JONESBORO (9/14/07) ? Friends, fans, and former teammates and coaches were on hand to greet Arkansas State football legends Ray Brown and Tim Langford Friday evening at a reception honoring the pair at the Bill Templeton Recruiting Room.
Brown and Langford will be inducted into ASU's Ring of Honor during halftime ceremonies at Saturday's football game between ASU and Southern Methodist. The game kicks off at 6 p.m. in Indian Stadium. The two had a chance to meet with former players and coaches who dropped by wish them well along with numerous Indian fans and ASU administrators.
Brown and Langford will become the 13th and 14th members of the Ring of Honor, joining Calvin Harrell (1996), Bill Bergey and Bill Templeton (1997), J.A. “Ike” Tomlinson and Harry Larche (1998), Bill Davidson (1999), Bennie Ellender (2000), Larry Lacewell and Frank Farella (2001), Maurice Carthon (2002), Bill Phillips (2003), and Terry Gwin (2006).
Brown, who played for ASU from 1983-85, retired in 2006 after playing 21 seasons in the National Football League. Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1986, he went on to become a dominant NFL offensive lineman, playing for St. Louis, Washington, San Francisco, and Detroit. As a member of the 2001 San Francisco team, Brown was selected to play in the Pro Bowl.
At ASU, Brown was an All-Southland Conference selection, and in 1985 became the first player in league history to be named all-conference at two different positions, earning first-team honors as an offensive lineman, and second team honors as a tight end.
An All-Southland Conference quarterback for the Indians, Langford was also a three-time Academic All-Southland Conference selection. Currently a Urologist with Arkansas Urology Associates in Little Rock, Langford played for the Indians from 1980-83. Last year, he was named to the Sun Belt Conference's 30th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni list.
As a senior at ASU, Langford was the recipient of the first-ever Terry Gwin Award, presented annually to the top student-athlete in any sport at ASU. A second-team All-Southland Conference pick in 1983, Langford led ASU in total offense for three seasons and still ranks eighth in career yardage with 3,745 yards (1,429 rushing and 2,316 passing).
In 2004, Langford and his wife, Terri, presented a major gift for the enhancement of ASU's sports medicine services and training room, which was named the Tim and Terri Langford Sports Medicine Center.
