Veteran NFL defensive back Morgan Burnett joins NCAA tennis champion Amanda McDowell, PGA Tour veteran Chesson Hadley and ACC championship football coach George O’Leary among the seven former student-athletes and staff who have been elected to the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.
The Class of 2020 also includes the former Atlantic Coast Conference pitcher of the year Deck McGuire, All-America softball player Aileen Morales and three-time Olympic swimmer Gal Nevo. Burnett played high school football at North Clayton.
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