ATLANTA, Ga. - Former Winston-Salem State Head Coach Pete Richardson and running back Richard Huntley are finalists together for the first time for the Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF). The list of finalists included 21 players and four coaches.
The finalists were selected from a vast field of some of the top football players in the history of black college football. There was a field of over 200 nominees that the finalists were chosen from. The selections were made by an 11-member selection committee composed of prominent journalists, commentators, historians, former NFL general managers, and football executives.

Huntley, a BCFHOF finalist since 2019, is one of the top running backs in the history of Winston-Salem State University football. He is the school's career leader in rushing yards with 6,286 yards and 932 carries. He is also the school's career leader in touchdowns (57).

Richardson was the head coach of the WSSU Rams from 1988 through 1992 before coaching at Southern University for 17 years. During his time at the helm of the Rams, Richardson amassed a record of 41 wins, 14 losses, one tie, and three CIAA Championships (1988, 1990, and 1991). At Southern, Richardson won five Southwestern Athletic Conference titles, four black college national titles, and four Heritage Bowl titles. He finished with a record of 134-62 at Southern.

"We congratulate the Class of 2023 Finalists and look forward to welcoming the next group of legends into the Black College Football Hall of Fame," said James "Shack" Harris, Chairman and Co-Founder. "Each Finalist represents the best of Black College Football."

This year's inductees will be announced on December 8, 2022. They will be recognized for the first time at the Second Annual HBCU Legacy Bowl in New Orleans on February 25, 2023, and honored during the 14th Annual Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia.

For more information, please visit www.BlackCollegeFootballHOF.org.