When you have two schools playing each other that are as rich in history and tradition as Oklahoma and Notre Dame, it is tough to talk about the present without mentioning the past. So in sticking with that theme, I thought it would be interesting to list an All-Time team for the two schools. The criteria for making this list was not about success or awards, it was about one thing...their names. I also decided that if it was close, then nicknames would count in the evaluation process. Hey, what else would you expect from a guy named Buddy Putty?
I would love to hear from anyone who has the name of a player they feel is better for the list than the one I chose. If it is a close call for me, then I listed a runner-up...but by no means do I feel my list is beyond reproach. At the bottom of the post, there is a place to comment, or you can e-mail me with your player names. I will put out an adjusted list, should there so be a need, on Saturday morning.
The Oklahoma & Notre Dame
All-Name Team:
Coaches:
Oklahoma: Dewey "Snorter" Luster (1941-45)
Notre Dame:
Knute Rockne (1918-1930)
OFFENSE
Quarterback: (1)
Oklahoma: Julius Ceasar Watts (1978-80)
Runner up: Bobby Warmack
- To me this was the easiest choice of all. Great name...Great person
Daryl "the Mad Bomber" Lamonica (1960-62)
Runner up: Angelo "the Springfield Rifle" Bertelli
- This was a tough call. Several names could go here that would be hard to argue. Nickname was the tiebreaker.
Runningbacks: (2-3)
Oklahoma:
Elvis Peacock (1974-77), Joe Don Looney (1962), Horace Ivory (1975-76)
Runner up: Mossis Madu, Jermaine 'Gumbo' Fazande
- This was the hardest Oklahoma position because there were so many great names. Kenyon Rasheed and Leon Crosswhite didn't even make runner-up status
Notre Dame:
William Shakespeare (1935), Nick Pietrosante (1956-58), Rocky Bleier (1965-67)
Runner up: Elmer Angsman
- William Shakespeare: I hear when a 'play' called for him to run the ball, it was like 'poetry' in motion
Wide Receivers: (2-3)
Oklahoma:
Tinker Owens (1972-75), Buster Rhymes (1980-84), Pop Ivy (1937-39)
Runner Up: Billy Brooks
- Tinker, Buster & Pop...awesome
Notre Dame:
Rahib 'Rocket' Ismail (1988-90), Lake Dawson (1990-93)
Tight End: (1)
Oklahoma: Forrest Valora (1977-80)
Runner up: Joe John Finley
Notre Dame:
Mark Bavaro (1983-85)
Runner up: Dave Casper
Offensive Lineman: (5-6)
Oklahoma:
Silas Satepauhoodle (1983-84), Bubba Burcham (1997-00), Karl Baldeschwiler (1974-77), Roy “Soupy” Smoot (1918-21), Plato Andros (1941, 1946)
Runner up: Stocker McDougle, Red Conkright
- A Satepauhoodle, Baldeschweiler and a Smoot...sounds like three breeds of dogs at the Westminster Dog Show
Notre Dame:
Bronco Nagurski Jr., Bob Kuechenberg, Luke Petitgout, Dick Szymanski
Runner up: Phil Pozderac / Lou Rymkus
- Just as hard to spell as it is to get around or past
Place Kicker: (1)
Oklahoma:
Uwe von Schamann (1976-78)
- Got a real 'kick' out of leading the band
Notre Dame:
Paul Hornung (1953-56)- And oh by the way, he was a decent QB, RB & DB as well for the Irish.
DEFENSE
Defensive lineman: (4-5)
Oklahoma: Jimbo Elrod (1973-75), Dusty Dvoracek (2001-05), Gilford 'Cactus Face' Duggan (1937-39), Granville Liggins (1965-67), Aubrey Beavers (1990-94)
Runner up: Jim Weatherall, Lucious Selmon
- I'm thinking anybody nicknamed Cactus Face might not be the best looking guy in the world
Notre Dame:
Nick Buoniconti (1958-61), Paul Grasmanis (1992-95), Chris Zorich (1987-90), Rudy Ruettiger (1986), Zygmont Czarobski (1942-44)
Runner Up: Renaldo Wynn / Bob Dove
- Vanna White's head would explode from trying to figure out which letter went where if Zygmont Czarobski was on the board.
Linebackers: (3-4)
Oklahoma: Rocky Calmus (1998-01), Rufus Alexander (2002-06), Brian 'The Boz' Bozworth (1983-86)
- A Rocky, a Rufus and a Renegade
Notre Dame:
Mike Stonebreaker (1986-90), Rocky Boiman (1999-2002), Manti Te'o (2009-12), Myron Pottios (1957-60)
Runner Up: Demetrius DuBose
- Is there is a better name for a LB than Stonebreaker?
Defensive Backs: (4)
Oklahoma: Chijioke Onyenegecha (2004-05), Steve O’Shaunghnessy (1969-71), Basil Banks (1977-80), Dewey 'Snorter' Luster (1917-20)
- Pat, I would like to buy a vowel...
Notre Dame:
Tom Zbikowski (2003-07), Chinedum Ndukwe (2003-06), Chick Maggioli (1942-44), Frank 'Shag' Shaughnessy (1901-04)
- This list of names would've been a nightmare scenario for the late Bob Barry, Sr. I can't even imagine what would have come out of his mouth had he tried to say Chinedum Ndukwe in the heat of the moment.
Punter: (1)
Oklahoma: Wahoo McDaniel (1957-59)
Notre Dame:
Ben Turk (Current)
- Our punter can out wrestle your punter
Just the opinion of one mildly interested guy
The Overweight Armchair Sooner
Buddy Putty
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