Top 10 ALL time players in Chattanooga

[FlyCaster]

An interesting note about Reggie White: he was also a great basketball player being named All State (basketball), Chattanooga's top basketball player his senior year and the nations top two sport athelete.

[volman09]

An interesting note about Reggie White: he was also a great basketball player being named All State (basketball), Chattanooga's top basketball player his senior year and the nations top two sport athelete.

that is good information about Reggie i did not know that about him, i guess his football career just kind of put a blanket over his basketball career in high school

[eagleRC]

You have to put Andy Kelley - Rhea County in the discussion as well

[Rabble Rouser]

Forgot about Tommy "Freight Train" Taylor (City I think). Went to UCLA. Recruited by Faust at ND.

Also Jim Hennen at ND. All-state in football and baseball and the school's first wrestling state champ. Played at West Point and then for the Dolphins.

[hwfox4vols]

Any list without Gerald Riggs Jr. is not a very credible list. I remember one game in particular. It was in 2001 or 2002 (whichever year they won state) playoffs. Stump had come out and said that Ooltewah's D line that year was the best he'd ever seen. So in the second round of the playoffs Riggs ran all over the Owls fore more than 250 yds and I believe 6 TD's as RB beat Ooltewah something like 56-7. Like someone said earlier, Riggs absolutly dominated the field in his short time at Red Bank. I believe his senior year, ESPN had him as the #1 overall prospect coming out of high school (not just at running back, but overall). He has to be on the list.

 

And my homer pick of course, Patrick Flanagan. He's only the areas all-time leading rusher.

Edited September 29, 2006 by hwfox4vols

[thorough97]

I'm limiting my list to the acknowledged Chattanooga Metropolitan area and here it is.

 

1) Reggie White - Howard

2) John Hannah - Baylor

3) Andy Kelly - Rhea County

4) Eric Westmoreland - Marion County

5) Eddie Moore - South Pittsburg

6) Bobby Scott - Rossville

7) Charlie Hannah - Baylor

8) Joe Steffy - Baylor (Outland Trophy Winner, College HOF)

9) Tommy Taylor - City (not Phoenix III or Performing Arts or whatever its called now)

10) Bobby Hoppe - Central (Dodds Ave., not Harrison)

 

I don't include Gerald Riggs, Jr. (classic underachiever) nor Dante Hickey. Hickey didn't even play in college (did try to go JUCO in Mississippi, but flunked out) and that keeps him off of my list. I did add 1 Georgia player, but Walker County is officially in Metro Chattanooga. There isn't an official order, just a TOP 10.

[Ti-Ta]

Offensive:

1. Gerald Riggs ( Best Tailback Ever to Play in Chattanooga, regardless of what he

did in college. )

2. Corey Simpson ( Best Wide Receiver Ever to Play in Chattanooga, No Bragg

Just Fact. )

3. John Hannah ( Best Offensive Lineman Ever to Play in Chattanooga and Maybe

the Best Ever to Play in the NFL. )

4. Andy Kelly ( Has to be the Best Qoarterback I saw in the past 30 Years )

5. Reggie Mathis ( Man What a Load Super Player went on to play for Oklahoma )

 

Defensive:

1. Reggie White ( The Best Defensive Lineman Ever to Play Period, High School,

College and Pros. )

2. Charles Morgan ( Was as good as Reggie White at Tennessee his freshman

year but left. Also, played at Howard in high school with Reggie, just a great

player. )

3. Mike Kelly, Red Bank ( I thought he was the best linebacker I ever watched in

high school, went on to start for Tennessee in college. )

4. Charles Benton, Rhea County super player went on to play at Tennessee.

[BnL]

How about punters & kickers?

 

A few names from the not too distant past:

Damon Duval - Central

John Becksvoort - Red Bank

Pumpy Tudors - Marion Co.

[biglon68]

Great List!

 

Others of note from the Chattanooga area I have not seen on here so far:

 

Herman Hickman, Baylor, Coll HOF,State HOF,3 years NFL

Bob Johnson, Bradley County,1st round draft pick, 12 years NFL

Mike Jones, Riverside, 7 years NFL

Eddie Brown, Marion County, 6 years NFL

John Boynton, Bledsoe County, 1 year NFL

Hagood Clarke, Baylor, 5 years NFL

Fred Crawford, McCallie, College All American, 1 year NFL

David Douglas, Rhea County, 5 years NFL

Donnie Elder, Brainard, 6 years NFL

Bob Etter, Chatt. Central, 1 year NFL

Ellis Gardner, McCallie, 2 years NFL

Chip Healy, Baylor, 3 years NFL

Dale Jones, Bradley Central, UT Captain,1 year NFL

Chris White, Bradley Central, 1 year NFL

Blake Moore, Baylor,6 years NFL

Tom Mullady, McCallie, 6 years NFL

Dave Roller, Rhea County, 10 years NFL

Tawambi Settles, McCallie,1 year NFL

Ed Smith, McCallie, 2 years NFL

Lum Snyder, Bradley Central,6 years NFL

Allen Trammell, Baylor, 1 year NFL

Gary Tucker, Brainard, 1 year NFL

 

I'm working on a project to document Tennesseans who played in the NFL, Hal Ledyard from Chattanooga played for the 49ers in 1953, anyone know where he attended high school?

 

I'm limiting my list to the acknowledged Chattanooga Metropolitan area and here it is.

 

1) Reggie White - Howard

2) John Hannah - Baylor

3) Andy Kelly - Rhea County

4) Eric Westmoreland - Marion County

5) Eddie Moore - South Pittsburg

6) Bobby Scott - Rossville

7) Charlie Hannah - Baylor

8) Joe Steffy - Baylor (Outland Trophy Winner, College HOF)

9) Tommy Taylor - City (not Phoenix III or Performing Arts or whatever its called now)

10) Bobby Hoppe - Central (Dodds Ave., not Harrison)

 

I don't include Gerald Riggs, Jr. (classic underachiever) nor Dante Hickey. Hickey didn't even play in college (did try to go JUCO in Mississippi, but flunked out) and that keeps him off of my list. I did add 1 Georgia player, but Walker County is officially in Metro Chattanooga. There isn't an official order, just a TOP 10.

[volman09]

I'm limiting my list to the acknowledged Chattanooga Metropolitan area and here it is.

 

1) Reggie White - Howard

2) John Hannah - Baylor

3) Andy Kelly - Rhea County

4) Eric Westmoreland - Marion County

5) Eddie Moore - South Pittsburg

6) Bobby Scott - Rossville

7) Charlie Hannah - Baylor

8) Joe Steffy - Baylor (Outland Trophy Winner, College HOF)

9) Tommy Taylor - City (not Phoenix III or Performing Arts or whatever its called now

10) Bobby Hoppe - Central (Dodds Ave., not Harrison)

 

I don't include Gerald Riggs, Jr. (classic underachiever) nor Dante Hickey. Hickey didn't even play in college (did try to go JUCO in Mississippi, but flunked out) and that keeps him off of my list. I did add 1 Georgia player, but Walker County is officially in Metro Chattanooga. There isn't an official order, just a TOP 10.

 

Please give me some examples of what Gerald RIggd Jr. didnt achieve in high school???

[Rt-21CBTrap]

Jeff Smith-OL/DL-Meigs-10 years in NFL with Cheifs, Jags, Titans, and Steelers

 

Brian Peck-Ath-Meigs-Plays minor league baseball now, or did. Put up BIG numbers on both sides of the ball.

 

Just a few from that school worth mentioning.

[biglon68]

Jeff Smith-OL/DL-Meigs-10 years in NFL with Cheifs, Jags, Titans, and Steelers

 

Brian Peck-Ath-Meigs-Plays minor league baseball now, or did. Put up BIG numbers on both sides of the ball.

 

Just a few from that school worth mentioning.

 

Cotton Letner from Meigs County played at Tennessee and then the 1961 Buffalo Bills.

 

Cotton Letner

Robert Gene Letner

Position: LB

Height: 6' 1'' Weight: 215

Born: 1/26/1937, in Ten Mile, TN, USA

High School: Meigs County (Decatur, TN)

College: Tennessee

 

Regular Season Stats

 

FUMBLES

Year AGE Team LG GP TOT OWR OPR YDS TD

1961 24 BUF AFL 5 0 0 0 0 0

1 Season Totals 5 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

Jeff Smith's Stats:

 

Jeffery Lee Smith

Position: C/OG

Height: 6' 3'' Weight: 318

Born: 5/25/1973, in Decatur, TN, USA

High School: Meigs County (Decatur, TN)

College: Tennessee

 

Regular Season Stats

 

FUMBLES

Year AGE Team LG GP TOT OWR OPR YDS TD

1996 23 KAN NFL 1 0 0 0 0 0

1997 24 KAN NFL 3 0 0 0 0 0

1998 25 KAN NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0

1999 26 KAN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0

2000 27 JAC NFL 14 1 0 0 0 0

2001 28 JAC NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0

6 Season Totals 61 1 0 0 0 0