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Inductees Only 0.02% of college football players and coaches can claim the honor of being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Learn more about every record-breaking, trophy-hoisting inductee below.
Active coaches. Seven individuals have coached as College Football Hall of Fame inductees: John Ralston was inducted in 1992 following his tenures with Utah State (1959–1962) and Stanford (1963–1971). He came out of retirement in 1993 to coach San Jose State and remained active through the 1996 season. Chris Ault was inducted in 2002 ...
NameTeamsFirst YearLast Year194019661920194419902005Columbia (IA), DePaul, Holy Cross, Iowa19221964Name College(s) played for Position Year inducted (link to HOF bio) Bob Babich: Miami (OH) Linebacker: 1994: Everett Bacon: Wesleyan: Quarterback: 1966: Reds Bagnell
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Early plans
In 1949, Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, was selected as the site for football's Hall of Fame, via a vote by thousands of sportswriters, coaches, and athletic leaders. Rutgers was chosen for the location because Rutgers and Princeton played the first game of intercollegiate football in New Brunswick on November 6, 1869. Secondary plans in 1967 called for the Hall of Fame to be located at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the location of the first contest under...
Kings Mills
When the New York Attorney General's office began its own investigation, the foundation moved to Kings Mills, Ohio in suburban Cincinnati, where a building finally was constructed adjacent to Kings Island in 1978. In choosing the site, it had been hoped that the museum could attract the same visitors attending the adjacent Kings Island amusement park, but this failed to happen. The Hall opened with good attendance figures early on, but visitation dwindled dramatically as time went on and neve...
South Bend
In September 1991, the National Football Foundation opened a national search for a new location, soliciting bids from cities. It first started by offering bids to cities with local National Football Foundation chapters. Thirty-five such cities replied, including South Bend, Indiana. The South Bend bid proposal was led by Bill Starks and Edward "Moose" Krause of the South Bend chapter of the National Football Foundation, who then approached South Bend mayor Joe E. Kernan about the concept. Ker...
As of 2018, there are 997 players and 217 coaches enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame, representing 308 schools. Thirteen players, two coaches and one inanimate object (the Goodyear Blimp)were slated for induction in 2019.
The National Football Foundation outlines specific criteria that may be used for evaluating a possible candidate for induction into the Hall of Fame. 1. A player must have received major first team All-America recognition. 2. A player becomes eligible for consideration 10 years after his last year of intercollegiate football played. 3. Football ach...
Jan 10, 2022 · COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME QUICK FACTS. When the 2022 Hall of Fame Class is officially inducted in December, only 1,056 players and 226 coaches will have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame from the nearly 5.54 million who have played or coached the game during the past 152 years.
Jan 11, 2021 · He becomes the fourth Rattler coach to enter the College Football Hall of Fame. During his tenure at Florida A&M from 1974-85, Hubbard compiled an 83-48-3 overall record, the third most wins in school history behind fellow College Football Hall of Fame Coaches Jake Gaither (203) and Billy Joe (86). The Rattlers went 6-5, 9-2 and 6-3-2 in his ...
