Throwback Monday

[sutomcat]

Remember when Cecil Howard was going to be the next Donovan McNabb? Tom Lemming thought so anyway...

ESPN.com - RECRUITING - Tom Lemming's revised top 100 for 2001

If the number 1 player on the list sounds familiar, it is because he has been a star for the Minnesota Twins since he was 21, winning an MVP and 3 batting titles...

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

Let's hope our latest addition from McKeesport (Curtis Harper) is more successful!

 

[jgeorge322]

Whats the story behind howard? Did he turn out to be not very good and then transferred out?

 

[jr4750]

Cool to go through that list and see who panned out. Larry Fitzgerald is a HOFer. Stephen Jackson was a solid pro for years. Matt Leinart won the Heisman, but never really panned out in the pros. Owen Daniels was a decent pro. Some other names of note, Ahmad Carroll, Derek Anderson, Cadillac Williams, etc.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Well played, Mauer.

 

[Nick44]

Whats the story behind howard? Did he turn out to be not very good and then transferred out?

He checked everything on the list of a good college QB except an ability to throw the football. Other than that, he was McNabb 2.0.

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

He checked everything on the list of a good college QB except an ability to throw the football.

In fairness, that doesn't make him very different from numerous other quarterbacks we've trotted out in the last 20 years.

 

[SWC75]

Despite the obvious differences between this type of list and how the player's careers actually panned out, people like Lemming keep producing them. Maybe "Lemming" is a good name for this type of work.

 

[OrangePA]

Didn't Howard grow substantially after he left SU?

Didn't he become a TE?

 

[Doc5120]

Wow - I had no idea Cecil Howard was so highly rated. Syracuse and Alabama both have 1 player on that list. My, how times have changed.

 

[PAcuse]

Found two interesting articles on him. Did not know he went to four different schools

Former Syracuse QB recalls reasons for decision to transfer
Much-traveled quarterback finds home at Cal U

 

[A Clockwork Orange]

Remember when Cecil Howard was going to be the next Donovan McNabb? Tom Lemming thought so anyway...

ESPN.com - RECRUITING - Tom Lemming's revised top 100 for 2001

If the number 1 player on the list sounds familiar, it is because he has been a star for the Minnesota Twins since he was 21, winning an MVP and 3 batting titles...

This is from a 2010 Cal U. magazine. Cecil apparently joined the military. He now lives in Norfolk, VA.