TROY, Ala. – Troy is once again well represented on the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot as legendary head coach Larry Blakeney, the late Al Lucas and Freddie Thomas are featured. The ballot includes 80 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 96 players and 33 coaches from the divisional ranks.
To be eligible for the ballot, players must have been named a first team All-American by a major/national selector as recognized and utilized by the NCAA for their consensus All-America teams; played their last year of intercollegiate football at least 10 years prior; played within the last 50 years and cannot be currently playing professional football.