ATLANTA- Former Texas Southern University football standout Kenny Burrough has been selected into the Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) Class of 2016.
Burrough, an outstanding athlete, played wide receiver and ran track for the Tigers from 1966 to 1969.
He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (10th overall) of the 1970 NFL draft. Burrough played in 12 NFL seasons for the Saints and Houston Oilers from 1970 to 1981.
A two-time Pro Bowl selection in 1975 and 1977, Burrough led all NFL wide receivers in receiving yards with 1,063 in 1975. He was the last NFL player to wear number 00 on his jersey. Burrough was honored last fall as part of TSU's First and Goal Homecoming celebration. Â
He and the other BCFHOF inductees will be recognized at the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta on December 19.
His official enshrinement video for the Black College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2016 can be seen
here.
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