List Rules Vote up the best Seminoles football players ever. Vote based on each player's career at FSU only.
When you think of the pantheon of iconic college football programs, the Florida State Seminoles. The school is widely known for dominating college football for a span beginning in the late 1980s through the early 2000s. Behind legendary coach Bobby Bowden, the Noles maintained a home in the top-5 of the polls. Despite falling off at the end of Bowden's reign, this era produced some of the greatest players in Florida State history. The school became a de-factor feeding factory for the NFL, with a slew of first round draft picks and a number of other players who became fixtures in the pros.
The Seminoles have won three national championships, seventeen conference titles, and five division titles. The program has also produced three Heisman Trophy winners, and one NEON DEION. Sanders inspired the Tomahawk Chop, one of the most popular cheers that's associated with a particular school. On top of Deion, quarterbacks Charlie Ward, Chris Weinke and recently, Jameis Winston, are all in an elite group of Heisman Trophy winners who also took a national title back to Tallahassee.
Who do you think are the best Seminoles ever, Rankers? Upvote your picks!
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Deion SandersCornerback, Punt returner, Kickoff returner
consensus All-American, National Defensive Player of the Year, All-ACC and smashing Ron Simmons 1977 record of 12 sacks in a season with an astonishing 19 sacks
Combined with Telvin Smith and Tim Jernigan as driving force behind nation's best defense in 2013. Remarkably ferocious tacker for 5' 8" player, and a turnover-generating machine.
ESPN.com All-America First Team FWAA All-America Second Team Associated Press All-America Second Team USA TODAY Sports All-America Second Team CBSSports.com All-America Second Team SI.com All-America Second Team Lindy’s All-America Third Team Coaches All-ACC First Team All-ACC Second Team
He starred on both offense and defense on the football field leading the Seminoles in interceptions in 1954, rushing in 1955 and passing in 1956. He was the FSU career interception leader with 14 (Tied with Deion Sanders) until Monk Benasorte passed him.
