Your favorite MSU football player of all time.
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I agree. There’s a lot of players I really liked but JJ was my favorite player partly b/c I was in school then. My next favorite is Simmons. After the games he would come outside the stadium and talk to and take pictures with the fans. I always enjoyed that personal side of him.
Ashley Cooper
Willie Blade
Sleepy Robinson
Kevin Prentiss
Honorable mentions to John Bond and Nicky Fitz. Damn, I miss Fitz. Kid was a warrior.
Willie Blade
Sleepy Robinson
Kevin Prentiss
Honorable mentions to John Bond and Nicky Fitz. Damn, I miss Fitz. Kid was a warrior.
He was good. I’ll never forget the 2 minute drill at the end of the Memphis State game pulling it out. And played well in the Sun Bowl. Bowls were a rarity in those days.
He was no doubt good (consensus All SEC in 74) but his lasting legacy to me is that he and Bob Tyler led us from a very dark time to a rare time when we could feel good about State football .
Eugene Clinton
Dude was a special teams warrior early on which is what caught my eye.
Dude was a special teams warrior early on which is what caught my eye.
Eugene is the head coach at Brandon now. I'm hearing good things.
And one of only 5 SEC POY (sorry Bruce) recipients in our history, previous was Art Davis. The head coaching thing didn't do a lot for his overall legacy but he took a swing and was the man in the arena. Hard to argue anyone's been more true maroon over the past nearly 60 years.
(split the POY award into offense/defense in 2002 and Bookie was the AP's in 2023 for our "6th")
Southeastern Conference football individual awards - Wikipedia
Also Kent Hull, for a personal reason.
We were pledge brothers. On the night of our initiation, I got hit some way and had a tooth chipped. Big ole Kent told me to hang onto his belt loop and they won't touch you the rest of the night. I did, and they didn't. I'll never forget that gentle giant, just a great guy.
We were pledge brothers. On the night of our initiation, I got hit some way and had a tooth chipped. Big ole Kent told me to hang onto his belt loop and they won't touch you the rest of the night. I did, and they didn't. I'll never forget that gentle giant, just a great guy.
I've known Eugene personally for a number of years . He's a good man and great roll model . The only thing about Gene you wouldn't like if you meet him is his handshake , the guy has a grip like vise and if you aren't prepared he'll make you flinch LOL
The player that comes first to mind of favorite memories is Michael Davis. I can still see him front and center on the wishbone. He would hit that hole and get through the line and then he was gone.
At a personal level I always enjoyed being around Johnnie Cooks. He always had a smile on his face and was damn funny.
At a personal level I always enjoyed being around Johnnie Cooks. He always had a smile on his face and was damn funny.
If the mascot counts, my mom would definitely say it was me.