Man!! I remember us (Blackville) playing Bamberg with him and Ricky Sapp coming around the ends.
One player per county. All time football team.
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Uh, no .... Earl Clary, back in the late 1920's, played in 4 consecutive State Championship games, winning the last 3 and was recruited by nearly every major college football power in the US before coming to Carolina to star for the Cocks.
Too young to ever see Earl play but he was a relative of mine. I remember when I was a kid and Earl would go to Carolina home games with my Dad and me. I can’t count the times that people would approach Earl and speak with him.
Has anyone said Darius Leanord? He’s from Nichols. I know Clowney and Gilmore have already been said but Jonathon Joseph and Cordarrelle Patterson are from Rock Hill also. Carlos Dunlap from North Charleston .. hate him for going to Florida tho. Freaking DeMarcus Lawrence from Aiken. SC has talent. Hate that a lot of these guys don’t stay home tho. Also John Abraham from Florence/ Timmonsville. Fred Bennett from Manning.
Based on NFL careers definitely. Demetrius Summers would have had the better high school career. Marty Woolbright thrown in there too and Ben Anderson made the Giants roster at QB.
I.M. Hipp was a Heisman candidate and left Nebraska as the school's alltime leading rusher, but obviously wasn't a Gamecock.
During their playing days at Easley Benny Galloway was more dominant than Stanley Morgan.
For Newberry I would go Donnie Shell over Willy. Shell went to Whitmire
My vote from Union County is Darrell Austin. He played guard at Union High, USC and then in the NFL for the Jets and the Bucs. His career ended in 1980.
His brother Mark was a very good player for USC too playing center when George Rogers was here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Austin
Ok, if I take my Gamecock glasses off, the Union County vote should go to Jim Youngblood from Jonesville High. He went to Tennessee Tech and to the Rams. Part of the famous linebacker trio there and made the Pro Bowl in 79.
His brother Mark was a very good player for USC too playing center when George Rogers was here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Austin
Ok, if I take my Gamecock glasses off, the Union County vote should go to Jim Youngblood from Jonesville High. He went to Tennessee Tech and to the Rams. Part of the famous linebacker trio there and made the Pro Bowl in 79.
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Devin Taylor...the 6’7” DE for USC that couldn’t put on weight until his senior year.
King can you think of anyone out of Lancaster? I only know kids that went to small colleges from late 80’s thru 90’s. We had decent players but I can’t remember anyone that had success in D-1
George Webster -- Westside High
Probably the greatest defensive player ever to come out of this state.
I’ll put my bias out there and admit I’m an Airport High grad. Summers had the better high school career but that was in part due to the fact that Duce played QB, RB and WR at Airport. Heck he even played on defense (LB, DB). Summers got to just stick to one position.
Hardly funny. Look him up. By far the best football player to ever come out of Anderson.
Lexington County - Ed McDaniel - Batesburg-Leesville linebacker. Starred at Clemson (USC didn’t want him because he was too small lol). Played ten seasons with the Minnesota Vikings.
honorable mention - Dontrelle Inman -BL - WR in NFL for many years
personal favorite - the late Allen Mitchell - QB at BL who played at USC
honorable mention - Dontrelle Inman -BL - WR in NFL for many years
personal favorite - the late Allen Mitchell - QB at BL who played at USC
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Durant played at Hampton. Must’ve been grades because when they came to Midland Valley in a playoff game I swear he was the most dominant defender I ever saw in person .
Obviously his talent was evident to make it from Hampton.
With all respects to The Ghost, I disagree. Rice was the best basketball player and WR in the state leading Gaffney to back to back basketball state championships and a state championship in football. He won the 4a player of the year award in basketball his senior year. He went on to set receiving records at USC his first season and then broke Sterling Sharps TD record in only two seasons. He was also a pro bowler in the NFL. Some of Gaffney’s best players unfortunately never got to go to college.
Nor did Duce need a full time baby sitter in HS and College!!! 🤣
I'm glad you said that. It applies somewhat to Tracy McGriff, who played for Lancaster High in the late 1980s up to 1990, and was perhaps the best offensive player to ever play in the county. He got a shot at a small school but academics were an issue.
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