the list. Following a vote by 12,000
National Football Foundation
members and current Hall of Famers, the class will be announced at
a ceremony on May 7.
Butz was a finalist for the Lombardi Award in 1972 and named
first team All-Big Ten. He was also
defensive MVP of the Senior Bowl.
Burton led the Boilers in receiving in 1973 and '74, being named a
first team All-Big Ten selection and to
All-America teams in 1974. He was a
team captain and MVP in 1974.
News And Notes
R Wide receiver O.J. Ross,
who has been indefinitely suspended since shortly after the
bowl game, will not participate in
spring practices, Hazell said.
"We'll figure it out as we go,"
Hazell said.
Ross, Purdue's leading returning receiver from 2012, expects to
be back on the team in the fall.
R Special teams is being
broken down with four coach-
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Purdue
Larry Burton, an All-America receiver in 1974,
joins Dave Butz as one of two Purdue nominees
on the Hall of Fame ballot.
are watching every single thing
that you do. So I think that'll be
good for our football team."
Two Nominees On
Ballot
Two former Boilermakers are
among the 77 players on the ballot for the 2013 class of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Dave Butz, a 1972 consensus
first team All-America defensive
tackle, and Larry Burton, a split
end named Outstanding College
Athlete of America in 1974, are on
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