🏈 David Pollack with a good question: "Who’s your favorite player that wasn’t a star, a household name, but still left a mark at UA?

[TerryP]

Clay Whitehurst

I know that name, D. I can't place it...but I'm close.

Late night piss and it hit me like someone turning on the lights to wake you up...I did wait to post this.

In '84 and '85 I had two pretty serious battles with GBS. That was my senior year. I spent at least three months of that academic year in Huntsville Hospital.

It's a long story, but as short as possible I did a DEEP learning dive into UA football and its history during that period. I was a casual fan until that year...and then I was a fan who actually knew things.

Whitehurst was either a frosh or soph at the time.

 

[TerryP]

Bryne Diehl

I have to disagree with this one. A lot outside of Bama won't know him: fans I think will. I'd say he's about as well known as Lane Bearden (and his punting with no knee ligs.)

 

[TerryP]

Clay Whitehurst

Randy Rockwell

Same class.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Brooker was injured in 1960. He was the place kicker and Odell replaced him...GT and the rest of the story are history.

Remember listening to game with my dad. GT was one hated...real hate....rivalry
...some people know things...some lived em

Bearden....that boy was tough cookie...

 

[PurlJam]

Gus White.
was one, I can name a few over the years though.
Al Bell
Lamonde Russell
Preston Gothard
Peter Kim

.

 

[rammerjammer]

@TerryP

Around Whitehurst's time at UA, Me and all of my friends in my neighborhood would play backyard football. Growing up in Dothan (serious ag town) There were a lot of Auburn fans in that area. The neighborhood guys would all pick players from Bama/Barn that they wanted to "be" or emulate while playing. At that age I was just starting to really understand and get into football and started keeping up with players and where they were from, etc. Whitehurst was the first player I ever wanted to "be" when I grew up.

 

[TerryP]

Al Bell
Lamonde Russell
Preston Gothard
Peter Kim

You'd have to be born in the '90's or later not to recognize these four names. Hell, if you are in that age group you should still know the name Al Bell considering the QB at the time.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

You'd have to be born in the '90's or later not to recognize these four names. Hell, if you are in that age group you should still know the name Al Bell considering the QB at the time.

Shula to Al Bell. After blocked kick gives UGA the lead

 

[TerryP]

Shula to Al Bell. After blocked kick gives UGA the lead

You fall, just a wee bit, outside of the generations I was referring to ...

 

[50+yeartidefan]

You fall, just a wee bit, outside of the generations I was referring to ...

Being nice. Maybe fall way out!!!!!!

Some really nice names coming from everyone. Lots of memories

 

[alabama mike]

Ricky Tucker

 

[TerryP]

Some really nice names coming from everyone. Lots of memories

...I've just been looking over QB depth charts in the Bama football era's that are most familiar to me: from reading to witnessing.

When Hunter was at QB there was a guy running the 5's; Benny Rippetoe. There's some story there I'd like to hear about. He went from the 5's to the 3's as a sophomore (Terry Davis running 4's,) and the next season the two flipped depth chart positions. Terry Davis gets the start starter role while it was Benny's senior year while he was back with the 3's.

A lot remember the name Butch Hobson while few remember or know about Benny...Davis, Hunter, Hobson, Rippetoe were all on the depth charts those few years...Gary Rutledge was a SO Benny's SR year.

 

[TerryP]

Ricky Tucker

I know that one too.

Anyone want to see if you can pick one off in this little thread?

 

[50+yeartidefan]

...I've just been looking over QB depth charts in the Bama football era's that are most familiar to me: from reading to witnessing.

When Hunter was at QB there was a guy running the 5's; Benny Rippetoe. There's some story there I'd like to hear about. He went from the 5's to the 3's as a sophomore (Terry Davis running 4's,) and the next season the two flipped depth chart positions. Terry Davis gets the start starter role while it was Benny's senior year while he was back with the 3's.

A lot remember the name Butch Hobson while few remember or know about Benny...Davis, Hunter, Hobson, Rippetoe were all on the depth charts those few years...Gary Rutledge was a SO Benny's SR year.

Got me there

 

[Secondand26]

Shula to Al Bell. After blocked kick gives UGA the lead

I remember it like it was yesterday! That season started & ended the same way - a last minute drive to win.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

These two Bama fans knew well but the rest of the football world didnt.

Walter Lewis

Tommy Wilcox

Keith Pugh for the 79 team comes to mind along with Steve Whitman that ran with Ogilvie and Jackson.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I remember it like it was yesterday! That season started & ended the same way - a last minute drive to win.

We had a house full of uga fans that came over...i believe it was keith jackson on the call.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

These two Bama fans knew well but the rest of the football world didnt.

Walter Lewis

Tommy Wilcox

Keith Pugh for the 79 team comes to mind along with Steve Whitman that ran with Ogilvie and Jackson.

Walter was a pall bearer for the Bear i believe.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

Walter was a pall bearer for the Bear i believe.

Yes sir he was. I followed him even when he played for the Memphis Showboats. Had a chance to meet him,and he was a very nice and humble man.

 

[UAgrad93]

Keith Pugh- won a couple of state championships at Greenville then went to UA and was a part of 2 National Championships playing SE in a wishbone offense.

A guy from my days, Craig Sanderson out of Hamilton HS. Smooth route runner and great hands.