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Brahaney in College FB Hall of Fame

Brahaney in College FB Hall of Fame

May 09, 2007 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

NORMAN, Okla. -- From one of the most storied football programs in history, Tom Brahaney continues the legacy of outstanding Oklahoma players in the College Football Hall of Fame.
 
Brahaney became the 23rd Sooner (18 players, five coaches) inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
 
A two-time consensus First Team All-America ('71, '72), Brahaney was the hub of an offensive line that allowed the Sooners to lead the nation in rushing, scoring and total offense in 1971. The Midland, Texas, native was also a two-time All-Big-8 selection and a Lombardi Award finalist in 1972.
 
Serving as team captain during his senior campaign, Brahaney's snap precision and unsurpassed one-on-one blocking earned him high acclaim even from archrivals. Following the 1971 “Game of the Century,” Nebraska's Rich Glover, a 1995 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, called Brahaney the best center he played against all year. 
 

Hall of Fame Sooners | College Football Hall of Fame
 
Brahaney was drafted in the fifth round of the 1973 NFL Draft and played nine seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. He currently owns and operates a drilling company and resides in Midland.
 
The 2007 College Football Hall of Fame Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Class will be inducted at the 50th Annual Awards Dinner on December 4, 2007, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. They will be officially enshrined at the Hall in South Bend, Ind., during ceremonies in July of 2008. 
 
College Football Hall of Fame
Great players and coaches built the Oklahoma football tradition. OU has placed 18 players and five former coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame. No Big 12 school has more.
 

 Player
Pos.
 Years
Inducted
 Tom Brahaney
C
1970-72
2007
 Joe Washington
RB
1972-75
2005
 Tony Casillas
MG
1982-85
2004
 Keith Jackson
TE
1984-87
2001
 Kurt Burris
C
1951-54
2000
 Greg Pruitt
HB
1970-72
1999
 Jerry Tubbs
C
1954-56
1996
 Billy Sims
HB
1975-79
1995
 J.D. Roberts
G
1951-53
1993
 Jim Weatherall
T
1948-51
1992
 Steve Owens
HB
1967-69
1991
 Lee Roy Selmon
DT
1972-75
1988
 Waddy Young
E
1936-38
1986
 Tommy McDonald
HB
1954-56
1985
 Jim Owens
E
1946-49
1982
 Billy Vessels
HB
1950-52
1974
 Forest Geyer
FB
1913-15
1973
 Claude Reeds
FB
1910-13
1961

 Coach
 Years at OU
Inducted
 Barry Switzer
1973-88
2001
 Jim Tatum
1946
1984
 Bud Wilkinson
1947-63
1969
 Lawrence "Biff" Jones
1935-36
1954
 Bennie Owen
1905-26
1951

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