WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – With his induction to the College Football Hall of Fame finally upon us, you can follow along all day on ESPN3 as Lycoming College's Frank Girardi will be officially inducted as part of the National Football Foundation's Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
The NFF Annual Awards Dinner will begin at 8 p.m. on ESPN3, which will feature award presentations for the NFF Scholar-Athlete Class and will be headlined by the induction of the College Football Hall of Fame Class, which features:
Marlin Briscoe, QB – Nebraska Omaha (1964-67);
Derrick Brooks, LB – Florida State (1991-94);
Tom Cousineau, LB – Ohio State (1975-78);
Randall Cunningham, P/QB – UNLV (1982-84);
Troy Davis, TB – Iowa State (1994-96);
William Fuller, DT – North Carolina (1981-83);
Bert Jones, QB – LSU (1970-72);
Tim Krumrie, DL – Wisconsin (1979-82);
Pat McInally, TE – Harvard (1972-74);
Herb Orvis, DE – Colorado (1969-71);
Bill Royce, LB – Ashland [Ohio] (1990-93);
Mike Utley, OG – Washington State (1985-88);
Scott Woerner, DB – Georgia (1977-80);
Rod Woodson, DB – Purdue (1983-86); Lock Haven native
Bill Bowes, Head Coach – New Hampshire (1972-98) and
Girardi.
Coach Girardi's day will begin with the NFF Annual Awards Press Conference. The press conference will begin at 9 a.m. with the College Football Hall of Fame class being recognized from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. during the conference.
The direct line to the NFF Annual Awards Dinner is
http://es.pn/2fShU5i, and the morning press conference direct link
http://es.pn/2eCZRmg.
Girardi coached the Lycoming football team for 36 years (1972-2007) and concluded his career as one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history. He compiled an overall record of 257-97-4 (.723), ranking him 16th in all divisions in victories. Girardi is one of only 29 coaches to record 200 or more victories at one school. He guided the program to two national championship appearances in 1990 and 1997. He led the Warriors to 13 Middle Atlantic Conference titles, including seven during the 1990s, and 11 NCAA playoff berths. He was named the MAC Coach of the Year on 12 occasions and recorded 29 consecutive winning seasons from 1975-2003.
