Best/Favorite Penn State Football Player by State....

[psuro]

I am on the dreaded boring conference call, so help keep me amused....

Name your best/favorite Penn State football players by State (these are all I could think of where we definitively had kids on the roster)....

PA
NJ
NY
Connecticut
Mass
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Texas
California
Washington

Bonus - Canada

 

[kgilbert78]

Ohio: Ki-Jana Carter

 

[CF LION]

Pretty deep bench in PA and NJ. Since SB was born in NY...

NY - Saquon Barkley

 

[psuro]

PA -
NJ - Franco
NY -Barkley
Connecticut
Mass - Omar Easy
Delaware - Mike Meade
Maryland - Derrick Williams
Virginia - DJ Dozier
North Carolina -
South Carolina - Courtney Brown
Georgia
Florida Mike Timpson
Tennessee -
Ohio - John Schaeffer
Michigan
Indiana - Curtis Enis
Illinois
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Texas
California
Washington - Mac Morrison

Bonus - Canada - Gifto

 

[CF LION]

Georgia - Rosey Grier

 

[psuro]

Georgia - Rosey Grier

From Georgia, but came to PSU via Roselle, NJ.

 

[David1956]

Mike Reid from PA. The greatest player in the history of the program IMHO. Dominated games for two years we were undefeated.

 

[LoyalandTrueLion]

I am on the dreaded boring conference call, so help keep me amused....

Name your best/favorite Penn State football players by State (these are all I could think of where we definitively had kids on the roster)....

PA
NJ
NY
Connecticut
Mass
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Texas
California
Washington

Bonus - Canada

Tonga/Hawaii - Tim Manoa
American Samoa - Amani Purcell

 

[CF LION]

Mike Reid from PA. The greatest player in the history of the program IMHO. Dominated games for two years we were undefeated.

I was going to nominate Lenny Moore for PA. I think Joe once said he was the best player he ever coached.

 

[psuro]

Tonga/Hawaii - Tim Manoa
American Samoa - Amani Purcell

Two good answers.

 

[David1956]

Ohio - Ki Jana
NY City - SB
NY State - Shane Conlan

 

[NovaPSULuvr]

London, England - Jack Crawford

 

[4rosco]

Curt Warner - West Virginia

 

[CF LION]

NC - Levi Brown

 

[throw2oj]

Charlie Pittman over Richie Anderson for MD.

Bobby Engram over Courtney for SC.
Mike Mauti from LA is a no brainer.

 

[OhioLion]

Indiana - Curtis Enis

Born and raised in Union City, Ohio. Mississiwana Valley High School. Borders Indiana and the sister town across state line is Union City, IN.

OL

 

[David1956]

Derrick Williams - DC

 

[Obliviax]

Michigan? Allen Robinson. In three years it will be K.J. Hamler,

 

[massimoManca II]

CT: Sila... nevermind

 

[Woodpecker]

CT: Sila... nevermind

Hey, that's none of our business

 

[nits74]

Have to run, but entered just a few


PA- Mike Reid
NJ - Franco Harris
NY
Connecticut
Mass - Don Abbey
Delaware
Maryland - Charlie Pittman
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina - Bobby Ingram
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Ohio - Ki Jana Carter
Michigan - Booker Moore
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Louisiana Mike Mauti
Texas
California
Washington

 

[throw2oj]

Brett Conway was from Georgia.

 

[Option Bob]

I am on the dreaded boring conference call, so help keep me amused....

Name your best/favorite Penn State football players by State (these are all I could think of where we definitively had kids on the roster)....

PA -- Mike Reid
NJ -- Franco Harris
NY -- Bob Campbell
Connecticut -- John Nessel
Mass -- Don Abbey
Delaware -- Devon Still
Maryland -- Mark Robinson
Virginia -- Michael Robinson
North Carolina -- Sam Gash
South Carolina -- Courtney Brown, Bobby Engram (tie)
Georgia -- Grant Haley
Florida -- Michael Timpson
Tennessee -- Leroy Thompson
Ohio -- Ki-Jana Carter
Michigan -- Anthony Adams
Indiana -- Tommy Stevens
Illinois -- Yaacov Yisrael
Wisconsin -- [can't think of anyone but Robert Windsor]
Louisiana -- Michael Mauti
Texas -- Steve Wisniewski
California -- Aoatoa Polamalu
Washington --
West Virginia -- Curt Warner

Bonus - Canada -- Pete Giftopolous[/QUOTE]

 

[sss]

Washington - 1. Mac Morrison 2. John Bronson
Michigan - 1. Allen Robinson 2. Tim Shaw
Texas - Shino Prater
CA - 1. Koa Farmer 2. Zac Wasserman (just kidding)

As an FYI, didn't we have a highly rated P from Arkansas. Don't think he panned out too great.

 

[wex18]

There was a pretty good player from Arizona about 30 years ago who chose PSU for its aerospace engineering program. I'm traveling, so I can't look thru old media guides right now. Anyone remember him?

 

[joeparules]

I'll try a mostly linebacker list (* for non-LBs):

PA - Paul Poz
NJ - Andre Collins
NY - Shane Conlan
Connecticut - Jarvis Miller
Mass - Joe Jackson
Delaware - Devon Still*
Maryland - NaVorro Bowman
Virginia - Reggie Givens
North Carolina - Quintus McDonald
South Carolina - Bobby Engram*
Georgia - Blake Gillikin*
Florida - Rich McKenzie
Tennessee - Leroy Thompson*
Ohio - Lance Mehl
Michigan - Tim Shaw
Indiana - Josh Gaines*
Illinois - JR Zwierzynski*
Wisconsin - Robert Windsor*
Louisiana - Mike Mauti
Texas - D'Anton Lynn*
California - Jim Nelson
Washington - Mac Morrison
Washington DC - Tyoka Jackson*
Alabama - Torrence Brown*

Canada - Pete Giftopoulos

Ghana - Phil Yeboah-Kodie

 

[kgilbert78]

Born and raised in Union City, Ohio. Mississiwana Valley High School. Borders Indiana and the sister town across state line is Union City, IN.

OL

They ran on two different time zones in the summer before Indiana finally gave up and went on DST--it's pretty much one city--the main N/S street is "State Line St"

 

[Big 0]

For Ohio a couple of Offensive lineman - Jeff Hartings and Roger Duffy, as well as WR O.J. McDuffie.

 

[PSUQBKeeper]

Melbourne, Australia...Danny Pasquariello

edit...by state I guess you'd say Victoria, Australia

 

[L.A.Lion]

I'll try a mostly linebacker list (* for non-LBs):

PA - Paul Poz

Loved watching Poz play, but I'd take Arrington first.

 

[We Are . . .]

PA - Mike Reid
NJ - Lydell Mitchell
NY - Shane Conlan
Connecticut - John Nessel
Mass - Jack Baiorunos
Delaware - Chris Godwin
Maryland - Mark Robinson or Charlie Pittman
Virginia - Darren Perry or D.J. Dozier
North Carolina - Sam Gash
South Carolina - Bobby Engram
Georgia - Grant Haley
Florida - Tim Johnson
Tennessee - Leroy Thompson
Ohio - Ki-Jana
Michigan - Allen Robinson
Indiana - Josh Gaines
Illinois - Rich Gardner
Wisconsin - Windsor (only one I can think of)
Louisiana - Mike Mauti
Texas - Steve Wisniewski (almost said Bo Nickal)
California - Lydell Sargeant
Washington - Mac Morrison

Bonus - Canada - Pete Giftopolous

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Hmm....one guy who is one of my all time faves is Maryland's own, Marcus Allen. Will have to give the others some more thought...

 

[soulkitchen74]

Since we have already gone international...

Tamba Hali - Gbarnga, Liberia