{"id":1630,"date":"2015-06-02T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T16:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetigerfanforum.com\/news\/2015\/06\/02\/brian-dawkins-greatest-living-eagle\/"},"modified":"2015-06-02T12:46:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T16:46:00","slug":"brian-dawkins-greatest-living-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thetigerfanforum.com\/news\/2015\/06\/02\/brian-dawkins-greatest-living-eagle\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Dawkins: Greatest Living Eagle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Colby Lanham \/\/ Athletic Communications<\/em><\/p>\n

When Clemson legend Brian Dawkins took the field \u2014 as a Tiger, Philadelphia Eagle, or Denver Bronco \u2014 fans knew what was in store. And so did the opposing team. With “Weapon X,” teams knew him as a playmaker who played with everything he had physically, mentally and emotionally.<\/p>\n

And Eagles fans have not forgotten his deeds on the field for their franchise, as fans voted for Dawkins in a landslide on Phillyvoice.com as the “Greatest Living Eagle.”<\/a><\/p>\n

“As a player, Dawkins was Philly: smaller than some of his peers, but never doubting his place among them; emotional, but only because he cared so much; determined, tenacious, and unafraid. And because of this, the retired 41 year-old has had a special relationship with the city he never wanted to leave and still considers home.<\/p>\n

–Matt Mullin, PhillyVoice.com Staff<\/a><\/p>\n

The vote was overwhemingly in Dawkins’ favor at 68% with Donovan McNabb coming in a distant second with 8%.<\/p>\n

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Dawkins, who was drafted out of Clemson and played 13 seasons for the team, finished his career as the Eagles’ all-time leader in interceptions. Dawkins stated how humbled he is by the amount of fan support he has from Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

“That’s an absolute blessing,” Dawkins told Mullin in an interview regarding the results. “It’s not something you set out to do when you first started playing the game. And I’m no different. It’s not something I set out to do. I just wanted to be my best and hopefully along the way I’ll be a good player for my teammates.”<\/p>\n

For more on Dawkins’ interview with Mullen about his career,\u00a0visit here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Want to see what made Dawkins click on gamedays? Look no further:<\/p>\n

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