Players you Particularly Remember

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GOATS: Randy Hymes and Clarence Moore

[saintmatthew]

yr right.

I didn't get to see it but we hand a MNF game against the Luv Ya Blue Oilers and we dominated them. I would love to have seen that.
maybe that was the Earl Campbell play.

I didn’t move here until after they no longer were the Oilers. Hell, I moved here and someone referred to the Ravens and I was all “ I thought their team was the Colts”


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[BearArms]

I loved me some Jim Leonhard!

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There's my pick!! Darn it ITT

[EdReed4HOF]

Chester Taylor...always liked him as the #2 back behind Jamal. Then he went to Minnesota and served as the Vikings second back behind Adrian Peterson

[WNCRavensFan]

Chester Taylor...always liked him as the #2 back behind Jamal. Then he went to Minnesota and served as the Vikings second back behind Adrian Peterson

Taylor killed it at Toledo. 4646 yards rushing, 5200 yards from scrimmage and 60 TD. Averaged 5.8 yards per carry.

Taylor was the 18th RB chosen in the 2002 draft. He has more career rushing yards (4740) and yards from scrimmage (7064) than 15 of the 17 taken before him. Only Clinton Portis and Brian Westbrook had more.

If I were to make an All-MAC team of NFL players he might be on it. The best NFL player from Toledo is probably Curtis Johnson of the Miami Dolphins' No-Name Defense. Kareem Hunt is also from Toledo but his career is up in the air right now. Of course I'd also have to peruse the other MAC schools.

Pro Football Reference is a godsend for all this. Unfortunately we all know the QB of the All-MAC team would be Ben The Neanderthal.

[WNCRavensFan]

MAC schools by number of NFL players drafted

86 Toledo
81 Miami (OH)
72 Northern Illinois
65 Western Michigan
58 Bowling Green
55 Kent St
49 Central Michigan
48 Ohio
45 Eastern Michigan
42 Ball St
39 Akron
33 Buffalo

Leading NFL rushers from the MAC

7338 Michael Turner (Northern Illinois)
4740 Chester Taylor (Toledo)
4363 Rob Carpenter (Miami)
3862 Timmy Brown (Ball St)
3520 Sherman Smith (Miami)
2856 Mel Triplett (Toledo)
2506 James Starks (Buffalo)
2496 Don Nottingham (Kent St)
2446 Bill Triplett (Miami)
2330 Kareem Hunt (Toledo)
2179 Bernie Parmalee (Ball St)
1793 Dave Preston (Bowling Green)
1336 Thomas Rawls (Central Michigan)

So yeah, I believe Chester Taylor makes the RB room. The #1 RB would obviously be Michael "The Burner" Turner.

Don Nottingham incidentally was a FB for the Colts in the early 70s.

[boller4president]

Kyle Boller
Ismail
Todd Heap
Pierce (RB)
Anthony Wright
Kordella
McNair
Mason
Jamal Lewis
Chris McCalister
Alan Ricard
Bart Scott
Kelly Gregg


And of course Ed Reed, Ray Lewis, Matt Stover, Peter Boulware, Odgen

[iceman43]

https://youtu.be/Y9e_IXzRwuE?t=37

The whole thing is worth watching, but especially Hilliard getting crushed: https://youtu.be/Y9e_IXzRwuE?t=153


I also remember another sack against the Bengals resulting in a fumble that was returned for a TD, but I can't find it. Perhaps it was not against the Bengals.

Sharper and Burnett were playmakers

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[defiance211]

I was going to say the same. He was incredibly exciting to watch in our 08 season.

[defiance211]

Ovie Mugheli. He excelled at the FB position here and left for Atlanta for a big pay day.

[usmccharles]

Good ole Jarrett Johnson

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[00000]

Chester Taylor...always liked him as the #2 back behind Jamal. Then he went to Minnesota and served as the Vikings second back behind Adrian Peterson

Oh yeah, Chester Taylor - what a stud he was.. never got a chance to really shine