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> On Mar 28, 2018, at 10:20 AM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > > My eyes got a little watery as I was reading this. Anybody who speaks badly > of Jeremy Foley should have their mouth washed out with soap! > > Oliver Barry CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > PARKS Real Estate Services > 305 B Indian Lake Blvd > Suite 220 > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Office: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > [email protected] > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> >> Date: March 28, 2018 at 8:04:17 AM CDT >> To: GatorNews <[email protected]> >> Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Dominators: 20 UF athletes who ruled their sport >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> >> Dominators: 20 UF athletes who ruled their sport >> By Pat Dooley (Gainesville Sun) - March 28, 2018127 >> >> Florida quarterback Tim Tebow not only was the face of Gator football, he >> was the face of college football. [File] >> Earlier this month, ESPN put out a list and that’s all you need to know to >> predict that there was some controversy. That’s what lists are there for, to >> make you disagree and inspire social engagement. >> >> This list was to celebrate 20 years of ESPN the Magazine (who knew?) and it >> was of the 20 most dominant athletes of the last 20 years. It wasn’t a very >> well thought out list in that it had Peyton Manning at No. 3 and Tom Brady >> at 20 and excluded Michael Phelps, had Serena Williams way too low and >> included two athletes I have never heard of. >> >> But it accomplished its goal in that it offered up chum for talk radio. >> >> It also got me thinking about what that list would look like if we were >> talking about UF athletes, especially because the last 20 years have been >> the most dominant we have experienced at Florida. >> >> During the last two decades — since late March of 1998 — Florida has won 26 >> of its 40 national titles and 108 conference championships in different >> sports. >> >> So narrowing it down to the most dominant players isn’t easy and the >> criteria depends on how you view dominance. >> >> But because I am a sucker for a list, I came up with mine anyway: >> >> 1. TIM TEBOW >> >> It wasn’t just what he did on the field, although two national titles and a >> Heisman Trophy would be enough. Tebow wasn’t just the face of Florida >> football during his time in Gainesville, he was the face of college football. >> >> 2. THE OH-FOURS >> >> Sorry, can’t separate them. Al Horford, Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer and >> Taurean Green (aw, let’s throw Lee Humphrey in as an honorary member) owned >> college basketball for two seasons and could probably have won it again if >> they came back. Only one school had consecutive national titles in the last >> quarter of a century and that was these Florida Gators. >> >> 3. CAELEB DRESSEL >> >> Talk about a guy who just keeps getting better. No swimmer has gone under 18 >> seconds in the 50 meters and he did it twice on Thursday. Dressel is a true >> superstar in a sport that a lot of people only pay attention to every four >> years. >> >> 4. ABBY WAMBACH >> >> As a freshman, she led Florida to a national soccer title along with >> teammate Danielle Fotopoulos. She went on to be named SEC player of the year >> twice and Florida would win the SEC in all four of her seasons. >> >> 5. BRIDGET SLOAN >> >> When she arrived in Gainesville, Florida had no NCAA gymnastics titles. When >> she left here, Florida had three. It was no coincidence. Sloan was dominant >> on the beam and in the locker room with her infectious personality. >> >> 6. MATT LAPORTA >> >> Scientists recently discovered an object on Mars that looked like a ball. >> The best bet was that it was hit there by LaPorta. His UF career home run >> record of 74 may never be touched and places him ninth in the country all >> time. >> >> 7. LAUREN HAEGER >> >> Anyone who draws comparison to Babe Ruth is going to be on this list. Haeger >> helped Florida to a pair of national titles with both her bat and her arm >> and dominated her sport as a senior. >> >> 8. PERCY HARVIN >> >> He was an absolute freak and a huge reason why Florida won two national >> titles in three seasons. Don’t think he was dominant? Try tackling him. Best >> combination of power and speed ever at UF. >> >> 9. LAUREN EMBREE >> >> Embree not only clinched a pair of tennis national championships with the >> winning point, she went 38-0 in singles in SEC play. She was the three-time >> SEC player of the year including the first ever as a freshman. >> >> 10. ALEX MCMURTRY >> >> Her career isn’t over yet, but it has been spectacular including winning an >> individual national gymnastics title last year despite her ongoing back >> issues. >> >> 11. STACY NELSON >> >> You want dominant? How about 88 wins in the softball circle during her last >> two years and a career ERA under one? >> >> 12. ALEX FAEDO >> >> One of the best competitors to ever lace them up for Gator baseball, Florida >> rode his incredible postseason on the mound to its first national title. >> >> 13. MARQUIS DENDY >> >> Whether it was the long jump or the triple jump, Dendy was usually >> collecting some hardware. He won seven NCAA titles and won the last 10 >> college events he competed in. >> >> 14. BILLY HORSCHEL >> >> You can’t do much better than being a four-time golf All-American. >> Especially for a guy who signed for the minimum scholarship. >> >> 15. MIKE ZUNINO >> >> The stats are impressive, but can be ignored because Zunino was the man in >> charge of a team that went to the College World Series three straight times. >> >> 16. SHANNON GILROY >> >> Lacrosse may be the newest sport at UF, but Gilroy wasted little time >> establishing herself as one of the best athletes ever at UF as a three-time >> All-American. >> >> 17. ALEX BROWN >> >> The King of Sacks, Brown was certainly dominant if you were trying to block >> him. His 33 sacks are still the most ever in Florida history and his 13 are >> the single-season record. >> >> 18. JEFF DEMPS >> >> This may be one you wouldn’t have thought of, but he is the only man to ever >> win the 60 meters three times at nationals. And he ran the anchor in the >> 4×400 that clinched a national title. And he was a pretty good football >> player too. >> >> 19. RYAN LOCHTE >> >> Lochte is best known for his antics, but his talent as a swimmer at Florida >> was undeniable. He won seven national championships as a Gator. >> >> 20. AURY CRUZ, RHAMAT ALHASSAN (tie) >> >> It’s my list so I can have ties. The two powerful volleyball players had >> something in common — they led Florida to the national finals. >> >> Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 or at [email protected]. And >> follow at Twitter.com/Pat_Dooley. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent From Shane's iPhone >> Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! >> -- >> -- >> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 >> National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 >> National Football Champions | >> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), >> Tim Tebow (2007) >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "GatorNews" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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