Your favorite player in Penn State football history
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M-rob
Honorable mention to saquon and lavar.
Honorable mention to saquon and lavar.
I assume we are using common sense rules, that a player must have played a majority of his elegibility (at least 3 seasons) for PSU? (I.e Wisconsin shouldn't count Wilson)
Curt Warner
Quite possibly Saquon Barkley in a year or three after it really sets in how great a player he is/was. Hard to compare era's, but Barkley on any 1980's team seems like he would have tied Archie Griffin with two Heismans
Quite possibly Saquon Barkley in a year or three after it really sets in how great a player he is/was. Hard to compare era's, but Barkley on any 1980's team seems like he would have tied Archie Griffin with two Heismans
Didn’t see him play at State (too young) but LOVED watching Ham play in Pittsburgh.
Favorite player I watched play - Blackledge (with KiJana/Lavar a close second/third).
Favorite player I watched play - Blackledge (with KiJana/Lavar a close second/third).
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This is hard....but, I always tend to like defensive players the most for some reason - I'll say Lavar, Marcus Allen, and Poz.
Curt Warner. Many great players since, and Barkley is very high on the list, but the heroes of your childhood are your heroes forever. And Warner was a big part of the 1st National Championship, and outplayed Marcus Allen and Herschel Walker in bowl games (our defense had a big part in that).
1. Michael Robinson
2. Saquon Barkley
I'm over 40 (I'm a grown man!), so, I have seen lots of our greats. I do think it is much easier to become attached to the players since the internet became a big thing because we just know so much more about them then we did pre-2000. Watching their recruitment since sophmore year in HS, seeing every interview the give, etc. all adds to the connection.
At least 50 on my list for different eras and different events.
Ham cappelletti Harris is as old as I go. Ham and Harris for their days at the steelers mostly because I was too young to watch them at Penn State.
Then fusina barhs suheys Millen clark mehl
Warner munchank farrel blackledge Jackson Robinson etc
Dozier the smurfs Thomas Shaffer kizner gifto conlan white
Mcduffie sacca
Everything 1994 era
Enis Arrington short Casey fields Thompson
Harris Brown
Mills talifarro wake Johnson Adams Levi all the defensive ends we kept churning out
Williams Robinson king hunt offensive line over those 4 years, poz Conner. Norwood
Royster Maybin lee bowman
2011 and 2012 teams.
Hackenberg Robinson mauti
Zordich
McSorley Barkley Godwin Gesicki Hamilton
Sanders Johnson wade fields parsons oweh oh wait that is the future.
These players and more are my favorites at Penn State! They are all tied!!!!!
Ham cappelletti Harris is as old as I go. Ham and Harris for their days at the steelers mostly because I was too young to watch them at Penn State.
Then fusina barhs suheys Millen clark mehl
Warner munchank farrel blackledge Jackson Robinson etc
Dozier the smurfs Thomas Shaffer kizner gifto conlan white
Mcduffie sacca
Everything 1994 era
Enis Arrington short Casey fields Thompson
Harris Brown
Mills talifarro wake Johnson Adams Levi all the defensive ends we kept churning out
Williams Robinson king hunt offensive line over those 4 years, poz Conner. Norwood
Royster Maybin lee bowman
2011 and 2012 teams.
Hackenberg Robinson mauti
Zordich
McSorley Barkley Godwin Gesicki Hamilton
Sanders Johnson wade fields parsons oweh oh wait that is the future.
These players and more are my favorites at Penn State! They are all tied!!!!!
Simon J. "Bobby" Engram was the player I enjoyed most.
Onkotz and Mike Reid early on
M Rob and Saquan most recently.
Onkotz and Mike Reid early on
M Rob and Saquan most recently.
Tough, tough choice, but I will go with the player that first got me interested in Penn State football as a 10 year old.
Lydell Mitchell.
I got to meet him once about 15 years ago. He is also a really solid person.
Lydell Mitchell.
I got to meet him once about 15 years ago. He is also a really solid person.
He was my other choice after Bruce Clark. I used to race to get the Sunday sports section to see how many TDs he scored. I chose Bruce Clark because he was the guy who stood out during my early undergrad years.
1. Shane Conlan (and the rest of the 86 defense)
2. The entire 94 offense. Too difficult to pick anyone on that team.
2. The entire 94 offense. Too difficult to pick anyone on that team.
Very difficult task here. So many incredible players from different eras. I always was excited to watch Ki-Jana, Lavar, Conlan, Poz, M-Rob, Harris, and many more names.
If I were asked who was my favorite player to watch/ could've, should've been a stud, I have to say Rashard Casey. Could you imagine him in this offense?
If I were asked who was my favorite player to watch/ could've, should've been a stud, I have to say Rashard Casey. Could you imagine him in this offense?
Too many to list, but I'll give a shout out to Michael Mauti since I think he may not have been mentioned as of yet.
He was a great leader at one of our darker times. I've also totally missed until recently that he has struggled with colon issues and learning more about it, am even more impressed with what kind of "fighter" he is.
He was a great leader at one of our darker times. I've also totally missed until recently that he has struggled with colon issues and learning more about it, am even more impressed with what kind of "fighter" he is.
That is an excellent point. Forever I think that Penn State fans should be indebted to the courage, determination, commitment and grit that these two young men displayed. Their actions saved the program. They are true all time greats.
[Note that both are sons of former players coached by none other than, Joseph V Paterno. It's not a coincidence. Success with Honor, indeed! ]
But the one player I would most like to say "Thank you" to is Michael Mauti.
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Matt Suhey was my first favorite PSU player. All-time Conlan and Short
