And what's a girl doing in the College HoF, anyway? Slef E.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Benefield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:51 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Alabama legend Bennett to be inducted into CollegeFootball Hall of Fame > pat who? > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Pat Dye? What a joke. >> >> RTR >> LC >> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > >> > http://www.tidesports.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050518/NEWS/50518005/1011 >> > >> > Alabama legend Bennett to be inducted into College >> > Football Hall of Fame >> > >> > By Ralph D. Russo >> > The Associated Press >> > May 18, 2005 >> > >> > NEW YORK | Cornelius Bennett found out about his >> > election into the College Football Hall of Fame >> > about a month ago, and was asked to keep it to >> > himself until it was formally announced. >> > >> > He couldn't keep the good news totally secret. >> > >> > "I had to call and tell Momma and I had to tell my >> > wife," the former Alabama linebacker said at a > news >> > conference Wednesday. "If I didn't tell them I >> > wouldn't be here today." >> > >> > Bennett, Heisman Trophy winner John Huarte and >> > Southern California tailback Anthony Davis are > among >> > the 11 players and two coaches that make up the > 2005 >> > Hall of Fame class. They will be inducted in >> > December at an awards banquet in New York and >> > enshrined at the hall in South Bend, Ind., next >> > year. >> > >> > Also entering the Hall of Fame are Pittsburgh >> > offensive lineman Mark May, Michigan defensive > back >> > Tom Curtis, Penn State offensive tackle Keith >> > Dorney, Ohio State end Jim Houston, Texas fullback >> > Roosevelt Leaks, Oklahoma running back Joe >> > Washington, Stanford defensive lineman Paul Wiggin >> > and Illinois wide receiver David Williams. >> > >> > Don Nehlen, the winningest coach in West Virginia >> > history, and Pat Dye, who won four Southeastern >> > Conference titles in 12 seasons at Auburn, round > out >> > the latest class. >> > >> > Bennett finished seventh in the Heisman balloting > as >> > a senior in 1986 and won the Lombardi Award as the >> > nation's top lineman or linebacker. >> > >> > "It's a great honor, something that we're really >> > going to cherish," said Bennett, who played in > four >> > Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills. "I can bring > my >> > kids to South Bend and show them that Daddy was an >> > all right football player." >> > >> > Huarte won the Heisman for Notre Dame in 1964, >> > quarterbacking the Fighting Irish to a share of > the >> > national title. >> > >> > Davis finished second in the Heisman voting as a >> > senior in 1974, but his signature game came in > 1972 >> > when he scored six touchdowns against Notre Dame. >> > >> > May is the fourth member of the 1980 Pittsburgh > team >> > to make the college Hall of Fame, along with Dan >> > Marino, Hugh Green and Jimbo Covert. >> > >> > Like Bennett, May had a long, successful pro > career >> > as part of one of the most famous offensive lines > in >> > NFL history - the Washington Redskins' "Hogs." >> > >> > "The NFL Hall of Fame would be great, but for me >> > this is it," May said. >> > >> > Nehlen was the 17th coach in Division I-A history > to >> > win 200 games and finished his career 202-128-8. >> > During 21 seasons in Morgantown, W. Va., he won > 149 > === Message Truncated === > > > > > Yahoo! Mail > Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the > tour: > http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html > > > _______________________________________________ > RTF mailing list > [email protected] > http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net _______________________________________________ RTF mailing list [email protected] http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
