The goal of any SEC football player is to reach Atlanta, the site of the biggest conference championship game in college football. With the College Football Hall of Fame set to leave South Bend for Atlanta in 2013, getting to Atlanta isn't just an SEC thing any more. Canton, Cooperstown, Springfield, and the A. Not bad, huh?
Thirty-two players from Peach State schools are already enshrined, and that number's set to boom with Reggie Ball's eligibility drawing nigh. Because this is more exciting than the World of Coke's 90 flavors of Brazilian jaguar residue cola or Georgia Aquarium's ... fish (?), here's the rundown so you can start planning your first visit. Do we tailgate outside of this thing, or what?
Name, tenure, and year of induction for each:
Georgia Bulldogs:
Kevin Butler, kicker | 1981-1984 | 2001 |
Wally Butts, head coach | 1939-1960 | 1997 |
Jim Donnan, head coach <--- double-take every time, right? | 1996-2000 | 2009 |
Vince Dooley, head coach | 1964-1988 | 1994 |
Bill Hartman, fullback | 1935-1937 | 1984 |
Terry Hoage, safety | 1980-1983 | 2000 |
Bob McWhorter, halfback | 1910-1913 | 1954 |
John Rauch, quarterback | 1945-1948 | 2003 |
Frank Sinkwich, halfback | 1940-1942 | 1954 |
Vernon Smith, end | 1929-1931 | 1979 |
Bill Stanfill, defensive tackle | 1966-1968 | 1998 |
Fran Tarkenton, quarterback | 1958-1960 | 1987 |
Charley Trippi, halfback | 1942-1946 | 1959 |
Herschel Walker, running back | 1980-1982 | 1999 |
Pop Warner, head coach | 1895-1896 | 1951 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets:
Bill Alexander, head coach | 1920-1944 | 1951 |
Maxie Baughan, center | 1957-1959 | 1988 |
Ray Beck, guard | 1948-1951 | 1997 |
Bobby Davis, tackle | 1944-1947 | 1978 |
Bobby Dodd, head coach | 1945-1966 | 1993 |
Bill Fincher, end | 1916-1920 | 1974 |
Buck Flowers, halfback | 1916-1920 | 1955 |
Joe Guyon, halfback | 1917-1918 | 1971 |
John Heisman, head coach | 1904-1919 | 1954 |
George Morris, center | 1950-1952 | 1981 |
Larry Morris, center | 1951-1954 | 1992 |
Peter Pund, center | 1926-1928 | 1963 |
Randy Rhino, safety | 1972-1974 | 2002 |
Everett Strupper, halfback | 1915-1917 | 1972 |
Pat Swilling, defensive end | 1982-1985 | 2009 |
Other:
Jessie Tuggle, Valdosta St. Blazers linebacker | 1983-1986 | 2007 |
Tracy Ham, Georgia Southern Eagles quarterback | 1983-1986 | 2007 |