Was O.J. Howard Alabama's greatest tight end? You youngsters may not remember but Ozzie Newsome played wide receiver at Alabama. If it wasn't Howard, who then was the greatest Bama tight end? College career only.
Question: Was O.J. Howard Alabama's greatest tight end?
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OJ was good but don't think he ever reached his potential. Irv Smith Jr was really good. The most successful NFL TE we ever had besides Ozzie was Howard Cross who played in the 80's for us. Spent 13 years with the Giants and has a couple of Super Bowl rings.
Can't remember his name, Colin? Just that catch Bama fooled Florida on for a TD in the 2009 SECCG.
Another position that doesn't even exist anymore, Fullback, I'd nominate Tarrant Lynch.
Another position that doesn't even exist anymore, Fullback, I'd nominate Tarrant Lynch.
I believe he was listed as an end at Bama and Green Bay as well as the HOF.
Yeah wide receiver didn't exist yet, not in name anyway. I remember in the 80s it was still listed as Flanker and Split end, and HB.
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The Wizard of Oz, Ozzie Newsome. How many TEs you ever heard of that returned punts.
OJ Howard wSs the most physically gifted TE of the Saban era, but that's about it. He never lived up to his full potential. That championship game against Clemson made up for it, though.
I wonder if his NFL career would have been different if somebody like Belichick drafted him. He would've been perfect for some of their packages.
I wonder if his NFL career would have been different if somebody like Belichick drafted him. He would've been perfect for some of their packages.
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Penn State had two linebackers returning punts. Dennis Onkotz in the late '60s and Bill O' Brien (you remember him) had a linebacker returning punts for the Nittany Lions.
Ozzie Newsome College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
Check out Ozzie Newsome's College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits and More College Stats at Sports-Reference.com
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Inductee | James Alvis Williams 1965
James Alvis Williams was a End for Rice Universityand inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 1965
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From the University of Alabama's football media guide. 1977 All-American Ozzie Newsome - Wide Receiver.
JMO, but Howard could not make a contested catch. That rules him out.
1990 - Lamonde Russell and Steve Busky
1991-92 Steve Busky
1993-95 Patrick Hape, Tony Johnson
Ozzie lined up at both TE and WR during his career at Alabama. I think he played TE more than he did at WR so I'd consider him a TE and therefore the best at that position.
Ozzie Newsome all day and twice on Saturday's & Sunday's:
Ozzie was a hybrid before hybrids were a thing.
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