Built more like an NBA player at 6-foot-8, Harold Carmichael turned to football because he couldn’t perform basketball’s most basic skill. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe gentle giant then waited patiently for three decades before he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of last year’s special centennial class. Carmichael eventually made the football team as a junior and played quarterback and safety as a senior. said Mel Blount, a teammate at Southern who became a Pro Football Hall of Fame safety with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The trophy was later loaned to the Hall of Fame and Carmichael hasn’t seen it again.

Source: Fox News July 26, 2021 19:18 UTC