Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever

[Snakehead05]

How do you think the top `Cat football player of all time is?  Some that come to mind are, in no certain order:

Lynn Dickey
Steve Grogan
Don Calhoun
Gary Spani
Paul Coffman
Michael Bishop
Terrance Newman
Darren Sproles

I'm sure I've forgotten a few, but in order to make the list, I was thinking you would have to:

1. Be an All American

and/or

2. Have a extremely successful NFL career

My vote.....Steve Grogan.  Toughest SOB I can remember to put on a uniform.

[fatty fat fat]

Best? Bishop. End.

I could careless about NFL.

[fatty fat fat]

Bishop was the guy that got people "talking" about KSU.

still to this day everyone remembers michael bishop and his cannon arm and tendency to run through 250 MLB's

[Trog]

Martin!!!!!!!!

[cireksu]

I'm more of a Roberson over Bishop guy.


Terrance Newman is the best player every to play at KSU.

[michigancat]

Best? Bishop. End.

I could careless about NFL.

end of thread.  I don't know why anyone would try to make an argument otherwise.

[Snakehead05]

Best? Bishop. End.

I could careless about NFL.

end of thread.  I don't know why anyone would try to make an argument otherwise.

If you never saw the pounding Grogan took back in the 70's, it's easy to go w/a modern day player.  But, Grogan was an animal.  He had a excellent college career, followed with a Super Bowl NFL career playing for New England.

I agree that Bishop got national attention.  But, he played on great TEAM's.  Grogan didn't, and still shined.

[mjrod]

Best? Bishop. End.

I could careless about NFL.

end of thread.  I don't know why anyone would try to make an argument otherwise.

That fumble still gives me nightmares.

[iam4ksu]

Newman hands down

[vanro031]

You guys have one? What about that crazy kicker named Marty. He's the one that always hurts himself after making a extra point. He gets my vote..

[Skycat]

Best? Bishop. End.

I could careless about NFL.

end of thread.  I don't know why anyone would try to make an argument otherwise.

Spani clearly belongs in this discussion.  Guy was crazy good.

His teams weren't of course.

[Racquetball_Ninja]

Bishop was the guy that got people "talking" about KSU.

Chad May might argue that point, then he'd hit you in the head with a bottle of Crown.

[Huskerfan]

The easiest way to judge would be to just limit it to the guys from K-State that have won the Heisman. After all, if they were the best player in the country that year, they should be in the conversation.

So go ahead and list the Heisman winners from K-State and I'll help you rank them.

[Poopley]

it's Spani -- you youngsters have no idea.

[Racquetball_Ninja]

Best? Bishop. End.

I could careless about NFL.

end of thread.  I don't know why anyone would try to make an argument otherwise.

That fumble still gives me nightmares.

Fatty still denies that it happened.   

[KSt8er]

You guys have one? What about that crazy kicker named Marty. He's the one that always hurts himself after making a extra point. He gets my vote..

hey dumbass, that was his brother, you know, the one who DID NOT go to KSU   

Grogan, no doubt.  You youngsters don't know diddly.

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

The easiest way to judge would be to just limit it to the guys from K-State that have won the Heisman. After all, if they were the best player in the country that year, they should be in the conversation.

So go ahead and list the Heisman winners from K-State and I'll help you rank them.

It's funny you mention that because just the opposite is true for Nebraska. Your most famous (maybe infamous) player is Lawrence Phillips, who pops up in the headlines every six months. He never won anything except maybe a bail reduction hearing.

I mean, the guy played for Nebraska in the mid-90s, and yet still we have to read "Lawrence Phillips, former University of Nebraska football player, was arrested and booked on [fill in blank] last night" every six months.

[Huskerfan]

It's funny you mention that because just the opposite is true for Nebraska. Your most famous (maybe infamous) player is Lawrence Phillips, who pops up in the headlines every six months. He never won anything except maybe a bail reduction hearing.

I mean, the guy played for Nebraska in the mid-90s, and yet still we have to read "Lawrence Phillips, former University of Nebraska football player, was arrested and booked on [fill in blank] last night" every six months.

Phillips should have won the Heisman that year. He was one of the the most dominant college running backs I've ever seen.

[sonofdaxjones]

It's funny you mention that because just the opposite is true for Nebraska. Your most famous (maybe infamous) player is Lawrence Phillips, who pops up in the headlines every six months. He never won anything except maybe a bail reduction hearing.

I mean, the guy played for Nebraska in the mid-90s, and yet still we have to read "Lawrence Phillips, former University of Nebraska football player, was arrested and booked on [fill in blank] last night" every six months.

Phillips should have won the Heisman that year. He was one of the the most dominant college running backs I've ever seen.

Crazy what controlled roid rage can do on a football field.

[Huskerfan]

Crazy what controlled roid rage can do on a football field.

Nah, just crazy what crazy can do on a football field. You should try recruiting some.

Or just start with players with testicles.

[plaincat]

It's also crazy what uncontrolled roid rage can do on a football field.

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[waks]

it's Spani -- you youngsters have no idea.

College Football and Chiefs Hall of Fame. Spani wins.

Crazy what controlled roid rage can do on a football field.

Nah, just crazy what crazy can do on a football field. You should try recruiting some.

I'd rather not have an alum that tried to run over three kids at a park because he lost in a pick-up game.

http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:ludlHNGH2OoJ:sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story%3Fid%3D2140010+%22lawrence+phillips%22+Nebraska+arrested&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us

[Huskerfan]

I'd rather not have an alum that tried to run over three kids at a park because he lost in a pick-up game.

He's also an alum that helped us to win back to back National Championships. So it's kind of a trade-off. 

[waks]

I'd rather not have an alum that tried to run over three kids at a park because he lost in a pick-up game.

He's also an alum that helped us to win back to back National Championships. So it's kind of a trade-off. 

WOW.

[Snakehead05]

Phillips should have won the Heisman that year. He was one of the the most dominant college running backs I've ever seen.
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It's possible that someone on www.huskerasswipes.com might care, but we don't.  Don't go away mad....just go away.

[Kat Kid]

I'm more of a Roberson over Bishop guy.


Terrance Newman is the best player every to play at KSU.

That's like saying "I'm more of a Saturn over a Boss Mustang guy"

[Tulsa Cat]

LOL Katkid. 

[Snakehead05]

it's Spani -- you youngsters have no idea.

It's difficult to rank what I believe are the top three in Grogan, Spani, and Newman.  But, I still gotta give it to Grogan.

It always amazed me that Spani was such a fantastic middle linebacker, and he played under 230lbs, and had an undersized D-Line in front of him.  I think Spani was about 225lbs, and we had nose guards playing at around 225lbs.  I know players weren't as big back then, but if the O-Linemen were 265+, that's a lot of weight to give up. 

[FBWillie]

That's like saying "I'm more of a Saturn over a Boss Mustang guy"

FWIW, The Saturn ION Coupe was at one point the fastest front wheel drive car in the Nation

Lisa kubo's Saturn Ion ran the quickest elapsed time ever by a Pro FWD car in NHRA competition. kubo is qualified in the No. 1 position after posting an elapsed time 8.028 seconds at 186.12 mph.

 

[cireksu]

Roberson beat USC, NU twice(and in lincoln) and Drilled the greatest college football team of all time.

Had he not had the "incedent" he would be remembered in much better light.

And won 11 games 2 times.  Had he not gotten hurt he might have won the heisman.