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<blockquote data-quote="Old South Stands" data-source="post: 315914" data-attributes="member: 1036"><p>It was a waste of talent having him sandwiched there in those years while Tech was making the transition from a foundering independent to a fledgling ACC program. Mike Kelley was the first QB at Tech I really remember well... Rudy Allen, Danny Myers and Gary Lanier were all playing when I first started watching Tech games, but was too young at the time and their names never got etched into my memory. The only players I remember at all prior to the Mike Kelley era were kicker/returner Don Besillieu, Lucius Sanford at LB and Eddie Lee Ivery at RB. Pepper Rodgers ran the wishbone and Eddie Lee Ivery carried the ball a lot, so he became the Jackets' marquee star player, perhaps for that reason overshadowing Lanier. Pound for pound he was probably the best all-time pure running back ever at Tech, but anyway, back to point... Mike Kelley was a pretty decent QB. Started as a freshman in '78 and finished up in '81 before going on to the Falcons and the Chargers as a backup. He was a drop-back passer, similar to Dan Fouts in style. Early in his career it was sometimes scary watching him backpedal into the pocket... looked like he would trip over his own feet at any moment, but he had a lot of poise and would somehow get the pass off. </p><p></p><p>Some of you might remember, but this was the Jackets' shocking upset of Bear Bryant's Bama team at Legion Field in '81, the only victory Tech got that year. Mike Kelley was a senior in this game. The game also featured tight end Ken Whisenhunt and Robert Lavette (my #2 favorite Tech RB of all time), who would stay at Tech through the '84 season and was on the team with John Dewberry that beat UGA in Athens.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]92GuMqwe5MA[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Rankings of QBs I've seen:</p><p>#1 Joe Hamilton</p><p>#2 Shawn Jones</p><p>#3 Justin Thomas</p><p>#4 Josh Nesbitt</p><p>#5 John Dewberry</p><p>(toss-up Mike Kelley, Tevin Washington @ #6)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old South Stands, post: 315914, member: 1036"] It was a waste of talent having him sandwiched there in those years while Tech was making the transition from a foundering independent to a fledgling ACC program. Mike Kelley was the first QB at Tech I really remember well... Rudy Allen, Danny Myers and Gary Lanier were all playing when I first started watching Tech games, but was too young at the time and their names never got etched into my memory. The only players I remember at all prior to the Mike Kelley era were kicker/returner Don Besillieu, Lucius Sanford at LB and Eddie Lee Ivery at RB. Pepper Rodgers ran the wishbone and Eddie Lee Ivery carried the ball a lot, so he became the Jackets' marquee star player, perhaps for that reason overshadowing Lanier. Pound for pound he was probably the best all-time pure running back ever at Tech, but anyway, back to point... Mike Kelley was a pretty decent QB. Started as a freshman in '78 and finished up in '81 before going on to the Falcons and the Chargers as a backup. He was a drop-back passer, similar to Dan Fouts in style. Early in his career it was sometimes scary watching him backpedal into the pocket... looked like he would trip over his own feet at any moment, but he had a lot of poise and would somehow get the pass off. Some of you might remember, but this was the Jackets' shocking upset of Bear Bryant's Bama team at Legion Field in '81, the only victory Tech got that year. Mike Kelley was a senior in this game. The game also featured tight end Ken Whisenhunt and Robert Lavette (my #2 favorite Tech RB of all time), who would stay at Tech through the '84 season and was on the team with John Dewberry that beat UGA in Athens. [MEDIA=youtube]92GuMqwe5MA[/MEDIA] Rankings of QBs I've seen: #1 Joe Hamilton #2 Shawn Jones #3 Justin Thomas #4 Josh Nesbitt #5 John Dewberry (toss-up Mike Kelley, Tevin Washington @ #6) [/QUOTE]
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