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OU's Lee Roy Selmon rushes Nebraska quarterback Dave Humm during the Sooners' 28-14 win in Lincoln. Staff photo by J. Pat Carter taken 11/23/74.
1. Lee Roy Selmon, DT, 1972-75
Best Selmon is the best Sooner.
2. Billy Sims, RB, 1975-79
Won a Heisman, should have won another.
3. Roy Williams, DB, 1998-01
Most unique player in OU history.
4. Billy Vessels, B, 1950-52
Wilkinson’s fastest and toughest player.
5. Tony Casillas, NG, 1982-85
First pick in ’86 NFL draft.
6. Jerry Tubbs, C-LB, 1954-56
Fourth in ’56 Heisman.
7. Rod Shoate, LB, 1972-74
Pioneered the speed linebacker.
8. Tommy McDonald, RB, 1954-56
Leading rusher, receiver and passer in ’55.
9. Joe Washington, RB, 1972-75
Authored four of 10 most memorable Sooner plays.
10. Kurt Burris, C-LB, 1952-54
Best Burris is quite an achievement.
11. Keith Jackson, TE, 1984-87
Most clutch player in OU history.
12. Greg Pruitt, RB, 1970-72
Hello, goodbye.
13. Jack Mildren, QB, 1969-71
Original wishbone quarterback; most important player in OU history.
14. Mark Clayton, WR, 2001-04
Best offensive player under Stoops.
15. Eddie Hinton, WB, 1966-68
They don’t make wingbacks anymore. Maybe they should.
16. Tom Catlin, C-LB, 1950-52
Before Tubbs, before Kurt Burris, there was this great player.
17. Josh Heupel, QB, 1999-00
Stoops nightmare — what if Heupel had not come to Norman?
18. Jim Weatherall, T, 1949-51
’51 Outland Trophy winner.
19. Steve Owens, RB, 1967-69
How about this depth; Heisman winner sixth-best running back.
20. Brian Bosworth, LB, 1984-86
Beyond the cartoon character lived one heck of a player.
21. George Cumby, LB, 1975-79
From third-string fullback to linebacker great.
22. Jason White, QB, 2000-04
From nimble athlete to Heisman pocket passer, the ultimate transformer.
23. Clendon Thomas, RB, 1955-57
Ahead of his time as a big runner.
24. Granville Liggins, NG, 1965-67
First of the great OU nose guards.
25. Dewey Selmon, NG, 1972-75
Great question. Was Dewey helped or hurt by playing next to Lee Roy all his life?
26. Greg Roberts, OG, 1975-79
’78 Outland Trophy winner.
27. Darrel Royal, QB-DB, 1946-49
Still OU career interception leader and quarterback of unbeaten ’49 team.
28. Derrick Strait, DB, 2000-03
’03 Thorpe Award winner.
29. Buddy Burris, G, 1946-48
Joins Shoate as OU’s only three-time all-Americans.
30. Tom Brahaney, C, 1970-72
Greatest blocker of the early wishbone explosion.
31. Rickey Dixon, DB, 1984-87
’87 Thorpe Award winner.
32. Derland Moore, DT, 1970-72
Keyed OU’s ’72 defensive resurgence.
33. Rick Bryan, DT, 1980-83
Great lineman was cursed by only slump of Switzer era.
34. Jack Mitchell, QB, 1946-48
Great optioneer ignited Tatum/Wilkinson era.
35. Jim Owens, E, 1946-49
Went on to coach Washington U.
36. Jammal Brown, OT, 2001-04
Kept pass rushers off Jason White.
37. Reggie Kinlaw, NG, 1975-78
Undersized but not underproductive, even in NFL.
38. Bob Harrison, C, 1956-58
Did Wilkinson ever run out of great centers?
39. Tommie Harris, DT, 2001-03
Only defensive lineman to star as a true freshman.
40. Max Boydston, E, 1951-54
Another Muskogee phenom.
41. Carl McAdams, LB, 1963-65
Best player for Gomer Jones.
42. Quentin Griffin, RB, 1999-02
Never appreciated until career almost over.
43. Lucious Selmon, NG, 1971-73
No. 1 on the leadership list.
44. Louis Oubre, OT, 1978-80
1980 all-American.
45. Eddie Crowder, QB, 1950-52
Greatest ballhandler in OU’s storied option history.
46. Leon Heath, FB, 1948-50
Mule Train starred on OU’s first national title team.
47. Mark Hutson, OG, 1984-87
Rare freshman offensive line starter on Big Eight title team.
48. Anthony Phillips, OG, 1985-88
Early product of Jenks blue-chip machine.
49. Teddy Lehman, LB, 2000-03
’03 Butkus Award winner.
50. Terry Crouch, OG, 1979-81
Oubre’s sidekick on great O-line.
51. Daryl Hunt, LB, 1975-78
All-time leading tackler at OU.
52. Jim Grisham, FB, 1962-64
Averaged 5.2 yards per carry as fullback.
53. Steve Zabel, TE, 1967-69
Great two-way player; defensive end, too.
54. Rocky Calmus, LB, 1998-01
’01 Butkus Award winner.
55. Indian Jack Jacobs, QB, 1939-41
Pro quarterback, and a great punter, too.
56. Bo Bolinger, OG, 1953-55
Best blocker on ’55 team that led nation in total offense.
57. Adrian Peterson, RB, 2004-06
Injuries kept Peterson from top-10 ranking.
58. Darrell Reed, DE, 1984-87
Joins Anthony Phillips and Wade Walker as OU’s only four-time all-conference picks.
59. Mike Vaughan, OT, 1974-76
First of the mammoth offensive linemen.
60. Kevin Murphy, DE, 1981-85
1983 Big Eight defensive player of the year.
61. Tinker Owens, WR, 1972-75
Crazy stats; two-time all-American, yet his catches by year were 22, 18, 18 and 12.
62. Randy Hughes, DB, 1972-74
14 career interceptions.
63. Jamelle Holieway, QB, 1985-88
Knee injury wrecked final 11/2 seasons, but first 21/2 years were superb.
64. Ralph Neely, OT, 1962-64
Became a star with the Dallas Cowboys.
65. Cedric Jones, DE, 1992-95
OU’s only all-American between 1991 and 2000.
66. J.C. Watts, QB, 1977-80
Two-time Orange Bowl MVP.
67. J.D. Roberts, G, 1951-53
’53 Outland Trophy winner.
68. Bobby Boyd, DB, 1957-59
Third-best NFL career among Sooners, behind only Hall of Famers McDonald and Lee Roy Selmon.
69. Kelly Gregg, DT, 1995-98
Shining star of Blake era.
70. Prentice Gautt, RB, 1957-59
Broke OU color line, but never forget he was a heck of a player, too.
71. Stephen Alexander, TE, 1994-97
In Stoops era, would have had 200 career catches.
72. Joe Golding, RB, 1941, 46
Great player before and after World War II.
73. Antonio Perkins, DB, 2001-04
Greatest punt returner in OU history; yes, that includes Joe Washington.
74. Raymond Hamilton, DT, 1970-72
Great partner of Derland Moore.
75. Jimmy Harris, QB, 1954-56
Record as a starter, 25-0.
76. Mike Gaddis, RB, 1988-91
The original Jason White; came back from knee-surgery oblivion for a Cinderella story.
77. Terry Webb, OG, 1973-75
Not every Muskogee star was before 1960.
78. Dante’ Jones, LB, 1984-87
Overshadowed by Boz until his senior year.
79. John Roush, OG, 1972-74
One of eight all-Americans on ’74 national title team.
80. Ken Mendenhall, C, 1967-69
11-year pro.
81. Thomas Lott, QB, 1975-78
No passing threat but devastating runner and optioneer.
82. Jason Belser, DB, 1988-91
Poor man’s Roy Williams; hard-hitting strong safety.
83. Jerry Thompson, OG, 1957-59
OU’s first Ada all-American.
84. Spot Geyer, QB, 1913-15
First Sooner football star.
85. Zac Henderson, DB, 1974-77
Started as true freshman on ’74 national title team.
86. Bob Kalsu, OT, 1965-67
Vietnam sacrifice overshadows an all-American career.
87. Pop Ivy, E, 1937-39
Long-time coach who first was a great player.
88. Stan West, G, 1946-49
At 236 pounds, biggest player on epic ’49 team.
89. Waddy Young, E, 1936-38
Great defender on Orange Bowl team in ’38, then killed in World War II.
90. Steve Davis, QB, 1972-75
32-1-1 career record as starter.
91. Wade Walker, T, 1946-49
Blocked different halfbacks to conference rushing titles in 1947, 1948 and 1949.
92. Uwe von Schamann, K, 1975-78
Ohio State field goal made von Schamann a legend.
93. Gene Calame, QB, 1951-54
Excellent player whose ’54 injury paved way for Jimmie Harris.
94. Phil White, B, 1918-20
Dale Arbuckle, who watched OU football for 80 years, called White the best player he ever saw.
95. Eddie Foster, OT, 1971-73
’73 all-American.
96. Cactus Face Duggan, T, 1937-39
Gilford was his given name; star of ’38 Orange Bowl team.
97. Plato Andros, G, 1941, 46
First fought the Nazis, then Jim Tatum’s 1946 foes.
98. Scott Evans, DT, 1987-90
Undersized, under-recruited, underappreciated, but a productive defender.
99. Claude Arnold, QB, 1948-50
Quarterbacked OU’s first national title team.
100. Malcolm Kelly, WR, 2005-07
Will move up with a stellar junior season.
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