Cedric Benson - Spent eight years as a running back in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and won the Doak Walker Award in 2004. Todd Dodge - Football coach and former player, and current head coach at Lovejoy High School in Lucas, Texas. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin where he played quarterback for the Longhorns, Dodge went into coaching, primarily at the high school level. Brittney Griner - Professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team and a six-time WNBA All-Star. Ed "Too Tall" Jones - Former professional football player who was a defensive end for 15 seasons for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. In 1979, he left football to attempt a career in professional boxing. Biz Mackey - Catcher and manager in Negro league baseball. He played for the Indianapolis ABCs, New York Lincoln Giants, Hilldale Daisies, Philadelphia Royal Giants, Philadelphia Stars, Washington / Baltimore Elite Giants, and Newark Dodgers/Eagles. Carla Overbeck - Former soccer player who is currently an assistant coach for the Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team. Captain of the United States national team from 1993 to 2000, she helped lead the team to two FIFA Women's World Cups and an Olympic gold medal. Chris Plonsky - urrently part of Texas’ chief of staff as executive senior associate AD & SWA. Former UT women’s athletics director (2001-2018). While at command for the Longhorns, the women’s athletics programs won a total of 3 National Championships and 64 Big 12 Conference Championships Plonsky supervised revenue areas in sponsorship, licensing, and television. Served as past presidents of NACDA, NACMA, and Women Leaders in College Sports. Became the fifth woman in history to serve as NACDA President. Prior to her legacy at the University of Texas, Plonsky worked in roles of public relations and assistant/associate commissioner capacities with the former Big East Conference under Dave Gavitt and Mike Tranghese. Retired board member of the National Football Foundation/College Football Hall of Fame. Richmond Webb - Richmond Jewel Webb is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League with the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals. Webb played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. He was selected by the Dolphins as the ninth overall pick in the 1990 NFL draft. TSHOF 2025 Induction Banquet SATURDAY 02/15/2025 06:00 PM CST The BASE at Extraco Event Center 4401 Bosque Blvd Waco TX 76710 For Information and Tickets: https://www.tshof.org/induction.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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