One of the greatest offensive linemen to ever don the winged helmet will be honored later this yer as one of the best ever.

John “Jumbo” Elliott will be inducted into the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame as a member of the 2020 induction class, it was announced Wednesday.

Elliott, 54, will be the 32nd Michigan player to receive induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. He played four seasons at Michigan, from 1984 to 1987, earning all-Big Ten and All-American status twice as a tackle.

He was also a finalist for the Outland Trophy (best interior lineman) and Ray Lombardi Award (best player) in 1987, his senior season. At 6-foot-7, 306 pounds, Elliott was named Michigan’s best offensive lineman that year and finished his career at Michigan as the program’s all-time leader in career starts among offensive linemen, starting 44 out of 46 possible games. He currently ranks sixth.

Elliott was credited with leading an offensive line that blocked for running back Jamie Morris, who posted three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons during that time.

Elliott, a Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y., native, went on to play 14 seasons in the NFL for the New York Giants and New York Jets. He started in 156 games, won a Super Bowl, was named to the 1988 All-Rookie team and earned a Pro Bowl selection in 1993.

-- Joining Elliott in the 19-member class will be two former members of the Detroit Lions, punter Jason Hanson and offensive lineman Lomas Brown.

Hanson, before his respected 21-season run in the NFL, was a two-time first-team All-American as a placekicker at Washington State from 1988 to 1991. He holds the school record for longest field goal (62 yards) and number of field goals made (63).

Brown, a former offensive tackle at Florida from 1981 to 1984, was a consensus first-team All-American who went on to become a first-round pick of the Lions in 1985.

All three will be honored during an induction ceremony on Dec. 8 in New York City.

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