IRVING, Texas (Sept. 8, 2022) – Stanford University and The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that they will jointly honor 2022 College Football Hall of Fame electee
Andrew Luck with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments®. The Salute will take place this Saturday, Sept. 10, during the Cardinal home football game against USC. Coverage of the game will start at 4:30 p.m. PT on ABC.
"I'm so honored to be a member of the Class of 2022 College Football Hall of Fame," Luck said. "I have to say a big thank you to everyone at Stanford, especially my coaches, teammates and wife."
The NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute program, which began with the inaugural College Football Hall of Fame Class in 1951, has become a hallowed tradition, and to this day the singular events remain the first of numerous activities in the Hall of Fame experience.
During the NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes, each electee returns to his respective school to accept a Hall of Fame plaque that will stay on permanent display at the institution. The events take place on the field during a home game, and many Hall of Famers cite the experience as the ultimate capstone to their careers, providing them one more chance to take the field and be recognized in front of their home crowd.
The 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 64th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 6 at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Click here for more information on the Awards Dinner, including options to purchase tickets online, special travel rates to the event from Delta Air Lines and Bellagio and a concierge service provided by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
"One of the most precise passers in college football history, Andrew Luck set the standard during his record-setting career at Stanford," said NFF President & CEO
Steve Hatchell. "We are thrilled to honor him at Stanford Stadium for his upcoming College Football Hall of Fame induction."
A 2011 First Team All-American, Luck took home the Maxwell, Walter Camp and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards. The two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up (2010, 2011) transformed a Stanford program that had suffered seven-straight losing seasons before he became the starter in 2009.
Luck would lead the Cardinal to a 31-7 record, including three-straight postseason berths and consecutive top 10 final rankings in 2010 (No. 4) and 2011 (No. 7). He was named the MVP at the 2011 Orange Bowl after throwing for 287 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Virginia Tech, which gave Stanford a school-record 12 wins.
A two-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year, Luck led the conference in multiple categories during his stellar 2011 campaign, including completion percentage (71.3) and passing efficiency (169.7). The two-time First Team All-Pac-12 selection is Stanford's all-time leader in career passing touchdowns (82) and passing efficiency (162.8).
Ranking second in Cardinal history with 9,430 career passing yards, Luck owns two of the top four passing seasons in school history: 3,517 yards in 2011 and 3,338 in 2010. His .670 career completion percentage is the best in Stanford annals, as are his single-season completion percentages in 2010 (.707) and 2011 (.713).
His 37 touchdown passes in 2011 are a single-season school record, followed by his 32 touchdown passes in 2010. Luck presided over three of the most prolific offensive teams in Stanford history, helping the Cardinal to scoring records in 2009 (461), 2010 (524) and 2011 (561).
Just as proficient in the classroom, Luck was named the 2011 Academic All-American of the Year, and he was a three-time First Team Academic All-Pac-12 honoree and a member of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society.
The first overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, Luck spent his entire seven-year career with the Indianapolis Colts from 2012-18. The four-time Pro Bowler was named the 2018 Comeback Player of the Year, and he owns the NFL rookie record for passing yards (4,373).
Luck is involved with several philanthropic pursuits, including Riley Children's Foundation and the Andrew Luck Book Club. He was previously honored by the NFF in 2008 as an NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete. Luck is now retired and living in Indianapolis.
Luck becomes the 19th Cardinal player in the College Football Hall of Fame, joining
Frankie Albert (1939-41),
John Brodie (1954-56),
Chris Burford (1957-59),
Bill Corbus (1931-33),
John Elway (1979-82),
Hugh "Duke" Gallarneau (1938-40),
Bobby Grayson (1933-35),
Bob "Bones" Hamilton (1933-35),
Ken Margerum (1977-80),
Bill McColl (1949-51),
James "Monk" Moscrip (1933-35),
Darrin Nelson (1977-78, 1980-81),
Ernie Nevers (1923-25),
Jim Plunkett (1968-70),
Bob Reynolds (1933-35),
Jeff Siemon (1969-71),
Chuck Taylor (1940-42) and
Paul Wiggin (1954-56).
Six former Stanford coaches are also in the Hall:
Walter Camp (1892, 1894-95),
Andy Kerr (1922-23),
John Ralston (1963-71),
Clark Shaughnessy (1940-41),
Pop Warner (1924-32) and
Fielding Yost (1900).
The 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class includes
LaVar Arrington (Penn State),
Champ Bailey (Georgia),
Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech),
Sylvester Croom (Alabama),
Mike Doss (Ohio State),
Chuck Ealey (Toledo),
Kevin Faulk (LSU),
Moe Gardner (Illinois),
Boomer Grigsby (Illinois State),
Mike Hass (Oregon State),
Marvin Jones (Florida State),
Andrew Luck (Stanford),
Mark Messner (Michigan),
Terry Miller (Oklahoma State),
Rashaan Salaam (Colorado),
Dennis Thomas (Alcorn State),
Zach Wiegert (Nebraska),
Roy Williams (Oklahoma) and coaches
John Luckhardt (Washington & Jefferson [PA], California [PA]),
Billy Jack Murphy (Memphis) and
Gary Pinkel (Toledo, Missouri).
The accomplishments of the 2022 Class will be forever immortalized at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, and each inductee will receive a custom ring created by Jostens, the official and exclusive supplier of NFF rings.
Including the 2022 Hall of Fame Class, only 1,056 players and 226 coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame from the nearly 5.62 million who have played or coached the game during the past 153 years. In other words, less than two one-hundredths of a percent (.02%) of the individuals who have played the game have earned this distinction.
Currently Scheduled NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes,
Presented by Fidelity Investments
(Chronological Order)
Date – Honoree – School (Opponent)
- Sept. 10 – Chuck Ealey & Coach Gary Pinkel – Toledo (vs. UMass)
- Sept. 10 – Andrew Luck – Stanford (vs. Southern California)
- Sept. 10 – Terry Miller – Oklahoma State (vs. Arizona State)
- Sept. 17 – Zach Wiegert – Nebraska (vs. Oklahoma)
- Sept. 24 – Michael Crabtree – Texas Tech (vs. Texas)
- Sept. 24 – Rashaan Salaam* – Colorado (vs. UCLA)
- Sept. 24 – Dennis Thomas – Alcorn State (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff)
- Oct. 1 – Boomer Grigsby – Illinois State (vs. Southern Illinois)
- Oct. 1 – Coach Gary Pinkel – Missouri (vs. Georgia)
- Oct. 8 – Coach John Luckhardt – California [PA] (vs. Indiana [PA])
- Oct. 15 – Mike Hass – Oregon State (vs. Washington State)
- Oct. 15 – Coach John Luckhardt - Washington & Jefferson [PA] (vs. Carnegie Mellon [PA])
- Oct. 22 – Sylvester Croom – Alabama (vs. Mississippi State)
- Oct. 22 – Mike Doss – Ohio State (vs. Iowa)
- Oct. 22 – Kevin Faulk – LSU (vs. Mississippi)
- Oct. 29 – LaVar Arrington – Penn State (vs. Ohio State)
- Oct. 29 – Mark Messner – Michigan (vs. Michigan State)
- Nov. 5 (tentative) – Champ Bailey – Georgia (vs. Tennessee)
- Nov. 5 – Coach Billy Jack Murphy* – Memphis (vs. UCF)
- Nov. 5 – Roy Williams – Oklahoma (vs. Baylor)
- TBD – Moe Gardner – Illinois
- TBD – Marvin Jones – Florida State
* Deceased
Fidelity Investments has served as the national presenting sponsor of the NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes since 2010. The salutes are one component of a multi-year initiative between the two organizations to celebrate the scholar-athlete ideal and a joint commitment to higher education. Fidelity is also the presenting sponsor of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, and it helped launch the NFF Faculty Salutes in 2011, which recognize the contributions of the faculty athletics representatives around the country.
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About The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame
Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters in 47 states, NFF programs include the selection and induction of members of the College Football Hall of Fame; the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta; Future For Football; The William V. Campbell Trophy®; the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments; the NFF National High School Academic Excellence Award; and a series of initiatives to honor the legends of the past and inspire the leaders of the future. NFF corporate partners include Catapult, Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Jostens, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the New York Athletic Club, the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation and the Sports Business Journal. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @NFFNetwork and learn more at footballfoundation.org.
