The 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class consists of 18 players and four coaches. Former Notre Dame quarterback Terry Hanratty (1966-68) was included in the class. He and the rest of the selections will be officially inducted in December.
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The blurb on Hanratty from the National Football Foundation:
Terry Hanratty set the standard as a precision quarterback in the 1960s, helping usher in an era of high-powered passing under Hall of Fame Coach Ara Parseghian and cementing his legacy as one of Notre Dame's all-time greats. The Butler, Pennsylvania, native now becomes the 50th Fighting Irish player to enter the College Football Hall of Fame.
A consensus First Team All-American in 1968, Hanratty led Notre Dame to a 24-4-2 record during his three years under center in South Bend, including a share of the national title in 1966. The Irish finished the 1966 season 9-0-1, tying Michigan State in the "Game of the Century" with Hanratty sidelined with an injury.
The Irish won 83.3 percent of their games with Hanratty as the starting signal caller, and the Irish boasted a final ranking of No. 5 or better during all three years of his tenure. Hanratty finished third in the Heisman voting in 1968, ninth in 1967, and sixth in 1966.
Paired with wide receiver Jim Seymour as part of the duo dubbed "Fling and Cling," Hanratty set Notre Dame career records for pass completions (304), passing yards (4,152), and touchdown passes (27) during his time in South Bend. He added 16 touchdowns and 586 yards on the ground. His 63 pass attempts against Purdue in 1967 still rank second in school annals, and his 159.7 passing yards per game land him at No. 9 in the school record books. His pass attempts per game in a season (28.1) and pass completions per game (16.6) stood as school records for more than 25 years.
In addition to Coach Parseghian, Hanratty will now join teammates Jim Lynch, Alan Page and Joe Theismann as members of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Drafted in the second round of the NFL Draft by Pittsburgh, Hanratty played seven years with the Steelers, including winning two Super Bowls, before finishing his pro career after one year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976.
Following his football career, Hanratty transitioned to Wall Street as a stock trader. He worked at several firms before a 24-year stint at Sanford C. Bernstein in New York City and then shifting to the hedge fund business at Cross Shore Capital Management LLC. Hanratty's son, Conor, played offensive line for the Irish from 2012-14.
Active in the community, Hanratty served as the Allegheny County chairman of the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, and he has participated in the Jerry Lewis Telethon to support Muscular Dystrophy as well as NFL events to raise funds for children with cancer and the blind.
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Notre Dame QB Terry Hanratty selected for College Football Hall of Fame
Hanratty becomes 50th former Notre Dame player selected for College Football Hall of Fame
The blurb on Hanratty from the National Football Foundation:
Terry Hanratty set the standard as a precision quarterback in the 1960s, helping usher in an era of high-powered passing under Hall of Fame Coach Ara Parseghian and cementing his legacy as one of Notre Dame's all-time greats. The Butler, Pennsylvania, native now becomes the 50th Fighting Irish player to enter the College Football Hall of Fame.
A consensus First Team All-American in 1968, Hanratty led Notre Dame to a 24-4-2 record during his three years under center in South Bend, including a share of the national title in 1966. The Irish finished the 1966 season 9-0-1, tying Michigan State in the "Game of the Century" with Hanratty sidelined with an injury.
The Irish won 83.3 percent of their games with Hanratty as the starting signal caller, and the Irish boasted a final ranking of No. 5 or better during all three years of his tenure. Hanratty finished third in the Heisman voting in 1968, ninth in 1967, and sixth in 1966.
Paired with wide receiver Jim Seymour as part of the duo dubbed "Fling and Cling," Hanratty set Notre Dame career records for pass completions (304), passing yards (4,152), and touchdown passes (27) during his time in South Bend. He added 16 touchdowns and 586 yards on the ground. His 63 pass attempts against Purdue in 1967 still rank second in school annals, and his 159.7 passing yards per game land him at No. 9 in the school record books. His pass attempts per game in a season (28.1) and pass completions per game (16.6) stood as school records for more than 25 years.
In addition to Coach Parseghian, Hanratty will now join teammates Jim Lynch, Alan Page and Joe Theismann as members of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Drafted in the second round of the NFL Draft by Pittsburgh, Hanratty played seven years with the Steelers, including winning two Super Bowls, before finishing his pro career after one year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976.
Following his football career, Hanratty transitioned to Wall Street as a stock trader. He worked at several firms before a 24-year stint at Sanford C. Bernstein in New York City and then shifting to the hedge fund business at Cross Shore Capital Management LLC. Hanratty's son, Conor, played offensive line for the Irish from 2012-14.
Active in the community, Hanratty served as the Allegheny County chairman of the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, and he has participated in the Jerry Lewis Telethon to support Muscular Dystrophy as well as NFL events to raise funds for children with cancer and the blind.
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