Harrison a 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Candidate

IRVING, Texas – Syracuse great Marvin Harrison is a 2019 candidate for induction in the National Football Foundation (NFF) College Hall of Fame.

Harrison is one of 76 players and six coaches from Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools included on the 2019 ballot, released today by the NFF.

"It's an enormous honor to just be on the ballot when you think that more than 5.26 million people have played college football and only 997 players have been inducted," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "The requirement of being a first-team All-American creates a much smaller pool of about 1,500 individuals who are even eligible. Being in today's elite group means an individual is truly among the greatest to have ever played the game, and those actually elected to the class will be part of a momentous year as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of college football in 2019."

A star for the Orange from 1992-95, Harrison was a three-time All-BIG EAST selection and led the league in receiving twice. In addition, he was named 1995 BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year and garnered first-team All-America honors from both the Football Writers Association of America and Sporting News that season as a punt returner.

Harrison put together one of the finest individual campaigns in program history as a senior in 1995. He caught 56 passes for a then school-record 1,131 yards and eight touchdowns. He also averaged a BIG EAST-best 16.8 yards per punt return, running back 22 punts for 369 yards and two scores.

Harrison finished his Syracuse career with 135 receptions for 2,728 yards and 20 touchdowns. His career receiving yardage total stood as the program record for more than two decades before it was broken by Steve Ishmael (2,891) in 2017.

In 1996, Harrison was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. He played 13 seasons in Indianapolis, teaming with Peyton Manning to form the most productive quarterback-wide receiver tandem in league history.

An eight-time Pro Bowler, Harrison had 1,102 catches for 14,580 yards and 128 touchdowns in his NFL career. He recorded eight consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, including a 1,366-yard performance in 2006 to help the Colts win Super Bowl XLI. Harrison's best year was 2002 when he set the NFL single-season record for catches with 143 for 1,722 yards.

Harrison retired after the 2008 NFL season. At the time of his retirement, he held outright or shared more than 30 Colts team records and his 1,102 receptions ranked second in league history. Harrison was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

The 2019 College Football Hall of Fame ballot will be voted upon by the more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers. Their votes will be tabulated by the NFF's Honors Court, who will then deliberate and select the class. The announcement of the 2019 class will be made Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, Calif., site of the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship.

The 2019 class will officially be inducted during the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 10, 2019, at the New York Hilton Midtown. The inductees will be permanently enshrined at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta later that December and honored on the field during the 15th Annual National Hall of Fame Salute Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. They will also be honored at their respective schools with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the 2019 season.

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