In the early 1970s, the Miami Dolphins were one of the best teams ever and loaded with talent, but one of their stars, Dick Anderson, seems to have been forgotten.  Let's try to rectify that.

Anderson was drafted in 1968, and as a rookie, he led the league in Interception Return Yards, a feat he repeated in 1970.  The Safety couldn't sneak up on anyone anymore, but he raised his game further and went to the Pro Bowl three years in a row (1972 to 1974).  The first of those seasons was Miami's famed undefeated Super Bowl season, and the following season the Fins repeated the Super Bowl win, with Anderson leading the NFL in Interceptions and winning AP Defensive Player of the Year.  He would spend his entire career with Miami and had 34 picks.  Not too bad for a football player who looked like an accountant!

This one might be a little tough to justify, but it wasn't uncommon for players before World War II.

Byron “Whizzer” White was a hot commodity after being a consensus All-American at Colorado, and he was drafted 4^th Overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1938.  As a rookie, he would lead the NFL in Rushing, but the National Football League was not the only organization that sought his talents.  He played there for only one year, deferring his pro career to attend Oxford, but the Rhodes Scholar stayed only one year as he returned to the United States after the outbreak of World War II.

White returned to football and played for the Detroit Lions for two years, where in 1940 he again won the Rushing Title.  Like many others, he enlisted in the military when the U.S. joined World War II; he served in the Navy as an officer in Military Intelligence.  Although he was more than good enough to play football again after the war, he went into law and politics and became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.  A great humanitarian, the Whizzer White Award is given annually to the NFL player for his charity work (though this would be changed to the Alan Page Award)

Despite playing only two seasons in the 1940s, he was chosen for the All-Decade Team, but a spot in Canton is hard to earn when you played only three years in total.

Boyd Dowler came from the mountains to Wisconsin's cheese country, and as a member of the Green Bay Packers, he won five NFL Championships and the first two Super Bowls.  Dowler wasted no time becoming a high-end weapon for Bart Starr and Vince Lombardi, and United Press named him the Rookie of the Year in 1959.  He would have at least 500 Receiving Yards for nine seasons and was a Pro Bowl Selection twice (1965 & 1967).  Dowler played all but his last season with the Packers and was a fixture in their five 1960’s championship teams and their first two Super Bowl wins, scoring a TD in Super Bowl II.

Boyd Dowler would be named to the NFL 1960's All-Decade Team and would have 40 TDs with 7,270 Yards.

The University of Colorado has announced who will be in their 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame. This group will be the 14th in Hall of Fame history.

The class consists of:

Pete Brock 1972-75 Football: Brock played Center for Colorado and The Sporting News would name him a First Team All-American in his Senior Year. He would be a first round draft pick (by the New England Patriots) where he played twelve seasons.

Hatfield Chilton 1923-26 Football, Baseball & Basketball: Chilton was a three sports star for the Buffaloes and is credited for creating the “jump pass”.

Charlie Gardner 1963-66 Basketball: Gardner played Center for Colorado where he was a two time First Team All Big Eight Selection. Over 70 Games, he averaged 12.1 Points and 6.9 Rebounds per Game.

Daniel Graham 1998-2001 Football: Graham played Tight End at the University where as a Senior he was a Consensus All-American and the winner of the John Mackey Award as the Nation’s top Tight End. Graham would be a first round draft pick and would go onto win two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.

Jay Howell 1974-76 Baseball: Howell would become the only former Colorado Buffalo to win a World Series Ring.

Ron Scott 1963-67 Football & 2010-18 Administrator: Scott started for three years at Middle Guard and helped the Buffaloes win the Bluebonnet Bowl in 1967. He would return officially in 2010 as the Director of Development for Athletics and also the Executive Director of the Alumni C Club.

Steve Sidwell 1963-73 Football: Sidwell played football for the Buffaloes and than would go on to be an Assistant Coach for seven years after.

Kordell Stewart 1991-94 Football: Stewart was a dynamic Quarterback for the Buffaloes and he was ranked a second team All-American in 1994. He would also take them to a 1993 Aloha Bowl and 1995 Fiesta Bowl and over his collegiate career he threw for 6,481 Yards and 33 Touchdowns and rushed for 1,725 Yards with 15 going into end zone. He would play 11 seasons in the NFL most notably with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Donna Waller 1984-87 Track and Field: Waller was a two-time All-American and former Big Eight Champion in the 60 Yard Hurdles and 100 Meter Angels.

Chuck Williams 1965-68 Basketball: Williams would score 18.0 Points per Game as a Senior and he would later be a two-time All Star in the ABA.

Lucie Zikova 2005-08 Women’s Skiing: Zikova was a three time All-American in the Slalom and two time All-American in the Giant Slalom. She was also the 2006 NCAA Slalom Champion.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the latest members of the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame.