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Akron’s Cockerham Listed on College Football HOF Ballot

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IRVING, Texas — Former Akron Zip Steve Cockerham (1974-77) has been listed among the 98 players from the divisional ranks on the 2018 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced on Thursday.

A two-time first-team All-American linebacker, Cockerham helped the Zips to the NCAA Division II national championship game as a junior in 1976 under head coach Jim Dennison.