The Hall of Fame class of 1972

21 players and two coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972. Every class

Players

Mac AldrichRunning back · Yale
John BeckettOffensive tackle · Oregon
Angelo BertelliQuarterback · Notre Dame
Douglas BomeislerEnd · Yale
Bob ButlerOffensive tackle · Wisconsin
Ray EichenlaubFullback · Notre Dame
Bob FenimoreRunning back · Oklahoma State
Bob “Bones” HamiltonRunning back · Stanford
Ellery Huntington Jr.Quarterback · Colgate
Mort KaerRunning back · USC
Joe KappQuarterback · California
Bart MacomberRunning back · Illinois
Bill MortonQuarterback · Dartmouth
John E. O’HearnEnd · Cornell
Charlie O’RourkeQuarterback · Boston College
Bruce SmithRunning back · Minnesota
Everett StrupperRunning back · Georgia Tech
Joe StydaharOffensive tackle · West Virginia
Harry Van SurdamQuarterback · Wesleyan (CT)
Percy WendellRunning back · Harvard
Bowden WyattEnd · Tennessee

Coaches

Ernie GodfreyCoach, 1916–⁠1928, 63–⁠24–⁠8 · Wittenberg
Buck ShawCoach, 1924–⁠1957, 72–⁠49–⁠12 · NC State, NC State, Nevada, Nevada, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, California, Air Force, Air Force

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.