Former lineman Jonathan Ogden to be inducted in Pro Football Hall of Fame

Former UCLA offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden was announced as one of seven inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2013 on Saturday.

Ogden will be enshrined in Canton, Ohio, along with fellow offensive lineman Larry Allen, former wide receiver Cris Carter, coach Bill Parcells, defensive tackle Warren Sapp and senior candidates Dave Robinson and Curly Culp.

A starter on the offensive line at UCLA from 1992-1995, Ogden allowed just two sacks in 23 starts during his junior and senior seasons. Following each of those seasons, Ogden received All-Pac-10 honors.

In 1995, Ogden was awarded the Morris Trophy, given to the Pac-10 Conference’s most outstanding offensive and defensive linemen, as well as the Outland Trophy after being voted college football’s best interior lineman by the Football Writers Association of America.

His No. 79 jersey was retired by UCLA in 1997, making him just the eighth player in UCLA football history to earn the distinction.

Ogden was selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the No. 4 pick of the 1996 NFL Draft, the first draft pick in franchise history.

In his 12 seasons in Baltimore, Ogden was selected to 11 Pro Bowls, named All-Pro nine times as well as named to the NFL 2000s All-Decade team. His only Super Bowl win came in 2001 in Super Bowl XXXV.

Ogden was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006 and the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in December 2012, the 14th Bruin ever to be inducted.

The former tackle joins Troy Aikman, Jimmy Johnson, Bob Waterfield and Tom Fears as the only Bruins to be enshrined in Canton. The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s annual Enshrinement Festival Celebration, including the induction ceremony, is scheduled for Aug. 3.

– Compiled by Andrew Erickson, Bruin senior staff.

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