Randall Cunningham back on Hall ballot
Former UNLV star Randall Cunningham is back on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot, but now he also is mentioned at quarterback.
He remains listed mainly as a punter because that’s the position where he became a first-team All-American.
This is the information provided with Cunningham’s candidacy: “Named First Team All-American as a punter in 1983 and Second Team All-America as a punter and Honorable Mention as a quarterback in 1984…Led UNLV to their first-ever Bowl game…Broke 18 UNLV records.”
He is one of 76 candidates from the Football Bowl Subdivision for one of an expected 15 spots. Voting opened Tuesday, and the class will be unveiled Jan. 8 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Cunningham, who played at UNLV from 1982 to 1984, remains the Rebels’ record holder with 8,020 yards passing and 59 touchdown tosses. He also averaged 45.6 yards per punt over his career, which is still the school record.
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