On Saturday evening, what many had speculated early in the process came true. Former Miami Hurricanes linebacker Ray Lewis was named a member of the 2018 class for NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Lewis, in his first year of eligibility, was named to the class. To be inducted candidates need a minimum of 80% of votes in their favor to become an enshrinee.
A former two-way star from Kathleen High School, Lewis enrolled at the University of Miami after receiving a late scholarship offer from then head coach Dennis Erickson to UM. Starting in 1993, the college football world began to hear about the up-and-coming linebacker for the Hurricanes after Lewis started at middle linebacker as a true freshman.