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Dilweg Named to 2021 ACC Legends Class
11/9/2021 10:00:00 AM | Football
DURHAM – Former Blue Devil quarterback Anthony Dilweg will represent Duke University as a member of the 2021 ACC Class of Football Legends.
This year's class will be honored during the ACC Football Honors presented by the Charlotte Sports Foundation at the Blumenthal Arts Center's Booth Playhouse on the evening of Friday, Dec. 3, and during the on-field pregame festivities at the 17th annual Subway ACC Football Championship Game, set for 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.Â
Dilweg started all 11 games as a senior in 1988 and produced the top single-season quarterback performance in Duke history, while being named ACC Player of the Year. He established ACC single-season records for passing yards (3,824), total offensive yards (3,713), pass attempts (484), touchdown passes (24) and touchdown responsibility (26).
The four-year letterwinner led the ACC in both pass efficiency (134.6) and total offensive yards per game (337.5) in 1988, while ranking second nationally in both passing yards and total offense and fourth in touchdown passes. He also holds the school career record for pass efficiency rating (128.94).
Dilweg was named the Offensive MVP of the 1989 Hula Bowl after completing 12-of-17 (.706) passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns while leading the East squad to a 21-10 victory. He was a third round choice (74th overall pick) of the Green Bay Packers in the 1989 NFL Draft.
Previous Duke representatives to be honored as ACC Football Legends include Leo Hart (2005), Art Gregory (2006), Clarkston Hines (2007), Tee Moorman (2008), Bob Pascal (2009), Jay Wilkinson (2010), Ben Bennett (2011), Mike McGee (2012), Wes Chesson (2013), Chris Castor (2014), Chris Douglas (2015), Bob Harris (2017), Steve Spurrier (2018), and Chris Port (2019).
Joining Dilweg in the 2021 group are Boston College's Mark Herzlich, Clemson's David Treadwell, Florida State's Peter Warrick, Georgia Tech's Morgan Burnett, Louisville's Harry Douglas, Miami's Reggie Wayne, North Carolina's Vonnie Holliday, NC State's Jerricho Cotchery, Pitt's Dan Marino, Syracuse's Markus Paul, Virginia's Shawn Moore, Virginia's Tech's Frank Beamer and Wake Forest's Desmond Clark.
The ACC Football Honors show will air on Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. on ACC Network.
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