Voting Open until January 8th
For Immediate Release
South Carolina Football Hall of Fame Announce 26 Finalists for their Class of 2023
December 6, 2023
Greenville, SC: The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame (SCFHOF) has announced the 26 Finalists that will determine the Class of 2023 to be enshrined at the 11th Annual Enshrinement Ceremony on April 18, 2024, at the Hartness Hotel.
This year’s finalists consist of 21 modern era nominees of players, administrators, and coaches, plus five legacy nominees.
A legacy nominee honors those considered outside the modern era and/or have passed away. Each nominee was either born, grew up or played in the state of South Carolina, coached at one of the collegiate football programs in the state or has had a positive and significant impact on the game in South Carolina.
Voting is completed online at scfootballhof.org and open to everyone who would like to participate. The final round voting period runs through January 8, 2024, and provides SCFHOF members, football fans and media outlets an opportunity to vote for up to four modern era nominees and one legacy nominee.
Class of 2023 Finalists
SC natives who played college football outside South Carolina: Donnie Abraham (Orangeburg), Troy Brown (Barnwell), Jeff Burris (Rock Hill), Dexter Coakley (Mt. Pleasant), Ben Coates (Greenwood), Jimmy Orr (Seneca), Tony Rice (Woodruff) and Jim Youngblood (Union)
Allen University: Sam Davis (Legacy)
The Citadel: Stump Mitchell
Clemson: Terry Allen, Jerry Butler (Ware Shoals), Bobby Johnson (Columbia/Former Furman HC), Perry Tuttle and Jim Stuckey (Cayce).
Furman: Robbie Caldwell (Pageland), and Jimmy Satterfield (Legacy/Lancaster/USC/Former Furman HC)
South Carolina: Sheldon Brown (Lancaster), James Carlen (Legacy/Former Gamecock HC), Harold Green (Ladson), Lou Holtz (Former Gamecock HC), and Sidney Rice (Gaffney)
South Carolina State: Barney Chavous (Aiken), Chartric Darby (North) and Marion Motley (Legacy)
Wofford: Shawn Graves (Marion).
About:
The SCFHOF is a 501(c)(3) “For Impact” organization whose mission is to honor South Carolina football legends and help lead South Carolina students to the Top 10 states in the country for college and career readiness by December 31, 2030. The SCFHOF is on a mission, celebrating excellence and educating, encouraging, and empowering excellence in ourselves and others to live in purpose to bring out the best for our South Carolina Community. We are recognizing, celebrating, and encouraging excellence! Together, we can lead SC students to be Top 10 nationally in college and career readiness by December 31, 2030. (Ranked 43rd nationally in 2019 by U.S. News & World Report). The SCFHOF invites you to play your role in this worthwhile legacy. Vote for the Class of 2023 Finalists today at scfootballhof.org. #SCTop10N2030
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