Bring back the shirts, bring back the success. 80s/90s together had the most over 20 year span.
Need to get that Patrick Swayze swagger back

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I guess I'm stuck in no mans land. I'm an "old white man" so I can't have an opinion on COVID or, at nearly 50 years-old, I can't talk about how I love the WW2 generation whilst recognizing how racism played a major factor in athletics talent pool.

I guess I'll have to wait on topics involving breakdancing, Joe Montana, W&M's 300th birthday, Ross Perot, or 9/11.

Shucks...carry on.

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One reaction I had to the list was the relatively short list of players in the 70s. Someone mentioned Rosantz. There was also a running back, Jim Kruis. He always seemed to pick up 5 yards on every carry.

1976 was my favorite Tribe season of all time so I was pulled toward some of those players. It was such a fun season beating Tech, UVA, Navy - a true winning season against most FBS teams. The season was also unexpected as we were coming off a 2-9 season prior and had just hurdled a threat to shut down the program. This unit played with such heart and togetherness. Kruis was a big part of our ability to control the ball.

(02-20-2021 06:36 AM)Marshall Wythe Wrote:  I tend to agree with WMSB's ranking regarding the "most" legends. But I think the 40s produced the greatest legends. It's tough to argue with HOF pedigrees.

Great distinction here bringing up the "most" vs. the "greatest" -- very hard to do of course; like trying to argue LeBron vs. Jordan (don't get people started LOL).

Definitely agree that the 40s overall represent the "Golden Era" of W&M football. That era will never be replicated.

Carl Voyles, Buster Ramsey (probably our greatest player of all time, both relative to his generation and how he stacked up nationally), Lou Creekmur (our only NFL HOFer), Jack Cloud (another College Football HOFer) -- absolute dominance over every single VA school.

I could go on with their accomplishments/two waves of great teams in the early 40s vs. the late 40s.

We've done our best to resurrect their legacy and educate new Tribe fans, while reminding longstanding Tribe fans of their greatness. And we'll continue to do so!

Based off some feedback, and going back through the W&M football history books, we updated our most recent article (slightly) for our own edification.

Folks on this page will probably appreciate the additions; the top decades did not change, but we wanted to do justice to the older generations (specifically the 1950s/1960s). This prompted us to dig deeper to see if any other W&M players should have been on the initially published list.

Our additions are below.

1920s: Meb Davis
1930s: Clarence Maxey, Otis Douglas, Jr.
1950s: Jerry Sazio, Walt Brodie, Dave Edmunds
1960s: Bob Soleau, John Sapinsky, Bob Gadkowski
1970s: Phil Mosser, Paul Scolaro, Tom Rozantz

Updated Article here: https://wmsportsblog.com/2021/02/19/whic...m-legends/

Otis Douglas, Jr. one of the great W&M stories and had a storied life.

Nicknamed the "Reedville Strong Boy" (he was from Reedville, VA) Douglas earned his nickname by getting under
a wooden board and lifting it up over his head with three W&M cheerleaders on it that became famous in a photograph (there is no info that has survived that
mentions how he put the board and cheerleaders back down!). He was big for the era...6'2", 240 lbs.

He graduated in 1932 he coached football, swimming, track and wrestling at W&M. He was the trainer for the Cincinnati Reds when they won a pennant
in 1940 while also playing semi-pro football, trying out for the Philadelphia Eagles, and earning a master's degree in education from the University of Michigan!

After the war, at age 35 he tried out again for the Eagles and made the team, the oldest rookie ever to play in the NFL, played for four years for a team that won the NFL Championship in 1948.

In the 1950s he was head coach at Arkansas and later coached for CFL Calgary Roughriders.

After football he became a beloved and well-known directing children's schools for the handicapped and such a school is named after Otis in Westmoreland County and he remains a well-known name in Reedville..

He is still a legend for a stunt he pulled at W&M when he arranged for a biplane in the W&M Air Force (yes, in the 1930s W&M owned two planes at their own little airport long gone but still you'll find Airport Road leading off Richmond Road that led to the facility) to fly low over the field at a Home coming game
with Otis at midfield for the coin toss and drop a football that Otis caught! With the governor at the game no less. Imagine if that took place today!!!

Don't just run past Douglas' name as one of many. He was something else.

Oops...one correction--it was the 1960 Reds where Otis was a trainer and consultant.

And did I mentioned he served in the US Navy for three years during WWII?

(02-21-2021 04:17 PM)bubbadog57 Wrote:  Otis Douglas, Jr. one of the great W&M stories and had a storied life.

Nicknamed the "Reedville Strong Boy" (he was from Reedville, VA) Douglas earned his nickname by getting under
a wooden board and lifting it up over his head with three W&M cheerleaders on it that became famous in a photograph (there is no info that has survived that
mentions how he put the board and cheerleaders back down!). He was big for the era...6'2", 240 lbs.

He graduated in 1932 he coached football, swimming, track and wrestling at W&M. He was the trainer for the Cincinnati Reds when they won a pennant
in 1940 while also playing semi-pro football, trying out for the Philadelphia Eagles, and earning a master's degree in education from the University of Michigan!

After the war, at age 35 he tried out again for the Eagles and made the team, the oldest rookie ever to play in the NFL, played for four years for a team that won the NFL Championship in 1948.

In the 1950s he was head coach at Arkansas and later coached for CFL Calgary Roughriders.

After football he became a beloved and well-known directing children's schools for the handicapped and such a school is named after Otis in Westmoreland County and he remains a well-known name in Reedville..

He is still a legend for a stunt he pulled at W&M when he arranged for a biplane in the W&M Air Force (yes, in the 1930s W&M owned two planes at their own little airport long gone but still you'll find Airport Road leading off Richmond Road that led to the facility) to fly low over the field at a Home coming game
with Otis at midfield for the coin toss and drop a football that Otis caught! With the governor at the game no less. Imagine if that took place today!!!

Don't just run past Douglas' name as one of many. He was something else.

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