By Adam Abramson
I couldn't make it to the Waldorf Astoria yesterday, but it was where the 2008 College Football Hall of Fame class was announced, and it's a pretty good list.
Included on it is Don McPherson, former Syracuse quarterback and Heisman runner up. McPherson, a Long Island resident, was a fixture on the XM show this past fall and is one of the more superior football minds I've ever talked the game with.
Also, Lou Holtz is on this list. While I have been very critical of him on here, there's no denying the facts: He's undoubtedly a Hall of Famer. My disdain is purely ESPN-analyst driven.
Here is the full list:
Players
TROY AIKMAN- QB, UCLA (1987- 88)
BILLY CANNON - HB, LSU (1957- 59)
JIM DOMBROWSKI- OT, Virginia (1982- 85)
PAT FITZGERALD- LB, Northwestern (1994- 96)
WILBER MARSHALL- LB, Florida (1980- 83
RUEBEN MAYES- RB, Washington State (1982-85)
RANDALL McDANIEL- OG, Arizona State (1984-87)
DON McPHERSON- QB, Syracuse (1984- 87)
JAY NOVACEK - TE, Wyoming (1982- 84)
DAVE PARKS- SE, Texas Tech (1961- 63)
RON SIMMONS- NG, Florida State (1977- 80)
THURMAN THOMAS- RB, Oklahoma State (1984- 87)
ARNOLD TUCKER- QB, Army (1944- 46)
Coaches
JOHN COOPER- 192-84-6 (.691) -- Tulsa (1977-84), Arizona State (1985-87), Ohio State (1988- 2000)
LOU HOLTZ- 249-132-7 (.651) -- William & Mary (1969-71), North Carolina State (1972-75), Arkansas (1977-83), Minnesota (1984-85), Notre Dame (1986-96), South Carolina (1999-2004)
Congrats to Don and the rest of the class.