Press Release:
Congrats to former Saints running back Fred McAffe on his induction to the College Football Division II Hall Of Fame.
DIVISION II FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME TO ADD
LARRY ALLEN, FRED MCAFEE AND BILL BURGESS
FLORENCE, Ala. —
The Division II Football Hall of Fame will induct Larry
Allen, Fred McAfee and Coach Bill Burgess as its Class of 2011 on December
16 at the 26th annual Harlon Hill Trophy and Division II Football Hall of Fame
Banquet.
Established in 1999, the Division II Football Hall of Fame inducted former
Division II players annually from 1999-2009 before inducting its first class of coaches
in 2010. This year’s list of inductees includes two former Division II players and one
coach, bringing the total number of players inducted to 27 and the total number of
coaches to four.
Allen was an Al-American offensive lineman at Sonoma State (Calif.) from
1992-93 before going on to a distinguished career in the National Football League
with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. In two years at Sonoma State,
Allen gave up just one sack. He participated in the East-West Shrine Game, Senior
Bowl and was a two-time All-America selection. He was also the first player from
Sonoma State University to be drafted in the NFL.
An 11-time Pro Bowl selection with Dallas, Allen played in more Pro Bowls
than any other Dallas Cowboys offensive player in franchise history. He won a
Super Bowl ring with the Cowboys and was selected for the NFL Teams of the
Decade for the 1990s and 2000s. He is also regarded as one of the physically
strongest men to have ever played in the NFL, having recorded a bench press of
692 pounds.
McAfee was an All-American running back at Mississippi College where he
rushed for 4,416 yards and scored 38 touchdowns for the Choctaws from 1987-90.
As a senior he rushed for 1,583 yards and 17 touchdowns and finished third in the
Harlon Hill Trophy voting. In his fifth year as Director of Player Development for the
New Orleans Saints, McAfee played 16 seasons in the National Football League
with New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay
Buccaneers from 1991-2006.
He was a Pro Bowl selection in 2002 and played with the Steelers in Super
Bowl XXX in a losing effort to the Cowboys. He is the only player in Saints franchise
history to be on the roster for three (1991, 2000, 2006) of the team’s division titles.
The 1991 season was his most prolific, offensively, as he rushed for a career-high
109 times for 494 yards and two touchdowns
Burgess was head coach at Jacksonville State University from 1985-96
and led the Gamecocks to the Division II Championship Game three times in the
school’s last four seasons in the division. JSU lost in the Championship Game in
1989 and 1991 before winning the Division II National Championship in 1992. He
had a remarkable 12-4 record in the Division II playoffs and had an overall record
of 69-22-4 in his eight seasons in Division II, including going 56-8-1 from 1988-92.
Burgess led Jacksonville State to five Gulf South Conference crowns and
five straight NCAA Division II playoff appearances. He was a three-time Gulf South
conference Coach of the Year selection and was named the 1992 NCAA Division
II National Coach of the Year. His overall collegiate record was 89-49-4.
The inductees were chosen by a selection committee and the official announcement
was made Wednesday by Division II Football Hall of Fame Chairman
Jeff Hodges.
