University of Georgia football greats Rex Robinson and Richard Seymour have been
tabbed as UGA's 2015 inductees into the Merrill-Lynch/Bank of America
Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame.
The 20th annual
luncheon and induction ceremony, sponsored by Ruth's Chris, will be held on
Friday, October 30 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. The event is part of
the annual Georgia-Florida football weekend.
A two-time All-America
placekicker for the Dawgs, Robinson lettered at UGA from 1977-1980 and was a
key member of the 1980 national championship team. The Marietta native led
Georgia in scoring as a sophomore and junior, and his 56 career field goals were
a school record at the time. Robinson's 101-of-102 career PAT kicks were also a
UGA accuracy record that has since been surpassed. After his collegiate career,
he kicked one season for the New England Patriots in 1982.
One of the top
defensive linemen ever at Georgia, Seymour was a four-year letterman (1997-2000)
who earned All-SEC honors twice and earned All-America honors his senior
season. Over his career he recorded 223 tackles, 10 sacks and 26 tackles for
lost yardage. A first-round draft pick by the Patriots in 2001, he helped the
franchise win three Super Bowl titles in four years, himself earning seven Pro
Bowl selections during his 11 NFL seasons. The Gadsden, S.C., native was also
selected to the Patriots' 50th anniversary team in 2009, as well as the NFL's
All-2000s team.
Florida's 2015
inductees into the Hall of Fame include quarterback Chris Leak and receiver
Jabar Gaffney.
The Georgia-Florida
Hall of Fame was created in 1995 to recognize the players, coaches and
representatives of each school who have made their mark on the rivalry. Each
year on the Friday before the game, two members from each school are
inducted.
All of UGA's inductees
are as follows, listed in chronological order:
1996: Herschel Walker,
Frank Sinkwich
1997: Linsday Scott,
Terry Hoage
1998: Wally Butts,
Jake Scott, Bill Stanfill
1999: Matt Robinson,
Richard Appleby
2000: Mike Cavan, John
Rauch
2001: Charley Britt,
Robert Edwards
2002: Bob Etter, Ray
Goff
2003: Kevin Butler,
George Patton
2004: Larry Munson,
Erk Russell
2005: Kevin McLee, Cy
Grant
2006: Rodney Hampton,
Willie McClendon
2007: Dan Magill, Tim
Worley
2008: Gene Washington,
Eric Zeier
2009: Garrison Hearst,
David Pollack
2010: Zeke Bratkowski,
Knox Culpepper
2011: John Brantley,
Bill Saye
2012: Charley
Whittemore, David Greene
2013: Matt Stinchcomb,
Peter Anderson
2014: Ben Zambiasi,
Pat Dye
2015: Rex Robinson,
Richard Seymour
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