Journalist
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MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) ? NFL receiving great Jerry Rice and college football?s all-time winningest coach, John Gagliardi, were among seven players and coaches selected for induction into the divisional class of the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
The group, to be enshrined at the Hall on Aug. 11-12 in South Bend, Ind., also includes defensive back Kevin Dent of Jackson State, quarterback John Friesz of Idaho, receiver Ronnie Mallett of Central Arkansas and coaches Dick Farley of Williams (Mass.) and Vernon ??Skip?? McCain of Maryland State (now known as Maryland-Eastern Shore).
Rice had 310 career receptions, 4,856 receiving yards and 51 touchdowns, playing at Mississippi Valley State from 1981-84. Drafted in the first round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, he was named to the Pro Bowl 13 times, won three Super Bowls and broke virtually every receiving record. His NFL totals exceed 1,500 receptions, 22,000 receiving yards and 200 touchdowns.
A three-time Sheridan Black College National Defensive Player of the Year, Dent led the nation in interceptions in 1986 and currently ranks among the Top 25 in NCAA Division I-AA history with 21 career picks.
McCain posted a 102-21-5 mark from 1948-63 at Maryland State, which during that span was regarded as a football powerhouse among historically black colleges. His teams won four Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles and never recorded a single losing season. He is one of only 28 coaches in the history of college football to have a winning percentage greater than .800 among those whom have coached at least nine seasons.
The group, to be enshrined at the Hall on Aug. 11-12 in South Bend, Ind., also includes defensive back Kevin Dent of Jackson State, quarterback John Friesz of Idaho, receiver Ronnie Mallett of Central Arkansas and coaches Dick Farley of Williams (Mass.) and Vernon ??Skip?? McCain of Maryland State (now known as Maryland-Eastern Shore).
Rice had 310 career receptions, 4,856 receiving yards and 51 touchdowns, playing at Mississippi Valley State from 1981-84. Drafted in the first round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, he was named to the Pro Bowl 13 times, won three Super Bowls and broke virtually every receiving record. His NFL totals exceed 1,500 receptions, 22,000 receiving yards and 200 touchdowns.
A three-time Sheridan Black College National Defensive Player of the Year, Dent led the nation in interceptions in 1986 and currently ranks among the Top 25 in NCAA Division I-AA history with 21 career picks.
McCain posted a 102-21-5 mark from 1948-63 at Maryland State, which during that span was regarded as a football powerhouse among historically black colleges. His teams won four Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles and never recorded a single losing season. He is one of only 28 coaches in the history of college football to have a winning percentage greater than .800 among those whom have coached at least nine seasons.