Eric Dickerson is already a Pro Football Hall of Famer, but now he’ll be part of another historic group of players. The College Football Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday that Dickerson will be inducted as a member of the 2020 class.
He’ll be joined by 16 others in this class, including Steve McNair, Glenn Dorsey and Jumbo Elliott. Two coaches will also be inducted after the group was selected from a national ballot of 76 players and five coaches.
At Southern Methodist University from 1979-1982, Dickerson was a force to be reckoned with. He carried the ball 790 times for 4,450 yards and 47 touchdowns, gaining at least 1,400 yards in each of his last two seasons with the Mustangs.
He set school records in career rushing yards, single-season rushing yards (1,617) and career rushing touchdowns (47), among others.
Dickerson went on to be selected by the Rams with the second overall pick in the 1983 draft after finishing third in the Heisman voting as a senior in 1982. He set the single-season rookie rushing record in 1983 with 2,105 yards, which still stands today.
