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20 college football records that will never be broken

By Nathaniel Reeves

7 Nov 1998: Head coach Bobby Bowden of the Florida State Seminoles looks on as players celebrate during the game against the Virginia Cavaliers at the Doak Campell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles defeated the Cavaliers 45-14. Mandatory Credit: Scott Halleran /Allsport
7 Nov 1998: Head coach Bobby Bowden of the Florida State Seminoles looks on as players celebrate during the game against the Virginia Cavaliers at the Doak Campell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles defeated the Cavaliers 45-14. Mandatory Credit: Scott Halleran /Allsport /
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CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 10: General view of the field during the NFL preseason game between the Denver Broncos and the Chicago Bears on August 10, 2002 at Memorial Stadium at the University of Illniois in Champaign, Illinois. The Broncos won 27-3. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 10: General view of the field during the NFL preseason game between the Denver Broncos and the Chicago Bears on August 10, 2002 at Memorial Stadium at the University of Illniois in Champaign, Illinois. The Broncos won 27-3. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

14. Career individual interceptions: Al Brosky, 29

Despite playing just three seasons at Illinois, Brosky owns an all-time record for most interceptions that has stood for over six decades.

A native of Cincinnati, Brosky played running back for one year in high school before enlisting in the United States Army from 1946-1948. Legendary Illinois head coach Ray Eliot brought Broksy on ahead of the 1950 season and converted him to safety, a move that would pay off handsomely over the next three years.

Broksy started his career with the Fighting Illini  by intercepting 11 passes in 1950, and matched that mark again the next season while recording at least one pick in 15 straight games. The Fighting Illini won their most recent national championship in 1951, as Brosky recorded an interception in a blowout win over Stanford in the Rose Bowl to close out the year.

After piling up another eight interceptions in 1952, Broksy finished his career with 29 picks in just 27 career games (bowl statistics did not count towards official totals at the time), a mark that has continued to stand the test of time. Bowling Green’s Martin Bayless fell two interceptions short of Broksy’s record in 1983, and no individual has recorded more than 20 career picks since Wake Forest’s Alphonso Smith in 2008.

Broksy went on to play one season at the next level, recording two interceptions for the Chicago Cardinals in 1954.

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