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A visit with Former Husky Tommie Smith

Hardcore_HuskyHardcore_Husky Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 304 Swaye's Wigwam
edited January 2015 in Hardcore Husky Board
imageA visit with Former Husky Tommie Smith

The All Pac-1o safety discusses blocked punts, comparisons with Shaq, and the joy of hearing "Rover Dog Cover 6".

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  • H_DH_D Member Posts: 6,098
    This is why I pay 10.95 a month!
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  • MisterEmMisterEm Member Posts: 6,685
    Excellent. Thank you for sharing, Derek.
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  • RoadDawg55RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,123
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

    Still can't believe the ref said Kralik caught that pass.

    That highlight has always bothered me. One of the worst calls I have ever seen.
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  • dncdnc Member Posts: 56,812
    RoadDawg55 said:

    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

    Still can't believe the ref said Kralik caught that pass.

    That highlight has always bothered me. One of the worst calls I have ever seen.
    I was shocked at the call at the time. But then I went right back to dooging it up.
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  • HuskyJWHuskyJW Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 15,040 Swaye's Wigwam
    RoadDawg55 said:

    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

    Still can't believe the ref said Kralik caught that pass.

    That highlight has always bothered me. One of the worst calls I have ever seen.
    It bothered you?
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  • AlexisAlexis Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 3,203 Swaye's Wigwam
    I still get a full two and a half inches in my sweatpants when I see highlights of that team.
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  • RoadDawg55RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,123
    HuskyJW said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

    Still can't believe the ref said Kralik caught that pass.

    That highlight has always bothered me. One of the worst calls I have ever seen.
    It bothered you?
    Yes, calls that bad bother me.
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  • AtomicPissAtomicPiss Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 64,788 Founders Club
    RoadDawg55 said:

    HuskyJW said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

    Still can't believe the ref said Kralik caught that pass.

    That highlight has always bothered me. One of the worst calls I have ever seen.
    It bothered you?
    Yes, calls that bad bother me.
    At the time I reasoned that if I were a Nebraska fan, I would have wondered if the game was fixed.
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  • DooglesDoogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,626 Founders Club
    Nice write up Derek. Tommie Smith seems to be a husky legend that slipped my young mind. My Dad always talked about Emtman, Bailey, Hoffman, Kennedy, Hobert, Shane and Dana, etc but for whatever reason I never heard much of Smith. I knew he was a big time recruit who got into a little trouble and made the play against Nebraska.

    For such a talented guy, why the CFL? His NFL career never materialize?
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  • AtomicPissAtomicPiss Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 64,788 Founders Club
    Doogles said:

    Nice write up Derek. Tommie Smith seems to be a husky legend that slipped my young mind. My Dad always talked about Emtman, Bailey, Hoffman, Kennedy, Hobert, Shane and Dana, etc but for whatever reason I never heard much of Smith. I knew he was a big time recruit who got into a little trouble and made the play against Nebraska.

    For such a talented guy, why the CFL? His NFL career never materialize?

    If memory serves me, he was drafted late by the Seahawks, got cut, played in the CFL, and then played in the WFL or something like that.
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  • dncdnc Member Posts: 56,812
    Just read the article, great stuff. Loved the youtube highlight package, too.

    One querey - are there two Kevin Wilhites? The one I remember played for Whoregon (lol!) after committing to UW, but that was long before the Tommy Smith era. Was there another one who played for 'Braska?
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  • AtomicPissAtomicPiss Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 64,788 Founders Club
    dnc said:

    Just read the article, great stuff. Loved the youtube highlight package, too.

    One querey - are there two Kevin Wilhites? The one I remember played for Whoregon (lol!) after committing to UW, but that was long before the Tommy Smith era. Was there another one who played for 'Braska?

    I had the same thought when Tommie mentioned his name. I had to look it up to be sure.
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  • PurpleBazePurpleBaze Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,080 Founders Club
    DerekJohnson said:

    dnc said:

    Just read the article, great stuff. Loved the youtube highlight package, too.

    One querey - are there two Kevin Wilhites? The one I remember played for Whoregon (lol!) after committing to UW, but that was long before the Tommy Smith era. Was there another one who played for 'Braska?

    I had the same thought when Tommie mentioned his name. I had to look it up to be sure.
    The Nebraska running back was #19 Kenny Wilhite. HTH
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  • AtomicPissAtomicPiss Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 64,788 Founders Club
    PurpleBaze said:

    DerekJohnson said:

    dnc said:

    Just read the article, great stuff. Loved the youtube highlight package, too.

    One querey - are there two Kevin Wilhites? The one I remember played for Whoregon (lol!) after committing to UW, but that was long before the Tommy Smith era. Was there another one who played for 'Braska?

    I had the same thought when Tommie mentioned his name. I had to look it up to be sure.
    The Nebraska running back was #19 Kenny Wilhite. HTH
    He probably said Kenny and I wrote it down as Kevin.
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  • HFNYHFNY Member Posts: 5,237 Standard Supporter
    WTF did Baird mean, get in trouble off the field or by taking too many risks on the field and sometimes get out of position?

    IIRC, Smith was a tweener for the NFL at the time. Fast enough to play OLB but not big enough and big enough to play safety but not fast enough. If he had just graduated, I wonder if he would've found a home in the NFL as a nickel LB or a Dime defender in a 4-1-6 (shrug).
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  • AtomicPissAtomicPiss Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 64,788 Founders Club
    HFNY said:

    WTF did Baird mean, get in trouble off the field or by taking too many risks on the field and sometimes get out of position?

    IIRC, Smith was a tweener for the NFL at the time. Fast enough to play OLB but not big enough and big enough to play safety but not fast enough. If he had just graduated, I wonder if he would've found a home in the NFL as a nickel LB or a Dime defender in a 4-1-6 (shrug).

    He was suspended for missing too many classes.
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  • HFNYHFNY Member Posts: 5,237 Standard Supporter
    Ah gotcha.
    DerekJohnson said:

    HFNY said:

    WTF did Baird mean, get in trouble off the field or by taking too many risks on the field and sometimes get out of position?

    IIRC, Smith was a tweener for the NFL at the time. Fast enough to play OLB but not big enough and big enough to play safety but not fast enough. If he had just graduated, I wonder if he would've found a home in the NFL as a nickel LB or a Dime defender in a 4-1-6 (shrug).

    He was suspended for missing too many classes.
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  • AlexisAlexis Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 3,203 Swaye's Wigwam
    DerekJohnson said:

    HFNY said:

    WTF did Baird mean, get in trouble off the field or by taking too many risks on the field and sometimes get out of position?

    IIRC, Smith was a tweener for the NFL at the time. Fast enough to play OLB but not big enough and big enough to play safety but not fast enough. If he had just graduated, I wonder if he would've found a home in the NFL as a nickel LB or a Dime defender in a 4-1-6 (shrug).

    He was suspended for missing too many classes.
    Wait. That's a thing?!

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