Lomas Brown Named to 2018 CFB Hall of Fame Ballot
Thursday, June 1, 2017 | Football
Brown was a First Team All-SEC and All-America selection in 1984.
IRVING, Texas – Former University of Florida offensive lineman Lomas Brown is among 75 players and six coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision that are up for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018, the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced Thursday.
Brown, a 1984 consensus First Team All-American and two-time All-SEC performer, led the Gators to three consecutive bowl berths and top 10 national final rankings in 1983 and 1984.
In addition, he was the recipient of Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the SEC's top blocker in 1984. During that season, Brown anchored the Gators' outstanding offensive line that helped Florida to a 9–1–1 overall win-loss record and a 5-0-1 mark in conference play.
Brown was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1995.
However, Brown's success did not stop following his college career. In 18 seasons in the NFL, he was a Super Bowl Champion (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2002), seven-time Pro Bowl pick (1990-96), three-time First Team All-Pro selection (1989, 1990, 1994) and a three-time Second Team All-Pro honoree.
Following his playing career, Brown spent time with the NFL Network and ESPNEWS as an analyst.
NFF Hall of Fame Voting Process
The ballot was emailed today to the more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers whose votes will be tabulated and submitted to the NFF's Honors Courts, which will deliberate and select the class. The FBS Honors Court, chaired by NFF Board Member and College Football Hall of Famer Archie Griffin from Ohio State, and the Divisional Honors Court, chaired by former Marshall head coach, longtime athletics director and NFF Board Member Jack Lengyel, include an elite and geographically diverse pool of athletic administrators, Hall of Famers and members of the media.
What's Next?
The announcement of the 2018 Class will be made Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. The city is serving as the host for the CFP National Championship, which will be played later that day at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Some of the inductees will be on site during the announcement to represent the class and share their thoughts on being elected. The Jan. 8 announcement will be televised live, and specific viewing information will be available as the date draws near. A few inductees will also participate in the pregame festivities and the coin toss before the championship game.
The 2018 class will officially be inducted during the 61st NFF Annual Awards Dinner Dec. 4, 2018, at the New York Hilton Midtown. The inductees will be permanently enshrined at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta later that December and honored on the field during the 14th Annual National Hall of Fame Salute during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. They will also be honored at their respective schools at an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the 2018 season.
Criteria for Hall of Fame Consideration:
- First and foremost, a player must have received First-Team All-America recognition by a selector organization that is recognized by the NCAA and utilized to comprise their consensus All-America teams.
- A player becomes eligible for consideration by the Foundation's Honors Courts 10 full seasons after his final year of intercollegiate football played.
- While each nominee's football achievements in college are of prime consideration, his post-football record as a citizen is also weighed. He must have proven himself worthy as a citizen, carrying the ideals of football forward into his relations with his community and his fellow man, with love of his country. Consideration may also be given for academic honors and whether or not the candidate earned a college degree.
- Players must have played their last year of intercollegiate football within the last 50 years.* For example, to be eligible for the 2018 ballot, the player must have played his last year in 1968 or thereafter. In addition, players who are playing professionally and coaches who are coaching on the professional level are not eligible until after they retire.
- A coach becomes eligible three full seasons after retirement or immediately following retirement provided he is at least 70 years of age. Active coaches become eligible at 75 years of age. He must have been a head coach for a minimum of 10 years and coached at least 100 games with a .600 winning percentage.
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