October 13, 200916 yr A quick five off the top of my head... Tim Couch Anthony White Trevard Lindley Craig Yeast Jeff Snedegar
October 13, 200916 yr Author Cobb is becoming one of my favorites. Here are a few I can think of (I only listed those that I actually saw play in person): Art Still Derek Ramsey Jeff Snedegar Marty Moore (forget about the fumbled interception in the Peach Bowl, he was a great college LB for the Cats)Marc Logan Pookie Jones Dermontti Dawson & Vernon Johnson (OK, the last 2 are lineman, and while not exciting for the general fan to watch, they were both amazing at what they did) Woodson, Johnson, Burton, Woodyard & Tamme (this was a very special group and I had to put them all together for what they meant for the program) Tim Couch Jared Lorenzen Mark Higgs Derek Abney Mo Williams Melvin Johnson (he LOVED to light people up) Billy Jack Haskins (for how he handled all the controversy) Dusty Bonner John Schlarman Bill Ransdell George Adams Ivy Joe Hunter James Whalen (had he not been injured in the Syracuse bowl game, I believe UK would have won) Another one of my favorites, but I never saw him play was Nate Northington. He was a DB for UK, signed in 1964, and was the first EVER African American football player signed to play at an SEC school. He also was the first African American player to play in a game featuring 2 SEC teams. And YES, he was a CAT!!! One of the most painful moments of my history of watching UK Football. Great player that gave his all for UK every week!
October 13, 200916 yr One of the most painful moments of my history of watching UK Football. Great player that gave his all for UK every week! I agree. My buddy and I were watching the game, and when he picked it off he was up hollering "go down, go down, ... you're not a running back, just go down." Still, .... one of my favorite UK players. He played with everything he had!! :thumb:
October 13, 200916 yr This will date me a bit, Dave Roller I think that's how you spell it was a heck of a defensive linemen for the cats.
October 13, 200916 yr Author Anyone old enough to remember Ivy Joe Hunter? Absolutely....played at a time when we had some pretty good RB's.
October 14, 200916 yr Anyone old enough to remember Ivy Joe Hunter? :thumb: He is on my list on post #23.
October 14, 200916 yr Sonny Collins was pretty good, Art Still was no slouch either. Wasn't there a player named Warren Bryant also on that team.? I believe he played in the NFL for a while.
October 14, 200916 yr Never got to see him play but Ray Correll was Bear Bryant's favorite player.. 110 miles per hour on every play! Raw-bone tough.
October 14, 200916 yr Author Anyone remember Perky Bryant? I'm not old enough to have watched him play, but I grew up with his daughters. He was part of the "Thin Thirty". Just curious as to people that may have seen him play in person. He was Asst. Football coach at my high school for years and had several nephews play for this teams. All played RB and were tough as nails. None were the most athletically gifted or biggest players, but they had his toughness.
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