Pump Guy
If Steve Spurrier was my neighbor, I would move.
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The summer football doldrums have me watching some old games. I had forgotten what a fun season 1993 was. There were 19 players on that team that would be drafted, but of those, Heath Shuler and Charlie Garner were special. I understand Shuler didn't perform in the NFL like most would have expected (I would argue much of it was out of his control), but I would say he was almost the perfect college quarterback. Then Charlie Garner was simply an amazing running back. On practically any other team in the country James "Little Man" Stewart and Aaron Hayden would have been first string running backs that year.
Of course Heath went pro that year, which was a huge distraction at the Citrus Bowl against Penn State. A year later I was in Bryson City and met Heath's aunt. I asked her about his decision to turn pro and she said that everyone wanted him to stay. Heath had asked her husband at Christmas what he thought about going pro and so he then asked Heath "who came in second in the Heisman last year?" Heath answered, " I have no idea" and his uncle responded, "no one remembers".
A good game to check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azaTRGs_reA&t=6167s
Of course Heath went pro that year, which was a huge distraction at the Citrus Bowl against Penn State. A year later I was in Bryson City and met Heath's aunt. I asked her about his decision to turn pro and she said that everyone wanted him to stay. Heath had asked her husband at Christmas what he thought about going pro and so he then asked Heath "who came in second in the Heisman last year?" Heath answered, " I have no idea" and his uncle responded, "no one remembers".
A good game to check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azaTRGs_reA&t=6167s