Tom Zbikowski punt return against USC - 2005
by KnightlyRevue (2019-05-30 10:40:31)
Edited on 2019-05-30 10:45:58

In reply to: ND Careers defined by a single play  posted by SixShutouts66


I know he had many positive moments for the team but this one sticks out above all others for me. It encapsulated his spirit as a player as it would have taken Zeus himself to keep him from reaching the end zone. No way he was going down.






I like his strip TD against MSU better
by DBCooper  (2019-05-30 12:40:04)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Just took the ball right out of the running backs hands. Loved that.


Thank you
by HTownND  (2019-05-30 11:16:28)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I need to watch that play more often.

It was deafening inside the stadium for that return. Pandemonium. It was the first time I thought to myself, this is what it must have been like for Miami in 88.


I've told the story before
by gordonbombay  (2019-05-30 15:56:10)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

But after the insane celebration in the stadium for Zbikowski's punt return, I somehow ended up several rows below (or above, I can't even remember which) where my seats were.

I literally lost my voice for 3 days after that game. An amazing experience only slightly ruined by the loss.


FHSUIrish stood beside me as Zibby ran almost right at us.
by OITLinebacker  (2019-06-03 08:41:59)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Our seats were on the wall in that endzone at the hashmark. When Zibby pulled his jersey and pointed to the ND it was literally right in front of us.

Two years later when Jon got a dog (a Vizsla) to help distract him during his chemo, there was only one choice for a name...Zibby. That dog didn't always see eye to eye with me. In fact when my brother spent recovery time with my folks on their farm, that dog would go out of his way to crap in my old room.

After Jon passed in 2009, Zibby mellowed a bit and we had a good relationship after. I would care for him whenever my parents needed a dog sitter. In the last few months, poor Zib could barely get up off his bed. Gone was the dog that needed crazy long hikes to get him to settle. Last time I watched him I had to carry him up and down my front steps because he couldn't go up and down any more. He finally passed away a few weeks ago. He was a good dog and hopefully is now fetching sticks for Jon and pointing butterflies.