West Virginia well represented in the college football hall of fame
by PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor
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The Mountain State was well represented during this weekend's College

Football Hall of Fame inductions. Marshall University great Troy Brown, West Virginia University legend Major Harris, and Pineville native, Curt Warner were all enshrined Saturday evening.

Brown player wide receiver for MSU from 1991-92. He was considered one of the most dangerous scoring threats in Division I-AA during those two seasons as he led the Thundering Herd to back-toback trips to the National Championship game; winning the title in 1992.

He caught 139 receptions for 2,746 yards and 24 touchdowns during his stay and was named First Team All-America honors his senior year. Brown also added 1,825 return yards and four touchdowns while playing on special teams.

He played for the National Football League for 14 years with the New England Patriots, where he became the franchise's all-time leading receiver; winning three Super Bowls. He was the captain for the Patriots for five years and selected for the 2001 Pro Bowl.

Currently, Brown is an NFL analyst on Comcast SportsNet. He was inducted into the Marshall Hall of Fame in 2002.

Major Harris was a three-year starter at QB for WVU from 1987-89. He became the first player in NCAA history to rush for more than 2,000 and pass for more than 5,000 yards in a career.

During his freshman season, Harris led WVU to the Sun Bowl. The following year, the sophomore QB led the Moutaineers to an undefeated season and the national championship game in the 1988 Fiesta Bowl with Notre Dame. During that season, Harris was credited with 20 TDs and earned ECAC Player of the Year honors. He finished fifth in Heisman Trophy voting.

In hi final year with WVU, Harris threw for 17 touchdowns and ran for six; setting school records for most total offense and quarterback rushing yards. The junior was again selected as a First Team All-America, named the ECAC Player of the Year and finished third in Heisman voting.

In 1990, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders and played several years in the Canadian Football League, Arena Football League as well as other semi-pro leagues.

In 1989 he was inducted into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Curt Warner was a running back and four-year letterman for Penn State University from 1979-82. He played in four bowl games, including two Fiesta Bowls (1980- 82) where he was named Most Outstanding Offensive Player in both bowls and led the Lions to the 1982 National Championship by winning the Sugar Bowl.

Chosen as an All-America in 1981, Warner finished his career at Penn State with records for career rushing yardage (3,398), career all-purpose yardage (4,982) and 100-yard rushing games (18). He is also second all-time in career kick-off return average (28.8 yards), tallying 922 yards and three touchdowns on 32 returns.

Warner was the third overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft when he was selected by the Seattle Seahawks. He spent seven seasons in the league and during that time, was a four-time All-Pro selection.

The Wesite for the College Football HOF reports that "of the 4.72 million individuals who have played college football, only 866 players have earned induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. From the coaching ranks, 186 individuals have achieved Hall of Fame distinction."
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