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Hines Added To College Football Hall Of Fame Ballot
3/4/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
DURHAM, N.C. ? Former Duke All-America wide receiver Clarkston Hines has been added to the 2009 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, announced this week by the National Football Foundation.
Hines starred on the gridiron at Duke from 1986-89, and twice earned first team All-America honors. He continues to hold Blue Devil career records for pass receptions (189), receiving yards (3,318), touchdown receptions (38) and 100-yard receiving games (17). His totals for scoring catches and 100-yard receiving games continue to stand as ACC records, and the Chapel Hill, N.C., native is the only player in ACC history to register three 1,000-yard receiving seasons.
As a senior in 1989, Hines led Duke to the ACC championship and was named the league's Player of the Year after catching 61 passes for 1,149 yards and 17 touchdowns. He also earned the McKevlin Award as the top male athlete in the conference that year.
Duke has had 11 former players and coaches inducted into the Hall of Fame, including Fred Crawford (1973), Al DeRogatis (1986), Dan Hill (1962), Howard Jones (1951), Steve Lach (1980), George McAfee (1961), Mike McGee (1990), Bill Murray (1974), Ace Parker (1955), Eric Tipton (1965) and Wallace Wade (1955).
The ballot will be mailed this week to the more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers whose votes will be tabulated and submitted to the NFF's Honors Court, which deliberates and selects the class. Chaired by Gene Corrigan, a former ACC Commissioner and NCAA president, the 13-member NFF Honors Court includes an elite and geographically diverse pool of athletics directors, conference commissioners, Hall of Famers and members of the media.
The Hall of Fame Class will be announced live on ESPNEWS at a noon press conference in New York City on April 30 and inducted at The National Football Foundation's Annual Awards Dinner on December 8, 2009 at the landmark Waldorf-Astoria Hotel also in New York City. They will be officially enshrined at the Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind., in the summer of 2010.
To be eligible for the ballot, players must have been named a First Team All-America by a major/national selector as recognized and utilized by the NCAA for their consensus All-America teams; played their last year of intercollegiate football at least ten years prior; played within the last 50 years and cannot be currently playing professional football. Coaches must have coached a minimum of 10 years and 100 games as a head coach; won at least 60% of their games; and be retired from coaching for at least three years; be retired from coaching and over the age of 70 (no waiting period); or over the age of 75 (active coaches eligible). In both cases, the candidate's post-football record as a citizen may also be weighed.
Once nominated for consideration, all player candidates are submitted to one of eight District Screening Committees, depending on their school's geographic location, which conducts a vote to determine who will appear on the ballot and represent their respective districts. Each year, approximately 15 candidates, who are not selected for the Hall of Fame, will be named automatic holdovers and will bypass the district screening process and automatically appear on the ballot the following year. Additionally, the Veterans Committee (formerly known as the Honors Review Committee) may make recommendations to Honors Court for exceptions that allow for the induction of players who played more than 50 years ago and coaches who have not won at least 60 percent of their games.
Of the 4.6 million individuals who have played college football, only 846 players have earned induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. From the coaching ranks, 182 individuals have achieved Hall of Fame distinction.
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