SMU great Russell Carter College FB Hall of Fame Ballot

[PonyPride]

From https://footballfoundation.org:

National Football Foundation Reveals the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot
Membership voting runs through July 1.

IRVING, Texas (June 3, 2025) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the names on the 2025 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, including 77 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 101 players and 34 coaches from the divisional ranks.

"It's an enormous honor to just be on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot considering more than 5.7 million people have played college football and only 1,093 players have been inducted," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "The Hall's requirement of being a First-Team All-American creates a much smaller pool of about 1,500 individuals who are even eligible. Being in today's elite group means an individual is truly among the greatest to have ever played the game, and we look forward to announcing the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class early next year."

The ballot was emailed today to the more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers whose votes will be tabulated and submitted to the NFF's Honors Court, which will deliberate and select the class. (Individuals can cast a vote this year by clicking here to become an NFF member.)

The Honors Court, chaired by NFF Board Member and College Football Hall of Famer Archie Griffin from Ohio State, includes an elite and geographically diverse pool of athletic administrators, Hall of Famers and members of the media. Click here for the official criteria and the voting procedures, which govern election to the Hall.

"Having a ballot and a voice in the selection of the College Football Hall of Fame inductees is one of the most cherished NFF member benefits," said NFF Chairman Archie Manning, a 1989 Hall of Fame inductee from Mississippi. "There is no group more knowledgeable or passionate about college football than our membership, and the tradition of the ballot helps us engage them in the lofty responsibility of selecting those who have reached the pinnacle of achievement in our sport."

The announcement of the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be made in early 2025, with specific details to be announced in the future.
Ballot Click to Join and Vote!

The 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 9, 2025 at the Bellagio Hotel & Resort, and they will also be honored at their respective schools with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the 2025 season.

Of the 5.7 million individuals who have played college football since Princeton first battled Rutgers on Nov. 6, 1869, only 1,093 players have earned induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, or less than two one-hundredths of a percent (.02%) of those who have played the game during the past 154 seasons. From the coaching ranks, 233 individuals have achieved Hall of Fame distinction.

There are 11 NFF National Scholar-Athletes on the 2025 Ballot, including FBS players Jeff Bregel (USC), Gregg Carr (Auburn), Brad Culpepper (1991 Campbell Trophy® recipient from Florida), Greg Eslinger (Minnesota), Graham Harrell (Texas Tech), Alex Mack (2008 Campbell Trophy® recipient from California), Darrin Smith (Miami, FL) and Manti Te'o (Notre Dame). The divisional NFF National Scholar-Athlete nominees on the 2025 ballot include Keith Elias (Princeton), Gerald Quinlivan (Buffalo), and Thomas Stenglein (Colgate).

The NFF has recognized 922 NFF National Scholar-Athletes since 1959, and only 44 have earned the distinction as both a Hall of Famer and an NFF National Scholar-Athlete, creating arguably one of the most unique and elite groups in all of sports. And of those 44 dual honorees, only Peyton Manning (Tennessee), Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia), Tim Tebow (Florida) and Danny Wuerffel (Florida) have also claimed The William V. Campbell Trophy®.
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The 2025 voting deadline is July 1. If you would like to become a member and receive this year's ballot, please contact NFF Director of Membership Ron Dilatush at [email protected].

The online voting system for the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot is powered by TicketManager.

A list of candidates and capsule bios are provided below. You may also click here for a pdf of the candidate names and capsule bios.

Consensus All-American: Listed as a First Team All-American by at least half of the recognized publications.

Unanimous All-American: Listed as a First Team All-American by all recognized publications.

2025 FBS PLAYER CANDIDATE CAPSULE BIOS

(A bunch of guys not named Russell Carter)

Russell Carter, SMU-Defensive Back-1983 unanimous First Team All-American who helped SMU to consecutive top five final rankings in 1981 (No. 5, 10-1-0) and 1982 (No. 2, 11-0-1)…Three-time All-SWC performer led Mustangs to consecutive league titles in 1981-82…SMU's all-time career leader in interceptions (18).

(More guys who didn't play at SMU)

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[BUS]

Long, lean, fast and smart. It would be nice to have him cloned lol.

[BUS]

Here is some more info for the young folks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_C ... n_football)

[BUS]

Here is some more info for the young folks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_C ... n_football)

[well travelled pony]

Russell was one badass DB. Fast, strong, and smart. He totally deserves a spot.

[HorsePower]

Best SMU defensive back I ever saw.
The media is jumping on Nick Saban (of course) and Urban Meyer, but it will be a shame if Carter gets robbed again.