He competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, taking a silver in the 1,500 meters at Mexico City. This year's crop of all-star football players could eventually end up on this list of all-time CNY greats.
At Penn State, Rosecrans played linebacker for the Nittany Lions and the late Joe Paterno on teams that went 43-5 from 1971-74. We recognized not only high school performances, but what the players did in college and, in many cases, pro football and beyond.
"He was a highly gifted athlete," said former Liverpool coach George Mangicaro.
Notable: A football, basketball and baseball star at CBA, Domres earned honorable mention all-state as a quarterback and headed off to Columbia University. Rhodes was first-team all-state, the All-Central New York Player of the Year, and was named a SuperPrep All-American before choosing to stay home and attend Syracuse University.
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In 1961 Liberty Bowl, Easterly caught a touchdown pass and a two-point conversion pass in Syracuse's 15-14 win over Miami. He was just a great, great person.".
Jim Ryun (East High School, Wichita, Kan.)
Noteworthy: Just completed his ninth season in the NFL as a member of Arizona Cardinals.
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Jerome signed as a free agent with the New England Patriots and participated for preseason games in 1976 and 1977. Noteworthy: Played football, basketball and ran track at CBA. Earned All-Upstate honors and was named a Sunkist Bowl All-American. 9. But who was the greatest #1 recruit ever — or at least of the modern rankings era? Noteworthy: Led Brothers to 2004 state football championship where they defeated New Rochelle and Ray Rice 41-35 in the title game.
Coming soon: high school throwback jerseys. He also caught 11 passes for 360 yards including a 91-yard touchdown reception from Don McClure against Watertown. Owens earned All-City and All-State honors. Because Tiger hit the international golf scene so early -- as a 16-year-old sophomore he became the youngest ever to play a PGA event -- his high school golf career has been little more than a footnote. Five of the six fastest schoolboy miles have been run by Ryun, most of them on much slower track surfaces than today's.
Notable: Smith was a native of Queens, N.Y., who was raised in Utica and starred for the Raiders.
Missed most of his senior season at C-NS with a hip injury.
As a prep QB, Couch set all kinds of national high school records -- most pass completions (872), passing yardage (12,104), TD passes (133), and
5. Also returned a punt for a touchdown against West Virginia. He earned a Pro Bowl berth in 2006 and was a key member of the Saints' defense in 2009-10 when New Orleans won Super Bowl XLIV. Lisa Leslie (Inglewood Morningside High, Inglewood, Calif.) Ross set a single game New York State record when he rushed for 569 yards during a 55-14 win over Marcellus during the sectional Class B playoffs.
He earned All-East and honorable mention All-American honors.
Noteworthy: Member of the College Football Hall of Fame and accomplished student, author, lawyer and television analyst. Named All CNY Cities League All-Star team as selected by the Herald-Journal, All Upstate NY and NYS All Star. As a senior, intercepted six passes.
As a senior, the 6-foot-2, 195-pound player led the Brothers with 860 yards on 106 carries in eight games. He also won the won the 60-meter dash at the New Balance National Scholastic Indoor Meet in New York City. Noteworthy: Member of the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame. We ranked them in order. As a junior and senior at North Syracuse, Robinson rushed for nearly 2,500 yards and scored 236 points. "We had a philosophy," said former Henninger coach Bob Campese, "that when we needed a play, go to the player, not the play. He currently shares running back duties for the Raiders, who made the playoffs this season.
Rafferty was a starting right guard for the Super Bowl XII champion Cowboys team.
Scored a 16-yard TD in the fourth quarter to close out a 37-28 upset of No.
We pored over record books, all-state teams and Hall of Fame resumes. From there, he was out of football and famously worked a gig as a doorman at the Hotel Syracuse. She had scored 101 points. In college, Rhodes rushed for 2,461 yards and 24 touchdowns in four years and amassed 3,972 career all-purpose yards.
Dunbar went to Boston College, where he became an outstanding linebacker.
Smith attended The Ohio State University, where he was a starter on the Buckeyes' 2002 National Championship team and a first-team All-American following the 2003 season. passing percentage for a season (75.1). Noteworthy: Tailback who rushed for 3,766 yards at Tully (1970-72). He was a two-time all-state selection at running back, finishing his Corcoran career with 5,136 yards - 2,182 of those coming in his senior season as he led the Cougars to a Section III Class AA title. Easterly was named the bowl game's MVP. Rushed for 4,432 yards during his high school career and was named the All-Upstate Player of the Year as a senior.
Was two-time All-State in Class B. As a 16-year-old, Jones was already one of the fastest sprinters in the world, and won an alternate spot on the 1992 Olympics 400 meter relay team. He was a fifth-round draft choice by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1987 and played four seasons with the Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots.
Noteworthy: Mitchell rushed for 3,994 yards during his high school career (which began at Bishop Ludden and ended at Corcoran after transferring for his senior year). Hardeman went on to play two seasons at running back for the NFL's Washington Redskins. Hall went to Texas A&M, didn't get along with Bear Bryant, and quit for good when he was a junior.
Walked-on the Syracuse University football team and earned a scholarship playing quarterback and defensive back. He was a consensus All-American at tight end and was drafted by Chicago in the 1993 NFL draft and played for seven seasons for the Bears and Arizona Cardinals.
Check out our list of the top 10 prep athletes and vote in the poll at right to crown the best ever: 1. In nine NFL seasons, Smith recorded 459 tackles and 67.5 sacks. In a preview of what would come when he hit the NBA, Chamberlain scored a city-record 90 points in one game his senior year, even though he only played about 28 minutes (he ran off 60 points during one 10-minute run).
He was MVP of the 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl after he recovered three fumbles - two for touchdowns - in a 25-24 victory over Navy. Levens also played for Philadelphia and the New York Giants before retiring after the 2004 season.
He dabbled in semi-professional football with the Syracuse Express which led to a tryout and ultimately a spot on the roster of the Tampa Bay Bucs in 1989. In one game his senior year (in which Sugar Land won the Class A state title), he scored seven TDs and ran for 520 yards -- and then he took the remaining 2½ quarters of the game off. The three-time All-CNY selection headed to Boston College, where in four years he gained 852 yards and scored 13 TDs for the Eagles. Was a dynamic track star with the Northstars, winning state titles in the 100 and 200 as a senior. He was Elgin He thinks Jones and Nottingham's Dorsey Levens were probably among the best athletes to ever come out of Central New York. He set a single-game receiving record of 249 yards in 1985 against Boston College that stood for 31 years. He played five seasons for the Saints - 2008-11 and 2015 - and three with the St. Louis Rams.
Owens found himself moved to defense as a junior where he played safety and earned All-East honors. The 1976 Panthers went 12-0 and won the national championship.
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