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Big Ten MVP (1969)

All American (1969)

Runner-up Heisman Trophy

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Cleveland Browns

Phipps, who played for Hall of Fame head coach Jack Mollenkopf from 1967 to 1969, is the 11th Boilermaker (seven players and four coaches) to be elected to the Hall of Fame. Phipps is the first Purdue player to be inducted since Leroy Keyes in 1990. Coach Jim Young was enshrined in 1999.

"When I got the call from the National Football Foundation, I was overwhelmed," Phipps said. "I got chills. I am thrilled for myself and my family, and also for Purdue University. I know it's been quite a while since a former Purdue player was chosen to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, so I am very honored and happy that this has happened. It's a great honor."

Taking over for fellow Hall of Fame quarterback Bob Griese, Phipps led the Boilermakers to three consecutive 8-2 seasons, establishing himself as the winningest quarterback in school history at the time. Purdue shared the 1967 Big Ten championship and was ranked ninth in the final Associated Press national poll.

In 1969, Phipps was a unanimous All-America selection and finished runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting, with Oklahoma's Steve Owens winning by merely 154 votes. Phipps set school records with 2,527 passing yards and 23 touchdowns that year, while also rushing for eight touchdowns.

Phipps gave a clear indication of what was to come his senior season in the opener at TCU on Sept. 20, when he became the first player in school history to rush for more than 100 yards (104) and pass for more than 200 yards (286). His five total touchdowns led to a 42-35 victory. That performance was a preview of several outstanding games, including a 429-yard, five-touchdown passing day against 17th-ranked Stanford on Oct. 4 and a four-touchdown effort at intrastate rival Indiana on Nov. 22.

Twice named first team All-Big Ten (1967 and 1969), Phipps was selected first team Academic All-American in 1969 and was the recipient of a prestigious Rhodes scholarship. He played in the 1969 North-South Shrine Game and the 1970 Hula Bowl.

Phipps is well known for becoming the first quarterback ever to beat Notre Dame three straight years, and he accomplished the feat when the Fighting Irish were ranked No. 1, No. 2 and No. 9 nationally. The Boilermakers won those games by scores of 28-21 in West Lafayette, 37-22 in South Bend and 28-14 in West Lafayette.

More than 30 years after taking his last collegiate snap from center, Phipps' name still appears prominently in the Purdue record book. He ranks sixth in career touchdown passes (37) and seventh in career passing yards (5,423).