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All American DT Will Sutton - Griz connection

kemajic

kemajic

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I've been a big fan of ASU's consensus all-american DT Will Sutton, who personally destroyed Navy in the recent bowl game in SF. What I didn't know before a little research is that his dad is Micky Sutton, former Griz cornerback and return man in '81-'82 with five years in the NFL, mostly with the Rams. Micky was 5'8", 165 lb and lightning fast. Will is 6'1", 271 with enormous guns and very quick. He's a junior and just announced he will pass on the draft and return to the Sun Devils for 2013.

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mickey sutton was my ra in beautiful miller hall... the bass player from pearl jam lurked around there as well.

am i officially a greenie now?
 
Let me add another connection. About 30 years ago, I was standing in the field house lobby during a January basketball game when I was introduced to two potential Juco recruites - one was Mickey Sutton (I forget the name of the other guy but he turned out to be a fine player also).

Guess who the guy was who was recruiting them - one of Don Read's young assistants - a guy by the name of Robin Pflugrad. And then Mickey's son ends up playing at ASU with Robin's son. Small world out there.
 
AZGrizFan said:
There was much rejoicing in ASU-land yesterday when Sutton announced he was coming back.
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With Sutton back, the Devils bear watching in 2013. He is really fun to watch. Graham seems to be a great hire in spite of his job-hopping; not a hard act to follow after Erickson. WS is smallish for the NFL; I suspect he figures another year at ASU, injury free, and adding 10-15 lb, will move him up the draft list significantly. His upper body strength and mobility is already ++.
 
kemajic said:
AZGrizFan said:
There was much rejoicing in ASU-land yesterday when Sutton announced he was coming back.
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With Sutton back, the Devils bear watching in 2013. He is really fun to watch. Graham seems to be a great hire in spite of his job-hopping; not a hard act to follow after Erickson. WS is smallish for the NFL; I suspect he figures another year at ASU, injury free, and adding 10-15 lb, will move him up the draft list significantly. His upper body strength and mobility is already ++.
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Graham has been a pleasant surprise. Then again, I HATED the Erickson hire with every fiber of my being, so ANYTHING would be a step up. :twisted: :twisted:
 
Can we delete this thread? Or at least move it? The last thing I want to read on a forum about Griz football is some OUT OF STATE local football talk, that's not why I'm here.
 
Wolfman_Jack said:
Can we delete this thread? Or at least move it? The last thing I want to read on a forum about Griz football is some OUT OF STATE local football talk, that's not why I'm here.
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Then don't read it.

See, that wasn't so hard. Even for an idiot like yourself.
 
kemajic said:
.... What I didn't know before a little research is that his dad is Micky Sutton, former Griz cornerback and return man in '81-'82 with five years in the NFL, mostly with the Rams. Micky was 5'8", 165 lb and lightning fast.....
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m616s6w said:
Let me add another connection. About 30 years ago, I was standing in the field house lobby during a January basketball game when I was introduced to two potential Juco recruites - one was Mickey Sutton (I forget the name of the other guy but he turned out to be a fine player also).

Guess who the guy was who was recruiting them - one of Don Read's young assistants - a guy by the name of Robin Pflugrad. And then Mickey's son ends up playing at ASU with Robin's son. Small world out there.
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Okay this is just wee bit confusing. If Mickey Sutton played here in 81-82, and Don Read didn't get here until 1986..he was Portland State in 81-85 I assume Pflugrad (where he was an assistant then) was in our field house recruiting Sutton for Portland State?
 
I remember watching Sutton at Dorn as a kid... I have a Griz Paw towel I mailed him and got his autograph, along with several other players, including Larry K... They all returned the towel real fast... For a kid, that was Badass :thumb:
 
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