RON DAYNE RUMORS & GOSSIP
Ron Dayne joins list of players “finally” elected to College Football Hall of Fame
Despite graduating as the NCAA’s all-time leading rusher, Ron Dayne still had to wait his turn to enter the College Football Hall of Fame.
He was the first player to top 7,000 yards rushing and finished with 7,125 career yards on the ground. That’s over four miles worth of turf that Ron Dayne chewed up in his tenure as the Wisconsin Badgers’ tailback from 1995 to 1999. He graduated...
Ron Dayne joins Wisconsin Badgers, College gridiron Pantheon
Following the announcement that Ron Dayne was a now a member of the College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013, Ron Dayne and his former coach, current Wisconsin Badgers Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez met with the media.
Archived video of the media session is available here, and a complete transcript of their remarks can be found here.
Concluding his career with 7,125 career...
Dayne credits teammates for Hall of Fame honor
"You're only as good as the players around you," those words are often spoken in regards to team sports and team efforts and after finding out he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame those were the first thoughts of honoree Ron Dayne.
"I don't know. I can't stop smiling," said Dayne when asked about the award on Tuesday. "I&...
Wuerffel, Testaverde, Pace, Dayne lead college HOF class
NEW YORK (AP) The only time Tommie Frazier and Danny Wuerffel shared the field during their brilliant college careers, Frazier's Nebraska team trampled Wuerffel and Florida in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl to win the national championship.
Wuerffel and the Gators bounced back from that record-breaking 62-24 smackdown to take the title the next season.
The former quarterbacks will cross...
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College Football 2013: Hall of Fame class released
1986 through Florida's Danny Wuerffel in 1996 to Wisconsin's Ron Dayne in 1999 -- head a 2013 College Football Hall of Fame class that, if there were a Hall of Fame for such things, would fit as a first-ballot enshrinee.
The class also includes Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier, who didn't win a Heisman but was 34-3 as a starter and led the Huskers to consecutive...
Dayne, Pace, Snow highlight newest members of College Football Hall of Fame
The names Ron Dayne, Orlando Pace, and Percy Snow - they are about as notable as they get in Big Ten lore and on Tuesday the National Football Foundation announced the election of all three to the 2013 College Football Hall of Fame class. Overall it's perhaps one of, if not the most decorated classes in quite some time.
We didn't even include the name of Tommie...
Wuerffel, Dayne, Frazier selected for college Hall
Heisman Trophy winners Danny Wuerffel of Florida and Ron Dayne of Wisconsin, along with two-time national champion Tommie Frazier of Nebraska, were selected Tuesday for the College Football Hall of Fame.
They are part of a class of 12 players and two coaches chosen by the National Football Foundation and revealed Tuesday.
The rest of the players to be inducted in December are:...
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Danny Wuerffel among 14 named to College Football HOF
NEW YORK (AP) -- Heisman Trophy winners Danny Wuerffel of Florida and Ron Dayne of Wisconsin, along with two-time national champion Tommie Frazier of Nebraska, were selected Tuesday for the College Football Hall of Fame.
They are part of a class of 12 players and two coaches chosen by the National Football Foundation and revealed Tuesday.
The rest of the players to be inducted in...
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Ron Dayne elected to College Football Hall of Fame
Former University of Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne added another honor to his illustrious career on Tuesday morning when he was elected as a member of the National Football Foundations 2013 College Football Hall of Fame class.
During his Wisconsin career, Dayne carried the ball 1,220 times for 7,125 yards and 71 touchdowns. He became the only player in college football history...
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Badgers legend Ron Dayne elected to College Football Hall of Fame
Ron Dayne, you don't need to say anything more to Badger fans. To most he's the pinnacle of excellence in Wisconsin football. On Tuesday his legacy was cemented for all-time as he was announced as a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Dayne, the 1999 Heisman Trophy winner (the 2nd in UW history), is still the all-time leading rusher in FBS history with 6...
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