 You’ll have to start with Bob Suffridge the greatest lineman I ever saw and that’s as far as I will go with the line.For a backfield, you’ll start with Gene McEver, the greatest I ever coached.’"
Suffridge was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1961.He was also honored as a member of the all-time Southeastern Conference team in 1982 and was chosen by the Football Writers Association for the all-time All America team.