88 days to kickoff (Counting Down with Gator Greats)

WILBER!

 

How clever. Can't wait til the 14 days until kickoff.

 

I was at that game. So much fun. Wilbur was a total beast.

 

Me too brother

 

Still too many days

 

I was at that game too, great day for Gator football!

 

Salisbury still having nightmares of Marshall running him down.

 

Me, too. I think I saw you guys. And, yes, it felt like a win that brought us onto the big stage.

 

I have Wilber in my top-ten list of all-time Gators that I also followed in the NFL, USFL, CFL, AFL, or AAF. I grew up overseas, so my exposure to the Gators was rather sparse. Wilber Marshall stood out as the greatest player on defense that I can remember from my childhood.

1. Tim Tebow 2006-2009
2. Emmitt Smith 1987–89
3. Steve Spurrier 1964–66
4. Wilber Marshall 1980–83
5. Danny Wuerffel 1993–96
6. Rex Grossman III 1999-2002
7. Percy Harvin III 2006-08
8. Reggie Nelson 2005-2006
9. Brandon Spikes 2006-09
10. Neal Anderson 1982–85

Honorable mention: Kerwin D. Bell 1984–87

 

Winners in this game (not necessarily in this order):

1) Wilber Marshall
2) Gator Getters

Losers in this game:

USC coaches wearing Sans-a-Belt Slacks

 

My first football hero was Wes. He definitely belongs on the list.( they all belong)

 

FYI, this list was cherry picked from the top Gators in the UF Athletics HOF ranked by the accolades earned. I had to project where Tim Tebow, Percy Harvin, Reggie Nelson, Brandon Spikes would be on this list and then pick my top 10. Wes Chandler is ranked at #7. I am too young to have watched Wes, so he did not make my personal top 10, but his accolades rank him as one of the 10 greatest Gators.

 

No Carlos Alvarez?

 

Reaves to Alvarez

 

He also didn’t get to play on national championship teams which that list is kind of loaded with players from three different teams.