I watched Tim play in high school. Crazy fast. You can't really appreciate the speed he had unless you saw him run in person. I brought my non-football fan wife to one of his games at City High and even she was blown away. She asked, "How can he make his legs move that fast?" Amazing dude!
one of the most amazing football games i have ever watched was city high (tim dwight) vs bettendorf hs (tavian banks). the game started with 4 back to to back kickoff returns and tim dwight would do a backflip in full football pads + helmet as a 17 year old kid. it was such a great rivalry and then they both went to iowa and played together.
Curtis ME TOO!!!! We were at the Playstation in C.R. for our son's birthday party the day of that game, and thankfully they had it on the tv's there. I was jumping up and down to see that. Do you remember the game he played with a collapsed lung? I think he was with San Diego at the time and it wasn't diagnosed until after the game. He never told anyone that he was short of breath or anything. He was one tough kid. I was in Kinnick for his final game as a Hawkeye and while I don't remember who we played, we kicked their ass!! That was November of '97.
Fast is fast. Tim Dwight was more then fast. Snakin by people is priceless. How did that I'm not a running back work out for you? Wish I coulda scored a TD in the Super Bowl. No matter what side of the score I was on. Always liked Dwight.
He was (and still is) so amazing to watch, and the video doesn't do it justice. I was in jr high, & went to every home game with my Dad. I especially like the Indiana clip here because you can hear the crowd noise. The loudest i have ever heard Kinnick was the moment that every single fan in the stadium would simultaneously realize that no one was going to catch him and he was going to the end zone. You can hear that moment at 3:00 on this video; gives me goosebumps, and takes me back.
@@tedbundy1769 No doubt and seriously doubt anyone in attendance could catch him either. When Tim Dwight played at Iowa City High his senior year. in 1993. He had 2113 rushing yards and 43 touchdowns which he only played in half of some of the games because the games were so lopsided. Another running back that played along side of Tim Dwight there at Iowa who was pretty good too was Tavian Banks who starred at Bettendorf.
Cool story, I had a shirt autographed by Tim Dwight, and I wore it one day when I was at UIHC to check up on a surgery and while waiting to be called, I looked beyond my husband and got excited because there was Norm Parker sitting in a wheelchair. I asked the nurse at the desk if I could borrow a black sharpie. I went over to him and showed him that I had TD's autograph on my shirt, but I would be so happy if he would autograph my shirt also. He was a bit apprehensive so I told him as I pointed, "that's my husband over there, trust me, you do what ever you need to do to sign my shirt, he won't be upset", and he actually got a big smile out of that, and signed my shirt. I have only worn it a couple of times because I don't want those autographs to fade away. Norm was so great with our defense.
Sorry to all the collage fans but I have to admit I first learned about Timmy when he was drafted into ATL. He was the only player to return a kickoff for a TD in Super Bowl history! Even though the falcons lost that Super Bowl, it was still a great game.
Tim Dwight actually came out to Iraq, and I met him, not only that, but he came through to watch me and my boys play Volleyball in a Tournament, Stand up guy.
all those at home in 1997 (vs Indiana and Minnesota) were amazing. I used to have season tickets in the north end zone and you could see the one vs indiana just set up the perfect wall. A thing of beauty
A guy from my HS was Tim's age and was almost a dead even with him in the 100. He ran a 10.3 and was a monster on the football field. Sadly, the guy pissed all his talents and abilities away. They played against eachother in the state playoffs. Iowa City ended up getting us in the end but it wasn't easy for them!
@kel9591 It was actually Tim catching up and blocking for LT as LT sprinted up the field. LT later made the comment that he thought he was fast until Tim blew by him and blocked for him.
Let's put it this way -- if some white guy became heavyweight boxing champion and stayed that way for more than two minutes, people would not act like it was normal. Because it's not. This guy was not normal, and that's why he was so fun to watch. I used to love seeing him return kicks for Atlanta like a kamikaze bat outta hell. Dude was crazy.
If I remember correctly, Iowa got spanked by Ohio State two weeks earlier, had a bie, and then Tim Dwight nearly beat the future National Champions "by himself". He nearly scored in the second half on a kickoff or punt but nearly wasn't enough. That Iowa offense was either Banks or Dwight, and that was about it. I think if the QB hadn't been so inclined to look for Dwight they would have had a better overall season, but then I don't recall how well the other wide receivers and tight ends were at catching the ball. I do know that Ohio State blew through the offensive line and that pretty much took Banks out of the picture in the earlier game. I'm a Bettendorf graduate and was born in Iowa City (my parents went to City High and I used to go to games with my grandparents) so I'm a fan of both players. :-D I tend to wonder how this team would have done if Ferentz had still been coaching the linemen at the time.
Brings back memories of 8th grade watching college football with my uncle he said the fastest whiteguy he ever seen is playing on Iowa....soon as he turns the channel he's catching a punt then he hit the gears lol my uncle said told u world class speed
Of course you can teach speed. It's a skill. Study Loren Seagrave he explains how to run correctly & most people can run fast if they learn the skill of running.
My dad and my brother are huge Hawk fans. I can't believe that he is that fast and he's caucasian!!!! :] Black men, probably cant even run that fast, baby!
A 10.31 in the 100 meters is not world class speed. It's fast for football but it's not world class speed. Google what time is world class speed & they'll tell you.
Before PED's whites and blacks had the same times. Im not sayin only blacks use them, but look how America has declined in sprinting since the strict testing (both black and white) and Jamaica, a tiny island is dominating, and they dont have strict testing there. If a white sprinter had Bolt's time the entire world would suspect peds, but most people believe he isnt, except ex-sprinters who used ped's themselves.
wesley105: not many guys in the 90's faster than Dwight? D,Green, R.Brown, J.Jett, W.Gault, J.Trapp,Micheal Haynes, S.Graddy,Micheal Bates, A.Whitted all these guys ran under 10.2 100m Dwights best was 10.31. he was fast but quite a few guys faster.
There are so many more men in the NFL that were faster. The fastest was Jim Hines with a 9.95 & the second fastest is Trindon Holliday at 10.00 & Jeff Demps & Jacoby Ford both ran a 10.01. Bob Hayes 10.06, Ron Brown 10.06, Gerald Tinker & Willie Gault 10.10, Tyreek Hill 10.19, Herschel Walker 10.23, Deion Sanders 10.26. There are so many more but those are the ones that I can remember. 10.31 is very fast as you say but not quite as fast as these guy's.
That first kick return was one of the featured highlights on the Menu Screenon NCAA 06.
“This is Shangri-La!”
I remember 1997, Huge potential & expectations for Iowa! They finished 7-5 😞 Tim was a phenomenal talent.
I watched Tim play in high school. Crazy fast. You can't really appreciate the speed he had unless you saw him run in person. I brought my non-football fan wife to one of his games at City High and even she was blown away. She asked, "How can he make his legs move that fast?" Amazing dude!
Not just speed, but he had power too. It hurt to tackle him. It was like trying to tackle a wrecking ball mid swing
I used to log games for ESPN+ in Charlotte and man from that TV monitor that speed to the corner was incredible.
one of the most amazing football games i have ever watched was city high (tim dwight) vs bettendorf hs (tavian banks). the game started with 4 back to to back kickoff returns and tim dwight would do a backflip in full football pads + helmet as a 17 year old kid. it was such a great rivalry and then they both went to iowa and played together.
I go to City High
Tim was such a exciting player to watch. Such speed and quickness. So glad I got to see him play in high school and in college.
I had season tickets in 97 and got to witness his touchdowns against Indiana and Minnesota. Good times!
Thanks for the memories
Loved it when he ran back a kickoff in the super bowl!!!
Same here. I had a fair amount riding on the Broncs, but I loved watching Timmy take that one back. Still cashed my ticket😎
Curtis ME TOO!!!! We were at the Playstation in C.R. for our son's birthday party the day of that game, and thankfully they had it on the tv's there. I was jumping up and down to see that. Do you remember the game he played with a collapsed lung? I think he was with San Diego at the time and it wasn't diagnosed until after the game. He never told anyone that he was short of breath or anything. He was one tough kid. I was in Kinnick for his final game as a Hawkeye and while I don't remember who we played, we kicked their ass!! That was November of '97.
Fast is fast. Tim Dwight was more then fast. Snakin by people is priceless. How did that I'm not a running back work out for you? Wish I coulda scored a TD in the Super Bowl. No matter what side of the score I was on. Always liked Dwight.
Thanks. Those were awesome. He went to Atlanta and did a kickoff return in the Super Bowl as a rookie too.
Tim was an amazing player for the Hawks. He still comes back to Iowa City for camps and such. Hes an awesome guy
Did you know my uncle is Tim Dwight
He was (and still is) so amazing to watch, and the video doesn't do it justice. I was in jr high, & went to every home game with my Dad. I especially like the Indiana clip here because you can hear the crowd noise. The loudest i have ever heard Kinnick was the moment that every single fan in the stadium would simultaneously realize that no one was going to catch him and he was going to the end zone. You can hear that moment at 3:00 on this video; gives me goosebumps, and takes me back.
im a hawkeye fan and a falcon fan and tim dwight best of both worlds
Tim Dwight was the human highlight machine
If he was on the field, nob9dy in the stands was sitting.
@@tedbundy1769 No doubt and seriously doubt anyone in attendance could catch him either. When Tim Dwight played at Iowa City High his senior year. in 1993. He had 2113 rushing yards and 43 touchdowns which he only played in half of some of the games because the games were so lopsided. Another running back that played along side of Tim Dwight there at Iowa who was pretty good too was Tavian Banks who starred at Bettendorf.
Cool story, I had a shirt autographed by Tim Dwight, and I wore it one day when I was at UIHC to check up on a surgery and while waiting to be called, I looked beyond my husband and got excited because there was Norm Parker sitting in a wheelchair. I asked the nurse at the desk if I could borrow a black sharpie. I went over to him and showed him that I had TD's autograph on my shirt, but I would be so happy if he would autograph my shirt also. He was a bit apprehensive so I told him as I pointed, "that's my husband over there, trust me, you do what ever you need to do to sign my shirt, he won't be upset", and he actually got a big smile out of that, and signed my shirt. I have only worn it a couple of times because I don't want those autographs to fade away. Norm was so great with our defense.
I ran against this guy in highschool. He was more than amazing. Unreal!
Hawkeye Hatz
I didn’t have your address so I sent my autograph it to your moms place.
Hawkeye Hatz
Now that was funny. Kudos to you good Sir.
Sorry to all the collage fans but I have to admit I first learned about Timmy when he was drafted into ATL. He was the only player to return a kickoff for a TD in Super Bowl history! Even though the falcons lost that Super Bowl, it was still a great game.
Eddie got pumped up at the end there. Gary D as always freaking out on any play but thats why we love em
Some people say he still running
Always liked watching Tim play FB.
I was at that Michigan game. I was supposed to be on a bus on my way to basic training. 🤣🤣
Tim Dwight actually came out to Iraq, and I met him, not only that, but he came through to watch me and my boys play Volleyball in a Tournament, Stand up guy.
We need another Timmy Dwight...
"Great open field block" against Michigan supplied by another former City High running back/ track star, Rob Thein.
tim dwight is my hero!
(Penn State v. Iowa) I watched this game from my hotel room in The Bahamas. Not going to let a vacation ruin watching my hawkeyes..GO HAWKS.
Haha this made me laugh 😆
And look at the size of those shoulder pads. Boy have they changed
Tim was not only fast, he was quick too. Some guys have speed like dwight, but not "quick". I'll miss seeing him play.
Look at the speeeeeeeedddddddd he'sss gooooooneee
all those at home in 1997 (vs Indiana and Minnesota) were amazing. I used to have season tickets in the north end zone and you could see the one vs indiana just set up the perfect wall. A thing of beauty
Section M row 66 seats 13 n 14
Since I was just a little Sam
I remember where I was while watching that 1997 Michigan game. The image of Matt Sherman blowing the game for Iowa is still all too fresh in my mind.
Isn't the first clip in the intro to NCAA '06?
98 SPD
96 ACC
93 AGI
75 INJ
Great Little Hawk and Hawkeye. Also a track champion.
Well I wen to west high and where I ran track, and I can tell you everybody was afraid to be in his heat, 100, 200, or even 400!!
A guy from my HS was Tim's age and was almost a dead even with him in the 100. He ran a 10.3 and was a monster on the football field. Sadly, the guy pissed all his talents and abilities away. They played against eachother in the state playoffs. Iowa City ended up getting us in the end but it wasn't easy for them!
I was at that Michigan game sitting about 3 rows behind Tim's dad.
Michael Irvin "Man that's a fast white boy!"
"Warp speed, Mr. Sulu!"
almost fell out of my chair from laughing so hard watching #35 from OSU dive and come no where near making that tackle
@kel9591 It was actually Tim catching up and blocking for LT as LT sprinted up the field. LT later made the comment that he thought he was fast until Tim blew by him and blocked for him.
Tim Dwight was full speed every play in college and the NFL.
This game is on ESPNU right now in HD!!!
I like the pancake block that took out 2 Michigan guys and cleared the way at 2:24 .
Paved the way for many short fast white guys in the nfl.
Man that dude was fast!!
Let's put it this way -- if some white guy became heavyweight boxing champion and stayed that way for more than two minutes, people would not act like it was normal. Because it's not. This guy was not normal, and that's why he was so fun to watch. I used to love seeing him return kicks for Atlanta like a kamikaze bat outta hell. Dude was crazy.
3:26 dude got wrecked lol.
If I remember correctly, Iowa got spanked by Ohio State two weeks earlier, had a bie, and then Tim Dwight nearly beat the future National Champions "by himself". He nearly scored in the second half on a kickoff or punt but nearly wasn't enough.
That Iowa offense was either Banks or Dwight, and that was about it. I think if the QB hadn't been so inclined to look for Dwight they would have had a better overall season, but then I don't recall how well the other wide receivers and tight ends were at catching the ball.
I do know that Ohio State blew through the offensive line and that pretty much took Banks out of the picture in the earlier game. I'm a Bettendorf graduate and was born in Iowa City (my parents went to City High and I used to go to games with my grandparents) so I'm a fan of both players. :-D
I tend to wonder how this team would have done if Ferentz had still been coaching the linemen at the time.
Brings back memories of 8th grade watching college football with my uncle he said the fastest whiteguy he ever seen is playing on Iowa....soon as he turns the channel he's catching a punt then he hit the gears lol my uncle said told u world class speed
brace beats you will never see a white guy returning punts in the NFL in 2018
The return at 2:50 shows why you *should* run backwards if you see some way around the defense. -5 yard investment for a +95 yard return.
I used to run the anchor on our 4X400 in HS. Anytime I would see him anchor that relay at an invitational I thought "Aww Crap". He was one fast dude.
Was tavian on your team too or too young?
Yep, Falcons Super Bowl...his best.
@@Hawkeyes2017 ..if they even get on the field this year. Go Hawks.
Made everyone on every team look slow! Crazy speed.
@SuperIowahawks he was honored at the high school championship this year
I miss him
This man is on the same level of scariness as a 400 pound lineman.
SUPERMAN WEARS NUMBER 6 AND HE PLAYS FOR THE IOWA HAWKEYES!
anyone see the block at 3:28
I was cracking up seeing that
3:28 😂😂😂🤣
He went flying like aaaaaaah
Run Forest Run!!!!!!!!!!!RUN FOREST!!!!!!
He had football speed, white man killing it
Tim Mit also ran a 10.31
Tim Dwight would thrive in today's NFL. If you could teach speed, this is who you'd have teach it.
Of course you can teach speed. It's a skill. Study Loren Seagrave he explains how to run correctly & most people can run fast if they learn the skill of running.
Now that's what you call jets.
Legend
[Out of Breath] "He's the fastest kid alive."
@Lehmann108 Oh. Is there any video of it on youtube or elsewhere?
I have not seen jackrabbits this fast ... zig-zag and gone!
superman wears #6 and is from iowa city
My dad and my brother are huge Hawk fans. I can't believe that he is that fast and he's caucasian!!!! :] Black men, probably cant even run that fast, baby!
World class speed.
A 10.31 in the 100 meters is not world class speed. It's fast for football but it's not world class speed. Google what time is world class speed & they'll tell you.
i cant imagine how loud kinnick got wen he broke free
those jerseys r nasty the new ones r legit
My dad was his friend
I still remember seeing this hit in the stands. I thought he killed him
Does anybody know the video where Tim Dwight caught up to a d back from behind in an nfl game when he was with the Chargers?
Search for drew Brees first start.
He should have been a DB in the pros.
he ran a 4.1 40 as a rookie at the combine
fastest player in NFL history
Fast
you don't have any of the original tapes or files of this, do you? Would love a new upload with better quality!
our current jerseys are waaaaaaay better
wow at 3:39 that was the worst hold to prevent a block i have ever seen.
He went my school
Is Tim playing football this year? I heard he's a free agent but nobody's picked him up. I watched him play in high school.
Lehmann Peters he’s retired
Too white to win heisman!
Go Hawks!
And too think he ran a 4.63 40.
The1Hawks2 Jerry Rice was even slower at his Draft Day
The white wonder
Sooo fast
YaDigMe357: I'm gonna have call bullshit on that one. Sorry -- but he never ran no 4.1 40.
3 people like ohio state
why must people always pull race into it.
how many are caught with steroid use years later?
nice to see a white guy run fast.
Before PED's whites and blacks had the same times. Im not sayin only blacks use them, but look how America has declined in sprinting since the strict testing (both black and white) and Jamaica, a tiny island is dominating, and they dont have strict testing there. If a white sprinter had Bolt's time the entire world would suspect peds, but most people believe he isnt, except ex-sprinters who used ped's themselves.
Of the 30 fastest 100m times ever recorded, 21 of them tested positive for PEDs, the other 9 were Usain Bolt.
White guy
wesley105: not many guys in the 90's faster than Dwight? D,Green, R.Brown, J.Jett, W.Gault, J.Trapp,Micheal Haynes, S.Graddy,Micheal Bates, A.Whitted all these guys ran
under 10.2 100m Dwights best was 10.31. he was fast but quite a few guys faster.
There are so many more men in the NFL that were faster. The fastest was Jim Hines with a 9.95 & the second fastest is Trindon Holliday at 10.00 & Jeff Demps & Jacoby Ford both ran a 10.01. Bob Hayes 10.06, Ron Brown 10.06, Gerald Tinker & Willie Gault 10.10, Tyreek Hill 10.19, Herschel Walker 10.23, Deion Sanders 10.26. There are so many more but those are the ones that I can remember. 10.31 is very fast as you say but not quite as fast as these guy's.
and hes white
he aint no wes welker
You’re right he is better