Alfred Williams (Colorado), a linebacker from 1987-90; Ray Childress (Texas A&M), a defensive lineman from 1981-84; and former Aggie coach Gene Stallings (1965-71) are among the 12 players and two coaches chosen from a national ballot of 77 candidates and a pool of hundreds of eligible nominees.

Other members of the class are Dennis Byrd (North Carolina State), Ronnie Caveness (Arkansas), Randy Cross (UCLA), Sam Cunningham (USC), Mark Herrmann (Purdue), Clarkston Hines (Duke), Desmond Howard (Michigan), Chet Moeller (Navy), Jerry Stovall (LSU), Pat Tillman (Arizona State) and coach Barry Alvarez (Wisconsin).

"We are incredibly proud to honor this year's class of Hall of Famers for their leadership, athleticism and success on the college gridiron," said Archie Manning, a 1989 College Football Hall of Famer from Ole Miss. "They are all well-deserving of this recognition, and we look forward to celebrating with them and their families in New York. The NFF Honors Court and its chairman Gene Corrigan did an excellent job in selecting this outstanding group."

The 2010 College Football Hall of Fame Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Class will be inducted at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner on December 7, 2010, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. They will be officially enshrined in 2011.

RAY CHILDRESS
Texas A&M University
Defensive Lineman, 1981-84

With the most tackles (360) of any lineman in the storied history of Texas A&M football, Ray Childress joins former Texas A&M coach Gene Stallings as a member of the 2010 College Football Hall of Fame Class.

By career's end, Childress was second all-time in career sacks (25) at A&M as well as second in season sacks with 15 in 1983. The 1984 team captain is credited by his former coach Jackie Sherrill for changing the teams' attitude and culture during his senior campaign. A two-time All-SWC selection, Childress was twice named the AP Player of the Week and helped the Aggies beat Oklahoma in the 1981 Independence Bowl as a true freshman.

Chosen as the No. 3 overall pick in the 1985 NFL Draft, Childress played 11 years with the Houston Oilers and finished his final professional year with the Dallas Cowboys. He was named All-Pro six times and made five Pro Bowl appearances. He helped Houston to seven playoff appearances during his time with the franchise.

A 2008 inductee into the State of Texas Sports Hall of Fame, Childress is the former Chairman & CEO of the Ray Childress Auto Group. He also founded the Childress Foundation in the 1990s to help at-risk youth. He and his wife Kara reside in the Houston area.

ALFRED WILLIAMS
University of Colorado
Linebacker, 1987-90

The 1990 Butkus Award winner, Alfred Williams led the Colorado Buffalos to the 1990 National Championship.

A two-time Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year, Williams holds the Colorado record for career sacks (35). A 1990 unanimous First-Team All-American, he was a two-time unanimous All-Big Eight selection. During his time in Boulder, the Buffs won two Big Eight Championships and played in two Orange Bowls. As a junior, Williams was named as an honorable mention Colorado All-Century team member.

As the first round selection of the Cincinnati Bengals in 1990, Williams spent eight seasons in the NFL and was named an All-Pro in 1996. He won two Super Bowls rings with the Denver Broncos. He later co-founded At Light Speed, a communications data center, and is currently a co- host of the Big Al and D-Mac show on 104.3 The Fan in Denver. He has been a board member for the American Red Cross and is a volunteer Pop Warner coach in the Denver area.

Colorado retired Williams' No. 94 jersey in 1992, and he was a member of the 2008 CU Athletic Hall of Fame Class. Williams lives in Centennial, Colo., and has four boys.

GENE STALLINGS
Texas A&M University, University of Alabama
Head Coach, 89-70-1

Head coach of Alabama's 1992 National Championship Team, the Crimson Tide posted a 28- game winning streak during his tenure in Tuscaloosa.

A member of College Football Hall of Fame coach Bear Bryant's "Junction Boys" as a player at Texas A&M, Stallings returned to his alma mater in 1965 as head coach. In his third season, the Aggies captured the Southwest Conference title and defeated Alabama in the Cotton Bowl. After spending the next 17 seasons as an NFL coach, Stallings took over as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide in 1990. Following back-to-back bowl appearances in his first two seasons, Stallings led the Tide to the 1992 National Championship, posting a 13-0 season record. Stallings coached 13 First Team All- Americans during his head coaching career.

Since his retirement from football, Stallings has served on President George W. Bush's Commission on Intellectual Disability and wrote a book about his late son, John Mark, who was born with Downs Syndrome. In 2005, he was appointed to the Texas A&M Board of Regents by Governor Rick Perry.

Stallings has been inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Texas Sports Hall of Fame, Texas A&M Hall of Fame, Gator Bowl Hall of Fame and Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame. He and his wife Ruth Ann reside in Powderly, Texas, and have five children.