2022 College Football Hall of Fame class announced

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The College Football Hall of Fame announced its 2022 class on Monday, featuring 18 players and three coaches. The induction ceremony is coming up Dec. 6 in Atlanta.

“We are extremely proud to announce the 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class,” NFF Chairman and a 1989 College Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning said in a statement. “Each of these men has established himself among the absolute best to have ever played or coached the game, and we look forward to immortalizing their incredible accomplishments.”

The class features a Heisman Trophy winner, four national champions and eight former first-round draft picks, per the National Football Foundation.

Here are the 18 players who were voted in, via the National Football Foundation release:

  • LaVar Arrington – LB, Penn State (1997-99)
  • Champ Bailey – DB, Georgia (1996-98)
  • Michael Crabtree – WR, Texas Tech (2007-08)
  • Sylvester Croom – C, Alabama (1972-74)
  • Mike Doss – S, Ohio State (1999-2002)
  • Chuck Ealey – QB, Toledo (1969-71)
  • Kevin Faulk – AP/RB, LSU (1995-98)
  • Moe Gardner – DT, Illinois (1987-90)
  • Boomer Grigsby – LB, Illinois State (2001-04)
  • Mike Hass – WR, Oregon State (2002-05)
  • Marvin Jones – LB, Florida State (1990-92)
  • Andrew Luck – QB, Stanford (2009-11)
  • Mark Messner – DT, Michigan (1985-88)
  • Terry Miller – RB, Oklahoma State (1974-77)
  • Rashaan Salaam – RB, Colorado (1992-94)
  • Dennis Thomas – C, Alcorn State (1971-73)
  • Zach Wiegert – OT, Nebraska (1991-94)
  • Roy Williams – DB, Oklahoma (1999-2001)

Three coaches also got the call:

  • John Luckhardt – 225-70-2 (76.1%); Washington & Jefferson [PA] (1982-98), California [PA] (2002-11)
  • Billy Jack Murphy – 91-44-1 (67.3%); Memphis (1958-71)
  • Gary Pinkel – 191-110-3 (63.3%); Toledo (1991-2000), Missouri (2001-15)

Ohio State, Alabama legends among 2022 CFB Hall of Fame class

Mike Doss, who starred as a safety for Ohio State from 1999-02, is among the 18 players who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in December. He was a three-time All-American for Ohio State, the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2002 and Fiesta Bowl MVP when the Buckeyes won the 2002 national championship.

After wrapping up his college career, Doss went to the Indianapolis Colts No. 58 overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He stayed in Indianapolis until 2006 when the Colts won Super Bowl XLI and also played for the Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals. Doss retired in 2008.

Former Alabama center Sylvester Croom, who later served as an assistant coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide, was also selected as part of the 2022 College Football Hall of Fame class.

Croom, a native of Tuscaloosa, was a standout center for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 1972-1974. As a senior, he was named an All-SEC and All-American honoree, while winning the SEC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy, given annually to the conference’s top offensive lineman.

During his storied playing career with the Crimson Tide, Croom helped lead Alabama to a 32-4 record in his time as a starter. Over that time, Alabama won the SEC conference title three consecutive years and finished in the top 10 of polls three times. He also helped Alabama win the 1973 UPI national championship.

On3’s Simon Gibbs contributed to this report.