BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference on Tuesday announced its 2024 SEC Football Legends class presented by T-Mobile, an assemblage of former football standouts who will be honored at events surrounding the SEC Football Championship Game in Atlanta in December.
The 2024 Football Legends class includes 16 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich history of the sport at their respective institutions, and is the first to include representatives from new members Oklahoma and Texas. This year’s class includes All-Americans, All-SEC selections, Academic All-Americans, NFL standouts and NFL first round draft picks. The group represents teams that won SEC Championships, claimed Super Bowl titles and are represented in state, school and college football halls of fame.
Combined, this class of legends was responsible for nearly 2,300 points scored during their college careers and nearly 1,000 tackles on defense. Together they caught passes for more than 5,000 yards, rushed for more than 7,000 yards and passed for nearly 30,000 yards.
The class will be honored at the 2024 SEC Football “Weekend of Champions” December 6-7 in Atlanta, Ga, highlighted by the annual SEC Legends Celebration presented by T-Mobile on Friday, December 6 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The group will also be recognized prior to the SEC Football Championship Game, which will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, December 7.
Below is a listing and biographies of the 2024 SEC Football Legends:
Alabama – Barrett Jones, Offensive Lineman, 2009-12
Arkansas – Ken Hamlin, Free Safety, 2000-02
Auburn – Marcus McNeill, Offensive Tackle, 2002-2005
Florida – Rex Grossman, Quarterback, 2000-02
Georgia – Terrence Edwards, Receiver, 1999-2002
Kentucky – Dicky Lyons Sr., Tailback/Receiver/All-Purpose, 1966-68
LSU – Andrew Whitworth, Offensive Tackle, 2002-05
Ole Miss – Dexter McCluster, Running Back, 2006-09
Mississippi State – Fletcher Cox, Defensive Lineman, 2009-11
Missouri – Chase Daniel, Quarterback, 2005-08
Oklahoma – Barry Switzer, Head Coach, 1973-88
South Carolina – Corey Miller, Defensive End, 1987-90
Tennessee – Eric Berry, Defensive Back, 2007-09
Texas – Vince Young, Quarterback, 2002-05
Texas A&M – Luke Joeckel, Offensive Tackle, 2010-12
Vanderbilt – Ricky Anderson, Punter/Kicker, 1981-84
Georgia – Terrence Edwards, Receiver, 1999-2002
Terrence Edwards led Georgia in receiving for four consecutive seasons from 1999-2002, starting with an All-SEC Freshman campaign that ranks third in school history with 53 catches. He remains the only Bulldog to have a 1,000-yard season after catching passes for 1,004 in 2002 to earn All-SEC First Team honors as a senior. He also caught 11 touchdown passes his senior season. Edwards finished his career with school records in career receptions (204, No. 10 in SEC history), career receiving yards (3,093, No. 4 in SEC history after initially being a conference record that stood for 11 years) and career receiving touchdowns (30, No. 4 in SEC history). After going undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft, he signed with the Atlanta Falcons. He spent 11 years in the NFL and CFL, becoming a standout in Canada. He played for the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes, and he was a five-time CFL All-Star and inducted into the Blue Bombers Hall of Fame in 2017. Edwards graduated with a degree from the University of Georgia in Housing in 2012 and was inducted into the Georgia/Florida Hall of Fame. He is the younger brother of Robert Edwards, a former first round pick of the New England Patriots and also a CFL veteran with Toronto and Montreal.
