Monday afternoon, Brandon James announced via Facebook post that he and teammates Brandon Spikes and Tim Tebow have been selected for UF’s 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame class.
All three inductees were members of Florida’s 2006 and 2008 national champion teams. Tebow was at the helm in the quarterback position (as a starter in 2008 and a back up to Chris Leak in 2006), Spikes at linebacker and James all over the field, seeing time as a wide receiver, punt returner and running back.
As their new hall of fame statuses would suggest, Tebow, Spikes and James all had storied careers in orange and blue. Tebow’s plethora of awards include a Heisman trophy award (despite being named a finalist three times over the course of his career) and an ESPY Award for Best Collegiate Male Athlete. He was also the first person in NCAA history to rush and pass for at least 20 touchdowns in a season.
Spikes played in 47 games while at UF, starting as a linebacker in 39 or them. He amassed 307 total tackles, 178 of which were solo tackles, and registered 31.5 tackles for loss. In the 2008-2009 season, he converted four interceptions to touchdowns, more than any other player in the country and good enough for a school record.
James owns 11 school and four conference records for kickoff and punt returns. SEC records include most career kickoff returns (112), highest career kickoff return yardage (2,718), highest single-season kickoff average per return (28.0, 2007), most total kick returns in a career (229) and most total kick return yardage in a career (4,089).
There have been no official announcements made as to who else will be included in the 2020 HOF class. However, alumni Percy Harvin and Reggie Nelson have already been inducted.