IRVING, Texas – Towson University football alum Sean Landeta is back on the 2027 National Football Foundation (NFF) College Football Hall of Fame ballot, selected as a divisional player candidate.
 
Landeta is one of 99 players in the divisional player candidate pool of the ballot, encompassing players in the FCS, Division II, Division III and NAIA eras.  Four of the 99 will be voted into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2027 ballot.
 
Landeta has been a nominee on the ballot each year since 2019.
 
Landeta, a Towson Athletics Hall of Fame member inducted in 2005, was one of the top special teams players in college football.  He is a member of several Halls of Fame, including Division II College Football Hall of Fame, the State of Maryland Sports Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. 
 
"For more than seven decades, the NFF College Football Hall of Fame has preserved the legacy of the game's greatest players and coaches, ensuring their stories continue to inspire future generations," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell in the NFF's official press release for the ballot. "Being named to this ballot places these remarkable individuals among an exceptionally elite group whose achievements helped shape college football history. We are proud to celebrate their accomplishments and look forward to the selection of the next Hall of Fame class."
 
Playing for the Tigers from 1979-82, Landeta currently holds the Towson records with 225 career punts, 9452 punting yards and a four-year career average of 42 yards per punt, leading the nation in punting and placekicking in 1980.  He also converted 26 career field goals and was 70-for-74 (94.6%) on extra point attempts.
 
In 1982, he was the first-ever punter to earn AP College Division All-America recognition, also being selected as an AFCA NCAA Division II Kodak All-American.  Landeta also was a three-time First Team All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) honoree.
 
He went on to have a stellar professional career, winning two Super Bowls with the New York Giants and two USFL titles with the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars.  Landeta was a three-time First Team All-Pro, playing in 284 National Football League (NFL) games with 1,401 punts, averaging 43.3 yards per punt.
 
The ballot will be voted on by the NFF members and Hall of Famers, with the 2027 Hall of Fame Class being announced early next year.