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Post by Bornthrilla on May 13, 2020 2:41:17 GMT -5
I'll admit: I didn't know much about this guy until I started cutting up the Alan Hooker game film from 1986; however it didn't take long before I became impressed by what I saw.
Polite didn't have breakaway speed ... or a ton of moves in the open field, but he was tough as nails inside the redzone, was a great pass catcher coming out of the backfield, and always seemed to fall forward after contact.
A good comp would probably be Marquel Cartwright or a Mike Mayhew.
I believe he led A&T in rushing all four years he was here and eventually finished with the all-time school record for rushing touchdowns.
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Post by VA's Finest on May 13, 2020 7:36:04 GMT -5
Lol, the track to this clip, you the real MVP.
Kudos to the video producer.
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Post by popdad on May 13, 2020 8:39:33 GMT -5
I agree with VA, you da man... nowadays it’s so much easier to come up with footage to produce a highlight vid, but you used one game that displayed Stony P and what he could do.
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Post by SixtiesAggie on May 13, 2020 8:42:22 GMT -5
The kid from Atlanta. He could make some moves and had fairly good speed.
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Post by Gator on May 13, 2020 8:57:00 GMT -5
I remember when those guys first got to campus in 84-85. I had no idea they would leave A&T with a championship.
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Post by bluehaze on May 13, 2020 12:31:32 GMT -5
Cartwright is a very good comp. And LOL, those guys were doing The Snake in the endzone.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 13, 2020 13:07:04 GMT -5
heck he runs a lot like i did (straight up instead of low) during my sophomore year in high school and i had to learn the hard way to "run low" when contact was imminent. my coaches used to tell me all the time to "run low" when running thru the line of scrimmage to the first level but i was "hard headed" and didn't listen.
that is until one game, i got popped real good in my chest area on a dive play and it knock my wind out. i remember laying on the ground face up and seeing the stadium lights on but couldn't breathe! i started "gasping" for air, i almost panicked like somebody drowning in water until my coaches slightly lifted me by my pants belt and restored my breathing.
once i caught my breath, i walked off the field feeling perfectly fine and returned to the game a few plays later. but needless to say, i learned my lesson that night and "NEVER, EVER" ran straight up again unless in the open field.
lol, talk about learning the "hard way"...
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Post by saabman on May 13, 2020 14:55:20 GMT -5
I agree with VA, you da man... nowadays it’s so much easier to come up with footage to produce a highlight vid, but you used one game that displayed Stony P and what he could do. Stony P was the real deal a straight up downhill Runner . |
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on May 13, 2020 15:21:06 GMT -5
I was a freshman in 1986 and was in Botany (Plant Science) class with Stony.....We got into a little verbal dust up in lab one day over a girl. I should probably be glad it was just verbal...LOL
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Post by Freeze on May 13, 2020 22:02:29 GMT -5
Stoney gonna be mad as hell when he hear the music you attached to his highlights. LMAO.
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 13, 2020 22:05:44 GMT -5
Nope, he also has excellent taste in music:
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