Boston College Athletics
November 07, 2023 | Football
Recent BC Varsity Club Hall of Fame inductee to be honored at ACC Championship Game.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Former Boston College All-American Gosder Cherilus was announced as a member of the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Honors Class as announced by the league on Tuesday evening.
This year's 14-member class will be celebrated during the ACC Football Honors program presented by the Charlotte Sports Foundation at the Belk Theater in Uptown Charlotte on the evening of Friday, Dec. 1, and during the on-field pregame festivities at the 2023 ACC Football Championship Game, set for 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Bank of America Stadium. ACC Network will air the ACC Football Honors production on Dec. 15 at 7 p.m.
A 2007 Sporting News All-America Second-Team honoree, Cherilus produced a decorated career on the Heights, which recently earned him induction to the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame. He was named a 2007 Second-Team All-ACC selection. A 2007 team captain, he was the recipient of the team's Unsung Hero Award that season. Cherilus started a school-record 51 straight games and started all 14 games at left tackle for an offensive line unit that helped support quarterback Matt Ryan in his record-setting 2007 season, as the Eagles went 11-3 overall. That season, he helped pave the way for the Eagles' offense to record 5,924 yards in total offense and rank seventh in the nation with an average of 323.9 passing yards per game.
Cherilus was drafted in the first round as the 17th overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the 2008 NFL Draft • Played nine seasons in the NFL for the Lions, Indianapolis Colts and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, playing in 132 games.
This year's 14-member class will be celebrated during the ACC Football Honors program presented by the Charlotte Sports Foundation at the Belk Theater in Uptown Charlotte on the evening of Friday, Dec. 1, and during the on-field pregame festivities at the 2023 ACC Football Championship Game, set for 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Bank of America Stadium. ACC Network will air the ACC Football Honors production on Dec. 15 at 7 p.m.
A 2007 Sporting News All-America Second-Team honoree, Cherilus produced a decorated career on the Heights, which recently earned him induction to the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame. He was named a 2007 Second-Team All-ACC selection. A 2007 team captain, he was the recipient of the team's Unsung Hero Award that season. Cherilus started a school-record 51 straight games and started all 14 games at left tackle for an offensive line unit that helped support quarterback Matt Ryan in his record-setting 2007 season, as the Eagles went 11-3 overall. That season, he helped pave the way for the Eagles' offense to record 5,924 yards in total offense and rank seventh in the nation with an average of 323.9 passing yards per game.
Cherilus was drafted in the first round as the 17th overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the 2008 NFL Draft • Played nine seasons in the NFL for the Lions, Indianapolis Colts and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, playing in 132 games.
The complete 2023 ACC Football Honors class:
Gosder Cherilus, OL, Boston College (2004-07)
Jeff Bostic, OL, Clemson (1977-79)
Matt Daniels, S, Duke (2008-11)
Charlie Ward, QB, Florida State (1989-93)
George O'Leary, Head Coach, Georgia Tech (1987-91, 1994; 1995-2001)
Michael Bush, RB, Louisville (2003-06)
Dennis Harrah, OL, Miami (1972-74)
Alge Crumpler, TE, North Carolina (1996-2000)
Ray Agnew, DT, NC State (1986-89)
Jackie Sherrill, Head Coach, Pitt (1973-75; 1977-81)
Rob Konrad, FB, Syracuse (1995-98)
Rondé Barber, DB, Virginia (1994-96)
Jeff King, TE, Virginia Tech (2001-05)
Bill Ard, OL, Wake Forest (1977-80)
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