North Carolina State University Athletics
Brown On Ballot for 2011 HOF Class
3/7/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
March 7, 2011
2010 ACC Legend: Ted Brown
Brown's NC State resume
RALEIGH, N.C. – “Touchdown” Ted Brown is in the running for college football’s highest honor.
The former first-team All-America running back for the Wolfpack, who remains the ACC’s all-time leading rusher more than three decades after his final carry, is one of 17 first-time candidates for the National Football Foundation’s Football Bowl Subdivision College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011.
Brown, the only four-time first-team All-ACC selection in league history, rushed for 4,602 yards, scored 49 rushing touchdowns and had 27 games with more than 100 rushing yards, all of which still stand as ACC records. He gained an additional 399 yards rushing in three bowl games, making him one of three players in college football history to rush for more than 5,000 career yards.
Brown was a consensus first-team All-America selection in 1978 as a senior and was sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting, after rushing for 1,350 yards and 11 touchdowns in his final season.
This year’s ballot includes 79 former players, all of who were selected as first-team All-Americans, and nine former coaches. The announcement of this year’s FBS class will be made live from New York in May (a specific time and date will be announced later).
Writing letters of recommendation on his behalf were NC State athletics director Debbie Yow, a member of the NFF Board of the Directors; NC State teammate Bill Cowher, who guided the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Super Bowl Championship; former coach Lou Holtz, a 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame; and former University of North Carolina head coach Bill Dooley, the executive director of the Triangle East Chapter of the NFF.
“As a linebacker, I had the unenviable job every day in practice to try to tackle one of the nation’s best college football players, and I know first-hand how difficult it must have been for our opponents to slow him down on game days, both as a runner and a receiver,” Cowher wrote in his letter. “With Ted on our team, the defense always knew there would be enough points on the scoreboard.”
A total of seven former NC State players and coaches have been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, most recently defensive tackle Dennis Byrd (2010). Others associated with the school are players Roman Gabriel, Jim Richter, Jack McDowall and Jim Donnan former coaches Holtz and Buck Shaw.
"It's an enormous honor to just be on the ballot when you think that more than 4.79 million people have played college football," said NFF President & CEO Steven J. Hatchell. "The Hall's requirement of being a first-team All-American creates a much smaller pool of only 1,900 individuals who are even eligible to be on the ballot, so being in today's group of 79 names means an individual is truly among the greatest to ever have played the game, and we are proud to announce their names today."
The ballot was mailed this week to the more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers whose votes will be tabulated and submitted to the NFF's Honors Court, which deliberates and selects the class. Chaired by Gene Corrigan, a former ACC Commissioner and NCAA president, the 13-member NFF Honors Court includes an elite and geographically diverse pool of athletics directors, conference commissioners, Hall of Famers and members of the media.
FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION
PLAYER CANDIDATES
(Candidates are listed alphabetically.)
1. *Carlos Alvarez, Florida, Wide Receiver, 1969-71
2. Otis Armstrong, Purdue, Running Back, 1970-72
3. Steve Bartkowski, California, Quarterback, 1972-74
4. Hal Bedsole, Southern California, Split End, 1961-63
5. Bob Berry, Oregon, Quarterback, 1962-64
6. Eric Bieniemy, Colorado, Running Back, 1987-90
7. Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma, Linebacker, 1984-86
8. *Ted Brown, North Carolina State, Tailback, 1975-78
9. Bob Breunig, Arizona State, Linebacker, 1972-74
10. Tedy Bruschi, Arizona, Defensive End, 1992-95
11. *Brandon Burlsworth, Arkansas, Offensive Guard, 1995-98
12. Dave Butz, Purdue, Defensive Tackle, 1970-72
13. Mark Carrier, Southern California, Defensive Back, 1987-89
14. Dave Casper, Notre Dame, Tight End, 1971-73
15. Gary Collins, Maryland, Wide Receiver, 1958-61
16. Marv Cook, Iowa, Tight End, 1985-88
17. Randall Cunningham, Nevada-Las Vegas, Punter, 1982-84
18. Eric Dickerson, Southern Methodist, Running Back, 1979-82
19. Bobby Douglass, Kansas, Quarterback, 1966-68
20. D.J. Dozier, Penn State, Running Back, 1983-86
21. Don Dufek, Michigan, Defensive Back, 1973-75
22. Doug English, Texas, Defensive Tackle, 1972-74
23. Bill Enyart, Oregon State, Fullback, 1966-68
24. Dave Foley, Ohio State, Offensive Tackle, 1966-68
25. Tony Franklin, Texas A&M, Placekicker, 1975-78
26. *Tommie Frazier, Nebraska, Quarterback, 1992-95
27. Moe Gardner, Illinois, Defensive Tackle, 1987-90
28. *Joe Garten, Colorado, Offensive Guard, 1987-90
29. Willie Gault, Tennessee, Wide Receiver, 1979-82
30. Eddie George, Ohio State, Running Back, 1992-95
31. Kirk Gibson, Michigan State, Wide Receiver, 1975-78
32. Charlie Gogolak, Princeton, Placekicker, 1963-65
33. Jerry Gray, Texas, Defensive Back, 1981-84
34. Curtis Greer, Michigan, Defensive Tackle, 1976-79
35. *Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech, Quarterback, 1996-99
36. Terry Hanratty, Notre Dame, Quarterback, 1966-68
37. Al Harris, Arizona State, Defensive End, 1975-78
38. *Leotis Harris, Arkansas, Offensive Guard, 1974-77
39. Bobby Humphrey, Alabama, Running Back, 1985-88
40. Dick Jauron, Yale, Running Back, 1970-72
41. Tommy Kramer, Rice, Quarterback, 1973-76
42. Tim Krumrie, Wisconsin, Defensive Lineman, 1979-83
43. *Greg Lewis, Washington, Running Back, 1987-90
44. Jess Lewis, Oregon State, Defensive Tackle, 1966-67, 1969
45. *Marty Lyons, Alabama, Defensive Tackle, 1975-78
46. Robert Lytle, Michigan, Running Back, 1974-76
47. Bobby Majors, Tennessee, Defensive Back, 1969-71
48. Paul Martha, Pittsburgh, Running Back, 1961-63
49. Russell Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Defensive Tackle, 1986-90
50. Duncan McColl, Stanford, Defensive End, 1973-76
51. Art Monk, Syracuse, Wide Receiver, 1976-79
52. Paul Naumoff, Tennessee, Linebacker, 1964-66
53. Tom Nowatzke, Indiana, Fullback, 1961-64
54. Jonathan Ogden, UCLA, Offensive Tackle, 1992-95
55. Philip Olsen, Utah State, Defensive End, 1967-69
56. Jim Otis, Ohio State, Fullback, 1967-69
57. *Anthony Poindexter, Virginia, Defensive Back, 1995-98
58. Ron Rivera, California, Linebacker, 1980-83
59. *Willie Roaf, Louisiana Tech, Offensive Lineman, 1990-92
60. Mike Ruth, Boston College, Nose Guard, 1982-85
61. Deion Sanders, Florida State, Defensive Back, 1985-88
62. Jake Scott, Georgia, Defensive Back, 1967-68
63. Jim Seymour, Notre Dame, Wide Receiver, 1966-68
64. Sterling Sharpe, South Carolina, Wide Receiver, 1984-87
65. Will Shields, Nebraska, Offensive Guard, 1989-92
66. Rod Shoate, Oklahoma, Linebacker, 1972-74
67. *Sandy Stephens, Minnesota, Quarterback, 1959-61
68. Matt Stinchcomb, Georgia, Offensive Tackle, 1995-98
69. Darryl Talley, West Virginia, Linebacker, 1979-82
70. *Derrick Thomas, Alabama, Linebacker, 1985-88
71. *Scott Thomas, Air Force, Safety, 1982-85
72. Don Trull, Baylor, Quarterback, 1961-63
73. *Rob Waldrop, Arizona, Defensive Lineman, 1990-93
74. Wesley Walls, Mississippi, Tight End, 1985-88
75. *Gene Washington, Michigan State, Wide Receiver, 1964-66
76. *Lorenzo White, Michigan State, Running Back, 1984-87
77. Clarence Williams, Washington State, Running Back, 1962-64
78. Steve Wisniewski, Penn State, Offensive Guard, 1985-88
79. Scott Woerner, Georgia, Defensive Back, 1977-80
First-time ballot members are indicated with an asterisk (*).
FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION
COACH CANDIDATES
(Candidates are listed alphabetically.)
1. Jim Carlen - West Virginia (1966-69), Texas Tech (1970-74), South Carolina (1975-1981); with a 107-69-6 record (.604)
2. *Lloyd Carr - Michigan (1995-2007); with a 122-40-0 record (.753)
3. *Fisher DeBerry - Air Force (1984-2006); with a 169-109-1 record (.608)
4. Wayne Hardin - Navy (1959-64), Temple (1970-82); with a 118-74-5 record (.612)
5. *Jimmy Johnson - Oklahoma State ( 1979-83), Miami, Fla. (1984-88); with a 81-34-3 record (.700)
6. Bill McCartney - Colorado (1982-94); with a 93-55-5 record (.624)
7. Billy Jack Murphy - Memphis (1958-71); with a 91-44-1 record (.673)
8. Darryl Rogers - Cal State-Hayward (1965), Fresno State (1966-72), San Jose State (1973-75), Michigan State (1976-79), Arizona State (1980-84); with a 129-84-7 record (.602)
9. *R.C. Slocum - Texas A&M (1989-2002); with a 123-47-2 record (.721)
First-time ballot members are indicated with an asterisk (*).
