ON THE COVER The 2020 College Football Hall of Fame Class was announced in March. David Pollack (Georgia) was surprised as a member of the Class live on ESPN while Bob Stein (Minnesota) was surprised at his office during a video shoot. Look inside for the candidates for the 2021 Class and vote for your top selections (Pollack photo by Tony Walsh). CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE FROM ARCHIE MANNING Dear Members and College Football Friends: All of us at the National Football Foundation hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy as the country faces the COVID-19 pandemic. From coast-to-coast, football stands at the center of campus life, and our great game will play a pivotal role as our country begins to return to normal. As we all continue to plan for the unknown during the next few months, one thing is for certain: we will play again, and the NFF will — as always — work to shine a light on everything right with our great game. With that, we welcome you to the National Football Foundation’s 2021 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot. Induction into the College Football Hall of Fame represents the pinnacle of achievement in our sport, and the Hall of Fame serves as the centerpiece of the NFF’s e orts to inspire future generations to greatness. We are proud to solicit your vote as part of the selection process. Your passion and insights play an important role in helping us determine who will join this elite fraternity, and we truly appreciate your participation in this revered tradition, which stretches back to 1951. The link to the online voting system can be found throughout this issue. Please email [email protected] if you have questions. You have until Tuesday, July 7, to vote. As you peruse the ballot, please keep in mind that of the 5.4 million who have played college football since the fi rst game on Nov. 6, 1869, only 1,027 players and 221 coaches have been inducted, including the members of the 2020 Class who will o cially join the Hall of Fame later this year. In other words, less than two one-hundredths of a percent (.02%) of those who have participated can call themselves a College Football Hall of Famer. Click here for the all-time list of College Football Hall of Fame inductees. We employ a rigorous set of objective standards to identify only the most worthy candidates, and the criteria limits us to a pool of approximately 1,500 First Team All-Americans. A district screening system further culls the list to the names you fi nd on the ballot. As you can see, just being on the ballot is a huge honor, and all of the names seen here rank among the greatest players to ever set foot on the collegiate gridiron. The membership vote plays an important role, providing key insights to the NFF Honors Court, which makes the fi nal decision on the inductees. So, please cast your vote by July 7. The announcement of the 2021 College Football Hall of Fame Class Presented by ETT will be made in the spring of 2021, with specifi c details to be announced in the future. During the 2021 season, members of the Hall of Fame class will participate in numerous activities to further celebrate their accomplishments. First, throughout the fall, each inductee will be honored on the fi eld at his respective school with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments. The formal induction ceremony will follow on Dec. 7, 2021, during the 64th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by ETT at the New York Hilton Midtown. Thank you for voting in this very special tradition and submitting your College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Again, please be sure to cast your vote by Tuesday, July 7. 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The Chick-fi l-A Peach Bowl hosts the annual The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation, whose Spielman Koenigsberg & Parker, a certifi ed National Hall of Fame Salute featuring primary purpose is to preserve, protect and public accounting fi rm, is a proud NFF members of the most recently enhance the Rose Bowl Stadium’s future, is Annual Awards Dinner sponsor. inducted Hall of Fame Class. a proud NFF Annual Awards Dinner sponsor. WWW.FOOTBALLFOUNDATION.ORG 3 SUMMER 2020 2021 HALL OF FAME BALLOT FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION PLAYER CANDIDATES FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION PLAYER CANDIDATES (VOTE FOR 12) Candidates are listed alphabetically. This ballot includes candidates who were selected by the Honors Court and District Screening Committees. CANDIDATE SCHOOL POSITION(S) YEARS CANDIDATE SCHOOL POSITION(S) YEARS 1. Flozell Adams Michigan State Offensive Tackle 1994-97 40. Larry Jacobson Nebraska Defensive Tackle 1969-71 2. Morten Andersen Michigan State Placekicker 1978-81 41. Sebastian Janikowski Florida State Placekicker 1997-99 3. Champ Bailey Georgia Defensive Back 1996-98 42. Marvin Jones Florida State Linebacker 1990-92 4. Harris Barton North Carolina Offensive Tackle 1983-86 43. Antonio Langham Alabama Defensive Back 1990-93 5. Aaron Beasley West Virginia Defensive Back 1992-95 44. James Laurinaitis Ohio State Linebacker 2005-08 6. Eric Bieniemy Colorado Running Back 1987-90 45. John Lee UCLA Placekicker 1982-85 7. Michael Bishop Kansas State Quarterback 1997-98 46. Ray Lewis Miami (FL) Linebacker 1993-95 8. Jeff Bregel USC Offensive Guard 1983-86 47. Bobby Majors Tennessee Defensive Back/Punter 1969-71 9. Brandon Burlsworth Arkansas Offensive Guard 1995-98 48. Ed McCaffrey Stanford Wide Receiver 1986-87, 10. Larry Burton Purdue Split End 1973-74 1989-90 11. Gregg Carr Auburn Linebacker 1981-84 49. Mark Messner Michigan Defensive Tackle 1985-88 12. Matt Cavanaugh Pittsburgh Quarterback 1975-77 50. Pete Mitchell Boston College Tight End 1991-94 13. Tim Couch Kentucky Quarterback 1996-98 51. Corey Moore Virginia Tech Defensive Lineman 1997-99 14. Brad Culpepper Florida Defensive Tackle 1988-91 52. Dan Morgan Miami (FL) Linebacker 1997-00 15. Jack Del Rio USC Linebacker 1981-84 53. Dan Neil Texas Offensive Lineman 1993-96 16. Jared DeVries Iowa Defensive Lineman 1995-98 54. Ken Norton Jr. UCLA Linebacker 1984-87 17. Ken Dorsey Miami (FL) Quarterback 1999-02 55. Carson Palmer USC Quarterback 1998-02 18. Mike Doss Ohio State Defensive Back 1999-02 56. Julius Peppers North Carolina Defensive End 1999-01 19. D.J. Dozier Penn State Running Back 1983-86 57. Antwaan Randle El Indiana Quarterback 1998-01 20. Jason Elam Hawaii Placekicker 1988-89, 58. Simeon Rice Illinois Linebacker 1992-95 1991-92 59. Ron Rivera California Linebacker 1980-83 21. Bobby Engram Penn State Wide Receiver 1991, 60. Rashaan Salaam Colorado Tailback 1992-94 1993-95 61.