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Chuck Hixson Question
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Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:43 pmby Mustang98
There must be a simple reason, so I am going to ask a stupid question. Did Chuck Hixson choose not to enter the NFL draft? I was looking through the media guide and Hixson is not on the list of SMU players who played in the pros. I feel dumb for asking, but there must be an interesting explantion given his statistics at SMU.
Thank you in advance.
Posted:
Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:38 amby FordtoTolbert
played for KC
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Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:49 amby mrydel
He was behind Dawson (I believe), Livingston (SMU great) and beside John Huarte from Notre Dame who was drafted along with him if I recall correctly. He stayed around for a while but saw very limited time if any. Still was one of the best I ever saw as far as release and accuracy. His biggest problem was he went to the pros in an era of rolling pocket and scrambling, neither of which was his forte.
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Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:11 amby Mickey
mrydel wrote:He was behind Dawson (I believe), Livingston (SMU great) and beside John Huarte from Notre Dame who was drafted along with him if I recall correctly. He stayed around for a while but saw very limited time if any. Still was one of the best I ever saw as far as release and accuracy. His biggest problem was he went to the pros in an era of rolling pocket and scrambling, neither of which was his forte.
Correct. Livingston was at KC as a backup for years. Hixson wasn't drafted. Huarte won the Heisman in 64.
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Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:30 amby mrydel
Mickey wrote:mrydel wrote:He was behind Dawson (I believe), Livingston (SMU great) and beside John Huarte from Notre Dame who was drafted along with him if I recall correctly. He stayed around for a while but saw very limited time if any. Still was one of the best I ever saw as far as release and accuracy. His biggest problem was he went to the pros in an era of rolling pocket and scrambling, neither of which was his forte.
Correct. Livingston was at KC as a backup for years. Hixson wasn't drafted. Huarte won the Heisman in 64.
Not bad for the memory of an old man. I was thinking Huarte came out at the same time, but I do remember being at a preseason game somewhere and seeng Chuck on the sidelines with all those other QBs and wondering if he would ever get the chance I wished he could have gotten.
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Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:15 amby No Quarter
Long time Auburn fans, as well as Ponyfans, still remember RS soph Hixson and the Mustangs beating the Tigers at home. It was Hixson's first game I think and the first of the season.
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Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:02 pmby Mustang98
Since he played for KC, did the SMU Media Guide make a mistake by leaving him off the list?
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Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:06 pmby SmooPower
Mickey wrote:mrydel wrote:He was behind Dawson (I believe), Livingston (SMU great) and beside John Huarte from Notre Dame who was drafted along with him if I recall correctly. He stayed around for a while but saw very limited time if any. Still was one of the best I ever saw as far as release and accuracy. His biggest problem was he went to the pros in an era of rolling pocket and scrambling, neither of which was his forte.
Correct. Livingston was at KC as a backup for years. Hixson wasn't drafted. Huarte won the Heisman in 64.
According to the Kansas City Chiefs Encyclopedia, Hixson was drafted in the 13th round of the 1971 draft.