Post by victor2111 on May 16, 2011 22:35:33 GMT -5
No surprise but........
Eddie George to become 29th Buckeye in College Football Hall of Fame
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The College Football Hall of Fame continues to work its way through the annals of Ohio State football and it has now reached the '90s. Running back Eddie George, the 1995 Heisman Trophy winner, will be the 29th Buckeye to join the hall as a member of the 2011 class.
The rest of the class, which will reportedly include former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, will officially be unveiled Wednesday, but George was announced ahead of time to drum up interest. He'll be the 23rd OSU player in the hall, joining six OSU coaches, including George's own coach, John Cooper, who was inducted in 2008.
But George is the first player from the Cooper era. Before George, the most recent OSU player inducted was linebacker Chris Spielman, who finished his playing career in 1987 and went into the Hall last year.
Now five of Ohio State's six Heisman winners will be enshrined, with George joining Les Horvath (inducted in 1969), Vic Janowicz (1976), Hop Cassady (1979) and Archie Griffin (1986). Only 2006 winner Troy Smith hasn't yet been inducted.
George's qualifications are unquestioned. He ran for an OSU-record 1,927 yards in 1995 while winning the Heisman, and he finished his career as the second-leading rusher in school history, with 3,768 yards. He also holds the school record for rushing yards in a game with 314 against Illinois 1995. He received his degree at Ohio State in 2001.
To be eligible, players must be 10 years removed from their college careers and must have been named first-team All-Americans. The hall is located in South Bend, Ind., though the new members will be inducted at a December banquet in New York and then officially enshrined in the summer of 2012.
Those jersey were sweet!!
Eddie George to become 29th Buckeye in College Football Hall of Fame
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The College Football Hall of Fame continues to work its way through the annals of Ohio State football and it has now reached the '90s. Running back Eddie George, the 1995 Heisman Trophy winner, will be the 29th Buckeye to join the hall as a member of the 2011 class.
The rest of the class, which will reportedly include former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, will officially be unveiled Wednesday, but George was announced ahead of time to drum up interest. He'll be the 23rd OSU player in the hall, joining six OSU coaches, including George's own coach, John Cooper, who was inducted in 2008.
But George is the first player from the Cooper era. Before George, the most recent OSU player inducted was linebacker Chris Spielman, who finished his playing career in 1987 and went into the Hall last year.
Now five of Ohio State's six Heisman winners will be enshrined, with George joining Les Horvath (inducted in 1969), Vic Janowicz (1976), Hop Cassady (1979) and Archie Griffin (1986). Only 2006 winner Troy Smith hasn't yet been inducted.
George's qualifications are unquestioned. He ran for an OSU-record 1,927 yards in 1995 while winning the Heisman, and he finished his career as the second-leading rusher in school history, with 3,768 yards. He also holds the school record for rushing yards in a game with 314 against Illinois 1995. He received his degree at Ohio State in 2001.
To be eligible, players must be 10 years removed from their college careers and must have been named first-team All-Americans. The hall is located in South Bend, Ind., though the new members will be inducted at a December banquet in New York and then officially enshrined in the summer of 2012.
Those jersey were sweet!!
