Without saying your age, who was your favorite player when you first started watching football?

[Herman Hickman]

Jack Lambert and then Jimmy Streater.

 

[Oldgoat 9]

Tom matte

 

[12 Monkeys]

I won't name mine, as his disgraceful activities years later are shameful.

 

[Fatman Photos]

Roman Gabriel

 

[1985volunteer]

Vols? Bobby Majors
Pro? George Blanda

 

[VOLCENTS1985]

James "little man" Stewart

 

[VolZen]

Heath Shuler

 

[kamoshika]

College: Jimmy Streater
NFL: Roger Staubach

 

[MAD]

I won't name mine, as his disgraceful activities years later are shameful.

I’m gonna guess “The Juice”

 

[Boston Vol]

Andy Kelly

 

[casual-observer]

Peyton Manning. Watched him enter the game at UCLA. Instantly became a college football fan, and Tennessee at that. I started with Tennessee in the 90s. Not giving up on them, either.

I get nervous when thinking of programs like Nebraska, Florida State, Michigan, USC.

 

[knoxvol16]

Miami Dolphins, Larry Csonka and the "Killer Bees."

For UT, it was Condredge Holloway.

 

[1972 Grad]

Tom matte

I remember the Colts pressing him into quarterback duty when I guess Johnny U. and maybe Earl Morrill were hurt.

Edit: Just looked it up. It was Unitas and Jerry Cuozzo who were out for the season, and Matte had to play qb..

 

[dlravol2]

Vol....Paul Naumoff
Pro ....Paul Hornung

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Staubach

 

[Jravol78]

Reggie Cobb
John Elway

 

[vol1948]

Majors and Unitas

 

[Tenn20]

Bo Jackson

 

[Chickenfarmer]

Buck Belue UGA
Terry Bradshaw NFL

 

[VFL-82-JP]

I honestly didn't have a favorite player. Just a favorite team.

I remember some of the names: Bobby Scott, Steve Kiner, Jack Reynolds...the last of whom went on to be a Los Angeles Ram, which is why the Rams were my favorite pro team growing up.

But I didn't have a favorite player. Just the team. The Volunteers.

 

[Special Ed]

Knute Rockne

 

[Wolfeman_Vol]

Earl Campbell

 

[Weevol]

Eric Dickerson

 

[GordonC]

Roger Staubach

 

[VOLfrombama]

Carl Pickens