Fourteen former players and coaches will be officially enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame during a ceremony Tuesday night at the Hall’s new home in downtown Atlanta:
Ted Brown, RB, North Carolina State, 1975-78: Thirty-six years later, he remains the ACC's career rushing leader with 4,602 yards. (And that doesn't include 399 he gained in bowl games, which didn't count in official statistics back then.) He is the only player to be named first-team All-ACC four times.
Tedy Bruschi, DE, Arizona, 1992-95: He tied the NCAA Division I-A (now FBS) career record for sacks with 52. He went on to play in five Super Bowls as a linebacker for the New England Patriots.
Ron Dayne, RB, Wisconsin, 1996-99: He is major-college football's career rushing leader with 7,125 yards on 1,220 carries. He twice was named MVP of the Rose Bowl and won the 1999 Heisman Trophy.
Tommie Frazier, QB, Nebraska, 1992-95: He led Nebraska to back-to-back national championships in 1994-95. He ran for 199 yards as the Cornhuskers routed Florida 62-24 in the Fiesta Bowl national-title game at the end of the '95 season, famously breaking seven tackles on a 75-yard touchdown run.
Jerry Gray, DB, Texas, 1981-84: He was a two-time Southwest Conference player of the year and, as a junior, led a Longhorns defense that allowed less than 10 points per game.
Steve Meilinger, E, Kentucky, 1951-53: Selected to the Hall of Fame some six decades after the end of his college career, Meilinger was known as "Mr. Anywhere" by the Wildcats. On offense, he played end, quarterback and halfback; on defense, he played end, linebacker and defensive back; on special teams, he punted and returned punts and kickoffs.
Orlando Pace, OT, Ohio State, 1994-96: Considered by many to be college football's all-time greatest offensive tackle, he was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1997 NFL draft by the St. Louis Rams.
Rod Shoate, LB, Oklahoma, 1972-74: The team leader in tackles for three consecutive seasons, he helped lead the Sooners to a national championship in 1974. He died in 1999.
Percy Snow, LB, Michigan State, 1986-89: He was the first player to win both the Butkus (top linebacker) and Lombardi (top lineman or linebacker) awards in the same season. He still ranks second all-time in tackles at Michigan State.
Vinny Testaverde, QB, Miami (Fla.), 1982, 1984-86: As a senior, he won the Heisman Trophy and led the nation in passing. He had a 21-3 record as the Hurricanes' starting quarterback and was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1987 NFL draft by Tampa Bay.
Don Trull, QB, Baylor, 1961-63: He led the nation in passing yards and touchdown passes in 1963 and in pass completions in '62 and '63. He finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting as a senior.
Danny Wuerffel, QB, Florida, 1993-96: He led the Gators to four consecutive SEC championships and to the school's first national championship in 1996, when he won the Heisman Trophy. He was the SEC career leader in touchdown passes until Georgia's Aaron Murray surpassed him last year.
Wayne Hardin, coach, Navy (1959-64) and Temple (1970-82): He posted a combined record of 118-74-5. At Navy, he twice led the Midshipmen to top-five national rankings and coached Heisman Trophy winners Joe Bellino and Roger Staubach. At Temple, he led the Owls to the only 10-win season in program history in 1979.
Bill McCartney, coach, Colorado, 1982-94: He had a record of 93-55-5 as the Buffaloes' coach — 7-25-1 in his first three seasons and 86-30-4 thereafter. His teams won three consecutive Big Eight championships in 1989-91 and shared the 1990 national championship with Georgia Tech. He retired from coaching after his final team went 11-1.
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