Former Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testaverde will headline the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2013, which will be announced on Tuesday.
Testaverde played at the University of Miami from 1982-1986. It was in 1986 that he led the Hurricanes to a perfect regular season throwing for 2,557 yards and 26 touchdowns. But the Hurricanes fell to Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl, handing a national title to Joe Paterno.
Testaverde went 23-3 as a starter playing for coaches Howard Schnellenberger and Jimmy Johnson. For his career, he threw for more than 6,000 yards and 48 touchdowns while leading Miami to three straight bowl games.
He becomes the seventh Hurricanes player to be inducted, joining Bennie Blades, Don Bosseler, Ted Hendricks, Russell Maryland, Gino Torretta and Arnold Tucker in the hall.
Testaverde went on to a long career in the NFL. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected him with the No. 1 overall selection in the 1987 NFL Draft.
He played for seven teams during a 21-year career. The 1998 All-Pro and two-time Pro Bowl selection finished his NFL career seventh all-time in passing yards (46,233) and eighth in touchdowns (275).
The entire hall of fame class — 12 players and two coaches — will be unveiled on Tuesday. The induction ceremony will take place on Dec. 10 in New York City.