Number 4

[Uncle Rob]

Today's choice won the Jim Thorpe Award as the best defensive back in College Football.
But this choice is really about one play, in one game, in a monsoon, when this player explained to Joey Ivey, Payton Manning, the Tennessee Volunteers, and the rest of the world, that if your not a GATOR,

YOUR GATOR BAIT

1995 Florida Tennessee, my favorite Gator game of all time
Lawrence Wright - Football - Florida Gators

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Hell yeah!!!!!

If you aint gator you must be Gatorbait!!!!

honorable mention Andre Dubose

 

[Alumni Guy]

honorable mention Andre Dubose

Are we allowed to consider current players?

 

[Sec14Gator]

Well done today Unc R. Nothing pithy to say about this choice.

As for Debose, who I mentioned yesterday (and who's dreams you crushed despite his record of being on the sidelines during 107 Gator games), I distinctly remember the Zooker in 1994 really struggling to remember not to put Wright on the field at the same time as him since they both wore #4. That really stumped the Zooker on punt returns. Meyer managed his special teams much better and was never penalized for Wondy and AD being on the field at the same time.

 

[Gatorbait25]

Ciatrick

 

[soflagator]

Yeah, this borders on #7 territory.

It's Wright by a mile, based on his life turn-around story, on-field performance, championships, off the field work with youths, starting a recognized chant, and his help in establishing the Joey Kent Speech Impediment Foundation.

If there's a better body of work out there, regardless of number, I'd like to see it. He embodies everything that college athletics, and the doors it opens, is supposed to be.

 

[QueenCityGator]

Are these “Number __” threads almost over?

 

[MJMGator]

Are these “Number __” threads almost over?

 

[Gatordiddy]

Are these “Number __” threads almost over?

almost.. I'm no calculus major, but maybe another three threads to go ?

 

[Swamp Donkey]

almost.. I'm no calculus major, but maybe another three threads to go ?

you've already forgotten about the number zero.

and perhaps 00.

 

[Gatordiddy]

you've already forgotten about the number zero.

dammit! see? I'm just a product of the Florida public school system...

when did we start giving out #0 anyway? how long has that been going on?

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

Wondy. For one big play alone. At the 2:17 mark....

 

[GatorTruth133]

No love for Marquand Manuel yet

 

[Sec14Gator]

No love for Marquand Manuel yet

Having sat in that piece of shyt stadium, before it became RZF, as the ball went through MM's hands, my simple answer to this is "NO"

 

[soflagator]

No love for Marquand Manuel yet

You know, I was thinking earlier that the #4 sort of went dormant for a few years after Wright. I could somehow remember Speer, then LW, then Fason, but couldn’t think of that late 90s/early ‘00s period. Good call.

 

[AlexDaGator]

Today's choice won the Jim Thorpe Award as the best defensive back in College Football.
But this choice is really about one play, in one game, in a monsoon, when this player explained to Joey Ivey, Payton Manning, the Tennessee Volunteers, and the rest of the world, that if your not a GATOR,

YOUR GATOR BAIT

1995 Florida Tennessee, my favorite Gator game of all time
Lawrence Wright - Football - Florida Gators

Joey Ivie played for the Gators. DL.

I think you mean Joey Kent, the Vol WR.


Alex.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Wondy. For one big play alone. At the 2:17 mark....

I will stab you with a spoon.

 

[Uncle Rob]

dammit! see? I'm just a product of the Florida public school system...

when did we start giving out #0 anyway? how long has that been going on?

Blame the Arabs for inventing Algerbra.

 

[Gatordiddy]

Blame the Arabs for inventing Algerbra.

Oh ...I think we can blame them for more than that