MSU Sports Hall of Fame inductees for 2000 are, from left, Kent Hull, Mrs. Steve Freeman accepting for her husband, John Grace, and Glen Collins.

Four former Bulldogs were inducted into the Mississippi State University Sports Hall of Fame in October. Glen Collins, Steve Freeman, John Grace, and Kent Hull comprised the class of 2000 inducted during pre-game ceremonies of the football game against Auburn.

Collins, a Jackson native, earned four letters for MSU in football from 1978-81. He played in the 1982 East-West Shrine Classic after accumulating all-America and first-team all-SEC honors in 1981.

Following his career at MSU, Collins played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals (1982-85), the San Francisco 49ers (1987), and the Indianapolis Colts (1988).

Freeman claimed three letters during his career with the football Bulldogs, leading the team in interceptions in 1973 and 1974. During his collegiate career, Freeman, who stands fourth on the Bulldogs' all-time interceptions list, played in the 1974 Sun Bowl and the 1975 Senior Bowl.

A fifth-round draft pick by the New England Patriots, Freeman went on to play 13 years in the NFL, 12 of those with the Buffalo Bills.

Grace was a three-time letter winner in football and a four-year letterman in baseball at MSU. The New Albany native was named to the 1948 all-SEC baseball team after leading the Diamond Dog starters in hits (33 for 88) and average (.375) that year.

He played wingback for the Bulldog football team, playing every game in 1942, 1946, and 1947. Following his stint in Starkville, Grace served as an SEC official for 21 years, officiating 11 bowl games including two national title games. He coached football and basketball at East Central Community College following an outstanding semi-pro baseball career. Grace also served as president of MSU's "M" Club in 1976.

Kent Hull earned four football letters as the Bulldogs' center from 1979-82 before going on to star in the NFL. The Pontotoc native started his professional career in 1985 with the American Football League's New Jersey Generals before playing for 10 years with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.

A four-time All-Pro with the Bills, Hull played in four consecutive Super Bowls and made three Pro Bowl appearances, making him the only Bulldog to play in both the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl.