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Eddie George, Deion Sanders among college HOF class by The Sports Network
– Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George of Ohio State and Florida State’s Deion Sanders highlight the 2011 class for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.
A total of 14 players and two coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) have been selected for enshrinement.
Joining George and Sanders are Florida wide receiver Carlos Alvarez, Texas defensive tackle Doug English, Oregon State fullback Bill Enyart, Alabama defensive tackle Marty Lyons, Miami-Florida defensive tackle Russell Maryland, Georgia defensive back Jake Scott, Nebraska offensive lineman Will Shields, Minnesota quarterback Sandy Stephens, West Virginia linebacker Darryl Talley, Oklahoma halfback Clendon Thomas, Arizona defensive tackle Rob Waldrop and Michigan State wide receiver Gene Washington.
Coaches Lloyd Carr of Michigan and Fisher DeBerry of Air Force will join the 14 First-Team All-American players for induction on December 6, 2011 in New York.
George won the 1995 Heisman Trophy as a senior when he set a single-season school record with 1,927 rushing yards. He finished his career at Ohio State with 3,768 rushing yards, 44 rushing touchdowns and 20 100-yard games — all among the top three in school annals — and still holds Buckeye records with five 200-yard games and 12 consecutive 100-yard games.
The Houston Oilers selected George with the 14th overall pick of the 1996 NFL Draft and he went to run for 10,441 yards over nine seasons with the Oilers/Titans franchise. He played in four Pro Bowls and helped the Titans reach Super Bowl XXXIV.
Sanders was a two-time unanimous All-America choice as a defensive back and electrifying kick returner at Florida State. He won the Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back and finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1988. His 14 career interceptions rank third in school history and he shares the school mark with four interception returns for touchdowns.
After being selected with the fifth overall choice in the 1989 NFL Draft by Atlanta, he went on to earn eight Pro Bowl nods with a pair of Super Bowl titles while playing for the Falcons, 49ers, Cowboys, Redskins and Ravens. He will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011, and also played nine years of Major League Baseball with the Yankees, Braves, Reds and Giants.
Alvarez was a two-time All-SEC pick at Florida from 1969-71, finishing his career second in school history with 172 receptions and first with 2,563 receiving yards. He also holds the school record with a catch in 25 straight games.
English helped Texas to a pair of Southwest Conference titles from 1972-74, averaging 10 tackles per game during his career. A First-Team All-America as a senior, English went on to enjoy a 10-year career in the NFL with the Lions.
Enyart, nicknamed “Earthquake,” set school records as a senior in 1968 that stood for nearly 30 years when he rushed for 1,304 yards and 17 touchdowns. He was an integral part of the 1967 Beavers team that was known as the “Giant Killers” for beating No. 2 Purdue and No. 1 USC.
Lyons is one of the most accomplished defensive players in Alabama history, helping the Crimson Tide to a mark of 42-6 from 1975-78, culminating with the school’s 10th national championship in 1978. A member of the Crimson Tide’s All-Centennial Team and the SEC’s All-1970s team, Lyons compiled 202 tackles with 20 sacks and 11 tackles for loss during his career and was the SEC’s top defensive player in 1978. He appeared in 147 games with the New York Jets during a solid 11-year NFL career that featured two Pro Bowl appearances.
Maryland helped Miami win national titles in 1987 and ’89, and was a unanimous All-America choice during his senior season of 1990 when he also took home the Outland Trophy as the nation’s best interior lineman. The Hurricanes were 44-4 and never lost a home game during his four seasons. He was the first pick of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Cowboys and was part of three Super Bowl championship teams in Dallas.
Scott helped Georgia to an SEC title and was a consensus All-American in 1968, leading the conference in interceptions with 10. His 16 career picks remain a school record. He left school after his junior season of ’68 to play in the Canadian Football League, then spent nine years in the NFL with the Dolphins and Redskins. A five-time Pro Bowl pick, Scott helped the Dolphins to a pair of Super Bowl titles and was named the MVP of Super Bowl VII for the undefeated Miami squad in 1972.
Shields won the Outland Trophy as a senior in 1992 and was three-time All-Big Eight selection as a guard for the Cornhuskers, who led the NCAA in rushing three times during his career. He was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 1993 draft and never missed a game in his 14 seasons with Kansas City, setting a franchise record with 12 Pro Bowl appearances.
Stephens, who died in 2000 at the age of 59, was college football’s first African-American quarterback to be named an All-American in 1961, a year after he led Minnesota to its last national championship. He finished fourth in the 1961 Heisman Trophy balloting and was named the Big Ten’s MVP. The versatile player totaled 32 touchdowns, recorded nine interceptions and returned punts.
Talley left West Virginia in 1982 as the school’s all-time leading tackler with 484 stops in four years, a record that stood for 20 years. He was a second-round pick of the Bills in the 1983 NFL Draft and played 12 seasons in the NFL with Buffalo, Atlanta and Minnesota, appearing in four Super Bowls with the Bills.
Thomas helped Oklahoma win back-to-back national titles under the legendary Bud Wilkinson in 1955 and ’56 and was an All-American as a senior the following year. The Sooners were 31-1 during his time in Norman, rushing for 2,156 yards and never averaging less than 6.3 yards per attempt. He played 11 seasons as a defensive back in the NFL with the Rams and Steelers.
Waldrop led Arizona’s “Desert Swarm” defense from 1990-93, claiming the Outland Trophy, Bednarik Award and Nagurski Trophy during a dominating senior season. He was the Pac-10’s top defensive player in 1993, finishing his career with 171 tackles and 22 1/2 sacks.
Washington helped Michigan State win national titles in 1965 and ’66, earning All-America and All-Big Ten honors each year. He graduated as the school’s all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches. Selected eighth overall in the 1967 NFL Draft by Minnesota, Washington was a two-time Pro Bowl choice in seven seasons with the Vikings and Denver Broncos.
Carr led Michigan to five Big Ten titles in 13 years at Ann Arbor, posting a .753 winning percentage with the Wolverines. He directed Michigan to the 1997 national championship, and twice guided the Wolverines to back-to-back Big Ten titles.
DeBerry is the winningest head coach in the history of the service academies, posting 17 winning seasons in 23 years at Air Force. The Falcons went to 12 bowl games and claimed three Western Athletic Conference crowns under DeBerry, who posted a 35-11 record against Army and Navy and claimed the Commander-in- chief’s trophy 14 times.
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