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Big Game Heroes - baymeadows3408 - 11-28-2020
The Big Game has a way of producing heroes, some more likely than others. Although Thomas Booker is one of our best players, I think he fits the "unlikely" qualification because blocked kicks are pretty rare, and he had not one but two of them in the 2020 Big Game.
Below is my list of Big Game heroes who were relatively unheralded players and/or stepped up to make a dramatic play. I avoided naming guys like Troy Walters, Andrew Luck, Ty Montgomery, or Christian McCaffrey on this very subjective list.
1989: Tuan Van Le for blocking the field goal to preserve the tie
1990: Onside kick team
1995: Kwame Ellis for stripping Tony Gonzalez
1997: Chris Draft for intercepting Justin Vedder with Stanford up 21-18 and Cal approaching field goal range late in the fourth quarter
1998: Emory Brock for his two catches for 100 yards, including the one that set up the game's only touchdown; the defense for sacking Vedder something like nine times
1999: Casey Moore
2000: Casey Moore (again)
2007: Nick Sanchez
2017: Ben Edwards for intercepting Ross Bowers
Who would be on your list?
RE: Big Game Heroes - Phogge - 11-28-2020
Eric Protiva and Troy Barbee for blocking PAT’s in a 14-12 win in ‘57.
Chris Jessen for catching and throwing TD’s in ‘62.
Craig Ritchey for an INT deep in Stanford territory at the end of a 9-7 win in ‘65.
Dave Lewis in the Berkeley mud in ‘64.
Howie Williams on the final drive to protect the win in ‘69.
Guy Benjamin in the “Langford” game in ‘74 throwing to two different TE’s before the 50 yard FG.
RE: Big Game Heroes - adawem - 11-28-2020
(11-28-2020, 07:05 AM)Phogge Wrote: Eric Protiva and Troy Barbee for blocking PAT’s in a 14-12 win in ‘57.
Chris Jessen for catching and throwing TD’s in ‘62.
Craig Ritchey for an INT deep in Stanford territory at the end of a 9-7 win in ‘65.
Dave Lewis in the Berkeley mud in ‘64.
Howie Williams on the final drive to protect the win in ‘69.
Guy Benjamin in the “Langford” game in ‘74 throwing to two different TE’s before the 50 yard FG.
Brad Muster '84 and Tommy Vardell '91. Awesome rushing.
RE: Big Game Heroes - BobK - 11-28-2020
Lou Valli and Dick Norman
RE: Big Game Heroes - Spiny_Norman - 11-28-2020
(11-28-2020, 06:06 AM)baymeadows3408 Wrote: The Big Game has a way of producing heroes, some more likely than others. Although Thomas Booker is one of our best players, I think he fits the "unlikely" qualification because blocked kicks are pretty rare, and he had not one but two of them in the 2020 Big Game.
Below is my list of Big Game heroes who were relatively unheralded players and/or stepped up to make a dramatic play. I avoided naming guys like Troy Walters, Andrew Luck, Ty Montgomery, or Christian McCaffrey on this very subjective list.
1989: Tuan Van Le for blocking the field goal to preserve the tie
1990: Onside kick team
1995: Kwame Ellis for stripping Tony Gonzalez
1997: Chris Draft for intercepting Justin Vedder with Stanford up 21-18 and Cal approaching field goal range late in the fourth quarter
1998: Emory Brock for his two catches for 100 yards, including the one that set up the game's only touchdown; the defense for sacking Vedder something like nine times
1999: Casey Moore
2000: Casey Moore (again)
2007: Nick Sanchez
2017: Ben Edwards for intercepting Ross Bowers
Who would be on your list?
1990 - Onside kick team - more specifically Dan Byers who recovered the onside kick and JJ Lasley who tapped the ball to Byers in the scrum
1991 - I nominate Bob Whitfield for flipping off the Cal bench as he lay on the ground being treated for an injury. That's the Big Game spirit!
RE: Big Game Heroes - BostonCard - 11-28-2020
Andrew Luck just because of that play against Catouse. H-E-R-O.
BC
RE: Big Game Heroes - Section QQ - 11-28-2020
John Elway, who made an amazing throw on 4th and 17 with 45 seconds left in the 1982 Big Game.
Emile Harry, who caught the pass between three weenie defenders.
Mike Tolliver, who caught a pass on the sidelines and got his feet down in bounds.
Mike Dotterer, who took a pitch to the 17 yard line.
Mark Harmon, who kicked the winning field goal.
"What a great way to win if you're a Stanford fan." --Joe Starkey
RE: Big Game Heroes - SamuelMcF - 11-28-2020
(11-28-2020, 06:06 AM)baymeadows3408 Wrote: The Big Game has a way of producing heroes, some more likely than others. Although Thomas Booker is one of our best players, I think he fits the "unlikely" qualification because blocked kicks are pretty rare, and he had not one but two of them in the 2020 Big Game.
Curtis Robinson blocked the first one.
RE: Big Game Heroes - Nan3cy - 11-28-2020
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(11-28-2020, 06:06 AM)baymeadows3408 Wrote: The Big Game has a way of producing heroes, some more likely than others. Although Thomas Booker is one of our best players, I think he fits the "unlikely" qualification because blocked kicks are pretty rare, and he had not one but two of them in the 2020 Big Game.
Below is my list of Big Game heroes who were relatively unheralded players and/or stepped up to make a dramatic play. I avoided naming guys like Troy Walters, Andrew Luck, Ty Montgomery, or Christian McCaffrey on this very subjective list.
1989: Tuan Van Le for blocking the field goal to preserve the tie
1990: Onside kick team
1995: Kwame Ellis for stripping Tony Gonzalez
1997: Chris Draft for intercepting Justin Vedder with Stanford up 21-18 and Cal approaching field goal range late in the fourth quarter
1998: Emory Brock for his two catches for 100 yards, including the one that set up the game's only touchdown; the defense for sacking Vedder something like nine times
1999: Casey Moore
2000: Casey Moore (again)
2007: Nick Sanchez
2017: Ben Edwards for intercepting Ross Bowers
Who would be on your list?
Great list, except that Tuan Van Le’s heroics were in 1988, not 1989. It happened right in front of where I was sitting in Memorial Stadium.
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RE: Big Game Heroes - Langdude - 11-28-2020
(11-28-2020, 10:26 AM)Spiny_Norman Wrote: 1990 - Onside kick team - more specifically Dan Byers who recovered the onside kick and JJ Lasley who tapped the ball to Byers in the scrum
1991 - I nominate Bob Whitfield for flipping off the Cal bench as he lay on the ground being treated for an injury. That's the Big Game spirit!
JJ Lasley using his rugby skills! Lots of heroes in that 1990 game - Jason Palumbis and Easy Eddie, John Hopkins. I love that Denny Green had the cajones to go for the win, even though the 2-point conversion failed. The karma gods smiled upon him.
I remember Bob Whitfield talking trash to Kal players as they were walking on the field for warmups for that 1991 game; it was gutsy since I believe Kal was ranked at the time. That was the game when Kal committed like eleventy billion personal foul penalties, including on their kicker.
-m.
RE: Big Game Heroes - baymeadows3408 - 11-28-2020
(11-28-2020, 01:06 PM)Nan3cy Wrote: Great list, except that Tuan Van Le’s heroics were in 1988, not 1989. It happened right in front of where I was sitting in Memorial Stadium.
My mistake. I should have remembered that the odd-year games are at Stanford.