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Who was UF's best head coach recruiter? While there can be a tendency to turn this into a lifetime achievement award, I think you have to respect what someone like Pell did in a limited period and how it impacted the program. The guy could recruit even if he did arrive in living rooms with wads of cash.
Another factor: Who coached 'em up. Hall recruited Shane Matthews. Spurrier made him who he was, although in fairness to Hall, who was quite good with quarterbacks (witness: Kerwin Bell), we'll never know what he could have done.
Yet another factor: Unless you're old as dirt and have the memory of an elephant, who's going to remember much about recruiting back in the days of Bob Woodruff or even Ray Graves? It's difficult to even determine all the people who played for them.
Forgive me those I have unintentionally overlooked and, bear in mind, there isn't enough broadband to list everyone.
Some talent to consider.
RAY GRAVES (1960-1969)
Steve Spurrier
Jack Youngblood
John Reaves
Larry Smith
Carlos Alvarez
Larry Gagner
Steve Tannen
Richard Trapp
DOUG DICKEY (1970-1978)
Nat Moore
Cris Collinsworth
David Little
Scot Brantley
Wes Chandler
Ralph Ortega
David Galloway
Jimmy DuBose
Sammy Green
Burton Lawless
CHARLEY PELL (1979-1983)
Wilber Marshall
Lomas Brown
John L. Williams
Tim Newton
Tony Lilly
Neal Anderson
Rickey Nattiel
James Jones
Alonzo Johnson
Jeff Zimmerman
Kerwin Bell
GALEN HALL (1983-1989)
Louis Oliver
Richard Fain
Emmitt Smith
Huey Richardson
Jarvis Williams
David Williams
Errict Rhett
Cal Dixon
Shane Matthews
Clifford Charlton
STEVE SPURRIER (1990-2001)
Fred Taylor
Danny Wuerffel
Jevon Kearse
Jack Jackson
Kevin Carter
Ellis Johnson
Ike Hilliard
Keiwan Ratliff
Lito Sheppard
Lawence Wright
Mike Peterson
Chris Doering
Mo Collins
Jacquez Green
Travis Taylor
Gerard Warren
Jabar Gaffney
Reche Caldwell
Alex Brown
Shannon Snell
Rex Grossman
Taylor Jacobs
Kenyatta Walker
Fred Weary
Reidell Anthony
Jason Odom
Brad Culpepper
Mike Pearson
URBAN MEYER (2005-2010)
Reggie Nelson
Derrick Harvey
Tim Tebow
Maurkice Pouncey
Mike Pouncey
Percy Harvin
Joe Haden
Janoris Jenkins
Brandon James
Caleb Sturgis
Jermain Cunningham
Brandon Spikes
Carlos Dunlap
Aaron Hernandez
Marcus Gilbert
Dominique Easley
Sharrif Floyd
Ahmad Black
Another factor: Who coached 'em up. Hall recruited Shane Matthews. Spurrier made him who he was, although in fairness to Hall, who was quite good with quarterbacks (witness: Kerwin Bell), we'll never know what he could have done.
Yet another factor: Unless you're old as dirt and have the memory of an elephant, who's going to remember much about recruiting back in the days of Bob Woodruff or even Ray Graves? It's difficult to even determine all the people who played for them.
Forgive me those I have unintentionally overlooked and, bear in mind, there isn't enough broadband to list everyone.
Some talent to consider.
RAY GRAVES (1960-1969)
Steve Spurrier
Jack Youngblood
John Reaves
Larry Smith
Carlos Alvarez
Larry Gagner
Steve Tannen
Richard Trapp
DOUG DICKEY (1970-1978)
Nat Moore
Cris Collinsworth
David Little
Scot Brantley
Wes Chandler
Ralph Ortega
David Galloway
Jimmy DuBose
Sammy Green
Burton Lawless
CHARLEY PELL (1979-1983)
Wilber Marshall
Lomas Brown
John L. Williams
Tim Newton
Tony Lilly
Neal Anderson
Rickey Nattiel
James Jones
Alonzo Johnson
Jeff Zimmerman
Kerwin Bell
GALEN HALL (1983-1989)
Louis Oliver
Richard Fain
Emmitt Smith
Huey Richardson
Jarvis Williams
David Williams
Errict Rhett
Cal Dixon
Shane Matthews
Clifford Charlton
STEVE SPURRIER (1990-2001)
Fred Taylor
Danny Wuerffel
Jevon Kearse
Jack Jackson
Kevin Carter
Ellis Johnson
Ike Hilliard
Keiwan Ratliff
Lito Sheppard
Lawence Wright
Mike Peterson
Chris Doering
Mo Collins
Jacquez Green
Travis Taylor
Gerard Warren
Jabar Gaffney
Reche Caldwell
Alex Brown
Shannon Snell
Rex Grossman
Taylor Jacobs
Kenyatta Walker
Fred Weary
Reidell Anthony
Jason Odom
Brad Culpepper
Mike Pearson
URBAN MEYER (2005-2010)
Reggie Nelson
Derrick Harvey
Tim Tebow
Maurkice Pouncey
Mike Pouncey
Percy Harvin
Joe Haden
Janoris Jenkins
Brandon James
Caleb Sturgis
Jermain Cunningham
Brandon Spikes
Carlos Dunlap
Aaron Hernandez
Marcus Gilbert
Dominique Easley
Sharrif Floyd
Ahmad Black