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2011 Black College Football Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

Former FAMU wide receiver Bob Hayes (seen above), Maryland-Eastern Shore offensive lineman Art Shell and Grambling quarterback Doug Williams lead a star-studded 2011 class for the Black College Football Hall of Fame.

Hayes won an Olympic gold medal in the 100 meters and later played for the Dallas Cowboys. Shell, famous as a player and coach for the Oakland Raiders and Williams played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins, where he became the first and only black quarterback to win a Super Bowl.

They will be joined by players Lem Barney of Jackson State, Mel Blount of Southern, Roosevelt Brown of Morgan State, Willie Davis of Grambling State and Joe Kendall of Kentucky State, coaches Earl Banks of Morgan State and Willie Jeffries of South Carolina State, and sports information director Collie J. Nicholson of Grambling State.

The induction ceremonies are Feb. 19, 2011 in Atlanta with former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach and now ESPN football analyst Jon Gruden will be the master of ceremonies for the enshrinement ceremony.

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