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Black College Football Hall of Fame

The seven-member Class of 2014 was inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame Saturday in Atlanta.

This year's class included Michael Strahan, a dominant defensive lineman at Texas Southern who later became a Pro Football Hall of Famer and current TV personality.

John Stallworth was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after a stellar career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he was also a two-time all-conference receiver during his career at Alabama A&M.

Willie 'Satellite' Totten was a record-setting quarterback at Mississippi Valley in the early 1980s, many of those passes to Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice. Totten is currently the quarterbacks coach at Alabama A&M.

Doug Wilkerson was a dominant offensive lineman at North Carolina Central and was a first-round draft pick of the Houston Oilers in 1970.

Robert Brazile (right) was a ferocious linebacker at Jackson State who would later have a stellar career with the Houston Oilers. 'Dr. Doom' was the NFL defensive rookie of the year in 1975.

Marino Casem, also known as The Godfather, won 159 games and four black college national championships in a career that saw him coach in four different decades. Casem is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

The other member of this year's class was former Morgan State running back Leroy Kelly, who starred for the Bears from 1960-63 and was later voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Black College Football Hall of Fame was co-founded by former Grambling quarterbacks James 'Shack' Harris (right) ....

.... and Doug Williams, who served two stints as head coach at his alma mater and also coached for one season at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

Williams chats with Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank during Saturday's event.

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The seven-member Class of 2014 was inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame Saturday in Atlanta.

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