From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank

Check out the discus all-time top-50 list. How many former NFL players can you find?

There’s at least five – including a Heisman Trophy winner – who at least made it into an NFL training camp or were on a practice squad and a few who spent significant time in the league. Who can name all five? Maybe there are more … if you find six or more, you’ll get an all-time South Jersey top-50 performance list t-shirt (if there were such a thing).

Tomorrow we’ll continue with the old javelin and then on Thursday the new javelin!

As always, please don’t tweet corrections or omissions because I won’t see them. Send them to me in the comment section and I’ll get ’em corrected ASAP.

ALL-TIME SOUTH JERSEY DISCUS LIST

216-11 … Ron Dayne [Overbrook], 1996
199- 6 … Braheme Days Jr. [Bridgeton], 2013
197- 0 … James Plummer [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2013
192- 5 … Josh Awotunde [Delsea], 2013
189- 7 … Ray Wilks [Bridgeton], 1995
185-11 … John Mooers [Middle Twp.], 2015
185-10 … Russ Willett [Penns Grove], 1985
185- 7 … Matt Huckabee [Timber Creek], 2010
185- 6 … Kamron Kobolak [Cinnaminson], 2018
185- 5 … Ken Manahan [Deptford], 1976
184- 4 … Adam Hunt [Collingswood], 2017
181-10 … Jason Winrow [Cumberland Reg.], 1989
180- 3 … Howard Clark [Pennsauken], 1998
179-11 … Nick Pulli [West Deptford], 2014
179-11 … Will Cioffi [Pitman], 2013
178- 0 … Jim Stites [Millville], 1970
174- 9 … John Ridinger [West Deptford], 1982
173-10 … Mark Rifkin [Cherry Hill West], 1978
175- 7 … John Clark [Pennsville], 2007
174-11 … Rich Lewis [Williamstown], 1985
174- 6 … Josh Dillard [Lindenwold], 2005
174- 4 … Dennis Norman [Cherokee], 1997
174- 3 … Alex Lewis [Delran], 2000
173- 6 … Ryan Knight [Delsea], 1996
173- 3 … Jake Nwosu [Delsea], 2019
173- 2 … Darren Wan [Egg Harbor Twp.], 2016
172- 1 … Derek Frazier [Williamstown], 1978
171-10 … Steve Muse [Kennedy], 1984
171- 6 … Rashaun Graves [Willingboro], 2013
171- 4 … Jon Kalnas [Paulsboro], 1998
170-10 … John McNeil [Kennedy], 1976
170- 4 … Kurtis Johnson [Burlington Twp.], 1987
170- 0 … Anthony Robertson [Penns Grove], 2014
169-10 … Julian Giovinetti [Haddon Twp.], 2016
169- 8 … Ell Ash [Willingboro], 2004
169- 7 … Chuck Spinner [Willingboro], 1979
169 – 2 … Greg Hardy [Willingboro], 1988
169- 1 … Cade Antonucci [Holy Spirit], 2017
169- 0 … Brian Glenn [Eastern], 1968
168- 9 … John Purvis [Winslow Twp.], 2019
168- 3 … Tom VonReichbauer [Moorestown], 2000
168- 3 … Nate Karl [Hammonton], 2019
168- 1 … Bill Goldsborough [Delsea], 2018
167- 9 … Steve Hague [Buena], 2007
167- 6 … Gil Winters [Willingboro], 1990
167- 1 … Aaron Baie [Deptford], 2013
167- 0 … Donte Diggs [Paulsboro], 1996
166-10 … Connor Wade [Haddon Twp.], 2013
167- 3 … Warren DeShields [Bridgeton], 1991