Best one-two punch of your FCS school

[heath]

Assuming you are going to pick one player on each side of the ball, Which FCS school represents the best one-two? I'll start with JMU and say Charles Haley(5 rings and 100 sacks,plus 5 pro bowls) and Gary Clark(4 pro bowls and 2 rings).

[phoenixphanatic21]

Right now, I gotta go with Scott Riddle and Joshua Jones.

[Go...gate]

Mark Murphy (DB) and Mark Van Eeghen (FB)

[DFW HOYA]

There aren't any Mississippi Valley State posters that I'm aware of, but I think they take this argument (with Grambling not far behind):

Jerry Rice and Deacon Jones.

[TheValleyRaider]

Mark Murphy (DB) and Mark Van Eeghen (FB)

I see your Van Eeghen, and raise you Dan Fortmann (G)
-drafted by Chicago in the 9th Round of the 1936 (first) NFL draft
-1st or 2nd Team All-NFL in each of his 8 seasons
-Member of 3 NFL Championship teams (1940, 1941, 1943)
-Named to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 1930s
-Earned his medical degree while playing, became team physician for the LA Rams 1947-1963
-Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Fortmann
http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PLAYER_ID=70
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[Brad82]

Rhody

Jeff Williams -OL
Steve Furness DL


Both had lengthy NFL careers

[ASUTed]

Could go with Devon Moore and Mark Legree or B Quick and DJ Smith

Tough call

[superman7515]

QB Rich Gannon - 4x Pro Bowl selection (2x Pro Bowl MVP and only player to win consecutively), 3x All Pro selection, 2002 Associated Press Most Valuable Player, 2002 Pro Football Writers Most Valuable Player, 2000 & 2002 Maxwell Football Club Most Valuable Player, NFL records: Most completions in a season, most 300+ yard passing games, most consecutive 300+ yard passing games, most consecutive completions, most completions in a game (non-overtime) Rich Gannon on Pro Football Reference (http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GannRi00.htm?redir) **Per Pro-Football-Reference, the players most like Rich Gannon for his career include: Kurt Warner, Joe Namath, Joe Theismann, Sonny Jurgenson, Troy Aikman & Kenny Stabler**

DB Ivory Sully - 9 years in the NFL, played in Super Bowl XIV (the largest Super Bowl attendance of all-time) for the Los Angeles Rams, led the league in safeties (tied with 1, haha) in 1984, top ten in Fumbles Recovered in 1986

[GeauxLions94]

LB Billy Andrews - Played from 1967-74 with the Cleveland Browns. Picked off a Joe Namath pass and returned it for a touchdown to help seal a 31-21 win over the defending Super Bowl champion New York Jets in the first ever Monday Night Football game on Sept. 21, 1970.

Billy Andrews (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Andrews)

DB Donald Dykes - Arguably the greatest athlete in Southeastern Louisiana history, was a national champion in track and a standout defensive back for the Lions. Drafted in the second round by the New York Jets in the 1978 NFL Draft and played four years in the NFL.

Donald Dykes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Dykes)

[SFA 93]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/94823/Larry_Centers.jpg
#37 FB: Larry Centers 6-0; 225 Tatum, Texas (SFA 1989)
Drafted: Round 5 (115 Overall) Arizona Cardinals
NFL Seasons: 14
Pro Bowls: 3 (1995; 1996; 2001)
Super Bowl Champion: 1 (2003)
GP:198; R:615; YDS:2,188; TD:14; REC:827; YDS:6,797; TD:28; Total YDS:8,985; TD:42
NFL: #16 in career receptions (827)
NFL: #19 in Career Rec/TD (29.54)
NFL: #2 in most receptions by any non-wide receiver in NFL history (827)

http://www.pewterreport.com/img/articleImages/Trottersmallflex.jpg
#54 LB: Jeremiah "The Axe Man" Trotter 6-1; 261 Hooks, Texas (SFA 1997)
Drafted: Round 3 (72 Overall) Philadelphia Eagles
NFL Seasons: 11
Pro Bowls: 5 (2000; 2001; 2004; 2005; 2006)
Super Bowl Appearance: 1 (2005)
GP:147; TKL:664; SCK:12.5; PBD:33; INT:9; TD:2

[RookieWill]

Howie Long
Brian Westbrook

[c15683]

HAD TO GO WITH MY TOP SEVEN LEHIGH "PROs"

Joseph Perella, 1964, chairman and CEO of Perella Weinberg Partners;
Terry Hart, 1968, NASA astronaut
Maria Chrin, 1987, CEO and Managing Partner of Circle Financial Group, LLC, in NYC
Richard Hayne, 1969, founder/president, Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie
Roger Penske, 1959, chairman and CEO of Penske Racing, racing legend and owner of the Penske Corporation, and other automotive related businesses
Joe Morgenstern, 1953, Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic
Lee Lacocca, 1945, former chairman, Chrysler Corporation

[NovaWildcat]

Howie Long
Brian Westbrook

Beat me to it.
HOF'er and perennial pro bowler.

[Go...gate]

I see your Van Eeghen, and raise you Dan Fortmann (G)
-drafted by Chicago in the 9th Round of the 1936 (first) NFL draft
-1st or 2nd Team All-NFL in each of his 8 seasons
-Member of 3 NFL Championship teams (1940, 1941, 1943)
-Named to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 1930s
-Earned his medical degree while playing, became team physician for the LA Rams 1947-1963
-Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Fortmann
http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PLAYER_ID=70
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You are absolutely right.

[Sader87]

Van Eeghan and Howie Long (amoungst others mentioned here) were 1-A (now FBS) players during their collegiete careers...

[UNIFanSince1983]

Kurt Warner and Bryce Paup

[Uncle Rico's Clan]

Tim Hauck
Scott Gragg
(If we can throw in the CFL, Dave Dickenson)

[CharlestonAppFan]

Could go with Devon Moore and Mark Legree or B Quick and DJ Smith

Tough call

Not tough at all....

John Settle
Dexter Coakley

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[ElonPride]

Terrel Hudgins
Chad Nkang

or

Rich McGeorge (1st round pick of the Packers)
Joey Hackett

[Tribe4SF]

W&M

Darren Sharper - NFL - 63 INTs (6th all-time)...1,412 INT Return Yards (2nd all-time)...11 INT Ret. TDs (2nd all-time)...16 non-offensive TDs (3rd all-time)

Steve Christie - NFL - 338 Field Goals...1,476 points scored

[heath]

Dear Tribe4SF, gee I guess I should have mentioned Scott Norwood if your gonna mention kickers- " LIFE AFTER WIDE RIGHT"

[NHwildEcat]

Jerry Azumah & Corey Graham

I will defer to the older UNH guys if they have someone from before my time that was better on either side of the ball. I know Azumah can't be topped...unless Sicko takes off with America's Team!

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Jerry Azumah & Corey Graham

I will defer to the older UNH guys if they have someone from before my time that was better on either side of the ball. I know Azumah can't be topped...unless Sicko takes off with America's Team!

I didn't do enough research to make my decision for the defensive player but I was thinking about LB'ers Dwayne Sabb (6th round pick, four years NFL), Dwayne Gordon (8th round pick, seven years NFL), Steve Doig (3rd round pick, four years NFL) and Ilia Jarostchuk (5th round pick, four years NFL). Might be a moot point in a couple more years if Corey continues to play in the NFL. Maybe "VT 53" will want to put his xtwocentsx into the discussion. Like me, he goes back that far, but he has significantly more technical knowledge about football.

My initial reaction for offensive player was Ricky Santos but then I thought about it some more. I also looked back at my UNH Mount Rushmore (remember that thread?) and saw that I had picked Jerry and not Ricky. The professional experience made me put Jerry Azumah ahead of Ricky.

[Brad82]

UNH fans-I would say Doig on defense- a real force. I played agains Ilia Jarostchuck. Not quite the rep Doig had.
There was another LB in late 70's-Hunter (?) had lengthy NFL career. UNH may have been D-2 @ time? Anyways,you guys had some great players in 84 & 85. Their players seemed to be real physically advanced.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

UNH fans-I would say Doig on defense- a real force. I played agains Ilia Jarostchuck. Not quite the rep Doig had.
There was another LB in late 70's-Hunter (?) had lengthy NFL career. UNH may have been D-2 @ time? Anyways,you guys had some great players in 84 & 85. Their players seemed to be real physically advanced.

That would be Bruce Huther who played on the two UNH D-II playoff teams (1975 - lost to WKU in the semi-finals, 1976 - lost to eventual champion Montana State 17-16 in the quarterfinals). He was a free agent pick of the Dallas Cowboys and IIRC got a Super Bowl ring during his five years with them. He also played two other years with Browns and Bears.

[JMG1MON]

Well, I now know where Bruce Huther went to college. My mom went to high school with him. As for Monmouth, on offense, easily Miles Austin. Defense, since we don't have anyone make the pros yet from there, I would go with Joe Sentipal.

[UNCBears2010]

For UNC, the choice is pretty easy:

Vincent Jackson
http://photos.signonsandiego.com/albums/080914broncos/SMHchargers290346x0021.jpg

Aaron Smith
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/images/200712/20071212pd_asmith_500.jpg

[mikebigg]

I'll go with two of our 4 Hall of Famers...

Charlie Joiner WR Chargers

Junius "Buck" Buchanan DE Kansas City Chiefs

[LEHIGH61]

Mike Rieker and Steve Kreider - Lehigh 1977

[Brad82]

Lehigh61-What about Wesley Walton?

[SpiderInTheMixingBowl]

Off the top of my head for the Spiders:

Shawn Barber
Tim Hightower

Also have to mention that another Spider, Leland Melvin, is in the NFL Hall of Fame. He was the first NFL player to become an astronaut.

[AggieFinn]

QB Ken O'Brien - NY Jets
S Bo Eason - Houston Oilers

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[KiddBrewer]

one area where, imo, my mountaineers really cant competexsmhx

but id probably go with....

Dexter Coakley and..... hell, why not, Armanti Edwards (heres to hope)xprost2x

I THINK villanova takes this onexcoffeex ....or maybe Mississippi Valley State....Jones and Rice are a pretty tough combo to beat

[Hob]

I know this thread is old but for UNH I think you would be remissed in not mentioning guys like David Gamble, John Perry and Barry Bourassa -- all played together and were great college players.

[superman7515]

You're right. It is old. Wait until Dane96 see's you dredging these things up.

[bjtheflamesfan]

this is a tough one because LU has had quite a few good offensive players but...Id go with

Rashad Jennings (Jacksonville Jaguars RB)

and

Vince Redd (New England Patriots DE...not sure where he is now though)

[Gil Dobie]

Stacy Robinson 2 Rings with NY Giants
Tyrone Braxton 2 Rings with Denver Broncos

[813Jag]

if you're speaking nfl careers for Southern I would say: Aeneas Williams and Harold Carmichael

[JSUBison]

Stacy Robinson 2 Rings with NY Giants
Tyrone Braxton 2 Rings with Denver Broncos

It's really too bad Phil wasn't able to get one. 4 times coming up empty really must have been hard for all those guys.

[Gil Dobie]

It's really too bad Phil wasn't able to get one. 4 times coming up empty really must have been hard for all those guys.

Steve Nelson also came up empty with the first New England team that went to the Super Bowl.

[THE HERD]

Steve Nelson also came up empty with the first New England team that went to the Super Bowl.

Steve is in the Patriots hall fame though and Phil is now in the Bills ring of honor or hall of fame....not too bad.