What's Your Favorite Big Hit By A Vol Player?

#26
#26
In 2004 in the Florida game, Kevin Burnett flat out jumped over an OL to pressure and hit Chris Leak. Leak got the ball off before he was hit, but that was still one of the most amazing things I've ever seen on a football field. The guy was standing upright too, which made it even more amazing.
 
#27
#27
Chris Walker popping Janoris Jenkins. His helmet flew off and started rolling and all the UT players ran over it coming to the sideline haha
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#28
Lawrence Wright said:
Not my favorite...none of them are...but the most memorable in my opinion was Eddie Moore knocking out Kelvin Kight, who somehow managed to hang on to the ball while unconscious.
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This one. Eddie hit him so hard kid was knocked out cold. I remember a quote from Kight saying the next thing he remembered was regaining consciousness in the locker room. I have no idea how that kid held onto the ball, but it wasn't from lack of effort on Eddie's part.
 
#29
#29
Inky's hit on a ND reciever in 05. I forget his name, I thought he killed the guy.
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madbamahater said:
Gibril Wilson could flat out lay the wood to people too.
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I remember a hit he had in 03 against Kentucky. The pop was so loud I could hear it in my kitchen. I think it was unusually cold that year too, so you know it had to hurt.
 
#31
#31
To many Eric Berry hits to list. One of my favorite non EB14 hits is probably John Hendersons hit on Rex Grossman in the 2001 Florida game.
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#32
triadvolfan said:
Berry's hit was better than JJ's. What was so great about Berry killing Moreno is that Moreno saw it coming and still got destroyed. A lot of big hits the offensive players are catching a football or off balance. Moreno saw Berry coming and rather than getting down or trying to dodge he put a half-hearted effort into lowering his shoulder and BOOM!!! Love it.
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and on top of that Moreno had to sit on the bench for awhile because he got knocked the buck out :lolabove:
 
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Weezer said:
This one. Eddie hit him so hard kid was knocked out cold. I remember a quote from Kight saying the next thing he remembered was regaining consciousness in the locker room. I have no idea how that kid held onto the ball, but it wasn't from lack of effort on Eddie's part.
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The Moore hit is also my all time favorite. Also came in one of my all time favorite Vol games.
 
#37
#37
I can't remember if it was Tori Noel that hit Shawn Alexander on the play I'm thinking of from the '97 Bama game but he layed Alexander smooth out
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#38
pl3 said:
Every wedge bust by Victor brown was an event
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Does anyone have any video of Victor Brown Special Teams? As a kid I even remember thinking that his hits were amazing.

I also agree with the Westmoreland vs. Vandy hit.
 
#39
#39
1995 vs Bama when UT went to Birmingham and destroyed them 41-14. I believe it was Leonard Little coming off the end as Bama was trying to run an option right. Absolutely dropped and drove Kitchens into the ground causing a fumble. Maybe it was the game maybe it was the opponent but anytime I rewatch the game I rewind that hit aleast 5 times.:rock: 2:50 mark for the hit but great video period http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuycAZlkjSs
 
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Frankie53182 said:
1995 vs Bama when UT went to Birmingham and destroyed them 41-14. I believe it was Leonard Little coming off the end as Bama was trying to run an option right. Absolutely dropped and drove Kitchens into the ground causing a fumble. Maybe it was the game maybe it was the opponent but anytime I rewatch the game I rewind that hit aleast 5 times.:rock: 2:50 mark for the hit but great video period YouTube - ‪Al Wilson and Leonard Little‬‏
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That's always the 1st one I think of as well.
 
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vol_in_il said:
something by Leonard Little...He hurled himself across the Line of Scrimmage like a missle
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Are u talking about when we were losing, and the other team(not sure who) was n victory formation, about to take a knee, and he dove over and killed the qb? I was young but remember thinking that was so cool that he was still fighting when everyone would usually have quit...saw Raynoch do it too
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Hursedrivr said:
Does anyone have any video of Victor Brown Special Teams? As a kid I even remember thinking that his hits were amazing.

I also agree with the Westmoreland vs. Vandy hit.
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I don't. But football fans didn't get up for concessions or bathroom after a td because 90k saying "boom" when he hit the wedge at full speed and perpendicular to the ground was the nasty. Dude was loony.
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#45
#45
OldGrandad said:
Billy Majors vs. Billy Cannon, Homecoming, 1959. I was there.

220 lb. Heisman Trophy Winner Billy Cannon broke loose and was running full bore when he decided to run over 160 lb. safety, Billy Majors. Majors met him head on in a 'major' collision and stopped him cold with a lick that could be heard throughout Neyland Stadium, but Majors' bell was rung.

In those days, concussions didn't count unless you couldn't accurately count 3 fingers on the coach's hand, so Majors returned to the game.

Later, Majors, Charlie Severance, and Wayne Grubb combined to make UT history with "The Stop", preventing Cannon from scoring a 2 pt. conversion and leading to the VOLS win over #1 ranked LSU, 14-13.

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Billy and I were buddies and double dated that night after the game. He had no memory of the second half after that head on collision with Cannon. :)

Dick:)

Longtime reader and lifetime VOL but my first post.
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Thanks SO much for that. I will never forget that game...we were 6 or 7 little kids together playing (loosely) football in the neighborhood that day and quit playing some time in the 2nd half to listen to the radio (on a little cheap transistor) broadcast as the game continued being close. We whooped and hollered all the way to the neighborhood grocery store to make "champagne" (soda pop and fizzies).
 
#46
#46
Frankie53182 said:
1995 vs Bama when UT went to Birmingham and destroyed them 41-14. I believe it was Leonard Little coming off the end as Bama was trying to run an option right. Absolutely dropped and drove Kitchens into the ground causing a fumble. Maybe it was the game maybe it was the opponent but anytime I rewatch the game I rewind that hit aleast 5 times.:rock: 2:50 mark for the hit but great video period
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
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You beat me to it. That's my favorite by far. L Little crushed his arse. Kitchens was a pretty big boy, too.
Al Wilson 98 vs Syracuse when he leveled McNabb was pretty nasty as well
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#49
#49
I have been able to hold off how bad I miss UT football till this thread. Damn you all.
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