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Two SEC players were among the 16 members of the 2016 College Football Hall of Fame class announced today.
LSU quarterback Bert Jones and Georgia defensive back Scott Woerner were selected among the 14 players and two coaches. The announcement came at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn in Arizona as part of the festivities leading up to the national championship game between Alabama and Clemson in Glendale on Monday night.
Jones will be the ninth LSU player to be inducted. Jones finished 4th in the Heisman Trophy voting as a senior in 1972. He was the No. 2 overall pick of the Baltimore Colts the next year before going on to win the NFL MVP award in 1976.
Meanwhile, Woerner will be the 13th Bulldog to be inducted. Woerner starred on Vince Dooley’s Georgia team that went 12-0 and won the national championship in 1980, when he was a consensus All-America selection.
The entire class is listed below:
| PLAYER | SCHOOL | POSITION |
|---|---|---|
| Marlin Briscoe | Nebraska | QB |
| Derrick Brooks | Florida State | LB |
| Tom Cousineau | Ohio State | LB |
| Randall Cunningham | UNLV | QB |
| Troy Davis | Iowa State | RB |
| William Fuller | North Carolina | DT |
| Bert Jones | LSU | QB |
| Tim Krumrie | Wisconsin | DT |
| Pat McInally | Harvard | TE |
| Troy Davis | Iowa State | RB |
| Herb Orvis | Colorado | DE |
| Bill Royce | Ashland (Ohio) | LB |
| Troy Davis | Iowa State | RB |
| Mike Utley | Washington State | OG |
| Scott Woerner | Georgia | DB |
| Rod Woodson | Purdue | DB |
| COACH | SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Bill Bowes | New Hampshire |
| Frank Girardi | Lycoming (Pennsylvania) |
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.
