Your Favorite Underrated GT player?

[TheSilasSonRising]

Eddie Lee Ivery ... still holds the single game D1 rushing record of 356 yds.

I was at that game at USAFA in the blizzard. But, alas, at least 3 or 4 other D1 rushers have broken that record. ( Giys, I believe, from vandy, ou, wisky).

But ELI was an NFL 1st round draft pick - not underrated at all. Just plain Great!

 

[GT_receivers]

Calvin Tiggle remains to me the reason we beat UVA in 1990. Unsung. Hero.

Didn't he have an interception and a fumble recovery?

 

[TheSilasSonRising]

Didn't he have an interception and a fumble recovery?

I believe he had a fantastic breakup of a pass attempt in our end zone, perhaps in addition to what you described.

Boss Ross could evaluate talent like nobody we have ever had.

 

[georgytech]

Here are a few Larry Good, Jim Stevens, Danny Myers, Jerry Priestley ( he lettered in football, basketball, & baseball ), Pepper Rodgers, Billy Lothridge ( seems he is forgotten today or not remembered very well but I think he is the only Tech player to receive Heisman votes in two different seasons, finished second to Roger Staubach one year, was it '63? & he should have won as he was a much better all around player ), Mike Kelley, Rick Strom , Todd Rampley, . And those are just the qbs.

 

[GT_receivers]

He may not be the most underrated, but Shawn Jones truly deserves to be on this list. In my opinion, he is the second best quarterback in school history.

 

[dressedcheeseside]

After eight pages, the only thing I’ve learned is that half our posters don’t know what the word underrated means.

 

[Yoda]

Tony Daykin, David Tedder (at least in that n.d. game), Gary Lanier, Adrian Rucker, K Rhino, Johnny Gresham, David Beavin,

Tash Van Dora - name alone qualifies him.

Tash would have been hell if his knee didn't blow out. "Brunswick Boy"

 

[okiemon]

Larry Good. Didn't see a mention, but apologize if I missed it. He played behind Kim King at QB, and also had some injuries as I recall, so he didn't play much until his senior year when he was the starter. Had a rifle arm and was also a pretty good runner. He was drafted, too, but didn't have much of a pro career.

 

[DeepSnap]

Larry Good played most of 1968 on one leg....

Most notably blew out a knee IIRC vs Navy in a game otherwise notable for GT having to call the 7th string QB out of the stands at halftime in a 15-35 blowout loss that wasn't that close.

Bill Crutchfield's "Cherry Picker" formation, aside from spreading one of UGag's best defenses ever out all over the field, was designed to give Larry a bit of time to try to find John Sias, Percy Helmer, or Joel Stevenson.