Top 10 Running Backs in UF History
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Fred T was and is the same man on and off the field. Solid and dependable. I lived next to his grandmother for a while, he had bought her the house. He is one of the most gracious and humble men you will ever meet. Others may have had better skills or stats, but when the game is on the line give me Fred T every time.
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I see him frequently at my la fitness in pembroke pines. He is always nice and always willing to talk gators football, never has anything negative to say
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Or the vandalism of Lito Sheppard’s car a few years back. He’s a knucklehead and showed it time and time again. His only saving grace was his definitive catch against ut in 2000.
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The day we moved in my wife was in the process of hanging the Gator flag out front. I was unloading boxes and stepped outside to see Fred jog up. He yelled “the hood just took a step up!” and held the bracket in place while we got it measured and attached. His grandmother was something else, always bringing us food and checking on my wife while I traveled. Got to witness her give Kelvin a brutal beating for throwing a rock at my truck( he was 6). Great times.
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Awesome story.
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Not that I ever heard. Even so, he still wasn’t close to the back Emmitt was.
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Maybe it's just because of the era he's associated with, but I never thought he was great, and maybe even a bit overrated. He definitely had some good games, and some memorable plays against Lsu in 2003 and the nioles in '04. But overall, I've always felt he was very "mehh".
Could be wrong. It was close to 20 years ago and I was drinking a lot at the time.
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I think he’s the second best running back over the last 20 years. Ernest Graham being number one.
Mike Gillislee is probably number three.
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Ernest graham was good friends with a buddy of mine so I knew him a bit as well. Was the nicest and most down to earth guy you'd ever meet. I remember the 3 of us sitting at Gators dockside around March of his senior year one evening and him stressing over whether he'd ever get a chance to play in the league. He did pretty well for himself I'd say.
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He had an upright running style and a 40 time of 4.58, which is what Tebow ran. Too slow for the NFL if you make your living toting the ball.
NFL teams knew what they were getting. He washed out after two seasons at Minnesota.
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I saw Gatorj mention Mike Gillislee and I completely agree. I was always really impressed with the way that guy ran the ball, especially with a retard calling the plays. Always extremely hard nosed and got as many yards as he could. A real grinder.
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Equally amazing was that Gilly sat on the bench while we handed the ball to fvkking Demps and Rainey instead.
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Absolutely agree. I thought about pointing out the very same thing. Watching us run Rainy and Demps up the gut in both 2010 and 2011 was painful to watch.
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He was here from 2009-2012. Could you please identify for the jury which retard you’re referring to.
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