Best football player to come out region?

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FlyingAngel
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Best football player to come out region?

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Who is everyone’s best football player to come out of Northwest Indiana? There are definitely a lot. Is it someone from past? Some one recent?

I’m gonna take a stab at it..

I’ll have to go with Eugene Wilson because of his history in the nfl. But there is a plenty of talent across the area over the years

nwifbfan
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Bob Kuchenburg - Hibart
Irv Criss - Hammond

ryan
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Post by ryan »

Parkhurst's "son"

Jimbo23
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All Timers...
Kawann Short - East Chicago
Eugene Wilson - Merrillville
Mike Neal - Merrillville
Ryan Neal - Merrillville
James Aldridge - Merrillville

Recent...
Drayk Bowen - Andrean
Kenneth Grant - Merrillville
Xavier Williams - Lake Central

My vote for "Best" is Kawann Short, for now. If Drayk Bowen gets a 2nd contract in his NFL career, he will be my #1 choice, easily. But for now... It's KK for me.

Jimbo's Top 5 (subject to change)
1. Kawann Short - East Chicago
2. Eugene Wilson - Merrillville
3. Mike Neal - Merrillville
4. Ryan Neal - Merrillville
5. Drayk Bowen - Andrean

ryan
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ryan wrote:
Thu Nov 06, 2025 4:53 pm
Parkhurst's "son"
In reality,

Tom Harmon (Heisman) - Horace Mann
and
Alex Karras (PFHOF) - Emerson

Jimbo23
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ryan wrote:
Thu Nov 06, 2025 6:07 pm
ryan wrote:
Thu Nov 06, 2025 4:53 pm
Parkhurst's "son"
In reality,

Tom Harmon (Heisman) - Horace Mann
and
Alex Karras (PFHOF) - Emerson
Parkhurst's son was good though. Lol

Coach Nowlin 2.0
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I have unlocked Flying Angel a few times on another board........ just saying

I co sign with RYAN

BallinFreak
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ryan wrote:
Thu Nov 06, 2025 6:07 pm
ryan wrote:
Thu Nov 06, 2025 4:53 pm
Parkhurst's "son"
In reality,

Tom Harmon (Heisman) - Horace Mann
and
Alex Karras (PFHOF) - Emerson
My mom went to school with Alex Karras and even dated him for a short time.

I gave my dad a bunch of crap when I found that out. You mean my father COULD have been a HOFer? :P

FlyingAngel
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Jimbo23 wrote:
Thu Nov 06, 2025 5:39 pm
All Timers...
Kawann Short - East Chicago
Eugene Wilson - Merrillville
Mike Neal - Merrillville
Ryan Neal - Merrillville
James Aldridge - Merrillville

Recent...
Drayk Bowen - Andrean
Kenneth Grant - Merrillville
Xavier Williams - Lake Central

My vote for "Best" is Kawann Short, for now. If Drayk Bowen gets a 2nd contract in his NFL career, he will be my #1 choice, easily. But for now... It's KK for me.

Jimbo's Top 5 (subject to change)
1. Kawann Short - East Chicago
2. Eugene Wilson - Merrillville
3. Mike Neal - Merrillville
4. Ryan Neal - Merrillville
5. Drayk Bowen - Andrean


Not a bad list. I have always wondered head to head who people would choose between drayk and grant.

Does Trevor Gibbs deserve to be up there

FlyingAngel
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ryan wrote:
Thu Nov 06, 2025 4:53 pm
Parkhurst's "son"
Cody had a kid come through?

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