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Bart Starr lettered in each of his four seasons at Alabama. As a sophomore, he was a part of the 1953 SEC Championship team that earned a trip to the Cotton Bowl, later being named to the league's first ever Academic All-SEC Team. Upon graduation, Starr was a 17th round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers and at the conclusion of his 16-year career he had led the team to five NFL titles and two Super Bowl Championships. He was named the league's Most Valuable Player three times and honored as the MVP of Super Bowls I and II. In 1977 Bart Starr was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Billy Ray Smith was a two-time consensus All-American, earning the honor in 1981 and 1982. As team captain in 1982, he led Arkansas to a 9-2-1 record and a victory over Florida in the Bluebonnet Bowl. He finished his career with 299 total tackles and still holds the Arkansas record for career tackles for loss with 63. Smith is a member of the Arkansas State Hall of Fame and the Razorback Hall of Honor. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000. Drafted in the first round by San Diego in 1983, Smith played his entire 10-year career as a linebacker with the Chargers. His father, Billy Ray, Sr., also played for the Razorbacks and in the NFL for 13 seasons.

Al Del Greco lettered from 1980-83 at Auburn and left as the school's all-time leader in scoring, most points kicking, field goals made and point after attempts made, among other marks. He still holds the school record for most points by a kicker in a game (18) and most field goals made in a game (6). Del Greco's six field goals against Kentucky in 1982 were not only an Auburn record but were also SEC and NCAA records. He helped Auburn to a 11-1 season and an SEC Championship as a senior after setting a school single-season record with 72 points scored. Al Del Greco went on to have a 17-year NFL career.

Errict Rhett is Florida's all-time leading rusher with 4,163 career yards, which ranks fourth highest in SEC history. He also caught 153 passes in his career, the top total in UF history for a running back. Rhett was the first player in NCAA Division I-A history to rush for more than 4,100 yards and catch more than 140 passes in a career. He led the SEC in rushing in 1991 and 1993. Rhett and Emmitt Smith are the only UF players to have multiple 1,000 yard rushing seasons. He was named the MVP of the 1994 Sugar Bowl, rushing for 105 yards and three touchdowns against West Virginia. Rhett enjoyed a seven-year career in the NFL.

At the end of his collegiate career, Eric Zeier was only the third quarterback in NCAA Division I history to throw for more than 11,000 yards and upon graduation.He held 67 Georgia passing records and 18 SEC marks, including career passing yards, career completions, passing yards in a season and passing yards in a single game. While no quarterback in SEC history had thrown for more than 400 yards more than once in his career, Zeier did it seven times, including four in 1994. He was named first team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association and played sixseasons in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns.

Irv Goode was a three-year letterman as a center and linebacker under Coach Blanton Collier. He received All-America and All-SEC honors as a senior in 1961. Although best known for his work as a center, he had a career-high 23 tackles versus Ole Miss during his junior season. Goode was a first-round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals and he enjoyed a 13-year NFL career with the Cardinals, Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins. He was twice named to the NFL Pro Bowl and was a member of the Dolphins' 1974 Super Bowl Championship team.

A dominating offensive lineman, Lance Smith earned All-America honors for LSU in 1984 after helping the Tigers to an 8-3-1 overall mark and a berth in the Sugar Bowl. Smith earned first-team All-SEC honors in 1982 and 1984 and was a Freshman All-SEC selection in 1981. Smith was also named a Freshman All-America by the Football News. Lance Smith was picked in the third round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals and spent 12 years in the NFL.

Bobby Ray Franklin played three seasons for Coach John Vaught as Ole Miss went 28-4-1, including going 10-1 in 1959 when the Rebels were named National Champions. He was selected Most Valuable Player of the 1958 Gator Bowl and MVP of the 1960 Sugar Bowl. Franklin was voted to the All-Time Sugar Bowl Team from 1955-62 and was named second team All-SEC by UPI and honorable mention All-America in 1958 when he led the SEC in touchdown passes and total touchdowns. Franklin went on to continue his career as a defensive back for the NFL's Cleveland Browns.

A three-year letterman from 1958-60, Tom Goode was named first team KODAK All-American as a senior. The two time first team all-Southeastern Conference player was selected for the 1960 Blue-Gray All-Star Classic, the 1961 Coaches'All-America Game and the 1961 Senior Bowl. A 17th round draft pick by the Detroit Lions, he went on to play nine seasons in the NFL. Goode was the long snapper on Jim O'Brien's game winning field goal in Super Bowl V where the Baltimore Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys.

Brad Edwards was named second-team All America by UPI and was a third team selection by the Associated Press in 1987. He returned interceptions for touchdowns against Clemson in both the 1986 and 1987 games. He went on to a 10-year NFL playing career with the Vikings, Redskins, Falcons and Packers. Edwards was part of the Redskins' Super Bowl XXVI Championship team, a game in which he had two interceptions.

In only six years as head coach, Doug Dickey rebuilt the Tennessee football program and guided the Vols to a National Championship and two SEC titles. He was named SEC Coach of the Year in 1965 and 1967. In 18 years as the university's athletics director, he managed a budget that allowed UT to remain in the forefront of college sports. Dickey was selected in 2003 to the National Football Foundation's Hall of Fame. In April 2001, he received the Robert R. Neyland Trophy for his work as head coach at Tennessee and Florida.

One of the first in a long line of outstanding Vanderbilt linebackers, Shelton Quarles was Vanderbilt's leading tackler in 1992 and 1993, amassing 205 total stops with 126 of them solo. He earned the Achievement Award from the National Association of Academic Advisers as an undergraduate. He also became a star in the National Football League, playing middle linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1997 to 2006, which included a Pro Bowl appearance and Super Bowl Championship in 2002.