Mike Ditka(1958-1960)
Mike Ditka is a well known commodity in the football scene. Ditka grew up not far from his college alma mater. He didn't have far to travel to get to his college destination. The Pittsburgh campus was only about 20 miles away. He was recruited by 3 schools coming out of high school. The other two schools were Notre Dame & Penn State.
A player that garnered All-American status his final year at Pitt. Also, voted into the elite class of college football players(College Football Hall of Fame). Once leaving his college days, "Iron Mike" went on to the next level to both play & coach. He played for 3 different teams in the NFL. Garnering 5 Pro Bowl nominations & 3 Super Bowl titles.
The 1st player ever inducted into the Hall of Fame at TE. Coached the "Windy City" Bears to a coveted championship. This championship led to funny "vocal" & "television" with a Super Bowl tribute for viewers.
As head of a team, Ditka didn't care to show his emotions after games. His media relations were sometimes not very good by expressing his thoughts & opinions openly. He currently is under contract with ESPN as a pro football expert.
"Run" Tony "Run"
Here we have a man that provided Pitt with a championship nearly 25 years ago. In 1976, he took home 3 prestigious awards. The nation's leader in rushing with close to 1950 yards. Goes down in college football history #2 in rushing behind former Texas great & current Dolphin Ricky Williams. Dorsett had two stellar games in college. Both against the Irish. Many thought that the grass was left to grow in South Bend to help stop Dorsett on the ground.
His NFL days were also great. He holds an honor that no other player can claim. That is winning a championship in college & turning right around the next year to gain an NFL championship. He spent his NFL career with only 2 teams. He was voted best rookie in pro football in 1977. In the same year(1994), Dorsett was elected into both the Pro & College Football Hall of Fame.
He had two games to well remember in college. Both games were against the mighty Irish. He rushed for 303 yards in 1975 & he totaled 290 rushing yards in 1976. People even said that Notre Dame let the field grass grow high to try & help slow this great running back down.
Dorsett went on to have a great NFL career as well. He played 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys & one with the Denver Broncos. He holds honors as being the only player to ever win a college national title one year & a Super Bowl championship the next. He helped lead the Cowboys to Super Bowl XXII win. During that Super Bowl winning season Dorsett was voted Rookie of the Year in the NFL. He has been voted into both the College Football & Pro Football Hall of Fame. Both were done in 1994.
Dan "The Man"
A former Pitt & Dolphin great at QB. A player that played college football in his stomping grounds. A worse than expected final college campaign that affected his Heisman chances & draft status at the next level. A senior campaign that persuaded other NFL teams to avoid picking him in the draft.
A few other QB's were taken ahead of Dan in the draft but the ones that skipped on him sure were mistaken. The Dolphins scooped him up & then he provided what turned out to be great memories & records. One thing missing on his resume was a championship. This didn't keep him from the Pro & College Football Hall of Fame after 17 NFL seasons & one NFL MVP award.
Those memories certainly help forget that this player wasn't able to lead the Dolphins to
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