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Former Woodrow Wilson High School standout Tim Brown, who won a Heisman Trophy at Notre Dame, has been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Brown had a spectacular senior season in 1987, his Heisman-winning year. He caught 39 passes for a 21.7 yard average. And he returned three punts for touchdowns, becoming the most dangerous playmaker in college football.

That was just the beginning. Brown went on to catch 1,094 passes in a 17-year NFL career, almost exclusively spent with the Raiders.

Brown was joined by former Texas defensive end Steve McMichael, who dominated the line of scrimmage for the Longhorns from 1976-79. He was a consensus All-American as a senior, when he led the team in tackles (142) and tackles-for-loss (18). He still ranks seventh on the all-time Texas list in tackles (369) and sixth in sacks (28.5).

The full list follows:

PLAYERS

PERVIS ATKINS - HB, New Mexico State (1958-60)

TIM BROWN - WR, Notre Dame (1984-87)

CHUCK CECIL - DB, Arizona (1984-87)

ED DYAS - FB, Auburn (1958-60)

MAJOR HARRIS - QB, West Virginia (1987-89)

GORDON HUDSON - TE, Brigham Young (1980- 83)

WILLIAM LEWIS* - C, Harvard (1892-93)

WOODROW LOWE - LB, Alabama (1972-75)

KEN MARGERUM - WR, Stanford (1977-80)

STEVE McMICHAEL - DT, Texas (1976-79)

CHRIS SPIELMAN - LB, Ohio State (1984-87)

LARRY STATION - LB, Iowa (1982-85)

PAT SWILLING - DE, Georgia Tech (1982-85)

GINO TORRETTA - QB, Miami (Fla.) (1989-92)

CURT WARNER - RB, Penn State (1979-82)

GRANT WISTROM - DE, Nebraska (1994-97)
* Selection from the FBS Veterans Committee, deceased

COACHES

DICK MacPHERSON - 111-73-5 (.601) - Massachusetts (1971-77), Syracuse (1981-90)

JOHN ROBINSON - 132-77-4 (.629) - Southern California (1976-82, 1993-97), Nevada-Las Vegas (1999-2004)
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