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Mark Inabinett | minabinett@al.com
The 16 members of the Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame's inaugural class were announced on Monday, and 11 of them had ties to the SEC, including coaches Paul "Bear" Bryant and Gene Stallings and running back Major Ogilvie of Alabama and running back Bo Jackson of Auburn.
Considering that 69 SEC teams have played in the Sugar Bowl, it's not surprising that the inaugural class of the Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame is loaded with football greats from the conference.
The 16 members of the new hall of fame's first class were announcedon Monday, and 11 of them had ties to the SEC, including coachesPaul "Bear" Bryantand Gene Stallings and running back Major Ogilvie of Alabama and running back Bo Jackson of Auburn.
The other SEC-connected Hall of Famers are Herschel Walker of Georgia, Frank Broyles and Pepper Rodgers of Georgia Tech, Raymond Brown and Archie Manning of Ole Miss, Johnny Majors of Tennessee and Claude "Little Monk" Simons of Tulane.
The Hall of Fame choices from outside the SEC included Chuck Dicus of Arkansas, Tony Dorsett and Dan Marino of Pitt and Sammy Baugh and Davey O'Brien of TCU.
While Bryant is most associated with Alabama, where he coached for 25 years, Bryant made his first Sugar Bowl appearance as the coach of Kentucky. His Wildcats stunned top-ranked and previously undefeated Oklahoma 13-7 on Jan. 1, 1951.
Bryant took eight Alabama teams to the Sugar Bowl, and Crimson Tide national-championship teams capped the 1962, 1978 and 1979 seasons with victories in New Orleans.
Stallings also earned a national championship for Alabama with a Sugar Bowl victory when the Tide upended top-ranked Miami (Fla.) 34-13 on Jan. 1, 1993, to complete an unbeaten season.
Ogilvie scored touchdowns in three straight Sugar Bowls as Alabama beat Ohio State 35-6 on Jan. 2, 1978, Penn State 14-7 on Jan. 1, 1979, and Arkansas 24-9 on Jan. 1, 1980. He earned the Most Outstanding Player Award in the win over the Razorbacks.
Jackson ran for 130 yards in Auburn's 9-7 victory over Michigan on Jan. 2, 1984.
When Ole Miss defeated Texas 39-7 on Jan. 1, 1958, Brown ran for two touchdowns -- including a 92-yarder from punt formation that's the longest scoring run in Sugar Bowl history -- threw for a TD and intercepted three passes.
Before he coached four pre-SEC Arkansas teams in the Sugar Bowl, Broyles played for Georgia Tech in the Yellow Jackets' 20-18 victory over Tulsa on Jan. 1, 1944. Broyles was a part of 18 Sugar Bowls as a player, assistant coach, head coach, athletic director or broadcaster.
Majors scored Tennessee's TD in a 13-7 loss to Baylor on Jan. 1, 1957. Twenty years later, Majors coached Pitt to a 27-3 victory over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl to secure the national championship. Majors also led two Tennessee teams to Sugar Bowl victories as the Volunteers' coach.
Manning threw for 273 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score in Ole Miss' 27-22 victory over Arkansas on Jan. 1, 1970. Manning joined the Sugar Bowl Committee in 1986.
Rodgers led Georgia Tech to two Sugar Bowl wins. He threw a touchdown pass and kicked a field goal in a 24-7 victory over Ole Miss in an all-SEC Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 1953, then threw three TD passes and kicked another field goal in a 42-19 victory over West Virginia on Jan. 1, 1954.
In the first Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 1935, Simons ran 85 yards for a touchdown in Tulane's 20-14 victory over Temple. Simons served on the Sugar Bowl Committee from 1949 through 1975.
Walker played in three Sugar Bowls and ran for 337 yards and five touchdowns for Georgia.
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Considering that 69 SEC teams have played in the Sugar Bowl, it's not surprising that the inaugural class of the Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame is loaded with football greats from the conference.
The 16 members of the new hall of fame's first class were announcedon Monday, and 11 of them had ties to the SEC, including coachesPaul "Bear" Bryantand Gene Stallings and running back Major Ogilvie of Alabama and running back Bo Jackson of Auburn.
The other SEC-connected Hall of Famers are Herschel Walker of Georgia, Frank Broyles and Pepper Rodgers of Georgia Tech, Raymond Brown and Archie Manning of Ole Miss, Johnny Majors of Tennessee and Claude "Little Monk" Simons of Tulane.
The Hall of Fame choices from outside the SEC included Chuck Dicus of Arkansas, Tony Dorsett and Dan Marino of Pitt and Sammy Baugh and Davey O'Brien of TCU.
While Bryant is most associated with Alabama, where he coached for 25 years, Bryant made his first Sugar Bowl appearance as the coach of Kentucky. His Wildcats stunned top-ranked and previously undefeated Oklahoma 13-7 on Jan. 1, 1951.
Bryant took eight Alabama teams to the Sugar Bowl, and Crimson Tide national-championship teams capped the 1962, 1978 and 1979 seasons with victories in New Orleans.
Stallings also earned a national championship for Alabama with a Sugar Bowl victory when the Tide upended top-ranked Miami (Fla.) 34-13 on Jan. 1, 1993, to complete an unbeaten season.
Ogilvie scored touchdowns in three straight Sugar Bowls as Alabama beat Ohio State 35-6 on Jan. 2, 1978, Penn State 14-7 on Jan. 1, 1979, and Arkansas 24-9 on Jan. 1, 1980. He earned the Most Outstanding Player Award in the win over the Razorbacks.
Jackson ran for 130 yards in Auburn's 9-7 victory over Michigan on Jan. 2, 1984.
When Ole Miss defeated Texas 39-7 on Jan. 1, 1958, Brown ran for two touchdowns -- including a 92-yarder from punt formation that's the longest scoring run in Sugar Bowl history -- threw for a TD and intercepted three passes.
Before he coached four pre-SEC Arkansas teams in the Sugar Bowl, Broyles played for Georgia Tech in the Yellow Jackets' 20-18 victory over Tulsa on Jan. 1, 1944. Broyles was a part of 18 Sugar Bowls as a player, assistant coach, head coach, athletic director or broadcaster.
Majors scored Tennessee's TD in a 13-7 loss to Baylor on Jan. 1, 1957. Twenty years later, Majors coached Pitt to a 27-3 victory over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl to secure the national championship. Majors also led two Tennessee teams to Sugar Bowl victories as the Volunteers' coach.
Manning threw for 273 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score in Ole Miss' 27-22 victory over Arkansas on Jan. 1, 1970. Manning joined the Sugar Bowl Committee in 1986.
Rodgers led Georgia Tech to two Sugar Bowl wins. He threw a touchdown pass and kicked a field goal in a 24-7 victory over Ole Miss in an all-SEC Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 1953, then threw three TD passes and kicked another field goal in a 42-19 victory over West Virginia on Jan. 1, 1954.
In the first Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 1935, Simons ran 85 yards for a touchdown in Tulane's 20-14 victory over Temple. Simons served on the Sugar Bowl Committee from 1949 through 1975.
Walker played in three Sugar Bowls and ran for 337 yards and five touchdowns for Georgia.
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