Black College Football Hall of Fame announces Finalists for Class of 2024
Black College Football Hall of Fame
Published on : 11/30/2023
The Black College Football Hall of Fame announced today the 28 Finalists for induction into the Class of 2024. The list, down from 200 nominees, includes 23 players and five coaches.
“We would like to congratulate the Class of 2024 Finalists”, said Doug Williams, Super Bowl XXII MVP, chairman and co-founder of the Hall of Fame. “Each of these men represents the absolute best of Black College Football.”
The Finalists were selected by a 10-member Selection Committee composed of prominent journalists, commentators, historians, former NFL general managers and football executives.
“Thank you to the selection committee for their dedication and hard work in selecting this year’s Finalists,” said committee chairman Charlie Neal. “The job of the selection committee is not easy, but the passion for preserving the history of Black College Football shows in this year’s group of Finalists.”
The Class of 2024 will be announced on Dec. 14, 2023.
They will be recognized for the first time at the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl in New Orleans on Feb. 24, 2024, and honored during the 15th Annual Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on June 8, 2024, in Atlanta.
For more information, please visit www.blackcollegefootballhof.org.
“We would like to congratulate the Class of 2024 Finalists”, said Doug Williams, Super Bowl XXII MVP, chairman and co-founder of the Hall of Fame. “Each of these men represents the absolute best of Black College Football.”
The Finalists were selected by a 10-member Selection Committee composed of prominent journalists, commentators, historians, former NFL general managers and football executives.
“Thank you to the selection committee for their dedication and hard work in selecting this year’s Finalists,” said committee chairman Charlie Neal. “The job of the selection committee is not easy, but the passion for preserving the history of Black College Football shows in this year’s group of Finalists.”
The Class of 2024 will be announced on Dec. 14, 2023.
They will be recognized for the first time at the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl in New Orleans on Feb. 24, 2024, and honored during the 15th Annual Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on June 8, 2024, in Atlanta.
For more information, please visit www.blackcollegefootballhof.org.
PLAYER FINALISTS (23 Players)
- Joe “747” Adams (QB, Tennessee State University, 1977-1980)
- Julius Adams (DE, Texas Southern University, 1967-1970)
- George Atkinson (S, Morris Brown, 1965-68)
- Antoine Bethea, (DB, Howard University, 2002-05)
- Dwaine Board (DE, North Carolina A&T State University, 1975-78)
- Larry Brooks (DT, Virginia State University, 1969-1972)
- Waymond Bryant (LB, Tennessee State University, 1970-73)
- Vince Buck (DB, Central State University, 1986-89)
- Kevin Dent (S, Jackson State University, 1985-88)
- Henry Dyer (RB, Grambling State University, 1963-65)
- Vernon Holland (OL, Tennessee State University, 1967-1970)
- Richard Huntley (RB, Winston-Salem State University, 1992-95)
- Ezra Johnson (DL, Morris Brown University, 1973-76)
- Rashean Mathis (DB, Bethune-Cookman University, 1999-2002)
- Jacquay Nunnally (WR, Florida A&M University, 1997-2000)
- Lemar Parrish (RB, Lincoln University, 1966-69)
- Anthony Pleasant (DE, Tennessee State University, 1987-1990)
- Tyrone Poole (DB, Fort Valley State University, 1991-94)
- Jake Reed (WR, Grambling State University, 1987-1990)
- Eddie Robinson Jr. (LB, Alabama State University, 1988-1991)
- Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (DB, Tennessee State University, 2004-07)
- John Thierry (DE, Alcorn State University, 1991-94)
- Jay “Sky” Walker (QB, Howard University 1991-94)
COACH FINALISTS (5 Coaches)
- Rod Broadway (North Carolina Central University 2003-06, Grambling State University 2007-2010, North Carolina A&T 2011-17)
- Rudy Hubbard (Florida A&M University, 1974-1985)
- Eddie Hurt (Morgan State University, 1930-1959)
- Fred “Pop” Long (Wiley College 1923-1947, 1956-1965)
- Doug Porter (Mississippi Valley State University 1961-65, Howard University 1974-1978, Fort Valley State University 1979-1985, 1987-1996)
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