[Husker] Brilliant!

[todd strong]

I knew someone would mention this play! I recall Vashar from UT a few years 
ago running down one of NU's backs. Vashar was easily the fastest guy I saw 
in quite a few years. This Prince Amukamara should be on the field somehow!
"Would the boy I was yesterday, be proud of the man I am today?"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Stone" <sstone at pvtnetworks.net>
To: "husker-tssi.com" <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 4:28 PM
Subject: [Husker] Brilliant!


>I realize it's not proper to discuss actual football plays on the 
>HuskerList, but I can't help myself.
>
> My nomination for the most brilliant unheralded play of the year:
>
> True freshman d-back Prince Amukamara chased KSU receiver Calvin Murphy 
> down and tackled him on the one yard line, having picked up about five 
> yards on Murphy within thirty-five yards. (Remember, Murphy's a true 
> speedster, fastest of the Wildcats.)
>
> I haven't seen anything like it since Army's Glenn Davis made a similar 
> chase-down on Navy's Clyde Scott in the 1945 Army-Navy game.
>
> For those of you who are not familiar with track and field history, Clyde 
> Scott of Smackover, Arkansas, was a sprinter and hurdler, winner the 
> Bronze in the 120 meter hurdles at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
>
> That's just one of many reasons Glenn Davis was listed today as the 
> eleventh-best college football player of all time. (He also won the 
> Heisman.)
>
> Steve Stone
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