Who are Georgia’s Top 10 football players of all time?
Coming up with No. 1 on a list of Georgia's 10 greatest players is easy. But it gets increasingly hard as you move down the list and can produce arguments what will last into the night. (AP Photo)
So as I mentioned on social media yesterday, I’ve been working on a summer project for the AJC in which one of the assignments was to name the 10 “most memorable players” in Georgia football history. Do you have any idea what a maddening and pretty much impossible task that is?
You can say a lot of things about the Bulldogs, but they have produced a lot of great players in their 120-year football history. And I don’t use the term “great” lightly. In all, they’ve had 68 All-Americans and 12 Bulldogs have been inducted in the College Football Hall of Game.
It was so hard to limit to just 10 players that I finally turned to Facebook and Twitter and just kind of threw it out there to get the opinions of Georgia fans. As is usually the case when you present something to the Bulldog Nation, the response was overwhelming and passionate. In the end, the feedback helped me finally whittle down the last few choices. But in other ways it made the whole exercise even more confusing as a couple of names came flying in that I hadn’t considered.
The reality is, when you’re thinking of “great” and “memorable” Georgia football players, you could easily list two dozen without batting an eyelid. But the assignment called for 10, not 24, so here’s what I finally went with:
- Herschel Walker, TB (1980-82): Every conversation about great Georgia players begins and ends with the “Goal-line Stalker” from Wrightsville. All Walker did was come in as a true freshman and rush for 1,616 yards and 15 touchdowns and lead the Bulldogs to their first consensus national championship since 1942. Walker went on to become a three-time consensus All-American and finally won the Heisman Trophy as a junior in 1982. He finished his career with 5,259 yards in just 33 games, an average of 159.4 per contest.
- Charley Trippi, TB (1942, ‘45-46): Trippi is still regarded by many as the greatest all-around athlete to ever play for the Bulldogs. As a senior he led the SEC in scoring and total offense and won the Maxwell Award as the country’s best back and was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. A member of both the pro and college halls of fame, he is one of only four UGA players to have his number (62) retired.
- David Pollack, DE (2001-04): After being recruited to Georgia as a fullback, Pollack became a three-time All-American as a defensive end. His most famous play is a caused-fumble and one-handed, mid-air scoop-and-score against South Carolina in the 2002 SEC championship season. He owns the Bulldogs’ record for career sacks.
- Jake Scott, S (1967-68): Though he played for the Bulldogs only two seasons, Scott proved to be one of their most explosive play-makers of all time. He led the SEC in interceptions both seasons and led the league in punt return yardage in 1968. He still holds the UGA record for career interceptions (16) and interception return yardage (315). He went on to a long and productive career with the Miami Dolphins and was named Super Bowl MVP in 1972.
- Champ Bailey, CB/WR (1996-98): Bailey proved to be one of the Bulldogs’ most versatile athletes ever. His junior season he played on both offense and defense while also playing special teams. He logged more than 100 plays in seven games and played more than 1,000 snaps that season. Was named an All-American and won the Bronko Nagurski Award in 1998.
- Garrison Hearst, TB (1990-92): Hearst led the Bulldogs in rushing each of his three seasons, including 1992 when he ran for 1,547 yards and scored 21 touchdowns. His 1,910 all-purpose yards that season was second-best in school history, won him the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s best back and led to a third-place finish in Heisman voting.
- Frank Sinkwich (1940-42): Georgia’s first Heisman Trophy recipient (1942) led the Bulldogs to wins in the Orange and Rose bowls and the 1942 national championship. A member of the college football hall of fame, he rushed for 2,771 yards, passed for 2,331 yards and accounted for 60 TDs – 30 rushing and 30 passing in his career. You can’t leave off a Heisman winner.
- Bill Stanfill, DT (1966-68): Stanfill led Georgia to a 25-6-2 record and two SEC championships in his three seasons on the field for the Bulldogs and was team captain, All-American and Academic All-American in 1968. That same year he won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s best lineman. He went on to a highly-decorated NFL career with the Super Bowl champion Miami Dolphins.
- Hines Ward, ATH (1994-97): Ward proved to be one of the most versatile offensive players of all times. During his career, he started at quarterback, tailback and wide receiver while also serving as a kick returner. He set the Georgia bowl record with 469 yards total offense (413 passing) in the 1995 Peach Bowl. He finished his career with 4,788 all-purpose yards (1,965 receiving, 1,063 rushing, 918 passing and 842 in returns).
- Terry Hoage, ROV (1980-83): Former Georgia coach Vince Dooley called Hoage the best defensive player he’s ever coached and “maybe the best I’ve ever seen.” The two-time All-American finished fifth in the 1983 Heisman Trophy balloting. He led the nation with 12 interceptions in 1982 and blocked a field goal against Notre Dame in Georgia’s national championship-clinching Sugar Bowl victory.
A few qualifiers: The numbers don’t reflect a ranking. It’s merely to enumerate and actually reflects the order that I committed to the respective players being on the list; I tried to pay respect to earlier generations of Georgia football but, as you might expect, the list is tilted toward modern football player; and, as you’ll note, there are a lot of truly great players not included.
Here are some that I really struggled with leaving off: CB/PR Scott Woerner, WR A.J. Green, TB Knowshon Moreno, FS Thomas Davis, QB Eric Zeier, QB David Greene, PK Kevin Butler, QB Fran Tarkenton.
So, for better or worse, that’s the list I came up with. I’d love to hear what you guys might have done differently or who you might replace with whom. And who knows, nothing is in print yet. If you can offer a convincing enough argument I might just see if we can get it changed.
Thanks for your input.
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SBC Pastor
July 11th, 2012
6:42 am
I think Tarkenton definitely should be in the top ten, other than that, a good list!
PALM CITY DAWG
July 11th, 2012
6:48 am
First. Damn good DAWGS!!!
PALM CITY DAWG
July 11th, 2012
6:48 am
2nd
Ramad Ashad
July 11th, 2012
6:53 am
What about “Rod Ski” Hampton. He was an animal.
RHall55
July 11th, 2012
6:58 am
Note in the Top 10, only (1) player under CMR’S watchful eye: D Pollack; why? Question is? Is it the recruiting, the style of offensive or defensive schemes, the S&C program, the ability to retain players for a (4) year span. the discipline issue or what?
John Herring
July 11th, 2012
7:03 am
What? No David Greene, Matt Stinchcomb, Tarkenton, Kevin Butler but you got Pollack at 3? That’s crazy. Struggling? Struggle some more and come up with a better list. Veron Haynes, heck even Billy Bennet.
bdawg
July 11th, 2012
7:06 am
Correction: The David Pollack play against Carolina didn’t happen in the SEC Championship game (it’s impossible) but in the regular season.
Frankenton or David Greene should be on here over Pollack anyway.
Doodaddy
July 11th, 2012
7:16 am
Theron Sapp has to be on the list
padre
July 11th, 2012
7:21 am
must go 20 deep because you could add at least 8 more so close to these the difference would be indistinqishable—green tarkenton,etc
P-Man
July 11th, 2012
7:26 am
Bob McWhorter?
thenumber34
July 11th, 2012
7:29 am
Chip, you took on a tough task and did well. I think D. Greene and D. Pollack could be interchangeable on this list, but the rest are firm.
Palm City Dawg
July 11th, 2012
7:31 am
bdawg…Chip said the championship season, not the championship game.
Rick
July 11th, 2012
7:35 am
@bdawg: He didn’t say game, he said “season”. I think this list is good. Since there are only 10, it is hard to argue. There are some great ones that could easily be added. The great Ben Zambese at LB, Eddie “Meat Clever” Weaver, Will Forts, etc. I agree that it’s interesting that no players from the last few years are on it. The players that are recruited now aren’t coming to UGA to be the best Dawg they can be. Most of these “star” players are coming to bide their time until they are draft elligible. I wonder how many “stars” most of these would have had when they were recruited.
ray
July 11th, 2012
7:36 am
Herschel Walker,Fran Tarkenton,Matt Stafford,Terrell Davis,Champ Bailey,A.J. Green,Kevin Butler,Garrison Hearst,David Pollack,Hines Ward.
John Herring
July 11th, 2012
7:37 am
I’m even gonna throw out Shockley over Pollack. Coulda went anywhere but stayed and was one of the best!
SuperB
July 11th, 2012
7:44 am
A waste of time.
k483
July 11th, 2012
7:45 am
Where’s Buzzy Rosenberg?
snellville jacket
July 11th, 2012
7:50 am
Any list that does not include Fran the man is a joke
DawgInMontgy
July 11th, 2012
7:54 am
David Greene has to be on the list.
secdawgs
July 11th, 2012
7:56 am
For y’all that are saying Pollack don’t belong, you’ve got to be kidding. The only one that I think was over looked was Brandon Boykin.
chilidawg
July 11th, 2012
7:56 am
Again? How many times are we going to do this? How about we concentrate on recruiting and coaching the players who will replace some of the names on this list of the top 10?
Joey
July 11th, 2012
8:02 am
Wow Bill, I made my list and we only disagreed on one I had Edgar Chandler and you had Hines. You DO remember Chandler don’t you?
If I’m not mistaken, Edgar was Dooley’s 1st consenus All-American.
Bill
July 11th, 2012
8:02 am
Very good list, Bill. I may have included David Greene, but don’t know who I would have dropped.
D man
July 11th, 2012
8:03 am
What about Mathew Stafford. He was great too.
UGADawg83
July 11th, 2012
8:07 am
A hard job done well–of course I could argue with a name or two here or there. For instance, where are the offensive lineman and linebackers? However, in the end a good solid list of memorable players. As for those who want to gripe—go find another board or better still another school. Some of our Georgia “fans” are our worst enemies with their incessant negativity.
KeepDreaming
July 11th, 2012
8:09 am
I’m not sure why you even considered Knowshon? He didnt accomplish anything while at UGA, left early, and was(is) an NFL Bust.
No Quincy Carter?
bdawg
July 11th, 2012
8:10 am
Could’ve sworn I saw champtionship game, not season, but it was before my coffee. Sorry Chip and thanks for taking on an unenviable task.
Jim
July 11th, 2012
8:14 am
Sinkwich was not only UGA’s first Heisman winner…he was the SEC’s first Heisman winner. Good list!
JB
July 11th, 2012
8:21 am
An Honorable mention has to go to Reggie Ball on some list, maybe as all time best assit player, whata think.
godawg
July 11th, 2012
8:22 am
Eddie “Meat Cleaver” Weaver
JB
July 11th, 2012
8:26 am
There is one guy who gets little credit. Never over powering, or stat heavy, but a true blue Dawg who will be part of the most gutsy play in modern Georgia history, but Buck Blue.
JB
July 11th, 2012
8:28 am
Moon pie Wilson…….Goldberg.
anotherdawg
July 11th, 2012
8:31 am
Alot of great players and the best announcer ever!!! Still gives me chills to watch some of the old footage listening to Larry.
anotherdawg
July 11th, 2012
8:34 am
Here’s what I’m talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMi9nwILsu4
Shug
July 11th, 2012
8:34 am
Where’s Tim Crowe on this list. The best UGA d-lineman ever. A great high school baller to, for the mighty Pirates.
anotherdawg
July 11th, 2012
8:40 am
Here’s another really good one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL5tRVarfeQ&feature=related
Serious??
July 11th, 2012
8:40 am
Imagine what AJ would have done with a real O CORD!!
Ed Pilcher
July 11th, 2012
8:44 am
Don’t worry about leaving Tarkenton out, Chip. He didn’t win anything in college, save that one miracle SEC championship where he drew up a play in the dirt against Auburn……He definitely didn’t win anything in the pros….3 super bowl losses with him at the helm of the Vikes…..and now, he’s just a bitter old man who blasts UGA, the football program, and the coaching staff at every opportunity. To hell with him.
Joey
July 11th, 2012
8:46 am
Lots of young Dawg fans don’t remember how great Terry Hoage was. He was UGA’s “Herschel” on defense – every bit as much a playmaker during that remarkable 4-year run. He was the main reason for the great ‘83 season (w/o Herschel), and holding #2 Texas to 9 points .
I remember UGA shutting down BYU’s high scoring offense in ‘82, and the Banner quoting QB Steve Young (yeah, that one) after the game saying, “Hoage was everywhere.” And he was – in every game – tipping passes, breaking up passes, INTs by the boatload, causing and recovering fumbles, blocking FGs and punts, as well as returning punts.
He was such a force that in the stands, I would find myself watching him, instead of the ball – it didn’t take long for him to find the ball either.
Heisman candidate, consensus All-American, and Academic All-American (major- Genetics), and played in the NFL for over a decade, mostly playing wherever Buddy Ryan (the creater of the “46″ D) coached.
Frank Lane
July 11th, 2012
8:50 am
Tarkenton for sure. Must be someone from the thirties and before also. Maybe Catfish Smith or who was the great quarterback in the late 40’s after Trippi?
Newman
July 11th, 2012
8:55 am
Tarkenton never started until his senior year. He played behind Charley Britt for two years. I would have to add Andy Johnson to the list. Erk Russell called him the best QB he ever saw…
John
July 11th, 2012
8:58 am
How bout Guy McIntyre that helped open holes for Herschel
10Dawg
July 11th, 2012
9:01 am
He was overshadowed by Herschel but Buck Belue was another star in the 1980 season. He made some key plays that made that season happen (”Lindsey Scott, Lindsey Scott, Lindsey Scott”)
gg
July 11th, 2012
9:01 am
Not disagreeing, but interesting to note not a single QB among your top 10.
In my book David Greene would be the number 1 QB in Georgia history for what the TEAM accomplished, and he kept a better QB (Shockley) on the bench because the TEAM responded so well to him.
The book isn’t closed on Jarvis Jones yet, and I think he’s poised to be knocking on this door when it is. Remember, he’s got two years of eligbility left. No telling what his accomplishments could amount to if he uses both of them!
Need to do a three-deep ALL DOG, ALL-TIME Team including kickers, special teams and even coaching staff.
old dog
July 11th, 2012
9:02 am
Hard to argue any of them…..you did good research. For us old folks, Jake Scott was one of the best ever; when a safety is the MVP of the Super Bowl, he has got to be good. I was a kid watching him and Stanfill I realized what seperated the great from the good! I saw all of them except Trippi and Sinkwich, and while there will always be arguments I once again think you did an outstanding job.
How about...
July 11th, 2012
9:02 am
…Cowboy Parrish and Moonpie Wilson?!?!?!?!?
And I definitely second the nomination of Andy Johnson, who was the UGA version of Ole Miss’ Archie Manning…
David Wilson
July 11th, 2012
9:04 am
Good list .. no arguments over anyone included or not. However, I would put QB David Greene in a category of distinction all his own. He could produce outstanding results in the most pressure-packed situations. Re: UGAs 26-24 last seconds victory over Tennessee in Knoxville. Who will ever forget seeing Veron Haynes make that catch in the checkerboard endzone and Larry Munson’s forever famous call of the play. AJC headline: Slick call rocks Vols
just a fan
July 11th, 2012
9:04 am
I think the list is pretty solid the only change I would make is take Garrison Hearst off and put David Greene on. JMHO
Go Dawgs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sic em
egeagle
July 11th, 2012
9:05 am
Good list, but here are some O-linemen who could use a little love. Ray Donaldson, Guy McIntyre, Royce Smith, and Len Hauss. S[ec Towns and Edgar Chandler from long ago. This is a tough task
DAWG ONE
July 11th, 2012
9:08 am
So many names to consider. Bob McWhorter, Fran Tarkenton for sure. Others like Johnny Rauch, and Terry Hoage, John Stinchcomb, Theron Sapp and the list goes on. I would say at 20 you could get a pretty good representation.
Joey
July 11th, 2012
9:09 am
Ed, Tarkington “blasts” Richt, not UGA, not the football program . There is a difference. He’s obviously a little embarrassed by the players’ law-breaking, rule-breaking, dismissals, etc, and the losing in every big game the past several season? You aren’t?
And by the way, check the record books – Fran won plenty in the NFL – he made every team he played for, a contender. He didn’t play defense – just one position QB – and played it very well, actually breaking all of Johnny Unitas records and holding them until a guy named Marino, who threw it every down, came along.
mad~catfish
July 11th, 2012
9:10 am
all i can say is the most under estimated player in UGA history…..my hero! Eric Zeier!
Eric Zeier (1991-1994)
Led UGA in passing for 4 straight seasons (1991 through 1994)
All-time leader at UGA for single-season pass completions: 1993 (269)
2nd most career pass completions in UGA history: 838
Has the top 6 best single-game passing yardage performances in UGA history
Has the top 2 best single-season passsing yardage totals in UGA history: 1993 (3,525); 1994 (3,396)
2nd most career passing yards in UGA history (11,153)
2nd best single-season completion percentage in UGA history: 1993 (63%)
Best career completion percentage in UGA history: 60%
Tied for most single-season touchdown passes in UGA history: 1993 (24); 1994 (24) – tied with DJ Shockley (2005)
2nd most career touchdown passes in UGA history: 67
4th highest career pass efficiency rating in UGA history: 137.08
4th best in SEC history in career total offense (10,841 yards)
4th best in SEC history in career passing yardage (11,153 yards)
544 yards passing vs Southern Miss in 1993 (UGA and SEC record for passing yards in a single game)
All-SEC: 1992 (AP 2nd team, Coaches’ 2nd team); 1993 (AP 2nd team, Coaches’ 2nd team); 1994 (AP 2nd team, Coaches’ 2nd team)
All-American: 1994 (AFCA Coaches’, Playboy)
P. Allen
July 11th, 2012
9:11 am
If you consider only what they contributed while at UGA, yours is pretty good list. If the standard is simply how good a player they were, it’s hard to leave out Tarkenton. Not sure who I’d swap out.
CMS
July 11th, 2012
9:12 am
Garrison Hearst should be over Champ Bailey…its funny people forget how good he was. If not top three Bulldawgs of all time he’s definitely top five!
RxDawg
July 11th, 2012
9:14 am
Oh lordy… this will be a go around on the blog today. List looks good to me. I think it’s really hard to leave Thomas Davis and AJ Green off. AJ was our best WR ever and Thomas was our second best safety ever. This will be fun, think I’ll sit back and watch the show.
Joey
July 11th, 2012
9:19 am
Thomas was great and is still knocking heads in the NFL, RxDawg, but Bill is correct, Jake Scott and Terry Hoage were UGA’s best DBs.
My opinion though . . .
Frank Lane
July 11th, 2012
9:21 am
Johnny Rauch, all-American, all time leading passer, followed Trippi, undefeated 1946 team as a sophomore. Illustrious pro career as both a quarterback and a coach.
90s Dawg
July 11th, 2012
9:21 am
YOOOOO!!!! How can you forget about Wilson “The Meat Wagon” Stephano?
Bad Apple Dawg
July 11th, 2012
9:26 am
Issiah Crowell
JB
July 11th, 2012
9:32 am
Wondering when Crowell would show up. He’s on another list.
JB
July 11th, 2012
9:33 am
I want to get back to beating some good football teams.
SimpleDawg
July 11th, 2012
9:34 am
Damn Good List…..
….an the Honorable Mentions aren’t too shabby either.
Logan Walker
July 11th, 2012
9:34 am
I actually like the inclusion of Pollack, though maybe not at 3. I think Tarkenton has to be on this list. It’ll never be perfect, because there are just too many great Dawgs. What they should be making in you do is count down the top 100 Dawgs. 10 a week starting at 100, culminating the week of season kickoff with the top 10.
claytondawg
July 11th, 2012
9:38 am
Wow…just too many to decide. Putting Terry Hoage in the list was the best decision. Like several of you, I also agree with adding David Greene; he won games with his team in mind first– along with his skill, talent, and heart. I think most passionate ‘Dog fans would have to agree.
Westicles
July 11th, 2012
9:39 am
Lists like this are tough, because there are far too many great players to narrow it down to just ten. An “All Time Bulldog Team, ” listing the “greatest” at each position would be an easier task.
But for this list, I’d make one change: I loved watching Garrision Hearst play, and he is one of my all-time favorite Bulldogs. But for the sake f this list, I would have to drop him in favor of Kevin Butler.
Dawg Bite
July 11th, 2012
9:40 am
Chip, you did a great job with your list. I was just a young kid, but did see Trippi play and he was something else. He also played professionally with the old St. Louis Cardinals when they were in the NFL. If I am not mistaken, I think he also played pro baseball for a while with the Cardinals of the National league. I also think that Jake Scott was the best defensive back ever to play for UGA, with all due respects to Terry Hoage. Who else remembers Jakes punt return for 80 against UT in Knoxville in “the Rouser on the Rug”, as SI termed it. Also, believe he took a punt back for a td in the driving rain against the Gators in ‘68. What a athlete he was! I think your list is “spot on”.
Red Pants
July 11th, 2012
9:40 am
Pollack is perfectly placed on this list. Are you guys forgetting how dominant that guys was? He’s one of the 4 or 5 best college defenders of the past 15 years.
It MUST BE said
July 11th, 2012
9:41 am
AJ Green will always be remembered for HURTING UGA far more than he helped UGA.
Bulldawg
July 11th, 2012
9:41 am
Don’t think any stats would support his position as a top ten guy, but Scott Woerner was one of my favorites. Just a gritty player that seemed to come up with a huge play when the Dogs needed it.
Sam
July 11th, 2012
9:42 am
I agree with Reggie Ball… Theron Sapp should be mentioned if only because he is one of four to have his number retired. Also, M. Stinchcomb was a heck of a tackle and believe Jarvis Jones will be mentioned as well when its all said and done. If A.J. Green had not been suspended and didn’t have a different QB every year he might make it as well. Finally how about the DL (Tardis????) that had the sack record before Pollack.
splendid splinter
July 11th, 2012
9:43 am
Shame on all you old guys for not mentioning George Patton. He was the leader in 1965 (?) who beat Steve Spurrier in the Florida game and led Georgia in the Cotton Bowl game.
These are all great players but we tend to forget someof the other players of 40, 50, 60 years ago who had great careers and led Georgia to great seasons. Certainly Rakestraw and Tarkenton belong on the list. And for us true Georgia fans, Sapp will always hold a special place in our hearts. Who can imagine now losing seven straight years to Ga. Tech? Sapp was the drought-breaker.
idiotsavant
July 11th, 2012
9:43 am
You might want to go back and review the stats on Glynn Harrison. Pretty gaudy. Over 8 yards per carry AVERAGE, a genuine greased pig.
Joey
July 11th, 2012
9:46 am
I think we need a Top 3 At Every Position List.
Sorry Chip, I thought I was on the Blawg – I love your picks.
Milledgeville DAWG
July 11th, 2012
9:47 am
Good list. However I believe we should have a list of overachievers. On top of this list would be Timmy Crowe from Stone Mountain. He was a charter Junkyard DAWG and gave it all,on every play. Coach Dooley would agree.
ARdawg
July 11th, 2012
9:47 am
I would argue that Hearst, Bailey and Pollack doesn’t belong on that list
Chip Towers
July 11th, 2012
9:47 am
bdawg: Read closer. It says 2002 SEC championship season.
pbt dawg fan
July 11th, 2012
9:47 am
How do you leave Eric Zeier off this list. I Know people are not going to agree with me on this but David Greene should be considered on this list. He left UGA as the all-time winning OB in college. He never won a national title, but he won 1 SEC title. The same as the Peyton Manning who’s record he broke.
RxDawg
July 11th, 2012
9:50 am
“Good list, but here are some O-linemen who could use a little love….”
Good point egeagle, but don’t forget the Stichcomb bros. Not sure which one was better, I’d guess Jon.
Also on David Greene, if there is one reason he should make this list it’s this. He at one time held the record for NCAA wins by a starting QB. That’s alright in my book.
pbt dawg fan
July 11th, 2012
9:50 am
@ARDawg
Are you Crazy, Hearst is the second best RB in school History, And Bailey is the best all-round player ever to play at UGA.
DirtyDawg
July 11th, 2012
9:51 am
Dawgone beat me to ‘The man that broke the drought.’ – Theron Sapp…then there was the first, big-name, Bulldog I ever saw play – Zeke Bratkowski…and finally my personal, most memorable, Moon Pie Wilso, cause he offered to whip my butt in Uppies’ parking lot one night.
Chip Towers
July 11th, 2012
9:51 am
secdawgs: I agree with you about Boykin. He was somebody I had on my working list but knew pretty quickly I’d have to eliminate to get to 10. But in the long run I think Boykin will go down as one of UGA’s greatest and would make a good argument for a second 10.
Joey
July 11th, 2012
9:51 am
I remember Glynn Harrison, idiotsavant. Wasn’t that during the “tear-away” jersey era? Small, but powerful backs like Harrison WERE “greased pigs” in those days.
Was Dooley running the Veer then?
don bieger
July 11th, 2012
9:52 am
What? No number 11, Jimmy Harper
Jax Falcon/Dog Fan
July 11th, 2012
9:52 am
@splendid splinter – George Patton, now there was a stud. If you recall, Coach Dooley even set him up in the shotgun at quarterback at the end of that Cotton Bowl game and let him throw a couple of passes.
Chip, great job with an impossible task.
Chip Towers
July 11th, 2012
9:54 am
D man: You’re right about Stafford. Had he won an SEC title or even taken Georgia to the championship game, I probably would have included him.
RxDawg
July 11th, 2012
9:54 am
“Jake Scott and Terry Hoage were UGA’s best DBs.”
Jake without a doubt. I’m a 90s-2000s Dawg, so I tend to forget about Terry. I’ll defer to your judgement on Thomas Davis vs Terry Hoage. I went to school with Thomas so I may be slightly biased, but you gota agree that he was one of our greatest defenders in recent memory.
RxDawg
July 11th, 2012
9:56 am
“Wondering when Crowell would show up. He’s on another list.”
lol
Sharkman
July 11th, 2012
9:57 am
You got Hines Ward on there, and Kevin Butler off of it??? Hines was a good Georgia player, Kevin Butler was a great Georgia player. Come on man, my dog Jake can do better research than that.
RxDawg
July 11th, 2012
9:57 am
If anyone doesn’t think David Pollock shouldn’t be on this list, go take a look at the sack records for UGA. If that doesn’t work, go take a look at the sack frecords for the SEC.
NoogaDawg
July 11th, 2012
10:00 am
I agree that Buck should be added. His cool confidence kept the door open for us to win several games in ‘80. I also agree that Andy Johnson should be included; in the ‘71 Teck game, he showed he could pass the ball. And what ever happened to Pulpwood Smith…?
pbt dawg fan
July 11th, 2012
10:00 am
Matthew Stafford doesn’t need to be anywhere near this list. He played for UGA and he was a good player. Stafford won no big games and played with no passion. Please tell me a defining moment in the UGA career of Matthew Stafford.
Realistic fan
July 11th, 2012
10:02 am
Not a big fan of Tarkenton, but having said that HOW can you leave off the list a QB who went to 4 Super Bowls and was/is one of the all time passing yardage leaders in NFL history? Garrison Hearst would drop to number 11 and Tarkenton should be high in this list.
pbt dawg fan
July 11th, 2012
10:04 am
Kevin Butler was a kicker, and hines ward played a produced at 3 different postion. Hines ward should be on this list just because he had the heart to play QB.
Tenaciousd
July 11th, 2012
10:05 am
Dennis Hughes TE ‘69
Look him up. Best TE in UGA history.
NCDOG
July 11th, 2012
10:10 am
Lamar Racehorse Davis
Jax Falcon/Dog Fan
July 11th, 2012
10:11 am
If you don’t think Hines should make this list you never watched him play. How many times did he limp back to the huddle after being mauled trying to sub at quarterback? Talk about taking one for the team. He was one of the toughest, most unselfish players ever strap on a helmet for UGA,
juvenal
July 11th, 2012
10:14 am
#34 should have spots 1 to 9……
artful codger
July 11th, 2012
10:14 am
Just a thought. No doubt Sinkwich and Trippi … even Tarkenton, were great players in their era. But it’s relative to the competition. Total race integration of CFB definitely improved the overall talent level, to the point that the majority of players today are black. Call it the ‘black superior athlete theory’… as many have. I have always wondered how Trippi and others would have fared had they faced totally integrated defenses. Would they have put up those same stats? Or is it more similar to the kind of stats Crowell may well put up at Alabama State..playing lesser competition?
RxDawg
July 11th, 2012
10:14 am
Kevin Butler was a kicker. He was a great kicker, maybe even the greatest. But being a great kicker is a far cry from being a great football player, sorry.
Matt Staford was a great QB. He held or came really close to a lot of passing records at UGA. The problem was he happend to play about the same time that UGA’s defense took a tremendous nosedive in production. I still have nightmares about Bryan Evans.
BG
July 11th, 2012
10:17 am
AJ Green and David Greene.
bham dawg
July 11th, 2012
10:20 am
A.J. Green could have been the best player of all time if he wasn’t hurt or suspended half the time.
pbt dawg fan
July 11th, 2012
10:20 am
I think they should ban any player from wearing the number 3 @uga that number has been tantied.
Sam
July 11th, 2012
10:25 am
artful codger….shut up. nobody wants a moralistic history lesson in an attempt to show us white folks how bead and evil we all are for keeping the poor black man down for so long…..we just want to have some fun arguing and talking about Georgia football. So please save that crap for some liberal hippies who might give a damn.
p
July 11th, 2012
10:26 am
Knox Culpepper
Gman
July 11th, 2012
10:28 am
Rodney Hampton!
bill
July 11th, 2012
10:29 am
What about Rabbit Smith (who also won an NFL championship with the Chicago Cardinals)?
RxDawg
July 11th, 2012
10:32 am
I’m kind of surprised that no one is mentioning Robert Edwards.
bham dawg
July 11th, 2012
10:33 am
If Jarvis Jones repeats next his performance from last season I think you could add him to this list.
ARdawg
July 11th, 2012
10:37 am
pbt
Hey, great players, all of them but look over that list again, the other 7 are legendary. I don’t believe those 3 are. All great players but not much more than standout compared to the other 7
jokurone
July 11th, 2012
10:38 am
The worst ten list…
Isiah Crowell, Caleb King, Washaun Ealey,Dontavius Jackson,Tavarres King, Demetre Baker,Michael Lemon, Montez Robinson,Sanders Commings, Jeff Henson
artful codger
July 11th, 2012
10:42 am
Sorry you took it like that Sam. I’m white and conservative, and don’t know if liberal hippies post here or not. Don’t care. If you just want to argue and talk fun about dawg football … go for it. It’s easy to ignore any post you don’t like..even easier if you don’t take time to respond. No moralistic lesson offered by me at all. My intended discussion is with those who might want to occasionally do more than just grab-assing on a blog.
Speed Racer
July 11th, 2012
10:44 am
Hines has to be 2nd or 3rd, 9th too low. If you count bowl stats, as they do now, I believe he is the ONLY NCAA player to ever have 1,000 yards each category passing-receiving-rushing.
Bazooka Joe
July 11th, 2012
10:44 am
BDawg – the thing with Pollack – he and Herschel are the only 3 time all americans in UGA football history so i think that alone would put him above most on your list – I do agree about Tark though, he needs to be on there.
Dawglasville
July 11th, 2012
10:46 am
jokurone – My top on the worst list would be John Dewberry.
I’m not surprised that Richard Seymoure is not on the list but I am surprised that he is not getting any love.
Q
July 11th, 2012
10:49 am
Jasper Sanks?
Q
July 11th, 2012
10:50 am
Reggie Ball?
John
July 11th, 2012
10:52 am
I would squeeze Buck Belue and Ben Zambiasi in there somewhere but I don’t know who I would omit.
Karma Police
July 11th, 2012
10:53 am
Great job on the list, Chip! I would like to get Kevin Butler in there too, but don’t know who I would take out.
Skitty Fritty
July 11th, 2012
10:53 am
Q:
Reggie Ball is priceless!
Also, Remember how many interceptions Pollack had in his career. I think is deserving of his ranking.
ray
July 11th, 2012
10:53 am
Somebody has a mancrush on David Greene here. I based my list on success transferred to an NFL career. Those that become stars in NFL were truly the best once given an opportunity.
Skitty Fritty
July 11th, 2012
10:54 am
I think that is David Greene’s Mom posting.
Delbert D.
July 11th, 2012
10:55 am
Replace Bailey and Ward with Tarkenton and Pat Dye.
Skitty Fritty
July 11th, 2012
10:56 am
Pat Dye is not “Man Enough” to be on the list.
bham dawg
July 11th, 2012
10:56 am
Jokurone… Tavarres King? Sanders Commings? explain
Karma Police
July 11th, 2012
10:59 am
Work with me here. Kevin Butler was like Mariano Rivera of the Yankees in his prime. He changed every game he was in because you always had to account for him coming in and kicking a field goal. With Rivera, if you didn’t have a lead late in the game, you were screwed. With Butler, If UGA was withing 3 points, the opponent had to worry about him coming in and cutting your throat.
Joey
July 11th, 2012
11:01 am
Some UGA players made much bigger names of themselves when they got to the NFL:
Jimmy Orr
Fran Tarkington
Terrell Davis
Richard Seymore
Ben Watson
Help me out – who else?
ray
July 11th, 2012
11:05 am
Ben Watson,Odell Thurman,Patrick Pass,etc. were better in NFL.
rhaize r. blaide
July 11th, 2012
11:05 am
I thought Dominique Wilkins was pretty good??? Oh wait, U must want football players???? Ha
ARdawg
July 11th, 2012
11:06 am
Skitty
Agree about P Dye
ray
July 11th, 2012
11:09 am
Kevin Butler won a ton of games kicking field goals. He is a top ten Dawg.
ray
July 11th, 2012
11:10 am
Richt wouldnt allow Chip to list Fran Tarkenton…
Dr. John Trotter
July 11th, 2012
11:14 am
Just off the top of my head (and in a hurry this morning), I can’t argue with this list. One of my favorites of all time is Ben Zambiasi, Linebacker Par Excellence and in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. He played for the Dawgs in the mid 1970s, and he and Bill Krug made it much fun watching the Dawgs’ defense under Erk Russell. As one black UGA student who hung around McWhorter Hall (the athletic dorm back in the day) told me about Zambiasi and his athletic prowess: “John, that’s a mean white boy!” Ha! I know that a lot of SEC running backs felt the same way. When they went up the middle, the met a Zambiasi Iron Wall. My favorite Dawg of all time is the Big Dawg, Herschel.
ray
July 11th, 2012
11:15 am
I watched UGA-SC game from 2011 on ESPN classic last nite. Aaron Murray fumble on handoff and interception was reason they lost. He better play much better this year if Dawgs gonna win East.
Big Dawg
July 11th, 2012
11:15 am
While this is a pretty good list. Any list without Mike Moonpie Wilson isn’t worth much in my humble opinion. All American, All Pro Offensive Lineman truly great player in every measure, plus you left off Guy McIntrye as well.
Go dawgs
aprilglaspie
July 11th, 2012
11:16 am
Richard Tardits. Lindsay Scott. AJ.
Mill
July 11th, 2012
11:16 am
Linebacker Ben Zambiasi…The toughest “Junkyard Dawg” of the Erk Russell era.
rhaize r. blaide
July 11th, 2012
11:17 am
Run Lindsey Run!! Run Lindsey Run!!
TJ
July 11th, 2012
11:18 am
All great Dawgs, but Hines Ward should be top 5, possibly top 3 if we’re talking Greatest Football Players. Ward could have played any position on the field and excelled except for maybe interior line where size matters (but his fundamentals would have been good). And he did excel at 3. The guy was just an all around great FOOTBALL player…something that has been lacking with all of the “athlete” recruiting in Athens over the past 10 years.
Dr. John Trotter
July 11th, 2012
11:19 am
This list may have to go from Ten to Eleven because how can we leave off A. J. Green, perhaps the greatest UGA receiver of all time? Also, what about Mike Moonpie Wilson, great offensive lineman who also starred many years in the NFL?
HeatInDex
July 11th, 2012
11:21 am
Pollack.
TheMound
July 11th, 2012
11:23 am
Herschel, Heisman + 3 year All American + National Chamnpionship.
Funyums Munchies
July 11th, 2012
11:24 am
got to say it – Isiah Crowell
NoLooker
July 11th, 2012
11:24 am
Herschel was picked to be the top 5 best college football player of all time, so surely, he’s #1 at Georgia. Is this even a question who’s #1?
ARdawg
July 11th, 2012
11:26 am
Dr. John
Really, AJ Green as the greatest receiver? AJ is/was good but his potential as “the greatest receiver” never blossomed. Not necessarily fault of his own but still. If he had stayed his Sr year IMHO, there likely would be no doubt
rhaize r. blaide
July 11th, 2012
11:28 am
This is a good list but it says something when there are more players on the list from Ray Goffs time than CMRs
Bama Boy
July 11th, 2012
11:30 am
If you wanta list of great players then you should do Bama or just the Quarterbacks even!lolIm lauvhing at this list of UGAs lmao
Dr. John Trotter
July 11th, 2012
11:33 am
@ Fordhelm: What could you possible have against A. J. Green, a total gentleman? Are you holding the jersey thing against him? Selling one jersey? Hmm. I think as UGA fans, we need to take a cue from Auburn fans. They seem to grace out their players more than UGA fans do. Maybe that’s why they are called the Auburn Family instead of the Auburn Nation. I love my Dawgs dearly and graduated from UGA with two degrees, but some of the hubris from the fans needs to be toned down a bit. Just my thoughts.
jj
July 11th, 2012
11:33 am
Since Herschel is the best college football ever, I think he would be #1 on the UGA list.
gomdawg
July 11th, 2012
11:34 am
H. Walker, H. Ward, D. Pollack, T. Hoage,C.Bailey, G. Hearst, Meat Clever Weaver, R. Seymore , T. Davis and Thomas Davis. This is my time as a Georgia Dawg I KNOW THERE IS SO MANY THAT YOU CAN NOT NAME THEM ALL.
jj
July 11th, 2012
11:34 am
Oh and Rodney Hampton was a better back than Hearst. Glaring omission.
bham dawg
July 11th, 2012
11:37 am
@Bama Boy… give us your list and we will compare
ARdawg
July 11th, 2012
11:40 am
Fordheim is a Tech troll…pay him no mind
bravesfan79
July 11th, 2012
11:41 am
I liked Terrell Davis alot.
The Bear
July 11th, 2012
11:43 am
Better yet list the top five at each position then you would get a better picture. I would be interested to see what would develop from a list like that. The big guys in the trenches get over looked at just a all time top 10 list.
909
July 11th, 2012
11:43 am
Poor Chip.
He’ll try any old BS piece of literary tripe…to take the focus off the
growing list of…arrests, suspensions, and expulsions in Athens.
ROTFLMAO
Vic Payback
July 11th, 2012
11:45 am
2 great centers for honorable mention: Len Hauss and Ray Donaldson. They both had outstanding careers at UGA and in the NFL.
Motocross Survivor
July 11th, 2012
11:45 am
Herschel likes to beat people up now.
Rap Music in Sanford Stadium
July 11th, 2012
11:47 am
The REAL top 10…
Quincy Carter
Blake Barnes
Jasper Sanks
Joe Tereshinski
Jonathan Kilgo
Chase Vasser
Joe “the leader” Cox
JT Wall
Jermaine Phillips
Gordon Ely-Kelso
SweatDawg
July 11th, 2012
11:48 am
what no Josh Bagby?
SweatDawg
July 11th, 2012
11:49 am
No Merc Jerd? This list is BS!
Smartest Bulldog
July 11th, 2012
11:49 am
What do you really know about these guys? http://www.smartestbulldog.com
Ted Striker
July 11th, 2012
11:51 am
Good list. Thanks for the article.
Dr. John Trotter
July 11th, 2012
11:53 am
@ ARdawg: OK, a Tech troll. I didn’t know. I just couldn’t imagine what problem any UGA fan could possibly have with A. J. Green, such a nice person.
When I was a grad student at UGA, I used to tutor the athletes in the Mandatory Study Hall at night at McWhorter Hall. (By the way, I wish that they still had all of the athletes in one dorm with the Mandatory Study Hall. I think that then you wouldn’t have all of the incidents taking place downtown. Coach Kasay was on top of the situation at McWhorter back in those days. But, I think that some NCAA rule made them spead the athletes out into other dorms on campus.) So many of the players were so nice. Very good kids (really, they are kids right out of high school), and yet many times the fans talk about them like they are just commodities. Not just at UGA but at other big time universities too. I remember working with several of the football players. All of the freshmen and sophomore athletes had to attend the study hall. Herschel was there. He was quiet and minded his own business, but one night he got into an argument with Guy McIntyre and everyone shut up to listen to the two big guys argue a political point. It was quite funny. Charlie Dean, Mike (Jumbo) Weaver, and Dominique were some of my favorite athletes who were such gentlemen.
Let’s try to be a little nicer to our UGA players, past and present. By the way, I used to always cheer for Jasper Sanks and Odell Thurman the loudest (and naturally for D. J. Shockley)! I know that Jasper stayed in the Dawg House a lot, but I was always hollering at the games: “Put Jasper in!” Same thing for D. J. “Put D. J. in!” D. J. Shockley, Co-Player of the Year in the SEC. Another complete gentleman.
Fan of the Game
July 11th, 2012
11:54 am
So many times we forget about linemen when we talk about the best players. I don’t know if you can pick the top 10. I do know that Herschel would have to be the best. I always thought Hines Ward was a hell of a player, so versitle. The one that I really feel bad for was Trenton Sturdivent. I really think he could have been one of the best offensive lineman of all time. Not just at UGA but in the country. But I have to agree with the top ten listed above. And I think about all the kickers and linebackers we have had. They all played with so much heart.
Elmo C. Groga
July 11th, 2012
11:54 am
They saddled you with an unfair, indeed unanswerable question. Which are the two most important legs on a four-legged card table?
Big Dawg
July 11th, 2012
11:55 am
Greatness isn’t always measured by how many Yards you gained, threw for, how many TDs you scored, tackles, interceptions etc. but by what your team did and what kind of difference you made while in the game or sometimes on the sidelines and locker room. I think most everybody if not all agree Herschal, Stanfill, Sinkwich, Trippi, Scott and Hoage belong on this list. The fact Georgia has had so many great players speak volumes about the program. Fran Tarkenton was one of the greatest players to ever put on a football uniform, Mike Wilson, Smith,and Pat Dye were great offensive linemen, Champ Bailey- truly great player as was Robert Edwards, Hines Ward, David Pollack, Scott Woerner, Kevin Butler and the list goes on and on.
Go Dawgs
E Rock
July 11th, 2012
11:56 am
Champ Bailey behind Jake Scott …David Pollack 3rd ….he was hype before the injury…who did this poll UGa’s Basketball Coach?
or Stevie Wonder ….I am so glad my squad is in the ACC…..LOL
Kenneth Smith
July 11th, 2012
11:56 am
where in the “H” is Odell Thurman
wesley
July 11th, 2012
11:57 am
I think Richard Seymour would have to be considered. Although not as flashy as other picks, he was a stud!!
RxDawg
July 11th, 2012
11:57 am
“Fordheim is a Tech troll…pay him no mind”
This is truth
“I liked Terrell Davis alot.”
So your a Denver Broncos fan?
T from 31005
July 11th, 2012
11:57 am
Hey Tarkenton fans. Look at his UGA stats and see if you still think he warrants being in the top 10.
http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/fran-tarkenton-1.html
BUZZ
July 11th, 2012
12:00 pm
Isiah Crowell
Jasper Sanks
Atlas Buchannan
Bill Goldberg
AJ Green
Pimp Baccardi
Junior Heasrt
Jan Kemp
Billy Idol
Who gives a crap Dave
Vic Payback
July 11th, 2012
12:03 pm
What about Bob Tucker and Montego Powers? :^]
t_height
July 11th, 2012
12:04 pm
David Pollack was a very good player but not top ten. He just had a very high motor. Champ Bailey, Terry Hoage and Hines Ward should be moved up higher.
Really?
July 11th, 2012
12:05 pm
Crowell should be on this list
Who Cares!?!?!
July 11th, 2012
12:06 pm
Who Cares!?!@?!
A little know tid bit
July 11th, 2012
12:07 pm
Didn’t Hines Ward also kick a field goal in his career?
Atlanta Native
July 11th, 2012
12:08 pm
If being rude, arrogant and belittling were a criteria for getting into the top 10 UGA player list, I would vote for Tarkenton as no 1. I have had the “privilege” of meeting him 3 different times in my life. Once when I was in high school and he was with the Vikings, once in my late 20’s and once again at a restaurant in NY. On each occasion he was the most disrespectful, classes person I have every been around. He was disrespectful to each person with him and continuously put them down….
To Tell the Truth
July 11th, 2012
12:10 pm
Funny that all GA does is live in the past since they have not won JACK in 30+ years!!!!
LMFAO!!!!
Doodaddy
July 11th, 2012
12:10 pm
How about a list of Tech’s top ten? Oh wait…never mind.
Remember the little guy
July 11th, 2012
12:15 pm
Thad Parker
Chris
July 11th, 2012
12:19 pm
To bdawg. He didn’t say Pollack’s play was during the “SEC Championship game”…He said during the “SEC Championship Season”
jokurone
July 11th, 2012
12:19 pm
Bham Dawg, My list is for the top ten jail bird dawgs.
'94 UGA Alumnus
July 11th, 2012
12:19 pm
It’s a good list but Scott Woerner and Theron Sapp should be on there somehwere.
DocC
July 11th, 2012
12:22 pm
The most underated player to ever play for Georgia is missing from the list…Richard Seymour. It was not until after he left UGA and went on to win multiple super bowls and All Pro selections did one fully appreciate just how awesome Seymour was at UGA….his presence in the middle (playing nose tackled) required other teams to double and triple him which allowed his teamates to make tons of tackles and get the glory and accolades….without Seymour this never happened. The void he left on the defensive line has never been filled until now with the potential of our current nose tackles.
I had no problem with the list, just felt like UGA alumni need to recognize Seymour more oftern for the impact player he was at UGA.
Dawg Tired
July 11th, 2012
12:23 pm
K483 – Buzzy, once again, has been caught too far inside on the sweep and is now trying to catch the guy with the football. Don’t worry, he won’t catch him.
Chip – Pretty hard to leave AJ Green off the list, but your list is hard to argue with. Some pretty good linemen did not make your list such as Edgar Chandler, Moon Pie Wilson (those two could block anybody), and others, but with only 10 spots, not every one can be on it. Somewhat surprised great d-linemen (other than Stanfill – he is clearly deserving byw)) not on the list. Good job.
David Wilson
July 11th, 2012
12:28 pm
Misspelled “Verron” Haynes name .. forgive the error, please
bham dawg
July 11th, 2012
12:29 pm
@jokurone…why is tavarres king on your list?
Randall "Pink" Floyd
July 11th, 2012
12:30 pm
Anyone who doesn’t think Pollack deserves his ranking is crazy. The best defensive player to ever suit up for Georgia.
And, in case you didn’t know, he had a motor that wouldn’t quit…
Realistic fan
July 11th, 2012
12:31 pm
Tfrom 31005; You have to consider an SEC championship and Orange Bowl victory in Tarkenton’s stats which not many QB’s at Ga can do. Plus consider he was at UGA being coached by Johnny Griffith his last season and that didn’t help him or the team. What he did there was amazing and even got better in the Pro’s
suwanee dawg
July 11th, 2012
12:31 pm
There will always be debates on judgmental lists. Overall a good one. It is a shame Robert Edwards did not stay healthly or Goff realizing his talent at RB when he was younger. His breakout game at tailback in a heartbreaking loss at Tennessee is often forgetten but legendary.
Milton County will happen
July 11th, 2012
12:32 pm
WOW! What a history of nothingness…LSU, BAMA, and Florida could easily trot out much better top 10’s. Kinda sad UGA has been around so long with so little to show for it’s ime.
Blythedawg
July 11th, 2012
12:35 pm
I would love to see more OL on the list. I think Stafford and AJ need to be on the list. Chip your next task is to do a 3 deep depth chart of all time UGA greats. (Both Sides of the Ball and Special Teams)
bubba4dawgs
July 11th, 2012
12:40 pm
Quite a list, Chip! I have to agree; however, that Fran Tarkenton deserves recognition. Matthew Stafford was (is) mighty good but I believe you’d fill up your list before getting to him! Thanks for the posting of your list!!
Gary
July 11th, 2012
12:41 pm
Hey Buzz? Why do you click on links to read about stuff you don’t care about. I am sure the NYT web page has tons you stuff you don’t like you can read and comment about. Maybe the BBC could peak your interest. Again. You hate the dawgs and the fans but all you do ever is come back. Time to come out of the closet Buzz. Deep inside their is a true dawg fan. Why else would you focus so much of your life on these blogs. You read the list of the ten best Bulldogs and commented how stupid it was. You know you care. You know you love us. You know you want to be us. Somewhere in your moms basement you have a UGA shirt you where when no one else is around. It’s ok to be a Georgia fan. Admit it. We are not the best team but we are usually pretty good. It is a great place to be on Saturday. You know you want to. Try wearing a little read, then some black. Maybe bark at one of your tech buddies. You know you want too.
Gary
July 11th, 2012
12:43 pm
OK a tech grad must have developed the auto correct for this laptop. Really their and where. Bad computer.
tdawg
July 11th, 2012
12:45 pm
What about Scott Woerner and his timely interceptions and unbelievable punt returns? Lest we forget the Clemson game that he single handedly won! maybe not top ten but needs consideration.
Old Dawg
July 11th, 2012
12:47 pm
How about REGGIE BALL…..
TDawg
July 11th, 2012
12:47 pm
Anyone who saw Pollack play live would have to say he belongs just where you put him. 3 time AA and sack record holder. Also ferocious against the run. 2002 game at Tuscaloosa he completely dominated. 2003 in Knoxville UT tried to block him one on one with Munoz Jr. He nearly killed Clausen. Too young to have known skill of Stanfill but this guy top 5 Dawg and best DL I ever saw. Also a good role model at UGA and had he not been injured a certain NFL star
PMac
July 11th, 2012
12:48 pm
Such a tough task, boiling down well over 10,000 players in program history to 10. Like the idea of a two, or three-deep all time team, which would recognize some of the great linemen, and place players by position. As always, ” Sic ‘em! Woof! “
DIT
July 11th, 2012
12:48 pm
Fran does NOT belong in the top 10. Maybe the top 25. Scott Woerner should take his place. Fran did not get his stardom until he played for the Vikings.
Funyums Munchies
July 11th, 2012
12:52 pm
James Jackson – the Thrilla, Wayne Johnson or Preston Jones
adam
July 11th, 2012
12:53 pm
David Green just happened to be there in the right place at the right time….like numbskull sarah plalin
duronimo
July 11th, 2012
12:55 pm
Tarkenton should be there. He didn’t exactly play behind Britt. It was in the days of separate offensive teams within a single team. LSU had the White team and the Go team on offense. And several teams of defense … one being the Chinese Bandits. Britt quarterbacked the mostly running team and Tarkenton handled the mostly passing team. I also like Bobby Walden, who had a fabulouis pro career.
And what about Theron Sapp, another great professional player.
The Grinch
July 11th, 2012
12:57 pm
Whys is Reggie Ball not on the list?
Vandy Simmons
July 11th, 2012
12:57 pm
How could you leave off Georgia’s greatest professional player Pro Hall Of Famer Fran Tarkenton. I don’t know who you have to leave off but someone else has to be taken off the list, only exception Herchel Walker.
Progress
July 11th, 2012
12:57 pm
David Greene was the NCAA’s all-time leader in touchdown passes when he left UGA. He took them to the SEC championship game twice and won the only SEC championship for UGA in a generation, the first since Herschel. He also was the architect of some of the most thrilling UGA victories ever. In short, I think he was the best UGA quarterback ever, although some could argue for the dual threat, Fran Tarkenton. I don’t see how either Greene or Tarkenton gets left off the list.
old dog
July 11th, 2012
1:03 pm
from old dog to Old Dawg;
You are right; Reggie Ball should be considered. However, one of the criteria for consideration was a football IQ over 55, so he got eliminated! lol
The one athlete, who V.D. said was the greatest ATHLETE (not football player; that was Herschel) that he coached was Jake Scott. He proved in the NFL that he could compete in ANY era on any stage, with anybody.
LSU grad
July 11th, 2012
1:04 pm
It’s hard to believe there haven’t been a top 10 entry in the past 10 years. Everyother school in the SEC have atleast 1.
59bulldawg
July 11th, 2012
1:05 pm
Names I didn’t see who are worthy of consideration. Richard Appleby? Jimmy Payne? Freddie “Spiderman” Gilbert? Dicky Clark? Gene Washington? Don Golden? Allan Leavitt? Willie McClendon? And I would also add Ray Goff. Poor Ray has been much maligned as a coach but in his day he was a hell of a quarterback! His arm wasn’t as good as Matt Robinson but he was a winner for sure!
dre
July 11th, 2012
1:06 pm
You can remove the old guys from the list. So what if they were great in their time.They’d look like they were running in mud compared to the athletes of this era. Add Eric Zeier and remove a geezer.
dawgman
July 11th, 2012
1:10 pm
No disagreements with this list… Hershel was the greatest College ‘but not quite as good as a pro’ running back in history….
Blue
July 11th, 2012
1:11 pm
not a UGA fan, but I saw a special on Herschel about a month ago. You would have to convince me that there was ever a better college running back…EVER. Unreal from the first game.
Doug
July 11th, 2012
1:11 pm
If David Greene is not on this list you haven’t done your homework!
Dr. Warren
July 11th, 2012
1:12 pm
Ummmm……Willie McClendon? How can you forget him?
hahauga
July 11th, 2012
1:13 pm
Reggie Ball is not on the list for the preliminary reason that this is the Top 10 players from UGA. They must have not taught reading comprehension down in Athens. Oh wait, you probably didn’t attend UGA, like most of the fans.
DIT
July 11th, 2012
1:15 pm
@59bulldawg
Totally agree about Ray Goff. He was a great bulldawg QB.
“How could you leave off Georgia’s greatest professional player Pro Hall Of Famer Fran Tarkenton.”
Exactly…… He was a great Pro Player. As for college ball, Ray Goff was better. That’s just a fact.
Vince "Coke Head" Dooly
July 11th, 2012
1:16 pm
Jan Kemp did more to change UGA football than any of the player mentioned.
iliketacos
July 11th, 2012
1:25 pm
Kevin Butler. He is by far the greatest college/pro player to come out of athens. No mention of Crowelittle? All I ever heard about him was that he was going to be “better than herschel”.
Patrick Romano WAR DAMN EAGLE
July 11th, 2012
1:25 pm
WOW, Slow News Day/Week/Summer, What NO UGA players were arrested this week???
Herschel’s great, saw him in his best days, Bo Jackson is/was the greatest college athlete I EVER SAW Before CAM Newton…no it hurts Dawgs but you have to move on and NOT Dwell on the past Glory Days…
WAR DAMN EAGLE
Pooch
July 11th, 2012
1:26 pm
Chip,
You left off several multiple All Americans:
Zeke Bratkowski, Pat Dye, Matt Stinhcomb, Terry Hoage
Then Special teams guys that were multiple All Americans:
Rex Robinson. Kevin Butler
Terry Hoage shoud be on the list, CONSENSUS 2 TIME ALL AMERICAN.
Patrick Romano WAR DAMN EAGLE
July 11th, 2012
1:28 pm
NO Knox Culpepper, Lindsay Scott, What a shame-Can argue with this!!!
Call It Like It Is
July 11th, 2012
1:28 pm
What about Buck Belue? I mean name someone better that time after time handed the ball off to Walker. If it wasnt for Belue saying hike, then grabbing the ball and puting it into Walkers gut, there would have been no NC. Should at least be at least #2 on the list.
E Rock
July 11th, 2012
1:31 pm
@Vince ….Jan Kemp situation improved graduation rates to a whopping 55% …I guess it could have been in the 30s or 40s percentile like the 80s…..Requirement for list should be a degree if you spent 4 years at UGA…..
Old Guy
July 11th, 2012
1:35 pm
Richard Tardis…
Pooch
July 11th, 2012
1:36 pm
Ward shouldn’t be on the list.
Sinkwich, Hearst, and Trippi, shouldn’t be on the list, only had 1 great season. By that tune, you’d have to put Moreno in, but I wouldn’t because he only had 1 great year.
Jarvis Jones is well respected around the country, and should he win a 2nd All American, you have to put him in.
It’s Pollack and Herschel at the top. They just dominated.
old dog
July 11th, 2012
1:36 pm
I would put Fran Tarkenton in the top three. No one from the thirties, twenties, or fifties? No one from 46-67? I think your age is a factor in your choices, but I would do the same thing, except I would favor different decades than you. I think you should admit that your age is a factor in your choices. But it’s not a bad list. Talk to some old folks next time. They may not be as smart as you are, but they have seen more.
DIT
July 11th, 2012
1:38 pm
I forgot about Richard Tardis! he could flat out play!
Bob LaBlah
July 11th, 2012
1:40 pm
What about Isahia Crowell? Caleb King? Baccardi Rootball?
mxtexas
July 11th, 2012
1:44 pm
Hiawatha Berry!
Go Jackets
July 11th, 2012
1:45 pm
Some of u youngbloods need to look at older players. NO WAY Pollack is/was better than Rosenberg, Big Bill Stanfill, OR Hoagie. Men among boys…….and they had respect from the Flats!
Rev.ConeDawg
July 11th, 2012
1:49 pm
Butler is the only kicker in the NCAA Hall of Fame. He’s gotta go on the list…. Plus I saw him kick it a hundred thousand miles against Clemson.
confused dog
July 11th, 2012
1:54 pm
That’s your list? Really? Really? Did you see the ‘59 Auburn game? Perhaps change the title of your list so it does not say, “all time.”
ARdawg
July 11th, 2012
1:56 pm
Dr. John
No doubt AJ was a fine one and a fine kid but, IMHO he wasn’t able to “really” develop into the all time great he “would’a could’a should’a” been. There was too much surrounding him including injury that he never was able to just go out and play. I never held selling the jersey against him. I think the rule is wrong
Dooly's Ghost
July 11th, 2012
1:57 pm
What about Hacksaw Reynolds?
LawDawg
July 11th, 2012
1:58 pm
These lists are always odd. 4 of the players played before I was born and two more I was barely alive for. How the people younger than me (who are likely a bulk of the twitterbook responders) can call most of these players “memorable” when they have no memory of the players, and likely have never even seen a rebroadcast of Sinkwich, and may not have even been cognizant of Bailey and Ward, makes no sense.
Things like this have to be confined to the best of an era, better if it is the era when sports were on TV and the people reading were alive.
Billy Bob
July 11th, 2012
2:00 pm
Andy Johnson is not on the list?
He went on to play 10 plus years with the Pats in the NFL.
Last of the great running QBs. Great triple option QB.
GSUAlumBaseball81
July 11th, 2012
2:01 pm
@ Shug Tim Crowe and Philip Ashe are mighty Sone Mountain Pirates that did well at UGA. Ashe was Tarkenton’s center and one heck of an athlete. Three years All State and All American his Senior year in H.S.at the BIG ROCK!!! Kevin Butler should be on this list for sure.
Brainiac(CMR/UGA fan for life)
July 11th, 2012
2:06 pm
A. J. Greene has got to be an alltime Top 10 Dawg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Probably David Greene too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
atlnative
July 11th, 2012
2:07 pm
Come on! That’s a no-brainer! It’s Mr. Herschel Walker! No player has impacted the SEC and college football more than “Herschel”. “There goes Herschel”!
Mr. Unknown
July 11th, 2012
2:14 pm
Brice Hunter is missing..
Mr. Unknown
July 11th, 2012
2:15 pm
r.i.p Brice Hunter…
GSUAlumBaseball81
July 11th, 2012
2:15 pm
Gliding Glynn Harrison from Columbia High School was incredible to watch in Sanford Stadium. Also, I vote for the 1980 team as the number one UGA team of all time! It was an awesome season that started with 16 -15 victory over UT in Knoxville at Neyland and ended in New Orleans with an undefeated season and National Championship!
Billy Bee
July 11th, 2012
2:19 pm
dont leave out Crowell……#1 goofball ever
dvs1
July 11th, 2012
2:19 pm
All over the record books. Have not read every entry but bet he ’s not been mentioned more than 3 times if at all. Most under-appreciated record holding great UGA ever had – Terrence Edwards owns career yardage, receptions, and TD’s by quite a margin. Just get over the drop at FLA.
GT 84
July 11th, 2012
2:25 pm
Isaiah Crowell should be on the list.
D Money
July 11th, 2012
2:25 pm
Terrell Davis has got to be in the top 10
ARdawg
July 11th, 2012
2:33 pm
Brainiac
AJ Green doesn’t cut the muster. A great player. All time great? Nah, not so much. David Greene, solid, consistent but great? Nah, not so much
Dawg Dawg
July 11th, 2012
2:37 pm
What about Hymie McFindigler!!!!!??????? Go Dawgs!
Dawg in AL
July 11th, 2012
2:46 pm
Pollack definitely deserves to be on the list. He and Herschel are the only three time All Americans in UGA history. Injuries kept him from a pro career but as far as a UGA football player he is definitely a top 3 choice. Some fine athletes are missing and as time passes some athletes are forgotten (Bob McWhorter, Zeke Bratkowski, Vernon ‘Catfish’ Smith, etc…)
Fair n Balanced
July 11th, 2012
2:48 pm
Hard to leave Tarkenton off this list. Just think though, if Crowell had any character, he might could make this list in a few years.
Milton County will happen
July 11th, 2012
2:48 pm
and he countdown to the “kingdaddy” persona is on.
Atlanta Dawg
July 11th, 2012
2:53 pm
Chip Wisdom was UGA’s greatest linebacker. He also coaches on Natty Title squad!
vanman
July 11th, 2012
2:56 pm
Most of you never saw Trippi play. I saw him score 5 touchdowns against Okla A&M (now Okla. St) in Sanford in 1946. Bob Fenimore was the great QB for A&M (he was first NFL draft choice in 1947). Fenimore dropped back to throw a pass right over the middle at mid field late in the third qtr. Trippi was playing in the MLB position on defense (in addition to playing offense the whole game). Trippi jumped as high as he could at about the 50 yard lne, tip the ball, it rolled down into his arms AND surrounded by just about the whole A&M team, he zigged and zagged, sidesteped, stiff armed and ran for his 5th touchdown.
He was a great pro player so don’t vote for just the present day heroes. I would put him right next to Herschel.
Bo Jax, Marcus Dupree>Walker
July 11th, 2012
2:56 pm
Where is the Blair Miss Project on this list?
Mr Don Shula
July 11th, 2012
2:58 pm
Scott and Walker with Scott being the better Pro.. Also Scott is a little more legendary with folklore galore. Not that I can argue against Herschel. Tarkenton, Stanfill and Pollard followed by Hines ward.
lawzoo
July 11th, 2012
3:01 pm
Isahiah Crowell ! He would have been the next Hershall Walker !
Smokey Joe
July 11th, 2012
3:14 pm
Good list. The only change that should be made is to take David Pollack off and replace him with Robert Edwards.
m. simpson
July 11th, 2012
3:23 pm
What do Fran Tarkenton, Jake Scott, and Andy Johnson all have in common? They were all raised in Athens and were taught how to play football by Coburn Kelly at the YMCA.
LoyalDog
July 11th, 2012
3:28 pm
No Fran Tarkenton. He did not do much in college, he did not lead a team to a championship and he did not lead his Vikings to championships. Seems like he just wants to criticize the bulldogs. A bitter man. Sorry shape to be in. David Green would be worthy. Tough to keep it at 10. Tarkenton is not worthy and he knows it. That is why he is so bitter. He thinks he is more deserving of honor from the University. Well, if you were more grateful, then the honor would be upon you. Service is really important.
Flan Fan
July 11th, 2012
3:28 pm
Hi, Anthony “Tony” Flanagan- a great QB, but UGA did not utilize his talents! What an awesome player! Thanks
mayor of simpleton
July 11th, 2012
3:32 pm
go to have guy mcintyre…i agree with some of the others….overall, randall godfrey was better than thomas davis
mike
July 11th, 2012
3:36 pm
To JB: Good one. I’m a Tech fan but posting Reggie Ball as a top 10 Bulldog is priceless.
Smoooov Daddy
July 11th, 2012
3:38 pm
How about Hiawatha Berry or Pulpwood Smith?
Dville dawg
July 11th, 2012
3:45 pm
What about Joe T III??
Jim
July 11th, 2012
4:21 pm
Chip I would put Billy Henderson near the top of the greastest players at UGA. Coach Henderson brings a different meaning to winning and losing. Anyone who has ever met him knows well where I am coming from. His time at Georgia was from 1946-1949 and he backed up Charley Trippi. are as I once heard him say was he pounded the ball down so Charley could score. At Ga he was on three SEC championship teams and also lettered in Baseball. The following is from an interview about his professional baseball days
Billy, I know you have a story and I would like for you to share it again about being in the baseball game in New York and Babe Ruth being your coach and something that transpired between you and Babe Ruth.
That is an interested story and I remember some of my teammates like Red Wilson, Claude Lewis and there’s so many people I could mention. But I got on a train with a sports writer from the Atlanta Journal. His name was O B Keeler and I’d never been out of Macon, Georgia much less to New York and some of my buddies said when I got to New York I was looking up at those tall buildings and got my tonsils sunburned but the very first night there we go in this hotel in New York and we sit at this table at a banquet and I’m sitting next to this guy that has on a pen stripe suite and he is dressed to the hilt and he is a real articulate gentlemen. I mean a gentlemen in the truest sense and because I was from Georgia, he took and interest in me and we talked and we talked and I’m still shy today but when I was 17 eyars old, I was very shy. But he brought out the conversation in me and we talked about Macon and this and that and the other and when the banquet is over, I asked one of my teammates who that fellow was. He said that was Ty Cobb. Ty Cobb was coaching the West and in my mind through out my little boy days Ty Cobb was the ruthless, vicious, dirty baseball player but here I’m sitting next to a gentlemen. Now he is like Pete Rose on the field. I mean he is a competitor, he wants to win. Babe Ruth in my mind was pictured as a guy you wanted to ideolize and follow. It was just the opposite. I had a coach at Georgia who was suppposly mean but Babe Ruth passed him in every way and I believe you wanted me to tell you about the incident on the baseball field. There were 25,000 people in the stands and in the 6th inning Kurt Simmons, who later played for the Cardinals was on the mound. The count was 3 and 2 on the batter and there were two outs and I knew better but I got caught in the moment and the baserunners were running with the pitch because they have two outs, the ball was thrown. I don’t hear the umpire say ball 4 and I got that ball and my coach H P Bell and Lem Clark said when you throw one away, throw it away good and son I threw it away and the ball hit the left field fence and the left fielder got it and hit the back stop with it. The guy who walked scored and later I told my friends I made the most valuable player for the East. But the very next inning, I’m warming up the pitcher and I throw to second and I hear the loudest, meaness, vicious voice I’ve ever heard from Babe Ruth saying give me another (some kind of catcher) we can’t say it on the air. So at that moment and this had a lasting effect on my entire coaching career but I kneel down to take off the shin guards and chest protector off and I can still see tears,( it makes me want to cry a little bit right )now falling in the dirt in the Polo Grounds in New York. I defy any of my coaches to hollowor shout at my players for making physical errors. No body wants to fummel, no body wants to throw an interception and no one wants to hit the left field wall from the catchers spot in baseball. It’s okay to hollow when they make mental errors when they don’t give 100% but I thought that’s very interesting in how we perceive people. Babe Ruth being the idol and Tye Cobb being vicious. It’s just reverse
You should do a story on him.
Old Dawg
July 11th, 2012
4:29 pm
It’s a great list, Chip. Very difficult to make these picks, though I wish there were some O-lineman.
Thanks for keeping the football fires burning in July.
nobody
July 11th, 2012
4:44 pm
until he broke his foot at Tennessee, Robert Edwards had 150 yards rushing in second quarter…a truly outstanding halfback….one of the best we ever had….not to take away from anyone else…Rodney Hampton was outstanding….agree with all on your list….love Pollak but don’t think he’s in the top 10….David Greene should be…Pollak was more like a Bill Krug….just an outstanding playmaker….best defensive backs ever were Jake Scott and Terry Hoage…outstanding…if Hershel is not at the top, Jake or Terry should be….
David
July 11th, 2012
4:47 pm
The only name I would have changed would be David Greene for Bill Stanfill. Hard to leave off the guy who not only turned the program around but at the time he graduated, had won more college games than anyone in history.
LET THE BIG DAWG EAT!
July 11th, 2012
4:49 pm
Never has a better quarterback worn the red and black than David Greene. Head and shoulders above all the rest.
Bama Boy
July 11th, 2012
4:57 pm
Nobody mentions Zeke Bartkowski you dawgs dont even know your own team!
Sam
July 11th, 2012
4:59 pm
So glad Terry Hoage is on the list. While Herschel may be the greatest dawg of all, he was my favorite player. Part of that came from having a couple of classes with him and the fact that he was not highly recruited. The fact that he is involved in the wine business now just adds to my admiration of him!
Bama Boy
July 11th, 2012
4:59 pm
scuse me thats Bratkowski got him mixed up witha real all star
larry
July 11th, 2012
5:10 pm
Can’t disagree with the list although I would move both Sinkwich and Stanfilll in front of Hearst. Hard, though, to leave off people like Catfish Smith, Bob McWhorter, Billy Payne, Edgar Chandler, Tommy Lyons, Buzzy Rosenberg, Thomas Davis, etc. Tough job, but good list overall.
FLORIDA DAWG
July 11th, 2012
5:13 pm
What about Pete Case, Len Hauss, Royce Smith, several other great linemen.
GT4Life (the Original)
July 11th, 2012
5:30 pm
1. Herschel Walker (personality #3)
2. Herschel Waker (personality #8)
3. Herschel Walker (personality #1)
4. Herschel Walker (personality #6)
5. Garrison Hearst
6. Herschel Walker (personality #4)
7. Champ Bailey
8. David Pollack
9. Kevin Butler
10. Herschel Walker (personality #9)
Don’t be mad, Dawgs…just a little good-natured fun
wandldawg
July 11th, 2012
5:31 pm
Walker, Hoage, Tarkenton, Stafford, Green, F. Sinkwich, C. Bailey, J. Scott, C. Trippe, Butler
ARdawg
July 11th, 2012
5:40 pm
GT4life
It’s actually quite funny. But, I’m not sure #3 or #6 actually contributed anything to the team/program
Douglas
July 11th, 2012
5:46 pm
Fran Tarketon over David Greene for me — he not only represented UGA well, he represented UGA well in the Pros. I can’t believe some fan said Tarkenton does not deserve to be on there because he lost 3 Superbowls — heck, there are a lot of people who never even played in a Superbowl!
coondawg69
July 11th, 2012
5:46 pm
Wow, only 4 players have had their number retired…. and all 4 are not on the list.
Interesting.
Todd Wade
July 11th, 2012
5:46 pm
David Green won 42 games as a QB. An NCAA record at the time. He beat Peyton Manning’s record by 3 (39). First QB to win SEC since Buck Belue. I’d Say that qualifies a top 10. Beating Tennessee in 2001 (Hobbed nail boot) , Green to Johnson at Auburn 2002 to name a few.
GT4Life (the Original)
July 11th, 2012
6:03 pm
ARdawg
Glad I could provide some humor…now back to the GT pages before I am labeled a “troll”…good luck Dawgs – except Thanksgiving weekend
mark r.
July 11th, 2012
6:03 pm
hey now….what about my ALL CRIMINAL TOP TEN TEAM???
Ron Gilliam
July 11th, 2012
6:41 pm
D. J. Shockley, the most underrated of all UGA players. Didn’t he lead UGA to an SEC championship? How many recent QB’s accomplished such a feat? Had he decided to transfer to another school he would have gotten the recognition he deserved and undoubtedly a lucrative NFL contract.
GT Man
July 11th, 2012
6:46 pm
Dont forget about Reggie Ball, he was GA’s best player against my Jackets.
doggydo
July 11th, 2012
6:49 pm
What about John “Dog” Dillinger?
harooki2
July 11th, 2012
6:59 pm
Tarkenton was just a good football player in college. He became great in the pros.
Warnell Dawg
July 11th, 2012
7:12 pm
No Reggie Ball? He helped us go 4-0 against Tech while he was playing…
Nate the Great
July 11th, 2012
7:25 pm
Reggie Ball!! He was a GREAT player for UGA!!
The Nature Boy
July 11th, 2012
7:35 pm
Robert Edwards..a country boy from Washington County..TOOK OVER the Florida game…and we beat a really good Gators team that year….I include Robert just for that…..
Obomaisajoke
July 11th, 2012
7:43 pm
David Pollack in the top ten? Is this a joke? Where is the candid camera?
Vince Dooley
July 11th, 2012
8:12 pm
Chad Chosewood and Mike Fredenburg
UGA1976
July 11th, 2012
8:14 pm
No way Hines Ward is in the top 10. I love him to death but you seem to have forgot Greene, Matt Stinchcomb, Tarkenton, Kevin Butler, oh and how could you even forget Bob McWhorter? all these players were better at the college than Ward was.
The Nature Boy
July 11th, 2012
8:30 pm
Superbowl MVP…2 dawgs made the list…..why not Terrell Davis..??
NC Dawg
July 11th, 2012
8:46 pm
what is wrong with you people who doubt Pollack should be on the list? Most dominant defense player ever at Georgia. I don’t get what is wrong with some of you.
ZinoDawg
July 11th, 2012
8:55 pm
Reggie Ball should be on the list!! LOL!
Elementary My Dear Watson
July 11th, 2012
9:03 pm
You struggled with A.J. Green to be on the list? You have got to be kidding me. He should have never ever been considered. What planet are you living on?
JRHD
July 11th, 2012
9:05 pm
I can’t believe only one person has mentioned Le Sac, Richard Tardits. He held the career sack record until David Pollack broke it. Surely someone like him, battlefield promoted, deserves to be on the list. He is my kind of football player. “Eez eet foootbul?” “I woold like that very much.”
GaDawg4Life
July 11th, 2012
9:09 pm
Seriously Aj Green made the honorable mention list? Has everyone forgot about the great Terrance Edwards or even Fred Gibson. Those men will show Aj Green what a real recieving career is about.
Buzz 2011
July 11th, 2012
9:12 pm
I. Crowell stands out! Great back for two series per game. n addition he was a great student with a high grade point average. In second place Caleb King…
GT Mike
July 11th, 2012
9:23 pm
You have to put Scott Woerner on the list over some of the more modern guys. He singlehandlely broke GT’s back with punt returns and defensive play for a couple years.
Dr. John Trotter
July 11th, 2012
9:24 pm
The big Payne kid from Cedar Schoals. What’s was his first name? Jimmy? I’m just thinking about some of my favorite players through the years.
Odell Thurman of Frog Town. What about the linebacker in 2000 through 2002 who later played for the Steelers? Can’t remember his name off the top of my head. Now he would really stop’em at the line!
Tim Worley and Kevin Henderson. Lumberton, N. C. and Cartersville, Georgia. Yes, we can’t forget ole Rodney Hampton and Knowshon Moreno. Jimmy Womack who blocked for Herschel. Timmy Crowe on the defensive line on the 1980 team. Stone Mountain, Georgia.
D. J. Shockley of North Clayton High School. Ben Zambiasi and Johnny Henderson of little Mt. DeSales of Macon. And, of course, Tommy Thurston of Bishop Kinney in Jacksonville, Florida.
Cowboy Parrish who teamed up with Moonpie Wilson to block for Kevin (Philly Red) McLea and Ray Goff. Yes, Ray Donaldson who played center for over a dozen years with the Colts.
Bill Krug, the Rover on the 1976 SEC Championship team who teamed up with Zambiasi to make stops. Richard Tardits, the Frenchman who had the knack for sacks. Big Bill Goldberg who became quite a famous professional wrestler. George Patton of the mid 1960s. The three Super Bowl MVPs, Hines Ward, Terrell Davis, and Jake Scott. No other college team has produced three Super Bowl MVPs.
Hard running Orlandis Gary and the unstoppable Randy McMichael of Fort Valley, Georgia.
Herschel Walker. No other compares. Little Wrightsville, Georgia, single A football…like Garrison Hearst, single A football of Lincolnton, Georgia. Herschel’s roommate, Barry Young, a good fullback out of Swainsboro.
Champ and Boss Bailey. Darrly Jones of Carver High of Columbus who went on to play several years in the NFL with the Packers and another team. Therrell High’s Winford Hood and Thomasville’s Big Guy (Angus) McIntyre who played on several of the 49ers’ World Championshio teams. Troy Sadowski. The Tereshinkis, all four.
Terrence and Robert Edwards of Washington County. Freddie Gilbert, the Griffin Bear. The Stinchcomb Brothers of Parkview High.
Richard Appleby and Gene Washington of the great come-from-behind victory over Florida in 1975. Happy Dicks, the linebacker and now medical doctor. Mike Cavan of Thomaston’s R. E. Lee Institute who quarterbacked the 1968 SEC Championship team and lived in a motel in Wrightsville recruiting Herschel Walker and turned to the other coaches after Herschel ran over Bill Battle in the first game at Tennessee and said, “Don’t ever say anything to me again about Single A football!”
Mike (Jumbo) and Eddie (Meat Cleaver) Weaver. Clarence Kay, a real stud tight end as a freshman on the 1980 team. Charley Dean who quarterbacked Clark Cental to a State Championship against Tift County in the freezing cold on Baxter Street in Athens (I was at that game!) and later intercepted a pass in the beginning of the game against UCLA in 1982 and ran it back for a 80 yard touchdown.
Knox Culpepper at linebacker. I am still trying to remember the linebacker’s name who went on to play for the Steelers. Help me, please. He played two years, I think, for Middle Georgia when it was playing football before coming to Georgia under Coach Donnan. Quincy Carter. We had some great moments with him, espcially the opening game victory of LSU. Reggie Brown of Carrollton High who a little later had a great game against another LSU team.
Willie McClendon and son Bryan McClendon.
Fran Tarkenton and Pat Day of the 1958 SEC Championship Team.
Lindsey Scott. The Jones kid who played about the same time as wide receiver.
Buck Belue of Valdosta. Wayne Johnson of Carver of Columbus who engineered the victory over the Tigers in Auburn, resulting in the hosing scandal after the game. QB Andy Johnson who became a Patriots running back. Matt Robinson who backed up Ray Goff but became a very good Jets QB.
Should I keep going? These are just memories of some of my favorite players and moments.
Hilton Young. Was this his first name? Of Athens. Was he Georgia’s first African American player? Good player.
Greg Blue of Banneker High. Jermaine Phillips of Roswell High (I think). Thomas Davis of Randolph County. Now these cats would hit you! What about the other defensive back who would hit you so hard? Yes, Ben Smith who went on to have an illustrious career at Philadelphia with the Eagles.
It’s the memories that keep us going. The memories and the hopes. So, current Dawg players, please keep this in mind when you are trying to finish the drill in the hot August practices…the eyes of the Bulldog Family are upon you! Woof! Woof! Woof! Sic’em! We’re cheering for you!
danny
July 11th, 2012
9:36 pm
Reggie Ball should be on this list
Dr. John Trotter
July 11th, 2012
9:39 pm
Sorry about the typo, Darryl. That would be Darryl, not Darrly, Jones. He is now a sportscaster out of Columbus, Georgia.
Dr. John Trotter
July 11th, 2012
9:41 pm
Danny, Reggie did sort of stink it up one game against us. But, in actuality, Reggie Ball of Stephenson High of DeKalb was a heckuva QB in his own right. His brother is also quite a player.
Bull
July 11th, 2012
9:41 pm
Matt Stinchcomb was pretty decorated on and off the field
Dr. John Trotter
July 11th, 2012
9:44 pm
I forgot to put Corey Phillips of Hart County as one of my great memories when, as a back-up QB, he threw for 400 yards in a gun-slinging game against Jared Lorenzen and Kentucky. This 400 passing yard total is still a UGA record from what I understand. Corey is a very successful businessman in the Atlanta area, dealing mainly in structured settlements for Forge Consulting. Corey is also a loyal Lamda Chi. Ha!
the old coach
July 11th, 2012
9:47 pm
Funny that all the keepers played for the dogs 4 years. I would never consider a 3 and out player because yes they might have become one of the top ten.
fan
July 11th, 2012
10:20 pm
how about “the big toe from Cairo”
Dawgforever
July 11th, 2012
10:34 pm
You gotta have Fran Tarkenton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kbatuc
July 11th, 2012
10:39 pm
Buzzy Rosenberg! Absolutely! Also Andy Johnson and Horace King.
DAWGDRUNK
July 11th, 2012
10:45 pm
what about Catfish Smith, not to mention Pulpwood Smith, Wycliffe Lovelace and Isiah Crowell arrghhh…..
jbar500
July 11th, 2012
10:59 pm
I’d say you nailed it pretty good. Thats a tough list to crack.
kbatuc
July 11th, 2012
11:02 pm
How about a top ten Athens, GA Bulldog list from Athens High, Burney Harris, Clarke Central and Cedar Shoals High Schools: Fran Tarkenton, Andy Johnson, Horace King, Richard Appleby, John Kasay, Charlie Dean, Jimmy Payne, Quentin Moses. I know I’m missing a few here too.
Bob
July 11th, 2012
11:09 pm
Ed Pilcher – your an idiot. I’m an old guy and I saw Tark play in 58,59,60. No other qb of any era, was able to do the impossible like Fran. 59 team was a little better than average and would never have won championship w/o him.
He won three NFC Championships with a team well past it’s prime. His opponents were always the favorite in every playoff game, but he won them all. No other quarterback of any era could have accomplished as much with that team.
Bud Grant is correct. He was the greatest, because no other qb ever performed at such a high level week in and week out for as many seasons.
Yes, he bad mouthed MR, and should have kept his mouth shut. But, to leave him off the list is idiocy, both for you and the article’s author.
Bartowdawg
July 11th, 2012
11:33 pm
Bob McWorther
PTCDAWG
July 11th, 2012
11:42 pm
Fran the man should definitely be on the list and Trippi should be #1. He is the greatest all player ever!
Dr. John Trotter
July 11th, 2012
11:51 pm
Fran the Man Tarkenton. I never remember watching him play for UGA (although I saw him play in person but was too young to remember), I sure liked watching him play on Sundays. The Scrambler pull out some miracles while playing for the Giants and the Vikings!
Hiawatha
July 12th, 2012
1:01 am
Hmmmmm….Hello! Remember me?
Marc Klempf
July 12th, 2012
2:24 am
Chip nice article. I think an easier way to cut this Gordian Knot is to split it into two eras: The Modern 1965-2012 and The Classic 1900 -1964. Pick the best 10 players from each respective time periods. Why? Because starting with the 1965 season, the NCAA reinstituted the two platoon system allowing teams to form separate offensive and defensive units as well as “special teams”. The reinstatement of the two-platoon system allowed players to become more specialized by focusing on a limited number of plays and skills related to their specific position. The games in the 1940 season were played differently than in the 1980 season. If Herschel had to play both ways… say linebacker…he may have not become the extraordinary player we all love and respect. The great Charlie Trippi somehow was able to play quarterback, halfback, punter, return specialist, and defense! Amazing. Two different kinds of football, two different kinds of players.
TY
July 12th, 2012
3:34 am
Wow, what ever happened to editing without spell check?
12 Bulldogs have been inducted in the College Football Hall of Game.
ray
July 12th, 2012
7:12 am
i saw pollack his whole carer a fan fav yes top ten never mo lewis was ten times better at same position and where are all the great ol and te at clarence kay ray donaldson guy mcintyre even another db seems allways get forgoten in ben smith
Jimmy Crack
July 12th, 2012
7:37 am
Clarence Kay, Richard Seymour, Lars Tate, Richard Tardits, Rex Robinson, Tony Taylor, Jeff Sanchez…
Dr. John Trotter
July 12th, 2012
8:30 am
Kendall Bell. I believe this is the name I was looking for. Great stopper at linebacker and had good career in the NFL. I see Jimmy talking about Jeff Sanchez. I remember when he and the Harris came into the program in 1982, I believe. Two good DBs. Seymour. yes. I mentioned big Clarence Kay earlier…he was a stud as a freshman and played quite a bit on the National Championship Team of 1980 as a freshman…went on to be drafted by the Broncos. Rex Robinson and Kevin Butler of Stone Mountain. Nate and son Tony Taylor at linebacker.
@ kbatuc: I didn’t know that Appleby. Wow. Good Athens team. Andy Johnson and Fran Tarkenton went to “Athens High School.”
acad1st
July 12th, 2012
8:58 am
How about a different and more meaningful life skill success list? Top ten or twenty who actually graduated college in 6 years or less.
John McEachern
July 12th, 2012
9:05 am
Catfish Smith. I think Guy McIntyre is the best OL to ever play at Georgia. Look at his NFL career.
marion
July 12th, 2012
9:47 am
I believe that Kevin Butler made Hershel Walker’s running better. When Georgia got to the opponent’s 40, and in an obvious passing down for most opponents, the defense had to prepare for a run or pass. Hershel had a better chance than most of making the longer yardage, and if he did not, the dogs still had a really good chance for a field goal. If the defense pulls up to stop the run, then open passing lanes are easier to find.
In warm-ups preceding the aforementioned BYU game. Butler was splitting the center of the goalposts from the 50 and I looked over at the BYU players. All but one group had stopped their drills, watching him nail consecutive kicks.
Many times that Butler was not called upon to kick; he was still an influence in the game.
Robert
July 12th, 2012
10:19 am
Erk Russell would tell you that Lee Daniel (66-69) should be #11.
Art Vandalay
July 12th, 2012
11:04 am
Hershel is the best ever anywhere ! Roll Tide
buckblue
July 12th, 2012
11:18 am
Isiah Crowell……
Isaiah Crowells
July 12th, 2012
11:19 am
Which of Hershel’s personalities?
Steve Superior
July 12th, 2012
11:21 am
I nominate Goff the top coach of alltime.
Steve Superior
July 12th, 2012
11:22 am
marion=Arrogant Kevin Butler
Boom Boom
July 12th, 2012
11:30 am
Theron “The drought breaker” Sapp
billdawg
July 12th, 2012
11:38 am
Let me drop three omissions on you in addition to Tarkington; Dan Edwards, John Carson, Vernon “Catfish” Smith who belong on any “All” lists. Can think of a few others but you didn’t pick any losers.
billdawg
spud
July 12th, 2012
12:10 pm
Herman Archie!
Caleb,Washaun,Carlton, and Isaiah
July 12th, 2012
12:13 pm
Jasper (not a fumble) Sanks
Isaiah's Mommy
July 12th, 2012
1:27 pm
My precious baby boy Isaiah, bless his heart, should be in the Top 10. I don’t know what happened to him, he was always such a good boy. At least until that Coach Richt corrupted him.
Please fire Coach Richt so I can send my boy back to Athens.
Yours truly,
Miz Debbie
wreckmaniac
July 12th, 2012
1:33 pm
Its hard to limit the list to 10 but that’s the job. I would pose Tarkenton and Terrell Davis as possible replacements for #9 and #10.
Reggie Ball....
July 12th, 2012
1:38 pm
Bill, how come I didn’t make your list?!
Red Hat
July 12th, 2012
1:53 pm
“Bill, how come I didn’t make your list?!”
Just because, that’s why.
sldasdf
July 12th, 2012
2:09 pm
Stafford was a number 1 pick. The only reason he didn’t win championships was because Richt didn’t have sense to fire Martinez and give him a decent defense to work with. Stafford had to gamble to win games knowing his defense would let him down time after time.
sldasdf
July 12th, 2012
2:11 pm
For those who would take Greene over Stafford remember how many chances the 2002 defense gave Greene to finally hit Michael Johnson? They were stuffing Auburn the entire 4th quarter while Greene kept giving them the ball back until he hit Gibson on an underthrown ball and finally hit Johnson on 4th down. Stafford didn’t have anything close to the 2002 defense.
sldasdf
July 12th, 2012
2:14 pm
Kevin Butler was still in high school when Herschel had his best season. The last thing on a defense’s mind when trying to bring down Walker was worrying about the kicker. They were much more concerned with Herschel’s thighs than Butler’s and Kevin would be the first to tell you that.
Roger
July 12th, 2012
2:59 pm
Good list. Whatever you do, don’t take Hoage off it. He might be No. 2 on my list. I’d like to see A.J. on there and Fran, but don’t have any suggestion on who to take off for that to happen.
Cobb Dawg
July 12th, 2012
4:08 pm
@sldasdf
July 12th, 2012
2:09 pm
Can’t disagree with your post about Stafford/Richt/Martinez. Richt might very well have vied for at least 2 NC’s had he never hired Martinez. Sometimes loyalty is good. Other times not so much.
Ed
July 12th, 2012
4:52 pm
Who cares? Such a useless article for a day with no baseball.
Michael
July 12th, 2012
4:55 pm
Lindsey Scott?
Ed
July 12th, 2012
4:59 pm
How about “fiddling” Johnny Carson ?
doggoneit
July 12th, 2012
5:01 pm
Tim Worley, Frank Ros, Andy Polus, Buzzy Rosenburg
LakeDawg
July 12th, 2012
5:36 pm
That’s a pretty good list, Chip. I can’t say its wrong. Personally, I would have Tarkenton in the top 10. Replace either Ward or Hearst, but that’s a tough choice. An honorable mention for me would be Andy Johnson. An incredible athlete. He played QB for UGA, but played several years in the NFL as a RB.
LakeDawg
July 12th, 2012
5:38 pm
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LakeDawg
July 12th, 2012
5:39 pm
O linemen always get left off of these lists. Uga has had several great ones. Two that jump immediately to mind are Royce Smith and “Moonpie” Wilson.
LakeDawg
July 12th, 2012
5:42 pm
Another great player was MLB Ben Zambiasi. Too small for the NFL, but was a terror on the field for the Dawgs. All these great players are flooding my memory now.
LakeDawg
July 12th, 2012
5:57 pm
@Dr. John Trotter
Nice post. Brings back memories.
Felecia Myers
July 12th, 2012
6:52 pm
You made the list Hines. Still proud of you.
Blake
July 12th, 2012
7:17 pm
Gotta put David Greene on that list. Anyone that finishes their career as the NCAA’s all time winning QB needs to be on that list, and not just at number 10 either. Another guy should be Fran Tarkenton.
Blake
July 12th, 2012
7:21 pm
@LakeDawg
The Stinchcomb brothers Matt and Jon weren’t too shabby either.
steverino
July 12th, 2012
7:29 pm
Pulpwood, Musa, Amp, Jimps and Meat Cleaver.
dawg4u
July 12th, 2012
7:57 pm
Let’s not forget about Buck Belue. As great as Herschel was, we would never have beaten Florida in ‘80 without the most unfortgetable play in UGA history. Lindsay Scott was awesome on that play. Also, don’t forget the winning drive against GT in that ‘78 game engineered (hate to use that word) by Buck coming off the bench as a freshman to beat the hated Jackets in a game we were losing 20-0 at one point and ended up winning 29-28 thanks to that great winning drive and successful 2 point conversion.
bananajacket
July 12th, 2012
8:06 pm
Don’t go on Georgia blogs (being a Tech fan), but so many of these guys played high school fb in Georgia that the title of the article really piqued my interest. Having said that, and as an outside observer, I would have to agree with some others on here that Tarkenton absolutely belongs on the list. I would also add that all those on the list were terrific players.
oldschooldog
July 12th, 2012
8:38 pm
Chip, you pretty much nailed it. Of course, many of the others mentioned here are worthy of consideration. But to displace any of the above? No. K. Butler, McIntyre, Sean Jones, Woerner, both Stinches, Tarkenton, T. Davis, B. Bailey, Ray Donaldson would be hard to argue with as a second ten, in no particular order.
DAWG with two bags still over his head
July 12th, 2012
9:12 pm
Bill,
I agree, Herschel is the hands down #1. Terry Hoage should by #2 and Scott Woerner HAS to be in the top ten. Hoage and Woerner both represented the essence of the Dooley “find a way to win” philosophy, instead of our current Richt “find anyway to lose a big game” mentality. Have you forgotten the days when the most important thing that a DAWG fan wanted to know was “who was going to play ROVER this year?” I don’t think Hearst and Ward should even be considered for the list. Neither one could begin to carry any of the other ten’s jock strap.
TechRon
July 12th, 2012
9:19 pm
Sinkwich deserves to be higher. To leave Tarkenton off the list invalidates the whole thing. He should be 4th best, clearly. I saw him play (in fact the first college game I ever saw — Tech vs. UGA 1959). No one like him. Great player.
George Patton was a terrific lineman also.
Law Dawg
July 12th, 2012
9:20 pm
Hines Ward is definitely worthy of the TOP 5 and AJ Green should be on the list. Pollack is not worthy of #3 status. Zeier, Greene, Thomas Davis and Knowshon are definitely on the bubble. AJ was on bad UGA teams but he was incredible.
hosemaze
July 12th, 2012
9:24 pm
Hershal, Sinkwich, Trippi, Champ,Hoage,Jimmie Payne , Guy Mcintyre, Ray Donaldson, Stafford, Hines top ten quit looking at modern day only you said greatest bulldogs Pollack shouldnt be on this list im sorry. Butler lives in Bulldog history great kicker, AJ Green ranks number 12
southgadawg
July 12th, 2012
9:37 pm
Andre “Pulpwood” Smith
InTheKnow
July 12th, 2012
10:09 pm
Terry Hogue? Over Fran Tarkenton????
Fran Tarkenton HAS to be in the top 10.
InTheKnow
July 12th, 2012
10:11 pm
Someone said David Greene.
I say that guy is CUT OFF !!! NO MORE BEER !!!
InTheKnow
July 12th, 2012
10:14 pm
Sinkwich deserves to be higher. To leave Tarkenton off the list invalidates the whole thing. He should be 4th best, clearly. I saw him play (in fact the first college game I ever saw — Tech vs. UGA 1959). No one like him. Great player
THIS GUY KNOWS….LISTEN TO HIM. TARKENTO WAS ONE OF THE VERY BEST EVER.
PaPaDoc
July 12th, 2012
10:16 pm
Four Best Ever:
Hershel
Sinkwich
Tarkenton
Pollack
Buzz Almond
July 12th, 2012
11:11 pm
Buck Belue for sure.I think Reggie Ball won more games for Georgia than any other quarterback. He should be on list
Buzz 2011
July 12th, 2012
11:26 pm
It must be between Caleb King, I. Crowell or Ray Goff?
Winner gets hashbrowns and red panties for life..
UGA Golfer
July 12th, 2012
11:31 pm
Great job, Chip. Can’t argue about this one. Maybe Ben Zambiasi at LB…may as well expand to Top 12 of all time!
UGA Golfer
July 12th, 2012
11:35 pm
DAWG with two bags still over his head, you are very wrong about Hines and Hearst. They CLEARLY are top 10. Tarkenton? Won one SEC title, that’s it. Great in the NFL though. Where is David Greene if you are going to list Tarkenton? Expand to Top 20 and satisfy everyone on here.
UGA Golfer
July 12th, 2012
11:35 pm
Who is Andy Polus?!
RED DOG 77
July 13th, 2012
1:09 am
Tarkenton ?…………Did you say Tarkenton?………….Are you out of your cotton pickin’ mind? Tarkenton?
DAWG with two bags still over his head
July 13th, 2012
2:20 am
Ward and Hearst were good players on crappy teams. Ward was great in the pros, which is what I think most people remember. The rest were great players on great teams. I stand by my statement UGA Golfer and about Hoage and Woerner having the “find a way to win” mindset.
SEC Football Daily: July 13th | Saturday Down South
July 13th, 2012
5:08 am
[...] Georgia’s list of the top 10 football players of all time is a tough list to make. Obviously, you start with Herschel Walker at No. 1, but it gets harder after that. This writer has Charley Trippi, David Pollack, Jake Scott, Champ Bailey, Garrison Hearst, Frank Sinkwich, Bill Stanfill, Hines Ward and Terry Hoage on his top 10 list. The list does not included David Green, AJ Green or Knowshon Moreno. And only one of those top 10 players (Pollack) was coached by current head coach Mark Richt. [AJC] [...]
Flounder
July 13th, 2012
8:27 am
What about Reggie Ball ?!?
Bama Boy
July 13th, 2012
9:20 am
How can you name 10? Theyve only had 3!Trippi,Hersey and Sandwich not exactly household names in the pro’s either!How about Bamas Namath,Stabler and Leeroy Jordan now those were football MEN!
Statick
July 13th, 2012
10:05 am
I played against Garrison Hearst in high school. I knew the guy was good, but I never knew he would be that good. It’s too bad his NFL career wasn’t as spectacular as his collegiate career.
Dr. John Trotter
July 13th, 2012
10:57 am
@ LakeDawg: Thanks. Correction on my earlier post: I think it is Kendrell Bell instead of Kendall Bell.
Chris Snell
July 13th, 2012
12:08 pm
No way david Greene isn’t on the list.
Bama Boy
July 13th, 2012
12:38 pm
Jan Kemp she made it that you had to be able to spell your name to play at UGA so AJ Green left it was just to hard! Lmao RTR no. 15 your next!
funny...
July 13th, 2012
12:50 pm
David Greene.
mad~catfish
July 13th, 2012
12:55 pm
bryce hunter
andre hastings
LESD
July 13th, 2012
12:56 pm
I believe Sinkwich should be higher on the list and that David Greene should replace Hines Ward.
Dawgbob
July 13th, 2012
2:06 pm
Good list, but I would put Trippi in the #1 slot. As the late Bobby Dodd said several times, Charley Trippi was the greatest football player that ever played in the south. I saw Sinkwich and Trippi play Tulane in 1942. Sinkwich led UGA to a close lead in the first half. In the second half, Coach Butts turned Trippi loose and he ran wild to lead UGA to a 40-0 score. I don’t remember much about Sinkwich, but every time Trippi got the ball you could hear people gasp with excitement because he was was wild to watch.
Sinkwich was an extremely strong runner that punished tacklers, Walker was an extremely strong and fast runner and the strongest player ever to play for Georgia. Trippii was a strong, extremely fast and elusive runner that couldn’t be cornered or caught. He was also unpredictable even to his on teammates and could run around until everone was spread out and then fly down field. That first game I saw Trippi was his first year of college ball, the same year he made the all-time Rose Bowl Team. Trippi was a terror on defense and the greatest defensive back to play for Georgia. I listened in on a conservation between two UGA players one day at the Varsity when one player was explaining to the other how Georgia beat Florida in 1946. Florida did not have a running game but in the first half they were going wild in their passsing game until Coach Butts put Trippi in and on the next two passing plays, Trippi tackled the receivers so hard they both had to be taken off the field. He said afterward, the Florida receivers would not catch the ball because of Trippi. That is true because I was listening to the game on the radio and vividly remember the announcer describing the plays. Trippi was a very good passer and averaged over 40 yards as a punter. He was selected to participate in the College All Star Pro Champion game in Chicago as a collgege player in 43, 44, 45 (MVP), 47 and with the Cardinals in 48. That is a record five times. Charley was a great baseball player too. In 1947, he player for the Atlanta Crackers AAA team and won the league batting title. Dan McGill reported the Yankees tried sign him and he was going to be the next Joe DiMaggio. Trippi is the only Pro Hall of Fame player to exceed 1,000 yards in three categories, running, passing and receiving.
Walker was great as everybody knows also. He was a terror as a blocked also. I watched him completely knock out big defenders blocking on two different occasions, the both had be revived with smelling salts to be able to wabble off the field. He was so fast to be a big man.
Pitbull
July 13th, 2012
4:03 pm
I would submit Bob Taylor who played for Georgia in the early 1960’s to the list. He was a fantastic player but got injured and had to leave football.
Bubba
July 13th, 2012
4:18 pm
Where’s Buck Belue???
Dr. John Trotter
July 13th, 2012
5:39 pm
@ Bama Boy: I don’t think that I would make fun of any athlete’s academic prowess, if I were you.
Fl. Dog
July 13th, 2012
7:30 pm
Yep, you are right, impossible to pick the top 10!!!!
hind tit
July 13th, 2012
9:50 pm
Jimmy Payne was a very underrated football player. I can hear Munson after every down so and so and Payne the end. Always around the ball.
I C
July 14th, 2012
7:39 am
No list is complete without Herschel 2 (yep me I Crowell)
mark
July 14th, 2012
9:09 am
Would be tougher to come up with a list of the 10 biggest criminals ever to play football at UGA, how would you ever narrow them all down to just 10…and I have family there and am a fan.
Nick
July 14th, 2012
10:13 am
@ John Herring, it doesn’t say during the Championship Game, it says Championship SEASON, and they wouldn’t have been in that game if Pollack doesn’t make that play
billh
July 14th, 2012
12:31 pm
No one could produce a list that would satisfy – and you listed the reasons why correctly. But I can’t see how – even with that handicap – you could do one without Fran Tarkenton.
Dr. John Trotter
July 14th, 2012
8:59 pm
Let’s don’t forget Zippy Morocco!
MCKINNEY
July 15th, 2012
6:07 am
Let’s not forget about Michael Johnson #25. Without that catch he made against auburn, we woouldn’t have had that championship.
Preston
July 15th, 2012
1:36 pm
It’s really silly to ask a question like that. Of course people are only going to name players that they remember watching and the greats of generations past will go unnamed. That being said, Herschel, Hines Ward, and Champ Bailey would be on my list for sure.