The Southeastern Conference on Thursday announced its 2022 SEC Football Legends class, an assemblage of former football standouts who will be honored at events surrounding the SEC Football Championship Game in Atlanta in December. South Carolina will be represented by All-American wide receiver Alshon Jeffery.
The class will be honored at the 2022 SEC Football “Weekend of Champions” December 2-3 in Atlanta, Ga, highlighted by the annual SEC Legends Celebration on Friday, December 2 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The group will also be recognized prior to the SEC Football Championship Game, which will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, December 3.
The 2022 Football Legends Class includes 14 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich history of the sport at their respective institutions. This year’s class includes All-Americans, All-SEC selections, Academic All-Americans, a Heisman Trophy winner and a Hall of Fame head coach. The group represents teams that won SEC Championships, won Super Bowl titles and are represented in state, school and college football halls of fame.
Below is a listing and biographies of the 2022 SEC Football Legends:
ALABAMA – Ozzie Newsome, Split End, 1974-77
Ozzie Newsome earned first-team All-America honors in 1977 and was a two-time All-SEC honoree while recording 102 receptions for 2,070 yards and 16 touchdowns during his Alabama playing career. Named the Alabama Player of the Decade for the 1970s, he led the Tide to a 42-6 record and three SEC titles during a stellar career. A first-round NFL draft pick, Newsome went on to a 13-year career for the Cleveland Browns and is considered one of the greatest NFL tight ends of all time. He earned Pro Bowl honors three times and also won the Byron “Whizzer” White NFL Man of the Year Award for community service. He is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. After his playing career, Newsome moved into the Browns – and then Baltimore Ravens – front office. He was the Ravens general manager from 2002-18 after serving as Baltimore’s executive vice president/player personnel.
ARKANSAS – Steve Korte, Offensive Guard, 1981-82
Steve Korte lettered for Arkansas in 1981 and 1982, earning Consensus All-America honors at offensive guard as a senior while helping Arkansas rush for more than 2,300 yards and 22 touchdowns. In 1982, he helped lead the Razorbacks to a 9-2-1…
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