Jake Scott had a promise to keep.

The former Georgia star doesn’t make many trips to the mainland from his home in Hanalei.

He made an exception, however, for the College Football Hall of Fame induction Tuesday because his late friend Jim Mandich made him vow to do so.

“He was going down for the count with cancer, and he said, ‘Would you do me a favor?’ And I said, ‘Jim, I’ll do anything you want me to do.’ He says, ‘If you get in the College Hall of Fame, will you attend?’ And I said, ‘Yes, I’ll do anything for you.’”

Mandich died in April.

Scott, along with Heisman winner Eddie George, former Florida State star Deion Sanders and retired Michigan coach Lloyd Carr are among the latest class of 16 players and coaches to be inducted into College Hall of Fame by the National Football Foundation.

Scott led the Southeastern Conference in interceptions in 1967 and ‘68 and his 16 picks still stands as the Georgia record. He went on to a stellar nine-year NFL career with Miami and Washington. He was the MVP of the 1973 Super Bowl, which wrapped up the Dolphins’ perfect season.

Mandich, a College Hall of Famer from Michigan, was a tight end on those Dolphins’ teams and Scott’s roommate.

Fittingly, NFF officials weren’t able to speak directly to Scott to tell him in May that he had been voted into the hall.

“I was out fishing and about three days later I came back in to where the cell phone works, there was about 15 messages,” he said. “Then when I found out, tears came into my eyes for Mandich.”