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The Pony Express: SMU running backs Craig James (left) and Eric Dickerson
IRVING -- The Pro Football Hall of Fame couldn't wait to enshrine Eric Dickerson, commissioning a bust in his first year of eligibility in 1999.
The College Football Hall of Fame is in no such hurry.
The college hall released its preliminary list of candidates for its Class of 2017 this month, and Dickerson was on it -- the 12th year his name has been on the ballot.
There are eight former Mustangs in the Hall of Fame, including Don Meredith, Kyle Rote and Doak Walker.