(Sports Network) - A pair of Heisman Trophy winners, Tim Brown
and Gino Torretta, highlight the 2009 class for induction into the College
Football Hall of Fame.

A total of 16 players and two coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision
(formerly Division I-A) were selected for this year's Hall of Fame class.

Joining Brown and Torretta for enshrinement will be New Mexico State running
back Pervis Atkins, Arizona defensive back Chuck Cecil, Auburn fullback Ed
Dyas, West Virginia quarterback Major Harris, Brigham Young tight end Gordon
Hudson, Harvard center William Lewis, Alabama linebacker Woodrow Lowe,
Stanford wide receiver Ken Margerum, Texas defensive tackle Steve McMichael,
Ohio State linebacker Chris Spielman, Iowa linebacker Larry Station, Georgia
Tech defensive end Pat Swilling, Penn State running back Curt Warner, Nebraska
defensive end Grant Wistrom, and coaches Dick MacPherson and John Robinson.

The first wide receiver to capture the Heisman, Brown was a two-time All-
American (1986-87) and set 19 school records during his tenure with the
Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.

Torretta was one of the most decorated college players while at the University
of Miami-Florida. A year after guiding the Hurricanes to the 1991 national
championship, Torretta collected a bevy of awards, including the Heisman, the
Maxwell (best overall player), Davey O'Brien (top quarterback), Johnny Unitas
Golden Arm (top senior quarterback), and claimed unanimous First Team All-
America honors.

Atkins, the only First Team All-American selection (1960) in Aggies history,
led New Mexico State to a perfect 11-0 campaign and a Border Conference title
in 1960. Atkins twice topped the nation in all-purpose yards (1959-60) and
holds the school single season record with 1,800 all-purpose yards in 1960.

Only the second Arizona player to be inducted into the College Football Hall
of Fame, Cecil was a consensus All-American and named Pac-10 Defensive Back
of the Year in 1987.

Dyas topped Auburn in rushing and scoring, was named the SEC's Most
Outstanding Back and First-Team All-Conference in 1960.

A three-year starter at West Virginia, Harris became the first player in NCAA
history to rush for more than 2,000 and throw for more than 5,000 yards in a
career. As a sophomore, he led the Mountaineers to an undefeated regular
season and a berth in the Orange Bowl. In 1989, his junior season, Harris was
voted a First Team All-America, tabbed the ECAC Player of the Year and
finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Hudson enjoyed a record-breaking career at BYU. A two-time unanimous All-
American (1982-83), Hudson holds several NCAA records, including most passes
caught per game by a tight end (5.4), most career yards per game by a tight
end (75.3) and most yards in a game by a tight end (259).

Lewis, the first ever African-American to earn First Team All-America honors,
was selected for enshrinement by the National Football Foundation's Veterans
Committee. Lewis helped Harvard post a staggering 22-2 record from 1892-93.

Lowe set an Alabama single season record with 134 tackles in 1973 and helped
propel the Crimson Tide to the national title that season. He is the second
player in school history to be a three-time First Team All-American (1973-75).

Margerum left Stanford as the all-time leading Cardinal receiver with 141
receptions for 2,430 yards and 30 touchdowns. He was also a three-time First
Team All-Pac-10 selection and was awarded the 1980 Pop Warner Trophy, which is
given annually to the most valuable senior player on the West Coast.

A four-year letterman at Texas, McMichael graduated as the school's all-time
leader in career tackles with 369 and sacks with 30. He was a finalist for the
Lombardi and Outland Awards in 1979.

A bruising linebacker, Spielman left his mark at Ohio State. He was a
consensus First Team All-America choice in 1986 and a unanimous All-American
in 1987, the year he claimed the Lombardi Award.

Station was a two-time First Team All-America in 1984-85 and finished his
career at Iowa with 492 tackles.

Opposing offenses feared Swilling, who set the NCAA record for sacks in a game
with seven in 1985 while establishing the Georgia Tech mark for sacks in a
season with a gaudy 15. He was named to Georgia Tech's All-Time Team
(1892-1991) and inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

Warner was an imposing figure on the gridiron from 1979-82 and the Nittany
Lions were an remarkable 18-0 when he rushed for 100 yards or more. An All-
America choice in 1981, Warner set records for career rushing yardage (3,398),
career all-purpose yardage (4,982) and 100-yard rushing games while at Penn
State.

Wistrom was a two-time unanimous All-American selection at Nebraska from
1996-97 and was a member of three national championships with the Cornhuskers
(1994-95, '97).

MacPherson amassed a record of 111-73-5 during his career as coach at
Massachusetts and Syracuse. He earned NCAA Coach of the Year honors in 1987
after leading the Orange to an 11-0-1 record and the fourth spot in the final
Associated Press ranking. MacPherson ranks third all-time at Syracuse for wins
and most seasons coached.

Robinson had a lot of success patrolling the sidelines at Southern California,
posting a 7-1 record in bowl games with the Trojans. He received National
Coach of the Year honors in 1979 and was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year in
1976 and 1978. Robinson also coached for UNLV, and his overall bowl record of
8-1 ranks first all-time in bowl winning percentage.

The 2009 Class will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at The National Football
Foundation's Annual Awards Dinner on December 8 in New York and will be
officially enshrined at the Hall in South Bend, Indiana in the summer of 2010.







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