Miami-Dade's best football players of all time

Okay, with the input of several people who have been around here a long time, dating back decades, we finally got this best of Miami-Dade County off the ground. Down the road, we will do one for Broward as well.

What we are looking for is more names or updates on the ones we have listed. When we have all the names that we can get from everyone around, we will sit down and pick a top 100 all-time team.

Here is a starting point:

AMERICAN

DB - Greg Jackson -

OL - Chris Pettaway - 1985

S - Daryl Williams

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

DB - Brandon Harris - 2008

CAROL CITY

Rudy Barber - 1989

DL - Cedric Bembry - 1989

RB - Terry Daniels - 1978

ATH - Dwight Duncombe - 1972

DE - Ricky Jean Francois - 2005

DE - Willie Jones - 2001

WR - Sinorice Moss

WR - Santana Moss

LB - Godfrey Myles - 1987

LB - Timothy Paulk - 1987

S - Kenny Phillips - 2005

OL - Willie Roberts - 1977

PK - Ramon Russell - 2004

QB - Ethenic Sands - 1998

DL - Lester Williams - 1978

LB - Willie Williams - 2003

CENTRAL

WR - Eddie "Rabbit" Brown - 1988

WR - Demetrius Byrd - 2004

RB - Jessie Causey - 1968

S - Dwight Drane - 1979

WR - Darnell Jenkins - 2001

RB - Willis McGahee
RB - Elvis Peacock - 1974

COLUMBUS

RB - Danyell Ferguson - 1992

QB - Brian Griese - 1993

RB - Alonzo Highsmith - 1983

QB - Lew Pytel - 1969

QB - Mike Shula - 1983

CORAL GABLES

OL - Mitch Berger - 1970

LB - Glenn Cameron - 1971

DB - Neal Colzie - 1970

QB - Craig Curry - 1968

RB - Frank Gore - 2001

LB - Ralph Ortega - 1971

QB - Larry Rentz - 1965

RB Ted Saussele - 1959

WR - Gerald Tinker - 1968

LB Jon Vilma - 1999

RB Billy Williamson - 1958

CORAL PARK

WR - Orlando Iglesias - 1997

WR - Barry Smith - 1969

CORAL REEF

S - Dorain Munroe - 2005

CURLEY

DB - Bill Frohbose - 1969

EDISON

RB - Darrell Cox - 1960

RB - Nat Moore - 1968

OL - Keith Ferguson - 1977

QB - Greg Jones - 1986

DL - William Joseph - 1998
QB - Larry Libertore - 1958

WR - Jacquay Nunally -

OL - Wilmore Ritchie - 1971

QB/DB - Jackie Simpson - 1953

GULLIVER

S - Sean Taylor - 2001

HIALEAH
RB - Tyrone Ashley - 1988

QB - Alex Brawner - 1969

RB - Silvio Cardozo - 1969

RB - Bucky Dent - 1969

DE - Ted Hendricks - 1965

RB - Rock Preston

HIALEAH MIAMI-LAKES

DB - Devin Bush - 1991

QB - Ryan Collins

QB - Rohan Davey - 1997

RB - Michael Timpson - 1985

HOMESTEAD

LB - Micheal Barrow - 1988

JACKSON

RB - Joe Brodsky - 1953

DT - Nat Cain - 1970

DB - John Harris - 1974

LB - David Little - 1977

DL - Fred Robinson - 1979

RB - Elliot Walker - 1974

KILLIAN

RB - Rufus Ferguson - 1969

S - Derrick Gibson - 1997

WR - Randal Hill - 1987

QB - Jim Stoeckel - 1969

S - Demetrice Morley - 2005

RB - Bobby Washington - 2004

MIAMI BEACH

QB - Demetrius Brown - 1984

DB - Terry Cousins

OL - Michael Dames - 1984

WR - Chad Johnson

DB - Samari Rolle - 1994

MIAMI HIGH

WR - Eddie Brown - 1981

Joe Caldwell - 1956

Steve Diamond - 1963
DL - Jim Dooley - 1948

RB - David Eldredge - 1939

WR - Fred Frink - 1930

DE - Ben Hanks - 1991
RB - Sedrick Irvin - 1996

WR - Andre Johnson - 1999

WR - Warner Mizell - 1926

E - Claude Moorman - 1956

DL - Dick Plasman - 1933

RB - Bruce Smith - 1943

OB - Arnold Tucker - 1943

OB - Pete Williams - 1945

MIAMI SPRINGS

OL - Lomas Brown - 1981

RB - Vince Kendrick - 1969

RB - Freddie Miles - 1980

NORLAND

OC - D.A. Arthur - 1968

WR - Dwayne Bowe - 2003

QB - Jackie Holmes - 1967

WR - Dieter Matthes - 1967

WR - Omar Rolle - 1994

LB - Darren Smith - 1988

NORTHWESTERN

RB Melvin Bratton - 1982

RB - Larry Brinson - 1973
OL Vernon Carey - 1999

DE Taurean Charles - 2002

RB - Antwain Easterling - 2007

DT - Marcus Forston - 2008

QB - Jacory Harris - 2008

WR - Aldarius Johnson - 2008

LB - Marvin Jones - 1990

WR - Snoop Minnis - 1996

DE - Horrace Morris

WR - Brett Perriman - 1984

RB - Buster Rhymes - 1980

LB - Sean Spence - 2008

LB - Nate Webster - 1996

NORTH MIAMI
DL - John Browning - 1992

QB - Jose Rios 1970

DB - Earl Little - 1992

NORTH MIAMI BEACH

OL - Max Jean-Gilles - 2002

RB - Randy Keiser -

QB - Doug Wiggins - 2007

PALMETTO

RB - Markeith Cooper -1996

Larry Crawford - 1977

OL - Chris Myers

RB - Cecil Sapp

SOUTHRIDGE

RB - Darren Davis - 1996
RB - Troy Davis - 1994

OC - Steve Everitt - 1988

LB - Lamont Green - 1994

DE - Willis Peguese - 1986

TE - Willie Roberts - 2000

RB - Tony Smith - 1981

SOUTHWEST

DB - Steve Tannen - 1966

SOUTH DADE

Harvey Clayton - 1979

WR - Herman Jones - 1974

Willie Jones - 1975

DB - Antrel Rolle - 2001

SOUTH MIAMI

LB Keith Carter - 1985
DB - James Colzie - 1993

WR - Dennis McKinnon - 1979

LB - Derrick Thomas - 1984

DE - Joey Veargis - 1990

SUNSET

PK - Fuad Reveiz - 1981

REMEMBER: Nominations should be based on high school performance and not what the athlete did after high school!

If you have any names to add, change or fill in a position, please e-mail me at lblustein@MiamiHerald.com.

Comments

[Anthony Lanier]

Winston Moss, Steve Everitt, Joey Vargas, James Burgess: You all missed out on a lot of great players. Dig deeper! Randall Keiser (Fullback) NMB, The Holt family at North Miami.

[Anthony Lanier]

Oops! You did name Randall Keiser. What about the safety from Gables in the late 80's. You guys get paid to do this and you are missing quite a few guys.

[Anthony Lanier]

Harvey "Catfish" Reed, Pat Young, Roscoe Parrish, Paul Moore, ETC.

[Anthony Lanier]

The dude that played corner at Killian in the early 80's. He went on to play at the "U." Teko Brown. Roell Preston

[james reese]

Thomas Balkcom - DB - Strong Safety - Miami Edison 1986

[fred jones]

How about Southmiami High Fred Jones and Pablo Lopez who both went to FSU.

[fred jones]

killian High QB Reggie Sutton class 1982 attended U of M

[Brandon]

You left out one of the best defensive player to wear the scarlet silver and grey, that being Melvin Ferguson 1970-1981. He then went on to play at the University of Minnesota

[Brandon]

Scarlet and grey being Miami Beach Hi Tides