Track team receivers

[Jax_Vol]

Who is our fastest WR on the team for next season?

 

[J C Higgins]

Sam Graddy and RB Jeff Powell were the only "track first" guys I remember.

Pretty sure this is correct.

 

[feathersax]

Leonard Scott I believe was one of the track players.

Great speed, but hands of stone.

 

[Jax_Vol]

Great speed, but hands of stone.

Watched him return a second half opening kickoff for TD against UGA.

Tremendous straight-line speed.

But, yeah...very hard hands

 

[loosecannon]

Justin Hunter was an elite LJ. We had a shot putter it two back in the day too that played

 

[onthehill71]

Willie Gault & Sam Graddy (sp?) come to mind.

Richmond Flowers

 

[ZZ13]

Richmond Flowers

Fastest hurdler in the world. But he couldn't prove it at the Olympics as he pulled a hamstring just before the 1968 Olympic Trials. He's said in interviews that he loved track more than football.

 

[1974Vol]

Sam Graddy and RB Jeff Powell were the only "track first" guys I remember.

Jeff's 60 yard TD run in the '86 Sugar Bowl to put the final nail in Miami's coffin was a thing of beauty!

 

[SuzyVol]

They would come here to do both track and football but mainly on the football team
The track team would cover their scholarship so it didn't count against our FB limit. This is not allowed anymore

I don't think this was the case in the Rohe era.

 

[onthehill71]

Fastest hurdler in the world. But he couldn't prove it at the Olympics as he pulled a hamstring just before the 1968 Olympic Trials. He's said in interviews that he loved track more than football.
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Really nice guy also.

 

[Golfprovol]

I don't think this was the case in the Rohe era.

A guy who use to work for me (mancke) was on the track team in '82, that is where I got the info.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Sam Graddy and RB Jeff Powell were the only "track first" guys I remember.

Powell had played football at William&Mary too. He came to UT to concentrate on track, but Majors wasn't having any of that. Worked out extremely well for the team and Powell.

 

[OldandStillaVol]

Powell had played football at William&Mary too. He came to UT to concentrate on track, but Majors wasn't having any of that. Worked out extremely well for the team and Powell.

Still remember when was asked why Powell got playing time at RB when there were more experienced RB's on the roster, Majors..., "he just has that look in his eyes."

 

[MurphyVol]

Who all signed here as football players, but also ran track. None of them came from the track team

I'm sure football paid for Gault's scholarship but I think the argument could be made that he was a track guy that also did football

• Gault was the SEC Champion in the 110 meter hurdles in 1981 and 1982
• Gault was the SEC Champion in the 200 meter in 1983
• Gault was a member of the 1980 United States Olympic track team
• Gault was on the world record setting 4×100 meter relay team in the 1983 World Championships

 

[livefaith]

They would come here to do both track and football but mainly on the football team
The track team would cover their scholarship so it didn't count against our FB limit. This is not allowed anymore

I believe this was the scheme.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

I'm sure football paid for Gault's scholarship but I think the argument could be made that he was a track guy that also did football

• Gault was the SEC Champion in the 110 meter hurdles in 1981 and 1982
• Gault was the SEC Champion in the 200 meter in 1983
• Gault was a member of the 1980 United States Olympic track team
• Gault was on the world record setting 4×100 meter relay team in the 1983 World Championships

Super Bowl Champion

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Karl Kremser. He was a soccer player before transferring to UT for track. He was a high jumper. Then he became UT’s first ever soccer style place kicker.

I think that Carl Pickens was also a high jumper.

Chip Kell threw the shot put for UT Track and Field.

I don’t think that Sam Graddy ever caught a pass at UT but might have held a world record as a sprinter. Or it might have been the best time one year or the NCAA 100 meter champion. Caught a few passes for the Raiders.

I think that the receivers with Gault, Wilson, and Hancock (and Phillips?) won the NCAA’s sprint medley relay and maybe set a world record.

 

[greenbacknative]

Does Justin Gatlin have any eligibility left?

 

[Wireless1]

Speaking of WRs. Not one receiver had a catch last night for Penn State. Not one.
Now #44 TE was a beast. I really enjoy having TE who have good hands. They can dominate a game. Big part of the NFL passing game.

With that said, PSU had zero stud receivers and an average QB and still came within an interception of reaching the championship game.
You have to be able to scheme and adapt to the personal you have at the time. Due to injuries or incorrect recruiting evaluation of players.

I think that is more a statement of what a stud #44 was/is. I think on one play he snapped the ball to himself, lateraled to himself, threw a screen pass to himself while blocking for himself

 

[jtipto10]

Does Justin Gatlin have any eligibility left?

Nope. In 2007 the Bucs gave him a "tryout contract" whatever that means. I assume he got some money for it. He also worked out for the Texans in 2006

 

[Volfan1000]

Does anyone remember when Majors and Fulmer needed speed receivers how they would hit the track team and teach them to run routes and catch? It's a random thought, but we had some good receivers come from there.

Chuck Rohe was a very under rated recruiter and a solid track coach at Tennessee during the Majors era.

 

[MurphyVol]

Super Bowl Champion

He was a solid player. He broke 900 yards once in 11 years. He averaged 600 yards and 4 TDs per season over his career. He was never at the level of the top guys of his era like Largent, Collinsworth, Monk, etc.

There have been a lot of 600.yards per season NFL guys, they have been very few world record holders, Gold medal winners and 11 time track All Americans

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Chuck Rohe was a very under rated recruiter and a solid track coach at Tennessee during the Majors era.

And also before Majors, during Battle and Dickey, too, I am pretty sure. I had a class or two with his daughter in early 70s.

 

[OrangeInKy]

Fastest hurdler in the world. But he couldn't prove it at the Olympics as he pulled a hamstring just before the 1968 Olympic Trials. He's said in interviews that he loved track more than football.
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He's got some athletic nephews too. 1-2 were good players for Duke and another and Olympic swimmer. Good genes in that family.

 

[greenbacknative]

I always like Gault's tagline..... if he's even...he's leavin'