Leinart, Spurrier among 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Class
Heisman Trophy winners Matt Leinart and Steve Spurrier highlight the 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Class announced on Monday by the National Football Foundation. Leinart is the 31st USC player selected to the Hall of Fame, while Spurrier is just the fourth person ever to be inducted as both a player and coach.
Also among the honorees are Heisman runners up from 1992 (Marshall Faulk), 1997 (Peyton Manning) and 2004 (Adrian Peterson).
The inductees were selected from thenational ballotof 75 All-America players and six elite coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and the 95 players and 29 coaches from the divisional ranks.
2017 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS
Players:
- BOB CRABLE- LB, Notre Dame (1978-81)
- MARSHALL FAULK- RB, San Diego State (1991-93)
- KIRK GIBSON- WR, Michigan State (1975-78)
- MATT LEINART- QB, Southern California (2003-05)
- PEYTON MANNING- QB, Tennessee (1994-97)
- BOB McKAY- OT, Texas (1968-69)
- DAT NGUYEN- LB, Texas A&M (1995-98)
- ADRIAN PETERSON- RB, Georgia Southern (1998-2001)
- MIKE RUTH- NG, Boston College (1982-85)
- BRIAN URLACHER- DB, New Mexico (1996-99)
Coaches:
- DANNY FORD- 122-59-5 (66.9%); Clemson (1978-89), Arkansas (1993-97)
- LARRY KEHRES- 332-24-3 (92.9%); Mount Union (Ohio) (1986-2012)
- STEVE SPURRIER- 228-89-2 (71.8%); Duke (1987-89), Florida (1990-2001), South Carolina (2005-15)
“We are extremely proud to announce the 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Class,” said Archie Manning, NFF Chairman and a 1989 College Football Hall of Famer from Mississippi. “Each of these men has established himself among the absolute best to have ever played or coached the game, and we look forward to immortalizing their incredible accomplishments.”
The 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be inducted at the 60th NFF Annual Awards Dinner onDec. 5, 2017, at the New York Hilton Midtown. The inductees will also be honored at the National Hall of Fame Salute at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl onJan. 1, 2018, and they will be recognized at their respective collegiate institutions with NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the fall. Their accomplishments will be forever immortalized at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.
“We would like to thank CFP Executive Director Bill Hancockand his staff for the continued opportunity to announce the Hall of Fame Class in conjunction with the championship game,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “We are also grateful for the guidance, knowledge and vision of honors court chairmen Archie Griffin (FBS) and Jack Lengyel (divisional) for the essential role that they each play in guiding the committees in the selection of the inductees.”
