Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk earned nearly $50 million in his NFL career. Here's what he will make in his first year as a college coach.

Gold jacket-wearer Marshall Faulk was recently named Colorado football's newest running backs coach. Regarded as one of the most dynamic and influential running backs of all time, the 51-year-old Faulk joins CU head coach Deion Sanders and graduate assistant Warren Sapp as Buffs coaches who are forever enshrined in Canton, Ohio.

Colorado coach Deion Sanders is hiring former NFL MVP Marshall Faulk as his running backs coach, the program announced Thursday night. Faulk will replace Gary Harrell, who is no longer with the program after coaching running backs under Sanders at both Jackson State and Colorado.

Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk was recently hired at Colorado, and joins a list of former top NFL talents among college football coaching:

Deion Sanders has added another Hall of Famer to his coaching staff at Colorado. The Buffaloes announced Thursday night that former NFL great Marshall Faulk has joined the team as its new running backs coach.

Colorado football and Deion Sanders added another Pro Football Hall of Famer to their coaching staff in running backs coach Marshall Faulk:

Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk has been hired as the new running backs coach at the University of Colorado, becoming the third Hall of Famer to join the coaching staff of the Buffaloes, including head coach Deion Sanders.

Marshall Faulk has been named the new running backs coach for the Colorado Buffaloes, where his boss will be Deion Sanders. Faulk has no coaching experience, but he was an all-time great college running back at San Diego State and an all-time great NFL running back for the Colts and Rams.

NFL legend Marshall Faulk says Deion Sanders "challenged" him to join the Colorado Buffaloes coaching staff. Why it matters: The Pro Football Hall of Famer was hired as the running back coach last week.