GREENSBORO, N.C. – Two national champions, five NFL All-Pros and multiple Super Bowl winners are among the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Legends class announced on Tuesday.
The 14-member group of honorees includes Boston College’s Matt Hasselbeck, Clemson’s Homer Jordan, Duke’s Bob Harris, the late Monk Bonasorte of Florida State, Georgia Tech’s Keith Brooking, Louisville’s Joe Jacoby, Miami’s Bennie Blades, North Carolina’s Brian Simmons, NC State’s Levar Fisher, Pitt’s Jimbo Covert, Syracuse’s Tom Coughlin, Virginia’s Bob Davis, Virginia Tech’s Jim Pyne and Wake Forest’s Ryan Plackemeier.
This year’s Legends class will be honored during the ACC Night of Legends presented by the Charlotte Sports Foundation at the Charlotte Convention Center, on Friday, Dec. 1, and during the on-field pregame festivities at the 13th annual Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game, set for the evening of Saturday, Dec. 2, at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium.
Reserved tables and seats for the ACC Night of Legends presented by the Charlotte Sports Foundation are available now. Fans are encouraged to secure their access to this event by visiting: www.theACC.com/NightofLegends
Tickets to the 2017 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game may also be purchased at http://theacc.com/tournaments/?id=6&path=football
Each of the ACC’s 14 football schools selected its 2017 Legend.
Matt Hasselbeck, QB, Boston College (1994-1997) – Hasselbeck starred at Boston College after growing up in nearby Norfolk, Massachusetts. He ranks eighth all-time on the Eagles’ career passing chart with 4,458 career yards and enjoyed his best collegiate year as a senior, when he threw for 2,239 yards. Hasselbeck went on to a 17-year NFL career with Green Bay, Seattle, Tennessee and Indianapolis. He led the Seahawks to six playoff appearances and one Super Bowl while earning All-Pro honors in 2005 and appearing in three Pro Bowls. He threw for 36,638 yards and 212 touchdowns as a professional while completing nearly 61 percent of his passing attempts. Following his retirement as a player, Hasselbeck has worked as an analyst for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown. Hasselbeck hails from a true football family, as his father, Don, was an NFL tight end who earned a Super Bowl ring with the Raiders, and his brother, Tim, also played quarterback in the league for seven seasons.
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