Iconic Cyclones, PART TWO (ISU's own Andre the Giant, etc.)

CRcyclone6 · 01-25-2008, 11:09 AM

"Hilton's "Floor Shaking" Game where Oklahoma State's best free throw shooter bricked his two shots to preserve ISU's one point win."

The loudest I ever heard Hilton. The floor was definately shaking. Never thought Darwyn Alexander would brick two FTS. Long live Justus Thigpen!!

The_Architect · 01-25-2008, 11:15 AM

I remember seeing Chris Taylors picture in Beyer hall before and wondering the the heck he was. Interesting...

CyinCo · 01-25-2008, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by CRcyclone6

"Hilton's "Floor Shaking" Game where Oklahoma State's best free throw shooter bricked his two shots to preserve ISU's one point win."

The loudest I ever heard Hilton. The floor was definately shaking. Never thought Darwyn Alexander would brick two FTS. Long live Justus Thigpen!!

I wasn't part of this game (not in the stands). But I was for the Texas game in Ames a few years back. The game ends similarly. A player for Texas is at the line (and I believe this player had Iowa ties) and he misses both.

Can anyone fill in the blanks here. What year was it? And who was the texas player with Iowa ties?

CyinCo · 01-25-2008, 11:19 AM

I'd like to hear more about Blaise Bryant. I started at ISU in 1997. I can't even recall if Blaise was a player then. I know he was a Heisman Candidate. We all know about Troy Davis and Seneca Wallace. I really dont' know much about Blaise.

wesley_w · 01-25-2008, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by The_Architect

I remember seeing Chris Taylors picture in Beyer hall before and wondering the the heck he was. Interesting...

Chris would sit in the old Green Pepper on Welch with his wife and drink beer from a pitcher, except it looked like a mug. He would sign autographs after the meets till everyone who wanted one, had one. You can make a great argument for a few others but I would have to think he was the most popular athlete in ISU history.

keepngoal · 01-25-2008, 11:19 AM

Chris Taylor was one of the nicest people you could ever hope to know.

A complete class act. Rest In Peace Chris.

- keep.

wesley_w · 01-25-2008, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by CyinCo

I wasn't part of this game (not in the stands). But I was for the Texas game in Ames a few years back. The game ends similarly. A player for Texas is at the line (and I believe this player had Iowa ties) and he misses both.

Can anyone fill in the blanks here. What year was it? And who was the texas player with Iowa ties?

Boddicker from Texas?? I remember that Cy was under the basket bent over with his *** facing Boddicker and waving his tail feathers!! HILARIOUS!!

CyinCo · 01-25-2008, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by wesley_w

Boddicker from Texas?? I remember that Cy was under the basket bent over with his *** facing Boddicker and waving his tail feathers!! HILARIOUS!!

Boddicker...yeah. Brick and Brick. The place was loud. My ears hurt.

ISU BET · 01-25-2008, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by CyinCo

I wasn't part of this game (not in the stands). But I was for the Texas game in Ames a few years back. The game ends similarly. A player for Texas is at the line (and I believe this player had Iowa ties) and he misses both.

Can anyone fill in the blanks here. What year was it? And who was the texas player with Iowa ties?

it was boddicker. he went to galva holstein in nw iowa when he was a kid. was watching that game with a friend of mine that went to school there and he about crapped himself when he realized who it was.

CyinCo · 01-25-2008, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by ISU BET

it was boddicker. he went to galva holstein in nw iowa when he was a kid. was watching that game with a friend of mine that went to school there and he about crapped himself when he realized who it was.

Here is quote from a Register Article about the Texas Game:

After each team missed a shot, Texas had a chance when Boddicker, an 81% free throw shooter, went to the line with 5.3 seconds left. With fans screaming and waving their arms and towels and Sullivan doing jumping jacks at the top of the key, both of Boddicker's shots bounced off the back of the rim.

"I would like to have (seen) the decibel level when Boddicker was shooting those free throws," Morgan said. "It was loud."

JunoSosa · 01-25-2008, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by CyinCo

I'd like to hear more about Blaise Bryant. I started at ISU in 1997. I can't even recall if Blaise was a player then. I know he was a Heisman Candidate. We all know about Troy Davis and Seneca Wallace. I really dont' know much about Blaise.

Bump for the night crew... does anyone have anything to share about Blaise Bryant? The only memory I have of him is of an oil painting somewhere in the locker room that shows him with a prodigious flat-top haircut.

HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGEEEEEEEE thanks to everyone who has contributed so far... it is helping my "research project" more than anyone can ever guess.

IsUaClone2 · 01-25-2008, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by keepngoal

Chris Taylor was one of the nicest people you could ever hope to know.

A complete class act. Rest In Peace Chris.

- keep.

During one wrestling meet, Chris Talor was "warming up" off in a corner when a young boy approached him with a yoyo (that the boy couldn't get to work right). Chris stopped his warm up, took the yoyo, and started to show the kid how to use it.

I know Chris didn't lose that night but I don't know if he wrestled. On occasion if the opposing team had no chance of winning, they would forfeit the heavyweight match.

You could tell what move Nichols was teaching Chris each match. When Chris came, his basic move was a bearhug and fall down. Nichols got him to try single leg, double leg, etc. Chris worked hard to be a true wrestler.

May he rest in peace.

Wesley · 01-25-2008, 10:17 PM

At the time he went to ISU in the early seventes, there ws some talk to get him in a football uniform. It was stated that he also was very difficult to see around at the old Stapleton football games being so large in the head.

Andre the Giant Wrestler was 7-4 ft tall and 500 pounds and strong.

isuno1fan · 01-25-2008, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by JunoSosa

Bump for the night crew... does anyone have anything to share about Blaise Bryant? The only memory I have of him is of an oil painting somewhere in the locker room that shows him with a prodigious flat-top haircut.

HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGEEEEEEEE thanks to everyone who has contributed so far... it is helping my "research project" more than anyone can ever guess.

Blaise was in school when I was and I remember seeing him at a campus party drinking wine coolers. I thought to myself...what kind of man drinks wine coolers?...LOL...I thought it was kinda gay if I have to be honest. Enjoyed watching him on the field though.

IsUaClone2 · 01-26-2008, 09:07 AM

I hope you have the Cyclone Hockey coach in your list of iconic Cyclones. Although I don't think he was the first coach, he came soon after and did build a true legend in club hockey. I'm certain that others can tell you about the team's accomplishments; all I can tell you is:

In the begining the team performed many fundraisers including selling their blood to raise money to travel.
The coaches recruited in Canada and offered jobs in food services in the dorms as a form of allaying the cost.
Their first game in Hilton was on very thin ice ..... because they was a concert or something that they didn't want to set up over thick ice. As a result they occasionally threw up sparks or fell when they skated over a patch of missing ice. The refs had a water can to sprinkle water on the patches.
A couple of years ago I met the guy who played center got them at that time. He was 6' 5" and I can only imagine what the goalies thought seeing him come down the ice at them.

Although this isn't a varsity sport, Cyclone Hockey has been one of the best examples of Cyclone Spirit and its tradition and heritage are second to none -- including all other collegiate sports teams.