Wuerffel enshrined in College Football Hall of Fame
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 | Football, Chris Harry
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- In a week when a lot of Florida quarterback developments have been in the news, a former Gator who once played the position officially took his place in college football's immortality.
Not that he wasn't there already.
Danny Wuerffel, who won a Heisman Trophy on the way to guiding the Gators to their first national championship in 1996, was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame during ceremonies in Atlanta on Tuesday night.
“The memories I have from being there are so special,” Wuerffel said. “Those friends, those memories we all experienced, were unbelievable.”
Anybody know what he's talking about?
Try a 45-6-1 record with four Southeastern Conference titles during his four seasons (1993-96), the bulk of which were with Wuerffel starting at quarterback. Along the way, he passed for 10,875 yards and a UF record 114 touchdowns, capping his career by becoming (then) just the second Gator to win the Heisman.
A month later, he piled on with a 52-20 blowout of rival Florida State in the Sugar Bowl national championship game.
Wuerffel, now 40 and heading up his Desire Street Ministries project based in New Orleans, became the sixth Florida player to enter the prestigious Hall, joining Dale Van Sickel, Steve Spurrier, Wilber Marshall, Jack Youngblood and Emmitt Smith.
''Getting enshrined not only in the Hall, but the fact that it's in this community, is one of those things that transcends the sport,'' Wuerffel said. ''People may hate Florida and not like Spurrier or me, but they're going to honor you for what you did and brought to college football. That's cool.''
