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Zach Wiegert on 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

Outland Trophy Winner Looking to Add Another Award

David Max

Nebraska Athletic Communications

Zach Wiegert is on the College Football Hall of Fame 2022 ballot released today which includes 78 players and seven coaches.

CFHOF release: Zach Wiegert, Nebraska-Offensive Tackle-1994 unanimous First Team All-American and winner of the Outland Trophy…Led Huskers to 1994 National Championship and 1993 National Championship game appearance…Three-time All-Big Eight selection who led Nebraska to league titles every year of career.

Zach is a native of Fremont, Nebraska. He helped the Huskers average 340 rushing yards per game in 1994 and led the team with 113 pancake blocks. He also received one Heisman vote that year in addition to being a finalist for the Lombardi award. His Number 72 jersey was retired before the 1995 season.

Awards List:

1992

Football News First Team Sophomore All-American

Coaches Poll First Team All Big Eight

1993

UPI Second Team All-American

AP Third Team All-American

AP and Coaches Poll First Team All Big Eight

1994

Outland Trophy Winner

Lombardi Finalist

TD Club of Columbus Offensive Lineman of the Year

First Team All-American AFCA Coaches, Football News, Walter Camp, Football Writers, AP, UPI, College Sports, The Sporting News, All-America Football Foundation

First Team All Big Eight

ABC Chevrolet Nebraska Player-of-the-Game: UCLA September 17th

His NFL career spanned 12 years with the St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Houston Texans spending four years at each team. 

Zach Wiegert Jacksonville Jaguars
ZachWiegert.com

His post football career is focused on raising a family and real estate development. Wiegert lives in Waterloo, Nebraska with his wife, Amy, and two children.

Zach Wiegert Family
ZachWiegert.com

The announcement of the 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be made in early 2022.

The 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 64th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6, 2022, and permanently immortalized at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. They will also be honored at their respective schools with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the 2022 season.

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David Max
DAVID MAX

David Max has been a Husker fan since Bob Devaney's first year in 1962. Season tickets have been in the family since the south end zone was built in 1964. He started HuskerMax with Joe Hudson in September of 1999. David published a book titled 50 Years of Husker Memories in 2012. Most of his articles will be from a historical perspective. You can reach David at bigredmax@yahoo.com.

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