RICKY DOBBS > YOUR MANHOOD

by Holly Anderson on Feb 23, 2010 10:23 AM EST

Dobbs elected to play through the pain and wound up leading Navy to the third 10-win season in program history. The 6-foot-1, 198-pound junior led the Midshipmen in rushing with 1,203 yards and set an NCAA single-season record for touchdowns by a quarterback with 27.
"I was definitely limited somewhat last season, especially from a subconscious standpoint. Because of the pain I was feeling with the knee, I wasn't as confident as I wanted to be as far as making cuts. It hurt whenever I tried to stop and push off."

That's not surprising considering the size of the loose pain that was floating around in the knee. Lt. Cmdr John-Paul Rue, the Navy football team's orthopedic surgeon, was unable to remove the chipped bone by arthroscopic surgery and had to enter through an incision in the patella tendon.

"I was told the loose bone was three-quarters of the size of my knee cap. They had to break it into pieces to get it out," said Dobbs, who was given the bone chips and may make a necklace out of the largest.

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Whatevs.

Corwin Brown is unimpressed with Ricky Dobbs’s lack of creativity in playing through his injury.

/headasplodes

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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Feb 23, 2010 11:03 AM EST reply actions

Thats just manly

that dude has a spot on my fake football team when ever he gets out of the Navy

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by WVPiratesfan on Feb 23, 2010 11:14 AM EST reply actions

I think I heard he was opting for the Marine Corps infantry

He should fit right in.

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by Golden Hand on Feb 23, 2010 11:34 AM EST reply actions

One tough kid

When the Middies would come out to my carrier for their summer tour, they would be all wide-eyed and completely bumfuzzled by the semi-controlled chaos that is a modern warship. I’d have been proud to have called this kid Shipmate.

"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke

by MtnEer_in_SC on Feb 23, 2010 12:19 PM EST reply actions

Semper Fi

Well, what else can one say?

Give ’em hell, Ricky.

Sullivan013

by sullivan013 on Feb 23, 2010 1:47 PM EST reply actions

motherfuckingbadass

“I was told the loose bone was three-quarters of the size of my knee cap. They had to break it into pieces to get it out,” said Dobbs, who was given the bone chips and may make a necklace out of the largest.

by Big Jon on Feb 23, 2010 4:36 PM EST reply actions