COLUMBIA, Mo. – Former Mizzou standout RB Devin West, a Mid-Missouri native from Moberly and former All-American, is Mizzou’s honoree in this year’s 2018 SEC Legends Class, announced Tuesday by the league office. West, along with the legends from the other 13 SEC schools, will be honored at this year’s SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on Dec. 1.

Devin West was a first-team All-American as a senior in 1998 and a semi-finalist for the Doak Walker Award, given to the top running back in college football. He rushed for an MU-record 1,578 yards (ranking fifth natioanlly), and 17 touchdowns his senior season.

West was a lightly-known recruit from small-town Moberly, Mo., who developed into a key leader and contributor in Mizzou’s turnaround that saw the Tigers reach consecutive bowl games in 1997 and 1998, after going without a bowl appearance from 1984-96.
The 1998 team defeated West Virginia in the Insight.com Bowl, marking MU’s first bowl victory since 1981. West was only the second Mizzou running back to earn All-America honors and was the first since Bob Steuber in 1942. For his career, he rushed for 2,954 yards and 28 touchdowns, including a Mizzou single-game record of 319 yards against rival Kansas in 1998.

— Mizzou Athletics —