Who Was Your First Favorite CFB Player?

[clarencepeabody]

Joey Clinkscales

 

[CaliVol2009]

Little Man Stewart

 

[Starchief13VFL]

C. Bob Johnson.

 

[N.ohio vol]

First Favorite vol would be probably Casey Clausen.

 

[Hunerwadel]

Dewey Warren, the old Swamp Rat. See avatar.

 

[VAVol85]

Ricky Townsend

Yes, that is Condredge holding and how his jersey usually looked.

Tearaway jerseys and barefoot kickers were definitely a 70s thing.

 

[VAVol85]

Condredge Holloway, Larry Seivers, Haskell Stanback, and Stanley Morgan all stand out in my mind. Most of the memories are from John Wards calls of the games and reading the KNS on Sunday mornings.

 

[ArdentVol]

Tearaway jerseys and barefoot kickers were definitely a 70s thing.

Condredge was the epitome of the tear0away look. Unfortunately, I took my first full-time job in Huntsville in 1972 and was unable to go to many Vol games

 

[AllVolBallYall]

Leonard Little, nonstop motor.

 

[Vol in Tears]

Chuck Webb

 

[3-2-1-Wolf]

Who was your first favorite college football player?



For me it’s Condrege Holloway.
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Mine wa Holliway too.

 

[UTvolz9808]

Peerless price still is to this day

 

[MAD]

Condredge Holloway, Larry Seivers, Haskell Stanback, and Stanley Morgan all stand out in my mind. Most of the memories are from John Wards calls of the games and reading the KNS on Sunday mornings.

Those 4 are mine too. I also cherished the Sunday sports section the day after the games. Would you listen to to that radio show after the games where people could call in and ask for a particular score? And Sundays you had a recap show on TV around noon that showed highlights of all the Saturday games.

 

[bpalmer28]

That hit between him and Tebow on the sidelines was like...
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My wife at the time was like “ohhhh Tebow just ran over your boy”

then they showed the replay and obviously she was wrong, just like she was wrong for making a playmate out of her female friend but I digress

 

[SuzyVol]

Back to Condredge for a minute....

How many folks were at his freshman game vs Notre Dame to witness his high flying act into the S endzone at the near pylon from about the 5? I remember that play and the one from somewhere near midfield when he raised up and hit an uncovered wideout near the east side hash marks for a big play, score I think, in the same endzone.

Have no idea why I would have been in town for that 2 years into my Belmont experience.

I believe Larry Seivers had three touchdown receptions in that game, but my memory is getting a little fuzzy.

 

[N.ohio vol]

Peyton.

Was only about 10 years old before I started paying attention to football of any kind outside of the SB. I was a Braves fan first so we watched baseball on the weekend.

I remember Dad always listening to the radio for the Vols game, but we rarely watched the football games (or at least I didn't anyways).

I'm in the same age bracket I remember Peyton I was probably a little too young to appreciate him at the time. But grew up a huge braves fan up here in Ohio and my all time favorite baseball player will always be chipper Jones.

 

[EtowahVol]

Steve Delong

 

[volz2wallz]

First Favorite vol would be probably Casey Clausen.View attachment 524747

Iceman...truly under appreciated..

 

[Volbackhomefromtx]

Andy Kelly

Named my son after him

 

[VolStrom]

Larry Seivers, he was the best that ever was during his time.

 

[AllVolBallYall]

I guess I didn't pay attention to the question, the FIRST player I really loved to watch was Tony D.

 

[EasternVol]

Many favorites but the earliest I recall watching in awe were Bobby Scott, Curt Watson, Conrad Graham, Jackie Walker, Condrege Holloway, Larry Sievers, Bobby Majors and Stanley Morgan. And a host of other great Vols.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

James Banks.

 

[LittleVol]

Jamal Lewis

 

[peaygolf]

First CFB player favorite was I.M. Hipp at Nebraska.

First Vol favorite was Willie Gault.

Wow……I.M. Hipp (Nebraska)
Totally etched in my mind.
Lam Jones, Ham Jones, Jam Jones from Texas at about the same time? Maybe