Morgan, Moss, Wayne top UM Sports Hall of Fame inductees

Linebacker Dan Morgan and receivers Santana Moss and Reggie Wayne headline the eight former greats who will be inducted at the 42nd annual UM Sports Hall of Fame ceremony in the spring.

The others:
• Former UM infielder Bobby Hill.
• 1999 NCAA 100-meter hurdles champion Yolanda McCray.
• Four-time NCAA diving champion Tyce Routson.
• Three-time Olympic diver Daphne Jongejans-Bousquet.
• Former women's tennis coach Ian Duvenhage.

Morgan, Moss and Wayne played at UM from 1997 to 2000 during the Butch Davis era.

Morgan was the first person to win the Butkus Award, Nagurski Award and Bednarik Award in the same season. He set a Miami career record for tackles with 532, and was was a three-time first-team All-Big East selection. He was the 11th overall pick by the Carolina Panthers in the 2001 NFL Draft and played seven seasons in the NFL.

Moss is UM's career leader in all-purpose yards (4,402), receiving yards (2,546), punt return yards (1,196) and punt-return touchdowns (six). He holds the NCAA record with four punt returns for touchdowns in 2000.

Moss was the 16th overall pick by the New York Jets in the 2001 NFL Draft, and he currently is a member of the Washington Redskins.
Wayne led UM in receiving yards and touchdowns his senior season, catching 43 passes for 755 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was drafted 30th overall in 2001 by the Indianapolis Colts, and stills plays for them.

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(miamiherald.com)