icanthearyou 4,465 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 I've seen Auburn play since 1954. I've watched all these great lineman play in Auburn. From 1954 to 2012 I pick Zeke Smith (jersey #61 ). And please remember his teammate Jackie Burkett (jersey #50) also two time All-American should rank a tie with Zeke. Thanks to their great play in 1957, 1958 & 1959 Auburn lead the nation in total defense plus two unbeaten seasons in 1957 & 1958. And what's really remarkable they are the only ones named who played offensive and defensive. How could I almost forget big Jimmy "Red" Phillips (jersey #88, All-America and later All-Pro) who played both ways at end and was a senior on the 1957 National Champ team. The whole team played both ways. I would rank "Red" Phillips as #3 . What a great time period to be an Auburn Tiger! Dad? Is that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleX 0 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Tracy Rocker Zeke Smith Nick Fairley Jackie Burkett Aundray Bruce Jim "Red" Phillips Antonio Coleman Quentin Groves Donnie Humphrey Benji Roland Ron Stallworth Gerald Robinson Benny Sivley Doug Smith Gerald Williams David Rocker Rick Telhiard Ben Thomas Jimmy Brumbaugh Jack Thornton Dowe Aughtman Sen'Derrick Marks Danny Sanspree DeMarco McNeil Frank Warren Reggie Torbor Stanley McClover Leonardo Carson David Campbell Gary Walker Pat Sims T.J. Jackson Willie Whitehead Edmund Nelson Harold Hallman Josh Thompson Spencer Johnson Lamar Rogers Zach Clayton Walter Tate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom1ni0n 51 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 I've seen Auburn play since 1954. I've watched all these great lineman play in Auburn. From 1954 to 2012 I pick Zeke Smith (jersey #61 ). And please remember his teammate Jackie Burkett (jersey #50) also two time All-American should rank a tie with Zeke. Thanks to their great play in 1957, 1958 & 1959 Auburn lead the nation in total defense plus two unbeaten seasons in 1957 & 1958. And what's really remarkable they are the only ones named who played offensive and defensive. How could I almost forget big Jimmy "Red" Phillips (jersey #88, All-America and later All-Pro) who played both ways at end and was a senior on the 1957 National Champ team. The whole team played both ways. I would rank "Red" Phillips as #3 . What a great time period to be an Auburn Tiger! Gramps? Is that you? FIFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom1ni0n 51 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Tracy Rocker Zeke Smith Nick Fairley Jackie Burkett Aundray Bruce Jim "Red" Phillips Antonio Coleman Quentin Groves Donnie Humphrey Benji Roland Ron Stallworth Gerald Robinson Benny Sivley Doug Smith Gerald Williams David Rocker Rick Telhiard Ben Thomas Jimmy Brumbaugh Jack Thornton Dowe Aughtman Sen'Derrick Marks Danny Sanspree DeMarco McNeil Frank Warren Reggie Torbor Stanley McClover Leonardo Carson David Campbell Gary Walker Pat Sims T.J. Jackson Willie Whitehead Edmund Nelson Harold Hallman Josh Thompson Spencer Johnson Lamar Rogers Zach Clayton Walter Tate Well, that should just about cover everyone. Just lock this thready already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altima 200 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Mike Pelton ... Randy Hart ... Jay Ratliff ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im4aual 489 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 1. Tracy Rocker 2. Everybody else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbrotha12 2,362 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Does no one want to put Bret Eddins on the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collegefanatics 3 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Carlos Dansby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeasFan 3 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I alphabetized the terrific list provided by DoubleX at Post #27 and added the other names mentioned in this thread (excluding quoted passages) and put an approximate count by those names mentioned more than once: ===================================== Dowe Aughtman (2) Rodney Bellamy Aundray Bruce (4) Jimmy Brumbaugh (2) Jackie Burkett (2) David Campbell Leonardo Carson Zach Clayton Antonio Coleman (2) Carlos Dansby Bret Eddins (2) Nick Fairley (6) Kevin Greene Quentin Groves (4) Harold Hallman Randy Hart Donnie Humphrey (2) T.J. Jackson Spencer Johnson Sen'Derrick Marks (3) Stanley McClover DeMarco McNeil (3) Edmund Nelson Mike Pelton Jimmy "Red" Phillips (2) Jay Ratliff (2) Gerald Robinson (4) David Rocker Tracy Rocker (9) Lamar Rogers Benji Roland (4) Danny Sanspree Pat Sims (2) Benny Sivley Doug Smith Zeke Smith (8) Ron Stallworth (3) Walter Tate (2) Rick Telhiard Ben Thomas Josh Thompson Jack Thornton Reggie Torbor (2) Gary Walker Frank Warren (2) Willie Whitehead Gerald Williams ===================================== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrytgr 0 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Mike Pelton ... Randy Hart ... Jay Ratliff ??? Jay is the most under rated DL we have had in my opinion. I don't think I really appreciated how good he was until Bill Parcells drafted him in Dallas, and he went on to a very successful career there. Our 2004 defense would not have been as nasty without him. I think he is easy for us to overlook because he grew into the DL position and only played there his SR season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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