Wuerffel Chosen as SEC Football Legend
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 | Football
Florida’s 1996 Heisman Trophy Winner and 13 others announced as members of 2017 class.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Danny Wuerffel has been selected to the 2017 SEC Football Legends class, the Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday.
The 2017 Football Legends Class includes 14 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich history of the sport at their respective institutions. This year's class includes All-Americans, All-SEC selections and Academic All-Americans. The group represents teams that won National and SEC Championships and are represented in state, school and college football halls of fame.
Wuerffel was one of the most decorated players in Florida's football history. A key member of the Gators' teams that won four consecutive Southeastern Conference titles between 1993 and 1996, Wuerffel graduated from UF with a bachelor's degree in public relations and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. In addition, that same year, he was inducted into the Gator Football Ring of Honor alongside his former coach Steve Spurrier and former Gators Jack Youngblood and Emmitt Smith. A first-team All-American in 1995 and 1996, Wuerffel finished his career with 10,875 passing yards and 114 touchdown passes, which was the best in SEC history and the second-most in major college football history. The 1996 National Champion and Heisman Trophy winner was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
The class will be honored at the 2017 SEC Football "Weekend of Champions" Dec. 1-2 in Atlanta, Ga. The annual SEC Legends Dinner presented by AT&T will be held Fri., Dec. 1 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta and the group will also be recognized prior to the SEC Football Championship Game, which will be held at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sat., Dec. 2.
The full 2016 SEC Football Legends class is as follows:
- ALABAMA – Gene Stallings, Head Coach, 1990-96
- ARKANSAS – Dan Hampton, Defensive Tackle, 1975-78
- AUBURN – Carlos Rogers, Defensive Back, 2001-04
- FLORIDA – Danny Wuerffel, Quarterback, 1993-96
- GEORGIA – Roland "Champ" Bailey, Defensive Back, 1996-98
- KENTUCKY – Nate Northington, Defensive Back, 1966-67
- LSU – Glenn Dorsey, Defensive Tackle, 2004-07
- OLE MISS – Terrence Metcalf, Offensive Line, 1997, 1999-2001
- MISSISSIPPI STATE - Floyd "Pork Chop" Womack, Offensive Line, 1997-2000
- MISSOURI – Brad Smith, Quarterback, 2002-05
- SOUTH CAROLINA – John Abraham, Outside Linebacker, 1996-99
- TENNESSEE – Chad Clifton, Offensive Line, 1995-99
- TEXAS A&M – Dave Elmendorf, Defensive Back, 1968-70
- VANDERBILT – Don Orr, Quarterback/Safety, 1954-56
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