Last edited:
Who is/was your favorite Cyclone?
- Thread starter UNIGuy4Cy
- Start date
Here's a great video of Chris Taylor throwing Ric Flair around like a rag doll. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G69Kkb0VGE]YouTube - Ric Flair vs Chris Taylor (AWA 1974)[/ame]
Ellis Hobbs, Seneca Wallace, Lane Danielson, Todd Blythe, Jason Berryman, Tyson Smith, Darius Darks.
Gotta go with Ellis in football. Before him it was Keith Sims just for one amazing block I saw him make as a kid. I have no idea who we were playing or if we even won, but I remember sitting in the endzone with my dad and seeing Sims absolutely blow some defender up.
In basketball it's a close race between Mike Nurse and Dedric. With Tinsley a not to distant 3rd.
In basketball it's a close race between Mike Nurse and Dedric. With Tinsley a not to distant 3rd.
Bruce Reimers, a stud Oline from Humboldt, played for the Bengals and Bucs. Went to a super bowl and is a very good guy.
Fred Hoiberg hands down. I have always loved Cyclone basketball, and catch several games at Hilton per year. When I was a kid I attended his basketball camp (after he was in the NBA), and he even got Reggie Miller to come to Ames and sign autographs for the campers. I also attended other basketball camps when I was even younger and he was still a Cyclone, and I have several photographs of myself with him, autographed of course.
And my favorite Fred Hoiberg story is from when I was in elementary school. In our TAG program each kid in the program had to write to one local "celebrity" to see if they would respond. You would send them a list of questions, and hopefully they would respond. I still have Fred's responses. His favorite food at the time? Pickles. And on top of that he sent me a hardcover ISU basketball yearbook signed by both him and Johnny Orr. I took that to several games over the years and got it autographed by all the old greats after games. Loren Meyer, Julius Michalik, Hurl Beechum, Paul Shirley, Dedric Willoughby, Kelvin Cato, Marcus Fizer, Jamaal Tinsley, Tim Floyd, etc.
I was just amazed that not only did he respond, but sent the yearbook as well. He is definitely a great role model, and a rarity in a sport that these days is consumed by selfishness.
And my favorite Fred Hoiberg story is from when I was in elementary school. In our TAG program each kid in the program had to write to one local "celebrity" to see if they would respond. You would send them a list of questions, and hopefully they would respond. I still have Fred's responses. His favorite food at the time? Pickles. And on top of that he sent me a hardcover ISU basketball yearbook signed by both him and Johnny Orr. I took that to several games over the years and got it autographed by all the old greats after games. Loren Meyer, Julius Michalik, Hurl Beechum, Paul Shirley, Dedric Willoughby, Kelvin Cato, Marcus Fizer, Jamaal Tinsley, Tim Floyd, etc.
I was just amazed that not only did he respond, but sent the yearbook as well. He is definitely a great role model, and a rarity in a sport that these days is consumed by selfishness.
J.J. M.O.S.E.S.
on par with seneca wallace for most electic player i have seen in person. was too young for troy.
on par with seneca wallace for most electic player i have seen in person. was too young for troy.
My favorite Cyclone to watch was Seneca Wallace, but Todd Blythe still gives me nightmares from watching him destroy my Aggies on Kyle Field
A lot of great Cyclones on this thread. I'm glad to see Ellis Hobbs getting some votes out there. I'm going to add a couple names to the list: Michael Wagner, who threw one of the best blocks I've ever seen on Seneca's big play, and Pete Taylor, the voice of the Cyclones for many years. Oh, and Dan McCarney for breaking the bowl drought.
Rick Howe was my favorite Cyclone. He was an under-sized defensive tackle who gave his all. He was a walk-on and earned a scholarship and started for three years.
Rick Howe was a great guy, went to high school with his son. WHo is also a great kid and played at ISU.
But my favorite would have to be David Zabriskie. Very undersized HWT who had more determination to win than any wrestler I have ever watched. Was undersized in almost every match and still became a 3 time all american and a national champ. The type of heart you saw in the kid you just dont see everyday.
