Individual Honors
Many of Texas Tech's players have been recognized for their accomplishments while with the program. Five Red Raiders, Donny Anderson, Hub Bechtol, E. J. Holub, Dave Parks, and Gabriel Rivera have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Anderson, Holub, and Parks are the only three players at Texas Tech to have had their numbers retired.
Two Red Raiders, Donny Anderson in 1965 and Graham Harrell in 2008, have been named Sporting News College Football Player of the Year, which is bestowed upon the most outstanding college football player of that season by Sporting News. While no Texas Tech player has ever received the Heisman Trophy, seven Red Raiders have received votes by the award's selection committee. Donny Anderson and Graham Harrell both finished fourth in the voting in 1965 and 2008 respectively, the highest ranking a Red Raider has received from voters. Additionally, Michael Crabtree, Byron Hanspard, E. J. Holub, Kliff Kingsbury, and B. J. Symons were Heisman candidates, receiving enough votes to finish in the top ten.
Texas Tech football players have won several individual awards based on their position. At the end of the 1993 season, Bam Morris received the Doak Walker Award, and in 1996, Byron Hanspard became the second Red Raider to receive the award. Michael Crabtree became the first two-time winner of the both the Fred Biletnikoff Award and Paul Warfield Trophy in back-to-back seasons. Three Texas Tech quarterbacks, Kliff Kingsbury, B.J. Symons, and Graham Harrell, have been awarded the Sammy Baugh Trophy. Harrell received the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. In 2003, Wes Welker won the Mosi Tatupu Award, given annually to the best special teams player.
In 1935, Herschel Ramsey was the first football player from Texas Tech to be named an All-American. Since then, a total of forty-seven players have been named to an All-American team, twenty-nine were selected as first team All-Americans. Ten Red Raiders have been named consensus All-Americans, players who were awarded a majority of votes at their positions by the selectors. Michael Crabtree was named as a consensus All-Americans in 2007 and 2008, and is the only Red Raider to receive the honor twice. Ten Red Raiders have been named academic All-Americans.
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