R.C. Slocum, the winningest coach in Texas A&M history, has been selected to the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame.
Former Texas Tech defensive lineman Gabe Rivera and former Rice quarterback Tommy Kramer are also bound for the Hall of Fame.
Slocum went 123-47-2 in his 14 years at Texas A&M and his 14 years match Homer Norton for the most ever by a head coach for the Aggies.
Under Slocum, the Aggies won three consecutive Southwest Conference titles, two Big 12 South championships and won the Big 12 title in 1998.
The Aggies won 94 games in the 1990s, the most by any program in the state during the decade. A&M also finished in the Associated Press top 25 10 times under Slocum. His .865 winning percentage in the SWC is the best ever by a coach.
“More important than the individual coaching records are the championships and the accomplishments of the team,” Slocum said in a statement. “The true rewards in coaching are seeing young men grow and mature into successful men and leaders in their respective communities.”
Slocum took over as head coach in 1988 and coached the Aggies until 2002.
He’s still involved at the school, serving as a special assistant to school president Dr. R. Bowen Loftin.
Rivera played for Texas Tech from 1979 until 1982 and was a first team All-America as a senior. He finished his career with 321 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, six fumble recoveries and 11 pass deflections.
Kramer is one of two quarterbacks to ever earn consensus All-America honors despite playing for a losing team since 1970. He did that at Rice in 1976 when he also finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting.
