Nate Irving Named To 2019 ACC Football Legends Class
RALEIGH, N.C. – Former NC State linebacker Nate Irving has been named to the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Legends class announced by the ACC.
Nate Irving, LB, NC State (2007-10) – Earned first-team All-America honors from Sports Illustrated and Scout.com as a senior but may be most remembered for his courageous comeback following an automobile accident in which he was seriously injured and forced to the sidelines for the entire 2009 season • Returned in 2010 to lead NC State with 97 tackles, while starting all 13 games • Set an NCAA record with eight tackles for loss in a win over Wake Forest • Named the nation's "elite" linebacker by College Football Performance Awards • Co-recipient of the 2010 Brian Piccolo Award, which is presented annually to the ACC's "most courageous" player • Finished his college career with 39.5 tackles for loss in 34 games • Spent five seasons in the NFL with the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts.
The 14-member group of honorees also includes Boston College's Joe Nash, Clemson's Brian Dawkins, Duke's Christopher Port, Florida State's Ron Sellers, Georgia Tech's Derrick Morgan, Louisville's Deion Branch, Miami's Bernie Kosar, North Carolina's Julius Peppers, Pitt's Rickey Jackson, Syracuse's Joe Morris, Virginia's Don Majkowski, Virginia Tech's DeAngelo Hall and Wake Forest's Bob McCeary.
This year's class will be honored during the ACC Night of Legends presented by the Charlotte Sports Foundation at the Charlotte Convention Center, on Friday, Dec. 6, and during the on-field pregame festivities at the 15th annual ACC Football Championship Game, set 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.
