List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees from defunct NFL franchises
This is a list of inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame that includes players, coaches, and contributors (e.g., owners and team or league officials) who have "made outstanding contributions to professional football". These inductees played or coached for franchises that are no longer active. The "charter" class of seventeen was selected in 1963.[1]
Enshrinees are selected by a 44-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 seven individuals are selected each year.[2] 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, 67 players have been inducted in their first year of eligibility.[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.[2] These nominees are referred as "Seniors nominees" (formerly "old-timer" nominees).[4]
Two Hall of Famers, Joe Guyon and another Indian halfback, Jim Thorpe, stayed paired together from 1919–1924 on four defunct teams. Starting with the 1919–1920 Canton Bulldogs, they next played for the 1921 Cleveland Indians, 1922–1923 Oorang Indians, and the 1924 Rock Island Independents.[5]
Hall of Famers by team
- Hall of Famers who made the major part of their primary contribution for any club have a bronze star in the right column.
- Hall of Famers who spent only a minor portion of their career with a club are listed without the star, and the team list where they made their major contribution is linked in the column.
- These tables use the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinees by Team list[6] to credit the Hall of Famers with stars.
- The statistical and biographical information came from the Pro Football Hall of Fame website.[7]
- The list is complete up to the 2013 Hall of Fame class.
Akron, Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn
Inductee | Class | Position | Seasons | Major part of Primary Contribution[6] |
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Akron Pros / Indians | ||||
Fritz Pollard | 2005 | Coach | 1921 | |
Halfback | 1919–1921 1925–1926 | |||
1950 Baltimore Colts | ||||
George Blanda | 1981 | Quarterback/ Kicker | 1950 | Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders |
Art Donovan | 1968 | Defensive tackle | 1950 | Baltimore Colts |
Y. A. Tittle | 1971 | Quarterback | 1950 | San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants |
Boston Yanks | ||||
Ace Parker | 1972 | Quarterback | 1945 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers | ||||
Red Badgro | 1981 | Offensive end Defensive end | 1936 | New York Giants |
Benny Friedman | 2005 | Quarterback Coach | 1932–1934 1932 | Also had major impact for the New York Giants |
Frank "Bruiser" Kinard | 1971 | Offensive tackle Defensive tackle | 1938–1944 | |
Ace Parker | 1972 | Quarterback | 1937–1941 |
Canton, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas
Inductee | Class | Position | Seasons | Major part of Primary Contribution[6] |
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Canton Bulldogs | ||||
Guy Chamberlin | 1965 | End/ Coach Pre-Modern Era: Two-Way Performer | 1922–1923 | |
Joe Guyon | 1966 | Halfback | 1919–1920 | |
Pete Henry | 1963 | Offensive tackle Defensive tackle Punter Place kicker | 1920–1923 1925–1926 | |
Coach | 1926 | |||
William R. Lyman | 1964 | Offensive tackle Defensive tackle | 1922–1923 1925 | Also had major impact with the Chicago Bears |
Jim Thorpe | 1963 | Coach / Halfback | 1915–1917 1919–1920 1926 | |
Cleveland Bulldogs | ||||
Guy Chamberlin | 1965 | End/ Coach Pre-Modern Era: Two-Way Performer | 1924 | Canton Bulldogs |
Benny Friedman | 2005 | Quarterback | 1927 | New York Giants |
William R. Lyman | 1964 | Offensive tackle Defensive tackle | 1924 | Canton Bulldogs, Chicago Bears |
Steve Owen | 1966 | Offensive tackle Defensive tackle | 1925 | New York Giants |
Cleveland Indians 1921 | ||||
Joe Guyon | 1966 | Halfback | 1921 | New York Giants |
Jim Thorpe | 1963 | Coach / Halfback | 1921 | Canton Bulldogs |
Columbus Panhandles | ||||
Joseph Carr | 1963 | Team Owner | 1904, 1907–1922 | NFL president 1921–1939 |
Dallas Texans (NFL) | ||||
Art Donovan | 1968 | Defensive tackle | 1952 | Baltimore Colts |
Gino Marchetti | 1972 | Defensive end | 1952 | Baltimore Colts |
- All Career Highlights listed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame website.[6]
Detroit, Duluth, Frankford, Hammond
Inductee | Class | Position | Seasons | Major part of Primary Contribution[6] |
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Detroit Panthers | ||||
Jimmy Conzelman | 1964 | Quarterback Coach Team owner | 1925–1926 | Chicago Cardinals as a coach |
Detroit Wolverines | ||||
Benny Friedman | 2005 | Quarterback | 1928 | New York Giants |
Duluth Eskimos | ||||
Walt Kiesling | 1966 | Offensive guard Defensive Line | 1926–1927 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
John "Blood" McNally | 1963 | Halfback | 1926–1927 | Green Bay Packers |
Ernie Nevers | 1963 | Fullback Coach | 1926–1927 1927 | Also had major impact for the Chicago Cardinals |
Frankford Yellow Jackets | ||||
Guy Chamberlin | 1965 | End/ Coach Pre-Modern Era: Two-Way Performer | 1925–1926 | Canton Bulldogs |
William R. Lyman | 1964 | Offensive tackle Defensive tackle | 1925 | Canton Bulldogs, Chicago Bears |
Hammond Pros | ||||
John "Paddy" Driscoll | 1965 | Quarterback | pre-NFL 1919 | Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Bears |
George Halas | 1963 | Offensive end Defensive end | pre-NFL 1919 | Chicago Bears |
Fritz Pollard | 2005 | Halfback Coach | 1923, 1925 1925 | Akron Pros/Indians |
- All Career Highlights listed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame website.[6]
Kansas City, Milwaukee, New York
Inductee | Class | Position | Seasons | Major part of Primary Contribution[6] |
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Kansas City Cowboys | ||||
Joe Guyon | 1966 | Halfback | 1924–1925 | New York Giants |
Steve Owen | 1966 | Offensive tackle Defensive tackle | 1924–1925 | New York Giants |
Milwaukee Badgers | ||||
Jimmy Conzelman | 1964 | Quarterback Coach | 1922–1924 1922–1923 | Chicago Cardinals as a coach |
John "Blood" McNally | 1963 | Halfback | 1925–1926 | Green Bay Packers |
Fritz Pollard | 2005 | Halfback | 1922 | Akron Pros/Indians |
New York Bulldogs/Yanks | ||||
Art Donovan | 1968 | Defensive tackle | 1951 | Baltimore Colts |
Bobby Layne | 1967 | Quarterback Placekicker | 1949 | Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers |
Mike McCormack | 1984 | Offensive tackle | 1951 | Cleveland Browns |
New York Yankees | ||||
Red Badgro | 1981 | Offensive end Defensive end | 1927–1928 | New York Giants |
Ray Flaherty | 1976 | Offensive end | 1927–1928 | Boston/ Washington Redskins as Head Coach |
Harold "Red" Grange | 1963 | Halfback | 1927 | Chicago Bears |
Mike Michalske | 1964 | Offensive guard Defensive line | 1927–1928 | Green Bay Packers |
- All Career Highlights listed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame website.[6]
Oorang, Pottsville, Providence
Inductee | Class | Position | Seasons | Major part of Primary Contribution[6] |
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Oorang Indians | ||||
Joe Guyon | 1966 | Halfback | 1922–1923 | New York Giants |
Jim Thorpe | 1963 | Coach / Halfback | 1922–1923 | Canton Bulldogs |
Pottsville Maroons | ||||
Pete Henry | 1963 | Offensive tackle Defensive tackle Punter Place Kicker | 1927–1928 | Canton Bulldogs |
Coach | 1928 | |||
Walt Kiesling | 1966 | Offensive guard Defensive Line | 1928 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
John "Blood" McNally | 1963 | Halfback | 1928 | Green Bay Packers |
Providence Steam Roller | ||||
Jimmy Conzelman | 1964 | Quarterback Coach | 1927–1929 1927–1930 | Chicago Cardinals as a coach |
Fritz Pollard | 2005 | Halfback | 1925 | Akron Pros/Indians |
- All Career Highlights listed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame website.[6]
Rock Island, Staten Island, Washington
Inductee | Class | Position | Seasons | Major part of Primary Contribution[6] |
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Rock Island Independents | ||||
Jimmy Conzelman | 1964 | Quarterback Coach | 1921–1922 | Chicago Cardinals as a coach |
Joe Guyon | 1966 | Halfback | 1924 | New York Giants |
Ed Healey | 1964 | Offensive tackle Defensive tackle | 1920–1922 | Chicago Bears |
Jim Thorpe | 1963 | Halfback | 1924–1925 | Canton Bulldogs |
Staten Island Stapletons | ||||
Ken Strong | 1967 | Halfback Placekicker | 1929–1932 | New York Giants |
Washington Senators | ||||
Joe Guyon | 1966 | Halfback | 1921 | New York Giants |
- All Career Highlights listed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame website.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "History of the Pro Football Hall of Fame". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- 1 2 "Selection Process". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame Yearly Finalists". Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "Senior Nominees, 1972–2012". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=84
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Members by Team List". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ↑ http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/
External links
- "Hall of Famers – Alphabetical". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- "Hall of Famers by Position". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 21 January 2010.