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2020 Pro Football Hall of Famer Hutchinson on college ballot for 2021 | By Eric Smith
Steve Hutchinson was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February and is scheduled for enshrinement in August, but he could also double up on accolades in 2021.
The former Vikings guard was recently announced on the ballot for the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame. In order to be eligible for the NFF & College Hall of Fame, a player must have recorded at least one First-Team All-American season, and be 10 years removed from his collegiate playing days.
Hutchinson, who starred at the University of Michigan, will find out in early 2021 if he is selected.
Hutchinson's bio on the announcement read:
Unanimous First Team All-American [in 200] who led the Wolverines to four bowl wins, including the 1997 National Championship at the Rose Bowl. One of only seven players in conference history to be named a four-time First Team All-Big Ten selection. Three-time Big Ten champion.
He played in the NFL from 2001 to 2012, spending half of his career in Purple with the Vikings from 2006 to 2011.
A member of the NFL All-Decade Team of the 2000s, Hutchinson was a seven-time All-Pro selection (five-time First-Team All-Pro) and seven-time Pro Bowler who started all 169 games in which he played.
Hutchinson is among 78 players and seven coaches who are finalists from the Football Bowl Subdivision, while 99 players and 33 coaches from lower levels of college football are also finalists.
Others with Vikings ties who are finalists include Morten Andersen, Eric Bieniemy, Brad Culpepper and Jack Del Rio.