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Rob Riti is my personal favorite, not just because...

Posted on: July 1, 2025 at 09:30:56 CT

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...he's one of the best lineman to ever play at Mizzou, but because of what he represented. The success of those late 90s teams, while short-lived, showed the promise of things to come. He was the linchpin of those lines and the teams alike, and they were *so* close to breaking through in 1998.

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Some of the best O-linemen in Mizzou history ... - Fourth and Long MU - 6/30 21:10:54

If Brad Funk hadn't hurt his neck in the early 90's, he - TampaTiger87 MU - 7/1 11:16:15

Thanks Brad and sorry about your neck(nm) - Diamond Dave MU

- 7/1 11:25:36

lol (nm) - phrejd STL - 7/1 13:57:16

haha(nm) - TigerA MU - 7/1 11:30:56

Russ Washington was a mountain of a man in his day. nm - BigWally MU - 7/1 11:06:55

Yes----6'6" 276 as I remember - mu7176grad MU - 7/1 11:21:52

Howard Richards was so nice, you listed him twice! nm - TigerLawyer MU - 7/1 11:05:27

MAX!! - muwinn MU - 7/1 10:52:48

RE: Some of the best O-linemen in Mizzou history ... - humble1 MU - 7/1 10:35:13

One of the best athletes to ever play at Mizzou. He blocked - Fourth and Long MU - 7/1 10:52:09

Joel Clinger - mizzouSECedes STL - 7/1 10:01:31

Agreed (nm) - Fourth and Long MU - 7/1 10:15:14

Rob Riti is my personal favorite, not just because... - MOOZOO MU - 7/1 09:30:56

Craig Heimburger was good on that OL too (nm) - Columbian Gold MU - 7/1 10:51:00

Craig Heimburger and Todd Neimeyer anchored the right side - Fourth and Long MU - 7/1 11:03:38

Riti was the face of Larry Smith's "Smash Mouth" approach in - Fourth and Long MU - 7/1 10:30:37

And look at 1998, when the Big 12 was still great. - MOOZOO MU - 7/1 10:44:47

Only Ohio State 35-14 wasn't a winnable game in the 4th Q - Fourth and Long MU - 7/1 10:59:19

I like this, but I'd put Howard Richards on there - bornoncampus MU - 7/1 08:39:14

Howard was so good, he needed to be listed twice :) (nm) - Fourth and Long MU - 7/1 10:38:08

RE: Some of the best O-linemen in Mizzou history ... - Featster MU - 7/1 00:22:48

RE:Going way back, don't forget Jim Kekeris - missinglink MU - 6/30 22:43:43

Had to Google him ... impressive career. (nm) - Fourth and Long MU - 6/30 22:48:57

Mike Carroll, Larron Jackson, James Taylor and - jmlppx MU - 6/30 22:17:35

Great additions (nm) - Fourth and Long MU - 6/30 22:19:24

I only vaguely remember Ed Blaine, but he was - jmlppx MU - 6/30 22:33:58

Blaine was before my time. Bruce Van Dyke should be on the - Fourth and Long MU - 6/30 22:46:22

No Elvis Fisher?(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 6/30 21:26:26

That's a great addition to the list. I'm sure that I've - Fourth and Long MU - 6/30 22:17:43

RE: That's a great addition to the list. I'm sure that I've - Featster MU - 7/1 00:16:24