Brooks, Cunningham top 2016 College Football Hall of Fame inductees
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Former Florida State linebacker Derrick Brooks and former UNLV quarterback and punter Randall Cunningham headline the College Football Hall of Fame's inductee class of 2016.
The class includes 14 players and two coaches:
| Position | Player | School | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Marlin Briscoe | Nebraska-Omaha | 1964-1967 |
| LB | Derrick Brooks | Florida State | 1991-1994 |
| LB | Tom Cousineau | Ohio State | 1975-1978 |
| P/QB | Randall Cunningham | UNLV | 1982-1984 |
| RB | Troy Davis | Iowa State | 1994-1996 |
| DT | William Fuller | North Carolina | 1981-1983 |
| QB | Bert Jones | LSU | 1970-1972 |
| DL | Tim Krumrie | Wisconsin | 1979-1982 |
| TE | Pat McInally | Harvard | 1972-1974 |
| DE | Herb Orvis | Colorado | 1969-1971 |
| LB | Bill Royce | Ashland | 1990-1993 |
| OG | Mike Utley | Washington State | 1985-1988 |
| DB | Scott Woerner | Georgia | 1977-1980 |
| DB | Rod Woodson | Purdue | 1983-1986 |
| Coach | School | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bowes | New Hampshire | 1972-1998 | 175-106-5 |
| Frank Girardi | Lycoming | 1972-2007 | 257-97-5 |
QUICK HITS:
- Briscoe, known as the Magician, set 22 school records as a quarterback for Nebraska-Omaha from 1964-67.
- Brooks was a two-time All-America linebacker and helped Florida State win its first national championship in 1993.
- Cousineau is the 25th Ohio State player to be selected for the Hall of Fame. The star linebacker is second in school history with 569 tackles from 1975-78.
- Cunningham became the career passing and punting leader at UNLV from 1982-84.
- Davis is the only player in FBS history to reach 2,000 yards rushing in a season twice. He was a Heisman Trophy finalists for Iowa State in both 1995 and 1996.
- Fuller played defensive tackle from 1981-83 and still owns the North Carolina record with 57 tackles for loss.
- Jones was fourth in the Heisman voting with LSU in 1972 and finished his career as the school leader in yards passing and touchdown passes.
- Krumrie started all 46 career games at defensive line for Wisconsin from 1979-82 and still holds the school record with 276 career solo tackles.
- McInally finished his career at Harvard in 1974 as the school's career leader in touchdowns, receptions, and receiving yards. He also served as the team's punter.
- Orvis played defensive end for Colorado from 1969-71 and finished his career as the schools' career leader in sacks with 20.
- Royce is one of the most decorated defensive players in Division II history. He set an Ashland record in 1993 with 20.5 sacks.
- Woerner helped Georgia to a perfect season and national championship in 1980 and had two interceptions in the Bulldogs' Sugar Bowl victory against Notre Dame.
- Woodson, a three-time All-Big Ten selection from 1984-86, started all 45 games of his career at Purdue. He finished his career with 444 tackles and 11 interceptions.
- Bowles is the winningest coach in the history of the Yankee Conference/Atlantic 10 with a record of 175-106-5 from 1972-98 for New Hampshire.
- Girardi ranks 16th in NCAA history in wins across all divisions with 257 during his 36 years at Lycoming in Pennsylvania.
The group will be inducted in Atlanta in December.
- With files from The Associated Press