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Sam
Hurd - ranked among the
top five receivers in Northern Illinois history - second in
career receiving yards (2,322), third in career receiving
touchdowns (21) and tied for fifth in career receptions (143).
He broke the single-game school record with 266 receiving yards
against Central Michigan. Hurd was named Honorable Mention
SportsIllustrated.com All-America and first-team coaches'
All-Mid American Conference after his senior season.
Hurd earned several accolades
after his prep career at Brackenridge High School in San
Antonio, Texas, where he was a three-sport letterman. As a
senior he had 60 receptions for 1,639 yards and 23 touchdowns as
a wide receiver. He also lettered three years in basketball and
two years in track. Hurd was a pre-communications major at
Northern Illinois.
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