The Southeastern Conference announced its 2016 SEC Football Legends class on Tuesday. The class is comprised by a collection of former football standouts who will be honored at events surrounding the SEC Football Championship Game in Atlanta in December.
The 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 a Heisman Trophy winner, All-Americans, All-SEC selections and Academic All-Americans as well as NCAA and SEC record holders. The group represents teams that won National and SEC Championships and are represented in state, school and college football halls of fame.
Former Auburn quarterback Jason Campbell (2001-04) will represent the Tigers. Campbell was the SEC 2004 Offensive Most Valuable Player and first-team All-SEC while leading Auburn to a perfect 13-0 record and an SEC Championship. His senior season (2004) Campbell threw for 2,700 yards and 20 touchdowns and was named the 2004 SEC Championship game MVP after throwing for 374 yards and three touchdowns.
A four-year starter, Campbell led Auburn to a 31-9 record in his 40 career starts, the most wins ever by a starting quarterback in school history. He led the Tigers to three consecutive bowl wins and was the Music City Bowl and Sugar Bowl MVPs in consecutive years. Campbell holds the school record for career passing efficiency and is second in passing yards, total offense, completion percentage and passing touchdowns.
A first round pick of the Washington Redskins in the 2005 NFL Draft, Campbell played 10 years in the NFL from 2005-14.
The class will be honored at the 2016 SEC Football “Weekend of Champions” Dec. 2-3 in Atlanta. The annual SEC Legends Dinner will be held Dec. 2 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta and the group will also be recognized prior to the SEC Football Championship Game, which will be held at the Georgia Dome on Saturday, Dec. 3.
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