Defensive tackle, Colorado, to 1971
Herb Orvis
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Herb Orvis played defensive tackle at Colorado (to 1971). The Detroit Lions took Orvis in the first round, No. 16 overall in the 1972 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2016College Football Hall of Fame
- 1969Second-team All-Big Eight
- 1970, 1971First-team All-Big Eight
All-America: AFCA 1971; AP second team 1970; NEA second team 1970 and 1971; UPI second team 1970 and 1971; AP third team 1971; Sporting News 1971; Walter Camp 1971
The teams in those years
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