Ozzie Newsome, Peyton Manning, Johnny Manziel highlight 2022 SEC football Legends Class
The SEC has announced their 2022 SEC football Legends Class, which features a bevy of fantastic talents scattered across the history of the conference. Some of the biggest names include former Alabama star Ozzie Newsome, Tennessee legend Peyton Manning and past Texas A&M Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.
In addition to announcing the class, the SEC revealed they’ll be honored at the “Weekend of Champions” come December.
“The class will be honored at the 2022 SEC Football ‘Weekend of Champions’ December 2-3 in Atlanta, Ga, highlighted by the annual SEC Legends Celebration presented by T-Mobile on Friday, December 2 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta,” announced the SEC. “The group will also be recognized prior to the SEC Football Championship Game, which will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, December 3.
“The 2022 Football Legends Class includes 14 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich history of the sport at their respective institutions. This year’s class includes All-Americans, All-SEC selections, Academic All-Americans, a Heisman Trophy winner and a Hall of Fame head coach. The group represents teams that won SEC Championships, won Super Bowl titles and are represented in state, school and college football halls of fame.”
As you can see, it’s a tremendous honor to be a part of the SEC Legends Class — below is the full list of honorees for 2022.
2022 SEC football Legends Class:
- Alabama – Ozzie Newsome, Split End, 1974-77
- Arkansas – Steve Korte, Offensive Guard, 1981-82
- Auburn – Ben Tamburello, Guard/Center, 1983-86
- Florida – Alex Brown, Defensive End, 1998-2001
- Georgia – Thomas Davis, Linebacker, 2002-04
- Kentucky – Joe Federspiel, Linebacker, 1969-71
- LSU – Todd McClure, Center, 1995-98
- Ole Miss – Eli Manning, Quarterback, 1999-2003
- Mississippi State – K.J. Wright, Linebacker, 2007-10
- Missouri – Gary Pinkel, Head Coach, 2001-15
- South Carolina – Alshon Jeffery, Wide Receiver, 2009-11
- Tennessee – Peyton Manning, Quarterback, 1994-97
- Texas A&M – Johnny Manziel, Quarterback, 2012-13
- Vanderbilt – Allama Matthews, Tight End, 1979-82
Indisputably, each man being chosen for the 2022 SEC football Legends Class deserves the honor, and the conference added biographies on each recipient along with their announcement — you can read them here.
The 2022 SEC football Legends Class is full of superstars, and it’ll be tremendous to see them enshrined together later this winter.