March 14, 2005

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Former Purdue greats Otis Armstrong, Mark Herrmann and Mike Phipps and head coach William "Lone Star" Dietz are among the 75 players and 10 coaches on this year's College Football Hall of Fame Division I-A ballot.

The 2005 Division I-A Hall of Fame class will be announced in late April and inducted at the National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame's 48th Awards Dinner on Dec. 6, 2005, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. They officially will be enshrined at the Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind., in August of 2006.

Armstrong (1970-72), a halfback, was named the Big Ten Most Valuable Player in 1972 after setting a then-school record 1,361 yards rushing. His career total of 3,315 rushing yards ranks second in school annals. Armstrong was a consensus All-America in 1972 and is one of only two Boilermakers (along with Mike Alstott) to have two seasons of more than 1,000 yards rushing.

Herrmann (1977-80), a quarterback, was a unanimous first team All-American in 1980 after passing for 3,212 yards and 23 touchdowns. His 9,946 career passing yards and 71 touchdowns were school records until Drew Brees broke them. Herrmann still holds Purdue's single-season completion percentage mark of .658 set in 1980. In three bowl games, Herrmann led the Boilermakers to three victories, passing for 758 yards and nine touchdowns with merely two interceptions.

Phipps (1967-69), a quarterback, was runner-up in the 1969 Heisman Trophy voting, passing for 2,527 yards and 23 touchdowns while leading the Boilermakers to an 8-2 record. He was named unanimous first team All-American. A two-time first team All-Big Ten selection, Phipps was named the conference Most Valuable Player in 1969.

Dietz (1921) posted a 1-6 record in his lone season as coach before establishing his name in the history of college football at Haskell Indian Institute from 1929 to 1932. In 19 seasons as a head coach at Washington State, Purdue, Louisiana Tech, Wyoming, Haskell Indian Institute and Albright, Dietz accumulated a record of 96-62-7.

For more information on the College Football Hall of Fame, visit its Web site at www.collegefootball.org.

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