BY ROCK HOFFMAN
The College Football Hall of Fame and the National Football Foundation have announced the 2023 Hall of Fame class which consists of 18 players and four coaches.
"Each of these men has established himself among the absolute best to have ever played or coached the game,” said Archie Manning, NFF Chairman and a 1989 College Football Hall of Famer from Mississippi, “and we look forward to immortalizing their incredible accomplishments."
The class will be inducted during the 65th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 5, 2023, at the ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas.
Additionally, the inductees will also be recognized at their respective collegiate institutions with NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes during the fall. Their accomplishments will be forever immortalized at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, and each inductee will receive a custom ring.
The players who will be inducted are Eric Berry – DB, Tennessee (2007-09), Michael Bishop – QB, Kansas State (1997-98), Reggie Bush – RB, Southern California (2003-05), Dwight Freeney – DE, Syracuse (1998-2001), Robert Gallery – OT, Iowa (2000-03), LaMichael James – RB, Oregon (2009-11), Derrick Johnson – LB, Texas (2001-04), Bill Kollar – DT, Montana State (1971-73), Luke Kuechly – LB, Boston College (2009-11), Jeremy Maclin – WR/KR, Missouri (2007-08), Terance Mathis – WR, New Mexico (1985-87, 1989), Bryant McKinnie – OT, Miami [FL] (2000-01), Corey Moore – DL, Virginia Tech (1997-99), Michael Stonebreaker – LB, Notre Dame (1986, 1988, 1990), Tim Tebow – QB, Florida (2006-09), Troy Vincent – DB, Wisconsin (1988-91), Brian Westbrook – RB, Villanova (1997-98, 2000-01) and DeAngelo Williams – RB, Memphis (2002-05).
The coaches are Monte Cater – 275-117-2 (70.1%); Lakeland [WI] (1981-86), Shepherd [WV] (1987-2017), Paul Johnson – 189-99-0 (65.6%); Georgia Southern (1997-2001), Navy (2002-07), Georgia Tech (2008-18), Roy Kramer – 83-32-2 (71.8%); Central Michigan (1967-77), Mark Richt – 171-64-0 (72.8%); Georgia (2001-15), Miami [FL] (2016-18).