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Nominations
Thirty-five finalists have been named by the Selection Committee for The Black College Football Hall of Fame. A total of 11 individuals will be inducted in the inaugural class -- eight players, two coaches and one contributor – on February 19, 2011.

2011 PLAYER FINALISTS:

Lem Barney (DB, Jackson State University, 1963-1966)
Elvin Bethea (OLB, NC A&T, 1959-1962)
Emerson Boozer (RB, Maryland Eastern Shore, 1962-1965)
Mel Blount (DB, Southern University, 1966-1970)
Robert Brazile (LB, Jackson State University, 1971-1975)
Rosevelt “Rosey” Brown (OL, Morgan State University, 1949-1952)
Willie Brown (DB, Grambling State University, 1959-1963)
Harry Carson (DE, South Carolina State University, 1972-1975)
Willie Davis (DL, Grambling State University, 1952-1956)
Eldridge Dickey (Tennessee State University, 1964-1967)
Bob “Bullet” Hayes (WR/RB/KR, Florida A&M University, 1960-1964)
Kenny Houston (DB, Prairie View A&M, 1964-1967)
Charles Humphrey (DE, Tennessee State University, 1964-1967)
Ed “Too Tall” Jones (DL, Tennessee State University, 1970-1973)
Leroy Kelly (RB, Morgan State University, 1960-1963)
Joe Kendall (QB, Kentucky State, 1934-1936)
Larry Little (OG, Kentucky State, 1934-1936)
Steve McNair (QB, Alcorn State University, 1991-1994)
Marion Motley (RB/LB, South Carolina State University, 1939-1942)
Willie “Wonderful Willie” Richardson (WR, Jackson State, 1959-1962)
Art Shell (OL, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, 1964-1967)
Donnie Shell (DB, South Carolina State, 1970-1973)
John Stallworth (WR, Alabama A&M, 1970-1973)
Willie “Satellite” Totten (Mississippi Valley State University, 1982-1985)
Doug Williams (QB, Grambling State University, 1974-1977)

2011 COACH FINALISTS:

Cleve Abbot (Head Coach, Tuskegee, 1923-1954)
Earl Banks (Head Coach, Morgan State University, 1960-1973)
Marino “The Godfather” Casem (Head Coach, Alcorn State, 1963-1992)
W.C. Gorden (Head Coach, Jackson State University, 1976-1991)
Willie Jeffries (Head Coach, South Carolina State University, 1973-2001)
John “Big John” Merritt (Head Coach, Tennessee State, 1953-1983)
Ace Mumford (Head Coach, Southern University, 1927-1961)

2011 CONTRIBUTOR FINALISTS:

Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones (President, Grambling State University)
Collie J. Nicholson (Sports Information Director, Grambling State University)
Howell Hornsby (Football Operations, NC A&T University)