Tim Tebow? Reggie Bush? Herschel Walker? No, in former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre's mind, the best college football player of all time isn't any of them.
According to TMZ Sports, Favre's pick for the greatest college player is Reggie Collier, quarterback for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles from 1979 to 1982.
“Not only is he the greatest player in Southern Miss history, he is, in my opinion, the greatest college football player ever,” said Favre.
In his four college seasons, Collier tallied 3,662 passing yards and 2,304 rushing yards to go along with 16 touchdowns through the air and 26 on the ground.
“Physically, he was second to none,” Favre said. “And would still be second to none at 6'4″, 225, 230, ran a 4.4 40, could throw the lights out of it … I don't think that any person watching him could not marvel at what he was able to do. I certainly wanted to be him.”
Favre, also a Southern Miss alumni, had a chance to coach against Collier the school's spring game this weekend as honorary coaches.
The Packers' great wasn't bad himself when he played at the school from 1987 to 1990. The gunslinger threw for 7,695 yards, 52 touchdowns and 34 interceptions in his time there, but ended his time there with -89 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
In the 1985 NFL Draft, Collier was selected in the sixth round by the Dallas Cowboys after spending two years in the USFL. However, Collier only played two seasons in the NFL. His career was derailed by injuries, beginning with his hip and his knee. It's believed that these injuries led him to use alcohol and other drugs to cope.
Collier currently works in the community relations department of his alma matter, Southern Miss, and while his professional career didn't go as planned, it's says a lot that he was able to impress Favre so thoroughly.
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