Coach Mac Joins College Football Elite
12/8/2009 11:54:52 PM | Football
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MacPherson Entertains at NFF Press Conference
Legendary Syracuse head coach Dick MacPherson is officially a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. On Tuesday evening he and 17 others were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame at the 52nd annual National Football Foundation Awards dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City. One of two coaches in the 2009 class, MacPherson is the 17th person with Syracuse ties in the Hall of Fame.
During his 10 years as Syracuse's head coach, MacPherson led the Orange to five bowl games. He produced 10 All-America selections, 38 NFL Draft picks and 12 members of Syracuse's All-Century Team. In 1987, the Orange finished the season undefeated and tied Auburn in the Sugar Bowl. The Orange's fourth-place finish in both the AP and Coaches polls solidified its legacy as the best SU team since the 1959 National Champions. MacPherson earned several National Coach of the Year awards for his team's superb performance.
Syracuse is one of just 16 BCS schools with at least 17 representatives in the Hall of Fame and is one of seven schools to have 17 or more in the College Football Hall of Fame and at least six enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton.
MacPherson left the Orange after the 1990 season to become the head coach of the New England Patriots. After coaching the Patriots for two seasons MacPherson eventually returned to The Salt City, where he is currently a radio analyst during the SU football season.
