The Hall of Fame class of 1955

17 players and five coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. Every class

Players

Cliff BattlesRunning back · West Virginia Wesleyan
John BrownGuard · Navy
Beattie FeathersRunning back · Tennessee
Buck FlowersRunning back · Davidson, Georgia Tech
Clint FrankRunning back · Yale
Bobby GraysonFullback · Stanford
Paul Des JardienCenter · Chicago
John KilpatrickEnd · Yale
Leroy MercerFullback · Pennsylvania
Davey O’BrienQuarterback · TCU
Elmer OliphantRunning back · Purdue, Army
Ace ParkerQuarterback · Duke
Dave SchreinerEnd · Wisconsin
Fred SingtonOffensive tackle · Alabama
Harry SmithGuard · USC
Clarence SpearsGuard · Knox, Dartmouth
Alex WojciechowiczCenter · Fordham

Coaches

Matty BellCoach, 1920–⁠1949, 153–⁠88–⁠17 · Haskell, Carroll (WI), TCU, Texas A&M, SMU
Bernie BiermanCoach, 1919–⁠1950, 153–⁠65–⁠12 · Montana, Mississippi State, Tulane, Iowa Pre-Flight, Minnesota
George LittleCoach, 1914–⁠1926, 54–⁠16–⁠4 · Cincinnati, Miami (OH), Michigan, Wisconsin
Edward N. RobinsonCoach, 1898–⁠1925, 159–⁠94–⁠13 · Nebraska, Brown, Maine, Tufts
Wallace WadeCoach, 1923–⁠1950, 171–⁠49–⁠10 · Alabama, Duke

From Wikipedia’s lists of College Football Hall of Fame inductees, which link each one to the Hall’s own biography. Coaching records are as the Hall lists them and can differ from our game-by-game records. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s and coach’s page.