Former Georgia Bulldog defensive end David Pollack has made the College Football Hall of Fame.
Pollack, a three time first-team All American and a two time SEC Player of the Year, was simply a monster at Georgia.
From 2001-04, Pollack terrorized SEC opposition playing for coach Mark Richt. At Georgia, Pollack tallied 36 career sacks, the most in school history.
Unfortunately, a bad back injury prevented Pollack from going on to have a legendary NFL career, but he’s made a nice name for himself as a college football analyst with ESPN.
Pollack has remained close with Richt since departing Athens. Working as a college football analyst, Pollack’s made a number of work-related visits to Athens for an inside look at the program, plus visits just to see his alma mater.
After hearing the news of Pollack’s Hall of Fame induction, his former head coach had only great things to say about #47.
“Congratulations David Pollack,” Richt wrote in a tweet. “There was never a doubt you would end up in the collegiate Hall of Fame! Thank you for blessing me and my family and the Dawg Nation!!
In addition to his All-American accolades, Pollack received the following:
- SEC Player of the Year Award (2004)
- SEC Defensive Player of the Year Award (2004)
- Chuck Bednarik Award (2004)
- Ted Hendricks Award (2003, 2004)
- Lombardi Award (2004)
- Lott Trophy (2004)