Willie Roaf Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame
Former Louisiana Tech Bulldog Willie Roaf, already a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has been named to the College Football Hall of Fame. Roaf was a first team All American for the Bulldogs in 1992, and was in the Pro Bowl 11 of his 13 seasons in the NFL.
Others making the 2014 class are:
Leonard Smith, McNeese State, 1979-82: The highest NFL draft pick in Southland Conference history (17th), he was a first-team All-America in 1982 and holds school records for blocked kicks in a season (6) and career (17).
Also:
- Dre Bly, North Carolina, 1996-98
- Tony Boselli, USC, 1991-94
- Dave Butz, Purdue, 1970-72
- Shane Conlan, Penn State, 1983-86
- Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech, 1996-99
- John Huard, Maine, 1964-66
- Darrin Nelson, Stanford, 1977-78, 1980-81
- John Sciarra, UCLA, 1972-75
- Sterling Sharpe, South Carolina, 1983, 1985-87
- Leonard Smith, McNeese State, 1979-82
- Derrick Thomas, Alabama, 1985-88
- LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU, 1997-2000
- Wesley Walls, Ole Miss, 1985-88