5-time Professional Bowl vast receiver Wes Welker will return to his outdated stomping grounds in Lubbock, Texas, later this fall to hitch the Texas Tech Soccer Ring of Honor.
The varsity’s athletics director, Kirby Hocutt, introduced that tight finish Andre Tillman, linebacker Thomas Howard, and Welker will probably be enshrined the weekend of Sept. 14 when the Purple Raiders host North Texas.
“It means lots… Texas Tech has all the time meant lots to me,” Welker mentioned when listening to the information. “There wasn’t lots of people that believed in me, however [Texas Tech] is actually the place the groundwork began. It is such a cool factor and I’m so honored.
“It’s such a particular place to me and the reminiscences I made, it’s simply — wow. That is such a blessing and I can not thanks all sufficient.”
Welker, at the moment vast receivers coach for the Miami Dolphins, joined Texas Tech as a part of Mike Leach’s inaugural class. He had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons with the Purple Raiders and capped his faculty profession with 97 receptions for 1,099 yards and 9 touchdowns as a senior.
Welker signed with the San Diego Chargers after going undrafted in 2004. The Dolphins claimed him off waivers later that yr. Welker powered Miami’s particular groups unit and have become the second participant in NFL historical past to return a kickoff, punt, kick an additional level, kick a discipline objective, and make a deal with in a single recreation.
The New England Patriots traded second and seventh-round picks for Welker in 2007. He went to 5 straight Professional Bowls and earned first-team All-Professional honors twice from 2008-2012. He retired in 2015 after 903 receptions for 9,924 yards and 50 touchdowns throughout 175 profession video games.
Tillman, who performed tight finish at Texas Tech from 1971-1973, was drafted by the Dolphins within the second spherical of the 1974 NFL Draft and appeared in 58 video games over 4 seasons. He caught 66 passes for 757 yards and 6 touchdowns with Miami.
It’ll be a busy weekend for Welker, who is predicted to attend the enshrinement celebration. He’ll make his approach to Texas after Miami hosts the Buffalo Payments on Thursday Evening Soccer on Sept. 12.
