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The All-Century Team includes players from eight different decades. The criteria for selecting the team included all players who significantly impacted Syracuse football with special consideration for those who were either members of the Hall of Fame, were named as All-Americans, or who had played in the NFL. Nominees for the ballot were ...
The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The Pro Football Hall of Fame includes players, coaches, and contributors (e.g., owners, general managers and team or league officials or other non-players) who have "made outstanding contributions to professional football". The charter class of seventeen was selected in 1963. [1]
Jim Brown '57, Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame tailback. Jim Brown played at SU from 1954 to 1956. Brown earned numerous honors as Orange playing college football, basketball, track and field and lacrosse. In his senior year in 1956 Brown was a consensus first-team All-American and led the team to a Cotton Bowl.
He was also named All-NFL three times. [10] In 1992, Mackey was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, becoming only the second pure tight end to be awarded this honor. [13] In 2019, he was one of five tight ends included in the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. [16] In 1969, Mackey was selected as the to the NFL 50th Anniversary All ...
His 40-yard time remains among the fastest ever recorded for a defensive lineman. [11] Freeney still returns to Syracuse for his summer workouts, and serves as mentor to Syracuse players. [12] Freeney was inducted into the 2023 class of College Football Hall of Fame, becoming the 10th Syracuse player to be selected for the honor. [13] [14]
Pages in category "Syracuse Orange football players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 325 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 1973, he was a part of an undefeated season (12–0). He became a starter as a junior and was named twice to the UPI's All-East team and once to the Football Writers' All-American team in 1975. [1] [2] In 1988, he was inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame. [3]
Hanson served as the head football coach at his alma mater from 1930 to 1936, compiling a record of 33–21–5. He is only player inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. Jim Foley of Syracuse tackled in practice by Vic Hanson, 1924.