Vote now: Four SC State nominees on the 2024 South Carolina Football Hall of Fame Ballot

ORANGEBURG, S.C. – The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame (SCFHOF) has opened online voting for the Class of 2024 with a First Round Nomination Ballot presented by Hotel Hartness.

This year's ballot includes 75 nominees of players and coaches and 10 legacy nominees.

Four nominees are from South Carolina State University:

• Barney Chavous (Aiken).
• Chartric Darby (North).
• Marion Motley (Legacy).
• Oliver “Buddy” Pough (Orangeburg).

Voting is available online at scfootballhof.org and is open to everyone. The first-round voting period runs through Dec. 16, 2024. SCFHOF supporting members, football fans, and media outlets can vote for up to four modern era nominees and one legacy nominee from the ballot or a write-in for the Class of 2024. The final round of voting will follow.

Legacy nominees honor individuals considered outside of the modern era or those who have passed away. Each nominee was either born, grew up, played in South Carolina, coached at one of the state’s collegiate football programs, or made a significant positive impact on football in South Carolina.

This year, the Class of 2024 nomination list represents a SCFHOF record of 10 South Carolina college football programs.

The Class of 2024 will be enshrined at the organization’s 12th Annual Enshrinement Ceremony on April 17, 2025, at Hotel Hartness in Greenville, South Carolina.

Class of 2024 Nominees

SC Natives who played college football outside of South Carolina (31): Donnie Abraham (Orangeburg), Troy Brown (Barnwell), Zach Brown (Beaufort), Jeff Burris (Rock Hill), Marion Campbell (Legacy/Chester), Corey Chavous (Aiken), Dexter Coakley (Mt. Pleasant), Tyronne Drakeford (Camden), Justin Durant (Florence), Armanti Edwards (Greenwood), Shaun Ellis (Anderson), Bobby Engram (Camden), Rickey Foggie (Laurens), James “Jumpy” Geathers (Georgetown), Robert Geathers, Jr. (Georgetown), Jonathan Goodwin (Columbia), Joe Hamilton (Alvin), Albert Haynesworth (Hartsville), Chris Hope (Rock Hill), Bob Jeter (Legacy/Union), Robert Massey (Rock Hill), Tony Rice (Greenwood/Woodruff), Jake Scott (Greenwood), Clyde Simmons, Jr. (Lane), Bill Thompson (Greenville), Lawrence Timmons (Florence), Ben Watson (Rock Hill), George Webster (Legacy/Anderson), Roddy White (James Island), Willie Williams (Columbia), and Jim Youngblood (Jonesville)

Allen University (1): Sam Davis (Legacy)

The Citadel (2): Jack Douglas (Irmo), and Brian Ruff

Clemson University (14): Jeff Bryant, Brentson Buckner, Jerry Butler (Ware Shoals), Fred Cone (Legacy), Woody Dantzler (Orangeburg), Dexter Davis (Sumter), Rod Gardner, Kevin Mack, Ed McDaniel (Batesburg-Leesville), Anthony Simmons (Spartanburg), CJ Spiller, Jim Stuckey (Cayce), Perry Tuttle, and Donnell Woolford

Coastal Carolina University (1):  Mike Tolbert

Furman University (3): Robbie Caldwell (Pageland), Bobby Johnson (Furman HC/Clemson/Columbia), and Orlando Ruff (Charleston)

Newberry (1): Ron Parker (Beaufort)

Presbyterian College (1): Bob Waters (Legacy)

South Carolina State University (4): Barney Chavous (Aiken), Chartric Darby (North), Marion Motley (Legacy), and Coach Oliver “Buddy” Pough (Orangeburg)

University of South Carolina (15): Robert Brooks (Greenwood), Sheldon Brown (Lancaster), Jim Carlen (Legacy/Gamecock HC), Mark D'Antonio, Todd Ellis, Jeff Grantz, Lou Holtz (Gamecock HC), Johnathan Joseph (Rock Hill), Corey Miller (Pageland), Sidney Rice (Gaffney), Dunta Robinson, Connor Shaw, Duce Staley (W. Columbia), Steve Wadiak (Legacy), and Travelle Wharton (Fountain Inn)

Wofford College (2): Eric Breitenstein, Shawn Graves (Marion)