The Hall of Fame class of 1987

14 players and three coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987. Every class

Players

Carroll DaleEnd · Virginia Tech
Don HeinrichQuarterback · Washington
Ted HendricksLinebacker · Miami
Johnny MajorsRunning back · Tennessee
Mike McKeeverGuard · USC
Mike ReidDefensive tackle · Penn State
Dick ScottCenter · Navy
Jim Ray SmithOffensive tackle · Baylor
Joe SteffyGuard · Tennessee, Army
Fran TarkentonQuarterback · Georgia
George WebsterLinebacker · Michigan State
Bob WestfallOffensive tackle · Michigan
Tommy YarrCenter · Notre Dame
Ron YaryOffensive tackle · USC

Coaches

Bob BlackmanCoach, 1953–⁠1982, 168–⁠112–⁠7 · Denver, Dartmouth, Illinois, Cornell
David M. NelsonCoach, 1946–⁠1965, 105–⁠48–⁠6 · Hillsdale, Maine, Delaware
Thad VannCoach, 1949–⁠1968, 139–⁠59–⁠2 · Southern Miss

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.