The Program Pillars have been revealed.
Episode 5 of The 35 — WRUF 98.1’s summer countdown of the greatest athletes in University of Florida history — aired Wednesday and delivered five names that define what Florida looks like at its absolute best. Grant Holloway, the 2024 Olympic gold medalist who won eight NCAA titles and broke a 40-year-old record at Florida, joined the show alongside Lauren Haeger, the two-time national champion who shares a statistical club with only one other person in the history of baseball — Babe Ruth. Danny Wuerffel, the only Florida player to win the Heisman Trophy outright and the quarterback who delivered the program’s first national championship, also joined the conversation.
Here’s who made the cut at No. 15 through No. 11:
Episode 5 — The Program Pillars
June 11, 2026
15
Al Horford
Basketball · Center/Power Forward · 2004–07 • Two-time NCAA champion • 5× NBA All-Star • 2024 NBA champion
14
Grant Holloway
Track & Field · 110M Hurdles · 2017–19 • 8 NCAA titles • Broke 40-year NCAA record (12.98) • 2024 Olympic gold
13
Danny Wuerffel
Football · Quarterback · 1993–96 • 1996 Heisman Trophy • 114 career TDs (Florida record) • 1996 National Champion • CFB Hall of Fame
12
Lauren Haeger
Softball · Pitcher/First Base · 2012–15 • 2× National Champion • 71 HR & 73 wins — only Babe Ruth has done both • 2015 National POY
11
Billy Donovan
Basketball · Head Coach · 1996–2015 • 2× NCAA champion (2006, 2007) • 467 wins (Florida record) • Only coach to repeat with same starting five in modern era
Next Thursday — June 19 at 2 PM
Episode 6 — The Mount Rushmore Conversation
No. 10 through No. 6 revealed live on WRUF 98.1
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The Greatest Gators Moments Bracket has reached the Sweet 8. All four matchups are live — 2008 Football Championship vs. 1996 Football Championship, 2006 Football Championship vs. 2017 College World Series, 2006 Men’s Basketball Title vs. Tebow’s Promise Speech, and the Gymnastics Three-Peat vs. the 2007 Men’s Basketball Title (Repeat). Vote before Thursday, June 19 at 1:59 pm. Results announced live on WRUF 98.1.
Greatest Gators Moments Bracket • Sweet 8
What’s the greatest moment in Gators history? You decide.
Closes Thu. June 19 • 1:59 PM
Left Bracket • Matchup 1
2008 Football National Championship
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1996 Football National Championship
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Left Bracket • Matchup 2
2006 Football National Championship
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2017 College World Series Title
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Right Bracket • Matchup 3
2006 Men’s Basketball Title
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Tebow’s “Promise” Speech (2008)
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Right Bracket • Matchup 4
Gymnastics Three-Peat (2013–15)
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2007 Men’s Basketball Title (Repeat)
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