The National Football Foundation (NFF) highlighted today the upcoming 10th Anniversary of the opening of the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, which will take place Aug. 23. The efforts of numerous individuals have combined during the past decade to create a wonderful platform for celebrating the game and its greatest legends. READ MORE
Colorado Connections with College Football Hall of Fame
Enshrined Coaches
- Bob Blackman, Denver (1987)
- Earle Bruce, Colorado State (2002)
- Gene Carpenter, Adams State (2012)
- Fisher DeBerry, Air Force (2011)
- Bill McCartney, Colorado (2013)
- Darrell Mudra, Adams State (2000)
- Buck Shaw, Air Force (1972)
Enshrined Players Colorado College/University Inductees
- Bobby Anderson, QB/RB, Colorado (2006)
- Dick Anderson, S, Colorado (1993)
- Dutch Clark, QB, Colorado College (1951)
- Deon Figures, CB, Colorado (2024)
- Chad Hennings, DT, Air Force (2006)
- Thurman McGraw, T, Colorado State (1981)
- Greg Myers, S, Colorado State (2012)
- Herb Orvis, DE, Colorado (2016)
- Joe Romig, OG/LB, Colorado (1984)
- Rashaan Salaam, TB, Colorado (2022)
- Brock Strom, T, Air Force (1985)
- Scott Thomas, S, Air Force (2012)
- Michael Westbrook, WR, Colorado (2020)
- Byron White, QB/HB, Colorado (1954)
- Alfred Williams, OLB, Colorado (2010)
- John Wooten, OG/DT, Colorado (2011)
Denver Bronco Inductees
- Otis Armstrong, RB, Purdue (2012)
- Champ Bailey, DB, Georgia (2022)
- Marlin Briscoe, QB, Nebraska-Omaha (2016)
- Tony Dorsett, RB, Pittsburgh (1994)
- Joe Dudek, RB, Plymouth State (1997)
- John Elway, QB, Stanford (2000)
- Randy Gradishar, ILB, Ohio State (1998)
- Mark Herrmann, QB, Purdue (2010
- Randy Hunley, LB, Arizona (1997)
- Bill Kollar, Asst. Coach (2023)
- Floyd Little, RB, Syracuse (1983)
- Rob Lytle, RB, Michigan (2015)
- Peyton Manning, QB, Tennessee (2017)
- Bud McFadin, T, Texas (1983)
- Craig Morton, QB, California (1992)
- Jake Plummer, QB, Arizona State (2019)
- Rod Smith, WR, Missouri Southern (2009)
- Tim Tebow, QB, Florida (2023)
- Al Wilson, LB, Tennessee (2021)
Other Inductees with Colorado ties
- Tony Boselli, OT, Fairview/USC (2014)
- Doug Dickey, Tennessee/Colorado Asst. Coach (2003)
- Don James, Washington/Colorado Asst. Coach (1997)
Pat Fitzgerald, ILB, Northwestern/CU grad asst. coach (2008) - John Gagliardi, Coach, Trinidad/Colorado College/St. John’s Minn. (2007)
- Stan Jones, T, Maryland/Bronco Asst. Coach (2000)
- Bill Kelly, QB, Montana (1969; born in Denver)
- Babe Parilli, QB, Kentucky/Bronco Asst. Coach (1982)
- John Ralston, Coach, Stanford/San Jose State/Denver Broncos (1992)
Chris Schenkel Award (distinguished career announcing college football)
- Larry Zimmer, KOA-Radio (2009)
National High School Scholar-Athlete Recipients
- Matt Rothe, Fort Morgan High School, 1994 (Western Region)
- Bryan Blew, United States Air Force Academy, 1999 (Midwest Region)
- Jake Stone, Limon High School, 2002 (Western Region)
- Jesse Hiss, University of Colorado, 2012 (Midwest Region)
- Brandon Micale, Pomona High School, 2017 (Western Region)
Now in his 20th year as the president of The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, Steve Hatchell has plenty of ties to the state of Colorado. A football player at Golden High School, he graduated from the University of Colorado in 1970, where he was a scout team quarterback and equipment manager, and after graduation, an assistant to athletic director Eddie Crowder and co-sports information director for three years before moving on to positions with Colorado State (SID, director of external affairs), and the executive director, commissioner or assistant commissioner positions for the Big 8 Conference, Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference, Orange Bowl, Big 12 Conference and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. He was inducted into the CU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017 and the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2018.
