Texas A&M great Bubba Bean was honored on Tuesday as the Southeastern Conference announced its 2015 SEC Football Legends class, a collection of former football standouts who will be honored at events surrounding the SEC Football Championship Game in Atlanta in December.
The class will be honored at the 2015 SEC Football "Weekend of Champions" Dec. 4-5 in Atlanta, Ga. The annual SEC Legends Dinner presented by AT&T will be held Dec. 4 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta and the group will also be recognized prior to the SEC Football Championship Game, which will be held at the Georgia Dome on Sat., Dec. 5.
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Bean was named All-Southwest Conference twice during a four-year career that spanned from 1972-75 under Coach Emory Bellard at Texas A&M. He finished his career as the Aggies' all-time leading rusher with 2,846 yards and held the school record for the longest touchdown run from scrimmage (94 yards vs. Texas Tech in 1975), top single-game record (204 yards vs. Clemson in 1973) as well as the top single-season rushing record (944 yards in 1975). He was named to the Texas A&M Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 2009. Bean was selected in the first-round of the NFL draft by Atlanta in 1976 and he played three seasons for the Falcons.
The 2015 Football Legends Class includes 14 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich history of the sport at their respective institutions. This year's class includes All-Americans, All-SEC selections and Academic All-Americans as well as NCAA and SEC record holders. The group represents teams that won National and SEC Championships and are represented in state, school and college football halls of fame.
Click here to meet the entire class.
The class will be honored at the 2015 SEC Football "Weekend of Champions" Dec. 4-5 in Atlanta, Ga. The annual SEC Legends Dinner presented by AT&T will be held Dec. 4 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta and the group will also be recognized prior to the SEC Football Championship Game, which will be held at the Georgia Dome on Sat., Dec. 5.
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Bean was named All-Southwest Conference twice during a four-year career that spanned from 1972-75 under Coach Emory Bellard at Texas A&M. He finished his career as the Aggies' all-time leading rusher with 2,846 yards and held the school record for the longest touchdown run from scrimmage (94 yards vs. Texas Tech in 1975), top single-game record (204 yards vs. Clemson in 1973) as well as the top single-season rushing record (944 yards in 1975). He was named to the Texas A&M Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 2009. Bean was selected in the first-round of the NFL draft by Atlanta in 1976 and he played three seasons for the Falcons.
The 2015 Football Legends Class includes 14 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich history of the sport at their respective institutions. This year's class includes All-Americans, All-SEC selections and Academic All-Americans as well as NCAA and SEC record holders. The group represents teams that won National and SEC Championships and are represented in state, school and college football halls of fame.
Click here to meet the entire class.