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The combination of Tebow and Harvin was unstoppable ! Tebow was the best player and without a doubt SOS has had the greatest impact on our program, his list of accomplishments are unmatched. I will always have love for the HBC
I'm just curious how many on here has seen Danny Wuerffel play. We have to keep in mind that 1996 was 17 years ago.
Danny remains one of just a few to win 4 SEC titles.
And he wasn't just on the team- he made heavy contributions to each of the 4 titles.
How many other Gator football players can say that- even in Danny's class.
Then add in his Heisman, the MNC, and his incredible performance in that Sugar Bowl. I'm pretty sure we scored the most points EVER against a #1 ranked team.
And he was such a credit to UF off the field- everyone loved Danny. What an incredible leader. Quite a contrast to another Gator player mentioned on this thread.
From a lifetime acheivement perspective- Spurrier is head-and-shoulders above everyone else.
He is my opinion the greatest Head coach in Gator history...in any sport.
I think most of us were thinking football, but if were crossing over...than Billy is #2 to SOS to me.
Agreed, honestly what Spurrier did with football is amazing but its not like a big SEC state school becoming a football power is unprecedented-- and the state of Florida as a whole was rising on the gridiron due to the population shift (its not a coinicidence that Florida, Florida State and Miami all exploded on to the national scene within a decade of each other- barring probation it probably happens even sooner).
But basketball, especially on a consistent basis at a school with virtually no history (yes we had the one Kruger run but c'mon) that takes a personality especially at a university where its almost always going to be the second sport at best-- I can't really think of a parallel at least one where it happened for this long other than maybe Syracuse, its just so much harder at a school where there's already a dominant sport- usually if a guy makes one of the minor sports rise up he leaves for a school where said sport is #1.
I've been a fan since childhood, graduated from UF in 1983 and have had season tickets since 1990. I'm a huge fan of Wilber, Scot Brantley, remember Youngblood as a pro though not much as a Gator. Love Danny, Emmitt, and more.
Tim Tebow is the greatest college football player of all time, any position and any era.
Most Important: Steve Spurrier <-Greatest
Most Accomplished while at UF: Tim Tebow
Best Overall Career (including NFL): Emmitt Smith
Most Talented: Percy Harvin
in terms of their on field play in college only.....
percy harvin is the best gator football player i have ever seen. every other player i could name had a day on the field that he would like to forget. sure, harvin was on the field for games that we lost, but i don't remember harvin ever having a bad game. ever.
all other gators that i can think of no matter how outstanding had a bad day at the office at some point in their career.
my family has been going to games since the early 60's. i've been blessed to watch all the greats. after reading a mention of Wes Chandler and Youngblood i began thinking about some others no one would ever mention as the greatest but, Nat Moore, John Reaves, Carlos Avalrez, Scott Brantley, Steve Tannen, Neil Anderson,Emmit Smith, David Little, so many others i can't think of right now. wow thanks for the memories.
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Interesting way of looking at it. If you had time for one final play, a fourth and one for a TD and a national championship who would you want as your QB? How could you pick anyone other than Tebow?
Looking back at the original question, who is the greatest Gator football player of all time, I'll have to take Tebow. Danny is my sentimental favorite since I was an undergrad at UF during his playing days - but I have to give Tebow the edge. Tim Tebow had an "it" factor that is very very hard to explain. I have watched a lot of football and seen a lot of great players - but no one who had the charisma of Tim Tebow. I think Herschel came closest of all the players I have seen over the past 35 years.
If we change the question from greatest Gator football player to simply "Greatest Gator" then in my opinion there is only one choice- Steven Orr Spurrier.
All of the players mentioned by all of the posters though are truly Gator greats.
and if it was fourth and over 20 i would take Danny.
Guy could throw the fade...
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Originally Posted by nawlinsgator
I'm just curious how many on here has seen Danny Wuerffel play. We have to keep in mind that 1996 was 17 years ago.
He destroyed my high school team. I remember the score being something like 45-3. He was amazing. He did not look special at first, but after a few of those "I cannot believe you completed that pass" moments you realized that he was special.
SOS was in the running for top Gator since he played and coached at the highest levels possible at UF. I still love the guy, but coaching another college team in the SEC no less, dropped him a notch below Tebow and DW.
You actually make a great point. I somehow forgot that he coaches at Carolina. How can the greatest Gator of all time be drawing up plays for another team we happen to play every year? And it's not like he's at LSU; he's at a school that threatens our ability to win our division every fall.
What about Billy Donovan? Does "the Greatest Gator of all time" apply only to football? I'm not trying to be pompous, but it's a legitimate question.
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