Most Forgotten Cowboys

well Charlie did catch the ball quite well so i thought he was a good tight end for us. he was also a good olineman in the NFL i dont know where he went to.
 
Martel Van Zant. Dude was an absolute dog. If he wasn’t born deaf he would have played in the league a long time. 👐

Vernon Grant. Dude bled orange. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a dude fully embraced by the fan base like that guy was. Ollie got close. Gone too soon. Would love to see him in the ring of honor one day.
 
Okstatekerr said:
Vernon Grant. Dude bled orange. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a dude fully embraced by the fan base like that guy was. Ollie got close. Gone too soon. Would love to see him in the ring of honor one day.
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Vernon Grant will always be one of my favorites. I've said it on here before, but I'm old enough to repeat mysef: My favorite memory of him was his freshman preseason, the first time I heard of him - he was booted from a very early season practice because he wouldn't stop hitting the veterans too hard in what was supposed to be a "thump" drill (light contact, no tackling). I told my son this guy will be playing by mid-season. Nothing a coach likes more than a guy not afraid to hit people.
 
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OSU79 said:
Ironically, the single hardest hit I saw at OSU was compliments of Ronnie Williams, our starting QB at the time. He threw a bad interception down the south sideline and the DB was running it back when Williams came at him full speed ahead. The DB smartly stepped OB while still moving forward. Williams didn't care, he was pissed off and looking for payback. He successfully targeted the guy and absolutely drilled him, causing the ball to fly up into the front row. My initial thought was the kid might be dead, thankfully he was not. The next season Williams converted to WR at OSU, then went on to a moderately successful NFL career with the Houston Oilers.
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Agreed. I was at that game. If I remember correctly, we were playing Nebraska. A the time, I thought he may have killed that DB as well.
 
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