When you think of legendary Notre Dame football players, linebacker Manti Te’o and cornerback Todd Lyght are two great examples.
On Tuesday, both of them made the ballot to make the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame. The Irish already have multiple players enshrined like Raghib “Rocket” Ismail, Ara Parseghian, Knute Rockne, Joe Theismann and others.
Te’o’s Irish career was one of the most decorated for a linebacker, winning the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, Lott Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the Butkus Award and the Lombardi Award all in 2012. He was a unanimous All-American in 2012, along with being a second-team All-American in 2011.
Lyght was a unanimous All-American in 1989, and then a consensus All-American in 1990, as a three-year started and captain during his senior year. He made an immediate impact as a freshman for the Irish, earning a starting spot his second-year on campus. Lyght was a big part in Notre Dame’s 1988 championship team.
Both Te’o and Lyght have the credentials to make the HOF, and hopefully they are voted in as Notre Dame’s list continues to grow.
This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Former Notre Dame stars Manti Te’o and Todd Lyght are on the ballot for the CFB HOF
Reporting by Michael Chen , Fighting Irish Wire / Fighting Irish Wire
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