I would not have read this if I had known it was about Doug Dickey. He set the program back during his term. (Understatement, I know!)
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: May 11, 2018 at 8:08:01 AM CDT > To: GatorNews <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Daily Football Fix: UF team with most NFL draft > picks? > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Daily Football Fix: UF team with most NFL draft picks? > By Pat Dooley (Gainesville Sun) - May 10, 20186313 > There have been a lot of great teams in the history of Florida football. We > know about the champions. We know about the statues. Check out the > credentials for this team, one I talked about briefly on the Dooley Noted > podcast last week: > > Beat Miami, Tennessee and Georgia. > Had the most players drafted into the NFL of any Gator team ever. > Had two of the greatest receivers in the history of the school, players who > probably would be in the Ring of Honor if not for the restrictive > requirements, > Recorded the longest play in the history of the school. > Had a backfield with its own nickname. > The year was 1977 and it was not one of the great teams in UF history. Not > even close. > > Oh, the talent was there. The Gators had the “woosh-bone” backfield that got > its name because it was the fastest in the country. > > But it was the beginning of the end of the Doug Dickey Era. Beset by internal > strife on the team and conflicts between the Gator coaches and players, UF > underachieved to the tune of a 6-4-1 record, 3-3 in the SEC. > > But there was a 99-yard touchdown pass from Cris Collinsworth to Derrick > Gaffney. Yes, Collinsworth wasted most of the year at quarterback and > finished it off, believe it or not, at safety (it wasn’t pretty). > > And there was the amazing Wes Chandler, who won the Georgia game almost > single-handedly with three touchdowns when Dickey put him at tailback to make > sure he got the ball. > > And there were 10 draft choices (there were 14 rounds then), the most for UF. > > A year later, Dickey scrapped the wishbone offense, hired Steve Spurrier as > an offensive coach … and got fired. Dickey’s legacy at Florida is one of a > guy who could bring in great players, but struggled to get everyone on the > same page. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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.
