By: Grambling State University Athletic Communications
ATLANTA, Ga. | Former Grambling State University football standout Sammy White is set to be inducted into the 2022 Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) Class, the 13th Class, announced by the organization on Tuesday morning.
White played for GSU from 1972-1975, earning First-team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference honors in a 1973 and 1975. As a senior, White dazzled Tiger fans, catching 37 passes for 802 yards with 17 touchdowns.
Following his stellar collegiate career, White was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 1976 NFL Draft. In first season, he was named the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year and UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year. During his time with the Vikings, White was a two-time Pro Bowl selection in 1976 and 1977. White played in 128 career games, tallying 393 receptions, 6,400 receiving yards and 50 touchdowns.
White becomes the 16th member of the Grambling State football family, and 14th player, to be inducted into the BCFHOF. He was selected from list of 29 finalists.
Votes were tallied from the 10-member Selection Committee, comprised of prominent journalists, commentators, and historians, as well as former NFL General Managers and executives, and from members of the BCFHOF to determine the Inductees.
The rest of the 2022 BCFHOF Class of 2022 includes Ben Coates (TE, Livingstone College), Donald Driver (WR, Alcorn State University), John "Big Train" Moody (RB, Morris Brown College, 1939-1941), Roscoe Nance (Contributor, Tuskegee University), Nate Newton (OL, Florida A&M University) and William "Billy" Nicks (Coach, Morris Brown College and Prairie View A&M University)
The Class of 2022 will be inducted during the Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Juneteenth Celebration, Presented by the Atlanta Falcons on June 18, 2022. The ceremony takes place at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Class of 2022 will make their first public appearance at the inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl on February 19, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
For more information please visit www.BlackCollegeFootballHOF.org.
About the Black College Football Hall of Fame
The Black College Football Hall of Fame was established in October 2009 to honor the greatest football players and coaches from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Its trustees are football legends Mel Blount, James Harris, Willie Lanier, Art Shell and Doug Williams. The Black College Football Hall of Fame is sponsored by the Shack Harris & Doug Williams Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization.
The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) soon will have a permanent home at the Pro Football Hall of Fame (PFHOF) to tell the story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
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