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Thankful for our RBs over the years - thunder_chik - 11-22-2017

Just reflecting on the amount of talent we've had at running back the last few years, and how much fun it's been to watch them.
Also, how fleeting careers in pro football can be:
Toby G=Vikes, Jags, now ?
Tyler Gaffney=mostly injured, Panthers, Patriots, Jags, now?
Jeremy Stewart=Eagles, Jets, Raiders, Broncos, Hamilton Tiger Cats, now ?
Stepfan Taylor=Cardinals, now ?
Ricky Seale=Bills, now ?
Remound Wright=product development engineer at AT&T Foundry
Anthony Wilkerson=working in Bay Area at Spotify
Kelsey Young=grad transfer to Boise State (11 games, 91 carries, 470 yards, 7 TDs), Redskins May 16-Sept 16, software engineering in N. Calif.
Barry J. Sanders=grad transfer to OK State (28 carries, 93 yards, 2 TDs, 9 passes for 45 yards), marketing job with video game company

Perhaps C-Mac will fare better (I hope).  Also hope Love decides to stay another year.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - lex24 - 11-22-2017

Always wonder what Tobys career could have been. Playing behind the best back in the league gave him precious little chance. When he did play, he played well. Then he went to the worst team in the league. OTOH, he made a good chunk of change and saved some wear and tear on his body.


(11-22-2017, 05:03 PM)thunder_chik link Wrote:Just reflecting on the amount of talent we've had at running back the last few years, and how much fun it's been to watch them.
Also, how fleeting careers in pro football can be:
Toby G=Vikes, Jags, now ?
Tyler Gaffney=mostly injured, Panthers, Patriots, Jags, now?
Jeremy Stewart=Eagles, Jets, Raiders, Broncos, Hamilton Tiger Cats, now ?
Stepfan Taylor=Cardinals, now ?
Ricky Seale=Bills, now ?
Remound Wright=product development engineer at AT&T Foundry
Anthony Wilkerson=working in Bay Area at Spotify
Kelsey Young=grad transfer to Boise State (11 games, 91 carries, 470 yards, 7 TDs), Redskins May 16-Sept 16, software engineering in N. Calif.
Barry J. Sanders=grad transfer to OK State (28 carries, 93 yards, 2 TDs, 9 passes for 45 yards), marketing job with video game company

Perhaps C-Mac will fare better (I hope).  Also hope Love decides to stay another year.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!


Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - 81alum - 11-22-2017

So long as we are reminiscing about great running backs....

without looking.....

Who in the modern era is second in rushing yards per attempt to Bryce Love's 8.84 in 2017?
(400 yards +  for the season minimum, since 1950, don't count Bryce Love 2016.)

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - TreesAndBirds - 11-22-2017

(11-22-2017, 05:03 PM)thunder_chik link Wrote:Just reflecting on the amount of talent we've had at running back the last few years, and how much fun it's been to watch them.
Also, how fleeting careers in pro football can be:
Toby G=Vikes, Jags, now ?
Tyler Gaffney=mostly injured, Panthers, Patriots, Jags, now?
Jeremy Stewart=Eagles, Jets, Raiders, Broncos, Hamilton Tiger Cats, now ?
Stepfan Taylor=Cardinals, now ?
Ricky Seale=Bills, now ?
Remound Wright=product development engineer at AT&T Foundry
Anthony Wilkerson=working in Bay Area at Spotify
Kelsey Young=grad transfer to Boise State (11 games, 91 carries, 470 yards, 7 TDs), Redskins May 16-Sept 16, software engineering in N. Calif.
Barry J. Sanders=grad transfer to OK State (28 carries, 93 yards, 2 TDs, 9 passes for 45 yards), marketing job with video game company

Perhaps C-Mac will fare better (I hope).  Also hope Love decides to stay another year.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Thanks for compiling this. Sure nice to see the guys who didnt make the NFL having quality jobs.

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - 81alum - 11-22-2017

(11-22-2017, 05:30 PM)81alum link Wrote:So long as we are reminiscing about great running backs....

without looking.....

Who in the modern era is second in rushing yards per attempt to Bryce Love's 8.84 in 2017?
(400 yards +  for the season minimum, since 1950, don't count Bryce Love 2016.)
...and the answer is...Andrew Luck!  8.24 in 2010.  The next best modern runner in yards per attempt is Anthony Bookman in 1997 with 6.56, then Darrin Nelson in 1978 with 6.34, and only then do we come to Christian McCaffrey in 2016 with 6.335.

I would not have guessed this.  I watched Nelson but not Bookman.  I would guess that Nelson got a lot more 10-20 yard runs than McCaffrey and Love but fewer home runs.  That is a guess, though.

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - lex24 - 11-22-2017

Bookman kind of a forgotten man. He are Mitchell made a nice combo. Kind of thunder and lightning.

(11-22-2017, 08:21 PM)81alum link Wrote:[quote author=81alum link=topic=18128.msg214296#msg214296 date=1511397021]
So long as we are reminiscing about great running backs....

without looking.....

Who in the modern era is second in rushing yards per attempt to Bryce Love's 8.84 in 2017?
(400 yards +  for the season minimum, since 1950, don't count Bryce Love 2016.)
...and the answer is...Andrew Luck!  8.24 in 2010.  The next best modern runner in yards per attempt is Anthony Bookman in 1997 with 6.56, then Darrin Nelson in 1978 with 6.34, and only then do we come to Christian McCaffrey in 2016 with 6.335.

I would not have guessed this.  I watched Nelson but not Bookman.  I would guess that Nelson got a lot more 10-20 yard runs than McCaffrey and Love but fewer home runs.  That is a guess, though.
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Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - Mick - 11-23-2017

(11-22-2017, 05:03 PM)thunder_chik link Wrote:Just reflecting on the amount of talent we've had at running back the last few years, and how much fun it's been to watch them.
Also, how fleeting careers in pro football can be:
Toby G=Vikes, Jags, now ?
Tyler Gaffney=mostly injured, Panthers, Patriots, Jags, now?
Jeremy Stewart=Eagles, Jets, Raiders, Broncos, Hamilton Tiger Cats, now ?
Stepfan Taylor=Cardinals, now ?
Ricky Seale=Bills, now ?
Remound Wright=product development engineer at AT&T Foundry
Anthony Wilkerson=working in Bay Area at Spotify
Kelsey Young=grad transfer to Boise State (11 games, 91 carries, 470 yards, 7 TDs), Redskins May 16-Sept 16, software engineering in N. Calif.
Barry J. Sanders=grad transfer to OK State (28 carries, 93 yards, 2 TDs, 9 passes for 45 yards), marketing job with video game company

Perhaps C-Mac will fare better (I hope).  Also hope Love decides to stay another year.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Also thankful for Darrin Nelson, Brad Muster, Vince White, Mike Mitchell, Touchdown Tommy Vardell, Anthony Bookman, Jon Volpe, and just for the heck of it, Brian Allen, J. R. Lemon and Ernie Nevers.  And Pete Kmetovic.  And Dick Hyland.  And Kenneth Tolon.

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - DC 86 - 11-23-2017

(11-23-2017, 06:35 AM)Mick link Wrote:[quote author=thunder_chik link=topic=18128.msg214293#msg214293 date=1511395402]
Just reflecting on the amount of talent we've had at running back the last few years, and how much fun it's been to watch them.
Also, how fleeting careers in pro football can be:
Toby G=Vikes, Jags, now ?
Tyler Gaffney=mostly injured, Panthers, Patriots, Jags, now?
Jeremy Stewart=Eagles, Jets, Raiders, Broncos, Hamilton Tiger Cats, now ?
Stepfan Taylor=Cardinals, now ?
Ricky Seale=Bills, now ?
Remound Wright=product development engineer at AT&T Foundry
Anthony Wilkerson=working in Bay Area at Spotify
Kelsey Young=grad transfer to Boise State (11 games, 91 carries, 470 yards, 7 TDs), Redskins May 16-Sept 16, software engineering in N. Calif.
Barry J. Sanders=grad transfer to OK State (28 carries, 93 yards, 2 TDs, 9 passes for 45 yards), marketing job with video game company

Perhaps C-Mac will fare better (I hope).  Also hope Love decides to stay another year.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Also thankful for Darrin Nelson, Brad Muster, Vince White, Mike Mitchell, Touchdown Tommy Vardell, Anthony Bookman, Jon Volpe, and just for the heck of it, Brian Allen, J. R. Lemon and Ernie Nevers.  And Pete Kmetovic.  And Richard Hyland.  And Kenneth Tolon.
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Also Glyn Milburn, Anthony Kimble and Kerry Carter.

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - CornFed - 11-23-2017

Speaking of forgotten men, surely Brad Muster deserves mention.  Hard to believe so many names have been noted without his coming up.

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - 81alum - 11-23-2017

The only ones in the record books not mentioned so far are Lou Valli, Ernie Caddell, Bobby Grayson, Ray Handley, Dick Hyland, Bill Tarr, Phil Moffat, Bob White, Bubba Brown, and Bill Rogers.

These guys tend to be from the 30s, 40s, and 50s, although I bet there are some people on this board who will remember Bubba from 68-69. 

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - 81alum - 11-23-2017

(11-23-2017, 08:25 AM)CornFed link Wrote:Speaking of forgotten men, surely Brad Muster deserves mention.  Hard to believe so many names have been noted without his coming up.
He was mentioned.  "Muster the ball carrier."  Some amazing performances.  Ten 100 yard games and 28 touchdowns.  He will be the next runner in total yards (3010) that Love will pass (2732).  He had three games in which he ran more than 34 times.  A durable runner who pounded defenses into submission.  He was Toby before Toby was Toby.  He was also a terrific receiver--he had 78 receptions in 1985. 

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - Red State - 11-23-2017

I think Mike Dotterer is the only former Stanford RB with a Super Bowl ring, Oakland Raiders '84. Drafted in '83 by both the Raiders and Yankees, Dot chose football and made the Raiders roster before tearing his ACL.

I'll remember Dot for a number of plays, including his fumbled pitch-out, recovery, and wild dive to the 1st down marker on a 4th and 1 vs #1 ranked USC in '79. That was a brobdingnagian play on a drive that culminated in a TD that tied USC 21-21.

His long TD run vs #1 ranked UW in '82 was stunning.

And of course, if he just stayed outside on his long run on Stanford's final drive in the '82 BG, "The Play" would never have happened.

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - CornFed - 11-23-2017

(11-23-2017, 08:29 AM)81alum link Wrote:[quote author=CornFed link=topic=18128.msg214349#msg214349 date=1511450707]
Speaking of forgotten men, surely Brad Muster deserves mention.  Hard to believe so many names have been noted without his coming up.
He was mentioned.  "Muster the ball carrier."  Some amazing performances.  Ten 100 yard games and 28 touchdowns.  He will be the next runner in total yards (3010) that Love will pass (2732).  He had three games in which he ran more than 34 times.  A durable runner who pounded defenses into submission.  He was Toby before Toby was Toby.  He was also a terrific receiver--he had 78 receptions in 1985.
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Oops.

Well, glad he is recognized.  Very stand-up guy.  As an aside, I heard he lost all of his memoribilia in the recent Northern California fires.  If so, another sad loss from that devastation.

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - CowboyIndian - 11-23-2017

Bubba Brown, Jackie Brown and Howie Williams.

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - qwerty49 - 11-23-2017

(11-22-2017, 08:21 PM)81alum link Wrote:[quote author=81alum link=topic=18128.msg214296#msg214296 date=1511397021]
So long as we are reminiscing about great running backs....

without looking.....

Who in the modern era is second in rushing yards per attempt to Bryce Love's 8.84 in 2017?
(400 yards +  for the season minimum, since 1950, don't count Bryce Love 2016.)
...and the answer is...Andrew Luck!  8.24 in 2010.  The next best modern runner in yards per attempt is Anthony Bookman in 1997 with 6.56, then Darrin Nelson in 1978 with 6.34, and only then do we come to Christian McCaffrey in 2016 with 6.335.

I would not have guessed this.  I watched Nelson but not Bookman.  I would guess that Nelson got a lot more 10-20 yard runs than McCaffrey and Love but fewer home runs.  That is a guess, though.
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Nelson had a lot of receiving yards, catching more than 50 passes a couple of times IIRC. I remember seeing him go 80yds with a screen pass against SJSU.

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - BostonCard - 11-23-2017

(11-22-2017, 09:34 PM)lex24 link Wrote:Bookman kind of a forgotten man. He are Mitchell made a nice combo. Kind of thunder and lightning.

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[quote author=81alum link=topic=18128.msg214296#msg214296 date=1511397021]
So long as we are reminiscing about great running backs....

without looking.....

Who in the modern era is second in rushing yards per attempt to Bryce Love's 8.84 in 2017?
(400 yards +  for the season minimum, since 1950, don't count Bryce Love 2016.)
...and the answer is...Andrew Luck!  8.24 in 2010.  The next best modern runner in yards per attempt is Anthony Bookman in 1997 with 6.56, then Darrin Nelson in 1978 with 6.34, and only then do we come to Christian McCaffrey in 2016 with 6.335.

I would not have guessed this.  I watched Nelson but not Bookman.  I would guess that Nelson got a lot more 10-20 yard runs than McCaffrey and Love but fewer home runs.  That is a guess, though.
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Except the following words struck fear into any Stanford fan... “Brookman up the middle...”

BC

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - CowboyIndian - 11-23-2017

(11-23-2017, 03:25 PM)Boston Card link Wrote:Except the following words struck fear into any Stanford fan... “Brookman up the middle...”

I think you mean "Mr. Bookman".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zePQavforA


Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - ChicagoCard - 11-23-2017

How about Ron Inge.

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - Red State - 11-23-2017

I forgot about Scott Laidlaw. Played from '72-74. Damn good back who played in 3 Super Bowls for the Dallas Cowboys.

Re: Thankful for our RBs over the years - terry - 11-24-2017

Does Tyler Gaffney have a Super Bowl ring? Or maybe two?