FSU Football: Peter Warrick and Warrick Dunn on NCAA HOF Ballot

Electric FSU football playmakers WR Peter Warrick and RB Warrick Dunn have been added to the College Football Hall of Fame ballot. These two players are some of the most recognizable players to step foot on Doak Campbell Stadium, and it is great to see them rewarded for their blood, sweat, and tears at The University of Florida State.

RB Warrick Dunn had an amazing career at FSU where he rushed for 3959 yards, 6.9 avg, 37 TD, and added 132 att, 1314 yds, and 12 TD receiving. Dunn was Second-Team All-American in 1996, 3-time First-Team All-ACC, and helped lead FSU to the 1999 Nation Championship. He also excelled in track and field while at FSU. Dunn was named Associated Press All-American as a member of the 4x100m Men’s Relay team and also competed in the 100-meter dash, where he had a personal best of 10.3 sec. Warrick went on to a good NFL career with Tampa Bay and Atlanta. Dunn started Homes for the Holidays in 1997 and Warrick Dunn Charities in 2002, and both organizations do great things outside of football to this day.

WR Peter Warrick was just a mesmerizing player in his day and was so much fun to watch, he could turn a game around in an instant. He had 207 rec, 3517 yds, 32 TD as well as 937 yds and 2 TD on special teams as a punt returner in his career at FSU. Warrick was a 2-time Consensus All-American, 3-time First Team All-ACC, and Sugar Bowl MVP. He was also on the 1999 National Championship team.

Per College Football Hall of Fame Selection Process

FIRST AND FOREMOST, A PLAYER MUST HAVE RECEIVED FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA RECOGNITION BY A SELECTOR RECOGNIZED BY THE NCAA AND UTILIZED TO COMPRISE THEIR CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICA TEAMS.

• A player becomes eligible for consideration by the NFF’s Honors Courts 10 full seasons after his last year of intercollegiate football played.
• While each nominee’s football achievements in college are of prime consideration, his post-football record as a citizen is also weighed. He must have proven himself worthy as a citizen, carrying the ideals of football forward into his relations with his community and fellow man. Consideration may also be given for academic honors and whether or not the candidate earned a college degree.
• Players must have played their last year of intercollegiate football within the last 50 years.* For example, to be eligible for the 2024 ballot, the player must have played his last year in 1974 or thereafter. In addition, players who are playing professionally and coaches who are coaching on the professional level are not eligible until after they retire.

I would have to say Peter Warrick probably had the more notable college career between the two players, but both were outstanding players for the Noles as they tore through the ACC with reckless abandon.