ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, May 18, 1996 TAG: 9605200047
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-4 EDITION: METRO
* Terry Bradshaw and Walter Payton will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Bradshaw, who went on to help win four Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers, threw for 6,568 yards from 1966-69 for Louisiana Tech.
Payton, the all-time NFL rushing leader with 16,726 yards in 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears, played for Jackson State from 1971-74. He ran for 3,563 yards and 66 touchdowns while setting an NCAA scoring record with 464 points.
Previous inductees had to have been selected as a first-team member of a major All-America team. Players from smaller schools now are eligible if they were selected as a first-team All-American at any level.
Joining Payton and Bradshaw on the list of those honored was Buck Buchanan, who played tackle on offense and defense for Grambling State from 1959-62 and who missed only one game during a 13-season career with the Kansas City Chiefs that resulted in his induction into the Pro Football of Fame in 1978.
The other former players selected were defensive end Vern Den Herder, Central College of Iowa, 1967-70; running back Billy ``White Shoes'' Johnson, Widener, 1971-73; quarterback Neil Lomax, Portland State, 1977-80; guard Tyrone McGriff, Florida A&M, 1976-79; running back Wilbert Montgomery, Abilene Christian, 1973-76; linebacker Gary Reasons, Northwestern State, 1980-83; and linebacker Jim Youngblood, Tennessee Tech, 1969-72.
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