UF's Marshall, Taylor and Brown nominated for Hall of Fame

[78]

http://www.profootballhof.com/108-modern-era-nominees-for-the-hall-of-fames-class-of-2018/

 

[MJMGator]

 

[GatorJ]

That's a lot of really good linebackers:

Carl Banks, Cornelius Bennett, Tedy Bruschi, Seth Joyner, Ray Lewis, Greg Lloyd, Wilber Marshall, Clay Matthews, Willie McGinest (also DE), Karl Mecklenburg, Sam Mills, Joey Porter, Darryl Talley, Zach Thomas, Brian Urlacher

 

[rogdochar]

Wondered what he was doing lately. So I read wiki on him. He's living in Titusville, permanently disabled from football injuries. He sued the Pete Rozelle & the NFL to get his entitled permanent disability on the NFL retirement plan. He won in 2008. Hope he didn't make enemies that could keep him out of the NFL HOF.

 

[Gator87]

Possibly had the greatest performance ever by Gator defensive player against USC in 82.

 

[MJMGator]

Possibly had the greatest performance ever by Gator defensive player against USC in 82.

No possibly to it. Greatest defensive performance I've ever witnessed.

 

[oxrageous]

He's been retired for 22 seasons and he's just now nominated? He has no chance, but it's an honor just to be nominated.

 

[cornbread]

I read it here that he wasn't that good

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Possibly had the greatest performance ever by Gator defensive player against USC in 82.

Damn. I heard the orange jerseys caused you to lose.

And that no coach could possible win a first game that wasn't against a directional school.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Possibly had the greatest performance ever by Gator defensive player against USC in 82.

4:35. I like that they made the highlight reel.

Probably "friends" of 78. Both of them.

 

[stephenPE]

no coach could possible win a first game that wasn't against a directional school.

University of Southern Cal. southern is a direction.

 

[maheo30]

How good was Marshall as a gator and pro? He was a bit before my time.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

University of Southern Cal. southern is a direction.

Btw they hate being called "Cal" and hate South Cal even more, so it's exactly what I do.

Yeah, I agree Southern is a direction but USCw isn't a directional school.

 

[ChiefGator]

That is great a shame that he is disabled today and can't enjoy his life.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

How good was Marshall as a gator and pro? He was a bit before my time.

He was an All American and All Pro many many times.

 

[78]

BTW, Fred Taylor and Lomas Brown are also in this class.

Which 25 out of this group would you nominate as semifinalists? Mine are in bold. This was NOT easy.

QUARTERBACKS
(5) – Randall Cunningham, Rich Gannon, Donovan McNabb, Steve McNair, Phil Simms

RUNNING BACKS
(10) – Tiki Barber, Earnest Byner, Roger Craig, Corey Dillon, Eddie George, Edgerrin James, Lorenzo Neal, Fred Taylor, Herschel Walker (also KR), Ricky Watters

WIDE RECEIVERS
(13) – *Isaac Bruce, Donald Driver, Henry Ellard (also PR), Torry Holt, Chad Johnson, Randy Moss, *Terrell Owens, Sterling Sharpe, Jimmy Smith, Rod Smith, Steve Smith, John Taylor, Hines Ward

TIGHT END
(4) – Mark Bavaro, Ben Coates, Ferrell Edmunds, Jay Novacek

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
(21) – Willie Anderson (T), Matt Birk (C), *Tony Boselli (T), Lomas Brown (T), Ruben Brown (G), Ray Donaldson (C), *Alan Faneca (G), Bill Fralic (G/T), Jay Hilgenberg (C), Chris Hinton (G/T), Kent Hull (C), Steve Hutchinson (G), *Joe Jacoby (T), Mike Kenn (T), *Kevin Mawae (C/G), Tom Nalen (C), Nate Newton (G), Bart Oates (C), Jeff Saturday (C), Richmond Webb (T), Steve Wisniewski (G)

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
(11) – La’Roi Glover (DT/NT), Leonard Marshall (DE/DT), Keith Millard (DT/NT/DE), Leslie O’Neal (DE), Michael Dean Perry (DT/DE), Simeon Rice (DE), Richard Seymour (DT), Neil Smith (DE), Greg Townsend (DE/NT/LB), Kyle Vanden Bosch (DE), Bryant Young (DT)

LINEBACKERS
(15) – Carl Banks, Cornelius Bennett, Tedy Bruschi, Seth Joyner, Ray Lewis, Greg Lloyd, Wilber Marshall, Clay Matthews, Willie McGinest (also DE), Karl Mecklenburg, Sam Mills, Joey Porter, Darryl Talley, Zach Thomas, Brian Urlacher

DEFENSIVE BACKS
(12) – Eric Allen (CB), Steve Atwater (S), Ronde Barber (CB/S), LeRoy Butler (S), *Brian Dawkins (SS), Rodney Harrison (S), *Ty Law (CB), Albert Lewis (CB), *John Lynch (S), Dennis Smith (S), Everson Walls (CB), Darren Woodson (S)

KICKERS/PUNTER
(3) – Gary Anderson (K), Sean Landeta (P), Nick Lowery (K)

SPECIAL TEAMS
(2) – Brian Mitchell (KR/PR also RB), Steve Tasker (ST also WR)

COACHES
(12) – *Don Coryell, Bill Cowher, Tom Flores, Mike Holmgren, Jimmy Johnson, Chuck Knox, Buddy Parker, Richie Petitbon, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, Clark Shaughnessy, Dick Vermeil

 

[FireFoley]

How good was Marshall as a gator and pro? He was a bit before my time.

I am not one for setting certain criteria to have retired #'s or a ring of Honor, but UF has quite a strict criteria and Wilber is in it. Wilber was a sensational college player and an excellent pro, though not quite HOF material in my opinion. Be that as it may, recruited as a TE, he went on to become arguably the best LB to ever play here. Speaking of the criteria for the Ring of Honor, it is so stringent that Lomas Brown can't qualify and that guy was and still is the best O-lineman to play here!

 

[Thick&ThinG8r]

Lomas Brown admitting he intentionally let a defender run free to knock Scott Mitchell out of the game ended any chance he had of making it into the Hall of Fame.

 

[78]

4:35. I like that they made the highlight reel.

Probably "friends" of 78. Both of them.

You meant all four of them.

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

Flores deserved to be the first minority coach in the HOF long before Dunghole was paraded in.