Who Is This FL HS Legend? Reinard Wilson/Columbia

[OldSchoolLion 1,707]

One of the better defensive players to come out of north FL.  Was a collegiate All-American and first round draft pick in the NFL, where he played linebacker.

Who is he?

Where did he play in high school?

Where did he play in college?

For which NFL team did he play?

Bonus question: What record did he break when he played? 

[OldSchoolLion 1,707]

Am shocked nobody got this yet.

[gatorman-uf 481]

He has sworn off football, I thought I read... so maybe he is done for a while. (not the photo, the likely person to answer). 

[OldSchoolLion 1,707]

10 minutes ago, gatorman-uf said:

He has sworn off football, I thought I read... so maybe he is done for a while. (not the photo, the likely person to answer). 

Yeah, I am pretty stunned.  Whuda thunk he would fail to identify one of the great Gainesville High players of all time.

[badbird 1,458]

5 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

Yeah, I am pretty stunned.  Whuda thunk he would fail to identify one of the great Gainesville High players of all time.

lol Trivia won't bring him back.   Lake City losing to Lee again will

[OldSchoolLion 1,707]

 

8 minutes ago, badbird said:

lol Trivia won't bring him back.   Lake City losing to Lee again will

Caption please?

[DarterBlue2 1,795]

41 minutes ago, gatorman-uf said:

He has sworn off football, I thought I read... so maybe he is done for a while. (not the photo, the likely person to answer). 

You talking about my man, Columbiafan? He is alive and well on the National Football board with the sharks, barracudas and other predator fishes. 

[ColumbiaHighFan2017class 2,398]

Reinard Wilson class of 1993 Columbia high school

 

FSU

Cincinnati Bengals 

FSU career sack record at time of Graduation

 

 

 

Now I'm going back to my self induced hibernation

[Just A Coach 248]

 

 

1 hour ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Now I'm going back to my self induced hibernation

Thank You

[DarterBlue2 1,795]

5 hours ago, Just A Coach said:

 

 

Thank You

That's mean of you, Just a Coach. It is also uncharacteristic. 

[badbird 1,458]

He wanted me to post it but I've been busy 

[badbird 1,458]

He wanted me to post it but I've been busy.  I think this just happened to Columbiafan

 

[OldSchoolLion 1,707]

It is Reinard Wilson of Columbia High, Florida and the Bengals.  And he still holds the all-time sack record for the Gators.

I just knew ColumbiaFan would get this because of his encyclopedic knowledge of the Gators and fanaticism for all things Gainesville

 

[ColumbiaHighFan2017class 2,398]

On 5/28/2020 at 7:39 PM, OldSchoolLion said:

 

Caption please?

"Blue and Green"

 

What is this Thursday Night Football color rush?

[ColumbiaHighFan2017class 2,398]

20 hours ago, Just A Coach said:

 

 

Thank You

Now I'm gonna just stick around because you don't want me to

 

 

[OldSchoolLion 1,707]

ColumbiaHighFan and FHSF forum...he won't be ignored.

[Just A Coach 248]

I knew it would work

[gatorman-uf 481]

On 5/28/2020 at 7:39 PM, OldSchoolLion said:

 

Caption please?

Welcome to the BattleField, those sand patches are wear the actual mortars landed this week during artillery practice. (What an awful field). 

I get that school districts can't always afford Fieldturf, but if you are the Duval County School District, how are you not embarrassed by this field.

[ColumbiaHighFan2017class 2,398]

10 hours ago, gatorman-uf said:

Welcome to the BattleField, those sand patches are wear the actual mortars landed this week during artillery practice. (What an awful field). 

I get that school districts can't always afford Fieldturf, but if you are the Duval County School District, how are you not embarrassed by this field.

I hear the school practices every sport they can on the field, they use it as a home field advantage even though that field shouldn't be fit to hold a playoff game nor is it safe to be literally playing the a middle of a housing network but it is what it is

 

If we could ever just beat them in the regular season we could play the playoff rematch in a real stadium with a field that doesn't look like it was dragged in by a rip current