Tight end Andre Tillman, linebacker Thomas Howard and inside receiver-return man Wes Welker will be the three newest additions to the Texas Tech football Ring of Honor, athletics director Kirby Hocutt announced Monday.
Tillman and Howard played on two of the best teams in Tech history, Tillman earning first-team All-America recognition from The Associated Press after the Red Raiders’ 11-1 season of 1973 and Howard receiving first-team all-America honors from Kodak and the Walter Camp Foundation after the Red Raiders’ 10-2 season of 1976.
Welker, who played for Tech from 2000-03, remains the FBS record holder for career punt-return yardage (1,761) and returned eight punts for touchdowns, tied for second. He caught 259 passes for 3,069 yards and 21 touchdowns, figures that rank second, third and tied for ninth, respectively, in Tech history.
Texas Tech tight end Andre Tillman (44) was a first-team All-America honoree as a senior in 1973 when the Red Raiders finished 11-1 with a Gator Bowl victory over Tennessee. Tillman is one of three former Red Raiders players chosen for induction into the Texas Tech football Ring of Honor this fall.
The three will be enshrined on the weekend of Texas Tech’s Sept. 14 home game against North Texas. All three are expected to be in attendance, and their jersey numbers and names will be added to the wall on the west building of Jones AT&T Stadium.
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“The Ring of Honor is reserved for the best of the best in the history of Texas Tech football,” Hocutt said in the announcement release. “Without question, the likes of Thomas Howard, Andre Tillman and Wes Welker belong in that category and are deserving inductees into the Ring of Honor. We’re pleased to welcome them and their families back to campus…
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Author : Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Publish date : 2024-06-17 18:01:46
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