I love how the only thing playing at the end of the clip is the band. Anymore, all you hear are the announcers blabbing over it, or commercials interrupting it.
Nice vid! Hey what year was it that Desmond Howard made a game winning kick off return for Michigan against Notre Dame? I could of sworn I remember seeing that happen around 1994 to 1997.
What an amazing player. One of the things that was so great about him is that he did it when it mattered most. Even before the return against the Colorado he had a number of big game returns. It should have surprised no one when he took one back against Colorado. Amazing, amazing player! Should have won a Heisman. Way better than Desmond Howard and Tim Brown.
I'm not even a Notre Dame fan in the LEAST, but these were the days man. When ND was scary, and always up there in the top 5 in the AP . This was good for college football.
Football is a man's sport. Tired of all the talk ablout celebrations and taunting. If I thought my opponent hated being taunted, I would do it too. See Tim Brown (#87) at 0:38
@flyersfan10 My apologies, you're right. You'd think me being a raider fan I would have remembered him in the first Tecmo Bowl, plus TB didn't even wear 87 at ND. Thanks.
rocket never taunted anyone, he was a class guy. plus holtz didnt allow that kind of play at nd. no need when they were as good as they were from 1988-1994. ah i miis those days. here again soon i hope.
@cloud4527 lol take my advice. if rocket is gonna return the kickoff and/or punt, just kick that bitch out of bounds. as soon as rocket ismail recieves the kick and/or punt he'll blast off to the endzone.
to settle the pathetic arguement over if he was showing off or not, who cares? i play high school football and let me tell you, whenever i make a great play or a touchdown i am excited and i let my emotions show it. its the reason we play the game. theres no taunting or anything done in this play
Don't cry about the past, we'll see Brian Kelly kick your *ss in 2012 at Soldier's Field, like the Irish did two of the last three time they played. You can't stop a Rocket, ask U of M, hope ND has another Freshman Rocket up their sleeves, and they already have the Coach.
@jrody22 he stopped trying cuz he was a kicker n even if he coulda touched him (which he couldnt) he wouldnt have been able to stop him...if u cant catch a guy with a fifteen yard head start and a perfect angle u stand no chance. just to end that argument
Nobody was going to catch him. All of the MIA players stopped running about the 20 yard line, while Rocket went all the way into the endzone, onnly dropping the ball AFTER he croseed the goal line. I have seen a much better resolution to this play and it is OBVIOUS that Rocket drops the ball only after crossing the goal line.
I swear to God, the Rocket started to let go of the ball before he crossed the goal line! It should have been a fumble up for grabs but the refs blew it. You won't notice it in this video because of YouTube's quality, but watch a tape of it on a TV or capture it to an editing program then slow-mo it. He clearly and very arrogantly starts to release the ball from his hand a full step before crossing.
@humblephil I specifically stated how on this play, THIS play, the Rocket acted arrogantly. Not his whole career. THIS play. I also stated how YouTubes's quality does no justice. I have this game on my computer through Final Cut Pro and have analyzed the play frame by frame. Although he does not completely drop the ball until after he crosses he begins to let go of the ball before he crosses. Therefore he did not have complete possession and it should have been a fumble.
@ciccone39 shut up bitch...the are human beings not fucking robots...sit behind your comp and continue to "analyze the play frame by frame" ...lmaooo...people have emotion you dumb fuck...he dropped the ball because he just ran over 100 yards (didn't run in a straight line) and was tired you dip shit..
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did his team jump on him in a "show-off attitude"...??? you are a hater...suck a dick you fat ass slob ass hater...
@thetruthis9 Kiss my ass. First of all I was rooting for ND this game and still do today. Check out all of my ND videos. Watch the Rocket right when he crosses the goal line. He clearly is trying to be fancy in his body language by letting go of the ball right after he crosses. Trying to be smooth. However he timed it wrong. Not because of the fact he was tired. The Rocket was showing-off, not his team simply celebrating what was ruled a TD.
@ciccone39 i dont give a fuck if you like ND...i hate them fucks...almost as i hate you and your inadequate ability to properly see a valid touchdown...nothing was timed wrong you dumb stupid fuck...its a valid touchdown...he wasnt "trying to look cool"...even if he was, why is that a bad thing as you claimed it was...you are a fucking hater you dumb ass gay bitch...
@thetruthis9 For crying out loud excuse me. Lay of the steroids for Gods sake. Try decaf. All I was doing was stating my opinion. You should probably give yourself an enema because from the nature of your responses it sounds like you have something building up in your guts that you just can't seem to release.
@humblephil I don't know why he did it other to say he was trying to act stylish/ show-off. He clearly drops the ball with some sort of show-off attitude
That clip call was against COLORADO in the Orange Bowl, the very same year, actually. I was at this game though, and I was in the end zone where the return was headed. What a great day he had.
When you see a black guy with a gold and black uniform, and a 25 on his back returning a kickoff for a touchdown, who do you think of - Rocket Ismail or Reggie Bush?
Sure is. Nantz started out on CBS College Football games in the 1980s. He was the announcer for the famous Miami-Notre Dame game in 1989 when the #1 and #2 teams played.
I'd never heard of this guy (I'm a football fan, but somewhat marginally, since the days of the 80's Redskins), but was watching TBN and there he was just now, giving his testimony. I am a big Jesus fanatic! :-) (respectful acknowledgment to the late, greats Reggie White and Tom Landry, and to Joe Gibbs and Mike Singletary, who have powerful testimonies, too)
Dorsett didnt carry the ball as much as Payton, Dickerson, Emmitt...if he had, he would have put the all time ydg up around 15-17k very easily.
Add up Walter Payton's carries in his first 7 seasons and then add up Dorsetts first 7 seasons carryiong the ball. Payton has over an extremely higher carry ratio than Tony.
Had Dorsett been a 30 carry/game back, he would have had a lot more long TD runs, big time yds.
He's the most instinctual, natural, fluid runners ive ever seen.
Dorsett had a special kind of speed though. Set him apart from anyone else. He could be at full speed on his 2nd step. His acceleration was unmatched. And his breakaway speed was the rarest of rare. And I think he had the best vision of any RB ever. He weighed 185, and his vision and recognition as he headed into the line, allowed him that great success at 185 lbs. Hardly ever got hit hard or square. Always knew where defenders were at. Outrran angles. Most underrated back in NFL History.(cont)
Didn't Darrell Green catch Dorsett from behind in an NFL game to stop a TD?
Darrell Green was probably the fastest man in the NFL in his prime, and possibly the only person that could run his age in the 40 yard dash. (He supposedly ran a 4.1 40 when he was 41.)
Well youre right, Darrell Green was the only man to run down Tony Dorsett. and it made Green famous. Other than Greens longevity, he is best known for that play.
No he never would have gotten him. Rocket saw the end zone and slowed up because he knew nobody was gonna catch him. Only natural. The other guy was going his fastest and still would not have caught Rocket.
No he did not. Rocket was slowing down at the end AND that guy was too, because he knew he was not going to catch Ismail. He never would have caught him.
Dude, that's great that ND won all sorts of titles back before 1950, when they could skip bowl games and writers would still vote them #1. Seriously, I'm happy for you. It must be really awesome to brag about 11 national titles, when you weren't alive for most of them. But hey, Yale has won 18 national titles, since 1869, so they must be a powerhouse!
7 Heisman winners, actually. Although, Rocket got jobbed out of his. I think that the only two Maxwell Award winners who did not win the Heisman were Rocket and Brady Quinn, which tells you how much of a popularity contest and stats contest it has become. Instead of giving it to the best player in the land, the Heisman has gone to the best player on the best team in the land or the man who had just GAUDY stats...and not necessarily the best player in CFB. Which is just sad.
What about the year that Alabama was voted number 1 in the AP poll and then LOST to ND??? Get over it man, the past is the past. And CFB is cyclical anyway. USC is one of the best right now, but it was not that long ago when they were losing to ND every year (0-11-1) from 1984 to 1996--meaning they lost to FAUST twice in a ROW. The Irish will be back soon.
USC is trash. They split a title with LSU which should have never happen then Auburn got screwed out of the title because USC was the popular team. USC have titles that they didn't earn.
what!?...ur an ididot...the year auburn got screwed...usc destroyed oklahoma, they didnt just beat them, they destroyed them, i highly doubt that auburn would have done much better. USC along with miami (back in the day) have the most players in the NFL, and maybe florida in the mix too, how can u say that they didnt earn them? its not like they got to the national championship with 3 losses, then it would be considered as unearned
An idiot huh? You seem like you like USC a whole lot. So you mean to tell me that USC and Auburn couldn't split the title but they make LSU split the title with a way less talented USC team. Bottom line USC has two title because they were popular. I sure auburn would have beaten USC and Oklahoma. By the way stop being a fair weather fan.
no i dont like USC, i HATE USC, but i respect them because they are always a threat to go undefeated, im acutally a miami hurricanes fan, also, you cant say that USC didnt deserve the title the year that auburn went undefeated by saying that "im sure auburn would have defeated USC" thats an opinion, and opinions dont matter....Lastly, hwhy would you consider me a fair weather fan even if i did like USC, what if lived right next to their campus? would you consider me fair weather?
Unlike a lot of kick returners he basically ran straight.... a north / south runner..... the guys who try to reverse direction rarely make it especially when they are playing against well disciplined teams.
His Muslim father died when Rocket was ten. He would eventually be raised by his Christian grandmother, who moved Rocket and his two brothers from New Jersey to Pennsylvania and converted her grandsons.
I was at that game and in the endzone where he returned that kick. What a great game, too. Too bad it was the last time they've played. Hopefully the Canes and Irish both rise up again so we are treated to some more classic games like the ones from 87-90
i didn't say that anybody caught the rocket ismail...i said watch THE GUY CATCHING UP WITH HIM IN RUNNING ON THE KICK OFF RETURN...IF HE HAD A LITTLE MORE YARDS HE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ISMAIL
and I still hate Miami today. I'm glad they are on the schedule. Run up the score and run them out of town.
thelastdom 1 day ago
i was named after this guy lol
saiyansanger 2 months ago
I love how the only thing playing at the end of the clip is the band. Anymore, all you hear are the announcers blabbing over it, or commercials interrupting it.
blacksabfan 2 months ago
This was back when you could actually celebrate in college football.
firesyde424 3 months ago
well guess what hes my aau basketball coach
myleshodge 4 months ago
What an amazing player. I remember watching this and going crazy and jumping around our family room. He had so many memorable moments at Notre Dame.
TheJosephCLawrence 5 months ago
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Nice vid! Hey what year was it that Desmond Howard made a game winning kick off return for Michigan against Notre Dame? I could of sworn I remember seeing that happen around 1994 to 1997.
cchampio 5 months ago
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gotta watch: HITLER HATES ohio state.
1972mgoblue 5 months ago
I've got a "rocket in my pocket" for you, Raghib! Call me.
Father McFeelgood, UND.
ndfaithful 6 months ago
What an amazing player. One of the things that was so great about him is that he did it when it mattered most. Even before the return against the Colorado he had a number of big game returns. It should have surprised no one when he took one back against Colorado. Amazing, amazing player! Should have won a Heisman. Way better than Desmond Howard and Tim Brown.
lexlucid909 6 months ago
i have this football card of him running it in
keyonnaNikole 9 months ago
He was such an amazing player. You definitely could not go anywhere when he was on the field. He could score from anywhere.
JosephCLawrence1 9 months ago
this was his 500th career td run. one short of madden back in the days!!
MrTrueblue00 9 months ago
I'm not even a Notre Dame fan in the LEAST, but these were the days man. When ND was scary, and always up there in the top 5 in the AP . This was good for college football.
zombieman82091 10 months ago
no i will remember him as one of the most explosive kick returners of all time
kingofkings1009 11 months ago
Sadly, the only thing the Rocket will ever be known for was stomping on an opposing player in a Canadian Football game many years ago.
UsonianAC 1 year ago
@UsonianAC the hell are u talkin bout i never heard of that dumbass
beans111000 11 months ago
@beans111000 Search "Ismail ejection" here on YouTube, and you'll know what I'm talking about.
UsonianAC 11 months ago
GO IRISH BEAT MIAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bhughs77 1 year ago
@bhughs77 They did!!!!!!!
ripperduck 1 year ago
what was rocket's 40 time in cfl ball?
amun1999 1 year ago
Probably go down as the greatest player at ND during Holtz era if not all time..
x001m69 1 year ago
Football is a man's sport. Tired of all the talk ablout celebrations and taunting. If I thought my opponent hated being taunted, I would do it too. See Tim Brown (#87) at 0:38
ThankGodImBlack370 1 year ago
@ThankGodImBlack370 umm tim brown was in the nfl in 1990...
flyersfan10 1 year ago
@flyersfan10 My apologies, you're right. You'd think me being a raider fan I would have remembered him in the first Tecmo Bowl, plus TB didn't even wear 87 at ND. Thanks.
ThankGodImBlack370 1 year ago
rocket never taunted anyone, he was a class guy. plus holtz didnt allow that kind of play at nd. no need when they were as good as they were from 1988-1994. ah i miis those days. here again soon i hope.
milpool001 1 year ago
Whats the Rocket doing these days? Anyone know?
mulder1021 1 year ago
@mulder1021 coachin my basketball team with damon hodge from the cowboys his son plays on our team
corvette988 1 year ago
@mulder1021
Met him at a Dental Convention. He was working for/with Under Armour.
They were promoting the Under Armour Mouth Guard. He posed for a photo
and also gave me a personally autographed photo.
Very friendly and respectful.
segestaview 1 year ago
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@mulder1021
Met him at a Dental Convention in March. He was working for/with Under Armour.
They were promoting the Under Armour Mouth Guard. He posed for a photo
and also gave me a personally autographed photo.
Very friendly and respectful.
segestaview 1 year ago
damn, against my canes.
cloud4527 1 year ago
@cloud4527 lol take my advice. if rocket is gonna return the kickoff and/or punt, just kick that bitch out of bounds. as soon as rocket ismail recieves the kick and/or punt he'll blast off to the endzone.
NDandColtsMan 1 year ago
to settle the pathetic arguement over if he was showing off or not, who cares? i play high school football and let me tell you, whenever i make a great play or a touchdown i am excited and i let my emotions show it. its the reason we play the game. theres no taunting or anything done in this play
irishitlianstallion 1 year ago
he was just fast
corbanadam 1 year ago
Nothing better than a victory over Criminal U.
tbh4220 1 year ago
Don't cry about the past, we'll see Brian Kelly kick your *ss in 2012 at Soldier's Field, like the Irish did two of the last three time they played. You can't stop a Rocket, ask U of M, hope ND has another Freshman Rocket up their sleeves, and they already have the Coach.
tbh4220 1 year ago
anybody noticed how that guy almost caught the rocket
neter1999 1 year ago
@neter1999 looks like he could have got him but he stops trying
jrody22 1 year ago
@jrody22 he stopped trying cuz he was a kicker n even if he coulda touched him (which he couldnt) he wouldnt have been able to stop him...if u cant catch a guy with a fifteen yard head start and a perfect angle u stand no chance. just to end that argument
studbacker33 1 year ago
did you see that #31 from miami that almost caught the rocket ismail?
neter1999 1 year ago
my last name is ismail :-)
UzamakiNaruto21 1 year ago
you see that guy about to catch the rocket? he was right there!!
amun1999 1 year ago
@amun1999
Nobody was going to catch him. All of the MIA players stopped running about the 20 yard line, while Rocket went all the way into the endzone, onnly dropping the ball AFTER he croseed the goal line. I have seen a much better resolution to this play and it is OBVIOUS that Rocket drops the ball only after crossing the goal line.
humblephil 1 year ago
I swear to God, the Rocket started to let go of the ball before he crossed the goal line! It should have been a fumble up for grabs but the refs blew it. You won't notice it in this video because of YouTube's quality, but watch a tape of it on a TV or capture it to an editing program then slow-mo it. He clearly and very arrogantly starts to release the ball from his hand a full step before crossing.
ciccone39 1 year ago
@ciccone39
No he did not. He dropped AFTER he crossed the goal line. He NEVER taunted anyone or did anything remotely arrogant. He was a class act, ALWAYS.
humblephil 1 year ago 20
@humblephil I specifically stated how on this play, THIS play, the Rocket acted arrogantly. Not his whole career. THIS play. I also stated how YouTubes's quality does no justice. I have this game on my computer through Final Cut Pro and have analyzed the play frame by frame. Although he does not completely drop the ball until after he crosses he begins to let go of the ball before he crosses. Therefore he did not have complete possession and it should have been a fumble.
ciccone39 1 year ago
@ciccone39 what website can i go to too download this game?
neter1999 1 year ago
@neter1999 I have a tape of the game i transferred to my computer. No website i know of.
ciccone39 1 year ago
@ciccone39 shut up bitch...the are human beings not fucking robots...sit behind your comp and continue to "analyze the play frame by frame" ...lmaooo...people have emotion you dumb fuck...he dropped the ball because he just ran over 100 yards (didn't run in a straight line) and was tired you dip shit..
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did his team jump on him in a "show-off attitude"...??? you are a hater...suck a dick you fat ass slob ass hater...
thetruthis9 1 year ago
@thetruthis9 Kiss my ass. First of all I was rooting for ND this game and still do today. Check out all of my ND videos. Watch the Rocket right when he crosses the goal line. He clearly is trying to be fancy in his body language by letting go of the ball right after he crosses. Trying to be smooth. However he timed it wrong. Not because of the fact he was tired. The Rocket was showing-off, not his team simply celebrating what was ruled a TD.
ciccone39 1 year ago
@ciccone39 i dont give a fuck if you like ND...i hate them fucks...almost as i hate you and your inadequate ability to properly see a valid touchdown...nothing was timed wrong you dumb stupid fuck...its a valid touchdown...he wasnt "trying to look cool"...even if he was, why is that a bad thing as you claimed it was...you are a fucking hater you dumb ass gay bitch...
thetruthis9 1 year ago
@thetruthis9 For crying out loud excuse me. Lay of the steroids for Gods sake. Try decaf. All I was doing was stating my opinion. You should probably give yourself an enema because from the nature of your responses it sounds like you have something building up in your guts that you just can't seem to release.
ciccone39 1 year ago
@ciccone39 you dumb goon...you shouldn't give dumb fuck ass shit opinions...YOU HEAR ME...??? HUH MOTHERFUCKER...!!! Think again fool...!!!
thetruthis9 1 year ago
@thetruthis9 He fumbled the ball mother fucker! Kiss my ass bitch!
ciccone39 1 year ago
@ciccone39 no he didn't you stupid fuck head bitch hoe dumb butt...
thetruthis9 1 year ago
@thetruthis9 Suck my dick!
ciccone39 1 year ago
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@ciccone39 you dumb ass goon...you shouldn't give dumb fuck ass shit opinions...YOU HEAR ME...??? HUH MOTHERFUCKER...!!! Think again fool...!!!
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ciccone39 1 year ago
@humblephil I don't know why he did it other to say he was trying to act stylish/ show-off. He clearly drops the ball with some sort of show-off attitude
ciccone39 1 year ago
I'll take the Rocket over Bush anyday. Who can forget that damned clip call the other time versus them canes.
arch0049 2 years ago 3
@arch0049
That clip call was against COLORADO in the Orange Bowl, the very same year, actually. I was at this game though, and I was in the end zone where the return was headed. What a great day he had.
humblephil 1 year ago
When you see a black guy with a gold and black uniform, and a 25 on his back returning a kickoff for a touchdown, who do you think of - Rocket Ismail or Reggie Bush?
OneFunnyFellow 2 years ago
ah the good ol' days
Majesticon 2 years ago 31
took the words right out of my mouth. when we were actually fighting and not just irish.
only1monk 2 years ago 3
benim adim da ismail!!!!!!!!!!
kisst95 2 years ago
haha weird because my name is Tim Ismail
UzamakiNaruto21 2 years ago
@UzamakiNaruto21
thats an odd name by itself
chefawkes 2 years ago
long live the rocket
TheSchoolWorld 2 years ago
my parents are eating dinner with him at this moment on campus!
jmlrugby11 2 years ago
how could you parents be eating dinner with him at this moment if he was in the game!! stupid!!
amun1999 2 years ago
It was at the moment I posted it.
jmlrugby11 2 years ago
really? i think you're the stupid one.
JoeMakielski 2 years ago 4
The crowd started going nuts when they saw Rocket was gonna get to return it...THEY KNEW
hada0602 2 years ago
Look out! It's over!
irishman05050505 2 years ago
Amun1999!
Who almost caught him?????
The Rocket was coasting from about the 30-25, I hope you're NOT talking about the guy with the huge angle!
NO WAY!
ColumbusnewWorld 2 years ago
relax...no ones gonna hurt ur baby rocket
hada0602 2 years ago
I'm relaxed.....................calm.
ColumbusnewWorld 2 years ago
rocket ismail almost got caught ...and if so he isn't fast
amun1999 2 years ago
No one got close to catching him. And he is fast, VERY fast. You'll never come close to his speed.
CipherProductions10 2 years ago 4
The sad part is today the celebration in the end zone would be an unsportsmanlike penalty. Taking all the joy out of the game.
kmccary 2 years ago
Almost... but dude sure got dusted because he really wasnt that close..lol!! GO IRISH!
trainedmaniac 2 years ago
how can you say "almost" and then say dude got dusted?
amun1999 2 years ago
rocket almost gets caught
amun1999 2 years ago
No, he doesn't...
CipherProductions10 2 years ago 4
Is that Jim Nantz on the call?
qfmarsh64 2 years ago
Sure is. Nantz started out on CBS College Football games in the 1980s. He was the announcer for the famous Miami-Notre Dame game in 1989 when the #1 and #2 teams played.
walterlv01 2 years ago
Catholics vs. Convicts Vol. Whatever. The year of the Irish has returned. LET's GO!!!
AbsolutFent 2 years ago
THAT GUY ALMOST CAUGHT THE ROCKET
amun1999 2 years ago
Actually, he had the angle and still couldn't close. He got smoked! :)
KFlavin24 2 years ago 2
Damn I loved the ROCKET!
coachfb18 2 years ago 3
One of the most prolific returners of all time.
566dave 2 years ago
Anyone notice how Rocket actually slips in the beginning, and then he just blows by everyone? It was like he had a gear no one else had.
TheNatural777 2 years ago 4
A brilliant return against the best kick coverage unit speed wise maybe ever in college football. Miami could fly and had great athletes.
mspell350 2 years ago 3
rocket was my basketball coach last year
no lie me and his son played on the same team
daldebrick18 2 years ago 2
SPEED...
kills.
ImpeachCommieObama 2 years ago 4
you hear the rocket zo0O0om...
philanderadriaan 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this and reminding us that Notre Dame Football used to be relevant.
bronc30td 2 years ago
The ROCKET! a Notre Dame Legend
love him!
coachfb18 2 years ago 3
You never heard of Rocket Ismail? are you 2 or something?
mocus1 2 years ago 4
I'd never heard of this guy (I'm a football fan, but somewhat marginally, since the days of the 80's Redskins), but was watching TBN and there he was just now, giving his testimony. I am a big Jesus fanatic! :-) (respectful acknowledgment to the late, greats Reggie White and Tom Landry, and to Joe Gibbs and Mike Singletary, who have powerful testimonies, too)
WryTwingR 2 years ago
Dorsett didnt carry the ball as much as Payton, Dickerson, Emmitt...if he had, he would have put the all time ydg up around 15-17k very easily.
Add up Walter Payton's carries in his first 7 seasons and then add up Dorsetts first 7 seasons carryiong the ball. Payton has over an extremely higher carry ratio than Tony.
Had Dorsett been a 30 carry/game back, he would have had a lot more long TD runs, big time yds.
He's the most instinctual, natural, fluid runners ive ever seen.
playmayker88 2 years ago
Dorsett had a special kind of speed though. Set him apart from anyone else. He could be at full speed on his 2nd step. His acceleration was unmatched. And his breakaway speed was the rarest of rare. And I think he had the best vision of any RB ever. He weighed 185, and his vision and recognition as he headed into the line, allowed him that great success at 185 lbs. Hardly ever got hit hard or square. Always knew where defenders were at. Outrran angles. Most underrated back in NFL History.(cont)
playmayker88 2 years ago
Bo Jackson would smoke em... deion will keep up tho.. but bo is explosive
macbledsoe 2 years ago
And Tony Dorsett would smoke them all..
playmayker88 2 years ago
Look up : Tony Dorsett Sugar Bowl Scamper (youtube)
playmayker88 2 years ago
Didn't Darrell Green catch Dorsett from behind in an NFL game to stop a TD?
Darrell Green was probably the fastest man in the NFL in his prime, and possibly the only person that could run his age in the 40 yard dash. (He supposedly ran a 4.1 40 when he was 41.)
Bo was pretty fast too.
blacksabfan 2 years ago 2
Ever heard the phrase " make you famous"?
Well youre right, Darrell Green was the only man to run down Tony Dorsett. and it made Green famous. Other than Greens longevity, he is best known for that play.
playmayker88 2 years ago 2
DG was a terrific cornerback, one of the better ones. I think he made the Pro Bowl several times...
ripperduck 2 years ago
no...he ran a 4.2 ...it is on youtube....
amun1999 2 years ago
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blacksabfan 2 years ago
ok I saw it...a 4.2 at 40. Maybe not quite his age, but still...I'll be lucky to be alive at 40....let alone run that fast.
blacksabfan 2 years ago
No way....he's nearly my age and I can't run down the block. How the hell does he do it?????? Honestly what is his secret????
ripperduck 2 years ago
I wanna see rocket ismail, bo jackson, deion sanders and joey galloway race. wonder who would win dat
manofdahour84 2 years ago
holy fucksuck he's fast
110294158 2 years ago 3
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TOO BAD HE ONLY PLAYED CFL NOT NFL
PRYMETYME32 3 years ago
He played for the Raiders and the Cowboys, I believe. Just not much of an NFL career.
humblephil 3 years ago 2
He played in the NFL..
bradthebballmaster 3 years ago 3
Rocket was unbelievable!
coachfb18 3 years ago 4
that guy from miami was halking the rocket ismail down and almost caught him if he had enough room to catch him
amun1999 3 years ago
No he never would have gotten him. Rocket saw the end zone and slowed up because he knew nobody was gonna catch him. Only natural. The other guy was going his fastest and still would not have caught Rocket.
humblephil 3 years ago 3
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hey that guy almost caught the rocket ismail
amun1999 3 years ago
No he did not. Rocket was slowing down at the end AND that guy was too, because he knew he was not going to catch Ismail. He never would have caught him.
humblephil 3 years ago
Then why does he give up at the 20 if he was gonna catch the Rocket??? He was not ever going to catch him.
humblephil 3 years ago
what increbible speed. 0 to 60 in about 2 steps.
vancity9 3 years ago 2
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gheddoweiler 3 years ago
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Oh how far that program has fallen! What a joke! Haven't won a bowl game since 1993 HAHAHAHA
rangerkav 3 years ago
Rocket baby!
PurpleMalita44 3 years ago 4
LMAO NOTRE DAME SUX AND CHARLIE WIES is a fat ass
IHAVEA12INCHSAUSAGE 3 years ago
hold on let me finish hanging up this banner, it's my 11 time National Championship banner, okay now what were you saying?
PurpleMalita44 3 years ago 5
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go suk ya moms dik nigga
IHAVEA12INCHSAUSAGE 3 years ago
go eat your mom's asshole, dickhead
PurpleMalita44 3 years ago 7
Dude, that's great that ND won all sorts of titles back before 1950, when they could skip bowl games and writers would still vote them #1. Seriously, I'm happy for you. It must be really awesome to brag about 11 national titles, when you weren't alive for most of them. But hey, Yale has won 18 national titles, since 1869, so they must be a powerhouse!
troyflowers 3 years ago
I am happy with 11 national championships and 11 Heisman trophy winners, thank you
PurpleMalita44 3 years ago 2
7 Heisman winners, actually. Although, Rocket got jobbed out of his. I think that the only two Maxwell Award winners who did not win the Heisman were Rocket and Brady Quinn, which tells you how much of a popularity contest and stats contest it has become. Instead of giving it to the best player in the land, the Heisman has gone to the best player on the best team in the land or the man who had just GAUDY stats...and not necessarily the best player in CFB. Which is just sad.
humblephil 3 years ago 3
Troyflowers, you have no real sense or knowledge of college football history. Quit making yourself look unintelligent.
JB5GoIrish 3 years ago 2
What about the year that Alabama was voted number 1 in the AP poll and then LOST to ND??? Get over it man, the past is the past. And CFB is cyclical anyway. USC is one of the best right now, but it was not that long ago when they were losing to ND every year (0-11-1) from 1984 to 1996--meaning they lost to FAUST twice in a ROW. The Irish will be back soon.
humblephil 3 years ago
USC is trash. They split a title with LSU which should have never happen then Auburn got screwed out of the title because USC was the popular team. USC have titles that they didn't earn.
sevenhillz 3 years ago 3
what!?...ur an ididot...the year auburn got screwed...usc destroyed oklahoma, they didnt just beat them, they destroyed them, i highly doubt that auburn would have done much better. USC along with miami (back in the day) have the most players in the NFL, and maybe florida in the mix too, how can u say that they didnt earn them? its not like they got to the national championship with 3 losses, then it would be considered as unearned
pleaserameez 2 years ago
An idiot huh? You seem like you like USC a whole lot. So you mean to tell me that USC and Auburn couldn't split the title but they make LSU split the title with a way less talented USC team. Bottom line USC has two title because they were popular. I sure auburn would have beaten USC and Oklahoma. By the way stop being a fair weather fan.
sevenhillz 2 years ago
no i dont like USC, i HATE USC, but i respect them because they are always a threat to go undefeated, im acutally a miami hurricanes fan, also, you cant say that USC didnt deserve the title the year that auburn went undefeated by saying that "im sure auburn would have defeated USC" thats an opinion, and opinions dont matter....Lastly, hwhy would you consider me a fair weather fan even if i did like USC, what if lived right next to their campus? would you consider me fair weather?
pleaserameez 2 years ago
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i dont know what having to do with not liking notre dame makes you a nigger
mrjames30 3 years ago
He was my hero growing up. Unbelievable speed and playmaking ability
jvanirish 3 years ago
Wilkes-Barre
CobbleDin 3 years ago 2
is he indian or black because Raghib Ismail sounds pretty indian
revalution1965 3 years ago
Black....Do u know of any Indian football players
natehess42 3 years ago
thats pretty racist
pavinhayer1 3 years ago
Sorry I was just making a point
natehess42 3 years ago
i hear golden tate watches the rockets videos before games. good luck golden. hope you run one back soon!
kool38 3 years ago 5
Unlike a lot of kick returners he basically ran straight.... a north / south runner..... the guys who try to reverse direction rarely make it especially when they are playing against well disciplined teams.
irishjohnjr 3 years ago 3
I know him very well too, as I introduced him to his wife and am friends with his great grandma. I'm 172 years old.
qpwnsall 3 years ago 4
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i know him very well. i am friends with his son. ive been friends with him for about 4 years. now we are still friends
seanNnoa 3 years ago
omg i stayed in a hotel with this guy my mom is bestfriends with his wifes friend whoa thats tight
JdawggingWOwster 3 years ago
Where is he now?
roboshuffle 3 years ago
Wonder why he converted from Islam.
penintech 3 years ago
His Muslim father died when Rocket was ten. He would eventually be raised by his Christian grandmother, who moved Rocket and his two brothers from New Jersey to Pennsylvania and converted her grandsons.
bpsweany 3 years ago
I was at that game and in the endzone where he returned that kick. What a great game, too. Too bad it was the last time they've played. Hopefully the Canes and Irish both rise up again so we are treated to some more classic games like the ones from 87-90
humblephil 3 years ago 8
ronaldino
mmmm9042 3 years ago
I LOVED THE ROCKET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HERD69 3 years ago 3
i didn't say that anybody caught the rocket ismail...i said watch THE GUY CATCHING UP WITH HIM IN RUNNING ON THE KICK OFF RETURN...IF HE HAD A LITTLE MORE YARDS HE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ISMAIL
amun1999 3 years ago
You mean like another 95 yards?
muffinluveruuu 3 years ago 3
i liked the rocket in the CFL good times!!
glencoe31 3 years ago 2
Did you like it when he stomped a Stamp in the head in 92? Mmmmm... I did.
dome1972 3 years ago
look at how that dude is catching up with the rocket ismail in running
amun1999 3 years ago
Rocket was probably slowing down a little as he neared the goalline and knew he had a TD. That guy would never have caught Ismail.
humblephil 3 years ago 6
He still has one of the best bursts I've ever seen.
vodkashana 3 years ago 5
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larry johnson is way faster than the rocket or devin hester i just dont think anyone realizes it or even pays attention to larry johnson
byaah5000 3 years ago
Son, you are a fuckin idiot. Ciaho.
iaintsorry 3 years ago 3
ur a fag
byaah5000 3 years ago
Who's Larry Johnson?
IvanDaTerror 3 years ago 3
What are you talkin about?
Larry Johnson ain't fast! I'm faster than Larry Johnson!
blitzac2005 3 years ago 3