Class of 2005
Born: January 9, 1966 in Atlanta, Georgia
Category: Football
Tracy Rocker played collegiately at Auburn University and made history in 1988 when he became the first player from the SEC to win both the Outland Trophy (nation’s outstanding interior lineman) and the Lombardi Award (college football’s outstanding lineman). He was a two-time All-American and All-SEC three consecutive years. He was named to Auburn’s All-Century Team. In the 1989 NFL Draft, he went in the third round to the Washington Redskins where he played three seasons. After a knee injury ended his career, he entered the coaching profession. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
