SEC announces 2023 Football Legends class to be recognized in December
By Andrew Olson
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The SEC has revealed its 2023 Football Legends class.
One player from each current SEC program will be recognized in Atlanta the weekend of the 2023 SEC Championship Game. The 2023 honorees’ playing days vary from as far back as the 1960s to as recent as the 2010s. The annual SEC Legends class includes current schools’ all-time greats from their pre-SEC days.
The 2023 class of legends, below, includes All-Americans, All-SEC selections, SEC champions and Super Bowl winners who are recognized in state, school and college football halls of fame.
Alabama – Andre Smith, offensive tackle, 2006-08
Arkansas – Dick Bumpas, defensive tackle, 1968-70
Auburn – Ed King, offensive lineman, 1988-90
Florida – Shane Matthews, quarterback, 1990-92
Georgia – Knowshon Moreno, running back, 2007-08
Kentucky – Wesley Woodyard, linebacker, 2004-07
LSU – James Britt, defensive back, 1979-82
Ole Miss – Patrick Willis, linebacker, 2003-06
Mississippi State – Reggie Kelly, tight end, 1995-98
Missouri – Chase Coffman, tight end, 2005-08
South Carolina – Marcus Lattimore, running back, 2010-12
Tennessee – Joey Kent, wide receiver, 1992-96
Texas A&M – Ray Childress, defensive lineman, 1981-84
Vanderbilt – Jamie Winborn, linebacker, 1998-2000
The legends will be honored at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta on Dec. 1, the Friday before the SEC Championship Game. The new class will also be recognized prior to kickoff of the SEC Championship Game on the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
