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Willie Gault, watching him run after a catch was like watching an ice skater glide., but the one play I remember from Gault was his Kick off return and hearing John Ward call it as I listened in the stands as he said "willie Gault Ladies and gentleman is running all the way to the state capitol.. That moment and call will be in my memory forever.


 
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Marcus Nash

He had a great catch and run against Auburn in the SEC CG.
Haven't seen much of anything like that lately.
 
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Originally posted by Ooltewah Vol@Dec 4, 2005 8:04 PM
Willie Gault, watching him run after a catch was like watching an ice skater glide., but the one play I remember from Gault was his Kick off return and hearing John Ward call it as I listened in the stands as he said "willie Gault Ladies and gentleman is running all the way to the state capitol.. That moment and call will be in my memory forever.
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man that does bring back memories, i say we have a winner for the call in show
 
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I've been a Vols fan long enough to recall so many wide outs, so many highlights....we truly are wide reciever university. I offer Peerless Price, the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl...later in the game catching a sideline pass over his shoulder, GAINING ground as he went leaving the speedburner Florida State defensive backs behind. He that year was the guy in orange no DB could cover, he was awesome.
 
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Anthony Miller was probably better known for his Pro Career, but he was a good one.

Tim McGee was a hero of mine when I was young. He was All-American and Tony Robinson's #1 target. The "Catch" in 1985 against Kentucky (thrown by Dickey)

The catch against Auburn that same year.

The older posters will mention these guys: Richmond Flowers, Larry Seivers, Clyde Duncan and Anthony Hancock



Eric Swanson and Joey Clinkscales were solid, too!!
Swanson kicking his legs in the air against Vanderbilt in 85 will always be remembered.

TD Woods and Terence Cleveland when we had our last "bad" year in 1988.
 
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Wow. There are so many great receivers in Tennessee history, it is hard to select just one. Ask me tomorrow and I might give a different answer, but today I'll say....

Larry Seivers - Hands were like flypaper and he just had that knack for being able to make a big play when needed. The first game I ever saw in person was the 1974 Clemson game where Larry caught the game winning 2 point conversion from Condredge Holloway, the most exciting thing I had ever seen and a life influencing moment for me. A phenomenal # of catched for that time period...117 catches in 3 years broke Richmond Flowers record and stood until broken by Tim McGee in '85.

Other notable plays/performances: the game winning TD catch (from Randy Wallace) against Maryland in the 1974 Liberty Bowl... the awesome performance against Auburn in '75 with the spectacular catch off the helmet of the DB for a TD - he was SE player of the week for that game...a 70 yard bomb from Wallace against TCU in '76.

Larry certainly wasn't the most talented or the fastest, but for an 8 - 10 year old he made quite an impression. That's why he's my choice - he was one hell of a player.

Perry
 
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Originally posted by Perry Parris@Dec 4, 2005 9:54 PM
Wow.  There are so many great receivers in Tennessee history, it is hard to select just one.  Ask me tomorrow and I might give a different answer, but today I'll say....

Larry Seivers - Hands were like flypaper and he just had that knack for being able to make a big play when needed. The first game I ever saw in person was the 1974 Clemson game where Larry caught the game winning 2 point conversion from Condredge Holloway, the most exciting thing I had ever seen and a life influencing moment for me.  A phenomenal # of catched for that time period...117 catches in 3 years broke Richmond Flowers record and stood until broken by Tim McGee in '85.

Other notable plays/performances:  the game winning TD catch (from Randy Wallace) against Maryland in the 1974 Liberty Bowl... the awesome performance against Auburn in '75 with the spectacular catch off the helmet of the DB for a TD - he was SE player of the week for that game...a 70 yard bomb from Wallace against TCU in '76.

Larry certainly wasn't the most talented or the fastest, but for an 8 - 10 year old he made quite an impression.  That's why he's my choice - he was one hell of a player.

Perry
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Good post Perry. Welcome aboard.
 
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This won't be popular, but the most dominant performance I can ever remember from any WR was Kelley Washington against LSU his freshman year. I think he went over 250 yards in that game. LSU had no answer for him.

I'd say the combination of Washington and Stallworth in 2001 was right up there with Carl Pickens/ Alvin Harper and Willie Gault/Anthony Hancock.
 
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willie gault was the man!!!!!! not only was he a great receiver but he was a great punt and kick returner.

i know he ran a few back for touchdowns.

i was also give props to alvin harper. the old guys are the ones who started the wide receiver U tradition,
 
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Originally posted by GAVol@Dec 4, 2005 10:59 PM
This won't be popular, but the most dominant performance I can ever remember from any WR was Kelley Washington against LSU his freshman year.  I think he went over 250 yards in that game.  LSU had no answer for him.

I'd say the combination of Washington and Stallworth in 2001 was right up there with Carl Pickens/ Alvin Harper and Willie Gault/Anthony Hancock.
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Don't forget that we also had Jason Witten and David Martin. Along with the best defense in the SEC, kind of makes you wonder how we failed to win the SEC championship. After Florida there was no one in our hemisphere from a talent standpoint.

With the WR/TE combination, I'd agree that was the best we've had -- although I'd still rather have Pickens day-to-day than either of them.
 
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Joey Kent

He is the UT receiver record-holder for career yards (2814), catches (183), and TD's (25). He may get dinged for no "huge games," as he is nowhere to be found among the "most yards in a single game" leaders. However, that is even more of a tribute to his greatest attribute: consistency.

As for a particular play? Come on. Alabama, '95. One snap, one pass, and one catch by none other than Mr. Kent. . . . a decade-long curse was broken, a QB legend was born to live eternal in Tennessee folklore, and we began our own streak of domination.
 
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Originally posted by kiddiedoc@Dec 5, 2005 12:27 PM
Joey Kent

He is the UT receiver record-holder for career yards (2814), catches (183), and TD's (25).  He may get dinged for no "huge games," as he is nowhere to be found among the "most yards in a single game" leaders.  However, that is even more of a tribute to his greatest attribute:  consistency.

As for a particular play?  Come on.  Alabama, '95.  One snap, one pass, and one catch by none other than Mr. Kent. . . . a decade-long curse was broken, a QB legend was born to live eternal in Tennessee folklore, and we began our own streak of domination.
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Great minds think alike. :cool:
 
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Joey Kent was a great one. He stands out for the plays he made against Bama, if nothing else. Everyone remembers the 1995 game, but he had a long td catch in 1996 against them, too.

Alvin Harper, Carl Pickens, and Anthony Morgan were all good and were all on the same team. Now that's a wr corps right there.

Harper-80 something yard catch and run against Auburn in 1990 was a thing of beauty, as were many of his catches.

Pickens-too many to list, but he held the school record for longest catch in 1991, again against Auburn.

Morgan-ran a beautiful post pattern in the Cotton Bowl against Arkansas, and took it 80 yards to the house.

Donte Stallworth is another good one. Man, oh man do I wish he had been the one to stay and KW had left. His best play? I dunno, he had a few, but the best might have been when he literally faked a Vandy db out of his shoes, and took off down the sideline for a long td in 2001.

TD Woods was always a favorite of mine, from Gallatin, which is just a piece up the road from where I grew up. He made a great catch on a horrible throw against Auburn in 1989.

Others have mentioned Peerless and Marcus Nash, but don't forget Jermaine Copeland. No, he wasn't the greatest, but he did make some big plays for us in '97 and '98.
 
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Oh, another guy that made some clutch catches was JJ McCleskey. That kid was all heart, and played both ways.


Bobby Graham also made some clutch catches as well, especially against Memphis. He was the one who caught that bomb from Tee in 1999.
 
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Simple: Tim McGee...My Favorite Vol of all time, he started a long chain of the WR U.

Best WR Game: Kelly Washington against LSU, too bad he was flaky after that.

Best WR Catch: Had to Peerless down the sideline in the NC.
 
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Thanks for the responses guys, we used this thread on the show and mentioned a bunch of your names.
 
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