Dirtiest Gamecock Player Ever (any sport)

[DarkCock]

Just curious if we ever consider one of our own players dirty. I can't think of anyone who stands out, off the top of my head. Certainly we have some aggressive players...DJ Swearinger, Jimmy Foster, Michael Carrera come to mind. However, I don't recall an particular incident of dirty play. Even when Carrera broke another player's arm, he was playing hard like always.

We might need the assist of some old timers on this one.

 

[Horseshoe 04]

While I am not going to say dirty

Kinlaw has the right mind Set to give a few opponents a trip to the trainer for further evaluation

 

[Horseshoe 04]

Coach McGuire had a few “enforcers”

 

[67gamecock]

Interesting. We've had some real hard hitters in football and some guys that everyone knew wouldn't stand for any crap in basketball (LOL! ALL of the McGuire Era players), but I can't think of any who developed late or hidden-from-the-refs shoves, hits, kicks, etc. None on the order of Mizzou's WBB team. Those gals are EXPERTS!

 

[titaniumspur]

BJ McKie put a brutal elbow in a Florida guy's face. Florida dude was asking for it.

 

[JKC4USC]

Jimmy Foster would go toe to toe with anyone.

 

[Plateman]

The Entire 1970-72 Men's Basketball Team. Those guys didn't take Crap from anyone.

 

[DarkCock]

How could we forget the Chief? I don't know if he was dirty on the field, but I've seen him bouncing basketballs off the heads of random bar patrons before.

 

[tl from little hell]

Coach McGuire had a few “enforcers”

John Ribock comes to mind.

 

[FORKCOCK]

Ribock

No contest.

 

[king ward]

Ribock

No contest.

Don't discount Billy Walsh. His career was shortened by grades but he made an "impact" while he was here - several times.

 

[ansoncock]

Don't discount Billy Walsh. His career was shortened by grades but he mad an "impact" while he was here - several times.

He was left handed and extremely agile. Quite an athlete. Had he stuck around, he would have contributed.

 

[gcobob]

Coach McGuire had a few “enforcers”

John Ribock comes to mind.

There are some legendary stories about Ribock. I know several to be true and they were not pretty.

 

[tl from little hell]

There are some legendary stories about Ribock. I know several to be true and they were not pretty.

See the thread "Frank McGuire had a Ribock" for one I witnessed. I would love to hear the ones you know.

 

[1vagamecock]

Lindsey twins, I don’t remember them being dirty but they were mean enough to be dirty.

 

[woodruffcock]

Rod!

 

[Garnet chicken]

There are some legendary stories about Ribock. I know several to be true and they were not pretty.

Don't forget Riker!

 

[king ward]

He was left handed and extremely agile. Quite an athlete. Had he stuck around, he would have contributed.

He had already done that. He would have continued in that vain. Tough, and with a pretty good shot, as I recall.

 

[rogers2869]

Chief told me one time while we were playing golf that there were not enough fights in our practices after morrison died to make the team tough. Lol. He insisted there needed to be.

 

[Kitchenlabs]

Chief told me one time while we were playing golf that there were not enough fights in our practices after morrison died to make the team tough. Lol. He insisted there needed to be.

Danny Ford said Morrison's teams were tough as nails.

 

[coxman]

I think Ribock popped Lefty Driesell while Dennis Powell was holding him

That's a myth. I was there. Lefty tried to pull Ribock off a MD player from behind and Ribock turned around and coldcocked him. He didn't look first to see who he was.

 

[77gamecocks]

Ribock.

 

[tl from little hell]

He was left handed and extremely agile. Quite an athlete. Had he stuck around, he would have contributed.

Wasn't he the brother of assistant coach Donnie Walsh? And, yes, a very good basketball player.

 

[ansoncock]

Wasn't he the brother of assistant coach Donnie Walsh? And, yes, a very good basketball player.

Never heard that, but I would like to know.

 

[king ward]

Wasn't he the brother of assistant coach Donnie Walsh?...

I don't know about that one.

 

[Combahee Cock]

Ribock was a little before my time but I've talked to some guys that played with him and they all said he was one bad mofo. Jimmy Foster, too. Wasn't he on the lam for some time....something 'bout "borrowing" a car?

 

[Rod Dangerfield]

Travis Whitfield.

 

[permacock70]

Just curious if we ever consider one of our own players dirty. I can't think of anyone who stands out, off the top of my head. Certainly we have some aggressive players...DJ Swearinger, Jimmy Foster, Michael Carrera come to mind. However, I don't recall an particular incident of dirty play. Even when Carrera broke another player's arm, he was playing hard like always.

We might need the assist of some old timers on this one.

John Ribock!! When he hit Lefty he had already decked Terp forward Jack Neal. These were days we will never see again. The ACC schools hated McQuire and the feeling was mutual.
The Acc tournament is a complete joke now, everyone goes to the dance.

 

[BT Gamecock]

https://www.si.com/vault/1971/01/04/554210/the-toughest-kid-on-anybodys-block

 

[joelft2001]

Jimmy Foster would go toe to toe with anyone.

In more ways than one

 

[atl-cock]

Wasn't he the brother of assistant coach Donnie Walsh? And, yes, a very good basketball player.

Not related.

 

[atl-cock]

John Ribock!! When he hit Lefty he had already decked Terp forward Jack Neal. These were days we will never see again. The ACC schools hated McGuire and the feeling was mutual.
The ACC tournament is a complete joke now, everyone goes to the dance.

The hatred was moreso towards McGuire and to his team than USC in general.

 

[jjjpppbbb]

BJ McKie is one of my all time favorites in any sport, but that dude could pull on some jersey's and draw a foul better than anyone. I saw him pull multiple guys down on top of him and draw that foul call.

 

[photontorpedotube]

Just curious if we ever consider one of our own players dirty. I can't think of anyone who stands out, off the top of my head. Certainly we have some aggressive players...DJ Swearinger, Jimmy Foster, Michael Carrera come to mind. However, I don't recall an particular incident of dirty play. Even when Carrera broke another player's arm, he was playing hard like always.

We might need the assist of some old timers on this one.

Jimmy Foster.

. . . . but we still loved him.

 

[76gintcock]

I think Ribock popped Lefty Driesell while Dennis Powell was holding him

Nice first post. It's almost entirely wrong, but don't let that bother you. First, it was tiny little Jimmy Powell, not Dennis Powell. Lefty was fool enough to go at Ribock from behind to try to save one of his players, Powell tried to get Lefty away. Ribock just swung around and let fly. He certainly didn't process whom he was hitting. It happened really fast.

Now Sports Illustrated captured the moment perfectly and started the myth that you're trying to perpetuate.

And yes. I was there.

 

[67gamecock]

Nice first post. It's almost entirely wrong, but don't let that bother you. First, it was tiny little Jimmy Powell, not Dennis Powell. Lefty was fool enough to go at Ribock from behind to try to save one of his players, Powell tried to get Lefty away. Ribock just swung around and let fly. He certainly didn't process whom he was hitting. It happened really fast.

Now Sports Illustrated captured the moment perfectly and started the myth that you're trying to perpetuate.

And yes. I was there.

Heavens!!! SI publish a lie about anything to do with South Carolina?

I still think there was an old -60's 'Freshman Year Flunky' from NYC working for the magazine who ghost-wrote the steroid articles for Tommy Chicken (Chaiken).

 

[tidalcock]

Jimmy Foster would go toe to toe with anyone.

Tom Riker comes to mind as tough.

 

[stevestrat2]

Truck

 

[psmith5532]

I played basketball with Jimmy Foster and still haven't seen a dirtier player. Even in middle school he was brutal. I guess that's what made him good

 

[67gamecock]

I played basketball with Jimmy Foster and still haven't seen a dirtier player. Even in middle school he was brutal. I guess that's what made him good

Oooo, I forgot about Foster. He WAS a little rough on the edges, wasn't he?