Terry Hanratty (1966-68), who led the University of Notre Dame to the 1966 National Championship as the starting quarterback and was a Consensus All-American in 1968 has been named to the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class, as announced by the National Football Foundation on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
The 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner in Las Vegas on December 9, 2025.
Hanratty becomes the 56th former Fighting Irish student-athlete or coach in the College Football Hall of Fame, which is by far the most for any college football program.
Hanratty threw for over 1,200 yards in each of his three seasons as Notre Dame’s starting quarterback and upon his graduation in 1969 held the program record for completions (304), passing yards (4,152) and passing touchdowns (27). He also rushed for 586 yards and 16 touchdowns. He finished in the top-10 of Heisman Trophy voting in all three seasons as Notre Dame’s signal caller – 1966 (sixth), 1967 (ninth) and 1968 (third).
Some of Hanratty’s notable performances at Notre Dame included –
- 16 for 24 passing for 304 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start against No. 7 Purdue in 1966.
- 11 of 17 passing for 129 yards and a rushing touchdown at No. 10 Oklahoma in 1966.
- 15 of 20 passing for 208 yards and two touchdowns, 46 yards rushing and one touchdown versus California in 1967.
- 18 for 27 passing for 202 yards and two touchdowns against No. 5 Oklahoma in 1968.
A Butler, Pennsylvania, native, a town located just north of Pittsburgh, Hanratty was drafted by the Steelers in the second round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played seven seasons with his hometown team, helping the Steelers win the 1974 and 1975 Super Bowls. He also played one season in Tampa Bay in 1976 and finished with 2,510 passing yards and 24 touchdown passes during his NFL career. Hanratty’s son, Conor, was an offensive lineman for Notre Dame from 2012-14.