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2000 miami hurricanes roster

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Jim Dooley, End/Halfback (1949-'51)

Jim Dooley, End/Halfback (1949-'51)

Florida Sports Hall of Fame

The ever-versatile Dooley was one of the beginning truthful football game stars at Miami. The local product shone on both sides of the ball for the Hurricanes and was a first-team All-American by The Associated Printing. Dooley might exist all-time known for that 4-interception operation against Clemson in the 1952 Gator Bowl -- an effort that's nevertheless considered legendary. His 17 career interceptions rank 3rd in schoolhouse history. Dooley's No. 42 was the offset of only four to be retired at Miami.

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Don Bosseler, Running Back (1953-'56)

Don Bosseler, Running Back (1953-'56)

University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame

Bosseler starred for Miami more than 65 years agone, merely his ane,642 career rushing yards ranked 20th in school history equally of the 2022 flavor. An All-American, Bosseler was a four-year starter and helped lead the Hurricanes to an 8-1-1 tape in 1965. He was named MVP of the Senior Basin and inducted into the College Football game Hall of Fame in 1990. Bosseler went on to rush for more than 12,000 yards with the Washington Redkins.

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George Mira, Quarterback (1961-'63)

George Mira, Quarterback (1961-'63)

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Mira's No. ten had the honour of existence retired by the Miami program, and rightfully so. The All-American, who was born and raised in Key West, was Miami's first star quarterback. A Heisman Trophy finalist in 1962, when he threw for one,893 yards, Mira topped that full with two,155 as a senior. Mira's 321 passing-thou effort during the 1962 Gotham Bowl against Nebraska remains i of the school'due south all-time individual performances of all time.

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Ted Hendricks, Defensive End (1966-'68)

Ted Hendricks, Defensive End (1966-'68)

South Florida Sports Hall of Fame

Hendricks was one of the greats in both higher and the NFL and perhaps the greatest defender to ever come out of Miami. He is another Hurricane to have his uniform number retired and is the but Miami player to earn All-American honors in three straight seasons. Entering the 2022 campaign, Hendricks was all the same Miami'southward all-fourth dimension leader for tackles by a defensive end (227) and fumble recoveries (12). A member of both the College and Pro Football game Hall of Fames, Hendricks has an award named in his honor, given annually to the top collegiate defensive end.

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Ottis Anderson, Running Back (1975-'78)

Ottis Anderson, Running Back (1975-'78)

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Before Anderson won two Super Bowls and rushed for more than x,000 yards in the NFL, he enjoyed quite the career at Miami. But, even though Anderson'due south iii,331 rushing yards rank merely behind Duke Johnson's three,519 for the near in school history, he tends to get lost amidst the mass of individual football game greatness at Miami. Anderson's 1,266 yards from 1978 rank 5th for a season at Miami. His 13 games of at to the lowest degree 100 yards are the quaternary-about in school history.

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Bernie Kosar, Quarterback (1983-'84)

Bernie Kosar, Quarterback (1983-'84)

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Over the years, Miami has considered itself somewhat of a "Quarterback U." George Mira, Jim Kelly (who had problem staying healthy in college before condign an NFL legend), then Kosar, who is often credited with kickstarting the moniker. And why non? Kosar led the Hurricanes to their first national championship in 1983 -- as a freshman. In 1984, his terminal flavor at Miami, Kosar threw for a schoolhouse-record 3,642 yards, likewise as a Hurricanes-best 262 completions. In but ii seasons, Kosar threw for 5,971 yards, which ranks ninth in school history. His 40 career touchdowns rank 10th.

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Vinny Testaverde, Quarterback (1983-'86)

Vinny Testaverde, Quarterback (1983-'86)

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On the heels of Kosar'south success at Miami, Testaverde took things to another level at the position and became the school'south first Heisman Trophy winner. Testaverde won the coveted award, forth with just most every other histrion of the year or national quarterback honor, in 1986. That flavor, Testaverde threw for 2,557 yards with 26 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Actually, 1 season earlier, he passed for iii,238 yards. One of the 4 Hurricanes to have his number retired and a Higher Football Hall of Famer, Testaverde totaled 6,058 passing yards and 48 touchdowns at Miami -- both among the peak ten in school history.

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Bennie Blades, Safety (1984-'87)

Bennie Blades, Safety (1984-'87)

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Miami has produced many stellar defensive backs over the decades, but Blades is still the only one to win the Jim Thorpe Laurels (1987), honoring the best collegian at the position. A violent hitter and stout in coverage, Blades shares the single-season school record with 10 interceptions recorded in 1986. His 19 career interceptions are the 2nd-almost all-time at Miami. Blades was a two-time All-American and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

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Michael Irvin, Wide Receiver (1985-'87)

Michael Irvin, Wide Receiver (1985-'87)

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Flashy, brash and the prototype of "The 'U'" culture -- for better or worse. Irvin commonly backed up his actions on the field, which resulted in two,423 career yards (tertiary in school history), 143 receptions (tied for fourth) and the schoolhouse's all-time leader with 26 receiving touchdowns. A member of the 1987 national title team and get-go-team All-American in 1986. Of course, all this was a precursor to Irvin's vivid, merely likewise controversial, Hall-of-Fame NFL career.

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Steve Walsh, Quarterback (1985-'88)

Steve Walsh, Quarterback (1985-'88)

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Walsh's identify on this list might be a head-scratcher to some, but he remains an unheralded talent when put up against some of the legendary names to play for the Hurricanes. The truth is that Walsh certainly belongs. He helped Miami win a national championship in 1987, was a consensus All-American in 1988 and is tied for 5th all-time at Miami with 48 career touchdown passes. Walsh's 59.4 career completion percent is also fifth at Miami. His 29 TD passes from 1988 when he also threw for 3.115 yards, are still a single-flavour schoolhouse record.

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Russell Maryland, Defensive Tackle (1987-'90)

Russell Maryland, Defensive Tackle (1987-'90)

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The first Miami player to win the Outland Bays, given to the nation's meridian lineman on either side of the ball. That came in 1990 when Maryland recorded 10 1/2 sacks and likewise earned All-American condition. When Maryland's fourth dimension with the Hurricanes had come to an end, he was credited with 279 tackles, including 25 for loss and 20 i/2 sacks. Perhaps about important, Maryland helped Miami win ii national championships (1987 and '89). In 2011, Maryland was inducted into the College Football game Hall of Fame.

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Leon Searcy, Offensive Tackle (1988-'91)

Leon Searcy, Offensive Tackle (1988-'91)

University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame

A three-year starter for the Hurricanes and an All-American in 1991, Searcy was a vital function of two national championship teams at Miami. A lot is made about Miami's skill players and vaunted defense during that era, but Searcy was certainly a valuable commodity who is a fellow member of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. He was selected in the beginning round by the Pittsburgh Steelers and was a Pro Bowl pick in 1999 with Jacksonville.

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Gino Torretta, Quarterback (1989-'92)

Gino Torretta, Quarterback (1989-'92)

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Torretta's NFL never materialized into anything, but his career with the Hurricanes is obviously worth jubilant. He's Miami's second and most-recent Heisman Bays winner, challenge the award in 1992 when he threw for 3,060 yards and 19 touchdowns. That came ane flavor afterwards he helped the Hurricanes win the national championship past throwing for 3,095 yards with 20 touchdowns. For his career, Torretta threw for 7,690 yards, fifth all-time in Miami history, and besides ranks among the schoolhouse's top x for completions (555) and touchdowns (47). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

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Warren Sapp, Defensive Tackle (1992-'94)

Warren Sapp, Defensive Tackle (1992-'94)

University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame

One of the truthful icons from the Hurricanes' program, Sapp blossomed from a standout college football role player to a Hall-of-Fame NFL legend. Sapp produced 1 of the neat individual seasons during the decade of the '90s, in 1994. That's when he posted 84 tackles and 10 1/2 sacks to win Large East Defensive Role player of the Twelvemonth. More notably, the effort won Sapp two of the biggest national defensive awards -- Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Lombardi Honour -- while besides finishing 6th in the Heisman Bays voting.

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Ray Lewis, Linebacker (1993-'95)

Ray Lewis, Linebacker (1993-'95)

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As is frequently noted on lists such as this, in that location will exist some controversial figures. Lewis' off-field problems equally a pro have turned football game fans off to Lewis, simply his success on the field can't be denied. In 3 seasons with the Hurricanes, Lewis recorded 388 tackles (ranked sixth in schoolhouse history), and his 160 from 1995, and 152 posted in '94, withal rank Nos. one and 2, respectively, at Miami for a single season. All this opened the door for the ii-fourth dimension, first-squad All-American to evangelize a Hall-of-Fame NFL career.

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Edgerrin James, Running Dorsum (1996-'98)

Edgerrin James, Running Back (1996-'98)

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James certainly made the most of his 28 games at Miami. His 2,960 rushing yards rank third in school history for a career, while his 32 touchdowns are the second-most by whatsoever rushing Hurricane. James' fourteen games with at to the lowest degree 100 yards on the ground are tied for the about at Miami. Meanwhile, his 1,416 rushing yards from 1998 rank 2nd amongst all Hurricanes for a single season. Of course, all that proved to be a springboard for a Hall-of-Fame career in the NFL.

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Dan Morgan, Linebacker (1997-2000)

Dan Morgan, Linebacker (1997-2000)

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No player in the history of the Hurricanes' program has recorded more career tackles than Morgan. He's the only Miami defender to post at least 500 tackles -- 532, in Morgan'southward instance. Morgan'south 150 total stops from 1998, when he became the get-go sophomore squad captain in schoolhouse history, are tied for 3rd-most in a single flavor at Miami. In 2000, Morgan made 138 tackles en route to being named Big East Defensive Actor of the Year and sweeping most of the major national top defensive actor of the year honors, such as the Butkus and Bednarik Awards and the Jack Lambert and Bronko Nagurski Trophies. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

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Santana Moss, Wide Receiver (1997-2000)

Santana Moss, Wide Receiver (1997-2000)

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When it comes up to piling up receiving yards at the University of Miami, nobody has more than than Moss. He's the school'south all-fourth dimension leader with ii,546 yards. Not to mention. Moss ranks among the top 10 at Miami in career receptions (143) and touchdowns (19). The Big East Offensive Actor of the Year and a consensus All-American in 2000, Moss also ranks amongst Miami's best in punt return yards (1,196), punt return touchdowns (six), and all-purpose yards (iv.394).

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Ed Reed, Safe (1997-2000)

Ed Reed, Safety (1997-2000)

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Bennie Blades might be Miami'south simply Jim Thorpe Laurels winner, merely Reed, arguably, could exist the schoolhouse'southward greatest defensive back of all time. A College and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Reed is a collegiate national champion and a Super Basin winner. He'due south the Hurricanes' best leader with 21 interceptions, ix of which came in 2001, when he was co-Big East Defensive Player of the Year. The two-time All-American too totaled 288 tackles and forced four fumbles at Miami.

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Reggie Wayne, Wide Receiver (1997-2000)

Reggie Wayne, Wide Receiver (1997-2000)

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Correct behind Santana Moss on Miami's all-time receiving yards list is Wayne -- with ii,510. Wayne, however, is the Hurricanes' career leader with 173 receptions. Talk virtually a true ane-2 receiver punch. Wayne's xx touchdowns are also tied for quaternary-most by whatever Miami pass catcher. While Wayne merely earned All-Large Eastward honors equally a four-twelvemonth starter for the Hurricanes, his college career laid the groundwork for a sensational, half dozen-fourth dimension Pro Bowl career in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts.

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Clinton Portis, Running Back (1999-2001)

Clinton Portis, Running Back (1999-2001)

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In 2001, Miami won the national title. Portis was a big reason why, rushing for 1,200 yards, averaging 5.6 per carry, and scoring ten touchdowns on the ground. That rushing total ranks 6th in school history for a flavor, while Portis' 2,523 career rushing yards sit fifth among all Hurricanes. Portis too ran for 21 touchdowns during his career at Miami, which entering the 2022 flavour, was among the top 10 in programme history.

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Bryant McKinnie, Offensive Tackle (2000-'01)

Bryant McKinnie, Offensive Tackle (2000-'01)

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The second Hurricane, and get-go Miami offensive lineman, to win the Outland Trophy (2001). McKinnie, whose higher football career began at Lackawanna Inferior Higher in Scranton, Pa., was honored as an All-American by various outlets in both 2000 and during Miami's national championship season of 2001. Co-ordinate to the Academy of Miami, McKinnie was not credited with not allowing a sack during his career with the Hurricanes.

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Ken Dorsey, Quarterback (1999-2002)

Ken Dorsey, Quarterback (1999-2002)

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Dorsey got better each season at Miami. By the fourth dimension his run with the Hurricanes concluded, he was a national champion and Maxwell Laurels winner -- both in 2001 -- and an All-American (2002). Dorsey'south ix,565 passing yards rank second simply to Brad Kaaya's 9,968 on the school's career list, while his 86 touchdown passes are withal No. 1. Dorsey'south best season came in 2002, when he threw for 3,369 yards and 28 touchdowns -- both second among single-season Hurricanes' quarterbacks.

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Brett Romberg, Center (1999-2002)

Brett Romberg, Center (1999-2002)

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Some other standout offensive lineman from Miami's 2001 national championship squad. In 2002, Romberg became the starting time, and thus far merely, Hurricane to win the Rimington Award, given to the nation'due south elevation centre. Similar Bryant McKinnie, Romberg was also credited with non assuasive a quarterback sack during his time with Miami. According to the school, Romberg recorded 33 pancake blocks and started 37 directly games at center. The Hurricanes lost simply ii games during his collegiate tenure.

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Sean Taylor, Safety (2001-'03)

Sean Taylor, Safety (2001-'03)

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Taylor'due south life ended in tragedy, but his collegiate legacy at Miami remains legendary. In 2003, Taylor was a consensus first-team All-American and the Big East Defensive Player of the Year while recording 10 interceptions -- tied for first in a unmarried season at Miami. Taylor ranks within the programme's top 10 for career interceptions (xiv), interception render yards (306) and interceptions returned for touchdowns (iii). He was as well credited with 188 career tackles and fifteen passes defended.

Source: https://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/the_25_best_players_in_miami_football_history/s1__38223637

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