Doug Atkins, College Football Hall of Fame Class of 1985

While football players were getting bigger in the fifties than they were in the thirties and forties, Doug Atkins still stood above the rest. Literally. He towered over teammates, measuring 6’8” and nearly 250 pounds. He used his imposing stature to make impact plays for the Orange and White, contributing to a unanimous National Championship team in 1951. He made back-to-back First Team All-American honors, was a first round draft pick into the NFL, and was voted the SEC player of the Quarter Century for 1950-1975.