needed him for.
Herschel without a doubt is the most famous. But, when he came into camp, there was much debate among the coaches where to play him. He ws a dominate linebacker in high school and man powered anyone on the offense. A heavy hitter and a game changer. It would have been something if he had played both ways.
Herman Munster and Archie Bunker
July 9th, 2009
9:38 am
Herman Archie !
Saint Simons
July 9th, 2009
9:42 am
45-42!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
gb
July 9th, 2009
9:42 am
Scott Woerner ! without him no national champions in 1980.
Tom
July 9th, 2009
9:42 am
There are a ton of Bulldog greats, but I would have to say the best overall behind Herschel is Hines Ward. Others are:
Eric Zeier
Terry Hoage
Andre Hastings
Robert Edwards
UGAfans=lozers
July 9th, 2009
9:46 am
I vote for Ray Goff.
GreggJ
July 9th, 2009
9:48 am
Pollack and Jake Scott have my vote- Stafford and Moreno have to be considered “could have beens”- they could not even win a SEC EAST
Hal, it appears you missed the question...
July 9th, 2009
9:53 am
…it was who was best at UGA BEHIND Herschel – we all know Herschel was the best ever at UGA, AND in the history of college football – heck, even ESPN, last year, voted Herschel as the NUMBER ONE college football player of all time!
Mark
July 9th, 2009
9:53 am
What Hines Ward did for UGA in the mid-nineties is a sports analogy of the Footprints in the Sand poem…no sacrilage intended…just making my point regarding his impact during that mediocre era.
One more thing..I’d love to have seen Jake Scott. Dooley said he was the best athlete he ever had…..think about that.
Huh?
July 9th, 2009
9:54 am
Now that we’re a good 5 years out from the end of David Greene’s career, we’re starting to get a good picture of his legacy and how history will judge him. In my opinion, his legacy is getting overrated. Look, I love David Greene just as much as the next guy. I agree that he was consistent and steady as a rock, but there were games when he was basically a non-factor. Plenty of them in fact. There is no doubt that his win total is a remarkable achievement, but that win total was a TEAM effort. I think David Greene was blessed with one of the best supporting casts in UGA history, most notably a defense that probably gave up no more than 16-17 ppg during his entire career (I haven’t ran the numbers on that). That is the #1 reason we won 40+ games during that span, not because of David Greene. Its just not that hard to play quarterback with a shutout defense like that. There is no pressure to score on every single series. He also had excellent offensive lines in 2002 and 2004. He rarely had to attempt more than 25 passes. Just hand the ball off and control the clock. That was his primary job. This will be complete blasphemy to some, but there were even games that we won IN SPITE of David Greene. And during his playing career there was plenty of criticism out of the Dawg nation about his accuracy and decision making. I remember it very well. So excuse me if I’m not getting all these rosy outlooks on his legacy. I think you just love all those wins, not David Greene.
I love David Greene and he’s one of the best UGA QB’s ever for sure. But THE best ever. Not a chance in a million years. This will get some panties in a bunch but I’d take Stafford over Greene any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
I just wanted to throw that out there. Good day.
TenSpeed
July 9th, 2009
9:58 am
The best all ’round has to ge Dennis Hughes! Ask the coaches!
The Dogfather
July 9th, 2009
9:58 am
Hank Wright
don't be a hater
July 9th, 2009
9:58 am
I take back Terrance Edwards and agree – RAY GOFF!!!!
lazydawg
July 9th, 2009
10:04 am
My 2nd place goes to the Drought Breaker Theron Sapp…..
Klimpsom Tater
July 9th, 2009
10:07 am
Kevin Butler
BILLY JACK
July 9th, 2009
10:11 am
DAVID POLLACK-HOW MANY 3 TIME ALL-AMERICANS HAVE EVER BEEN HONORED AS SUCH?I BET IT IS A SHORT LIST.
coachdawg 2000
July 9th, 2009
10:12 am
Huh?
Stafford was an un-coachable mental midget. He never learned to make the proper reads and he is the Nuke Lalouche(Bull Durham) $40 million arm, and 5 cent brain. You ,if you are honest, worried everytime Stafford dropped back. Remeber the terrible throws/picks form 2006-2009 bowl game. All of them were results of horrible decisions. Give me David Greene when it counts and leave stafford for the NFl combine.I pulled for the guy as I do all dawgs but he was more like Quincy Carter than fran,buck,greene.
GT Dog
July 9th, 2009
10:14 am
St. Simons getting a late start hitting the bottle today????
TDAWG
July 9th, 2009
10:16 am
Dick Conn – Robert Honeycutt
Karl Childers
July 9th, 2009
10:19 am
David Pollack…MMMMHMMMMMMMMMMM.
Frank Lane
July 9th, 2009
10:19 am
I would have to go with
Charlie Trippi or Sinkwich. Remember they played both ways in those days.
F
coachdawg 2000
July 9th, 2009
10:19 am
Hiawatha Berry has the best name of all-time.
JB
July 9th, 2009
10:20 am
To Huh?: I see your points but disagree. Greene could have had two more wins if not for Richt’s clock management errors in 2001. Don’t forget the drive in Knoxville to break that streak of road losses. Don’t forget that he brought the 1st SEC championship in 20 years. Don’t forget he won the East in 2003 despite a poor O-line. BVG gave us some great defenses but to say you would take Stafford over Greene is crazy.
Jake Scott is the best after HW
Dutch
July 9th, 2009
10:21 am
Chip Wisdom and Ben Zambisi were the two best Linebackers to ever don the Dawgs uniform!
Tom
July 9th, 2009
10:23 am
Even after HW’s days at UGA were over, Bobby Dodd maintained that Trippi was the best college player he’d ever seen. Pretty strong endorsement, I’d say.
82dawg
July 9th, 2009
10:25 am
No doubt in my mind…Reggie Ball
Huh?
July 9th, 2009
10:25 am
coachdawg, I’ll take the word of the real coaches over yours, all of whom said he was one of the smartest players they’ve ever coached. NFL scouts were floored by his knowledge of the game. If he is so dumb, how do you explain that? Sure, he made some really bad throws every now and then. I’ll give you that. But for every bad throw there were about 3 or 4 that left the opposing secondary’s jock on the field. The good outweighed the bad by a long mile. Give Stafford the kind of defenses and offensive lines that Greene had and we’re not sitting at home watching the BCS title games like we were in 2002-2004. We’re winning the damn things. No doubt about it. Good day.
ChuckWDawg
July 9th, 2009
10:26 am
My vote is for Sinkwich. But how in the world is David Pollack not on this list!
JM
July 9th, 2009
10:33 am
David Pollack HANDS DOWN!!!! He was the only other 3 time All American and his senior year he won EVERY award given out except best receiver I think.
59bulldawg
July 9th, 2009
10:34 am
My vote would go to the man who was good enough to play multiple positions and play them well. For me it’s Hines Ward!
Diamond Dog's Parole Officer
July 9th, 2009
10:36 am
Tony Cole
JDB
July 9th, 2009
10:36 am
David Pollack was the most exciting player Georgia has known for years. Hands down the best after Herschel.
Johnny DangerDawg
July 9th, 2009
10:37 am
Herschel is the greatest Dawg, but Pollack has to be in the conversation. Pollack not only dominated games but also was a great leader who pumped up crowds with jumping jacks between downs; and he stayed in games long after he should’ve been tired. He played with such a motor than even some of his offensive teammates were inspired to play twice as hard when they watched him. He made everyone around him BETTER.
Huh?
July 9th, 2009
10:37 am
“Don’t forget that he brought the 1st SEC championship in 20 years. Don’t forget he won the East in 2003 despite a poor O-line.”
I haven’t forgotten it. I long for the days of seeing 4 or 5 red jerseys swarming to the ball carrier on every single play. That’s what wins you championships, not “leadership” or an “it factor” at quarterback. That’s just internet fodder for morons like us who don’t know anything about football. I’ll give you 2003 though. Greene showed alot of guts playing through that hurt knee and getting sacked as much as he did. I’m not a Greene hater, just calling it like I see it.
DamnGoodDawg
July 9th, 2009
10:39 am
Once again it isn’t fair to not specify the era. None of us remembers Frank Sinkwich, but he was the best of his era and for a long time after.
coachdawg 2000
July 9th, 2009
10:42 am
Huh?
Are you georgia fan? or have you been away since 2005.
Bad throws every now and then? You need to go back on your meds. Try everygame. The fact is if Greene had Moreno behing him we would have wona couple of national champioships. We won in spite of Stafford when we won and when knwoshon/thomas brown didn’t go off we lost usually badly. He threw pick after pick that usually either wnet immediatley for TD’s or put our defense defending a short field. He may have the knowledge of what to do but he certainly didn’t do it. FYI Greene held the record for most pass attempts without a pick until 2007 when Woodson broke it. Can Stafford say that? Don’t forget NFL scouts loved Ryan Leaf, Akilli Smith, Tim Couch,Michael Vick,Alex Smith, Rick Mirer,etc. He was Quincy Carter, fantastic athletic skills but no decision-making abilities. Knowshon is why we were #2 in 2007 not Stafford. Stafford is why we lost the chickens in 2007 (2or 3ugly picks)and tennessee 2007 multiple picks.
Buzz
July 9th, 2009
10:43 am
I am a Tech fan, but even I enjoyed the way Robert Edwards ran with a football. If he had not been so injury prone, he would easily be the 2nd best in UGA history.
Gatorzone
July 9th, 2009
10:47 am
I voted for Fran, but I think Hines may have been better. No doubt there have been some good ones.
On the Stafford subject, I do not think that intelligence was ever an issue. The guy is obviously smart (38 on the Wonderlic). However, I kind of equate his heart and skills with that of Jeff George. Not as bad as george with the attitude, but he never seemed to get too bothered when UGA was losing, or he threw an interception. The camera caught him several times joking and laughing on the sidelines after interceptions. That is hard to swallow.
G. Tampa Bedwetter
July 9th, 2009
10:47 am
Reggie Ball hands down
Old School
July 9th, 2009
10:48 am
What about the Richard Tardits the rugby player who thought he would try football and wound up as an All American?
Johnny DangerDawg
July 9th, 2009
10:48 am
Coach Wally Butts is the greatest GA coach. He brought the Dawgs to unprecedented heights. He kept the Bulldog offense one step ahead of other teams by advocating increased use of the passing game. Dooley and Richt were/are great coaches of their respective eras, but Butts was THE BEST coach of his time.
SickandTired
July 9th, 2009
10:49 am
Huh? That’s a good name for someone that watches football games and doesn’t digest what they are seeing. Give David Greene the receivers that Stafford had last year and we’d have won the national championship. David Greene took that great defense yes, but he wasn’t calling the plays. How many times did you see us throw the ball from the 20 all the way down the field until we got inside the 20 going in and Mark Richt would just simply call a dive, call a pitch with the fullback leading to the right and then let Greenie throw a fade in the corner of the endzone. He did that because he was playing for the 3 points, you can’t put that on David Greene. BTW, he’s still the all time leading passer in SEC history, and holds the record for pass attempts to interception ratio I do believe. So if he was so pedestrian as you described how’d he get all those yards huh? Also, he played behind the worst Georgia line in history in 2003 and got sacked 47 times, and slammed to the ground another 150 times and he never missed a start and played with a knee strain for the major part of the season. He was a warrior no doubt and I agree with the poster, even in the games we lost when he was here you always felt like we had a chance no matter the opponent. He was the definition of leadership and consistency. Overrated? Huh????????????????
Middle GA Dawg
July 9th, 2009
10:49 am
Bill, how do you leave David Pollack off your list? His college awards/honors are as follows:
“He became only the second 3-time All-American in school history (2002, 2003, 2004). In addition to his All-American honors, Pollack received the:
2002 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year Award, the 2004 Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year Award,
2004 Chuck Bednarik Award: given annually to the top collegiate defensive player,
2003 and 2004 Ted Hendricks Award: given annually to the top collegiate defensive end,
2004 Lombardi Award: given annually to the top defensive or offensive collegiate lineman who, in addition to outstanding performance and ability, best exemplifies the discipline of Vince Lombardi, and
2004 Lott Trophy: given annually to a defensive player exemplifying integrity, maturity, performance, academics, community, and tenacity.”
While all the other dawgs you list in your poll were great, none of them can equal Pollack in national awards. If the Heisman Trophy was not so slanted towards offensive players (like your poll), Pollack would have won it as well. NO QUESTION THAT DAVID POLLACK IS THE NEXT ALL TIME BEST UGA FOOTBALL PLAYER!
m
July 9th, 2009
10:50 am
Reggie Ball was a great player for Georgia.
And I am happy to report that Saint Simons’ hemorrhoid surgery was a success.
We have a date Saturday night and its my turn to bring the lubricant.
I got the one with chili dog scent just like when we roomed together at Tech.
Natureboy809
July 9th, 2009
10:51 am
Curious how they put 2007 UGA on the list over 2002 UGA.
13-1; SEC Champions vs 11-2; Second in the East