Ted Brown missing from Hall of Fame

I REALLY love it when our ‘younger fans’ exhibit a strong grasp on NC State sports history and tradition. So, when this article from Technician ran through my Twitter feed yesterday I was very pleased.

Playing in Raleigh under head coach Lou Holtz and the late Bo Rein, the North Carolinian rushed for an ACC record 4,602 yards (not including the 399 yards he racked up in bowl games) in four prolific years. It has been 34 years since he stepped off the field at the then recently named Carter-Finley Stadium, and his record has stood its ground. However, for the consensus All-American and first round NFL draft pick, it is becoming increasingly more likely that the High Point native will never join Gabriel and Ritcher in College Football’s official list of immortals.

And you won’t hear Brown, already humbled to be honored by a school he deeply loves, campaigning for a northwest Indiana ceremony anytime soon.

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Following his four years in Raleigh, Brown went on to have a respectable eight-year career with the Minnesota Vikings. The undersized back’s football passion, however, never left the program he blossomed in, and he said he will be emotional when coming back for the N.C. State Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony in early October.
“I’m very proud and very humbled to be a part of that first group that goes in,” Brown said. “If you take into account all of the athletes and all of the coaches who have been through N.C. State and then to be one of the 10 of the Hall of Famers… I think that is a great honor.

Clearly, we have discussed Ted and his career in the past at SFN. So, we would very much encourage you to take peak at our Ted Brown tag and do a little more surfing and reading.

Since Ted Brown graduated, who would you vote as the THREE best running backs in NC State football history?

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30 Responses to Ted Brown missing from Hall of Fame

  1. TheCOWDOG 07/06/2012 at 6:28 PM #

    And Roland Hooks, an often road roomie of mine, was and still is, a fan fave in Buffalo for his 7 yrs. with the Bills. 4.2 NFL yards a carry, man.

  2. DC_wolf 07/06/2012 at 6:56 PM #

    Wrong, wrong, wrong that Ted Brown is not in the CFB Hall of Fame. But, I guess, the ACC is considered a “basketball conference”; and TB is missing the necessary hardware – if not the stats.

    If you’re @ the NCSU HOF ceremony: when they call his name, stand & cheer your head off… After 34 years he still holds the all-time ACC rushing record, & the way the game is played today, he may hold it for a long long time.

  3. DC_wolf 07/06/2012 at 7:16 PM #

    Not to buy him any love, but I voted for Ray Rob, Tremayne, & T.A., in that order. I sat in front of those 3, & also Anthony Barbour & McIntosh (for his last season). All 5 were something special on the field – but only T.A. made me FEEL the hit when he pounded a defender @ the line of scrimmage.

    Not to change any minds here (because the criticsm of McLendon is fair) but he was the 1 back I’ve seen come closest to an Earl Cambell-type to suit up in the Red & White – plus, he ran for well over 1000 yds WITH Rivers (having a great season passing).

    Ray Rob @ #2 for consistency & heart, Tremayne @ #3 for versatility, and T.A. for sheer brutality. Had he not suffered the injuries, & let the off-field stuff get in the way, he may have had another 1000+ year.

    I have the feeling I don’t appreciate McIntosh like I should – but I was only in high school. When I did attend games his last season, there was a serious buzz in the crowd about Joe.

  4. OwenDorm83 07/06/2012 at 9:05 PM #

    Guys, I’m gonna tell you right now. Joe McIntosh was a BAD THING. And he played on some TERRIBLE teams. I was at Wake his freshman year when he rushed for over 200 yards. He was awesome.

  5. Pack84 07/07/2012 at 2:31 AM #

    “First and foremost — the CLEAR #2 to Ted Brown is Joe McIntosh. The real race is to try and determine #3-#5”

    Exactly. That’s why it’s a little surprising and more than a little disappointing to find him in sixth place as I write this.

    Joe Mac played on some BAD teams while I was in school. Yet he’s still #2 in career rushing yards behind TB.

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