By Jerry Ratcliffe
A pair of former Virginia stars appear on this year’s College Football Hall of Fame ballot, released Monday by the National Football Foundation.
Herman Moore, a 1990 consensus First Team All-American, and D’Brickashaw Ferguson, a 2005 First Team All-American left offensive tackle, were nominated for the college game’s highest honor.
A total of 79 players and nine coaches from the FBS ranks are under consideration by members of the NFF, with voting running through July 1.
Moore, who played for George Welsh, finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1990, only a couple of spots behind teammate and quarterback Shawn Moore. The two were the nation’s most lethal passing duo that season. Herman Moore still holds the NCAA record for the highest average gain per reception (22.0 yards per catch) with a minimum of 105 catches.
A 1990 First Team All-ACC performer, Moore finished his Virginia career as the Cavaliers’ all-time leader in receiving yards (2,504) and TD catches (27).
Ferguson, who played for Al Groh, started at left tackle as a true freshman, a rare feat in college football, and started for four years before becoming a first-round NFL Draft choice by the New York Jets. He helped UVA to four bowl games and two top-25 final national rankings.
A two-time First Team All-ACC selection and four-time ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week, Ferguson helped running back Alvin Pearman to a conference-leading 1,037 rushing yards in 2004. Ferguson boasts the most career starts (49) by an offensive lineman in UVA history.
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