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4 unusual facts about College Football Hall of Fame


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

A week later at the Notre Dame game, Troy Aikman was honored for his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame and for having recently completed his courses for a degree in sociology during half-time.

Ceres High School

Wayne Hardin (born 1927) – College Football Hall of Famer, former football and basketball coach at Ceres High

Don Nehlen's Tales from the West Virginia Sideline

The book's final chapter covers Nehlen's induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

Herman Boone

Coach Boone wrote a letter of recommendation in support of Jeffries' induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.


1917 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Among the Notre Dame players present was future College Football Hall of Fame inductee George Gipp (of "Win one for the Gipper" fame), who in this case was handed his first career loss at Notre Dame as Nebraska moved ahead in the series to 2-1.

1922 College Football All-America Team

Kaw and Muller were both inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, and Muller also won acclaim as the silver medalist in the high jump at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

A. Barr Snively

In 1928, Snively became an assistant football coach, in charge of linemen, at Williams College, working under College Football Hall of Fame inductee Charlie Caldwell.

Amos Foster

His career winning percentage of .939 is the highest in Miami history ahead of College Football Hall of Fame coaches George Little, Ara Parseghian, Sid Gillman, Woody Hayes, and Bo Schembechler.

Arkansas Razorbacks football, 1940–49

The final two plays proved the cold did not stop the teams from having a flair for the dramatic, as Razorback Clyde Scott (a future College Football Hall of Famer) tackled LSU receiver Jeff Odom at the Razorback one, preserving the tie.

Future College football Hall of Famer Clyde Scott led the Razorbacks in receiving.

Charlie Gelbert

He was the son of American football player Charlie Gelbert, a College Hall of Fame end for the University of Pennsylvania who later had a brief professional football career with the early athletic clubs.

George F. Veenker

In football, Veenker had responsibility for coaching the ends, including College Football Hall of Fame end, Bennie Oosterbaan.

Jeff Siemon

Jeffrey Glenn Siemon (born June 2, 1950 in Rochester, Minnesota) is a former professional American football player and an inductee in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Porterville College

Wayne Hardin (born 1927) – College Football Hall of Famer, former head football coach at Porterville College 1952 and 1953

Warren Schmakel

This group included Bruce Taylor, the 1970 NFL Rookie of The Year (playing for the San Francisco 49ers), Reggie Rucker, Pat Hughes, and Dick Farley, who played for the San Diego Chargers and went on to a Hall of Fame coaching career at Williams College.

Whitey Wistert

Wistert was the first of the three Wistert brothers—he was succeeded by Albert (Al) and Alvin—who were named All-American tackles at Michigan and later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.


see also

Ellery Huntington

Ellery Huntington, Jr. (1893–1987), American football player and coach, head football coach at Colgate University (1919–1921), College Football Hall of Fame inductee, son of the former

Frank Selvy

Selvy was an All-State basketball player at Corbin High School and was a teammate of College Football Hall of Fame inductee Roy Kidd.

KFRU

Kellen Winslow (Fox Sports Net) (member of the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame)

Kitzmiller

Johnny Kitzmiller (1904–1986), American football player and member of the College Football Hall of Fame

Warren Amling

He is the only member of the College Football Hall of Fame to start in an NCAA Final Four game.

Wistert

Alvin Wistert (1916–2005), 1948 and 1949 All-American, 1981 College Football Hall of Fame inductee

Whitey Wistert (1912–1985), 1933 All-American, 1967 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, 1934 Big Ten Baseball MVP, Cincinnati Reds player

Al Wistert (born 1920), 1942 All-American, 1968 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Philadelphia Eagle player