I_M4_AU 7,861 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 minute ago, McLoofus said: Correct. Sean White actually "discovered" him as a viable WR. Well, you know it couldn’t have been Gus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaba4ever 112 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, McLoofus said: Correct. Sean White actually "discovered" him as a viable WR. Did not know that last part. Makes me like him even more. Dude was something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Just now, Jaba4ever said: Did not know that last part. Makes me like him even more. Dude was something else. It could be a bit of a stretch how I said it, but I do know Will was quoted as saying that Sean essentially said "You're going to play WR here" and they went out over the summer and ran routes/threw passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bro Johnny Mac 1,395 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 On 2/9/2020 at 7:11 PM, CodeRocket said: Bill Newton of 17-16 fame? If so he blocked the two punts that David Langner ran in for touchdowns! He should be everyone's favorite walk-on. Never realized he was a walk-on. Amazing! Another interesting tidbit was that the extra point after Bama's first touchdown was blocked by Roger Mitchel and he may have been a walk-on also. One thing is certain, there have been some great players that were once walk-ons at Auburn University. I think @augolf1716 has some great stories about Newton, or maybe it was Langner?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTiger 12,956 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Wonder why we haven’t had a good walk on story (Love Hastings, but he was an invited walk on. Seems like we used to get LBs who tried our and became leaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowebb11 9,337 Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Tristan said: Hey! That’s my father!🦅WAR EAGLE! You must be very proud. He remains one of my favorite AU stories. 🦅WDE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 I could be wrong, but I believe Kevin signed with Auburn as a walk-on out of Peru, Illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleCoTiger 1,957 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Jason Miska, played on Terry Bowden's undefeated 1993 AU team. Had (has) a condition that basically made him hairless. Loved the way he played linebacker. On edit... Stupid me! Loved Miska, but with the passing of Kevin Greene I can't go without mentioning him also. Played for Pat Dye and had a motor that just would not quit. Maybe the greatest of AU walkons in my living memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wareagle7298 126 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 I have a soft spot in my heart for any of the walk-ons from Dye's early years, just because I was a kid myself and these guys were my heroes. I was at AU when Miska was there. If I recall he was from Connecticut or something - i'm not sure how he wound up at Auburn. He worked at Subway over on Donahue, even during football season. He was always getting into fights. Someone mentioned Hicks Poor...and what is not to love...the name itself is priceless and he reminded me of one of my fave's Trey Gainous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,216 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Bro Johnny Mac said: I think @augolf1716 has some great stories about Newton, or maybe it was Langner?? Yep I got stories on David.......one short story he and I almost came to blows at Sewell Hall David had a short fuse but wasn't the greatest fighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bro Johnny Mac 1,395 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: Yep I got stories on David.......one short story he and I almost came to blows at Sewell Hall David had a short fuse but wasn't the greatest fighter Everyone knows someone from back in the day that got in a lot of fights but they couldn’t fight well, they just weren’t wrapped right 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUpreacherman22 3,888 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 On 2/9/2020 at 11:59 AM, passthebiscuits said: 10. Tim Drinkard 9. Alex Lincoln 8. Bobby Strickland 7. Tom Ghosom 6. Lewis Colbert 5. Bill Newton 4. Willie Whitehead 3. Rod Hood 2. Jeremy Ingle 1. Kevin Greene HM: Chandler Shakespeare (all-name team) AUsome list PTB!!! Man, that brings back some memories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausburn2 487 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 54 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: Yep I got stories on David.......one short story he and I almost came to blows at Sewell Hall David had a short fuse but wasn't the greatest fighter @augolf1716 Maybe you can confirm. Always heard David made up a giant snowball put it on the elevator and took to the top of Haley and threw it off . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,216 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Bro Johnny Mac said: Everyone knows someone from back in the day that got in a lot of fights but they couldn’t fight well, they just weren’t wrapped right 😆 That was David in a nutshell another story I've told before......David was returning a punt against uga he leaped over a uga player and tried to kick another player in the mouth while leaping. His mistake was it was on the uga side of the sideline. Well about 15 uga players jumped David after the tackle. Lets just say it took a while for his teammates to come to his rescue. David was the same way in practice he had few friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,216 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 15 minutes ago, Ausburn2 said: @augolf1716 Maybe you can confirm. Always heard David made up a giant snowball put it on the elevator and took to the top of Haley and threw it off . Can neither confirm or deny I would not put it pass him. We did have two good snow storms the years David was there so its possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,216 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Also back then Auburn had about 30 or more walkons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerrules 517 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 On 2/9/2020 at 6:34 PM, bigbird said: Jason Miska Always appreciated his hard nosed play. Met him by happenstance as part of a work appointment. Gave me an autographed picture. Had a great lunch conversation. Great guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
around4ever 4,139 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 I’m surprised nobody mentioned me. I walked on in ‘75, Coach Jordan’s last team. I was a quick undersized Split End. That’s what we called Wide Receivers back then. I tore my groin on the first day freshmen could practice in pads. That was my walk on and college career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Eagle 5,144 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Yann Cowart. Undersized and over-hearted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Eagle 5,144 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 On 2/9/2020 at 11:59 AM, passthebiscuits said: 10. Tim Drinkard 9. Alex Lincoln 8. Bobby Strickland 7. Tom Ghosom 6. Lewis Colbert 5. Bill Newton 4. Willie Whitehead 3. Rod Hood 2. Jeremy Ingle 1. Kevin Greene HM: Chandler Shakespeare (all-name team) Drinkard and Yann came from the same independent high school. Both exceeded expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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