who is the best player in state history

[dumptruck]

i was watching the news the other night and i thought "hey, who is the best football player in tenessee history" i would realy like to know this because the results are going in a newspaper

[PiGeOnS4LiFe]

Jykine Bradley from Fulton...now a free agent with the Buffalo Bills

[JohnPaul]

your nuts when he played against central he laid an egg, out of fear.

[JohnPaul]

you are not to bright.did you know spurrier came from science hill?he won the heisman.what about john henderson?he won the outland.let me guess bradley was mvp at fulton.

[govolz]

Best palyer that I know of that was awsome,went Pro and did very well was E.J. Junior out of Maplewood High 1976, went onto Alabama, and to the Pros. I believe it was with St.Louis and then to Miami.

I don't mean to go so far back. I just don't have a choice...

[JohnPaul]

mike cofer went to ut and played with detriot they said he was the fastest linebacker in the nfl during his prime.his brothers were no joke either especially joe.

[BigSneaky]

Do you mean best player while in high school here in Tennessee???Our best player from Tenneseee that went on the pros and such??? Most well know would have to go to The ole ball coach Steve and Reggie White.

[STARSNBARS]

I'm a Maryville grad, but I think Albert Davis from Alcoa would have to be considered. Davis who failed to get into U.T. was a man among boys in his days at AHS. Doug Dickey signed Lester McClain, U.T.'s first black player and the first in the SEC, to room with Davis. I have been told that Davis would have been the first "Herschel Walker" type player in the SEC. Just think of what might have been. A backfield with Curt Watson at FB and Albert Davis at TB. Davis went on to star at Tennessee State and later in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles. Go Rebs.

[Guest MeanMachine]

Played for DB in the forties, definately one of the best in his day.

 

Steve up at JC is a good one too and so is James Stewart from Moristown

[bigreid]

In order...

1. Reggie White

2. Spurrier

3. Chad Pennington

[DelTavian]

Anybody heard of a guy named Reggie White?

 

I'd put my money on him as the best from Tennessee since he played high school and college ball in the state.

 

Isn't Spurrier from Tennessee and just went to college at Florida. He won some big trophy they give to college players. I used to remember what they called it before they cheated Peyton out of it.

 

But I'd have to say that Reggie is the most successful player in Tennessee history on a high school/college/pro level.

 

Del.

[DelTavian]

Posted by bigreid:

In order...

1. Reggie White

2. Spurrier

3. Chad Pennington

 

Was writing mine up while you posted yours. Glad to see someone else is thinking.

 

Del.