66 days until Texas Football: Longhorns in the College Football Hall of Fame
Inside Texas is putting a new twist on long-time photographer Will Gallagher’s time-honored countdown to Texas football kickoff. In addition to Will’s great pictures, the Inside Texas staff will go through every player on the roster by jersey number and offer a season outlook on all, from five-star to walk-on.
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We’ll also look back at other greats to wear that day’s number, with special reverence to some of Texas’ best.
Today is 66 days until kickoff. No one is assigned No. 66 for the Longhorns this season so we will take a look at Harley Sewell, a two-time All-American who donned the digit, and others who are in the College Football Hall of Fame.
Sewell helped Texas go 16-5 and win a Cotton Bowl during his two All-American seasons in 1951 and 1952. A two-way guard, he was drafted by Detroit with the 13th overall pick in the 1953 draft. Sewell won two NFL championships and was selected to four Pro Bowls. He passed away in 2011.
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Sewell was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000, joining a litany of Longhorns listed among the best-ever in the sport.
Longhorns in the College Football Hall of Fame
Hub Bectol, End, 1944-1946 (Inducted 1991)
Dana X. Bible, Coach, 1937-1946 (Inducted 1951)
Mack Brown, Coach, 1998-2013 (Inducted 2018)
Earl Campbell, RB, 1974-1977 (Inducted 1990)
Doug English, DT, 1972-1977 (Inducted 2011)
Chris Gilbert, RB, 1966-1968 (Inducted 1999)
Jerry Gray, DB, 1981-1984 (Inducted 2013)
Johnnie Johnson, DB, 1976-1979 (Inducted 2007)
Malcolm Kutner, End, 1939-1941 (Inducted 1974)
Bobby Layne, QB, 1944-1947 (Inducted 1968)
Roosevelt Leaks, RB, 1972-1974 (Inducted 2005)
Bud McFadin, G, 1948-1950 (Inducted 1983)
Bob McKay, OL, 1968-1969 (Inducted 2017)
Steve McMichael, DT, 1976-1979 (Inducted 2009)
Tommy Nobis, LB/G, 1963-1965 (Inducted 1981)
Darrell Royal, Coach, 1957-1976 (Inducted 1983)
James Saxton, RB, 1959-1961 (Inducted 1996)
Harley Sewell, G, 1950-1952 (Inducted 2000)
Kenneth Sims, DT, 1978-1981 (Inducted 2021)
Jerry Sisemore, OT, 1970-1972 (Inducted 2002)
Mortimer “Bud” Sprague, T, (1923-1924)
Harrison Stafford, HB, 1930-1932 (Inducted 1975)
Ricky Williams, RB, 1995-1998 (Inducted 2015)
Vince Young, QB, 2003-2005 (Inducted 2019)
Recent player to wear No. 66: Calvin Anderson
Anderson was a graduate transfer offensive lineman who came to Texas after starting for three seasons at Rice. He played in 14 games with 14 starts for the Longhorns and was named honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2018. Anderson graduated from Rice with a degree in economics and religion with a minor in business and played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
All-Americans to wear No. 66
Chal Daniel, G, 1941
Doug Dawson, G, 1983
Herb Gray, T, 1955
Harley Sewell, G, 1951, 1952
Joe Cook co-authored this story.
