'27 TX RB Lathan Whisenton (Notre Dame Verbal)

[Rocketman84]

That was before laser timing or computers existed.

The only services I've found all listed him at 5'10" 175lb and 4.3 speed

 

[MeanGreenBeans]

The only services I've found all listed him at 5'10" 175lb and 4.3 speed

I was being sarcastic. Maybe should use italics more often.

 

[Rocketman84]

I was being sarcastic. Maybe should use italics more often.

 

[PolishDomer]

 

[SportsingHard]

Rocket who?? Ismail was listed at 4.3 by UPI Recruiting in '88. He was the Golden West National Invt'l Runner-up in the 100 meter in 10.38 and the 60 meter National Champ in 6.28 in High School

Never heard of UPI Recruiting. I was reading a more popular source. My guess is SuperPrep by Allen Wallace, though it might've been Lemming or Terranova--likely in '87.

 

[SportsingHard]

That was before laser timing or computers existed.

Laser timing started in 1968, and we had computers in the '80s.

 

[Rocketman84]

Never heard of UPI Recruiting. I was reading a more popular source. My guess is SuperPrep by Allen Wallace, though it might've been Lemming or Terranova--likely in '87.

United Press International (UPI) is who did the Top 100 rankings starting in 80s-til around '91

 

[PolishDomer]

Laser timing started in 1968, and we had computers in the '80s.

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[SportsingHard]

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This is what computing looked like for me.

 

[NDohio]

Never heard of UPI Recruiting. I was reading a more popular source. My guess is SuperPrep by Allen Wallace, though it might've been Lemming or Terranova--likely in '87.

Back in the days of newspapers, like actual printed newspapers, UPI was the go to source for sports rankings.

 

[stlnd01]

Back in the days of newspapers, like actual printed newspapers, UPI was the go to source for sports rankings.

Yeah UPI was a whole wire service, like the AP. They also ran the coaches poll for decades until around 1990. Would make sense they were in the rankings business in the 80s. They were pretty heavily invested in college football.

 

[Irish#1]

Laser timing started in 1968, and we had computers in the '80s.

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lol….that’s probably from the 50’s or 60’s. I worked on these guys starting in ‘72.

 

[SportsingHard]

lol….that’s probably from the 50’s or 60’s. I worked on these guys starting in ‘72.

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I have it on good authority that '70s computers looked like this.