Demaryius Thomas Headlines Georgia Tech Sports 2023 Hall Of Fame Class

Thomas is one of six former Yellow Jackets elected to the schools hall of fame

Jackson Caudell | May 4, 2023

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Georgia Tech Sports 2023 Hall of Fame Class has been announced and among the former athletes being inducted is former Yellow Jackets wide receiver Demaryius Thomas.

The other former Yellow Jacket athletes that will be in the hall of fame class include former Tennis player Kevin King, former track and field star Steve Marcell, former pitcher Mark Pope, former Softball player Hope Rush-Songalia, and former golfer James White.

Former Georgia Tech wide receiver Demaryius Thomas — Former Georgia Tech receiver Demaryius Thomas is heading to the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame / Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Here is what Athletic Director J Batt had to say about this incoming class:

"It is with great pride that we announce the newest elected members of the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame,” said director of athletics J Batt. “These six individuals not only represented Georgia Tech with great honor and distinction here on The Flats, but went on to do so in their lives beyond Tech as well. They are a source of pride for the entire Georgia Tech community and we can’t wait to honor them, along with the members of the Class of 2022, during our Hall of Fame weekend and induction ceremony in October (Per Georgia Tech PR).”

King earned All-America honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association in 2011 and 2012 and made the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team three times – in 2010, 2011 and 2012 – during a stellar four-year career on The Flats (Per Georgia Tech PR).

Rush-Songalia helped lead Georgia Tech to a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championships (2010, 2012) and two ACC regular-season titles (2010, 2011), and berths in three NCAA regional tournaments. The Marietta, Ga., product earned All-ACC honors three of her four years on The Flats, first-team honors in 2010 and 2012 and second-team in 2013, and was a third-team NFCA All-American in 2010 (Per Georgia Tech PR).

Her 60 career home runs, second most ever at Tech, ranks fourth all-time in the ACC, with 20 of those coming as a freshman in 2010. Rush ranks among the top five in Tech annals in slugging percentage (.633), RBI (193) and walks (124). As a pitcher, she also ranks among the top five in program history in victories (79), saves (6), appearances (139), games started (118), complete games (83), shutouts (22), innings pitched (752.2) and strikeouts (471). Rush tossed three no-hitters in her career, two against North Carolina and one against Virginia Tech (Per Georgia Tech PR).

Thomas ranks among the Yellow Jackets’ all-time leaders in career receptions (113* - 10th), career receiving yards (2,135* – sixth), single-season receiving yards (950, 2009* - seventh), career yards per reception (18.9* - tied for sixth), single-season yards per reception (25.1* - second), career touchdown receptions (13* - tied for seventh), career 100-yard receiving games (6 – seventh) and consecutive games with a reception (29* - tied for fourth) (Per Georgia Tech PR).

The Montrose, Ga., native owns two of Georgia Tech’s top 20 single-game receiving yardage totals – 230 vs. Duke in 2008 (second) and 174 vs. Mississippi State in 2009 (16th). Selected No. 22 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos (10th-highest NFL Draft pick in Georgia Tech history), Thomas amassed 724 receptions for 9,763 yards and 63 touchdowns in 10 NFL seasons with the Broncos (2010-18), Houston Texans (2018) and New York Jets (2019). He was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and won Super Bowl 50 as a member of the Broncos. Thomas will be inducted posthumously (Per Georgia Tech PR).

The first and only Georgia Tech player so far to compete on four Atlantic Coast Conference Championship teams (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), White earned a spot on the All-ACC team three times (2010, 2011, 2012). He was named a first-team All-American in 2011, and a third-team choice in 2012, when he also received the Byron Nelson Award as the nation’s top senior collegiate golfer (Per Georgia Tech PR).

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