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Trio of Bruins on CFB Hall of Fame Ballot
June 03, 2024 | Football
ย ย ย Linebacker Ken Norton Jr., kicker John Lee and running back Gaston Greenย were included on the 2025 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame announced on Monday by The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame. The ballot includes players and coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision as well as from the Divisional ranks.
ย ย ย Nortonย was a member of four bowl-winning teams, including the 1986 Rose Bowl squad which posted a victory over Iowa, while playing linebacker at UCLA from 1984-87 on squads which produced an overall 36-10-2 record. The Bruins also earned a share of the conference title in the 1987 season after tying the school mark for wins with 10. The Westchester High School product was the team's leading tackler in both the 1986 (106) and 1987 (125) campaigns and was a finalist for the 1987 Butkus Award. He earned All-America honors in 1987 after spearheading one of the nation's top defenses which recorded two shutouts that year and limited nine opponents to less than 20 points. He finished his Bruin career ranked fifth on the all-time school tackles list (339). Norton also served as linebackers coach at UCLA for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.
ย ย ย Lee served as the Bruin placekicker in the 1982-85 seasons. He was named a first-team All-American in 1984 and a consensus first-team selection in 1985. At the conclusion of his career, Lee stood atop the NCAA, Conference and UCLA all-time lists for PATs and field goals. In 47 career games, he booted 85 field goals in 100 attempts and converted 135 of 136 extra point attempts, including a streak of 108 straight conversions. The Downey High School product's list of NCAA records included most career field goals (85), field goal accuracy (86%) and most field goals in a season (32 in 1984). His 117 kicking points in 1984 is still the most in a single UCLA season. Lee's 390 career points rates second on the all-time school list and he is tied on the UCLA list with Kai Forbath (2007-10) for the most career field goals (85). His 22 consecutive field goals made over the 1984 and 1985 seasons remains a school record. The 2.64 field goals per game average in 1984 set an NCAA single-season record mark. Lee is ranked among the top 10 on the all-time NCAA career field goals per game list (1.80 per game mark). He also holds the school record for most field goals in game - 6 vs. San Diego State in 1984 (tied for 2nd-most in a game on the NCAA record list). Lee was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.
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ย ย ย ย Gaston Green played tailback at UCLA in the 1984-87 seasons on Bruin teams which produced a 36-10-2 record. He was an All-America selection in 1987 and finished eighth in that season's voting for the Heisman Trophy after rushing for 1,098 yards. The Gardena High School grad concluded his Bruin career as the program's all-time leading rusher with 3,731 yards (now No. 2) and produced the most 100-yard rushing games in school history with 20. During his time at UCLA, he set single-season records for most rushing yards (1,405 in 1986/ now No. 4), most rushing TDs with 17 (since broken) and most 100-yard rushing games with eight (since broken). Green was the first Bruin to eclipse the 4,000-yard mark in all-purpose yardage for his career. He became a first-round selection of the LA Rams in the 1988 NFL draft and went on to also play with the Broncos and Raiders. Green was a 1991 Pro Bowl selection andย was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.
ย ย ย The ballot was sent to the more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers whose votes will be tabulated and submitted to the NFF's Honors Court, which will deliberate and select the class.ย The announcement of the 2025ย College Football Hall of Fame Class will be made in early 2025.
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ย ย ย The 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 9, 2025 at the Bellagio Hotel & Resort, and they will also be honored at their respective schools with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the 2025 season.
ย ย ย UCLA's current members ofย The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame include: QB Troy Aikman, QB Gary Beban, OL Randy Cross, Head Coach Terry Donahue, S Kenny Easley, WR Tom Fears, HB Billy Kilmer, QB Cade McNown, LB/C Donn Moomaw, OL Jonathan Ogden, Head Coach Tommy Prothro, LB Jerry Robinson, Head Coach Henry "Red" Sanders, QB John Sciarra, OL Al Sparlis, HB Kenny Washington.
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ย ย ย Nortonย was a member of four bowl-winning teams, including the 1986 Rose Bowl squad which posted a victory over Iowa, while playing linebacker at UCLA from 1984-87 on squads which produced an overall 36-10-2 record. The Bruins also earned a share of the conference title in the 1987 season after tying the school mark for wins with 10. The Westchester High School product was the team's leading tackler in both the 1986 (106) and 1987 (125) campaigns and was a finalist for the 1987 Butkus Award. He earned All-America honors in 1987 after spearheading one of the nation's top defenses which recorded two shutouts that year and limited nine opponents to less than 20 points. He finished his Bruin career ranked fifth on the all-time school tackles list (339). Norton also served as linebackers coach at UCLA for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.
ย ย ย Lee served as the Bruin placekicker in the 1982-85 seasons. He was named a first-team All-American in 1984 and a consensus first-team selection in 1985. At the conclusion of his career, Lee stood atop the NCAA, Conference and UCLA all-time lists for PATs and field goals. In 47 career games, he booted 85 field goals in 100 attempts and converted 135 of 136 extra point attempts, including a streak of 108 straight conversions. The Downey High School product's list of NCAA records included most career field goals (85), field goal accuracy (86%) and most field goals in a season (32 in 1984). His 117 kicking points in 1984 is still the most in a single UCLA season. Lee's 390 career points rates second on the all-time school list and he is tied on the UCLA list with Kai Forbath (2007-10) for the most career field goals (85). His 22 consecutive field goals made over the 1984 and 1985 seasons remains a school record. The 2.64 field goals per game average in 1984 set an NCAA single-season record mark. Lee is ranked among the top 10 on the all-time NCAA career field goals per game list (1.80 per game mark). He also holds the school record for most field goals in game - 6 vs. San Diego State in 1984 (tied for 2nd-most in a game on the NCAA record list). Lee was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001.
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ย ย ย ย Gaston Green played tailback at UCLA in the 1984-87 seasons on Bruin teams which produced a 36-10-2 record. He was an All-America selection in 1987 and finished eighth in that season's voting for the Heisman Trophy after rushing for 1,098 yards. The Gardena High School grad concluded his Bruin career as the program's all-time leading rusher with 3,731 yards (now No. 2) and produced the most 100-yard rushing games in school history with 20. During his time at UCLA, he set single-season records for most rushing yards (1,405 in 1986/ now No. 4), most rushing TDs with 17 (since broken) and most 100-yard rushing games with eight (since broken). Green was the first Bruin to eclipse the 4,000-yard mark in all-purpose yardage for his career. He became a first-round selection of the LA Rams in the 1988 NFL draft and went on to also play with the Broncos and Raiders. Green was a 1991 Pro Bowl selection andย was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.
ย ย ย The ballot was sent to the more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers whose votes will be tabulated and submitted to the NFF's Honors Court, which will deliberate and select the class.ย The announcement of the 2025ย College Football Hall of Fame Class will be made in early 2025.
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ย ย ย The 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 9, 2025 at the Bellagio Hotel & Resort, and they will also be honored at their respective schools with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the 2025 season.
ย ย ย UCLA's current members ofย The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame include: QB Troy Aikman, QB Gary Beban, OL Randy Cross, Head Coach Terry Donahue, S Kenny Easley, WR Tom Fears, HB Billy Kilmer, QB Cade McNown, LB/C Donn Moomaw, OL Jonathan Ogden, Head Coach Tommy Prothro, LB Jerry Robinson, Head Coach Henry "Red" Sanders, QB John Sciarra, OL Al Sparlis, HB Kenny Washington.
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