List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees
The Pro Football Hall of Fame includes players, coaches, and contributors (e.g., owners, general managers and team or league officials) who have "made outstanding contributions to professional football". The charter class of seventeen was selected in 1963.[1] As of 2018, 318 individuals have been elected.[2]
Enshrinees are selected by a 46-person selection committee which meets each year at the time and location of the Super Bowl. Current rules of the committee stipulate that between four and eight individuals are selected each year.[3] Any person may nominate an individual to the hall, provided the nominee has not played or coached for at least five seasons prior to the nomination. Not including the charter class, 73 players have been inducted in their first year of eligibility.[4]
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.[3] These nominees are referred as "seniors nominees" (formerly "old-timer" nominees).[5]
Inductees
Some Hall of Fame members were selected for their skills as coaches. Others were enshrined for their skills as players. This list names only the position for which the man was considered for induction. Many excellent coaches were not selected for their playing career. Many Hall of Fame caliber players were also coaches, but it was their playing for which they were inducted. Only the accomplishments highlighted on the Hall of Fame web site[6] are noted on this list.
As of 2018, two current NFL teams are not represented by an enshrinee — the Houston Texans (began play in 2002), and the Jacksonville Jaguars (began play in 1995). The teams which most recently gained representation are the Carolina Panthers (Kevin Greene, class of 2016) and the Baltimore Ravens (Rod Woodson, class of 2009).[7] Ray Guy was the first full-time punter inducted (Class of 2014).
The hall is not officially affiliated with the National Football League (NFL), although as of 2018 all but one enshrinee participated in the NFL for at least a portion of his career; the single exception being Billy Shaw.[8]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. Shaw as the only player not make the formal transition to NFL as he had retired the year before, the merger.[9] Three players, Red Grange, Ray Flaherty, Mike Michalske, played a portion of their career in the first American Football League from 1926. The second American Football League from 1936 only has one Hall of Fame member who has played in this league, Ken Strong. Fifteen inductees spent some of their playing career in the All-America Football Conference during the late 1940s. Five players played some at least one year in the Ohio League, the predecessor to the NFL. Six players or coaches who spent part of their careers in the short-lived United States Football League (USFL) have been inducted.[10] Two coaches (Marv Levy,[11] Bud Grant[12]), one administrator (Jim Finks), and five players (Warren Moon,[13] Fred Biletnikoff, John Henry Johnson, Don Maynard, Arnie Weinmeister) who spent part of their careers in the Canadian Football League (CFL) have been inducted; two of which have been inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame: Warren Moon and Bud Grant. Four players, Larry Csonka, Leroy Kelly, Don Maynard, and Paul Warfield, played a portion of their career in the short-lived World Football League. Fritz Pollard is the only player to play in the Anthracite League's only season. Only one player, Kurt Warner, played a substantial portion of his career in both the Arena Football League and the NFL Europe League, and one, Terrell Owens, played part of his career in the Indoor Football League. Bill Walsh and Ken Stabler each had one season of experience in the Continental Football League.
Each entry includes the year of induction (i.e., "class"), position(s) played, team(s) each was associated with, and tenures with each team. The Pro Football Hall Of Fame website does not include CFL, USFL, WFL, indoor football leagues, and other lesser known league teams. The Canadian Football League and the Arena Football League both have their own halls of fame. NFL, American Football League, AAFC, and Ohio League (listed as pre-NFL) teams are recognized in the Hall of Fame. The list is complete through the 2018 Hall of Fame class.
Sorting tips:
- Sorting by position also groups all similar positions together
- Running backs, halfbacks, fullbacks are grouped together
- Linebackers, middle linebackers, outside linebackers are grouped together
- Ends and flankers are grouped with wide receivers
- General managers and team administrators are grouped together
- Sorting by teams groups all names of a franchise together, i.e., all Cardinal teams listed under Arizona Cardinals
- When sorting, a person has a row for every team he has been with
Elected in 1st year of eligibility** | Seventeen charter members § | Elected 1st year as a finalist ^ but not first year of eligibility[14][15] |
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References
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- ↑ Morganroth, Scott (November 2, 2009). "USFL Memories Still Vivid". Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ↑ "Montreal Alouettes Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ "Harry (Bud) Grant". Canadian Football Hall of Fame & Museum. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ↑ "CFL Legends >> Warren Moon". Retrieved 2007-01-22.
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- ↑ "Ditka bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Doleman bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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- ↑ "Dorsett bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Driscoll bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Dudley bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Dungy bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Easley bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Edwards bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Eller bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Elway bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Ewbank bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Faulk bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Favre bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Fears bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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- ↑ "Ford bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Fortmann bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Fouts bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Friedman bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Gatski bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Bill George bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Gibbs bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Gifford bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Gillman bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Graham bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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- ↑ "Grant bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Darrell Green bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Joe Greene bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Kevin Greene bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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- ↑ "Grimm bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Groza bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Guy bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Guyon bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Halas bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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- ↑ "Ham bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hampton bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hanburger bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hannah bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Harris bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Harrison bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hayes bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Haynes bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Healey bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hein bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hendricks bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Henry bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Herber bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hewitt bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hickerson bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hinkle bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hirsch bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hornung bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Houston bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hubbard bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Huff bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Humphrey bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hunt bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Hutson bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Irvin bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Jackson bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Jimmy Johnson bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "John Johnson bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Joiner bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Deacon Jones bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Jerry Jones bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Stan Jones bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Walter Jones bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Jordan bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Jurgensen bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Jim Kelly bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Leroy Kelly bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Kennedy bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Kiesling bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Kinard bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Krause bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Lambeau bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Lambert bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Landry bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Lane bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Langer bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Lanier bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Largent bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Lary bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Lavelli bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Layne bio page". Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Jim Thorpe HOF Bio". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ "Election by year of eligibilty & year as finalist". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ↑ "Hall of Famers by Year of Enshrinement". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ↑ "Heisman Hall of Famers". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "Fritz Pollard Bio". Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
External links
- "Hall of Famers – Alphabetical". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- "Hall of Famers by Position". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 21 January 2010.