NEW YORK - Randall Cunningham, 53, still lean and solid as a goalpost, wore his new status as proudly as he did the scarlet-and-gray cloth carnation in his sport coat's lapel.
That stylish accessory - a subtle homage to his alma mater, UNLV - was added especially for Tuesday's Waldorf-Astoria ceremony, where he and 15 others were introduced as the College Football Hall of Fame's newest members.
"I'm elated about this," said the former Eagles quarterback. "Once you retire comes all the good stuff."
Now that he's one of the just .0002 of a percent of college players to reach the Hall, Cunningham was asked about possible pro-football immortality in Canton.