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Orange Blooded [4505]
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The most underrated back Clemson ever had.
Feb 17, 2015, 4:57 PM
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Lester Brown. The Rubber Duck.
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Orange Blooded [3257]
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Don't forget "the rickashay rabbit"***
Feb 17, 2015, 4:59 PM
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Orange Blooded [4640]
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Yep. The Ricochet Rabbit Stacy Driver.***
Feb 17, 2015, 5:06 PM
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All-TigerNet [12505]
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Chad Jasmin?
Feb 17, 2015, 5:00 PM
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Duane Coleman (not bad at CB either)?
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CU Guru [1559]
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Travis Zachery
Feb 17, 2015, 5:19 PM
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Had a great running style
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All-TigerNet [13190]
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He also sold a fat sack
Feb 17, 2015, 5:59 PM
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allegedly
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CU Guru [1626]
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Re: Travis Zachery
Feb 17, 2015, 7:29 PM
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I agree. Gallman reminds me of him so much runs with balance and good body lean.
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CU Medallion [53716]
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Gallman is a lot faster than Zachary.***
Feb 17, 2015, 8:14 PM
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Orange Blooded [4974]
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Re: Travis Zachery
Feb 17, 2015, 8:54 PM
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Loved that guy. Ran with power and speed.
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Orange Blooded [2397]
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Re: Travis Zachery
Feb 17, 2015, 9:57 PM
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Funny. I always thought he was pretty underwhelming - not particularly strong or fast.
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Orange Blooded [4403]
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Chuck McSwain, Cliff Austin, and Marvin Sims***
Feb 17, 2015, 5:28 PM
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CU Medallion [58368]
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Cliff Austin, most definitely (of the ones mentioned so far)
Feb 17, 2015, 5:34 PM
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He was a good one and actually had a decent run in the NFL. Split carries with McSwain, another good RB - woulda been THE feature back for most teams.
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Re: Chuck McSwain, Cliff Austin, and Marvin Sims***
Feb 18, 2015, 7:15 PM
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Agreed Chuck. He left as our number 2 rusher and was our starting TB on the national championship team. Go #35!!!
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Re: The most underrated back Clemson ever had.
Feb 17, 2015, 5:35 PM
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Kevin Mack, Tracy Perry,
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Orange Blooded [3849]
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Re: Ken Callicutt
Feb 17, 2015, 5:48 PM
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Doubt he was the most underrated, but, he was one of them. Pretty solid NFL career too!
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Re: Ken Callicutt
Feb 17, 2015, 5:54 PM
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Reggie Merriweather
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Ronald Williams***
Feb 17, 2015, 7:36 PM
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Re: Ken Callicutt
Feb 17, 2015, 7:16 PM
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My Ken Callicutt story........
My generation.......he wouldn't go to class........Red got an equipment manager to go wake him up and take him to class......he would go in one door, wait 30 seconds, and walk out the door on the other side......just folklore but I believe it......great special teams player for the Lions. Defined tough.
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Re: The most underrated back Clemson ever had.
Feb 17, 2015, 5:57 PM
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Reggie! Reggie! Reggie! Reggie Meriweather!
GO TIGERS!
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Orange Blooded [2557]
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I'll never forget CTB pulling him out when USuCk could do
Feb 17, 2015, 7:09 PM
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nothing to stop him while we were driving for the winning TD. The entire stadium (whom were all chanting "Reggie, Reggie Reggie"), including Reggie, couldn't believe he got pulled out at that moment.
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Orange Blooded [3422]
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Re: I'll never forget CTB pulling him out when USuCk could do
Feb 17, 2015, 10:33 PM
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Thinking of that moment in that game makes me want to vomit in fury
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Re: The most underrated back Clemson ever had.
Feb 17, 2015, 6:00 PM
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REGGIE MERRIWEATHER #37
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Rock Defender [69]
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Ray Yauger***
Feb 17, 2015, 6:07 PM
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Orange Blooded [2427]
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Re: Ray Yauger***
Feb 17, 2015, 6:11 PM
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I still think Ray scored that touchdown against South Carolina. Refs said he didn't make it across the goal.
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CU Medallion [58368]
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He was a #### of a RB, don't know that he's under rated
Feb 17, 2015, 6:29 PM
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though as he was All-ACC at least once.
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Hall of Famer [22965]
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If Yauger was ever underrated....he gets my vote....
Feb 17, 2015, 6:36 PM
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but honestly, the first person I thought of was indeed The Rubber Duck
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CU Guru [1788]
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Re: The most underrated back Clemson ever had.
Feb 17, 2015, 6:45 PM
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More Reggie!!!
Thanks Tommy.... You baffoon !!!!
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Head Coach [789]
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Some others: Joe Henderson, Emory Smith, Rudy Harris
Feb 17, 2015, 11:34 PM
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Harris was one of the most physically talented backs we have ever had here. In today's game he would have converted to a HB instead of FB. Unfortunately Hatfield was still stuck in the 70's and could not get out of the Fullback mindset . Emory was just a load to bring down. Another one not mentioned but an absolute Coot Killer was Tony Kennedy who ran all over the Coots in the 45-0 debacle at Billy Brice. Joe Henderson from Freehold N.J. had some jets.
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Legend [16416]
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I wrote a poem about Clemson football in 1978
Feb 17, 2015, 6:47 PM
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And the best line of the poem featured Lester Brown
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Orange Blooded [4550]
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Travis Zachary gets my vote.
Feb 17, 2015, 6:57 PM
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Had great hands out the backfield and was a touchdown machine inside the redzone.
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Orange Blooded [2557]
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He's not anymore for sure, but Ellington didn't
Feb 17, 2015, 7:00 PM
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seem to get the credit I believe he deserved while he was here. Now that he's gone, we see how pivotal he was for an all around good O. He's certainly in the limelight now.
Message was edited by: TigerGrant8®
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Re: He's not anymore for sure, but Ellington didn't
Feb 17, 2015, 7:05 PM
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Greg hood.lol the back that no one remembers but I always liked him when I was a kid. He was so little but could move.
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Re: He's not anymore for sure, but Ellington didn't
Feb 17, 2015, 10:10 PM
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Agree. Loved, loved, loved Ellington. He was just in CJ's shadow. I remember thinking that we would be ok in the post-CJ era every time he gave CJ a breather.
I also always liked Bernard Rambert. I think that was mostly because he was the #2 SC HS running back behind Derrick Watson. We definitely got the better college back and better person. Funny how the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Re: He's not anymore for sure, but Ellington didn't
Feb 17, 2015, 10:23 PM
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McDowell. Not even close. Stud
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Raymond Priester
Feb 17, 2015, 7:10 PM
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Never gets the credit he deserves because he wasn't flashy, but he was first or second team All-ACC three times.
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CU Medallion [64972]
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Priester made the tough yards whenever we needed.
Feb 18, 2015, 7:11 AM
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I would rate he and Flagler the best in that regard that we ever had.
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Re: The most underrated backs on the same team?
Feb 17, 2015, 7:12 PM
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Pat "Night Train" Crain and Charlie "Ding Dong Daddy" Dumas.
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110%er [6928]
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Kenny Flowers, Buddy Gore****
Feb 17, 2015, 7:24 PM
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THE most underrated CU rb was..............
Feb 17, 2015, 7:30 PM
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Joe Henderson. Terrific back that lived in Terry Allen's shadow but would have been a star anywhere else. The two formed a great one-two punch.
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Re: The most underrated back Clemson ever had.
Feb 17, 2015, 7:40 PM
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Warren "Rat" Ratchford
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Re: The most underrated back Clemson ever had.
Feb 17, 2015, 7:52 PM
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What about Zachary
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Polio Petee Pulanski
Feb 17, 2015, 8:04 PM
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Played back before WWI. He made up for unorthodox running gate with a violent stiff arm that at times was armed with a homemade shank. Old Petee would be gimping around stabbing opponents too and fro on his way to the goal line. Back then it was all part of gamesmanship and the refs looked the other way as long as you slipped them a pack of Chesterfields and a dope.
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Orange Blooded [3677]
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I will have to go with Cliff Austin
Feb 17, 2015, 8:09 PM
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We had class together , became friends.
He tried to guide me to the straight and narrow.
A great guy.
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aside from that friend stuff
Feb 17, 2015, 8:24 PM
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He was a quality back
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Stacy Driver***
Feb 17, 2015, 8:13 PM
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Also "The Rat"
Feb 17, 2015, 8:21 PM
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Warren "The Rat" Ratchford.
Little guy but quick as lightning.
I remember him once in Chapel Hill running all over the place .
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The Ricochet Rabbit...Stacy Driver***
Feb 17, 2015, 8:25 PM
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Athletic Dir [881]
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I was pretty fond of Terry Witherspoon
Feb 17, 2015, 8:42 PM
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In short yardage situations
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Ted Brown agrees!
Feb 17, 2015, 8:45 PM
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Lester Brown
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Orange Blooded [2438]
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When MBHS ran the option with Lester at TB and Eddie Geathers at QB....
Feb 17, 2015, 8:46 PM
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Great times!! Beat everyone in 6AAA by about 50......
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Merriwether***
Feb 17, 2015, 8:57 PM
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Check the NFL Statistics
Feb 17, 2015, 8:57 PM
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The answer is
KEVIN MACK.
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Orange Blooded [3507]
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My top 2 = Stacy Driver & Terrance Flagler***
Feb 17, 2015, 9:22 PM
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110%er [7107]
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Anyone remember Wesley McFadden?
Feb 17, 2015, 11:01 PM
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Fullback in the late 80's who ran behind Terry Allen. McFadden didn't get a ton of carries, but he averaged 5 yards a carry and scored 13 touchdowns. I think he might have had an ACL injury or some other injury that slowed him down at some point while he was here.
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Re: Anyone remember Wesley McFadden?
Feb 18, 2015, 7:02 PM
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McFadden was undersized for a fullback, but was a tough runner, I liked him alot. Him and Tracy Johnson were very underrated
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110%er [6042]
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Re: The most underrated back Clemson ever had.
Feb 18, 2015, 7:11 PM
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Kevin Mack..IMO
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