Former Syracuse University Head Coach Dick MacPherson is headed to the Hall of Fame. MacPherson will be inducted in New York this Tuesday, and he spoke in Syracuse today.
"There are less than 1,000 players in the college football Hall of Fame and less than 100 coaches," MacPherson said. "So to say that I'm overwhelmed...believe me, I'm overwhelmed."
MacPherson coached for both Syracuse and the University of Massachusetts, compiling a 111-73-5 record at the helms. 66 of those wins came in Orange, including 11 in the 1987 undefeated campaign.
""[I left] a better program here then when I came and I think that’s what people kinda like about me,"MacPherson notes.
Coach Mac left Syracuse after the 1990 season to coach the New England Patriots for two years. He returned to the hill ten years later to start working as an analyst on the Syracuse radio network.
"His influence and presence around is phenomenal. Its like having an emeritus professor," said Syracuse Athletic Director Daryl Gross. "To have Coach Mac there for the broadcasts, to have him around the team, around our coaches, to have him around our administration has been outstanding for us."
The former College Football Coach of the Year will become the 17th person with Syracuse ties to make the Hall. He follows one year after his former quarterback Don McPherson was enshrined last fall.
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