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The SEC announced its 2024 Football Legends class on Tuesday, and the former football stars from each of the conference’s 16 schools will be honored at various events surrounding the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta in December.
The 2024 class is the 1st one to include representatives from new SEC members Oklahoma and Texas. The class includes college All-Americans, All-SEC selections, Academic All-Americans, former NFL stars and NFL 1st-round draft picks. The elite 16-member group also represents teams that captured SEC titles and Super Bowl titles, as well as being represented in various state, school and college football halls of fame.
The 2024 class is as follows:
Alabama — Barrett Jones, offensive lineman, 2009-12
Arkansas — Ken Hamlin, free safety, 2000-02
Auburn — Marcus McNeill, offensive tackle, 2002-05
Florida — Rex Grossman, quarterback, 2000-02
Georgia — Terrence Edwards, receiver, 1999-2002
Kentucky — Dicky Lyons Sr., tailback/receiver/all-purpose, 1966-68
LSU — Andrew Whitworth, offensive tackle, 2002-05
Ole Miss — Dexter McCluster, running back, 2006-09
Mississippi State — Fletcher Cox, defensive lineman, 2009-11
Missouri — Chase Daniel, quarterback, 2005-08
Oklahoma — Barry Switzer, head coach, 1973-88
South Carolina — Corey Miller, defensive end, 1987-90
Tennessee — Eric Berry, defensive back, 2007-09
Texas — Vince Young, quarterback, 2002-05
Texas A&M — Luke Joeckel, offensive tackle, 2010-12
Vanderbilt — Ricky Anderson, punter/kicker, 1981-84
The class will be honored at the 2024 SEC Football “Weekend of Champions” Dec. 6 and 7 in Atlanta, highlighted by the annual SEC Legends Celebration on Dec. 6 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The class will also be recognized prior to the SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec. 7.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
