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

[Roustabout]

I’ll start, Condredge Holloway.

Terry Bradshaw

 

[TartanTurff]

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Great group for a baby boomer who forgot the rug
The Announcement of Doug’s Rug

Forgot to include Jackie Walker, his file photo of him diving toward Ernie Robertson's camera was legendary

 

[0311]

Richmond Flowers

 

[Fatpap67]

I’ll start, Condredge Holloway.

Remember when Shug Jordan was preparing his Auburn team to play Condredge and the Vol. He said “ boys, if you miss him the first time thru, just stand still, he’ll be right back! “

 

[HEAD-VOL]

I’ll start, Condredge Holloway.

Jimmy Streeter

 

[utchs81]

Dewey Warren, should amend that to listen because they weren't on TV much back then.

 

[Pruitt18]

Peyton manning

 

[LargeElmo]

Y. A. Tittle

 

[Bigorangedan23]

David Rudder...had a great game against Alabama. He didn’t play much but gave his heart to Tennessee Football. RIP Dr. Rudder

 

[VFLCodyGBO]

Willis McGahee

 

[Old Man Orange]

Johnny Unitas

 

[tnwayne]

Tony Robinson

 

[chadslaughter]

Herschel Walker

 

[lightnin']

Jack Kemp (Chargers version)

 

[1972 Grad]

Jack Kemp (Chargers version)

How about the Bills?

 

[bleedorange1983]

Heath Shuler

 

[MyVolsDropped]

Jamal Lewis

 

[TGFHeupel16]

Travis Henry

 

[ftsandersvol]

Bobby Scott

 

[Sin City Vol]

Terry Bradshaw

 

[vols4evah]

Joe Namath

 

[chef3531]

Willie Gault

 

[TGFHeupel16]

Terry Bradshaw

I thought we were just talking Vols. Favorite player ever is Joe Montana. How old am I ?

 

[Sin City Vol]

I thought we were just talking Vols. Favorite player ever is Joe Montana. How old am I ?

Late 30’s

 

[1972 Grad]

Late 30’s

I'm guessing he was 10 or 12 when he first saw Montana play for Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl, so I'm going with mid-50's.