Courtesy MEAC Media Relations

Joe, Porcher Named To 2017 Black College Football Hall of Fame Class

Courtesy MEAC Media Relations

Wed, October 26, 2016

Former Florida A&M head coach Billy Joe and South Carolina State standout Robert Porcher were selected to the Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) Class of 2017 today.

Porcher played two seasons at SC State and was selected by the Detroit Lions as the 26th overall pick in the first round of the 1992 NFL Draft. A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Porcher was a three-time First Team All-Pro (1997, 1999, 2001) and the Lions' all-time leader in sacks (95.5). The Lions' Annual Man of the Year Award is named in honor of Porcher and he has jersey retired by SC State.

Joe spent 11 years at Florida A&M as its head coach and won five championships during his tenure. He participated in six NCAA I-AA Playoffs with the 1999 playoffs the most memorable run as the Rattlers finished 2-1 and fell 27-24 to Youngstown State in the semifinals. Joe also led FAMU to the 1993 and 1995 Heritage Bowls. He was also indicted into the 2007 College Football Hall of Fame.

Votes were tallied from the 12-member Selection Committee, comprised of prominent journalists, commentators and historians, as well as former NFL General Managers and executives, and from previous BCFHOF inductees to determine the Inductees.
The Class of 2017 will be honored at the Eighth Annual Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Presented by the Atlanta Falcons on February 25, 2017. The Induction Ceremony takes place at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Inductees will also be recognized at the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta on Dec. 17. For more information please visit www.BlackCollegeFootballHOF.org.