Another legendary Hurricane gets his national due as Cortez Kennedy has been inducted to the NFL Hall Of Fame this past weekend.
Kennedy played all eleven professional seasons with the Seattle Seahawks and was the third overall pick of the 1990 NFL Draft. Prior to that, big defensive tackle spent two years at ‘The U’ as a junior college transfer out of Northwest Mississippi Community College. He was a member of the 1989 National Championship team and was named an All-American before going next level.
Kennedy retired after the 2000 season and in 167 games with the Seahawks, recorded 668 tackles, 58 sacks and three interceptions. Those numbers earned him eight Pro Bowl selections, three Associated Press First-Team All-Pro selections, 1992 NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors, as well as the NFL’s 1990s All-Decade Team honors. Kennedy was a semi-finalist for the Pro Football Hall Of Fame in 2008, and a finalist in 2009 and 2011 before finally punching his card in 2012.
Like many world-class Canes before him, it seems his short time at ‘The U’ proved more memorable than his decade-long NFL career.
“Coach Dennis Erickson used to tell us good things will keep happening if you keep hustling,” Kennedy said. “I don’t know if anything will ever be bigger than winning that ’89 national championship at Miami, but this is nice, real nice.”
Congrats big #96 and to head coach Al Golden, some more bulletin board material as you continue selling this Miami program and the U Family.