On-Campus Salute to Calvin Johnson Set for Nov. 10

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech will honor Calvin Johnson’s upcoming induction to the College Football Hall of Fame with a National Football Foundation Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute on Nov. 10, in conjunction with the Yellow Jackets’ highly anticipated Atlantic Coast Conference game versus Miami.

The NFF’s Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes, presented by Fidelity Investments, have been a tradition for College Football Hall of Fame inductees since 1951. As part of the hallowed event, Johnson will be presented with his Hall of Fame plaque in an on-field ceremony during the Georgia Tech-Miami contest.

One of the most successful wide receivers in the history of both college and professional football, Johnson was a three-time all-ACC honoree and two-time first-team all-American during his three-year Georgia Tech career (2004-06). He remains the only three-time all-conference performer and one of only six two-time first-team all-Americans in the 125-year history of Tech football.

After winning the Biletnikoff Award and Paul Warfield Trophy (both presented to college football’s top wide receiver) and finishing 10^th in balloting for the Heisman Trophy as a junior in 2006, Johnson was selected by the Detroit Lions with the second overall pick in the 2007 National Football League Draft. He went on to be a three-time first-team All-Pro (2011-13), a six-time Pro Bowler (2010-15) and two-time NFL leader in receiving yards (2011-12) in nine seasons with the Lions (2007-15). He holds four NFL records.

Johnson was named a member of the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2018 class in January and will be officially inducted on Dec. 4 in New York. He’ll be Georgia Tech’s 19^th all-time inductee.

Lower-bowl seats for the GT-Miami game on Nov. 10 are extremely limited and only available by purchasing season tickets or a three-game ACC Flex Pack. Click HERE for more information and to purchase tickets online.

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