Tim Stratton......

[PU52Chevy]

Tim was an outstanding player for Purdue.....he had such good hands and would punish people once he caught the football.

He was very agile as he used to play volleyball as well in high school.

The story of him losing his helmet drove Tiller nuts....but all ended well.
*Note: Remember the tiffs on the sidelines with them and Tiller doing the Woody Hayes and grabbing him on the sidelines...the looks the two gave each other were hilarious.


My wife and I met him flying back to Phoenix from one of the Alamo Bowls.....sat next to him on the plane and he was super easy going and fun to chat with.

He was headed to see another football player for a wedding or birthday or something...…bachelor party if I remember correctly but this was like 20 years ago it feels like.

I know he cherished his time at Purdue and he spoke highly of his teammates and Purdue.

Boiler Up!

 

[Roeder]

Tim was an outstanding player for Purdue.....he had such good hands and would punish people once he caught the football.

He was very agile as he used to play volleyball as well in high school.

The story of him losing his helmet drove Tiller nuts....but all ended well.
*Note: Remember the tiffs on the sidelines with them and Tiller doing the Woody Hayes and grabbing him on the sidelines...the looks the two gave each other were hilarious.


My wife and I met him flying back to Phoenix from one of the Alamo Bowls.....sat next to him on the plane and he was super easy going and fun to chat with.

He was headed to see another football player for a wedding or birthday or something...…bachelor party if I remember correctly but this was like 20 years ago it feels like.

I know he cherished his time at Purdue and he spoke highly of his teammates and Purdue.

Boiler Up!

If he was only born 20 years later.......he's the type of receiving TE that most NFL offenses like to feature in today's game. Was always one of my favorites at Purdue.

 

[nat100]

If he was only born 20 years later.......he's the type of receiving TE that most NFL offenses like to feature in today's game. Was always one of my favorites at Purdue.

Too slow.

 

[KentuckyBoiler]

Tim was an outstanding player for Purdue.....he had such good hands and would punish people once he caught the football.

He was very agile as he used to play volleyball as well in high school.

The story of him losing his helmet drove Tiller nuts....but all ended well.
*Note: Remember the tiffs on the sidelines with them and Tiller doing the Woody Hayes and grabbing him on the sidelines...the looks the two gave each other were hilarious.


My wife and I met him flying back to Phoenix from one of the Alamo Bowls.....sat next to him on the plane and he was super easy going and fun to chat with.

He was headed to see another football player for a wedding or birthday or something...…bachelor party if I remember correctly but this was like 20 years ago it feels like.

I know he cherished his time at Purdue and he spoke highly of his teammates and Purdue.

Boiler Up!

Really liked Stratton. People sometimes forget he was the initial winner of the best TE in college football.

 

[boiler2288]

Wasn't drafted because of gap in his vertebra discovered from an X-ray made at the combine- was told he was 1 hit away from spending rest of life in a wheelchair --- teams that were interested backed off

 

[KentuckyBoiler]

Wasn't drafted because of gap in his vertebra discovered from an X-ray made at the combine- was told he was 1 hit away from spending rest of life in a wheelchair --- teams that were interested backed off

I always wondered why he didn't get drafted with his productivity.

 

[nat100]

I always wondered why he didn't get drafted with his productivity.

He was slow. Teams will take a risk on athletic people. Dude ran a 4.9

 

[pu1985]

My son (6 years old then) still talks about catching balls from him in the end zone stands before the Rose Bowl game...

 

[boiler2288]

He was slow. Teams will take a risk on athletic people. Dude ran a 4.9

I met Stratton for only time a couple months ago at Wells on Wells Tavern in Chicago and he claimed his agent had a deal in place with an NFC team until the X-ray results were disclosed.

He might have been slow but I will accept his story over your theory

 

[ghostoffatjack]

My son (6 years old then) still talks about catching balls from him in the end zone stands before the Rose Bowl game...

My son too only he was a little older, we must have been in the same End zone area!

 

[Chop HO]

Too slow.

Thought I remembered his biceps measured the lowest at the combine and hurt his chances. He talked to the team a few yrs back about the importance of lifting weights and referenced that