Football

Two With MEAC Ties Part of 2019 Black College Hall of Fame Class

ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 1, 2018 -- The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) announced its 10th class on Thursday – the Class of 2019. Seven inductees were selected from a list of 25 finalists who had been determined earlier by the BCFHOF Selection Committee.

Two players with Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) ties are part of the class (in bold).

The Class of 2019 includes Emerson Boozer (Maryland Eastern Shore), Hugh Douglas (Central State), Rich “Tombstone” Jackson (Southern), Frank Lewis (Grambling State), Timmy Newsome (Winston-Salem State), John Taylor (Delaware State) as player inductees, and Coach Arnett “Ace” Mumford (Jarvis Christian College, Bishop College, Texas College and Southern University).

“On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we congratulate the Class of 2019,” said BCFHOF Co-Founder and 2011 Inductee Doug Williams. “To be inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame in its first 10 years is quite an honor. Just take a look at those historical names.”

Votes were tallied from the 12-member selection committee, comprised of prominent journalists, commentators and historians, as well as former NFL general managers and executives, and from previous BCFHOF honorees to determine the Inductees.

The Class of 2019 will be honored at the 10th Annual Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Presented by the Atlanta Falcons on Feb. 16, 2019. The induction ceremony will take place at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Ga.

The Inductees will also be recognized at the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta on Saturday, Dec. 15th. For more information, please visit www.BlackCollegeFootballHOF.org.
 

About the Black College Football Hall of Fame
The Black College Football Hall of Fame was established in October 2009 to honor the greatest football players and coaches from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Its trustees are football legends Mel Blount, James Harris, Willie Lanier, Art Shell and Doug Williams. The Black College Football Hall of Fame is sponsored by the Shack Harris & Doug Williams Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization.