Tough question. I've always thought the best two athletes overall were Jerry Stovall and Tommy Cassanova. Bert Jones was great, so was JaMarcus Russell, and Tommy Hodson. I really liked Wendell Davis, Michael Clayton, and Dwayne Bowe. I really used to enjoy Brad Davis, Trigger Allen, and Art Cantrelle; those guys could all "get it done". I liked Michael Brooks at linebacker, and A J Duhe, they could get it done. Brooks had some great blitzes. Football favorite, JERRY STOVALL, finished second in the 1962 Heisman voting (Bert Jones finished 4th in 72). Basketball, no contest, the Pistol....WOW, that's all I can say.... WOW. Edited: gotta give credit to LaRon Landry, best safety, best QB sacks I've seen. I hope his pro career goes in the direction of Ronnie Lott, the ultimate safety.
Bevan, Casanova are easy ones, as was Jones. One who doesn't get as much notoriety, but I loved to watch, was Michael Brooks. I really liked his game.
Michael Brooks was a great Tiger. My favorites Football- Dalton and James gang. Baseball- Todd Walker Basketball- Chris Jackson, Shaq and Pistol
For basketball I'd probably go with Pistol Pete too. My dad was a huge fan and I'd watch tons of his training videos when I was growing up. Also saw some of the games on film. Just incredible how far ahead of his time he was. The scoring ability was unparalleled. Shaq has to be a close second though just for the raw power. I've mainly seen Shaq in the pros, but I've seen some clips of him blocking shots and dunking and he was probably one scary dude on the court. I'm surprised we never won a championship with him... Also, Wally Pontiff went to my high school... Number 31 always
Football- JaMarcus Russell, Michael Clayton, Kevin Faulk, Rohan Davey, Josh Reed Basketball- Tyrus Thomas, Stromille Swift, Brandon Bass Baseball- Brandon Larson, Brad Hawpe, Brad Cresse, Ryan Patterson
:thumb: Rohan is tha man. Dalton was my childhood idol (The first game I can remember attending in Tiger Stadium was LSU/Notre Dame 86' and Dalton had a freakishly great run that was seared into my memory bank). Eddie was clutch and also a great student athlete. Basketball I would have to go with Pistol Pete, followed by Jarbari Davis and Shaq.
