Ahead of the complete list of honorees being announced Tuesday morning, the name of one member of the College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013 has been released.
On ESPN Monday afternoon and in a subsequent National Football Foundation release, it was announced that former Miami quarterback Vinny Testaverde has been elected to the Hall of Fame.
As a senior with the Hurricanes in 1986, Testaverde was a unanimous All-American and won the Heisman Trophy, the Walter Camp Player of the Year, Maxwell, Davey O’Brien and UPI Player of the Year awards. Per the release, he finished his collegiate career with more than 6,000 passing yards and 48 touchdown passes, and he still ranks in the top five in virtually every passing category in school history.
Testaverde was a redshirt on Miami’s 1983 national championship team and would go on to a 23-3 mark as a starter.
According to the school, the Elmont, NY, native will become sixth Miami Hurricane player/coach the last eight years and 10th overall to be enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame – Bennie Blades (2006), Don Bosseler (1990), Andy Gustafson (1985), Jack Harding (1980), Ted Hendricks (1987), Jimmy Johnson (2012), Russell Maryland (2011), Gino Torretta (2009) and Arnold Tucker (2008).
The full class of 12 players and two coaches will be announced tomorrow and if Tommie Frazier isn’t one of the former then slap an “Out of Business” sign on the place.