Hardest Hitting Zip of All-Time

[InTheZone]

Fun little topic for the doldrums of late spring/summer when there's not much to talk about football-wise.  Who do you think was the hardest hitting Zips football player of all time?

 

I'm experientially biased, but I have to go with Diontre Earl, otherwise known as "Bullet".  if there was any guy I did not want to lock horns with in practice, it was that sawed off little dude.  He gave me snot bubbles on more than a few occasions, and I saw him absolutely decapitate a few opposing players in games.

 

Any others?

[Hilltopper]

Steve Cockerham. I believe he is still the leading tackler in UA history.

[skip-zip]

I thought of a lot of candidates, but one clearly stands out.

 

John Clark

[Blue & Gold]

Bre' Ford.

 

[KentZip]

13 hours ago, skip-zip said:

I thought of a lot of candidates, but one clearly stands out.

 

John Clark

+1

 

Prototypical tackler.  He ran through, not at people.

Edited May 25, 2016 by KentZip
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[ZippyRulz]

I'm trying to think of an offensive player who could lay a nasty block. Who would that be? 

Edited June 4, 2016 by ZippyRulz

[Blue & Gold]

Andre McCray.

[Captain Kangaroo]

Although a fullback, Rache Culler was the hardest-hitting Zip I can recall. I remember him flattening Penn State's Courtney Brown...knocked the skills clean out of his body. Too bad the Browns didn't realize that before they drafted him.

[K92]

In recent years, the two hardest hits have go to Conor Hundley on the Miami LB and to Shawn Lemon on the blindside of the Kent QB.

[Steve1982]

18 hours ago, Hilltopper said:

Steve Cockerham. I believe he is still the leading tackler in UA history.

I'd go with Steve Cockerham too. But for one play I'd say Dave Pruner. When he tackled the kick returner 3 yards out of bounds in the middle of the Temple bench and the brawl broke out, it was classic!

[Section210Zip]

Victor Green was voted the hardest hitting player by his peers in the NFL in the 90's. I remember seeing a thing about this on NFL Films, where they were talking to a couple of running backs and one said once I got through the front 7 and especially  the LB I didn't expect to get popped but there I was looking out my ear hole.

[Captain Kangaroo]

1 hour ago, Section210Zip said:

Victor Green was voted the hardest hitting player by his peers in the NFL in the 90's. I remember seeing a thing about this on NFL Films, where they were talking to a couple of running backs and one said once I got through the front 7 and especially  the LB I didn't expect to get popped but there I was looking out my ear hole.

Vic Green is certainly the Most Overlooked Zip considering his pro career. I'd place him at #2 all time behind Taylor, but since he played in the Faust-era you rarely hear his name mentioned.