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Johnnie Jones, Munford, Tn. '81-'84, is best remembered for his 66 yd. TD dash toward the end of the game vs Bama in the Vols 41-34 in 1983. Jones rushed for over 1000 yds. in both his Junior and Senior seasons. He was a threat to take it to house every time he caught the screen or ran the draw. I remember him best for his ability to catch defenders over pursuing and cut underneath leaving them grasping air. He had great games against Vandy .I've got his autographed picture hanging in my office.

^^^THIS^^^. What he lacked in size he more than made up for in heart. Stephens just had an iron will. I still have dreams about that 2001 Florida game; he was a man possessed that night. Hard believe it's been 12 years since that game...(I was only 7 years old. Man I feel old now)

Yeah he was a FR.... Man that is an awesome video... Bringing back some awesome memories.... Some great players on that team.... Webb, Andy Kelly, Alvin Harper, dale carter, etc..... That's right around when I fell in love with the vols.... I was born in 'dec of 82, so '89 is the first real season I remember....

Jonathon jones from Munford tennessee! I can still hear jw on the call when I was a kid. A real player on some real average teams. Probably my all time fave. Never forget coach jay Graham's breakaway against bama. But as far as a true "bell cow" who could carry the load, cheese was hard to beat.

Those were the three names I thought of first, and I agree about Lewis being the best, pre-injury, of course.

Love this series! +1

Jay Graham, Stewart, and Jamal Lewis were my favorites. Probably some bias there as I was at school when they were all there. I was a freshman when Aaron Hayden and Stewart were seniors and a senior when Lewis, Henry, and Stephens were all freshman. Jay and I were in the same class. Was definitely the golden age of running backs during that time!

As for "Littleman", he really wasn't very little despite his nickname. He was pretty big if I recall?