2 Iowa Hawkeyes on College Football Hall of Fame ballot

Dallas Clark and Robert Gallery will vie for spots in National Football Foundation College Football HOF

Leah Vann

Jun. 3, 2021 12:25 pm, Updated: Jun. 3, 2021 10:35 pm

IOWA CITY — The National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame ballot includes two former Hawkeyes.

Former tight end Dallas Clark and offensive tackle Robert Gallery will be on this year’s ballot. Award winners will be announced Dec. 7.

Clark was a unanimous consensus All-American in 2002 and recipient of the John Mackey Award. He had 81 career receptions for 1,281 yards and was selected in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts.

Gallery was the Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year and recipient of the Outland Trophy in 2003. He received Academic All-Big Ten from 2001-03 and was a consensus All-American. He was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders in 2004.

Iowa went 8-0 in the Big Ten and 11-2 overall to earn a share of the Big Ten title with Ohio State in 2002, before falling to USC in the 2003 Orange Bowl, 38-17.

Iowa went 10-3 overall in 2003, defeating Florida in the 2004 Outback Bowl.

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Iowa's Dallas Clark (44) bulls into the Michigan line Saturday at Ann Arbor, Mich. The Hawkeyes improved to 5-0 in the Big Ten with the victory over the eighth-ranked Wolverines.) Iowa's Dallas Clark (44) is taken down by the Michigan line in the first half Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Clark was recently named to the NFF College Football Hall of Fame ballot.