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sooneriniowa
10/29/2012, 07:39 PM
So my oldest son and I were discussing so of our more recent FB's and he thinks Millard > Runnels > Clapp. My thought is that Runnels was actually used the way he should have been so we have no clue how god Millard actually is. Thoughts?
rock on sooner
10/29/2012, 08:06 PM
Millard is an exceptionally gifted athlete...great hands, got some hops, strong
as a bull. He can do whatever the coaches ask him to do and do it well. He
could be a 1500 yard tailback in a system that wanted him to. Runnels had
good hands and a good blocker but not as versatile as Millard. Clapp was a
blocking beast. Millard is da man!
jk the sooner fan
10/29/2012, 08:12 PM
we had some REALLY good FB's back in the day - before Stoops
PLaw
10/29/2012, 10:18 PM
prolly never heard of Kenny King, heh?

BOOMER
cyclonesooner
10/29/2012, 10:35 PM
Kenny King definitely the best FB to play at OU/
MyT Oklahoma
10/29/2012, 10:41 PM
Stanley Wilson? Lydell Carr?
picasso
10/29/2012, 10:50 PM
Mike Mckinley was good head banger.
cyclonesooner
10/29/2012, 10:50 PM
Kenny King could have been a great wishbone halfback just as easily.
TitoMorelli
10/29/2012, 10:59 PM
We have had some great ones recently. Millard may be the best of the bunch, although my favorite is Runnels.

Going way back, the starting FB in 1973 was Waymon Clark. Really tough to bring down. Got kicked off the squad in the off-season. Gained 1,014 yards in '73 to compliment Little Joe's 1,173 (and QB Davis had close to 900 yards rushing, I think - almost had three 1,000 yard rushers on the same squad).
mojorisen2014
10/29/2012, 11:28 PM
One of my favorites was Gumbo Fazande.
SanJoaquinSooner
10/30/2012, 01:29 AM
KK
WA. Sooner
10/30/2012, 01:34 AM
Leon Perry was a bruiser
S.PadreIsl.Sooner
10/30/2012, 06:09 AM
Steve Owens played fullback, right?
rock on sooner
10/30/2012, 06:26 AM
Steve Owens played fullback, right?

Owens is listed as a running back. Wonder about Millard as a wishbone fullback...
OkieThunderLion
10/30/2012, 10:18 AM
Millard is easily the best of the Stoops Era.
Then Runnels, who was very good, just not as good as Millard. Probably not even in any single area.
Clapp, a distant 3rd.
Pricetag
10/30/2012, 10:23 AM
I sometimes forget that Millard is a fullback. That's how versatile he is. I hope we continue to use him every way we can.
OkieThunderLion
10/30/2012, 10:23 AM
Runnels was actually used the way he should have been so we have no clue how god Millard actually is. Thoughts?

Runnels was almost used exclusively as a blocker, w/ an occasional check-down/screen. 2 career carries, 50 catches.

They get the ball to Millard a lot more frequently. Over 100 career touches in 2.5 years.
Curly Bill
10/30/2012, 10:44 AM
Kenny King

If we're talking modern times than it's Millard.
FaninAma
10/30/2012, 10:45 AM
I liked Seth Littell's football IQ.
Curly Bill
10/30/2012, 10:46 AM
I liked Seth Littell's football IQ.

Think he could loan LJ or Wort some of it? ;)
aero
10/30/2012, 01:30 PM
Kenny King
OUmillenium
10/30/2012, 11:12 PM
1.Lydell Carr
2.Leon Perry

Great ones from the 80s!

Millard is so fun to watch. I hope he gets 10+ touches a game. Gonna miss him.

What about Rotnei Anderson? Still got the SI
SoonerMarkVA
10/31/2012, 01:16 PM
Best of the Stoops era: Millard

Best I've seen play at OU: Kenny King

That '78 backfield was an embarrassment of talent. It is beyond incredible that we didn't win the NC that year.
budbarrybob
10/31/2012, 05:50 PM
Leon Heath. The "Mule Train". Hands down the best FB in OU history. Lead the nation in 1949 with 9.1 ypc.