NFL veteran Pro Bowler Connor Barwin will join the University of Cincinnati James P. Kelly Athletics Hall of Fame, according to a July 1 release from the Bearcats‘ athletic department.
Barwin, a Detroit native, played football for the Bearcats from 2005-08 and also was a two-year letterwinner on the basketball team. Barwin’s accolades on the gridiron included being First-Team Big East in 2008 when he led the conference in sacks.
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Barwin was drafted in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans and also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams during his NFL career. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2014 when he also was selected as a Second-Team All-Pro player.
He currently works as the head of football development and strategy for the Eagles, has been a member of the franchise’s front office since 2020 and was in his current role when the team won Super Bowl 59.
The Bearcats Hall of Fame Class of 2026 also includes former men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins, track and field All-Americans Loretta Blaut and Wayne Mason, baseball career batting average leader Mike Kinnett and women’s soccer record-setting goalkeeper Christy Hoffman.
The class will be inducted on Oct. 23, and the Bearcats will host Texas Tech at Nippert Stadium on Oct. 24.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Connor Barwin joins Bob Huggins, others in UC Bearcats Hall of Fame
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