Dooley’s Dozen: 12 Gator greats who failed to earn paver recognition

Take a look at 12 Gators football players who got the short end of the stick after putting up superlative performances.

The tradition is not an old one. It doesn’t date back to the previous century or even the last years of Steve Spurrier.

But it is certainly a cool one.

If a Florida football player is named first team All-America by one of five groups – Football Writers, Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Water Camp or Sporting News – there is a paver placed at the entrance to the Heavener Museum.

It was an Urban Meyer idea that started in 2008 and there are some Gator greats that students who walk around the stadium get to see all the time.

But there are some players who were Gator greats but never made one of those first teams. For today’s Dooley’s Dozen we bring you the men Without Pavers, the 12 guys who were great, but did not qualify