Former University of Toledo and Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel was recently named to the 2021 College Football Hall of Fame ballot by the National Football Foundation and the College Hall of Fame.
Pinkel, whose 73 wins at Toledo are the most in program history, is one of seven FBS coaches on the 2021 ballot. Pinkel, who spent 10 years (1991-2000) with the Rockets before leaving for the Missouri job, is also the winningest coach in Toledo history with a winning percentage of .659 (73-37-3 overall record).
“I didn’t know about it and all of the sudden I started getting barraged by text messages and emails from former players,” Pinkel said.