Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame
Received the prestigious award of being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2007... Selected for induction to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2010 for his stellar 13-year career in the league ... All-America quarterback who led the Eagles to the first two Division I-AA national championships... One of two football players in GSU history to have his number retired... Born January 5, 1964... Still recognized as one of the greatest collegiate quarterbacks to ever play the game... Named to the 1986 Associated Press and Kodak All-America teams and was chosen the ‘College Player of the Year’ for three consecutive years by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (1984-86)... The only player in college history to run for 3,000 yards and pass or 5,000 in a career, and was the first Division I-AA player to both run and pass for 1,000 yards in a season... Will long be remembered for his performance in the 1985 national championship game against Furman University when he rallied the Eagles from a 22-point deficit in the third quarter to beat Furman, 44-42, in one of the greatest comebacks in college football history... Totaled 509 yards of offense that night, completing five touchdowns passes - including the game winner with 10 seconds left in the game... Following his playing days he held four NCAA and over 50 Georgia Southern records... Earned CFL Most Valuable Player Award in 1989 after becoming the first quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards and throw for 4,000 yards in the same season.
