To this day, Eagle fans consider him their worst first round pick of all time
Hell, Jawja ran the same boring offense but the difference was VinceDooley told his boys they should not EVER lose to the surfer boys in Fla and had to walk home from Jax if they did. We usually hung in there during the VD years but he had a trick play each game. Gaffney did QB a win at Aub for our first there.
Oh...I don't know about that:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Allen_(American_football)
Buddy Ryan thought so little of Allen that he once described him as someone who could only be useful "if you want someone to stand around and kill the grass... he looks like a USFL reject."
In 2011, Deadspin ranked Allen the 4th-worst football player of all time, noting "The ninth overall pick out of Indiana had a special way of blocking opposing pass rushers. He would lean his body forward, then fall down." and "Never had the Eagles had a combination of bad person-bad player that could match this guy."
RIP Mr. Reaves - first Gator QB I remember seeing as a kid.
Funny thing is that can Kenyatta Walker made that list:
https://deadspin.com/5690535/the-bottom-100-the-worst-players-in-nfl-history-part-1
Make sure you harass any dawgs or s you see up there.
Fennelly: John Reaves and Carlos Alvarez had a great connection on, off field
https://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/super-sophs-pals-for-life/2332457
I always enjoy your posts, DC."Gene Ellenson is often overlooked in the annals of Gator history. He shouldn't be. His ability to motivate was unmatched. Gator fans should all know about "The Letter" and the power of his pep talks."
The above was noted in an earlier post and the poster was absolutely correct. Gene Ellenson was assistant coach @ Univ. Miami under Coach Gus from 1950 thru 1958 and he recruited my late husband in 1957 who played high school ball @ Robert E. Lee in Jax.
The poster was correct in that his motivation was unmatched. In addition, Coach Ellenson had a great personality and was a very kind and honest gentleman. IMHO, the Gator AD messed up by not promoting him to head coach.
"Gene Ellenson is often overlooked in the annals of Gator history. He shouldn't be. His ability to motivate was unmatched. Gator fans should all know about "The Letter" and the power of his pep talks."
The above was noted in an earlier post and the poster was absolutely correct. Gene Ellenson was assistant coach @ Univ. Miami under Coach Gus from 1950 thru 1958 and he recruited my late husband in 1957 who played high school ball @ Robert E. Lee in Jax.
The poster was correct in that his motivation was unmatched. In addition, Coach Ellenson had a great personality and was a very kind and honest gentleman. IMHO, the Gator AD messed up by not promoting him to head coach.
I always enjoy your posts, DC.
"Gene Ellenson is often overlooked in the annals of Gator history. He shouldn't be. His ability to motivate was unmatched. Gator fans should all know about "The Letter" and the power of his pep talks."
The above was noted in an earlier post and the poster was absolutely correct. Gene Ellenson was assistant coach @ Univ. Miami under Coach Gus from 1950 thru 1958 and he recruited my late husband in 1957 who played high school ball @ Robert E. Lee in Jax.
The poster was correct in that his motivation was unmatched. In addition, Coach Ellenson had a great personality and was a very kind and honest gentleman. IMHO, the Gator AD messed up by not promoting him to head coach.
One of the first gyms opened in the Daytona area was Omega 40 in Ormond Beach. I believe the guy who owned it played for Miami shortly after your husband. Great athlete. His name was Steve Xynidis. His son Jon walked-on at UF and became a special teams star in the mid-90's. That last name is pronounced ex-in-ITIS. Well, Danny Wuerffel was a pretty good QB at that time. He won the Johnny Unitas award for QB play. Johnny Unitas himself called Coach Spurrier to tell him the news. The receptionist told Spurrier that Johnny Unitas was on the phone for him. Spurrier mis-heard it as "Jonny Xynidis is on the phone for you". So to the great Johnny U's bemusement, Spurrier answers the phone "X! What do you want?"
Alex.