Today is day seven of the Southern Conference’s 10-day preview leading up to the induction ceremony on May 4 of the inaugural 10 inductees in the 2009 SoCon Hall of Fame class. The ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. (EDT) at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg, S.C., where the conference office is located.
Today’s highlighted inductee is Georgia Southern’s Adrian Peterson.
Adrian Peterson
Georgia Southern University
Football
1998-2001
The 1999 Walter Payton Award Winner, Peterson was a four-time All-American at Georgia Southern. He holds 25 game, single season and career records in the league and owns 16 NCAA Football Championships Subdivision records. He is the NCAA Division I career rushing leader with 6,559 yards. A sixth-round pick of the Chicago Bears in 2002, Peterson recently completed his seventh season in the NFL.
- Walter Payton Award winner in 1999 as top offensive player in nation
- NCAA Division I all-time leading rusher with 6,559 yards
- Four-time All-American at Georgia Southern
- Had 231 rushing yards with five TDs, October 24, 1998
- Voted Player of the Year, 1998 and 2001
- Career average of 156 yards per game
- Set NCAA record for most rushing yards in a season by a freshman
- Played in Super Bowl XLI with Chicago Bears
Tickets for the event are available through the Chapman Center ticket office at 864-542-2787 or visiting the Chapman Cultural Center website.