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Who Are the Top 3 Central FL RB's?


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Bilal Powell Lake Gibson.  He beat us in 2006.   We were in a district with Lake Gibson and Lakeland.  We were up 9 entering the fourth quarter and Bilal Powell went off in the fourth.  We lost to Lakeland two weeks later 7-3 on a long run by Chris Rainey in the fourth quarter.  

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8 minutes ago, badbird said:

Bilal Powell Lake Gibson.  He beat us in 2006.   We were in a district with Lake Gibson and Lakeland.  We were up 9 entering the fourth quarter and Bilal Powell went off in the fourth.  We lost to Lakeland two weeks later 7-3 on a long run by Chris Rainey in the fourth quarter.  

No.  This guy was old school...a legend in his day.  

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13 minutes ago, badbird said:

Where does Bilal Powel rank?

He's definitely up there amongst central FL backs historically with 3675 yards.  Got a loooong way to catch Chris Johnson, though, with nearly 10k.

Amongst active rb's who played hs fball in FL, he is #1 in NFL from central FL and #6 overall from FL.

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4 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

He's definitely up there amongst central FL backs historically with 3675 yards.  Got a loooong way to catch Chris Johnson, though, with nearly 10k.

Amongst active rb's who played hs fball in FL, he is #1 in NFL from central FL and #6 overall from FL.

Chris Johnson has some really good stats.  I wouldn't have guessed he had that many yards.  

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9 minutes ago, badbird said:

Chris Johnson has some really good stats.  I wouldn't have guessed he had that many yards.  

 Amongst active rb's who played hs fball in FL, he is #1 in NFL from central FL and #6 overall from FL...am referring to Bilal by the way, not Johnson.  Just realized I was not very clear,

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Believe it or not, a guy who played hs football in Tampa 70 years ago is still one of the biggest NFL yardage gainers amongst central FL NFL backs.  He rushed for 5800 yards over 11 seasons in the NFL.

Rick Casares played football, baseball and basketball for Tampa Jefferson and set a state record in the javelin toss. In 2007, the FHSAA ranked him among the 100 greatest football players in state history.  After graduating from Jefferson, he went to the University of Florida, where he played football and basketball and was a second team All-American in 1953.  The Korean War ended his collegiate career early. He was drafted into service, and was in the Army in 1954 when he was drafted again, by the Chicago Bears. 

He was a bruising runner — at 6 feet 2, 225 pounds he was large for a running back in the 1950's NFL. In 1956, his second season, he rushed for 1,126 yards, falling just short of setting a league record. He was on the Bears' 1963 NFL championship team, and he left Chicago as the franchise's all-time leading rusher, a distinction he held until Walter Payton broke his record. 

He was named 1 of only 5 players in history recruiting analysts believe could have gone directly from high school to the pros because of their physical abilities. 

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28 minutes ago, badbird said:

never heard of him lol

Badbird, you don't know about the Bears 1963 NFL Championship team that beat the Giants 14-10 when Y.A. Tittle threw an interception late in the fourth quarter, that the Bears converted into a touchdown to win the game? That was the last NFL title game appearance for either team until the Bears won the Super Bowl for the 1985 season, and the Giants won for the 1986 season. Rock Casares was a FB on the team.

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Just now, Jambun82 said:

Badbird, you don't know about the Bears 1963 NFL Championship team that beat the Giants 14-10 when Y.A. Tittle threw an interception late in the fourth quarter, that the Bears converted into a touchdown to win the game? That was the last NFL title game appearance for either team until the Bears won the Super Bowl for the 1985 season, and the Giants won for the 1986 season. Rock Casares was a FB on the team.

sorry Jambun I wasn't born until a decade later.  I have seen stuff on that game but not Rick Casares.  Reading up on him now

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5 minutes ago, badbird said:

sorry Jambun I wasn't born until a decade later.  I have seen stuff on that game but not Rick Casares.  Reading up on him now

I wasn't born in 1963 yet either, but no need to apologize. Anytime that I can provide you with a football history lesson, I am more than happy to!

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3 hours ago, OldSchoolLion said:

Believe it or not, a guy who played hs football in Tampa 70 years ago is still one of the biggest NFL yardage gainers amongst central FL NFL backs.  He rushed for 5800 yards over 11 seasons in the NFL.

Rick Casares played football, baseball and basketball for Tampa Jefferson and set a state record in the javelin toss. In 2007, the FHSAA ranked him among the 100 greatest football players in state history.  After graduating from Jefferson, he went to the University of Florida, where he played football and basketball and was a second team All-American in 1953.  The Korean War ended his collegiate career early. He was drafted into service, and was in the Army in 1954 when he was drafted again, by the Chicago Bears. 

He was a bruising runner — at 6 feet 2, 225 pounds he was large for a running back in the 1950's NFL. In 1956, his second season, he rushed for 1,126 yards, falling just short of setting a league record. He was on the Bears' 1963 NFL championship team, and he left Chicago as the franchise's all-time leading rusher, a distinction he held until Walter Payton broke his record. 

He was named 1 of only 5 players in history recruiting analysts believe could have gone directly from high school to the pros because of their physical abilities. 

Who were the other 4?

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10 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Who were the other 4?

There have been numerous discussions on this topic over the years...of who could have made the pros right out of high school.  A 6'2" 225 lb back would be good-sized by today's standards.  He was huge for the time.  Some other names that have come up in the discussions have been Adrian Peterson, Eric Dickerson, Walter Payton, and HOF offensive linemen Anthony Munoz and Bruce Matthews,  

 

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