Former Gophers great Omar Douglas elected to M Club HOF

[BleedGopher]

Very cool that it happened during his son's first year at the U.

Per the U:

The M Club Hall of Fame Class of 2017, listed alphabetically by last name, includes:

Omar Douglas (Football, Men’s Track & Field) – Big Ten champ and two-time NCAA qualifier in track, All-Big Ten in football while breaking almost every program receiving record before playing three seasons in the NFL.

Omar Douglas (Football, Track & Field, 1990-94)
While quite successful as a Big Ten sprinter, Douglas’ name is most often associated with breaking almost every program receiving record – game, season and career – during his time on the gridiron. Even today, Douglas’ 11 receiving touchdowns in 1993 remains the program’s single-season record, and his five touchdowns against Purdue that season is tied for the most in Big Ten history. He was named All-Big Ten that season before transitioning into track and field, where later that year he won the 1994 Big Ten indoor title in the 55-meter dash. Following his collegiate career, he played three seasons in the NFL.

http://www.gophersports.com/genrel/083017aad.html

Go Gophers!!

 

[STPGopher]

Very cool that it happened during his son's first year at the U.

Per the U:

The M Club Hall of Fame Class of 2017, listed alphabetically by last name, includes:

Omar Douglas (Football, Men’s Track & Field) – Big Ten champ and two-time NCAA qualifier in track, All-Big Ten in football while breaking almost every program receiving record before playing three seasons in the NFL.

Omar Douglas (Football, Track & Field, 1990-94)
While quite successful as a Big Ten sprinter, Douglas’ name is most often associated with breaking almost every program receiving record – game, season and career – during his time on the gridiron. Even today, Douglas’ 11 receiving touchdowns in 1993 remains the program’s single-season record, and his five touchdowns against Purdue that season is tied for the most in Big Ten history. He was named All-Big Ten that season before transitioning into track and field, where later that year he won the 1994 Big Ten indoor title in the 55-meter dash. Following his collegiate career, he played three seasons in the NFL.

http://www.gophersports.com/genrel/083017aad.html

Go Gophers!!

Hopefully the halftime presentation is video taped for Demetrius to see.

 

[everybody knows my name]

I was at that Purdue game when Omar caught 5 TDs. It was a 59-56 win. That's one of my great Gophers football memories.

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

What a class!!!

Douglas, Whalen, Comer, Leopold.

Also Slugger Shannon Beeler (got to get her in before Lindaman breaks all her career records), 8x All-American swimmer Del Cerney, gymnast & coach Russ Frystrom, 12x All-American swimmer Terri Jashinsky, and 2003 NCAA 400 meter dash champion Adam Steele (his winning time was the fastest in the world that year and is still the Gophers only sprint national championship)