Huarte

[Rip Rap]

http://und.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051805aah.html

http://www.southbendtribune.com/sto...20050519-sbt-MICH-C1-Huarte_s_call_ends_A.sto

http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2005/05/22/sports.20050522-sbt-MICH-D3-Huarte_scrambled.sto

It didn't get much attention, but Huarte was finally admitted to the Hall of Fame. It amends an impressive list:

Hunk Anderson, Guard 1918-1921
Angelo "Springfield Rifle" Bertelli, Quarterback 1941-1943
Ross Browner, Defensive End 1973, 1975-1977
Jack Cannon, Guard 1927-1929
Frank Carideo, Quarterback 1928-1930
George Connor, Tackle 1942-1943, 1946-1947
Jim "Sleepy Jim" Crowley, Halfback 1922-1924
Zygmont "Ziggy" Czarobski, Tackle 1942-1943, 1946-1947
Dan Devine, Coach 1975-1980
Bob "Grandpappy" Dove, End 1940-1942
Ray "Iron Eich" Eichenlaub, Fullback 1911-1914
Bill "Moose" Fischer, Tackle / Guard 1945-1948
George "The Gipper" Gipp, Halfback 1917-1920
Jerry "Boomer" Groom, Center 1948-1950
Ralph "Goog" Guglielmi, Quarterback 1951-1954
Jesse Harper, Coach 1913-1917
Leon Hart, End 1946-1949
Frank "Nordy" Hoffmann, Guard 1930-1931
Paul "The Golden Boy" Hornung, Quarterback 1954-1956
Johnny Lattner, Halfback 1951-1953
Elmer "The Thin Man" Layden, Fullback 1922-1924
Frank "The Master" Leahy, Coach 1941-1953
Johnny Lujack, Quarterback 1943, 1946-1947
Jim Lynch, Linebacker 1964-1966
Ken MacAfee, Tight End 1974-1977
Jim "Jungle Jim" Martin, End / Tackle 1946-1949
Bert Metzger, Guard 1928-1930
Creighton Miller, Halfback 1941-1943
Don "Midnight" Miller, Halfback 1922-1924
Edgar "Rip" Miller, Tackle 1922-1924
Fred Miller, Tackle 1926-1928
Wayne "Double L" Millner, End 1933-1935
Alan Page, Defensive End 1964-1966
Ara Parseghian, Coach 1964-1974
Knute "Rock" Rockne, Coach 1918-1930
Louis "Red" Salmon, Fullback 1900-1903
Marchy Schwartz, Halfback 1929-1931
William "The Bard of Staten Island" Shakespeare, Halfback 1933-1935
Red "Six-Yard" Sitko, Halfback / Fullback 1946-1949
John "Clipper" Smith, Guard 1925-1927
Harry "Stuly" Stuhldreher, Quarterback 1922-1924
Joe Theismann, Quarterback 1968-1970
Adam "Ad" Walsh, Center 1922-1924
Bob "Bobby" Williams, Quarterback 1948-1950
Tommy Yarr, Center 1929-1931

 

[Irish Envy]

Awesome. It always amazes me how long it took in comparison to some of the others on that list.

 

[LuckoftheIrish86]

congrats to Huarte

 

[bmf175]

Thats impressive William Shakespeare was such a great half back.

 

[jiggafini19]

Awesome. It always amazes me how long it took in comparison to some of the others on that list.

Looking at the numbers, Huarte had one good year...in which he won the Heisman. I wondered why it took him this long to get in the Hall...then I checked the stats.

 

[Rip Rap]

Looking at the numbers, Huarte had one good year...in which he won the Heisman. I wondered why it took him this long to get in the Hall...then I checked the stats.

Conversely, that is the same reason why we won't see Montana in there for decades.