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Four Football legends named in College Football’s top 150 players of all time

AUSTIN, Texas – Four Texas Football legends were named on ESPN's list of the top 150 college football players of all time, which was released on Thursday. The four Longhorns are Tommy Nobis (No. 54), Ricky Williams (No. 57), Bobby Layne (No. 75) and Vince Young (No. 81). ESPN's Thursday list featured players ranked No. 26-150. The top 25 players in college football history will be unveiled at halftime of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday, Jan. 13.

Nobis, a San Antonio, Texas native, was a two-time All-American (1964-65) and an All-Southwest Conference selection on three occasions (1963-65) during his career at Texas.