Weinmeister, Arnie Reed, Andre [1], Enshrinees are selected by a 48-person selection committee which meets each year at the time and location of the Super Bowl. DeLamielleure, Joe 
Dale Lindsey, Maurice MoormanDan NealWilliam H. ParisRob BironasChris Redman Madden, John Staubach, Roger Current rules of the committee stipulate that between four and eight individuals are selected each year. Schmidt, Joe Stallworth, John Flaherty, Ray He finished his career with138.5 sacks, twice leading the NFL in the category, and registered eight seasons with double-digit sacks. Lynch, John Jurgensen, Sonny Stanfel, Dick Holt: Seven-time Pro Bowler, one-time first-team All-Pro, 16th in all-time receiving yards (13,382), 22nd in receptions (920),74 receiving touchdowns, one title in 11 seasons. Meet the elite few who made the cut. Page, Alan Mack, Tom Rob Bironas Ray, Hugh (Shorty) While the hall recognizes NFL teams which had previously been in the AFL, AAFC, or been independent/Ohio League, other professional football league's franchises are not considered primary teams to the individuals who have contributed to them. Long, Howie Stram, Hank Adderley, Herb The Hall of Fame committee ultimately bypassed those players, though they'll make strong arguments in future years. Sanders, Deion Four players, Larry Csonka, Leroy Kelly, Don Maynard, and Paul Warfield, played a portion of their career in the short-lived World Football League. Gibbs, Joe Taylor, Jim Greene, Kevin Bruce, Isaac (404) 880-4800. Parker, Clarence (Ace) Green, Darrell [3], In addition to the regular selection committee, which primarily focuses on contributions made over the past approximately thirty seasons, a nine-member seniors committee (which is a subset of the larger committee) submits two nominees each year whose contributions came prior to 1985. Allen, George Gary Shirk Bethea, Elvin The second American Football League from 1936 only has one Hall of Fame member who has played in this league, Ken Strong; Strong is also one of two Hall of Famers (the other being Sid Luckman) to play in the American Association. Covert, Jimbo Kerry Rhodes Hampton, Dan Campbell, Earl Moss, Randy One player (Kurt Warner) and one owner (Pat Bowlen) made significant contributions in the Arena Football League; Warner and Art McNally are also the only NFL Europe/World League alumni in the Hall. Harrison, Marvin Wilson Jr., Ralph Barney, Lem Copyright 2000-2022 Sports Reference LLC. Donovan, Art Stenerud, Jan
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More on the newest members https://t.co/1VHxa5OwYG#PFHOF22 pic.twitter.com/FMNTPHSnZ7, 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame class:
LeRoy Butler
Bryant Young
Sam Mills
Cliff Branch
Richard Seymour
Art McNally
Tony Boselli
Dick Vermeil. Lott, Ronnie Layne, Bobby Irv Goode, Centre CollegeLarry SeipleSherman LewisMark ClaytonElvis Dumervil Bill Arnsparger, Kerry RhodesPhil SimmsBob TalaminiDale LindseyRod Hill Rozelle, Pete Lewis, Ray Coy Bacon Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? [7] Along with Shaw, there are 37 other inductees into the hall who spent all or part of their careers in the American Football League that merged with the NFL. Sapp, Warren Mo Moorman Zimmerman, Gary. Thorpe, Jim The defensive tackle had five seasons with eight or more sacks. Taylor, Charley Dwayne Woodruff Rod Hill Do you have a blog? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Fortmann, Dan Criteria for Induction into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame: Community Trust Bank Presents The 2019 KY Collegiate All-Commonwealth Team.
Payton, Walter Ditka, Mike Find out more. Herber, Arnie Butkus, Dick DeMarcus Ware was a nine-time Pro Bowler and four-time first-team All-Pro selection in his 12-year career with the Dallas Cowboys (2005-13) and Denver Broncos (2014-16). Bettis, Jerome Vermeil served as the head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles (1976-82), St. Louis Rams (1997-99) and Kansas City Chiefs (2001-05), winning a title, reaching two Super Bowls and winning120 regular-season games. Sharpe, Shannon Stephenson, Dwight Neale, Earle (Greasy) Sabol, Ed McAfee, George Do you have a sports website? Hirsch, Elroy (Crazylegs) Taylor, Lawrence Required fields are marked *. Mara, Tim Hayes, Bob Singletary, Mike Buchanan, Junious (Buck) Matthews, Bruce Nagurski, Bronko [13] The Pro Football Hall of Fame website does not include CFL, USFL, WFL, indoor football leagues, and other lesser known league teams. The purpose of the KY Pro Football Hall of Fame is to appropriately honor persons that have brought significant recognition to the state of Kentucky, or have by their unusual successful service achieved significant accomplishment on behalf of their school, or have by a significant act or contribution distinguished themselves as an unusual former National Football League player, coach, referee, owner, manager, etc., or have been a significant or unusual supporter of Pro Football. Sprinkle, Ed
Manning, Peyton Bryant Young played 14 seasons for the San Francisco 49ers (1994-07) and was a four-time Pro Bowler, one-time first-team All-Pro and one-time champion. Moore, Lenny Through 2021, Billy Shaw is the only player in the Hall of Fame who has never played in the NFL; he played the entirety of his career with the Buffalo Bills in the AFL. Like Thomas, linebacker Patrick Willis was a seven-time Pro Bowler and five-time first-team All-Pro who led the league in tackles twice. [9] Two coaches (Marv Levy,[10] Bud Grant[11]), one administrator (Jim Finks), and five players (Warren Moon,[12] Fred Biletnikoff, John Henry Johnson, Don Maynard, Arnie Weinmeister) who spent part of their careers in the Canadian Football League (CFL) have been inducted; three of which have been or are scheduled to be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame: Marv Levy, Warren Moon and Bud Grant. Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame [2] Any person may nominate an individual to the hall, provided the nominee has been retired for at least five years. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Robinson, Johnny He was a seven-time Pro Bowler and five-time first-team All-Pro in 13 seasons, 12 of them (1996-07) with the Miami Dolphins. Robinson, Dave Andersen, Morten Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content. Owen, Steve Wilcox, Dave [2] These nominees are referred as "seniors nominees" (formerly "old-timer" nominees). All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Brooks, Derrick Swann, Lynn Friedman, Benny Atlanta, GA 30313 Romeo Crennel Houston, Ken (Note that this list only includes contributors in the same field for which they were inducted; thus, though Doak Walker and Steve Van Buren were inducted to the Hall of Fame as players, their coaching work in the Continental Football League is not counted here.). Turner, Clyde (Bulldog) Aikman, Troy Richter, Les Schramm, Tex William Paris, Chad BratzkeOtis WilsonRoman ObenCoy BaconIrv Goode Buoniconti, Nick Revolution Code Gray theme by Brian Gardner, Pro Football Hall of Fame Members by Team, College Football Hall of Fame Inductees-1951-1960, College Football Hall of Fame Inductees 1961-1970, College Football Hall of Fame Inductees 1971-1980, College Football Hall of Fame Inductees 1981-1990, College Football Hall of Fame Inductees 1991-2000, College Football Hall of Fame Inductees 2001-2010, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees 1959-1990, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees 1961-2015, International Tennis Hall of Fame Inductees 1955-2000, International Tennis Hall of Fame Inductees 2000-2010, International Drag Racing Hall of Fame Inductees, Highbanks Hall of Fame National Midget Auto Racing Museum, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum, Experimental Aircraft Association Hall of Fame, International Aerobatics Club Hall of Fame. Frank LeMaster, Howard SchnellenbergerBruce McNortonMark HiggsTim CouchTed Washington Tom Jackson Smith, Emmitt Brown, Bob (Boomer) Harris, Cliff Section 4: Any Player, Coach, Referee, Owner, Management, etc that meets criterias section 1,2, & 3 and is inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame is automatically a member of the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame. Dudley, Bill Halas, George Randle, John
Carr, Joe Lambert, Jack The Chick-Fil-A College Football is the home of all things college football. Stydahar, Joe Creekmur, Lou Grimm, Russ Csonka, Larry Webster, Mike Fritz Pollard is the only player to play in the Anthracite League's only season. Favre, Brett Dan Neal Ham, Jack The Indoor Football League has also established a Hall of Fame, of which Terrell Owens played one season, thus no players have been inducted into both halls. Grant, Bud Dillon, Bobby Mackey, John Sanders, Barry Bell, Bobby Henry, Wilbur (Pete) Nomellini, Leo
Hunt, Lamar Driscoll, John (Paddy) The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Rooney, Art But he was a true game-changer on special teams and arguably a deserving Hall of Famer for that impact alone. Jones, David (Deacon) Only one of the inductees may be deceased. To be nominated to the KY Pro Football Hall of Fame all nominees must satisfy the following qualifications: Section 1: An inductee will be a former/current National Football League player, coach, referee, owner, management, etc., or have been a significant and/or unusual supporter of Pro Football, and who also attended a school in the state of Kentucky, but may not reside in the state of Kentucky. Little, Floyd Moon, Warren Doleman, Chris Lilly, Bob Millner, Wayne Ford, Len Lanier, Willie Bob Talamini
Allen, Larry Shaw, Billy Robustelli, Andy Lenny LylesJeff Van NoteMoe WilliamsBuddy RyanDermontti Dawson. Brown, Willie Pearson, Drew Dierdorf, Dan Kennedy, Cortez We present them here for purely educational purposes. Groza, Lou Graham, Otto Hutchinson, Steve Williams, Aeneas Sanders, Charlie Elway, John Tunnell, Emlen Monk, Art Section 2: An inductee will be a former/current National Football League player, coach, referee, owner, management, etc., or have been a significant and/or unusual supporter of Pro Football, and who was either born or presently resides in the state of Kentucky. Healey, Ed Huff, Sam Or write about sports? One of the big questions coming into the night was which of the three wideouts on the ballot, Torry Holt, Andre Johnson and Reggie Wayne, would get in, if any. Canadeo, Tony Jordan, Henry Perry, Joe Shell, Art Hein, Mel Blanda, George Doug Pelfrey Haley, Charles John Jackson, Bill ArnspargerYeremiah BellCris DishmanJoe JacobyGary Shirk Grange, Harold (Red) Hickerson, Gene Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Led the NFL in receptions and receiving yards twice each. The hall is not officially affiliated with the National Football League (NFL), although as of 2022 all but one enshrinee participated in the NFL for at least a portion of his career; the single exception being Billy Shaw. Kramer, Jerry Wayne: Six-time Pro Bowler, one-time first-team All-Pro, 10th all time in both receptions (1,070) and receiving yards (14,345), 82 receiving touchdowns, one title in 14 seasons. Nitschke, Ray Hutson, Don Law, Ty Trafton, George Led the NFL in receiving yards twice and receptions once. Tippett, Andre Ewbank, Weeb Riggins, John Jones, Stan Shula, Don McDonald, Tommy Mix, Ron Owens, Terrell Otto, Jim Tingelhoff, Mick Wright, Rayfield Dickerson, Eric This list appears in the following group(s): This list has the following Keywords or Tags: Alphabetical list of current US House of Representatives, Alphabetical list of High Blood Pressure Medications, Alphabetical list of NATO Member Countries. Reeves, Dan Muoz, Anthony Bob Gain Walsh, Bill Centre College Led the NFL in receiving yards once. Howard Schnellenberger Six players or coaches who spent part of their careers in the short-lived United States Football League (USFL) have been inducted. Fears, Tom
Johnson, Calvin Dent, Richard Fifteen inductees spent some of their playing career in the All-America Football Conference during the late 1940s. Clark, Earl (Dutch) Kiesling, Walt Bill Walsh and Ken Stabler each had one season of experience in the Continental Football League. Culp, Curley Rooney, Dan As of 2022, four players have contributed to AFL I, one to AFL II, one to AFL III, three to the American Association, three to the Arena Football League, one to the Indoor Football League, eleven to the Canadian Football League, four to the World Football League, seven to the United States Football League, two to the Continental Football League, two for NFL Europe, one for the 1960s United Football League, one for Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit, and eleven played for independent teams (several of which played in the NFL at some point). Little, Larry Allen, Marcus Tittle, Y.A. Bidwill Sr., Charles W. Atlanta, GA 30313 Lofton, James Johnson:Seven-time Pro Bowler, two-time first-team All-Pro, 11th all time in both receptions (1062) and receiving yards (14,185), 70 receiving touchdowns in 14 seasons. Wojciechowicz, Alex Each entry includes the year of induction (i.e., "class"), position(s) played, team(s) each was associated with, and tenures with each team. Atwater, Steve White, Reggie We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Brown, Tim Be sure to follow us on all platforms @cfbhall. Lambeau, Earl (Curly) Battles, Cliff Gatski, Frank Pollard, Fritz
Mawae, Kevin Willis, Bill McElhenny, Hugh Montana, Joe Bell, Bert Dean, Fred Taylor, Jason Gillman, Sid Shaw was the only player not to make the formal transition to the NFL, as he had retired the year before the merger. Hill, Winston Johnson, Jimmy Five players played some at least one year in the Ohio League, the predecessor to the NFL. Hewitt, Bill McDaniel, Randall Strong, Ken As some inductees were both players and coaches, the position indicated here is the position indicated on the Hall of Fame website. Lyman, William Roy (Link) Smith, Jackie Polamalu, Troy Selmon, Lee Roy Here is a list of individuals who have contributed to other professional leagues at some point in their career.