25 biggest villains in college football history
By Brad Weiss
Kellen Winslow Jr.
Tight End, Miami (FL)
Kellen Winslow Sr. is known for his incredible performance in the San Diego Chargers overtime victory against the Miami Dolphins in a playoff game on January 2, 1982. In that game, named The Epic in Miami, Winslow was nearly carried off the field by his Chargers teammates in exhaustion, the product of his 13 catches for 165 yards performance. Winslow suffered multiple injuries in the game, but basically willed his Chargers teammates to victory by displaying incredible guts.
Kellen Winslow Jr. is known for being a loud-mouth player during his time with the Miami Hurricanes, who played their home games in the same stadium where his father cemented his legacy with the Chargers. The crowing moment of the younger Winslow’s college career was undoubtedly after the Hurricanes played the Tennessee Volunteers, where he let the reporters know that he was in fact, a soldier.
The younger Winslow was a fantastic talent as well, playing at a level during his time at The U that the Cleveland Browns made him the No. 6 overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. A nice blend of size and speed, Winslow was the face of the Miami Hurricanes program in the early-2000s, and most of the time, not for the right reasons. Like any star that plays for the Hurricanes, Winslow is going to be hated, and he certainly was during his time at school.
Winslow battled injuries during his time in the NFL, going over 1,000 yards receiving only once in his career. He was a brash player for the Hurricanes, but he was able to back it up on the field, which is something he was not always able to do at the next level. While he is definitely not a (expletive) soldier, he is definitely one of the more memorable villains in the history of college football.