Tag: Top 100
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SU Top 100: #2 Ernie Davis
Following in the footsteps of the greatest running back ever is a lofty aspiration. Ernie Davis wanted nothing else. His hero, Jim Brown persuaded him to come to Syracuse in 1958, two years after Brown left SU as the most decorated player in program history. “I told him it wouldn’t be a cakewalk because we’re…
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SU Top 100: #11 Dwayne ‘Pearl’ Washington
Most people couldn’t find Syracuse, New York on a map. College basketball was dominated SEC and Big 12 schools. Then Pearl Washington happened. In 1983, Washington was the talk of the streets in the Mecca of basketball, New York City. The point guard averaged 35 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and four steals playing at…
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SU Top 100: #14 Art Monk
He is one of the most decorated wide receivers in history. He has three Super Bowl rings. He’s a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He made the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1980s. He’s in his franchise’s ring of honor. He was the first ever pass catcher to notch 900 receptions. All…
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SU Top 100: #32 Daryl “Moose” Johnston
Well before he was a three-time Super Bowl champion for America’s Team, and years prior to becoming one of the most familiar NFL analysts in the country, Daryl “Moose” Johnston was a Syracuse legend. Growing up in Western New York, about 15 miles from Niagara Falls, Johnston made his mark as a tough nosed running…
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SU Top 100: #62 Tim Nelson
Tim Nelson was part of arguably the best pair in Syracuse history. He and Brad Kotz led the Orange to a national championship in 1983, and national championship appearances the next two seasons. Had Nelson not suffered an injury early in the 1984 championship game against Johns Hopkins, SU might have had another title, and…
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SU Top 100: #71 Tiana Mangakahia
Tiana Mangakahia‚Äôs impact on Syracuse was reflected in the immense amount of support she received last year after being diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. The #Tough4T campaign combines her number, nickname and personality. Mangakahia still has a lot of basketball ahead of her, including one more Final Four push in her senior season. That…
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SU Top 100: #77 John Galloway
The Fizz’s Top 100 list so far: FizzCast analyzing the early list: Choose your method of scoring at home, and no matter what you use John Galloway is an all-time Syracuse legend. If it’s the definition of being a winner, he has you covered. Galloway finished his career with the most wins by a goalie…
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SU Top 100: #80 Dylan Donahue
The Top 100 athletes countdown continues with an SU legend who bleeds Orange more so than almost anyone else on this list.¬† Syracuse fans knew what Dylan Donahue was capable of all along. He went to high school at West Genesee in the shadow of the Dome. His father and three uncles played for SU.…
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SU Top 100: #85-81
So far, the rankings have featured mostly athletes from the last 20 years. Today, two of our five athletes bring a little blast from the past. #85: Tim O‚ÄôHara Before Tim O‚ÄôHara came to Syracuse, SU lacrosse and coach Roy Simmons Jr. had had one winning season in the past four years. But from 1977-1980,…
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SU Top 100: #95-91
We’re just getting started in our quest to rank the top-100 athletes in Syracuse Athletics history. It was a lot tougher than simply pulling up the SU record books an ranking accordingly. Post-collegiate accomplishments are weighted heavily. It’s important that players continue to enhance the Syracuse brand after they’re done wearing Orange. Football and basketball…
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