2007 College Football Hall of Fame inductees
# 2007 College Football Hall of Fame inductees

The 2007 College Football Hall of Fame inductees were chosen by a ballot which consisted of 75 players and 8 coaches who were voted on by more than twelve-thousand voters for inclusion into the College Football Hall of Fame. The 2007 class was announced at a press conference in New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on May 9, 2007, and was inducted at The National Football Foundation’s 50th Awards Dinner on December 4, 2007, also at the Waldorf-Astoria. They were then enshrined into the hall of fame in South Bend, Indiana in the summer of 2008.

Once nominated for consideration, all player candidates were submitted to one of eight District Screening Committees, depending on their geographic location, which conducted a vote to determine who appeared on the ballot and represented their respective districts. Each year, 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.

Joe Paterno was inducted this year as well, despite not being on this ballot. He was voted in on the 2006 ballot but was unable to attend the induction due to a sideline injury.

## Inductees

### Players

* Tom Brahaney, Oklahoma, C
* Dave Brown, Michigan, DB
* Jeff Davis, Clemson, LB
* Doug Flutie, Boston College, QB
* Johnnie Johnson, Texas, DB
* Rex Kern, Ohio State, QB
* Ahmad Rashad, Oregon, RB/WR
* Anthony Thompson, Indiana, RB
* Wilson Whitley, Houston, DT
* Reggie Williams, Dartmouth, LB
* Richard Wood, Southern Cal, LB
* Chris Zorich, Notre Dame, DT

### Coach

* Herb Deromedi, Central Michigan

## Players

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 (since 1957 for the 2007 ballot, making three candidates, Don Stephenson, Jim Taylor, and Clendon Thomas their last year eligible to be voted in);
* Cannot be currently playing professional football.

The candidate’s post-football record as a citizen was also weighed.

The University of Notre Dame led this year's ballot with 8 nominations followed by the University of Southern California with 5 and the Ohio State University and University of Oklahoma tied with 3 each.

| Name | School(s) | Position | Last year played |
| - | - | - | - |
| Troy Aikman | Oklahoma UCLA | Quarterback | 1988 |
| Trev Alberts | Nebraska | Linebacker | 1993 |
| Otis Armstrong | Purdue | Running back | 1972 |
| Pervis Atkins | New Mexico State | Running back | 1960 |
| Tony Boselli | Southern California | Offensive tackle | 1994 |
| Tom Brahaney | Oklahoma | Center | 1972 |
| Dave Brown | Michigan | Defensive back | 1974 |
| Tim Brown | Notre Dame | Wide receiver | 1987 |
| Mark Carrier | Southern California | Safety | 1989 |
| Dave Casper | Notre Dame | Offensive tackle/tight end | 1973 |
| Ronnie Caveness | Arkansas | Center | 1964 |
| Bob Crable | Notre Dame | Linebacker | 1981 |
| Randy Cross | UCLA | Offensive guard | 1975 |
| Randall Cunningham | UNLV | Punter/Quarterback | 1984 |
| Sam Cunningham | Southern California | Running back | 1972 |
| Jeff Davis | Clemson | Linebacker | 1981 |
| Eric Dickerson | Southern Methodist | Running back | 1982 |
| Jim Dombrowski | Virginia | Offensive tackle | 1985 |
| D. J. Dozier | Penn State | Running back | 1986 |
| Ed Dyas | Auburn | Fullback | 1960 |
| Bill Enyart | Oregon State | Fullback | 1968 |
| Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern | Linebacker | 1996 |
| Doug Flutie | Boston College | Quarterback | 1984 |
| Kirk Gibson | Michigan State | Wide receiver | 1978 |
| Bob Golic | Notre Dame | Linebacker | 1978 |
| Terrence Hanratty | Notre Dame | Quarterback | 1968 |
| Al Harris | Arizona State | Defensive end | 1978 |
| Major Harris | West Virginia | Quarterback | 1989 |
| Mark Herrmann | Purdue | Quarterback | 1980 |
| Dick Jauron | Yale | Running back | 1972 |
| Johnnie Johnson | Texas | Safety | 1979 |
| Rex Kern | Ohio State | Quarterback | 1970 |
| Tommy Kramer | Rice | Quarterback | 1976 |
| George Kunz | Notre Dame | Offensive tackle | 1968 |
| Jess Lewis | Oregon State | Defensive tackle | 1969 |
| Robert Lytle | Michigan | Running back | 1976 |
| Rueben Mayes | Washington State | Running back | 1985 |
| Randall McDaniel | Arizona State | Offensive guard | 1987 |
| Pat McInally | Harvard | Tight end | 1974 |
| Marlin McKeever | Southern California | Tight end | 1960 |
| Don McPherson | Syracuse | Quarterback | 1987 |
| George Mira | Miami (Fla.) | Quarterback | 1963 |
| Art Monk | Syracuse | Wide receiver | 1979 |
| Paul Naumoff | Tennessee | Linebacker | 1966 |
| Bob Novogratz | Army | Offensive guard | 1958 |
| Tom Nowatzke | Indiana | Fullback | 1964 |
| Jim Otis | Ohio State | Fullback | 1969 |
| Dave Parks | Texas Tech | Wide receiver | 1963 |
| Ahmad Rashad | Oregon | Running back | 1971 |
| Deion Sanders | Florida State | Defensive back | 1988 |
| Lucius Sanford | Georgia Tech | Linebacker | 1977 |
| Jake Scott | Georgia | Defensive back | 1968 |
| Larry Seivers | Tennessee | Wide receiver | 1976 |
| Jim Seymour | Notre Dame | Wide receiver | 1968 |
| Ron Simmons | Florida State | Nose guard | 1980 |
| Chris Spielman | Ohio State | Linebacker | 1987 |
| Larry Station | Iowa | Linebacker | 1985 |
| Don Stephenson | Georgia Tech | Center | 1957 |
| Darryl Talley | West Virginia | Linebacker | 1982 |
| Jim Taylor | Louisiana State | Fullback | 1957 |
| Lawrence Taylor | North Carolina | Linebacker | 1980 |
| Marvin Terrell | Mississippi | Offensive Guard/Nose guard | 1959 |
| Clendon Thomas | Oklahoma | Running back | 1957 |
| Thurman Thomas | Oklahoma State | Running back | 1987 |
| Anthony Thompson | Indiana | Running back | 1989 |
| Gino Torretta | Miami (Fla.) | Quarterback | 1992 |
| Don Trull | Baylor | Quarterback | 1963 |
| Curt Warner | Penn State | Running back | 1982 |
| Wilson Whitley | Houston | Defensive tackle | 1976 |
| Clarence Williams | Washington State | Running back | 1974 |
| Reggie Williams | Dartmouth | Linebacker | 1975 |
| Scott Woerner | Georgia | Defensive back | 1980 |
| Richard Wood | Southern California | Linebacker | 1974 |
| Ryan Yarborough | Wyoming | Wide receiver | 1993 |
| Chris Zorich | Notre Dame | Defensive tackle | 1990 |

## Coaches

To be eligible for the ballot, coaches must have:

* Coached a minimum of 10 years and 100 games as a head coach;
* Won at least 60% (.600+) of their games;
* Be retired from coaching or over the age of 75.

The candidate’s post-football record as a citizen was also weighed.

Jim Donnan led the 2007 ballot with the highest winning percentage (.722). However, John Cooper had the most wins (193) and most seasons as head coach (24). Herb Deromedi had the longest tenure at one school with 16 years at Central Michigan University.

| Name | School(s) | Years | Record | Pct. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| John Cooper | Tulsa | 1977–84 | 56–32 | .636 |
| John Cooper | Arizona State | 1985–87 | 25–9–2 | .735 |
| John Cooper | Ohio State | 1988–2000 | 111–43–4 | .721 |
| John Cooper | Total | 24 years | 193–83–6 | .695 |
| Herb Deromedi | Central Michigan | 1978-93 | 110-55-10 | .657 |
| Herb Deromedi | Total | 16 years | 110-55-10 | .657 |
| William Henry Dietz | Washington State | 1915-17 | 17-2-1 | .895 |
| William Henry Dietz | Purdue | 1921 | 1-6 | .143 |
| William Henry Dietz | Louisiana Tech | 1922-23 | 11-3-1 | .786 |
| William Henry Dietz | Wyoming | 1924-26 | 10-13-2 | .435 |
| William Henry Dietz | Haskell Indian Institute (KS) | 1929-32 | 57-38-3 | .600 |
| William Henry Dietz | Albright (PA) | 1937-42 | 57-38-3 | .600 |
| William Henry Dietz | Total | 19 years | 96-62-7 | .603 |
| Jim Donnan | Georgia | 1996–2000 | 40-19 | .678 |
| Jim Donnan | Marshall | 1990-95 | 64-21 | .842 |
| Jim Donnan | Total | 11 years | 104-40 | .722 |
| Wayne Hardin | Navy | 1959-64 | 38-22-2 | .633 |
| Wayne Hardin | Temple | 1970-82 | 80-52-3 | .606 |
| Wayne Hardin | Total | 19 years | 118-74-5 | .612 |
| Dick MacPherson | Massachusetts | 1971-77 | 45-27-1 | .625 |
| Dick MacPherson | Syracuse | 1981-90 | 66-46-4 | .589 |
| Dick MacPherson | Total | 17 years | 111-73-5 | .601 |
| Billy J. Murphy | Memphis State | 1958-71 | 91-44-1 | .673 |
| Billy J. Murphy | Total | 14 years | 91-44-1 | .673 |
| Darryl Rogers | Cal State-Hayward | 1965 | 3-7 | .300 |
| Darryl Rogers | Fresno State | 1966-72 | 43-32-1 | .573 |
| Darryl Rogers | San José State | 1973-75 | 22-9-3 | .710 |
| Darryl Rogers | Michigan State | 1976-79 | 24-18-2 | .571 |
| Darryl Rogers | Arizona State | 1980-84 | 37-18-1 | .673 |
| Darryl Rogers | Total | 20 years | 129-84-7 | .602 |

## Sources

* 2007 Ballot for College Football Hall of Fame Announced, 2007-03-11, accessed 2007-03-21

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Flutie elected to Hall in first year of eligibility". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 2007-05-09. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
* 1 2 3 4 5 First year on ballot
