2013 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot
Brett Ciancia
May 6th, 2013
May 6th, 2013
The College Football Hall of Fame will announce its 2013 induction class tomorrow, May 7th at 11:30am on ESPN3. 12 players and 2 coaches will earn the sport's ultimate honor, and join the elite fraternity. Listed below is the official ballot of 82 candidates (77 Players and 5 Coaches), along with our predictions/opinions on who should earn Hall of Fame status tomorrow. The included biography's are directly from the National Football Foundation's website.
- The Candidates -
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Trev Alberts, LB, Nebraska
Erick Anderson, LB, Michigan Bob Berry, QB, Oregon Eric Bieniemy, RB, Colorado Tony Boselli, Tackle, USC Brian Bosworth, LB, Oklahoma Jerome Brown, DT, Miami Ted Brown, RB, NC State Bob Breunig, LB, Arizona State Tedy Bruschi, DE, Arizona Brandon Burlsworth, Guard, Arkansas Larry Burton, WR, Purdue Dave Butz, DT, Purdue Mark Carrier, Safety, USC Marco Coleman, LB, Georgia Tech Tom Cousineau, LB, Ohio State Bob Crable, LB, Notre Dame Eric Crouch, QB, Nebraska Randall Cunningham, Punter*, UNLV Ron Dayne, RB, Wisconsin Eric Dickerson, RB, SMU John Dideon, Center, Oregon State DJ Dozier, RB, Penn State Jumbo Elliot, Tackle, Michigan State Tony Franklin, Kicker, Texas A&M Tommie Frazier, QB, Nebraska William Fuller, DT, UNC Kirk Gibson, WR, Michigan State |
Charlie Gogolak, Kicker, Princeton
Jerry Gray, DB, Texas Al Harris, DE, Arizona State Leotis Harris, Guard, Arkansas Randy Hughes, DB, Oklahoma Raghib Ismail, WR, Notre Dame Dick Jauron, RB, Yale Ernie Jennings, WR, Air Force Greg Lewis, RB, Washington Jess Lewis, DT, Oregon State Robert Lytie, RB, Michigan Bobby Majors, DB, Tennessee Buddy McClinton, DB, Auburn Duncan McColl, DE, Stanford Cade McNown, QB, UCLA Paul Naumoff, LB, Tennessee Darrin Nelson, RB/WR, Stanford Ken Norton Jr., LB, UCLA Tom Nowatzke, FB, Indiana Phillip Olsen, DE, Utah State Jim Otis, FB, Ohio State Orlando Pace, Tackle, Ohio State Paul Palmer, RB, Temple Anthony Poindexter, DB, Virginia Antwaan Randle El, QB, Indiana Ron Rivera, LB, California Willie Roaf, Tackle, Louisiana Tech Mike Ruth, Nose Guard, Boston College |
Lucius Sanford, LB, Georgia Tech
Sterling Sharpe, WR, South Carolina Rod Shoate, LB, Oklahoma Percy Snow, LB, Michigan State Bob Stein, DE, Minnesota Art Still, DE, Kentucky Matt Stinchcomb, Tackle, Georgia Aaron Taylor, Tackle, Notre Dame Vinny Testeverde, QB, Miami Derrick Thomas, LB, Alabama Zach Thomas, LB, Texas Tech Andre Tippett, DE, Iowa Ladanian Tomlinson, RB, TCU Don Trull, QB, Baylor Jackie Walker, LB, Tennessee Wesley Walls, TE, Ole Miss Lorenzo White, RB, Michigan State Clarence Williams, RB, Washington State Steve Wisniewski, Guard, Penn State Scott Woerner, DB, Georgia Danny Wuerffel, QB, Florida COACHES Jim Carlen, WVU, Texas Tech, South Carolina Wayne Hardin, Navy, Temple Bill McCartney, Colorado Billy Jack Murphy, Memphis Darryl Rogers, Fresno State, SJSU, MSU, ASU |
Pick Six Previews' Hall of Fame Ballot (2013)
Here are our 14 selections for the 2013 Hall of Fame Class (12 players and 2 coaches). The included descriptions are the official notes from the ballot.
Eric Bieniemy, RB, Colorado
Played in two national championships, leading Buffs to 1990 national title…Unanimous First Team All-America and finished third in 1990 Heisman voting… Two-time All-Big Eight pick, still holding eight CU records.
Brian Bosworth, LB, Oklahoma
Two-time consensus First Team All-America pick (1985-86)…Set school record for tackles in a game (22) and named Butkus Award winner in 1985 and ’86…Led Sooners to three consecutive Orange Bowls and ’85 national championship.
Tedy Bruschi, DE, Arizona
Two-time First Team All-America (consensus-‘94, unanimous-’95)…Tied the NCAA career record with 52 sacks…1995 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year and three-time First Team All-Pac-10 selection…Led Arizona to three bowls.
Tom Cousineau, LB, Ohio State
Two-time consensus First Team All-American and three-time All-Big Ten performer… Recorded 572 career tackles, ranking second all-time in OSU history… Held nine school records at career’s end, still holding six.
Eric Crouch, QB, Nebraska
2001 Heisman, Walter Camp, and Davey O’Brien Award winner who led Huskers to 2001 national title game…Holds NCAA record for career rushing TDs by a quarterback (59)…Led team to 42-9 record and four bowl berths.
Ron Dayne, RB, Wisconsin
All-time leading rusher in FBS history who won the 1999 Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp, Maxwell and Doak Walker awards…Three-time First Team All-American…First player in college history to rush for more than 7,000 yards in career.
Tommie Frazier, QB, Nebraska
1995 consensus First Team All-America and Johnny Unitas award winner… 1995 Heisman trophy runner-up and Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year… Led Huskers to back-to-back perfect national championship seasons in 1994 and ’95.
Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, WR, Notre Dame
Two-time First Team All-American earning consensus honors in 1989 and unanimous laurels in 1990…Walter Camp Player of the Year and Heisman Trophy runner-up in 1990…Led ND to national championship at the Fiesta Bowl and two Orange Bowls.
Orlando Pace, Tackle, Ohio State
Two-time unanimous First Team All-American and first player in history to win Lombardi Trophy twice…1996 Outland Trophy winner who led Buckeyes to share of 1996 Big Ten title… Did not allow a sack during his last two seasons.
Matt Stinchcomb, Tackle, Georgia
Two-time First Team All-America selection (consensus-’98)…Two-time First Team All-SEC and 1998 recipient of Jacobs Blocking Trophy…1998 NFF William V. Campbell Trophy recipient and NFF National Scholar-Athlete.
Ladanian Tomlinson, RB, TCU
2000 Unanimous First Team All-American and 2000 Doak Walker Award winner…1999 WAC Offensive Player of the Year who led TCU to consecutive co-shares of WAC title… Holds 15 school records and is TCU’s all-time leading rusher.
Danny Wuerffel, QB, Florida
1996 winner of NFF Campbell Trophy, Heisman, Walter Camp, Maxwell, and consecutive Davey O’Brien awards… Two-time SEC Player of the Year who led Gators to 1996 National Championship and four SEC championships.
COACH Bill McCartney, Colorado
Led Buffs to 1990 National Championship and three Big Eight Conference titles…Three-time Big Eight Coach of the Year and 1989 National Coach of the Year…Helped CU to nine bowl games in 13 seasons…Coached 18 First Team All-America players, including Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam.
COACH Wayne Hardin, Navy and Temple
Led Navy to a No. 2 ranking in 1963 and Temple to a No. 17 ranking in 1979…Ranks third in wins (38) all-time at Navy and beat Army in five of six seasons…Temple’s all-time leader in wins (80), he led them to their only 10-win season and the Garden State Bowl in 1979.
Just missed the cut: Mark Carrier (USC), Bob Crable (Notre Dame), Randall Cunningham (UNLV), Eric Dickerson (SMU), Aaron Taylor (Notre Dame), Vinnie Testaverde (Miami), and Lorenzo White (Michigan State)