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Oklahomans On College Football Hall Of Fame Ballot

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posted by: Rick Pendergraft - email

The College Football Hall of Fame released the names on their 2012 ballot Tuesday.  Out of the 76-players and eight coaches, three candidates are from Oklahoma.

Brian Bosworth is on the list.  he was a two-time Butkus Award winner and 1985 national champion.  The Sooners were 31-4-1 the three years The Boz played in Norman.

Another Sooner great is up for the hall.  Rod Shoate played for Oklahoma between 1972 through 1974.
Shoate was 32-1-1 as a Sooner.  He won a national championship in 74.

Former Oklahoma State head coach Jimmy Johnson is on the ballot for the hall as well.  He won thirty games in Stillwater.  But really found success in Miami.  Winning the national championship in 1987.

Candidates are listed alphabetically. This ballot includes candidates who were selected by the Honors Court and District Screening Committees.

CANDIDATE SCHOOL POSITION(S) YEARS
1. Trev Alberts Nebraska Linebacker 1990-93
2. Charles Alexander LSU Running Back 1975-78
3. Erick Anderson Michigan Linebacker 1988-91
4. Otis Armstrong Purdue Running Back 1970-72
5. Steve Bartkowski California Quarterback 1972-74
6. Hal Bedsole Southern California Split End 1961-63
7. Bob Berry&nbsp Oregon Quarterback 1962-64
8. Brian Bosworth Oklahoma Linebacker 1984-86
9. Bob Breunig Arizona State Linebacker 1972-74
10. Ted Brown North Carolina State Tailback 1975-78
11. Tedy Bruschi Arizona Defensive End 1992-95
12. Larry Burton Purdue Split End 1973-74
13. Dave Butz Purdue Defensive Tackle 1970-72
14. Mark Carrier Southern California Defensive Back 1987-89
15. Dave Casper Notre Dame Tight End 1971-73
16. Marco Coleman Georgia Tech Linebacker 1989-91
17. Marv Cook Iowa Tight End 1985-88
18. Paul Crane Alabama Center / Linebacker 1963-65
19. Eric Crouch Nebraska Quarterback 1998-01
20. Randall Cunningham Nevada-Las Vegas Punter 1982-84
21. Ty Detmer BYU Quarterback 1988-91
22. Eric Dickerson Southern Methodist Running Back 1979-82
23. D.J. Dozier Penn State Running Back 1983-86
24. Jumbo Elliott Michigan Offensive Tackle 1984-87
25. Dave Foley Ohio State Offensive Tackle 1966-68
26. Tommie Frazier Nebraska Quarterback 1992-95
27. Joe Garten Colorado Offensive Guard 1987-90
28. Willie Gault Tennessee Wide Receiver 1979-82
29. Kirk Gibson Michigan State Wide Receiver 1975-78&nbsp
30. Charlie Gogolak Princeton Placekicker 1963-65
31. Jerry Gray Texas Defensive Back 1981-84
32. Joe Hamilton Georgia Tech Quarterback 1996-99
33. Al Harris Arizona State Defensive End 1975-78
34. Leotis Harris Arkansas Offensive Guard 1974-77
35. Bobby Humphrey Alabama Running Back 1985-88
36. Raghib Ismail Notre Dame Wide Receiver 1988-90
37. Dick Jauron Yale Running Back 1970-72&nbsp
38. Tommy Kramer Rice Quarterback 1973-76
39. Tim Krumrie Wisconsin Defensive Lineman 1979-83
40. Greg Lewis Washington Running Back 1987-90
41. Jess Lewis Oregon State Defensive Tackle 1966-67, 1969
42. Robert Lytle Michigan Running Back 1974-76
43. Bobby Majors Tennessee Defensive Back&nbsp 1969-71
44. Duncan McColl Stanford Defensive End 1973-76
45. Bob McKay Texas Offensive Tackle 1968-69
46. George Mira Miami (Fla.) Quarterback 1961-63
47. Art Monk Syracuse Wide Receiver 1976-79
48. Greg Myers Colorado State Defensive Back 1992-95
49. Paul Naumoff Tennessee Linebacker 1964-66
50. Tom Nowatzke Indiana Fullback 1961-64
51. Jonathan Ogden UCLA Offensive Tackle 1992-95&nbsp
52. Jim Otis Ohio State Fullback 1967-69
53. Orlando Pace Ohio State Offensive Tackle 1994-96
54. Paul Palmer Temple Running Back 1983-86
55. Anthony Poindexter Virginia Defensive Back 1995-98
56. Gabe Rivera Texas Tech Defensive Lineman 1979-82
57. Ron Rivera California Linebacker 1980-83
58. Willie Roaf Louisiana Tech Offensive Lineman 1990-92
59. Mike Ruth Boston College Nose Guard 1982-85
60. Jim Seymour Notre Dame Wide Receiver 1966-68&nbsp
61. Sterling Sharpe South Carolina Wide Receiver 1984-87
62. Rod Shoate Oklahoma Linebacker 1972-74
63. Mark Simoneau Kansas State Linebacker 1996-99
64. Percy Snow Michigan State Linebacker 1986-89
65. Matt Stinchcomb Georgia Offensive Tackle 1995-98
66. Vinny Testaverde Miami (Fla.) Quarterback 1982, 1984-86
67. Scott Thomas Air Force Safety 1982-85
68. Derrick Thomas Alabama Linebacker 1985-88
69. Dennis Thurman Southern California Defensive Back 1974-77
70. Don Trull Baylor Quarterback 1961-63
71. Wesley Walls Mississippi Tight End 1985-88
72. Lorenzo White Michigan State Running Back 1984-87
73. Clarence Williams Washington State Running Back 1962-64
74. Steve Wisniewski Penn State Offensive Guard 1985-88
75. Scott Woerner Georgia Defensive Back 1977-80
76. Danny Wuerffel Florida Quarterback 1993-96



FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION COACH CANDIDATES

Candidates are listed alphabetically.

CANDIDATE SCHOOL (YEARS COACHED) RECORD PERCENTAGE
1. Jim Carlen West Virginia (1966-69), Texas Tech (1970-74), South Carolina (1975-1981) 107-69-6 .604
2. Phillip Fulmer Tennessee (1992-2008) 152-52-0 .745
3. Wayne Hardin Navy (1959-64), Temple (1970-82) 118-74-5 .612
4. Jimmy Johnson Oklahoma State (1979-83), Miami, Fla. (1984-88) 81-34-3 .700
5. Bill McCartney Colorado (1982-94) 93-55-5 .624
6. Billy Jack Murphy Memphis&nbsp (1958-71) 91-44-1 .673
7. Darryl Rogers Cal State-Hayward (1965), Fresno State (1966-72), San Jose State (1973-75), Michigan State (1976-79), Arizona State (1980-84) 129-84-7 .602
8. R.C. Slocum Texas A&ampM (1989-2002) 123-47-2 .721
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