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Grigsby Named To 2017 NFF College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

IRVING, Texas – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced the names on the 2017 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame Wednesday, and Illinois State's Boomer Grigsby was among those listed for selection.

Grigsby, a three-time First-Team All-American (2002-04) and the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) career leader in total (550) and solo (325) tackles, joins the list along with 75 players and six coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision, and 94 players and 29 coaches from the divisional ranks.

"It's an enormous honor to just be on the ballot when you think that more than 5.