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re: Sammy Martin - 1980s
Posted on 7/10/14 at 9:41 pm to partyboy1930
Posted on 7/10/14 at 9:41 pm to partyboy1930
Met him at LSU football camp summer of 88. He wasn't big but he was quick. A great LSU Tiger.
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Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:24 pm to partyboy1930
He was the white version of RS10. Skinny, fast and great with the ball in his hands. The problem with both of them, was where did you put them in order to get them the ball? At RB, they couldn't be expected to pound it up the middle and as WR they couldn't be expected to consistently beat man to man coverage. Either way, defenses could narrow in on what they could do, thus limiting what they had to guard against. In the end, both were great athletes and certainly have some great highlights, but neither were set to be superstars ready to be every down players that the offense could be based on.
Posted on 7/11/14 at 12:33 am to partyboy1930
He was fantastic. Played much tougher than his size. Had great speed, moves and could catch the ball also. One of my favorite all time Tigers.
Posted on 7/11/14 at 8:46 am to partyboy1930
Dude did straigt up look like he was 40 years old. I'm old, so I remember him. That said, I remember him more as a slot type guy/wingback equivalent than I do a running back. Likely has to do with seeing that A and M highlight so many times. I need to read this whole thread and see what others remember of him as a pure running back.
Posted on 7/11/14 at 9:27 am to partyboy1930
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for you older guys
Hey, I'm not that old.
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was Sammy Martin really good
Yes.
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we really weren't that strong at the rb position in the 80s
We were damn strong.
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t's just weird to see a skinny white kid playing running back like that
White people let their kids play football back then.
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Was he like the Jacob Hester of his time?
They both had good hands. Other than that they were about as opposite as 2 RBs can be.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 8:39 am to partyboy1930
I can still see the short pass he took to the house against A&M in the season opener at Tiger Stadium. The boy was moving.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 8:51 am to partyboy1930
I wish there was a vid of the incredible zig zag run he had against ole misss
Eta: Oh cool. Pg3. I'll check it out.
Eta: Oh cool. Pg3. I'll check it out.
This post was edited on 7/12/14 at 8:54 am
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:41 am to partyboy1930
Fastest player on the team and one of the top three fastest in the SEC at that time. Great team player in college and in the NFL.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:30 pm to partyboy1930
He also did Kick off and punt returns at LSU so no, it wasn't a gimmick. He was fast and did have moves. He could also take hits and he could deliver them as well.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 12:37 pm to partyboy1930
I grew up right down the street from Sammy in Mississippi. I'm a few years older than his son. I play volleyball with him from time to time. He's still a good athlete at his age now. I have gone back and watched some of his old highlight films and boy he could fly. He was a great Tiger and still an all around good guy!
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