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Zach Wiegert on 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot
Zach Wiegert is on the College Football Hall of Fame 2022 ballot released today which includes 78 players and seven coaches.
CFHOF release: Zach Wiegert, Nebraska-Offensive Tackle-1994 unanimous First Team All-American and winner of the Outland Trophy…Led Huskers to 1994 National Championship and 1993 National Championship game appearance…Three-time All-Big Eight selection who led Nebraska to league titles every year of career.
Zach is a native of Fremont, Nebraska. He helped the Huskers average 340 rushing yards per game in 1994 and led the team with 113 pancake blocks. He also received one Heisman vote that year in addition to being a finalist for the Lombardi award. His Number 72 jersey was retired before the 1995 season.
Awards List:
1992
Football News First Team Sophomore All-American
Coaches Poll First Team All Big Eight
1993
UPI Second Team All-American
AP Third Team All-American
AP and Coaches Poll First Team All Big Eight
1994
Outland Trophy Winner
Lombardi Finalist
TD Club of Columbus Offensive Lineman of the Year
First Team All-American AFCA Coaches, Football News, Walter Camp, Football Writers, AP, UPI, College Sports, The Sporting News, All-America Football Foundation
First Team All Big Eight
ABC Chevrolet Nebraska Player-of-the-Game: UCLA September 17th
His NFL career spanned 12 years with the St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Houston Texans spending four years at each team.
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His post football career is focused on raising a family and real estate development. Wiegert lives in Waterloo, Nebraska with his wife, Amy, and two children.
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The announcement of the 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be made in early 2022.
The 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 64th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6, 2022, and permanently immortalized at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. They will also be honored at their respective schools with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the 2022 season.
