Anderson, Holub, Parks Set for Ring of Honor Induction
By: TTU Press Release
Updated: July 5, 2012
Three Red Raider legends are the first inductees into the newly established Texas Tech Football Ring of Honor.
Donny
Anderson, E.J. Holub and Dave Parks will be enshrined in the Texas Tech
Football Ring of Honor in ceremonies held during Texas Tech's season
opener against Northwestern
State on Sept. 1. The names and numbers of all three will be etched
onto the West Stadium Building (press box) facing the playing surface
inside Jones AT&T Stadium.
"These
three men made tremendous impacts on the Texas Tech Football program
and were unanimous choices to be the first inductees into the Ring of
Honor," said Kirby
Hocutt, Director of Athletics. "Their careers and accomplishments were
unprecedented at Texas Tech and induction into the Ring of Honor will
remind present and future generations of their impact on Red Raider
Football."
Anderson,
Holub and Parks are the only three players in the history of the
football program to have their jerseys retired and all three are members
of the College
Football Hall of Fame. Holub was Texas Tech's first inductee into the
College Football Hall of Fame in 1986 followed by Anderson in 1989.
Parks became Tech's third inductee into the hall in 2008.
"On
behalf of our team, former players and coaches, I would like to
congratulate Donny (Anderson), E.J. (Holub) and Dave (Parks) on their
induction into the Ring of
Honor," said Tommy Tuberville, Head Football Coach. "These three men
helped shape and define the Texas Tech Football program and their impact
is still felt today. When our players step onto the field at Jones
AT&T Stadium, I hope they will be inspired to
play as hard and with as much passion and courage as they did."
2012 Ring of Honor Inductees:
#44 Donny Anderson, Running Back, 1963-65
Nicknamed
the "Golden Palomino" ... one of three Red Raiders to have his jersey
formally retired at Texas Tech ... a 1989 inductee into the National
Football Foundation's
College Football Hall of Fame ... Consensus First-Team All-American in
1964 and 1965 ... finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1965 ...
Co-National Player of the Year in 1965 by The Sporting News ...
All-Southwest Conference selection in 1963, 1964
and 1965 ... first-round draft choice in both the AFL (Houston) and NFL
(Green Bay) in 1965 ... inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Honor in 1978
... averaged 4.5 yards per-carry during his three-year career as a
running back and 39 yards per-punt as the team's
punter ... holds the school record for the longest touchdown run (90 yards
vs. TCU in 1964) .. ranks ninth all-time at Texas Tech in career
rushing yards with 2,280 and eighth with 526 attempts ... ranks second on
the Texas Tech single-season all-purpose yards
list with 2,107 in 1965 ... played six seasons of professional football
with the Green Bay Packers and four seasons with the St. Louis
Cardinals.
#55 E.J. Holub, Center/Linebacker, 1958-60
Nicknamed
"The Beast" ... one of three Red Raiders to have his jersey formally
retired at Texas Tech ... Texas Tech's first inductee into the National
Football Foundation's
College Football Hall of Fame (1986) ... First-Team All-American in 1959
and 1960 ... finished 10th in the
Heisman Trophy voting in 1960 ... Texas Tech's first All-Southwest
Conference honoree in 1960 ... named to the Street & Smith's
50th Anniversary Team ... selected to
the play in the Coaches All-American Game, The Chicago Tribune All-Stars
Game and the East-West Shrine Game ... was a first-round draft pick by
the AFL's Dallas Texans and a second-round draft
choice by the NFL's Dallas Cowboys ... inducted into the Texas Tech Hall
of Honor in 1977 ... was an AFL All-Star in 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965 and
1966 ... is the only player in history to start two Super Bowls at two
different positions (started Super Bowl I at linebacker
and Super Bowl IV at center) ... won a world championship with the Kansas
City Chiefs in 1970 ... inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Honor
in 1976 ... played 10 seasons of professional football with the Dallas
Texans (1961-1962) and the Kansas City Chiefs
(1963-1970).
#81 Dave Parks, Split End, 1961-63
One
of three Red Raiders to have his jersey formally retired at Texas Tech ...
a 2008 inductee into the National Football Foundation's College
Football Hall of Fame
... Consensus First-Team All-American in 1963 (Associated Press, Sporting News, Boston Recorder-American, Sports Extra, American Football Coaches, Time Magazine, Williamson Racing and Football Weekly)
... All-Southwest Conference
selection in 1962 and 1963 ... Team MVP in 1962 and 1963 ... top overall
pick in the 1964 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers) and remains the only
Red Raider chosen as the first pick in the draft ... inducted into the
Texas Tech Hall of Honor in 1990 ... holds the Texas
Tech school record for the longest interception return (98 yards vs.
Colorado in 1962) ... selected to play in the 1963 East-West Shrine Game,
the 1964 Senior Bowl and the 1964 Coaches All-America Game ... spent 10
seasons in the NFL with San Francisco (1964-67),
New Orleans (1968-72) and Houston (1973).
The
Ring of Honor festivities will begin with a community wide luncheon at
the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Banquet Hall on Friday, August 31.
Doors will open at 11:15 a.m. and the program will begin at noon.
Tickets for the luncheon can be purchased through the Red Raider Club
(806-742-1196/ RRC.events@ttu.edu).
Enshrinement ceremonies will be held on Saturday,
Sept. 1, during Texas Tech's season opener against Northwestern State.
Kickoff time has not been set.
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