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Athens — Trinity Valley Community College will now have representation in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
John Randle, a Cardinal football player in the mid-1980s and an inductee into the Cardinal Hall of Fame in October, was Saturday announced as an inductee to the shrine in Canton, Ohio, along with Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice, Floyd Little, Russ Grimm, Dick LeBeau and Rickey Jackson.
The induction ceremony is scheduled Sunday, Aug. 7.
The Cardinal football program was struggling when Cardinal head coach Carl Andress signed him out of Hearne High School. But that didn’t keep him from twice earning all-conference honors and helping the defensive unit rank ninth nationally in pass defense.
Randle’s career continued to flourish after he left TVCC. He starred two years at Texas A&I University in Kingsville and drew the attention of NFL teams. He signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 1990 and played there through the 2000 season. He finished his career with the Seattle Seahawks in 2003.
He made his first Pro Bowl in 1993 after recording 11.5 sacks. Randle had double-digit sacks in eight different seasons, including a league-leading 15.5 in 1997. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and was named to the NFL’s 1990s All-Decade Team, finishing his career with 137.5 sacks.
In addition to the Cardinal Hall of Fame, Randle is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Vikings’ Ring of Honor.
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