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1 The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc. 22 Maple Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960, NEWS RELEASE Contact: Rick Walls, Director of Public Relations Or Matt Sweeney, Special Projects Coordinator at FIFTEEN PLAYERS AND THREE COACHES TO ENTER COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME April 19, 2001 New York, NY During a 1:00pm ET press conference in New York, National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Chairman Jon F. Hanson and Honors Chairman Gene Corrigan revealed the names of the 2001 Division I-A College Football Hall of Fame Class COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS PLAYERS 1. Jon Arnett Southern California Halfback Kevin Butler Georgia Placekicker Anthony Carter Michigan Wide Receiver Dick Duden Navy End Tim Green Syracuse Defensive Tackle Ralph Guglielmi Notre Dame Quarterback John Hicks Ohio State Tackle 1970, Keith Jackson Oklahoma Tight End Terry Kinard Clemson Defensive Back D.D. Lewis Mississippi State Linebacker Donald McCauley North Carolina Running Back John Outland Kansas, Pennsylvania Tackle 1895, Glenn Ressler Penn State Lineman Brad Van Pelt Michigan State Defensive Back Steve Young Brigham Young Quarterback COACHES 1. Barry Switzer Oklahoma Grant Teaff McMurry, Angelo State, Baylor Bill Yeoman Houston We are pleased to honor these outstanding players and have their exploits on the gridiron live on forever in the College Football Hall of Fame, stated Chairman Jon F. Hanson. I would like to thank the members of the Foundation s Honors Court for their efforts in selecting an exceptional class.

2 Page 2 Honors Court Chairman Gene Corrigan said, With so many strong candidates on the ballot, our charge of selecting the Hall of Fame class was difficult. Our goal was to select a class that represented the many positions in the game as well as different areas of the country. I feel we have accomplished that this year with an extremely talented, diverse group of athletes. INDUCTEE BIOGRAPHIES Jon Arnett University of Southern California Back, Capitalizing on his all-around athletic ability, Jon Arnett made an immediate impact on the Trojan s success in just his first year, leading the team in pass interceptions, rushing, scoring, passing, placekicking, and punting, averaging 40.4 yards per punt. In 1955 he continued his dominance leading the team in just about every offensive and defensive category. Rushing for 672 yards and passing for 150, Arnett tallied 108 points on 15 touchdowns and 18 conversions, earning First Team All-Pac 8 honors and First Team All-America Honors. The West Coast Football Writers named him the Voit Trophy winner as the most outstanding player on the Pacific Coast, and he finished 10 th in the Heisman Trophy voting. Team Captain his senior year, Arnett repeated as the Voit Trophy winner and was selected First Team All-Conference for the second time. In his career, he averaged 5.7 yards per carry, rushed for 1,898 yards and scored 30 touchdowns. He also completed 37 completed passes for 447 yards and one touchdown, and on top of it all, averaged 24.2 yards per kickoff return. The USC track team also benefited from Arnett s talent, winning two NCAA team titles. After his collegiate career, Arnett embarked on a professional football career, playing for the Los Angeles Rams from and the Chicago Bears from Since then, he has worked in the consulting business and was elected to the USC Athletic Hall of Fame.

3 Page 3 Kevin Butler University of Georgia Placekicker Butler did it! - over and over again. When in range, Butler was called upon by Hall of Fame Coach Vince Dooley to kick the crucial field goal, often providing the winning margin for the Bulldogs and propelling them to two SEC titles, two Sugar Bowls, one Cotton Bowl, a Citrus Bowl and a record. A three time First Team All-Southeastern Conference selection and Consensus All-America choice as a senior, Butler was responsible for a majority of Georgia s points, racking up 353 on 77 field goals and 122 extra points, the second highest total in SEC history by any player and the most in Bulldog history. In his career, he made 78.5 percent of his field goal attempts converting 77 of 98, and set the school record with a 60 yarder against Clemson. Butler was recently named to All-Century Teams selected by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Sports Illustrated, and chosen as a Third Team member of the ABC Sports College Football All-Time All- America Team (modern players). Butler produced similar results while playing at the professional level for the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals. From , Butler was a key component of the Bears and kicked three field goals in their Super Bowl XX victory. He ended his career in 1997 with the Arizona Cardinals with 1,208 points, sixth most all-time among NFL Kickers. Anthony Carter University of Michigan Wide Receiver, One of the greatest receivers in college football history and holder of most of the University of Michigan s school records, Anthony Carter could get open at will and was a threat to score every time he touched the ball. As a sophomore, Carter earned his first of three All-America honors being named to the First Team. He became the first sophomore ever to be named the team s MVP and finished tenth in the Heisman Trophy voting. In 1981 he was a unanimous All-America selection and finished seventh in the Heisman voting. In 1982 he finished fourth, was once again a unanimous All-America pick, and was named Big Ten Player of the Year. A three time All-Big Ten selection, Carter helped his teams to a 28-6 conference record, a overall mark, and to four Bowl Games, including a Rose and Bluebonnet Bowl victory. He holds Michigan records for career receptions with 161, receiving yards with 3,076, receiving touchdowns with 37, career 100-yard games with 14, kickoff returns with 63, kickoff return yardage with 1,606, punt returns with 81, and punt return yardage with 904. His 244 career points broke Tom Harmon s record of 237 and currently ranks fifth in school history. He set the career scoring record with 40 touchdowns, which now ranks second. Following his collegiate career, Carter played professionally for three years with the Michigan Panthers of the USFL before signing with the Minnesota Vikings, where he played from He played two years with the Detroit Lions before retiring and going into private business.

4 page 4 Dick Duden United States Naval Academy End, Considered one of the greatest athletes in Naval Academy history, Dick Duden earned nine varsity letters while at the academy three each in football, basketball, and baseball. At 6-3, 215 pounds, big for that era, Dick Duden played a key role in Navy s success from , leading the Midshipmen to a record. As team captain his senior year, Dick received consensus All-America honors and was chosen as the recipient of The Washington Touchdown Club Lineman of the Year Award (Knute Rockne Award). He also won the Naval Academy Athletic Association Sword as the top athlete in the graduating Class of Following graduation, Duden served as an officer in the Navy from , then played professionally for one year with the New York Giants in 1949 before his career was cut short by a knee injury. He returned to the Navy from and took over the job of freshman football coach. In 16 seasons in this position, he compiled a record. In 1973 a panel of sportswriters selected an All-Time Army-Navy Team and Dick Duden was on it. Tim Green Syracuse University Defensive Tackle, An All-American on the field and in the classroom, Tim Green was the anchor of the Orangemen defensive line from sacking quarterbacks and stopping enemy ball carriers. His sophomore, junior, and senior season sack totals led the team and remain the three highest season totals in school history. Green s best season may have been his junior year when he recorded career-highs with 101 tackles and 15 sacks. As a senior co-captain, Green recorded another 13.5 sacks to become Syracuse s all-time sack leader with 45 for his career. He added his name to the record book again when he recorded four sacks in a game against VPI, and his 341 career tackles rank seventh in school history. Green was both a three-time First Team All-ECAC and three-time First Team All-East selection. In his senior year, he received national acclaim as a unanimous All-America selection and was named ECAC Co-Player of the Year. In addition to his All-America status, Green also excelled in the classroom and in the community and was recognized with a prestigious National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame National Scholar-Athlete Award. Green went on to play eight seasons in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons from and is now enjoying a second career as a football broadcaster.

5 Page 5 Ralph Guglielmi University of Notre Dame Quarterback, Ralph Guglielmi saw time on both sides of the ball for Notre Dame, but excelled as the Fighting Irish quarterback prompting Coach Frank Leahy to call him the school s greatest passer. He started the final three games of his freshman season and would remain the starting quarterback for the remainder of his career. As the team s leading passer from , it s no wonder that Guglielmi broke the four-year total yards passing record completing 208 of 435 passes for 3,117 years and 18 touchdowns. As the holder of the school record for the lowest percentage for interceptions thrown, Guglielmi is still tied for the most consecutive games having completed a pass with 34. Proving he was quite a mobile quarterback, Guglielmi also carried the ball 187 times for 200 yards and 12 touchdowns. As a defensive back, he led the Fighting Irish in two consecutive seasons pulling in a total of 10 interceptions. A unanimous All-America selection in 1954 and fourth place finisher in the Heisman Trophy balloting, Guglielmi was selected to play in the College All-Star Game and was named the game s MVP. After graduation, Guglielmi played one year for the Washington Redskins before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force. In 1958 he returned to the Redskins for three more seasons and then played one season each for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Eagles. John Hicks Ohio State University Tackle, 1970, In 1970 Hicks came onto the Buckeye scene and won the job as a starting tackle. He unfortunately missed his sophomore year due to a knee injury, but rebounded to put together two spectacular seasons in 1972 and During Hicks three years, Ohio State posted an incredible record, and each year, Ohio State won the Big Ten Championship and went to the Rose Bowl, making Hicks the first person from OSU to play in three Rose Bowls. In 1972 Hicks was recognized as a First Team All-America selection and earned his first of two All-Big Ten honors. He repeated his All-Conference honors his senior year and again earned All-America honors, this time as a unanimous selection. His stellar senior season and dominance of the line of scrimmage caught the eye of the voters as Hicks won the Lombardi Award as the nation s most outstanding lineman and the Outland Trophy as the nation s best interior lineman. He also placed second in the Heisman Trophy voting, an unusual feat for a lineman. Following his collegiate career, he was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants, was named Rookie of the Year, and later played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

6 Page 6 Keith Jackson University of Oklahoma Tight End, In Keith Jackson s four years, the Oklahoma Sooners utilized a run-oriented offense coupled with a strategic passing attack to bowl over opponents posting a remarkable record. As an integral component of the Sooner offense as a blocker and prime receiver, Jackson led the Sooners to the National Championship in A three time All-Big 8 selection, Jackson averaged 28.8 yards per reception as a junior and received unanimous All-America recognition. As a senior, he matched his previous year s output averaging 27.5 yards per catch and again was a unanimous All-America selection. At the conclusion of his career, Jackson was the school s leading receiver as a tight end, with 1,470 yards on 62 receptions for a career average of 23.7 yards per catch. Academically, Jackson was a four-time Academic All-Conference selection and became the first Sooner to win an NCAA Top Six Award. Following college, Jackson played professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, and on the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers. Terry Kinard Clemson University Defensive Back, With Terry Kinard dominating the defensive secondary from , the Clemson Tigers posted a record and won the 1981 National Championship. His Coach Danny Ford stated, Terry Kinard is the best safety I ve ever coached. He was a dominating tackler who also could break on the ball and make the interception. Kinard filled up the secondary and led the team in interceptions three of his four years. A two-time All- Atlantic Coast Conference selection, Kinard remains Clemson s all-time record holder for interceptions with 17 (second in the ACC), takeaways with 19, and tackles by a defensive back with 294. In the team s national championship season, Kinard earned Consensus All-America honors. The following year, he was a unanimous All-America pick and was named National Defensive Player of the Year by CBS Sports and Chevrolet. He is the only player in Clemson history to be a unanimous All- America selection. Kinard s consistent supremacy at his position was evident as the team s leading tackler his senior year, grading out at over 100% by his coaches in his last 24 games. He was selected to play in the Hula Bowl and the Senior Bowl, in which he was the game s MVP. Kinard is a member of the Clemson Hall of Fame and selected as the starting defensive back for the USA Today College Football team of the 1980s. He was the first round draft pick of the New York Giants, where he played from making the Pro Bowl once and then with the Houston Oilers in 1990.

7 Page 7 D.D Lewis Mississippi State University Linebacker, A two-way player and three-year starter, D.D. Lewis led Mississippi State in tackles and assists all three of his varsity seasons and was named team captain his senior year. Hall of Fame Coach Bear Bryant called D.D. Lewis the best linebacker in the country. Despite being on teams that went 7-23, Lewis earned All-Southeastern Conference honors twice and was a First Team All-America selection his senior year. Repeatedly anointed as the top linebacker in the Southeastern Conference, Lewis made a distinct impression on rival coaches Hall of Fame inductee Bill Yeoman applauded Lewis ability to recover and pursue and said he was the finest linebacker he had seen that year. Following the 1967 season, Hall of Fame coach Vince Dooley said he was the best linebacker Georgia had faced - He s terrific. At the end of his senior year, Lewis was selected to play in the Senior Bowl, Coaches All-Star Game, and the Blue/Gray Game where he was named to the Hall of Fame. Lewis is a member of the Mississippi State, Tennessee, Knoxville, Blue/Gray Game, and State of Mississippi Sports Halls of Fame. Following his collegiate career, Lewis played professionally for the Dallas Cowboys for 13 years and appeared in 27 playoff games and five Super Bowls. Don McCauley University of North Carolina Tailback, A two-time First Team All-Conference selection and two-time Conference Player of the Year, Don McCauley ran over, through, and around defenses in the Atlantic Coast Conference, breaking just about every rushing record possible. The versatile McCauley contributed to the team as a receiver, rusher, kick returner, and punter, leading the team in most categories. In 1970 he led the nation in rushing with 1,720 yards and all-purpose running with 2,021 yards. His 1,720 yards rushing broke the NCAA record and continues to withstand the test of time ranking as the second highest total in ACC history and the highest at North Carolina. A consensus All-America selection and team captain his senior year, McCauley led the conference in scoring with 21 touchdowns for 126 points and continues to hold numerous school records. His career numbers show 5,014 all-purpose yards compiled from 3,172 rushing yards, 786 yards receiving, and 1,056 yards on kick returns. In addition, he led the team in punting with 48 punts for 1,845 yards - a 38.4 yard average. Following his collegiate career, North Carolina retired his number 23 jersey and McCauley went on to have a successful 11-year professional career with the Baltimore Colts.

8 Page 8 John Outland University of Kansas / University of Pennsylvania Tackle, 1895 / One of only a few players in history ever to be named All-America at two positions, John Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in 1898 at tackle and consensus All-America honors at back in In the fall of 1985, Outland entered the University of Kansas never having played football in his life, but while watching practice one afternoon, he was seen by the varsity captain who induced him to put on a uniform and enter the game. Three days later he was playing on the varsity team. After a 6-1 season, he transferred to Pennsylvania where he found his home. From , Outland and Hall of Fame teammate Truxton Hare, led Penn to a record. Outland obtained his medical degree and was a surgeon during World War I, rising to the rank of major. He tried his hand at coaching at Franklin & Marshall College in 1900, Kansas in 1901, and Washburn Outland had always contended that football tackles and guards deserved greater recognition and conceived the Outland Trophy as a means of providing this recognition. Today the Outland Trophy is recognized as one of the nation s most prestigious awards, given to the nation s most outstanding interior lineman. Dr. Outland died March 24,1947. Glenn Ressler Penn State University Lineman, A three year letterman and mainstay of the Penn State teams that won the Lambert Trophy in 1962 and 1964, Glenn Ressler played center and middle guard under legendary Hall of Fame coach Rip Engle. As a junior, Ressler registered 51 unassisted tackles, including 15 in an upset victory over Ohio State. For his outstanding performance in Penn State s 27-0 victory over No. 1 Ohio State, Ressler was named the Lineman of the Week by the Associated Press and Sports Illustrated, and was named the nation s top college lineman by the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association. A two-time All-East selection, Ressler was named to the All-ECAC Team in 1964 and gained national attention as a consensus All-America selection. He topped his career off by becoming the 1964 recipient of the Maxwell Award as the nation s most outstanding player. In addition, Ressler was named to the Athletic Honor Roll for Scholastic Excellence and participated in the East/West Shrine Game and the Hula Bowl. Following his collegiate career, Ressler embarked on a ten-year professional career with the Baltimore Colts from and was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.

9 Page 9 Brad Van Pelt Michigan State University Defensive Back, While playing defensive back at Michigan State, Brad Van Pelt s presence made the Spartans one of the toughest teams in the nation to run or pass against. In 1971 Van Pelt s team leading 92 hits, four interceptions, and two touchdowns helped the Spartans to a #2 ranking in Big Ten total defense. A two-time First Team All-Big Ten selection, Van Pelt recorded 84 hits and six interceptions in 1972 to aid the Spartan defense in holding their opponents to only 2.4 yards per rush. Earning First Team All- America recognition in 1971 and unanimous honors in 1972, Van Pelt was the Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Year, the Columbus Touchdown Club Defensive Back of the Year, and the first defensive back ever to win the Maxwell Award, as the nation s top collegiate player. He closed out his career with 256 tackles and was number two on the school s career interception list with 14. Van Pelt finished 13 th in the Heisman Trophy balloting and saw action in the College All-Star Game, the East-West Shrine Game and the Hula Bowl. The gridiron leader also earned varsity letters in baseball and basketball and went on to a brilliant 14 year career in the NFL with the New York Giants, being named All-Pro five times. The New York Giants named him Player of the Decade for the 1970s. Steve Young Brigham Young University Quarterback, One of the greatest collegiate quarterbacks of all time, Steve Young was consistently at the top of all the nation s statistical categories for quarterbacks en route to setting 13 NCAA records. As a junior, he averaged yards per game in total offense (second in the nation), earning All-Western Athletic Conference recognition and Conference Player of the Year honors. In his senior season he repeated as a First Team All-WAC selection, completed 306 of 429 passing attempts for a remarkable.713 percentage and led BYU to their second straight Holiday Bowl. His.713 completion percentage along with 3,802 yards passing, 4,246 yards of total offense, and 33 touchdowns, all led the nation. Few rival Young s career totals. He completed 592 of 907 passing attempts for a.652 completion percentage, threw for 7,733 yards and 56 touchdowns, and his 8,817 yards of total offense in only 31 games is amazing. A unanimous All-America and Academic All-Conference selection, Young was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy and received a National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar- Athlete Award in recognition of his excellence on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. Young recently retired after 15 seasons in the NFL where he earned two Most Valuable Player Awards, seven trips to the Pro Bowl and led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl title in 1995.

10 Page 10 Coach Barry Switzer University of Oklahoma, In 1966, Barry Switzer came to Oklahoma as an offensive line coach and the following year was named offensive coordinator. In 1970, he convinced Coach Chuck Fairbanks to switch to the wishbone offense. This switch made way for Oklahoma s second football dynasty and the rest is history. When Coach Switzer took over the reigns in 1973, he worked the wishbone to perfection, and over the next 16 years, he became Oklahoma s All-Time winningest coach. He posted a record for a remarkable.837 winning percentage, which ranks fourth best in NCAA Division I-A history. His Sooner teams won three national championships ( , 85), 12 Big-8 Conference championships, and won eight of 13 bowl appearances. Averaging 32.1 points per game and holding their opponents to 12.8 points per game, the Sooners ran off 28 straight victories and 37 without a defeat. In 1994, Switzer was hired as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys leading them to the Super Bowl XXX championship. He resigned prior to the 1998 season and now frequently contributes his time and energy to many worthwhile causes which benefit the Special Olympics, the Society to Prevent Blindness, the Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce, and scholarship programs for minority students. Coach Grant Teaff McMurry , Angelo State , Baylor Grant Teaff has made an indelible mark on the game of college football in so many ways. Beyond his lengthy successful coaching career, primarily at Baylor, Coach Teaff continues to impact amateur football and the way it is coached and administered. At the time when Grant Teaff took over at Baylor, many people felt that they should drop from Division I. Over the years, he successfully rebuilt the Baylor program. As Baylor s all-time winningest coach with 128 victories, Teaff led the Bears to eight bowl appearances and two Southwestern Conference Championships. His 83 conference wins is fourth all-time in the SWC and his 239 games coached is second all-time in the SWC. On six occasions, Teaff was named Southwest Conference Coach of the Year, and in 1974, AFCA and the Football Writers Association of America named him National Coach of the Year. He was selected to coach in 12 postseason all-star games and is a member of the SWC Hall of Honor and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Throughout his coaching career and since, Teaff served on numerous NCAA committees and has received several awards for distinguished service. Currently the executive director of the American Football Coaches Association, Teaff has reorganized, modernized and re-energized coaches across America. He continues to be a role model for coaches at all levels.

11 Page 11 Coach Bill Yeoman University of Houston, Responsible for building the Houston program from the ground up, and winning every time they moved to the next level, Coach Yeoman was known as an innovator who developed an offensive style of football that had great impact, not only in the Southwest Conference but the entire nation. Yeoman saw many firsts in his days as a head coach. His greatest legacy may be the inventing of the Veer Offense, an offense that gave opponents fits during his coaching career. His teams also played in the first college football games indoors and on Astroturf in the Astrodome in 1965 and 1966 respectively. Yeoman s 160 victories are the most in Houston s history and rank 51st on the NCAA all-time wins list. The Cougars won four Southwest Conference titles and 11 bowl games, posting a bowl record under Yeoman s guidance. He coached in the 1968 Blue-Gray Game, the 1972 and 1979 East-West Shrine Game, and the 1984 Hula Bowl, and in 1975, he was the head coach of the West team in the Hula Bowl. Named Texas Coach of the Year in 1976, Yeoman s Cougars finished the season ranked in the Top 10 four times and 10 times in the Top 20. In 1985, Yeoman was inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Honor and now becomes the first representative from the University of Houston to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. -30-