On Monday, four Carolina Panthers greats got their respective love for being collegiate greats—as the ballot for the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame was announced. But which four Carolina all-timers were amongst the over 200 names listed?
Well, let’s start with the most successful head coach in franchise history . . .
Ron Rivera, LB, California (1980-1983)
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1983 consensus First-Team All-American
1983 Pac-10 Co-Defensive Player of the Year
1983 Lombardi Award finalist
Led Bears in tackles from 1981 to 1983
Julius Peppers, DE, North Carolina (1999-2001)
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2001 unanimous First-Team All-American
2001 Chuck Bednarik Award winner
2001 Lombardi Award winner
Two-time First-Team All-ACC (2000, 2001)
DeAngelo Williams, RB, Memphis (2002-2005)
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2005 First-Team All-American
Three-time C-USA Offensive Player of the Year (2003-2005)
Finished as NCAA all-time leader in all-purpose yards (7,573)
Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College (2009-2011)
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Two-time First-Team All-American (2010, 2011)
2011 Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner
2011 Lombardi Award winner
2011 Lott Trophy winner
2011 Butkus Award winner
2011 ACC Defensive Player of the Year
2009 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year
Three-time First-Team All-ACC (2009-2011)
Finished with second-most tackles in NCAA history (532)
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