2007 College Football Hall of Fame inductees

The 2007 College Football Hall of Fame inductees were chosen by a ballot which consisted of 75 players and 8 coaches who were voted on by more than twelve-thousand voters for inclusion into the College Football Hall of Fame. The 2007 class was announced at a press conference in New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on May 9, 2007, and was inducted at The National Football Foundation’s 50th Awards Dinner on December 4, 2007, also at the Waldorf-Astoria. They were then enshrined into the hall of fame in South Bend, Indiana in the summer of 2008. Once nominated for consideration, all player candidates were submitted to one of eight District Screening Committees, depending on their geographic location, which conducted a vote to determine who appeared on the ballot and represented their respective districts. Each year, 15 candidates, who are not selected for the Hall of Fame, will be named automatic holdovers and will bypass the district screening process and automatically appear on the ballot the following year. Joe Paterno was inducted this year as well, despite not being on this ballot. He was voted in on the 2006 ballot but was unable to attend the induction due to a sideline injury. Inductees Players Tom Brahaney, Oklahoma, C Dave Brown, Michigan, DB Jeff Davis, Clemson, LB Doug Flutie, Boston College, QB Johnnie Johnson, Texas, DB Rex Kern, Ohio State, QB Ahmad Rashad, Oregon, RB/WR Anthony Thompson, Indiana, RB Wilson Whitley, Houston, DT Reggie Williams, Dartmouth, LB Richard Wood, Southern Cal, LB Chris Zorich, Notre Dame, DT Coach Herb Deromedi, Central Michigan https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2865093 Flutie elected to Hall in first year of eligibility 2007-05-09 2007-05-09 ESPN.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20070513225355/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2865093 13 May 2007 live Players To be eligible for the ballot, players must have: Been named a First Team All-America by a major/national selector as recognized and utilized by the NCAA for their consensus All-America teams; Played their last year of intercollegiate football at least ten years prior; Played within the last 50 years (since 1957 for the 2007 ballot, making three candidates, Don Stephenson, Jim Taylor, and Clendon Thomas their last year eligible to be voted in); Cannot be currently playing professional football. The candidate’s post-football record as a citizen was also weighed. The University of Notre Dame led this year's ballot with 8 nominations followed by the University of Southern California with 5 and the Ohio State University and University of Oklahoma tied with 3 each. Name School(s) Position Last year played Troy Aikman OklahomaUCLA Quarterback 1988 Trev Alberts Nebraska Linebacker 1993 Otis Armstrong Purdue Running back 1972 Pervis Atkins New Mexico State Running back 1960 Tony Boselli Southern California Offensive tackle 1994 Tom Brahaney Oklahoma Center 1972 Dave Brown Michigan Defensive back 1974 Tim BrownFirst year on ballot Notre Dame Wide receiver 1987 Mark Carrier Southern California Safety 1989 Dave Casper Notre Dame Offensive tackle/tight end 1973 Ronnie Caveness Arkansas Center 1964 Bob Crable Notre Dame Linebacker 1981 Randy Cross UCLA Offensive guard 1975 Randall Cunningham UNLV Punter/Quarterback 1984 Sam Cunningham Southern California Running back 1972 Jeff Davis Clemson Linebacker 1981 Eric Dickerson Southern Methodist Running back 1982 Jim Dombrowski Virginia Offensive tackle 1985 D. J. Dozier Penn State Running back 1986 Ed Dyas Auburn Fullback 1960 Bill Enyart Oregon State Fullback 1968 Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern Linebacker 1996 Doug Flutie Boston College Quarterback 1984 Kirk Gibson Michigan State Wide receiver 1978 Bob Golic Notre Dame Linebacker 1978 Terrence Hanratty Notre Dame Quarterback 1968 Al Harris Arizona State Defensive end 1978 Major Harris West Virginia Quarterback 1989 Mark Herrmann Purdue Quarterback 1980 Dick Jauron Yale Running back 1972 Johnnie Johnson Texas Safety 1979 Rex Kern Ohio State Quarterback 1970 Tommy Kramer Rice Quarterback 1976 George Kunz Notre Dame Offensive tackle 1968 Jess Lewis Oregon State Defensive tackle 1969 Robert Lytle Michigan Running back 1976 Rueben Mayes Washington State Running back 1985 Randall McDaniel Arizona State Offensive guard 1987 Pat McInally Harvard Tight end 1974 Marlin McKeever Southern California Tight end 1960 Don McPherson Syracuse Quarterback 1987 George Mira Miami (Fla.) Quarterback 1963 Art Monk Syracuse Wide receiver 1979 Paul Naumoff Tennessee Linebacker 1966 Bob Novogratz Army Offensive guard 1958 Tom Nowatzke Indiana Fullback 1964 Jim Otis Ohio State Fullback 1969 Dave Parks Texas Tech Wide receiver 1963 Ahmad Rashad Oregon Running back 1971 Deion Sanders Florida State Defensive back 1988 Lucius Sanford Georgia Tech Linebacker 1977 Jake Scott Georgia Defensive back 1968 Larry Seivers Tennessee Wide receiver 1976 Jim Seymour Notre Dame Wide receiver 1968 Ron Simmons Florida State Nose guard 1980 Chris Spielman Ohio State Linebacker 1987 Larry Station Iowa Linebacker 1985 Don Stephenson Georgia Tech Center 1957 Darryl Talley West Virginia Linebacker 1982 Jim Taylor Louisiana State Fullback 1957 Lawrence Taylor North Carolina Linebacker 1980 Marvin Terrell Mississippi Offensive Guard/Nose guard 1959 Clendon Thomas Oklahoma Running back 1957 Thurman Thomas Oklahoma State Running back 1987 Anthony Thompson Indiana Running back 1989 Gino Torretta Miami (Fla.) Quarterback 1992 Don Trull Baylor Quarterback 1963 Curt Warner Penn State Running back 1982 Wilson Whitley Houston Defensive tackle 1976 Clarence Williams Washington State Running back 1974 Reggie Williams Dartmouth Linebacker 1975 Scott Woerner Georgia Defensive back 1980 Richard Wood Southern California Linebacker 1974 Ryan Yarborough Wyoming Wide receiver 1993 Chris Zorich Notre Dame Defensive tackle 1990 Coaches To be eligible for the ballot, coaches must have: Coached a minimum of 10 years and 100 games as a head coach; Won at least 60% (.600+) of their games; Be retired from coaching or over the age of 75. The candidate’s post-football record as a citizen was also weighed. Jim Donnan led the 2007 ballot with the highest winning percentage (.722). However, John Cooper had the most wins (193) and most seasons as head coach (24). Herb Deromedi had the longest tenure at one school with 16 years at Central Michigan University. Name School(s) Years Record Pct.John Cooper Tulsa 1977–84 56–32 .636Arizona State 1985–87 25–9–2 .735Ohio State 1988–2000 111–43–4 .721 Total 24 years 193–83–6 .695Herb Deromedi Central Michigan 1978-93 110-55-10 .657 Total 16 years 110-55-10 .657William Henry Dietz Washington State 1915-17 17-2-1 .895Purdue 1921 1-6 .143Louisiana Tech 1922-23 11-3-1 .786Wyoming 1924-26 10-13-2 .435Haskell Indian Institute (KS) 1929-32 57-38-3 .600Albright (PA) 1937-42 Total 19 years 96-62-7 .603Jim Donnan Georgia 1996–2000 40-19 .678Marshall 1990-95 64-21 .842 Total 11 years 104-40 .722Wayne Hardin Navy 1959-64 38-22-2 .633Temple 1970-82 80-52-3 .606 Total 19 years 118-74-5 .612Dick MacPherson Massachusetts 1971-77 45-27-1 .625Syracuse 1981-90 66-46-4 .589 Total 17 years 111-73-5 .601Billy J. Murphy Memphis State 1958-71 91-44-1 .673 Total 14 years 91-44-1 .673Darryl Rogers Cal State-Hayward 1965 3-7 .300Fresno State 1966-72 43-32-1 .573San José State 1973-75 22-9-3 .710Michigan State 1976-79 24-18-2 .571Arizona State 1980-84 37-18-1 .673 Total 20 years 129-84-7 .602 Sources 2007 Ballot for College Football Hall of Fame Announced, 2007-03-11, accessed 2007-03-21 Footnotes Category:College Football Hall of Fame Category:2007 sports awards