College Football Hall of Fame Inductees 1981-1990

Class of 1981

  • Ralph “Moon” Baker, Halfback, Northwestern, 1924-1926
  • Vic Bottari, Halfback, California, 1936-1938
  • Bob Devaney, Coach, Wyoming/Nebraska, 1957-1972
  • Nick Drahos, Tackle/End, Cornell, 1938-1940
  • Harvey Harman, Coach, Haverford/Sewanee/Pennsylvania/Rutgers, 1922-1955
  • Walter Koppisch, Halfback, Columbia, 1921-1924
  • Hank Lauricella, Halfback, Tennessee, 1949-1951
  • Bob Lilly, Tackle, Texas Christian, 1958-1960
  • Hugh “The King” McElhenny, Halfback, Washington, 1949-1951
  • Thurman “Fum” McGraw, Tackle, Colorado State, 1946-1949
  • George Morris, Center, Georgia Tech, 1950-1952
  • Tommy Nobis, Linebacker/Guard, Texas, 1963-1965
  • Roger “Roger the Dodger” Staubach, Quarterback, Navy, 1962-1964
  • Herbert “Cobbles” Sturhahn, Guard, Yale, 1924-1926
  • George “Fat” Tallaferro, Halfback, Indiana, 1945, 1947-1948
  • Alvin “Moose” Wistert, Tackle, Boston University/Michigan, 1946-1949

Class of 1982

  • Terry Baker, Quarterback, Oregon State, 1960-1962
  • Bruce Bosley, Tackle, West Virginia, 1952-1955
  • Bill “The Lonely End” Carpenter, End, Army, 1957-1959
  • Hugh “Duke” Gallarneau, Halfback, Stanford, 1938-1940
  • Gene Goodreault, End, Boston College, 1938-1940
  • Shug Jordan, Coach, Auburn, 1951-1975
  • Don “Dandy Don” Meredith, Quarterback, Southern Methodist, 1957-1959
  • Bert Metzger, Guard, Notre Dame, 1928-1930
  • John “Count” Orsi, End, Colgate, 1929-1931
  • Jim Owens, End, Oklahoma, 1946-1949
  • Babe Parilli, Quarterback, Kentucky, 1949-1951
  • Merv Pregulman, Tackle/Center, Michigan, 1941-1943
  • Eddie Price, Fullback, Tulane, 1946-1949
  • Les Richter, Guard, California, 1949-1951
  • Ben Schwartzwalder, Coach, Muhlenberg/Syracuse, 1946-1973
  • Bernie Shively, Guard, Illinois, 1924-1926
  • Lloyd “The Plain Bull” Yoder, Tackle, Carnegie Tech, 1923-1926

Class of 1983

  • John “Bake” Baker, Guard, Southern California, 1929-1931
  • Frank Broyles, Coach, Missouri/Arkansas, 1957-1976
  • Dick Butkus, Center/Linebacker, Illinois 1962-1964
  • Bill “Moose” Fisher, Tackle/Guard, Notre Dame, 1945-1948
  • Arnold Galiffa, Quarterback, Army, 1946-1949
  • Woody Hayes, Coach, Denison, Miami (OH), Ohio State, 1946-1978
  • Lee Roy Jordan, Center, Alabama, 1960-1962
  • Charlie Krueger, Tackle, Texas A&M, 1955-1957
  • Floyd Little, Halfback, Syracuse, 1964-1966
  • Bud McFadin, Guard/Tackle, Texas, 1948-1950
  • Frank Murray, Coach, Marquette, Virginia, 192201949
  • George Owen, Halfback, Harvard, 1920-1922
  • Darrell Royal, Coach, Mississippi State, Washington, Texas, 1954-1976
  • Jack Scarbath, Quarterback, Maryland, 1950-1952
  • William “The Bard of Staten Island” Shakespeare, Halfback, Notre Dame, 1933-1935
  • O.J. “The Juice” Simpson, Halfback, Southern California, 1967-1968
  • Al “Gunga” Sparlis, Guard, UCLA, 1941-1942, 1945
  • Ernie Vick, Center, Michigan, 1918-1921

Class of 1984

  • Lance “Bambi” Alworth, Halfback, Arkansas, 1959-1961
  • Warren Amling, Guard/Tackle, Ohio State, 1944-1946
  • Johnny Bright, Halfback, Drake, 1949-1951
  • Sam “Tiburon Terror” Chapman, Halfback, California, 1935-1937
  • Duffy Daugherty, Coach, Michigan State, 1954-1972
  • Hollie Donan, Tackle, Princeton, 1948-1950
  • Joe “Mean Joe” Greene, Defensive Tackle, North Texas, 1966-1968
  • Bob Griese, Quarterback, Purdue, 1964-1966
  • Bill Hartman, Fullback, Georgia, 1935-1937
  • Jackie Jensen, Fullback, California, 1946-1948
  • Doug Kenna, Quarterback, Army, 1942-1944
  • George “Righteous Reject” Kerr, Guard, Boston College, 1938-1940
  • Bobby Reynolds, Halfback, Nebraska, 1950-1952
  • Joe Romiq, Guard, Colorado, 1959-1961
  • Red “Six-Yard” Sitko, Halfback/Fullback, Notre Dame, 1946-1949
  • Jim “Big Jim” Tatum, Coach, North Carolina/Oklahoma/Maryland, 1942-1958
  • Chuck Taylor, Guard, Stanford, 1940-1942

Class of 1985

  • Doug Atkins, Tackle, Tennessee, 1950-1952
  • George Brown, Guard, Navy/San Diego State, 1942-1943, 1947
  • Dan Devine, Coach, Arizona State/Missouri/Notre Dame, 1955-1980
  • Mike “Iron Mike” Garrett, Halfback, Southern California, 1963-1965
  • Bill Glass, Guard, Baylor, 1954-1956
  • Andy Gustafson, Coach, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), 1926-1963
  • Don Holleder, End/Quarterback, Army, 1953-1955
  • Mike Holovak, Fullback, Boston College, 1940-1942
  • Paul “The Golden Boy” Hornung, Quarterback, Notre Dame, 1954-1956
  • Tommy “Shoo-Fly” McDonald, Halfback, Oklahoma, 1954-1956
  • Fred Miller, Tackle, Notre Dame, 1926-1928
  • Skip Minisi, Halfback, Pennsylvania/Navy, 1944-1947
  • James “Monk” Moscrip, End, Stanford, 1933-1935
  • Robin Olds, Tackle, Army, 1941-1942
  • Steve Redi, Guard, Northwestern, 1934-1936
  • Riley “General” Smith, Quarterback, Alabama, 1933-1935
  • Brock “Slim” Strom, Tackle, Air Force, 1956-1958
  • Steve Suhey, Guard, Penn State, 1942, 1946-1947

Class of 1986

  • Vince “Bananas” Banonis, Center, Detroit, 1939-1941
  • Ron Beagle, End, Navy, 1953-1955
  • Al “Hoya Hercules” Blozis, Tackle, Georgetown, 1939-1941
  • John Brodie, Quarterback, Stanford, 1954-1956
  • Paul “Bear” Bryant, Coach, Maryland/Kentucky/Texas A&M/Alabama, 1945-1982
  • Al “de Ro” DeRogatis, Center/Tackle, Duke, 1945-1948
  • Mike “Iron Mike” Ditka, End, Pittsburgh, 1958-1960
  • Bill Edwards, Coach, Western Reserve/Vanderbilt/Wittenberg
  • Paul Governali, Halfback, Columbia, 1940-1942
  • Archie Griffin, Halfback, Ohio State, 1972-1975
  • E. J. Holub, Center, Texas Tech, 1958-1960
  • Richie “Riverboat Richie” Lucas, Quarterback, Penn State, 1957-1959
  • Charlie “Cholly Mac” McClendon, Coach, Louisiana State, 1962-1979
  • Jack “Gabby” Pardee, Fullback, Texas A&M, 1954-1956
  • Mel Renfro, Halfback, Oregon, 1961-1963
  • Steve Spurrier, Quarterback, Florida, 1964-1966
  • Waddy Young, End, Oklahoma, 1936-1938

Class of 1987

  • Bob Blackman, Coach, Denver/Dartmouth/Illinois/Cornell, 1953-1982
  • Carroll Dale, End, Virginia Tech, 1957-1959
  • Don Heinrich, Quarterback, Washington, 1949-1950, 1952
  • Ted “The Mad Stork” Hendricks, Defensive End, Miami  (FL), 1966-1968
  • Johnny Majors, Halfback, Tennessee, 1954-1956
  • Mike McKeever, Guard, Southern California, 1958-1960
  • David “The Admiral” Nelson, Coach, Hillsdale/Maine/Delaware, 1946-1965
  • Mike Reid, Defensive Tackle. Penn State, 1966, 1968-1969
  • Dick “Richie” Scott, Center, Navy, 1945-1947
  • Jim Ray Smith, Tackle, Baylor, 1952-1954
  • Joe Steffy, Guard, Tennessee/Army, 1944-1947
  • Fran Tarkenton, Quarterback, Georgia, 1958-1960
  • Thad “Pie” Vann, Coach, Southern Mississippi, 1949-1968
  • George Webster, Linebacker, Michigan State, 1964-1966
  • Bob “Westy” Westfall, Fullback, Michigan, 1939-1941
  • Tommy Yarr, Center, Notre Dame, 1929-1931
  • Ron Yary, Tackle, Southern California, 1965-1967

Class of 1988

  • Maxie Baughan, Center, Georgia Tech, 1957-1959
  • Gary “The Great One” Beban, Quarterback, UCLA, 1965-1967
  • Forrest Behm, Tackle, Nebraska, 1938-1940
  • Marty Below, Tackle, Wisconsin/Oshkosh, 1918-1923
  • Bob Chappuis, Halfback, Michigan, 1942, 1946-1947
  • Darrell Lester, Center, Texas Christian, 1933-1935
  • John McKay, Coach, Southern California, 1960-1975
  • Jack Mollenkopf, Coach, Purdue, 1955-1969
  • Doyt Perry, Coach, Bowling Green, 1955-1964
  • Jack Riley, Tackle, Northwestern, 1929-1931
  • Ron “Jingle Joints” Sellers, Wide Receiver, Florida State, 1966-1968
  • Lee Roy Selmon, Defensive Tackle, Oklahoma, 1972-1975
  • Bubba Smith, Defensive End, Michigan State, 1964-1966
  • Bob “Bobby” Williams, Quarterback, Notre Dame, 1948-1950
  • George “Mike” Wilson, Halfback, Lafayette, 1926-1928

Class of 1989

  • Joe Aillet, Coach, Louisiana Tech, 1940-1966
  • Donny “The Golden Palomino” Anderson, Halfback, Texas Tech, 1963-1965
  • Paul Cleary, End, Southern California, 1946-1947
  • Larry “Zonk” Csonka, Fullback, Syracuse, 1965-1967
  • Bump Elliott, Halfback, Purdue/Michigan, 1943-1944, 1946-1947
  • Roman “Gabe” Gabriel, Quarterback, North Carolina State, 1959-1961
  • Sid Gillman, Coach, Miami (OH)/Cincinnati, 1944-1954
  • John “Jack” Green, Guard, Tulane/Army, 1942-1945
  • Matt Hazeltine, Center, California, 1951-1954
  • Frank Howard, Coach, Clemson, 1940-1969
  • Bob Johnson, Center, Tennessee, 1965-1967
  • Ted Kwalick, Tight End, Penn State, 1966-1968
  • Archie Manning, Quarterback, Mississippi, 1968-1970
  • Edgar “Eggs” Manske, End, Northwestern, 1931-1933
  • Bob Schloredt, Quarterback, Washington, 1958-1960
  • Aurealius Thomas, Guard, Ohio State, 1955-1957
  • Warren Woodson, Coach, Central Arkansas/Hardin-Simmons/Arizona/New Mexico State/Trinity, 935-1973

Class of 1990

  • Harry “Blond Beast” Bauian, Coach, Dayton, 1923-1946
  • Don “Bull” Bosseler, Fullback, Miami (FL) 1953-1956
  • Ron Burton, Halfback, Northwestern, 1957-1959
  • Earl “The Tyler Rose” Campbell, Halfback, Texas, 1974-1977
  • Jack “Flying” Cloud, Fullback, William & Mary, 1946-1949
  • Dick Colman, Coach, Princeton, 1957-1968
  • Ray Graves, Coach, Florida, 1960-1969
  • Jack Ham, Linebacker, Penn State, 1968-1970
  • Leroy Keyes, Halfback, Purdue, 1966-1968
  • Vaughn “Cisco” Mancha, Center, Alabama, 1944-1947
  • Mike McGee, Guard, Duke, 1957-1959
  • Wayne “Double L” Millner, End, Notre Dame, 1933-1935
  • Ed “Big Mo” Molinski, Guard, Tennessee, 1938-1940
  • Jim Plunkett, Jr. Quarterback, Stanford, 1968-1970
  • Max Starcevich, Guard, Washington, 1934-1936
  • John Tavener, Center, Indiana, 1941-1944

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