| Dan Neil |
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Sport: Football, 1993-1996
Inducted: 2008
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Four-year starter at UT, playing both guard and center
Owned the second-longest streak in UT history with 49 consecutive games started
Consensus first-team All-American as a junior and senior. Also a finalist for the Outland Trophy and a semifinalist for the Lombardi Trophy
Served as a team captain his senior year
One of only two lineman in the past 42 years to earn team MVP honors
Was a key contributor to the Longhorns winning the final SWC championship in 1995 and the first-ever Big 12 championship in 1996
Third round selection in the 1997 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos where he played for eight seasons
Was a starter for the Denver Broncos during their back-to-back Super Bowl Championship seasons in 1998 and 1999