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2021 - HOF Inductee

Jerry Bingham

  • Class
    1980
  • Induction
    2021
  • Sport(s)
    Football

Bingham played football for the Weevils from 1976-1980. Bingham made an impact on the gridiron for UAM with tough rushing with great speed and the ever-looming possibility of a big play. He still holds a tie for the longest run play in team history with a 98-yard touchdown run against Southern Arkansas in 1978. In his best performance as a Weevil, Bingham still holds the second-best rushing performance at UAM after posting 261 rushing yards and four touchdowns while averaging 10 yards per carry. His four touchdowns in that game sits as a tie for points scored (24) by a junior and the third most in a single game by a Weevil.

As a member of the 1979 AIC Championship team, Bingham played a more prominent role as a ball carrier leading the Weevils in rushing that season with 1,019 yards. Bingham's ground performance during the 1979 season still ranks in the top-10 in program history for rushing yards in a season at UAM. Big games were the usual for Bingham as he ranks eighth all-time for the Weevils in 100-yard rushing games with eight in his career. He also found the end zone 16 times during the championship run which puts him third among scoring leaders for a single season with 96 points. Bingham matched his previous high for points scored in a single game (24) with another four touchdown performance in 1979 against Harding.

Off the field, Bingham was the President of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity during his time at UAM. Following his graduation, Bingham helped establish the Al Peer/Kappa Alpha Psi Scholarship which was the first African American fraternity to have an endowed scholarship. Bingham also served as the President and Vice-President of the Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni Chapter in Amarillo, Texas.

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