Tennessee’s All-American offensive guard John Michels, who was told by the Notre Dame coaches 48 years ago that he was too small to play, was back in South Bend, this time to take his place in the College Football Hall of Fame.

The other large-school inductees were: Bob Ferguson, Ohio State; Hugh Green, Pittsburgh; Frank Merritt, Army; Bob Pellegrini, Maryland; Pat Richter, Wisconsin; Jerry Robinson, UCLA; James Saxton, Texas; Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma; Charles White, Southern California; Marc Wilson, Brigham Young; and coach Red Sanders, Vanderbilt and UCLA.