Guys there ain’t a whole lot out there to talk about, so here’s this to generate some conversation:
Might be my 90s experience as a bias here, but Garrison Hearst comes to mind. When Robert Edwards was healthy, he was a tough Dawg to handle.
What say you?
If your name is Bobo, it ain’t Todd Gurley.
1) Walker – after that there are 6-8 tied for 2nd.
Hershel
I would say Nathanial Frazier but we won’t be down 4 this season. Soooo, Mack Strong because all the suckers and fools will be keyed on GMoney.
I had a few classes with Mack Strong back in the day. Absolutely the nicest guy you’d ever want to meet. Was glad to see him have a long NFL career with the Seahawks – as a FB no less.
Everybody is going to pick Herschel and it’s a good pick. But my mind immediately went to o e man. Nick Chubb.
Exactly who I thought of.
Because of the situation I want someone who is a good receiver out of the back field. But I also need a back that can get the ball in the end zone if the drive gets down close to the goal line when some power is needed. I think I’m going a healthy Robert Edwards.
Umm…watch the entire clip…he caught a lot of passes…
https://youtu.be/1ayzLqYoZEw?si=a4e-TEj0ZA8iTAwu
As the song goes, “You Got to Give Herschel Walker the Ball.”
My answer depends on down, distance and field position, but for my money, a dual threat like Hearst, Edwards, Michel, or Cook gets my vote if I need a TD or to change field position fast. If that 2:00 is to run the clock out or chew up the last bit of field position before a game-winning FG attempt, there’s no one else but Old Man River, Herschel, with Chubb and Gurley in 2nd. Zeus White may be in that list as well with what he did in Charlotte on that last possession to beat the Tiggers.
Todd Gurley. He was the best of a great roster of Georgia running backs.
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How is this even a question? The guy isn’t only the best RB at Georgia, he is the best college football player EVER at any position and it isn’t close. Whoever any one says is No. 2 doesn’t deserve to be in the same building with that guy.
The closest comp for purposes of this question is Gurley, btw. Lots of guys to argue over who 3rd might be: Chubb, Worley, Hampton, Hearst, Edwards, etc….
Gurley is next UGA RB up to Top Dawg #1.
You mean after Herschel?
We’ve had a lot of good ones since him, but no one came close to doing what Herschel did each week with a target on his back. We didn’t have a great passing game, didn’t really try much play action, just gave the ball to Herschel 35-40 times a game. Everyone in the stadium knew who was getting the ball and he still excelled.
I never saw Sinkwich or Trippi, but since Herschel, no one has come close in my mind.
Gurley and Chubb probably came the closest but that was still a distant second place to Herschel.
Some folks may need a refresher course:
There was a ILB for Pitt named Sal Sunseri. You may know that he was in coaching for near 4 decades and his son started at Alabama as well. Back in 1981 he was a Consensus All American and captain of the No. 1 defense in college football two years running.
Well, one day Sal met Mr. Walker:
https://youtu.be/At0mz34ROng?si=3Fih6A9Qn-kGhX-D
Yeah, I loved that. Even more so because leading up to that Sugar Bowl, Sunseri gave a detailed interview where he dreamed of a hole opening in the line, there was Herschel with the ball, and BAM! Sunseri lays the wood for the tackle.
Funny thing is that his dream quickly turned into a nightmare. LOL
Well, maybe someone besides Herschel if he was hurt, say, like a shoulder separation? Nah, still Herschel.
The goal line stalker…not even a question.
I believe the debate is who is your 2nd choice. The greatest running back in CFB history is the man that gets this carry, Herschel Walker. The tape is amazing but seeing it in really time, nobody, I mean nobody wanted to get in front of Herschel to tackle him.
Dang, a lot of choices for the 2nd all time pick…I’ll toss out Lars Tate’s name…he could lay the wood and tote the rock…in 86 and 87 he was a TD machine
I went to school with Herschel and I am still going with Chubb. Dude was money.
Dude, how long have you been at GA?
Back in the early 2000s, I used to listen to “Buck & Kincade” on the drive home from work, and there was a caller who called in once with the following riddle: “Why did Buck Belue cross the road?” Answer: “To hand the ball to Herschel.”
1. Herschel
2a. Chubb
2b. Gurley
I know most people go with the big names like Walker, Hearst, Gurley, Chubb, Moreno, etc. But I remember Olandis Gary fighting like hell for every foot he could get in those situations.
Stetson Bennet. Dual threat to catch them off guard and bam…off to the races 😉
If you were on campus and saw Hershel run in person, not just on video clips, I cannot imagine why you would consider anyone else. Hershel and Bo Jackson were two of the best running backs to ever play college football. Bar none. I love me some Nick Chubb. One of the greatest. A DGD if ever there was one. Hershel was better.
Nick Chubb – no explanation or defense required.
Herschel may be the obvious answer, but the question was about “a Georgia RB from ANY ERA” and, if you know Georgia history, that can only mean Charley Trippi, who was a true triple threat on offense and also played defense. Against Florida in the 1942 National Championship season, Trippi threw a touchdown pass, scored two rushing touchdowns, and on defense returned an interception for a touchdown, and then capped the season by being MVP in the Rose Bowl. In the undefeated 1946 season, after his career was interrupted by service in World War 2, Trippi had 544 combined yards rushing, passing, and returning kicks against Georgia Tech, and was the MVP in the Sugar Bowl. And that’s just a small slice of a career of a man many think is the great athlete to ever play for Georgia. He was runner-up for the Heisman, the Maxwell Award winner, No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, and unanimous All-American. He wasn’t too shabby at baseball either.
You are correct to bring up Trippi. In hindsight, I realize my response was confined to those I actually saw perform in my lifetime. My wife and I had the honor of meeting Trippi after a Georgia game years ago. Damn Good Dawg!