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2021 College Football Hall of Fame: Carson Palmer, Bob Stoops headline loaded class

By Sravan Gannavarapu

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 02: Head coach Bob Stoops of the Oklahoma Sooners looks on during the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 2, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 02: Head coach Bob Stoops of the Oklahoma Sooners looks on during the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 2, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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Carson Palmer and former Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops are notable names among those inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame for the class of 2021. 

Hours before Alabama and Ohio State were set to face off in the National Championship, the College Football Hall of Fame announced its class of 2021. 11 former players and two coaches now will have their names inscribed among the many greats that have taken the field before them.

“We are extremely proud to announce the 2021 College Football Hall of Fame Class,” says 1989 College Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning. “Each of these men has established himself among the absolute best to have ever played or coached the game, and we look forward to immortalizing their incredible accomplishments.”

2021 College Football Hall of Fame Class

Players:

  • Harris Barton – OT, North Carolina (1983-86)
  • David Fulcher – DB, Arizona State (1983-85)
  • Dan Morgan – LB, Miami [FL] (1997-2000)
  • Carson Palmer – QB, Southern California (1998-2002)
  • Tony Romo – QB, Eastern Illinois (1999-2002)
  • Kenneth Sims – DT, Texas (1978-81)
  • C.J. Spiller – RB/KR, Clemson (2006-09)
  • Darren Sproles – RB, Kansas State (2001-04)
  • Aaron Taylor – OT, Notre Dame (1990-93)
  • Andre Tippett – DE, Iowa (1979-81)
  • Al Wilson – LB, Tennessee (1995-98)

Coaches:

  • Rudy Hubbard – 83-48-3; Florida A&M (1974-85)
  • Bob Stoops – 190-48-0; Oklahoma (1999-2016)

Out of the players listed, a number of them were both stars in college and in professional football as well. Palmer was the No. 1 overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals and helped bring success to the franchise. Tony Romo went undrafted but helped lead Dallas to several victories including an NFC East division title in 2014. Harris Barton won three Super Bowls with Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers in the ’80s and ’90s.

Out of this lineup, however, only one is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Linebacker Andre Tippett was a star for the New England Patriots and helped them reach Super Bowl 20 in 1985.

Stoops, on the other hand, deserved this honor given how much he has done for the Oklahoma program. Stoops has a coaching record of 190-48 and a national championship in 2000 while winning the Big 12 a total of 10 times.

These members will have the honor of joining the hall in addition to the class of 2020 who had their ceremony cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Congratulations to the class of 2021 on a prestigious honor.

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