2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class Announced

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Jan. 7, 2019) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class, which includes the names of 13 First Team All-America players and two standout coaches. The inductees were selected from the national ballot of 76 All-America players and six elite coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and the 100 players and 32 coaches from the divisional ranks.

PLAYERS:

• TERRELL BUCKLEY – DB, Florida State (1989-91)
• RICKEY DIXON – DB, Oklahoma (1984-87)
• LONDON FLETCHER – LB, John Carroll [OH] (1995-97)
• JACOB GREEN – DL, Texas A&M (1977-79)
• TORRY HOLT – WR, North Carolina State (1995-98)
• RAGHIB ISMAIL – KR/WR, Notre Dame (1988-90)
• DARREN McFADDEN – RB, Arkansas (2005-07)
• JAKE PLUMMER – QB, Arizona State (1993-96)
• TROY POLAMALU – DB, Southern California (1999-2002)
• JOE THOMAS – OL, Wisconsin (2003-06)
• LORENZO WHITE – RB, Michigan State (1984-87)
• PATRICK WILLIS – LB, Mississippi (2003-06)
• VINCE YOUNG – QB, Texas (2003-05)

 
COACHES:

• DENNIS ERICKSON – 179-96-1 (65.0%); Idaho (1982-85, 2006), Wyoming (1986), Washington State (1987-88), Miami [FL] (1989-94), Oregon State (1999-2002), Arizona State (2007-11)
• JOE TAYLOR – 233-96-4 (70.6%); Howard (1983), Virginia Union (1984-91), Hampton (1992-2007), Florida A&M (2008-12)

About The National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame
Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include Football Matters^®, the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, The William V. Campbell Trophy^®, annual scholarships of more than $1.3 million and a series of initiatives to honor the legends of the past and inspire the leaders of the future. NFF corporate partners include Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments – a proud partner of the Campbell Trophy^®, Herff Jones, New York Athletic Club, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the Sports Business Journal, SportsManias, Under Armour and VICIS. Learn more at footballfoundation.org.