By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s finally time to find out if all the hype around the Purdue football program is justified. The Boilermakers play at Notre Dame on Saturday, a perfect opportunity for the Boilermakers to announce their resurgence. This has been billed by many as the year Purdue becomes relevant again. Even coach […]
Month: September 2012
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent “Head west, young fella!” is the motto for the Big Ten this week as three conference teams take their show on the road and travel a long way away from home. Illinois, Nebraska and Wisconsin all have dates Saturday with Pac-12 teams and all will look to begin the 2012 […]
By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Who has the best chance of winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup this year? I know there is still one more race left before the field is settled, but here are my thoughts for those already in the field (and some of the racers going for the final two wild card […]
By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Welcome to what I hope will become a regular feature on Friday nights in the fall: Friday Night Lights Prognostications. Before I explain how this works, allow me to tell you a little bit about why I am doing this for Indy Sports Legends: As a contributor to ISL, I […]
Tim Stratton won the Mackey Award in 2000 as the nation’s best tight end. Photo from Purdue Athletics Communications. By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor For years, Purdue has been known as the Cradle of Quarterbacks. It’s perhaps the title Purdue football fans are most proud of, along with 1967 Rose Bowl champions and 2000 […]
BY CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Taylor Stubblefield left Purdue as college football’s all-time leader with 316 receptions. He was 6-foot-1 and barely 180 pounds, but he made the most of his gifts. He became the NCAA all-time leader thanks to Tiller’s pass-happy offense, Doug Griffiths, Indy Sports Legends correspondent and former Gold and Black editor, said. “To his […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Before there was Dustin Keller, there was Dave Young. In 1980, Young’s All-American senior season, he became the first tight end to lead the nation in receptions per game, hauling in 70 passes for 959 yards and nine touchdowns as a top target for Mark Herrmann. “He was way ahead of his […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Brian Alford was the first of the ultra-productive receivers during the Joe Tiller era. He was a first-team Football News All-American and second-team Associated Press All-American in 1997 during Tiller’s first year, when he caught 63 passes for 1,228 yards and 10 touchdowns. That season, he had 215 yards against Minnesota […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor John Standeford is Purdue’s career leader with 3,788 yards. He set a school record that still stands with 1,307 yards in 2002, then followed with 1,150 yards in 2003. “He had all the tools coaches are looking for in a receiver, including good size, really good hands, speed and understood how to […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The man known as All-American Bernie Flowers passed away last year, but he left a legacy as one of Purdue’s all-time greats. Flowers earned consensus All-America honors as a senior end in 1952 after setting school records with 43 receptions for 603 yards and seven touchdowns. The Boilermakers were Big […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Jim Beirne was a first-team All-American in 1967 for coach Jack Mollenkopf. That year, he caught 45 passes for 643 yards and five touchdowns as the primary target for Mike Phipps. He had bigger numbers the previous year, with 68 catches for 837 yards and eight scores as Bob Griese’s […]
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