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Raghib “Rocket” Ismail will be Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame

By J.P. Scott

SAN DIEGO, CA - OCTOBER 27: Helmets of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish near the bench area in the 2nd half against the Navy Midshipmen at SDCCU Stadium on October 27, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kent Horner/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - OCTOBER 27: Helmets of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish near the bench area in the 2nd half against the Navy Midshipmen at SDCCU Stadium on October 27, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kent Horner/Getty Images) /
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“The Rocket” will be immortalized in the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, GA.

The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class, which includes the names of 13 First Team All-America players and two standout coaches. The inductees were selected from the national ballot of 76 All-America players and six elite coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and the 100 players and 32 coaches from the divisional ranks. Among the players to make the 2019 class was former Notre Dame star Raghib “Rocket” Ismail.

“The Rocket” was one of the most electrifying players in the history of the sport. He finished his three-year career at Notre Dame with 2,580 yards from scrimmage, 1271 kick return yards and 336 punt return yards.

Ismail finished second in voting for the 1990 Heisman Trophy, losing to BYU quarterback Ty Detmer. He was a consensus All-American and the winner of the Walter Camp Award in 1990.

We here at Slap the Sign would like to think his induction was aided by our efforts. Two of us, Sonny Martinez and I, are College Football Hall of Fame voters. Ismail was on both of our ballots.

The other members of the Class of 2019 are as follows:

PLAYERS:
TERRELL BUCKLEY – DB, Florida State (1989-91)
RICKEY DIXON – DB, Oklahoma (1984-87)
LONDON FLETCHER – LB, John Carroll [OH] (1995-97)
JACOB GREEN – DL, Texas A&M (1977-79)
TORRY HOLT – WR, North Carolina State (1995-98)
DARREN McFADDEN – RB, Arkansas (2005-07)
JAKE PLUMMER – QB, Arizona State (1993-96)
TROY POLAMALU – DB, Southern California (1999-2002)
JOE THOMAS – OL, Wisconsin (2003-06)
LORENZO WHITE – RB, Michigan State (1984-87)
PATRICK WILLIS – LB, Mississippi (2003-06)
VINCE YOUNG – QB, Texas (2003-05)

COACHES:
DENNIS ERICKSON – 179-96-1 (65.0%); Idaho (1982-85, 2006), Wyoming (1986), Washington State (1987-88), Miami [FL] (1989-94), Oregon State (1999-2002), Arizona State (2007-11)
JOE TAYLOR – 233-96-4 (70.6%); Howard (1983), Virginia Union (1984-91), Hampton (1992-2007), Florida A&M (2008-12)

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The official induction for the2019 class of Hall of Famers will take place Dec. 10, 2019, during the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the New York Hilton Midtown.

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