100 Greatest Gators in 100 Days

[Escambia94]

Gator football is here! Florida football has been blessed with many great players. Without further ado, here are the 100 greatest Gators ranked by accolades, records, and honors.

1. Steve Spurrier (Ring of Honor, Gator Great, All American, Heisman '66, 83% W-L record (122-27-1), SEC POY '66, Florida-Georgia HOF, UPI POY '66, Fergie Ferguson Award)
2. Tim Tebow (All American, All SEC, Heisman '07 (first sophomore), AP POY '07, Davey O'Brien Award '07, Maxwell Award '07 '08, SEC POY '08, QB of the Year '07, Manning Award '08, Draddy Trophy '09, SEC records: (tied) most TDs/ game (7), 55 TDs/season (33 passing, 22 rushing), 145 career TDs, 12232 career yards, 4181 yards in one season, 88.6% completion average in a game, 170.79 season passer efficiency, 23 rushing TDs in one season, future Gator Great)
3. Danny Wuerffel (Ring of Honor, Gator Great, Heisman Trophy '96, Draddy Trophy '96, Johnny Unitas Award '96, Maxwell Award '96, Walter Camp Award '96, QB of the Year Award '96, Florida-Georgia HOF, Florida Gators Team of the Century, NCAA record passer rating, NCAA record TD%, SEC record 7.1 YPP, 144 TD passes)
4. Emmitt Smith (Ring of Honor, Gator Great, Unanimous All American, All SEC, SEC MVP '89, 58 Gator records, Gator rushing leader*, NFL Hall of Fame)
5. Jack Youngblood (Ring of Honor, Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Florida-Georgia HOF, Gator record 14 sacks '69, NCAA Lineman of the Year '70)
6. Wilber Marshall (Ring of Honor, Gator Great, Consensus All American, All SEC, Florida-Georgia HOF, Defensive POY '83, 1st team "Team of the Century" and "Defensive Player of the Century", NCAA HOF)
7. Urban Meyer (Coached 2006 & 2008 NC & SEC teams, 65-15 81.25% overall/ 36-12 75% SEC/ 5-1 83.33% bowl record at UF, future Gator Great)
8. Ray Graves (Gator Great, College Football Hall of Fame, former UF athletic director. 69% W-L record (70-31-4), 4-1 (80%) in bowl games)
9. Rex Grossman (Consensus All American, All SEC, AP Natl POY, SEC POY '01, future Gator Great)
10. Errict Rhett (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Florida-Georgia HOF, Florida's all-time leading rusher, 1994 Sugar Bowl MVP)
11. Wes Chandler (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Florida-Georgia HOF)
12. Fred Taylor (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Florida-Georgia HOF)
13. John Reaves (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Florida-Georgia HOF, Fergie Ferguson Award, Sammy Baugh Trophy, NCAA record* 7581 yds career passing, SEC career record 56 TDs)
14. Carlos "the Cuban Comet" Alvarez (Gator Great, Consensus All American, All SEC, College Football HOF, Florida-Georgia HOF, Florida Gators All-Century Team, Gator record - 2563 career receiving yds)
15. Dale Van Sickel (Gator Great, first Gator All American, College Football HOF) and Charlie LaPradd (Gator Great, second Gator All American, All SEC, Florida-Georgia HOF, former walk-on)
16. Cris Collinsworth (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Academic All American, Florida Gator record longest pass play of 96 yds, ESPN and HBO sports analyst, Super Bowl player)
17. Ike Hilliard (Gator Great, Consensus All American, All SEC, Florida-Georgia HOF)
18. Reidel Anthony (Gator Great, Consensus All American, All SEC, Florida-Georgia HOF, 1996 NC, Gator season record 18 TD receiving)
19. Shane Matthews (Gator Great, All SEC, 2nd team All American, SEC POY '90 '91, Florida-Georgia HOF, Gator record* career passing yards)
20. Kerwin Bell (Gator Great, All SEC, Honorable Mention All American, SEC POY '84, Florida-Georgia HOF, Fergie Ferguson Award)
21. Scot Brantley (Gator Great, All SEC, Honorable Mention All American, Florida-Georgia HOF)
22. Kevin Carter (Gator Great, Consensus All American, All SEC, Florida-Georgia HOF, Florida Gator All-Century Team)
23. Alex Brown (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, SEC Def. POY '01)
24. Brad Culpepper (Gator Great, Consensus All American, All SEC, Draddy Trophy)
25. Trace Armstrong (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Gator record 19 TFL/season, Florida Gators All-Century Team)
26. Keiwan Ratliff (Gator Great, Consensus All American, All SEC, SEC Defensive POY, Gator MVP, Gator season record holder for INTs - 9, punt return yards - 860, INTs in a game - 3)
27. Huey Richardson (Gator Great, All American, All SEC)
28. David Galloway Sr (Gator Great, All American, All SEC)
29. Louis Oliver (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Fergie Ferguson Award)
30. Larry Dupree (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Gator record - 31 carries/game)
31. Joe Haden (Unanimous All American, All SEC, National Defensive POY, 2008 NC, future Gator Great)
32. Reggie Nelson (Consensus All American, All SEC, 2006 NC, future Gator Great)
33. Jacquez Green (Consensus All American, All SEC, 1996 NC, future Gator Great)
34. Maurkice Pouncey (Consensus All American, All SEC, 2008 NC, Rimington Trophy, future Gator Great) and Mike Pouncey (All American, All SEC, 2008 NC, future Gator Great)
35. Brandon Spikes (Consensus All American, All SEC, Gator record holder - INT TDs, future Gator Great)
36. David Little (Gator Great, Consensus All American, All SEC, Fergie Ferguson Award, Gator career record holder for tackles - 475)
37. Charlie Casey (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Fergie Ferguson Award)
38. Larry Smith (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Fergie Ferguson Award)
39. Steve Tannen (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Fergie Ferguson Award)
40. Sammy Green (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Gator season record holder - 202 tackles in a season)
41. Jarvis Williams (Gator Great, All American, All SEC)
42. Chris Doering (Gator Great, All SEC, 2nd team All American, Florida-Georgia HOF, SEC record 31 TD/season)
43. Willie Jackson (Gator Great, Hon. All American, All SEC, Florida-Georgia HOF)
44. Alonzo Johnson (All American, All SEC, Florida All-Time Team [Miami Herald], 2nd team Florida Gators All-Century Team, top 3 - TFL & sacks)
45. Ricky "the Rocket" Nattiel (Gator Great, All SEC, 2nd team All American, Florida-Georgia HOF, Fergie Ferguson Award, Super Bowl player)
46. Lawrence Wright (Gator Great, All SEC, 2nd team All American, Jim Thorpe Award, 1996 NC, Florida-Georgia HOF)
47. Tommy Durrance (Gator Great, All SEC, Gator top 10 rushing TDs)
48. Lee McGriff (Gator Great, All SEC)
49. Neal Anderson (Gator Great, All SEC, Hon. All American)
50. Nat Moore (Gator Great, All SEC, Hon. All American, Florida-Georgia HOF)
51. Jeff Mitchell (Gator Great, All SEC, 1996 NC)
52. Tom Shannon (Gator Great, Gator Bowl '62 MVP, Gator record holder - completion percentage)
53. David Williams (Gator Great, All SEC, 2nd team All American)
54. Rick Casares (Gator Great, All SEC, scored first bowl TD for Florida)
55. Glenn Cameron (Gator Great, All SEC)
56. Jimmy Dubose (Gator Great, SEC POY '75)
57. John L. Williams (Gator Great, Hon. All American, 2nd team All SEC)
58. Larry Libertore (Gator Great, 2nd team All SEC)
59. James Jones (Gator Great, "the Catch '82")
60. "The Great Wall of Florida"
    1. Lomas Brown (Gator Great, All American, All SEC, Jacobs Trophy)
    2. Jeff Zimmerman (All American, All SEC)
    3. Crawford Ker (JUCO All American, 2nd team All SEC)
    4. Phil Bromley (All SEC)
    5. Billy Hinson
    6. Scott Trimble
61. Forest K. "Fergie" Ferguson (Gator Great, namesake of the Fergie Ferguson Award, US Army Distinguished Service Cross); Walter "Tiger" Mayberry (Gator Great, Marine Corps ace, died in POW camp)
62. Jevon Kearse (All American, All SEC, SEC Defensive POY '98)
63. Clifford Charlton (All American, All SEC, Gator top 5 record holder - FF, TFL, QB sacks)
64. Jack Jackson (All American, All SEC, 1994 SEC POY)
65. Fred Weary (All American, All SEC, 1996 NC, Gator record holder - INTs)
66. Jabar Gaffney (All American, All SEC, Paul Warfield Award)
67. Lito Sheppard (All American, All SEC)
68. Jarvis Moss (All American, 2006 NC)
69. Mike Degory (All American, All SEC)
70. Percy Harvin (SEC Freshman of the year, All SEC 2nd team, 2006 SEC Championship MVP, Gator record 32 TDs for receiver)
71. Chris Leak (2007 BCS MVP, 2006 NC, NCAA record, SEC All Freshman Team, Gator career passing yardage leader)
72. Ahmad Black (All SEC, 2008 NC, NCAA and SEC record - INT, Outback Bowl MVP, future Gator Great)
73. Jeff Chandler (All SEC, 2nd team All American, Gator MVP, Gator career scoring leader - 368 points)
74. Gerard Warren (All SEC)
75. Johnny Rutledge (All SEC, 1996 NC)
76. Taylor Jacobs (All SEC, Orange Bowl MVP)
77. Travis McGriff (All SEC, 1996 NC)
78. Zach Piller (All SEC, 1996 NC)
79. Ray McDonald (All SEC, 1996 NC)
80. Tony Lilly (All SEC)
81. Allen Trammell (All SEC)
82. Darrell Jackson (All SEC)
83. Cooper Carlisle (All SEC, 1996 NC)
84. Godfrey Myles (All SEC)
85. Adrian White (All SEC)
86. Jeff Roth (All SEC)
87. Reggie McGrew (All SEC, 1996 NC)
88. James Bates (All SEC, captain of 1996 NC team)
89. Derrick Harvey (2007 BCS MVP, 2nd team All SEC, 2006 NC)
90. Don Gaffney - first black Gator QB
91. Leonard George and Willie Jackson Sr - first black players to sign with Florida
92. Brandon Siler (2nd team All SEC, 3rd team All American, 2006 NC)
93. Reche Caldwell (2nd team All SEC, Hon. All American)
94. Cornelius Ingram (2nd team All SEC)
95. Andre "Bubba" Caldwell (Gator record - season receptions)
96. Lindy Infante (Distinguished Letter winner)
97. Louis Murphy (2006 NC, 2008 NC)
98. Elijah Williams (1996 NC)
99. Deshawn Wynn (2006 NC)
100. Wayne Pease (NCAA record 70.2% completions)

Special Honors:

1. George "Mr. Two Bits" Edmonson (unofficial cheerleader, 1949-2008)
2. Bill Corry, Hubert Schucht, Harold Rowe, Buck Schindler, Elmer Ricau (Gator football players who died in service to their nation)

 

[robdog]

Awesome job once again Escambia94!