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2015 Media Guide

Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE!

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Draft InformationAlphabetical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Hall of Famers selected first overall . . . . . . 141By round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Coaches & contributors drafted. . . . . . . . . . 145By year, 1936-1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Undrafted free agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Birthplaces by State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Most by state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Most by city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Foreign born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Dates of Birth, Birthplaces, Death Dates, Ages. 159Ages of living Hall of Famers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Enshrined posthumously. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Election by Year of Eligibility & Year as Finalist . 169Finalists

Alphabetical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Elected in first year of eligibility . . . . . . . . . . 174By year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

SemifinalistsBy year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184Alphabetical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Modern-Era nominees, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Championship Teams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Most Super Bowls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194Super Bowl MVPs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Pro Bowls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Player of the Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Most Pro Bowls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Uniform NumbersBy number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201By Hall of Famer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Presenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206Youngest & oldest at time of enshrinement. . . 212

HALL OF FAME GAMEHistory of NFL/Hall of Fame Game . . . . . . . . 214Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214Series results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Steelers vs. Vikings in 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . 217All-time standings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218Game records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219HOFers who’ve played in HOF Game. . . . . . . 222

Pro Football HOF Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Class of 2015 noted in red throughout the media guide.

GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATIONThe Pro Football Hall of Fame

Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Inside the Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Board of Trustees/Executive Staff . . . . . . . . . . . 6Award Winners:

Daniel F. Reeves Pioneer Award . . . . . . . . . 7Pete Rozelle Radio-TV Award . . . . . . . . . . . . 7McCann Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CLASS OF 2015Class of 2015 capsule biographies . . . . . . . . . . 10Jerome Bettis bio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Tim Brown bio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Charles Haley bio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Bill Polian bio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Junior Seau bio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Will Shields bio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Mick Tingelhoff bio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Ron Wolf bio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

SELECTION PROCESS & HALL OF FAMER BIOSHall of Fame Selection Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Selection Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

FAQ about selection process . . . . . . . . . . . 69Player eligibility chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Senior nominees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Hall of Famer biographies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Career summaries of the 295 members of the Hall of Fame

HALL OF FAMER INFORMATIONYear of induction, 1963-2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Alphabetical listing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Team-by-team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Chart: Hall of Famers by franchise. . . . . . . . 124Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

HOFers by category (Player, Coach, Contributor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Seasons and games played . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Most seasons/games played . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Fewest seasons/games played. . . . . . . . . . . 133

Colleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Colleges with the most Hall of Famers . . . . 136Heisman Trophy winners in Hall of Fame. . 136

High Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137HOFers who attended same high school. . 139

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• Celebrate Excel lence EVERYWHERE

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THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

renamed the National Football League, was found-ed in Canton on Sept. 17, 1920. (2) the Canton Bulldogs were an early-day pro football power, even before the days of the NFL. They were also the first two-time champion of the NFL in 1922 and 1923. The great Jim Thorpe, the first big-name ath-lete to play pro football, played his first pro foot-ball with the Bulldogs, starting in 1915. (3) Canton citizens early in the 1960s launched a determined and well-organized campaign to earn the site des-ignation for their city.

The National Football League awarded the site for the Hall of Fame to Canton in 1961.Groundbreaking for the original construction took place on August 11, 1962 and the Hall opened its doors for the first time on September 7, 1963.Four expansions were completed over the years (1971, 1978, 1995, and 2012-13) that have result-ed in the museum growing from its original 19,000 square feet to today’s 118,000-square-foot foot-ball facility.

David Baker was named President & Executive Director on January 6, 2014. Baker served as the Commissioner of the Arena Football League for 12 years from 1996 to 2008. The 6’9” Baker was a power forward and captain of the basketball team at the University of California at Irvine from 1971-75. He also played two sea-sons of professional basketball in Europe before returning to obtain a Juris Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University School of Law where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. As an attorney in California, Baker specialized in corporate mergers, acquisitions and real estate law. From 1984-88 he served as a City Councilman and Mayor of Irvine, California. For four years before taking his position at the Hall of Fame, he worked as a Partner in Union Village, LLC, the largest healthcare project in the United States creating thousands of jobs in Henderson, Nevada as the first Integrated Health Village in the world.Previous directors of the Hall of Fame were: Dick McCann (1962-67), Dick Gallagher (1968-1975), Pete Elliott (1979-1996), John Bankert (1996-2005), and Steve Perry (2006-2014).

The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened its doors more than a half century ago. From its humble beginnings in 1963 to today, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has grown in both size and stature. Recognized worldwide as America’s pre-mier sports Hall of Fame, it is doubtful that even the most optimistic of those who led the drive to bring the Hall of Fame to Canton, Ohio could have envisioned the successes it would realize.

A truly exhilarating museum and exhibition center, the Hall of Fame pays tribute to the tal-ents and triumphs of pro football’s greatest stars.Chronicled within the walls of the Hall of Fame are the stories and circumstances of play that bring to life words such as courage, dedication, vision, fair play, integrity, and excellence.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has welcomed nearly 10 million fans. Each year, visitors travel from every state in the United States and up to 60 to 70 foreign countries to tour the Hall of Fame.

Today, the Hall of Fame reaches tens of mil-lions of additional football fans each year through broad outreach such as national televised events, an in-depth website, educational and youth pro-grams, social media, traveling exhibits, and special events held around the country.

In its day-to-day operation, the Pro Football Hall of Fame works very closely with all facets of the pro football family - the National Football League, the 32 NFL clubs, and other entities. The cooperative efforts of all of these organizations have contributed greatly to the overall success of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In turn, the Hall strives to serve as the best possible historical show-place and repository for the sport of pro football.

The Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational institution that focuses on honoring the heroes of the game, preserving its history, promoting its values, and celebrating excellence EVERYWHERE.

HISTORYThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in

Canton, Ohio, for three primary reasons; (1) the American Professional Football Association, later

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HOURS OF OPERATIONThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is open every

day of the year except for Christmas. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, it is open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The hours for the remainder of the year are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $24.00 for adults, $17.00 for children 12 and under.Senior citizens, 62 and older, are admitted for $20.00. Information on group rates and any other matters may be obtained by calling (330) 456-8207 or visiting ProFootballHOF.com/PlanYourVisit.

INSIDE THE HALL The Hall represents its sport in a great many

colorful and entertaining ways. A spectacular new look is presented to visitors through the recently completed expansion and renovation project in 2013 as well as other exhibit galleries that were renovated in recent years.

Visitors enter the museum through the new grand lobby at the center of the building. This area also features a special exhibit gallery with ever-changing themed displays. The story of why the Hall of Fame is in Canton is also chronicled in this area.

Guests then begin their visit by walking through a time tunnel of images featuring players from current years spanning back to the beginning of the National Football League. The visitor expe-rience explodes with a visually dynamic and inter-active two-level exhibit area in the Hall of Fame’s original rotunda. “The NFL’s First Century Gallery”opened in the spring of 2013. The center of the ground level includes a towering bronze statue of Jim Thorpe, considered a legend of pro football dating back to his days with the Canton Bulldogs beginning in 1915. The exhibits on the first level present a panoramic view using high-tech interac-tives and one-of-a-kind artifacts to tell the story of professional football, from its humble beginnings in the early 20th century to the worldwide phenome-non it has become today.

The second floor of “The NFL’s First Century” features historical information regarding pro-fessional football in several dramatic themes.Inspirational stories of the game’s pioneers, great players, coaches, and circumstances are told in vivid detail. Pro football’s societal impact is also documented in “Road to Equality” and “Pop Culture.” Bringing these themes to life are audio and video interactives and larger-than-life photo-graphic murals.

Perhaps the most emotional stop during a tour of the museum is the Hall of Fame Gallery

that houses the bronze busts of each of the Hall of Famers. Visitors also have the opportunity to learn about each member of the Hall through touch screen kiosks that include bios, photos, and videos on the inductees.

The “Moments, Memories & Mementos Gallery” focuses on the achievements made by the members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. High-tech video, audio, and lighting help bring treasured artifacts to life in dynamic fashion.

The “Pro Football Today Gallery” examines contemporary themes in the NFL. This area is filled with mementos from recent history-making perfor-mances.

The “Lamar Hunt Super Bowl Gallery” chron-icles, in dramatic fashion, the exciting history of the game from Super Bowl I to present. The gallery uses one-of-a-kind artifacts, exciting game footage and interactive kiosks to help tell the story of how the Super Bowl has become a global event.

Super Bowl Theater, a turntable experience, presents the most recent NFL season and Super Bowl in spectacular fashion using the latest technol-ogy and the creative works of NFL Films.

As visitors leave the exhibit level of the Hall and return to the ground floor, they enter into an interactive area that includes many exciting hands-on experiences including a Madden EA Sports video game suite.

HALL OF FAME STOREA new expanded 7,500-square-foot Hall of

Fame Store opened as part of the museum’s mas-sive expansion and renovation. The store carries a broad selection of merchandise from all 32 NFL teams including jerseys, t-shirts, hats, novelties, and much more.

In addition, the retail space also offers a wide variety of specially designed Hall of Fame merchan-dise, collectibles and more. The store is also avail-able online at: ProFootballHOF.com.

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RALPH WILSON, JR. PRO FOOTBALL RESEARCH AND PRESERVATION CENTER

The Ralph Wilson, Jr. Pro Football Research and Preservation Center, named after the Class of 2009 enshrinee and Buffalo Bills late founder/owner, was dedicated in August 2012. The state-of-the-art, 10,000-square-foot facility features a climate control system to protect the more than 25 million pages of information related to pro football that are housed in the archives. The collection includes rare documents, game pro-grams, thousands of files, more than four million photographic images, magazines, a large book collection, hundreds of scrapbooks, and more.

EVENT CENTERThe Pro Football Hall of Fame offers unsur-

passed hospitality opportunities with an Event Center that opened in the summer of 2012 and a expanded conference room in spring 2013.

The Hall of Fame is equipped to handle groups from those needing all-day meetings or an after-hours reception and/or dinner. The Event Center, located on the main floor of the museum, can com-fortably accommodate up to 200 guests for a sit-down dinner with an attached outdoor plaza perfect for cocktails, and a seasonal tent that can hold more than 300 guests. The second floor conference room attached to an outdoor patio accommodates up to 148 guests for dinner. More on the Hall of Fame’s hospitality offerings can be found at:ProFootballHOF.com/meetingsandrentals

PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME ENSHRINEMENT FESTIVAL

The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Enshrinement Festival is the largest celebration of its kind. Each summer, the community celebrates the enshrine-ment and the annual NFL preseason game with a

festival that spans over a period of several days. The Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival includes events ranging from the Enshrinees’ Gold Jacket Dinner where the newest class of enshrinees receive their Hall of Fame Gold Jacket to a Concert for Legends.

The annual enshrinement ceremony and the NFL/Hall of Fame Game take place at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, located directly across the street from the Hall of Fame. The Class of 2015 – Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley, Bill Polian, Junior Seau, Will Shields, Mick Tingelhoff, and Ron Wolf – will be formally inducted during the ceremony held on Saturday, Aug. 8. The event will be nationally televised live by NFL Network and ESPN.

On Sunday night, Aug. 9, the NFL’s preseason kicks off with the annual NFL/Hall of Fame Game as the Minnesota Vikings face the Pittsburgh Steelers. The game will be broadcast nationally on NBC and Westwood One Radio.

A complete rundown of the 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival can be found at ProFootballHOF.com/Enshrinement.

THE HALL OF FAME’S DIGITAL WORLD

The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s official web-site, ProFootballHOF.com, provides in-depth con-tent related to the long and storied history through to the current day. The comprehensive website also includes detailed biographies and informa-tion on all 295 Hall of Famers, a robust section to help fans plan their visit to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, an event calendar, and information on youth/education initiatives. Fans can engage with the Hall of Fame on social media and gain inside access to the Hall through @ProFootballHOF on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Vine and YouTube.

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PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME BOARD OF TRUSTEES / EXECUTIVE STAFF

HOF EXECUTIVE TEAMDavid Baker

President & Executive Director

Joe HorriganExecutive Vice President–Museums, Selection Process & Chief Communications Officer

George VerasExecutive Vice Presiden–Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Producer

Bill AllenSenior Vice President–Chief Financial Officer

Dave MottsSenior Vice President–Corporate and Community Engagement

Steve StrawbridgeSenior Vice President-Merchandise Sales/Licensing

Pete FierleVice President–Communications & Special Assistant to the President

Kevin ShiplettVice President–Operations/Facilities

BOARD OF TRUSTEESCHAIRMANRandall C. HuntAttorney - Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., LPA

VICE CHAIRMANDennis NashCEO - Kenan Advantage Group

SECRETARYJoseph HalterPresident - Solmet Technologies, Inc.

TREASURERRoger A. BettisPresident - Green Lines Transportation, Inc.

ASSISTANT TREASURERGary R. SmithRetired Executive

William H. Belden, Jr.Chairman of the Board - The Belden Brick Co.

Todd BlackledgeLead Analyst, ESPN

Mike BrownPresident - Cincinnati Bengals

Ronald W. DoughertyAttorney - Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., LPA

Roger GoodellCommissioner - National Football League

Steve GregoryCEO – Gregory Industries, Inc.

Donald E. JakewayRetired Executive

Jerry JonesOwner/President/General Manager - Dallas Cowboys

Willie E. LanierSenior Advisor - Cary Street Partners/Pro Football Hall of Fame Member

Robert MahoneyRetired Chairman of the Board & CEO - Diebold, Inc.

George McCaskeyChairman of the Board - Chicago Bears

Bernard McRae, Jr.President - JMB Integrated Solutions

Warren MoonPresident and Founder - Sports 1 Marketing/Pro Football Hall of Fame Member

John L. Muhlbach, Jr.Vice-President - A.A. Hammersmith Insurance, Inc.

James E. NevelsChairman, The Swarthmore Group

Daniel M. RooneyChairman - Pittsburgh Steelers/Pro Football Hall of Fame Member

Edward J. Roth IIIPresident and CEO - Aultman Health Foundation

Tom SchervishOwner & Chairman - Stark Management Services

Stephen Harold SchottManaging Partner - CapTrust

Dan SnyderOwner - Washington Redskins

W.R. Timken, Jr.Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany/Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Timken Company

Denise DeBartolo YorkCo-Chairman - San Francisco 49ers

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AWARD WINNERS

Three prestigious awards for longtime contributions to the sport of pro football are presented during the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival in Canton, Ohio. Two are awarded annually and the other on a periodic basis.

DANIEL F. REEVES PIONEER AWARDEstablished in 1972 and named after the late Hall of Fame owner, the award is given periodically to an individual who has made significant innovative contributions to professional football.

2012 - Art McNally. Devoted his entire professional career to officiating and pioneered numerous inno-vations for the NFL including instant replay.

2007 - Steve Sabol. President of NFL Films and honored filmmaker.

2004 - City of Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Loyal sup-port of the NFL and undying spirit and pride in the history of the defunct Pottsville Maroons of the 1920s.

2001 - George Toma. NFL’s longtime head groundskeeper known as the “God of Sod.”

1992 - David Boss. Vice President and Creative Director for NFL Properties and noted photogra-pher.

1986 - John Facenda. Legendary voice of NFL Films.

1975 - Arch Ward. Chicago Tribune sports editor who initiated Chicago All-Star Game that featured NFL champions vs. College All-Stars.

1972 - Fred Gehrke. Los Angeles Rams halfback who devised idea of logos on helmets and paint-ed horns on Rams helmets in 1948.

PETE ROZELLE RADIO-TELEVISION AWARDNamed after the former NFL Commissioner and Hall of Famer, the award is given annually by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of “longtime exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football.”

2014 - Bob Trumpy

2013 - Al Michaels

2012 - Len Dawson

2011 - Jim Nantz

2010 - Chris Berman

2009 - Irv Cross

2008 - Dan Dierdorf

2007 - Don Meredith

2006 - Lesley Visser

2005 - Myron Cope

2004 - Van Miller

2003 - Don Criqui

2002 - John Madden

2001 - Roone Arledge

2000 - Ray Scott

1999 - Dick Enberg

1998 - Val Pinchbeck

1997 - Charlie Jones

1996 - Jack Buck

1995 - Frank Gifford

1994 - Pat Summerall

1993 - Curt Gowdy

1992 - Chris Schenkel

1991 - Ed Sabol

1990 - Lindsey Nelson

1989 - Bill MacPhail

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DICK McCANN MEMORIAL AWARDNamed after the Hall of Fame’s first director, it is presented annually by the Professional Football Writers of America to a reporter who had made a long and distinguished contribution to pro football.

2014 - Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

2013 - Dan Pompei, Chicago Tribune

2012 - Tom Kowalski, MLive.com

2011 - Bob McGinn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

2010 - Peter Finney, New Orleans Times-Picayune

2009 - Peter King, Sports Illustrated

2008 - Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com

2007 - John Clayton, ESPN/ESPN.com

2006 - John McClain, Houston Chronicle

2005 - Jerry Green, Detroit News

2004 - Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News

2003 - Joel Buchsbaum, Pro Football Weekly

2002 - Edwin Pope, Miami Herald

2001 - Len Shapiro, Washington Post

2000 - Tom McEwen, Tampa Tribune

1999 - Art Spander, Oakland Tribune

1998 - Dave Anderson, New York Times

1997 - Bob Roesler, New Orleans Times-Picayune

1996 - Paul Zimmerman, Sports Illustrated

1995 - Ray Didinger, Philadelphia Daily News

1994 - Don Pierson, Chicago Tribune

1993 - Ira Miller, San Francisco Chronicle

1992 - Frank Luksa, Dallas Morning News

1991 - Dick Connor, Denver Post

1990 - Will McDonough, Boston Globe

1989 - Vito Stellino, Baltimore Sun

1988 - Gordon Forbes, USA Today

1987 - Jerry Magee, San Diego Union

1986 - Bill Wallace, New York Times

1985 - Cooper Rollow - Chicago Tribune

1984 - Larry Felser, Buffalo News

1983 - Hugh Brown, Philadelphia Bulletin

1982 - Cameron Snyder, Baltimore Morning Sun

1981 - Norm Miller, New York Daily News

1980 - Chuck Heaton, Cleveland Plain Dealer

1979 - Pat Livingston, Pittsburgh Press

1978 - Murray Olderman, Newspaper Enterprise Assoc.

1977 - Art Daley, Green Bay Press-Gazette

1976 - Jack Hand, Associated Press

1975 - John Steadman, Baltimore News-American

1974 - Bob Oates, Los Angeles Times

1973 - Dave Brady, Washington Post

1972 - Lewis Atchison, Washington Star

1971 - Joe King, New York World-Telegram and Sun

1970 - Arthur Daley, New York Times

1969 - George Strickler, Chicago Tribune

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PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2015JEROME BETTIS RB • 5-11, 243 • Notre Dame • 1993-95 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 1996-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers

13 seasons, 192 games … Selected by Rams in 1st round (10th player overall) of 1993 draft … Earned Rookie of Year honors ... Finished rookie season with seventh best rook-ie rushing total in league history... As rookie finished second in rushing yards and third in total yards from scrimmage ... First Rams rookie to rush for 1,000 yards since Eric Dickerson, 1983 … Rams leading rusher 1993-95 … Steelers leading rusher 1996-2001, 2003-04 … Steelers leader in total yards from scrimmage, 1996-2001 … His fifty 100-plus yard games ranks 1st in Steelers history … At time of retirement, his eight 1,000-plus yard

seasons was tied for third-best in NFL history and his 13,662 ranked fifth all-time in career rushing yards … Ranked 19th all-time in combined net yards at time of retirement … Voted to Pro Bowl six times: 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005 … Named All-Pro in 1993 (AP, PFWA), 1996 (AP); All-Pro Second Team 1997 (AP); All-NFC 1993 (UPI, PW); All-AFC 1996 (UPI, PW), 1997 (PW) … Born February 16, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan.

TIM BROWN WR/KR/PR • 6-0, 195 • Notre Dame • 1973-1986 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

17 seasons, 255 games … Heisman Trophy Winner … Selected by Raiders in 1st round (6th player overall) of 1988 draft … As rookie led NFL in kickoff returns, return yards, and yards per return average … Led NFL in receptions, 1997 … Set Raiders franchise records for receptions, receiving yards, and punt return yards … At time of retirement his 14,934 receiving yards were second-highest total in NFL history; 1,094 receptions were 3rd; and 100 touchdown catches were tied for 3rd … Also gained 190 rushing yards; 3,320 punt return yards, 3 fumble return yards; 1,235 kickoff return yards … Total

of 19,682 combined net yards, 5th all-time at time of retirement … Scored 105 total touchdowns (100 receiving, 1 rushing, 3 punt returns, 1 kickoff return) … Voted to Pro Bowl nine times, 1989 and 1992 as kick returner, 1994-98, 2000 and 2002 as a receiver … All-Pro choice as a kick returner, 1988 … All-Pro wide receiver, 1997 … Was named All-AFC as a kick returner, 1988, punt returner, 1991, and wide receiver, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 … Born July 22, 1966 in Dallas, Texas.

CHARLES HALEY DE/LB • 6-5, 242 • James Madison • 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys

12 seasons, 169 games … Selected by 49ers in 4th round (96th player overall) in 1986 draft … Only player in NFL history to play on five winning Super Bowl teams (XXIII, XXIV, XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) … Began career at linebacker and led 49ers in sacks in each of first six seasons … Recorded four double-digit sack totals with 49ers including 12 as rookie and career-high 16 in 1990 … Moved to defensive end after trade to Dallas … Added two more double-digit sack seasons, 1994, 1995 … Suffered serious back injury, limited to just five games, 1996 … Retired after undergoing surgery … After a two-year hiatus,

signed with 49ers as backup defensive end for two playoff games in 1998 … In 1999 came back for final season, added three sacks to finish career with 100.5 … Twice named NFC Defensive Player of the Year (1990, 1994), voted to five Pro Bowls, named All-Pro twice, once as linebacker, once as defensive end … Played in six NFC championship games over seven seasons … Starting at left outside linebacker in 49ers 1988, 1989, 1990 championship games; at right defensive end in Cowboys’ 1992, 1993, 1994 conference championships … Member of 10 division championship teams during his 12 seasons … Born January 6, 1964 in Gladys, Virginia.

BILL POLIAN Contributor • New York University • 1978-1982 Kansas City Chiefs, 1984-1992 Buffalo Bills, 1993-94 National Football League, 1995-97 Carolina Panthers,1998-2011 Indianapolis Colts

Spent 32 seasons in NFL during which time he earned reputation of building franchises into dominant playoff teams ... Most noted for turning fortunes of three different teams that resulted in combined five Super Bowls, Buffalo Bills (3) Indianapolis Colts (2) ... Began as a scout for Kansas City Chiefs … Took over as general manager of Bills, 1984 … Built team into powerhouse, leading to four straight AFC Eastern Division titles (1988 to 1991) including back-to-back 13-3 records in 1990, ‘91. Bills earned three straight Super Bowl berths after winning AFC championships, 1990-92 ... Worked in NFL office, 1993-94 as Vice President

of Football Development before becoming general manager of expansion Carolina Panthers ... Led Carolina to NFC championship in just second season ... The ’96 Panthers knocked off Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game before falling to Packers in NFC championship ... In 1998, moved on to Indianapolis Colts as President/General Manager ... During tenure Colts experienced great success including eight division crowns and two Super Bowl appearances highlighted by victory in Super Bowl XLI ... With Polian at helm, Colts advanced to postseason 11 times during 12-season span and posted 10 or more wins in each of those playoff years … Led teams to eight championship games, Bills (4), Panthers (1) and Colts (3) ... First admin-istrator to be named NFL’s Executive of the Year by The Sporting News six times ... Born December 8, 1942.

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WILL SHIELDS G • 6-3, 320 • Nebraska • 1993-2006 Kansas City Chiefs14 seasons, 224 games … Selected by Chiefs in 3rd round (74th player overall) of 1993 draft … Placed

into lineup in first NFL game after starting left guard suffered injury … Next week was inserted as starting right guard … Started every game from that point through retire-ment … Never missed a game during 14-season career, 224 games played, 223 starts are franchise records … As rookie helped Chiefs to an 11-5-0 mark and AFC Western Division crown, first division title for team since 1971 … Chiefs won four division titles and made six playoff appearances during Shields’ career … Earned 12 straight Pro Bowl berths … Named first-team All-Pro in 1999, 2002, and 2003, picked as second-team All-Pro four

times … Was All-AFC seven times including each of final six seasons … Chiefs led NFL in total yards gained in 2004 and 2005 and topped AFC in that category in 2003 … Led NFL in points scored in 2002 and 2003 highlighted by running back Priest Holmes’ then-record 27 rushing touchdowns in ’03 … In 1994, Chiefs offensive line established a franchise record allowing a mere 19 sacks … A member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s … Joined Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Thomas in 1999 as only active players named to Chiefs’ 40th Anniversary Team … Born September 15, 1971 in Fort Riley, Kansas.

MICK TINGELHOFF C • 6-2, 237 • Nebraska • 1962-1978 Minnesota Vikings17 seasons, 240 games … Originally signed by Minnesota Vikings as a free agent out of the University of

Nebraska, earned a starting nod at center as rookie and never relinquished role for remain-der of stellar 17-season career … Known for his durability, toughness, and perseverance he never missed a game or practice and started all 240 regular season games of career that ended after 1978 season ... Also played in 19 playoff games during his career …Anchored an offensive line that helped Vikings claim 10 divisional titles in an 11-season span from 1968 to 1978 ... Minnesota also won in four of five NFL/NFC championships in which they played and advanced to Super Bowl four times ... Excelled in era and a division in which

middle linebackers like Hall of Famers Joe Schmidt, Ray Nitschke and Dick Butkus dominated -- and center often had to get out and block them in space ... Tingelhoff also played at an All-Pro level when defensive tackles like Merlin Olsen and Bob Lilly were wreaking havoc … Received national accolades by third season (1964) with first of seven consecutive seasons in which he was named first-team All-Pro … Was elected to Pro Bowl six straight times (1965-1970) ... Was All-NFL or All-Pro-choice seven times (1964–1970) … Born May 22, 1940 in Lexington, Nebraska.

RON WOLF Contributor • Maryville College; Oklahoma • 1963-1974, 1979-1989 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1966 American Football League, 1976-78 Tampa Bay Buccaneers,1990-91 New York Jets, 1991-2001 Green Bay PackersBegan career as a scout for Raiders in 1963 … Recognized as one of finest personnel men in pro football

… Made lasting mark as longtime player personnel director for Raiders and later as the Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Green Bay Packers ... Wolf spent 23 seasons helping build a Raiders franchise that posted winning seasons in all but six years during that span … Raiders claimed nine division titles, played in eight AFL/AFC champi-onship games and three Super Bowls ... In 1966 when Raiders owner Al Davis was named Commissioner of American Football League, Wolf joined AFL as Coordinator of Talent … Returned with Davis to Raiders prior to start of 1966 season, remaining through 1974

coordinating club’s personnel operations … At age 37 named general manager of expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and built foundation that earned team trip to NFC championship by fourth season … Rejoined Raiders in 1979 heading up personnel operations until 1990 when he briefly joined the New York Jets … During 11 seasons as Executive VP/General Manager, turned Packers into dominant NFL Franchise, claiming three straight NFC Central Division titles and back-to-back Super Bowl appearances ... 1996 Packers posted first 16-win season in franchise history that included thrilling 35-21 win over New England in Super Bowl XXXI … Born December 30, 1938 in New Freedom, Pennsylvania.

JUNIOR SEAU LB • 6-3, 250 • Southern California • 1990-2002 San Diego Chargers, 2003-05 Miami Dolphins, 2006-09 New England Patriots

20 seasons, 268 games … Selected by San Diego in 1st round (5th player overall) of 1990 NFL Draft … Started 15 of 16 games he played as a rookie, finished as team’s second-lead-ing tackler … First-team All-Pro selection eight times … Selected to play in 12 Pro Bowls … Recorded 56.5 sacks during career … Intercepted 18 passes for 238 yards … Exemplified perseverance, leadership and a level of excellence that earned him national recognition as a premier linebacker … Recorded 10 or more tackles in a game 64 times … In 1994 helped lead Chargers to first and only Super Bowl appearance … Recorded 10 or more tackles in a

game 10 times that year (eight in regular season and twice in playoffs), and recorded 155 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, forced a fumble and had three passes defensed … Was Chargers leading tackler eight times and led team in sacks twice (1996 and 1997) … Played in Super Bowl XLII with New England Patriots … Was Chargers MVP six times, NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1992 … Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s … Born January 19, 1969 in San Diego, California … Died May 2, 2012, at the age of 43.

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leading ground gainer eight times in 10 seasons.Bettis, a six-time Pro Bowler, retired following his lone Super Bowl appearance in the 2005 season (Super Bowl XL). The Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 21-10, in the game played in Bettis’s hometown of Detroit.

At the time of his retirement, Bettis ranked fifth all-time in rushing with 13,662 yards on 3,479 career carries. Nicknamed “The Bus” for his bruis-ing running style, he also scored 91 rushing touch-downs. He eclipsed the 100-yard mark in a game 61 times during the regular season and three more times in playoff games.

In addition to his rushing totals, Bettis amassed 1,449 yards on 200 receptions and 3 TDs.His combined net yardage (15,113) was 19th best all-time at the time of his retirement. Bettis also completed three passes, all for touchdowns in his 13-season, 192-game career.

ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS All-Pro: 1993 (AP, PFWA); 1996 (AP)

All-Pro Second Team: 1997 (AP)

All-NFC: 1993 (UPI, PW)

All-AFC: 1996 (UPI, PW); 1997 (PW)

PRO BOWLS(6) – 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002*, 2005* Did not play

IN THE NFL RECORD BOOK(at time of his retirement following 2005 season)

• [Tied for 3rd] Most Seasons 1,000 or More Rushing Yards – 8

Jerome Bettis was selected in the first round, 10th player overall, out of Notre Dame by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1993 NFL Draft. He fin-ished second in the NFL in rushing

during his rookie season after gaining 1,429 yards.Included in that total were his first career 100-yard and 200-yard rushing games, both of which came against the New Orleans Saints. His 212-yard day that season was a career-high. At the time he was only the eighth rookie in NFL history to rush for 200 yards in a game. His output that year marked the first of eight 1,000-yard seasons in his first nine years. He was named Rookie of the Year by numer-able media outlets and was chosen as a first-team All-Pro and All-NFC.

Bettis led the Rams in rushing each of his three seasons with the club before he was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a second- and fourth-round draft pick. He rebounded from a subpar year in 1995 with the Rams to earn Comeback Player of the Year and was again named first-team All-Pro in 1996, his first in the Steel City. Bettis gained 1,431 yards on 320 carries and scored 11 TDs for the division-winning Steelers.

The 5’11”, 243-pound runner continued to carry the load for Pittsburgh. He was the Steelers’

JEROME BETT IS , CLASS OF 2015

RUNNING BACK

1993-95 LOS ANGELES/ST. LOUIS RAMS, 1996-

2005 PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Height: 5-11; Weight: 243College: Notre DamePro Career: 13 seasons, 192 gamesDrafted: 1st round (10th player overall) in 1993 by Los Angeles RamsUniform Number: 36

Full Name: Jerome Abram BettisBirthdate: February 16, 1972Birthplace: Detroit, MichiganHigh School: MacKenzie (Detroit, MI)

Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jan. 31, 2015Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Aug. 8, 2015Other Members of the Class of 2015: Tim Brown, Charles Haley, Bill Polian, Junior Seau, Will Shields, Mick Tingelhoff, Ron Wolf

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Postseason Records• [Tied for 3rd] Most Consecutive Games Rushing

for a Touchdown – 5 (2004-05)

TEAM RECORDSRams records held by Bettis(Records through the 1995 season, Bettis’s final season with St. Louis)

• [1st] Most Rushing Attempts in a Game – 39 (vs. Chicago, Jan. 2, 1994)

• [1st] Most Combined Attempts* in a Game – 44 (39 rush; 5 rec - vs. Chicago, Jan. 2, 1994)

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– 3 (vs. Detroit, Jan. 1, 2006; vs. Oakland, Sept.12, 2004; at Arizona, Nov. 30, 1997)

• [2nd] Most Rushing Yards, Career – 10,571• [2nd] Most Touchdowns, Career – 80• [2nd] Most Rushing Yards, Season – 1,665

(1997)• [2nd] Most Games, 100 or More Yards

Rushing, Season – 10 (1996, 1997)• [2nd] Most Rushing Attempts, Career – 2,683• [2nd] Most Rushing Attempts, Season – 375

(1997)• [2nd] Most Rushing Touchdowns, Career – 78• [Tied for 2nd] Most Touchdowns in a Game

– 3 (vs. Detroit, Jan. 1, 2006; vs. Oakland, Sept. 12, 2004; at Arizona, Nov. 30, 1997)

• [3rd] Most Touchdowns, Season – 13 (2004)• [3rd] Most Rushing Yards, Season – 1,431

(1996)• [3rd] Most Rushing Attempts, Season – 355

(2000)• [3rd] Most Rushing Attempts, Game – 36 (at

New York Giants, Dec. 18, 2004; at Arizona, Nov. 30, 1997)

• [Tied for 3rd] Most Games, 100 or More Yards Rushing, Season – 7 (2000)

CAREER STATISTICS

Year Team G No. Yards Avg. TD No. Yds. Avg. TD F

1993 L.A. Rams 16 294 1429 4.9 7 26 244 9.4 0 4

1994 L.A. Rams 16 319 1025 3.2 3 31 293 9.5 1 5

1995 St. Louis 15 183 637 3.5 3 18 106 5.9 0 4

1996 Pittsburgh 16 320 1431 4.5 11 22 122 5.5 0 7

1997 Pittsburgh 15 375 1665 4.4 7 15 110 7.3 2 6

1998 Pittsburgh 15 316 1185 3.8 3 16 90 5.6 0 2

1999 Pittsburgh 16 299 1091 3.6 7 21 110 5.2 0 2

2000 Pittsburgh 16 355 1341 3.8 8 13 97 7.5 0 1

2001 Pittsburgh 11 225 1072 4.8 4 8 48 6.0 0 3

2002 Pittsburgh 13 187 666 3.6 9 7 57 8.1 0 1

2003 Pittsburgh 16 246 811 3.3 7 13 86 6.6 0 5

2004 Pittsburgh 15 250 941 3.8 13 6 46 7.7 0 1

2005 Pittsburgh 12 110 368 3.3 9 4 40 10.0 0 --

Career Total 192 3479 13,662 3.9 91 200 1449 7.2 3 41

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• [1st] Most Two Point Conversions, Career – 2

• [1st] Most Two Point Conversions, Season – 2 (1994)

• [2nd] Most Rushing Attempts, Rookie Season – 294 (1993)

• [2nd] Most Rushing Yards, Rookie Season – 1,429 (1993)

• [2nd] Most Rushing Yards in a Game, Rookie Season – 212 (at New Orleans, Dec. 12, 1993)

• [2nd] Most Rushing Touchdowns, Rookie Season – 7 (1993)

• [2nd] Most Combined Attempts*, Rookie Season – 320 (1993)

• [2nd] Most Combined Yards*, Rookie Season – 1,673 (1993)

• [Tied for 2nd] Most Season with 1,000 or More Yards Rushing – 2

• [Tied for 2nd] Most Consecutive Season with 1,000 or More Yards Rushing – 2

• [3rd] Most Games, 100 or More Yards Rushing, Career – 11

• [3rd] Most Games, 100 or More Yards Rushing, Season – 7 (1993)

• [Tied for 3rd] Most Consecutive Games, 100 or More Yards Rushing, Season – 4(1994)

*Includes Rushing, Receiving, Interception Returns, Kickoff Returns, Punt Returns, and Fumble Returns

Steelers records held by Bettis(Records through the 2005 season, Bettis’s final season with Pittsburgh)

• [1st] Most Games, 100 or More Yards Rushing, Career – 50

• [Tied for 1st] Most Rushing Touchdowns, Game

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YEAR-BY-YEAR TEAM RECORDS

LEAGUE/TEAM STATISTICAL TITLESNFL Statistical ChampionshipsRushing Titles: 1993Rms, 1994Rms, 1995Rms, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 Rms Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams All other titles won with Pittsburgh Steelers

AWARDS AND HONORS• 1993 Rookie of the Year (PFWA, SN)• 1993 NFC Rookie of the Year (UPI)• 1993 Offensive Rookie of the Year (AP, PW)• 1996 Comeback Player of the Year (PW)

CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES1997 AFC – Denver Broncos 24, PittsburghSteelers 21Bettis started at running back. He had 23 rush-es for 105 yards and one touchdown and one reception for three yards.

2001 AFC – New England Patriots 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 17Bettis started at halfback. He had nine rushes for eight yards and one touchdown. He also had two receptions for 23 yards.

2004 AFC – New England Patriots 41, Pittsburgh Steelers 27Bettis started at running back. He had 17 rush-es for 64 yards and one touchdown. He also had one fumble.

2005 AFC – Pittsburgh Steelers 34, Denver Broncos 17Bettis did not start but did play at running back. He had 15 rushes for 39 yards and one touchdown.

SUPER BOWLSSuper Bowl XL – Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10 Bettis did not start but did play at running back. He had 14 rushes for 43 yards.

Year Team Record Div. Finish

1993 L.A. Rams 5-11-0 (4th)

1994 L.A. Rams 4-12-0 (4th)

1995 St. Louis Rams 7-9-0 (3rd)

1996 Pittsburgh Steelers 10-6-0 (1st)

1997 Pittsburgh Steelers 11-5-0 (1st)

1998 Pittsburgh Steelers 7-9-0 (3rd)

1999 Pittsburgh Steelers 6-10-0 (4th)

2000 Pittsburgh Steelers 9-7-0 (3rd)

2001 Pittsburgh Steelers 13-3-0 (1st)

2002 Pittsburgh Steelers 10-5-1 (1st)

2003 Pittsburgh Steelers 6-10-0 (3rd)

2004 Pittsburgh Steelers 15-1-0 (1st)

2005 Pittsburgh Steelers 11-5-0 (2nd)

(Division Finish in Parentheses)

COLLEGE: Finished college career at Notre Dame with 337 carries for 1,912 yards (5.7 avg.),27 TDs and 32 receptions for 429 yards (13.4avg.)...closed college career with 75 yards on 20 carries and two TDs versus Texas A&M in Cotton Bowl.

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MEDIA GUIDE EXCERPT

2005 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide biography

DOES NOT INCLUDE BETTIS’ FINAL SEASON (2005)

PRO: Bettis ranks fifth on the NFL’s all-time rush-ing list with 13,294 yards... is one of six players in the NFL to rush for 13,000 yards ...has become only second Steelers running back to surpass the 10,000-yard mark and is ranked sec-ond on the team’s all-timerushing yardage list in nine seasons with 10,203 yards ... ranks third in NFL his-tory with 3,369 rushing attempts ...has moved into second place on the Steelers’ all-time total yards from scrimmage list with 10,969 total yards.

2004: Finished the regular season with a team-high 941 yards, just missing his ninth 1,000-yard season and seventh as a Steeler...led Steelers in rushing for the eighth time in his nine seasons with the team...9/12 vs.Oakland: ran for just one yard but tied a person-al record by scoring three TDs, all on one-yard runs ... : gained 12 tough yards on seven carries...added two more short TD runs, giv-ing him five for the season scored his sixth rushing TD of the season 10/10 vs. : had a season-high 34 yards on 14 carries ... : scored the game-winning touchdown from two yards out, raising his TD runs to seven on the season... : finished with 65 yards on 15 carries, including a long run of 29 yards ... extended his string of TD runs to four games with his eighth of the season ... : returned to the starting lineup and performed like the Bus of old ...led the team with 149 yards-the fifth highest total of his career-on 33 carries, his most attempts since Oct. 22, 2000 versus Cleveland (33)... averaged 4.5 yards a carry... 11/14

: produced his second-straight 100-yard game, the 56th of his career and the 45th as a Steeler...finished with 103 yards on 29 carries and two TDs...also caught one pass for seven yards ... : continued his outstanding run while filling in for starter Duce Staley...recorded his third straight 100-yard game, gaining 129 yards

on 29 carries and moving past Tony Dorsett (12,739) on the NFL’s all-time rushing Iist...was the 57th 100-yard game of his career and his 46th as a Steeler...also caught one pass for three yards... : recorded his fourth straight 100-yard game, tying Franco Harris for the most 100-yard rushing performance in Steelers history... also moved into a tie for fifth place in the NFL for most 100-yard games with one team ...was his 47th 100-yard games as a Steeler and the 58th of his career...finished with 100 yards and one TD-tying his career high of 11 in 1996-on 31 carries ... had a 20-yard reception, his longest since 1996... 12/5 at

: finished with 17 yards on three carries for a 5.7-yard average...

: was a big factor in extending the Steelers’ win streak to 11 games... ran and threw for TDs...finished with 57 yards on 10 car-ries, a 5.7-yard average, including a 12-yard TD run that sealed the victo-ry for the Steelers, which set a new career mark for TDs in a season ....also threw a 10-yard TD pass to tight end Jerame Tuman, the third TD pass of Bettis’ career-second to Tuman (Oct. 21, 2001 at Tampa Bay)... 12/18 at

: recorded his fifth 100-rushing perfor-mance of the season, giv-ing him 48 as a Steeler, 58th of his pro career...

passed Franco Harris’ previous record of 47 100-yard games...finished with 140 yards and one TD on 36 carries for a 3.9-yard average and a long of 23...also surpassed the 10,000-yard mark as a Steeler, becoming only the second Steeler running back to surpass 10,000 yards ...caught one pass for three yards... :moved ahead of Eric Dickerson into fourth place on the all-time NFL rushing list while racking up his sixth 100-yard rushing performance of the season-his 49th as a Steeler and the 59th of his career...finished with 117 yards on 27 car-ries for a 4.3yard average... also had two receptions for 13 yards... : came up big for the Steelers, rushing for just his third 100-yard game in the postseason (102 vs. Indianapolis, Dec. 29, 1996 and 105 vs. Denver, Jan.11, 1998)...finished with 101 yards on 27 carries. a solid 3.7-yard average with one TD...also caught one pass for 21 yards... : led the team with 64 yards and one TD on 17 carries, marking the first time in his eight starts in 2004 he did not reach the 100-yard mark...average 3.8 yards a carry, including a long of 25 yards.

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2003: Led the team in rushing with 811 yards and seven TDs on 246 carries...finished second to Hines Ward, who had 10, in TDs...also had 13 receptions for 86 yards...assumed a different role on the team at the beginning of the season but returned to his familiar star-ing halfback spot the seventh game of the year... 9/21

: had his most productive game of the early season...had a string of six straight carries in the third quarter that culminated in a one-yard TD burst for the eventual game-winning score ... finished with 59 yards on 16 carries... : moved into a tie for seventh place (with Lynn Swann) on the Steelers’ alt-time scoring list (318 points) with his one-yard TD run...10/12

: scored the Steelers’ only TD of the game and then added the two-point conversion ...finished with 32 yards on 14 carries... also caught one pass for seven yards... : started his first game of the season ...finished with 42 yards on 12 carries, including a long of eight yards... : led the team with 54 rushing yards on 18 attempts, his most attempts of the season...had a couple long runs, including a 16-yard burst, his longest of the season...fumbled for the third time this year after going 220 carries without a fumble...

: compiled a season-high 93 yards on 24 carries became only the fifth player in NFL history to accumulate 3,000 rushing attempts hit the 3,000 rushing attempt mark on his 23rd carry and surpassed it on his final carry of the game... : became only the 10th player in NFL history to amass 12,000 rushing yards...also moved into sixth place on the Steelers’ all-lime scoring list, passing Kris Brown, with his TD run in the third quar-ter that gave him 338 points...finished with 62 yards on 20 carries...also had one reception for five yards... 12/7

: moved into ninth place on the NFL’s all-time rushing list-passing Thurman Thomas and recorded his first 100-yard rushing performance of the season, the 53rd of his career and the 42nd as a Steeler...finished with 106 yards on 27 carries, including one TD and a long of 12 yards...also had three receptions for 19 yards...

: moved into eighth place on the NFL’s all-time rushing list, passing Franco Harris ...finished with his highest rushing average of the season, compiling 68 yards on 16 carries for a 4.3-yard average... also had three receptions for seven yards... : moved into seventh place on the NFL’s all-time rushing list, pass-ing Marcus Allen ...had his second 100-yard rushing per-formance of the season, the second in three games and the 54th of his career, the 43rd as a Steeler...finished with a season-high 115 yards and one TD on 32 carries, includ-ing a long of 20 yards...also had one reception for 16 yards... : surpassed Jim Brown on the NFL’s all-time rushing list with a two-yard run midway through the second quarter...finished with 54 yards on 23 carries, including a long of eight.

2002: Battled leg Injuries throughout the year for his least productive season of his distinguished career...com-piled 666 yards on 187 carries (3.6 avg.) which was second on the team...scored nine rushing TDs, the second-high-est single-season total of his career...also caught seven passes for 57 yards... : committed his first turnover in 760 rushing attempts in season-opener...

: totaled 41 yards on 10 carries... 9/29 vs.: had his most attempts to date in the season,

finishing with 24 yards on 14 carries (1.7 average)... 10/6 at New Orleans: had his most productive game of the early season finished with 84 yards on 19 carries (4.4 avg.)...scored his first TD of the season surpassed 11.000-career rushing yards with a 13-yard run in the second quarter

: rushed for more than 100 yards for the 52nd time in his career (41st as a Steeler) and first of the season...finished with 109 yards on 21 carries, an impressive 5.2-yard average ... scored two TDs, including a 41-yard burst, the fourth-longest TD run as a Steeler and fifth overall ... : began the game in impressive fashion, scoring two of the Steelers’ first three TDs... finished with 33 yards on 11 carries, before leaving the game in the third quarter with a (left) knee injury...also caught one pass for seven yards...was deactivated for two straight games due to his knee injury at Baltimore (10/27) and at Cleveland (11/3)...dressed for the first time in three weeks versus Atlanta (11/10) ...entered the game for one play 10 give Amos Zereoue a break in overtime... 11/17 at

: had his most-active day in nearly a month...had four carries for six yards... : returned to the starting lineup for the first time in five weeks...moved past O.J. Simpson into 11th place on the NFL’s all-lime career rushing list...finished with 79 yards on 22 car-ries, including a 24-yard TD run in the fourth quarter that helped seal the Steelers’ victory...scored two TDs to move into eighth place on the Steelers’ all-time scoring list...also had two receptions for 27 yards... : had another strong performance despite suffering a broken nose in the second quarter...finished with 86 yards on 20 carries...also had one reception for 11 yards...Houston: finished with 30 yards on 14 carries, including a long run of eight yards... : scored two touchdowns to give him nine for the season, his sec-ond-highest TD total since he scored 11 in 1996...finished with 73 carries on 18 attempts, a 4.1-yard average, despite aggravating an already sore left knee on his first TD run ...also had one reception for nine yards... aBay: was the Steelers offensive workhorse... compiled 66 yards on 26 carries...also had one reception for minus-two yards...was deactivated in regular-season finale versus Baltimore (12/29)... : saw limited action in Wild Card game...finished with one carry for minus-two yards... : played sparingly in the AFC Divisional game with just three carries for six yards.

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2001: Was named to his fifth Pro Bowl...honored as the 2001 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year for com-munity service...was on pace for his best season until a groin injury sidelined him for the final five games of the regular season ... : eclipsed the 1.000-yard mark for the sixth-straight season, eighth of his career...was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month for October... : rushed for 100 yards for the 47th time in his career (36th as a Steeler) finished with 114 yards on 22 carries, a 5.2- yard average...had a long of 30 yards : topped the 10.000-yard plateau early in the first half with a three-yard run ...began the game with a 48-yard run, the third-longest run of his career...finished with 153 yards on 23 carries, a 6.7yard average...recorded his 48th career 100-yard game-37th as a Steeler…10/14 at Kansas City: started slow but finished with another 100-yard performance, his third-straight of the season and the 49th of his career-38th as a Steeler...had three big runs nullified by penalties that would have given him one of his highest rush-ing totals...finished with 112 yards on 19 carries (his fifth 100-yard game in his career ver-sus K.C.)... : contributed in all three phases of the offense running, receiv-ing and passing...rushed for 143 yards on 17 carries for an 8.4-yard average, his fourth straight 100-yard contest...also threw the second TD pass of his career (his first was a 21-yard pass to Hines Ward , 1999 against Baltimore)...also had one reception for eight yards...passed Otis Anderson to 13th place on the NFL’s all-time rushing list with a 48-yard TD run in the third quarter...

: had his string of 100-yard games end at four but was still effective... finished with 62 yards on 19 carries and scored two TDs... : gained91 yards on 23 carries for a solid 4.0-yard average...alsocaught one pass for eight yards... :produced his second-highest rushing total as a Steeler and the third-highest of his career, finishing with 163 yards on 29 carries for an average of 5.6-yards a carry...compiled48 yards in overtime...also had four runs of 15 or more yards including a long of 27 yards...recorded his fifth 100 yard game of the season, the 51st of his career and 40th as a Steeler… : was held in check most of the day (finishing with 52 yards on 21 carries) butdid manage to tip off a 40-yard burst in the final quarter to help seal the Steelers’ victory... :

finished with 73 yards on 21 carries also had one recep-tion for two yards...had two runs of 15 or more yards (17 and 15) : surpassed 1,000 yards for the season on his first carry with a 12-yard burst...finished with 81 yards on 19 carries but missed most of the fourth quar-ter with a groin injury...also caught one pass for 16 yards...was deactivated for the final five regular-season games (Dec. 9-Jan. 6) because of his groin injury...missed the AFC Playoff game versus Baltimore (1/20) after suffering an adverse reaction from pain medication administered to his injured groin... : returned to the starting lineup in the AFC Championship game...gainedeight yards on nine carries and scored one TD...also caught two passes for 23 yards, including a long of 12 yards.

2000: Answered his critics with his best season in two years...was selected as the team MVP and the recipient of the Pro Football Writers of America Pittsburgh Chapter’s Chief Award for coopera-tion with the media...finished with 1,341 yards, his highest rushing total in two seasons and the fourth-best season in Steelers history...scored a team-high eight TDs...missed most of the preseason with a bruised knee...

: was held to just eight yards on nine carries in season opener... :compiled his first 100-yard game of the season, the 40thor his career and his 29th as a Steeler...finished with 133 yards on 24 carries for a 5.5-yard average... threw a costly interception to thwart a poten-

tial score when the Steelers recovered a fumble deep in Cleveland territory...also caught one pass for 11 yards...

: had a solid performance, rushing for 77 yards and a TD...also caught three passes for 20 yards...averaged 4.1 yards a carry... : pow-ered his way to nearly another 100-yard performance...finished with 97 yards on 28 carries, including a long run of 20 yards...also rushed for two TDs... :recorded his second 100-yard game of the season, the 4th of his career and 30th as a Steeler...finished with 107 yards on 25 carries...extended his streak of scoring a touchdown to four-consecutive games... : com-piled his second consecutive 100-yard performance, giving him 42 for his career and 31 as a Steeler...finished with 101 yards on 29 carries for a 3.5-yard average... 10/22

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sixth TD of the season ... : redeemedhimself from the first game against the Ravens, finishing with a respectable 65 yards on 18 carries...

: recorded his fifth 100-yard performance orthe season, the 44th of his career and 33rd as a Steeler...finished with a season-high 134 yards and one TD on 30 carries...moved into tie for 12th place (With Elbie Nickel) on the Steelers’ all-time scoring list with 222 points ...alsohad two receptions for four yards... :ran well despite totaling only 57 yards on 12 carries...hadtwo runs of 15 or more yards (17 and 16 yards)... aver-aged 4.8 yards a carry.... : eclipsed the 1,000-yard barrier for the season in the third quarter... just missed his sixth 100-yard game of the season, finishing with 93 yards on 23 carries, a solid 4.0-yard average...

: registered his sixth 100-yard performance of the season, the 45th of his career and the 34th as a Steeler...had three rushes of 15 or more yards, the most in a game during the season...produced a season-long 30-yard run ...also caught one pass for 13 yards... :recorded his seventh 100-yard rushing performance of theseason, the 46th of his career and the 35th as a Steeler...finished with 104 yards on 25 carries for a 4.2-yard aver-age...had a long of 23 yards.

1999: Recorded his sixth 1,000-yard rushing sea-son-and fourth as a Steeler... finished with 1,091 yards on 299 carries for a 3.6-yard average...scored a team-high seven rushing TDs...missed all of the preseason due to a knee injury...was placed on the active non-football injury list prior to the start of training camp (7/30)...hadarthroscopic surgery Aug. 3 on left knee to repair a slight tear to his lateral meniscus...was moved to the active roster (8/30)... : returned to active duty in surprisingly grand fashion in the season-opener...had not taken a snap during the preseason but rushed for a game-high 89 yards on 18 carries, an impressive 4.9 yards a carry... : rebounded from the previous week without any difficulty... finished with 46 yards on 16 carries...moved into second place on the Steelers’ all-time rushing list, passing John Henry Johnson (4,383)... : led the team with 39 yards on 11 carries, including a long of 20 yards, his 11th-longest run as a Steeler... : compiled his second highest rushing total of the early season, despite having a few big runs nullified because of penalties... led the team with four receptions for 27 yards, including a long of 17…10/10 at Buffalo: had his second-lowest rushing out-put of the season ... finished with 24 yards on 13 carries ...scored his first TD of the season on a one-yard plunge that pulled the Steelers to within three points, 24-21, late in the game...had two receptions for 10 yards...10/17 at

: recorded his first 100-yard game of the season, finishing with 111 yards on 26 carries ... also scored twoTDs for the first time in a game this season ...Atlanta: rushed for 80 yards on 23 carries in Monday Night game... 11/7 at San Francisco: finished with 53 yards and

two TDs on 18 carries...produced his longest TD run of the season, a 22-yard burst in the fourth quarter… scored two touchdowns for the second time this season and the second time in three games... : pro-duced his second-highest rushing total to that point of the season but fell one yard short of the 100-yard barrier...rushed for 99 yards on 26 carries, (3.8 avg.) ...also caught one pass for seven yards... : rushed for 88 yards on 14 carries for a season-high 6.3-yard average...had a season-long 35 yard run, the sixth longest run ofhis career.. : finished with 81 yards on 22 carries (3.7 avg.)...also caught one pass for six yards...

: was held to a season-low 23 yardson 12 carries...also had one reception for 14 yards...12/12

: proved his versatility by running, catching and throwing in the game... ran for 39 yards on 13 carriesand caught four passes for 11 yards...also threw his first career TD pass to Hines Ward, a 21-yarder, to give the Steelers the first score of the game... :averaged 3.3 yards a carry... finished with 63 yards on 19 carries, including a long of 13 yards... also caught one pass for nine yards... : had his most produc-tive game of the season ... rushed for his second 100-yard game of the season, his 28th as a Steeler and 39th for his career...finished with 137 yards on 33 carries, both season highs, and a touchdown...also caught a pass for minus three yards... : rushed for 61 yards and one TD on 15 carries, despite suffering a deep thigh bruise against Tennessee (112) averaged 4.1 yards a carry.

1998: Recorded his third consecutive 1,000-yard sea-son ran for 1,185 yards on 316 carries (3.8 avg.)...also had three TDs (all rushing)...finished with 16 receptions for 90 yards...ranked seventh in the AFC and 12th overall in rush-ing... : carried 23 times for 41 yards in the season-opener...produced a long run of nine yards...

: recorded his 32nd career 100-yard game and his 21st as a Steeler...finished with 131 yards on 21 car-ries and a touchdown, including a long run of 42 yards...averaged 6.2 yards a carry... : had his sec-ond sub-l00 yard game, rushing for 48 yards on 13 carries…

: recorded his 33rd career 100-yard game, his 22nd as a Steeler rushed for 138 yards, third highesttotal as a Steeler at the time...averaged 4.9 yards a carry with a long of 23 yards... : was well

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on his way to another 100-yard game before sufferinga knee injury in the second quarter...compiled 55 yards on 11 carries for a 5.0-yard average before his injury...

: was deactivated Sunday because ofhis knee injury... : returned from his one-game absence with a stellar performance on Monday Night..rushed for 119 yards on 33 carries, the 34th of his career and 23rd as a Steeler...also caught two passes for four yards... : gained a season-low 26 yards on 11 carries... : rambled to his fourth 100-yard game, the 35th of his career and the 24th as a Steeler in a Monday Night game...also registered his seventh consecutive 100-yard game on Monday Night Football...rushed for 100 yards on 34 carries...also had one reception for 26 yards... : was held to 29 yards on 14 carries, his second lowest total ofthe year...also had two receptions for 10 yards... 11/22

: finished with 77 yards on 26 carries...alsohad one reception for 10 yards…11/26 at Detroit: was held to 67 yards on 26 carries (2.6 avg.) on Thanksgiving Day tipped a pass to Will Blackwell who raced untouched for a 15-yard TD... : rushed for 48 yards on 12 carries, his fourth straight sub-100 yard rushing perfor-mance… : finished with 63 yards on 17 carries, a 3.7-yard average also had one reception for seven yards... : recorded his first 100-yard performance since the Nov. 9 Green Bay contest...finished with 104 yards on 21 carries (5.0 yards a carry)...

: compiled his highest rushing totals of the season on Monday Night in the season-finale, finish-ing with 139 yards on 26 carries...also caught a season-high four passes for 24 yards.

1997: Named 1997 Steelers MVP for second con-secutive year...became third running back in team his-tory to earn the MVP award and first Steeler since Terry Bradshaw to win the award two years in a row...

: finished with 67 yards on 25 carries in AFC Divisional round ... : had a career-high 105 yards in postseason in the AFC Championship Game...named to fourth Pro Bowl (second as a Steeler)...finishedseason with 1,665 yards rushing, just 26 yards shy of a team record for most yards in a single season, set by Barry Foster in 1992...ranked second In the AFC and third in the NFL with 1,665 yards rushing...reached 1,000 yards In just nine games to become fastest running back in Steelers history to eclipse the mark...became third player in NFL history to score two touchdowns in overtime in the sameseason, tying Michael Timpson (Philadelphia 1991, ‘93) and John Jefferson (San Diego 1978, ‘80) ...rushed for season-high 154 yards against Indianapolis...named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for October...

: had career-best three rushing touchdowns in one game in which he also had 36 rushing attempts, the second-most attempts in a game in team history...fin-ished season with 375 rushing attempts, the second most in one season in team history.

1996: Earned Steelers MVP and NFL Alumni Running Back of the Year honors...named All-Pro by College & Pro Football Weekly and USA Today, named AFC All-Conference by Football Digest, Football News, and United Press International, was the AFC Offensive Player of the Month (November)...selected as a member of All (John) Madden Team...became first NFL back to surpass 1,000 yards in 1996 and finished with a then career-high 1,431 yards...completed the season with 1,553 total yards from scrimmage. 10 100-yard games, 1,431 rushing yards on 320 carries and 11 touchdowns, all of which were sec-ond highest single-season marks in team history...had onlynine carries in final two games due to an ankle injury, but still had third-best rushing total in NFL, became first running back to have three 100-yard games on MondayNight Football in single season..compiled five consecutive 100-yard games (Weeks 2-6), the most since Franco Harris had six in Weeks 7-12 in 1972...split time with Erric Pegram through first three games... : rushed for his first 100-yard game as a Steeler, his first 100-yard game since a contest against Atlanta (10/2/94)...also scored first rushing TD since 12/17/94 against Washington...

: tied third-best game of career at that time with 133 yards on 20 carries in first Monday night game of career...added two rushing TDs, including 43-yard score that also was the longest rush since his rookie season...his two TDs were also a career single-game high at the time... : added 50-yard TD run, at the time, the longest run by a Steeler since Barry Foster had a 69-yard rush at Green Bay (9/27/ 92) and the longest rushing TD since Foster’s 54-yard rushing TD versus the New York Jets (9/13/92)...1/5/97: at New England: gained 102 yards and two TDs in first postseason appearance, but suffered ankle injury that limited him to 43 yards.

1995: Started 13 games and led Rams in rushing for third consecutive season with 637 yards...became fourth player in team history and first since Eric Dickerson (1983-86) to lead team for three consecutive seasons...missed first game of career with Game 7 ankle Injury to break streak of 40 games played... :received Rams’ game ball after rushing for 83 yards on 20 carries... : scored his first rushing TD of season... : gained another 74 yards on 22 carries, including 60 in second half alone two weeks Iater... : had game-high 19 carries for 88 yards... : left game in third quar-ter with sprained left fool... : missed following game on inactive list, the first game he missed during career... : returned as starter and responded with season-high 91 yards on 21 carries and one TD...scored the first TD in the St. Louis Trans World Dome with a one-yard run... produced season-long-and second longest of his career-run of 41 yards... 11/19at Atlanta: also had a season high three receptions...

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career... : scored third TD of season on fourth-down play... : had season-high 25 yards receiving, including long of 19 yards...reportedlate to training camp in contract dispute (8/4).

1994: Registered second consecutive 1,000-yard rush-ing season by collecting 1,025 yards on 319 carries, fin-ishing fourth in NFC and ninth in NFL...named to NFC Pro Bowl squad for second consecutive year; first Rams running back since Eric Dickerson (1985-96) to earn honor in first two NFL seasons and first Rams player to earn back-to-back honors since tackle Jackie Slater (1988-89)...was one of four offensive players to start every game...was club’s first back-to-back 1,000-yard rusher since Greg Bell’s 1,212 in 1988 and 1,137 in 1989...was fifth on club in receptions with 31 for career-best 293 yards…finished fifth in the NFC in total yardage with 1,318 yards...gained season-high 132 yards on 35 carries in Rams’ 16-0 win at Kansas City (9/25), fourth best effort of career...recorded four straight 100-yard rushing games in Weeks 2 through 5 (9/11-10/2), matching a personal mark set in 1993...was two shy of club record six which Eric Dickerson set in 1984...eclipsed 2,000-yard rushing barrier for career after gaining 65 yards on 22 carries versus Green Bay (10/9)...had season and career-high 34-yard reception in 17-10 win over N.V. Giants (10/16)...recorded career-high six receptions for 21 yards in Rams’ 27-21 victory in Week 10 over Denver (11/6)...scored first two-point conversion in club history in fourth quarter at San Francisco (11/20) and ended with two for the season...caught first career TD pass on three-yard reception in Week 14 versus New Orleans (12/4).

1993: Received several postseason honors includ-ing Associate Press, ,

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honors...shared 1993 NFL Rookie of Year award with for-mer Notre Dame teammate and Seattle QB Rick Mirer...finished rookie season with seventh best rookie rushing total in league history and fourth-highest single-season rushing total in Rams history...also was recipient of Carroll Rosenbloom and Dan Reeves award given to. Rams’ Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year...finished second in NFL in rushing yards (57 yards behind Dallas’ Emmitt Smith for rushing title) and third in league in total yards from scrimmage (behind Buffalo’s Thurman Thomas and Smith)...became first Rams rookie to rush for more than 1000 yards since Eric Dickerson ran for 1,808.

1983...was first Rams rookie to make Pro Bowl since 1985 (P Dale Hatcher)and first running back since 1987 (Charles White)...joined defensive tackle Sean Gilbert to become first Ram to make Pro Bowl since 1990... recorded seven 100-yard games (most by Rams running back since Charles White had seven in 1987), tying Emmitt Smith and Thurman Thomas with league-high seven 100-yard games (most by Rams running back since Charles White had seven in 1987)… : registered first 100-yard game of career with 102 yards…Orleans: became eighth-rookie back in NFL history to run for 200 yards in a single game with career-high 212-yard performance...was first rookie to accomplish feat since Bo Jackson ran for 221 yards against Seattle in 1987... 1/2/94

: set Rams’ record for most attempts rushing in a single game with 39 carries for 146 yards in season finale ...became only second back in 22 games to rush for more than 100 yards against a Dave Wannstedt-coached defense...had five catches for career-high 71 yards...registered career-high 217 yards from scrimmage against Chicago (146 rushing, 71 receiving) ...was the 10th-overall selection in the 1993 NFL Draft.

Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD

Sept. 5, 1993 @ Green Bay 5 24 4.8 7 0

Sept. 12, 1993 Pittsburgh 16 76 4.8 29t 1

Sept. 19, 1993 @ New York Giants 9 33 3.7 8 0

Sept. 26, 1993 @ Houston 11 25 2.3 5 1

Oct. 3, 1993 New Orleans 22 102 4.6 18 0

Oct. 14, 1993 @ Atlanta 19 85 4.5 20 1

Oct. 24, 1993 Detroit 23 113 4.9 16 0

Oct. 31, 1993 @ San Francisco 21 72 3.4 11 1

Nov. 14, 1993 Atlanta 11 27 2.5 4 0

Nov. 21, 1993 Washington 16 86 5.4 16 0

Nov. 28, 1993 San Francisco 18 133 7.4 41 0

Dec. 5, 1993 @ Phoenix 16 115 7.2 21 0

Dec. 12, 1993 @ New Orleans 28 212 7.6 71t 1

Dec. 19, 1993 @ Cincinnati 24 124 5.2 19 0

Dec. 26, 1993 Cleveland 16 56 3.5 17 1

Jan. 2, 1994 Chicago 39 146 3.7 14 1

TOTALS 294 1429 4.9 71t 7

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Sept. 4, 1994 Arizona 21 52 2.5 13 1

Sept. 11, 1994 @ Atlanta 24 102 4.3 14 0

Sept. 18, 1994 San Francisco 21 104 5.0 19 1

Sept. 25, 1994 @ Kansas City 35 132 3.8 14 0

Oct. 2, 1994 Atlanta 29 117 4.0 11 0

Oct. 9, 1994 @ Green Bay 22 65 3.0 10 0

Oxct. 16, 1994 New York Giants 30 88 2.9 9 0

Oct. 23, 1994 @ New Orleans 18 63 3.5 18 0

Nov. 6, 1994 Denver 33 91 2.8 9 1

Nov. 13, 1994 Los Angeles 10 13 1.3 7 0

Nov. 20, 1994 @ San Francisco 15 29 1.9 6 0

Nov. 27, 1994 @ San Diego 10 38 3.8 12 0

Dec. 4, 1994 New Orleans 15 53 3.5 12 0

Dec. 11, 1994 @ Tampa Bay 13 23 1.8 9 0

Dec. 18, 1994 @ Chicago 8 7 0.9 4 0

Dec. 24, 1994 Washington 15 48 3.2 11 0

TOTALS 319 1025 3.2 19 3

1994

Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD

Sept. 3, 1995 @ Green Bay 7 4 0.6 2 0

Sept. 10, 1995 New Orleans 20 83 4.2 16 0

Sept. 17, 1995 @ Carolina 19 67 3.5 13 1

Sept. 24, 1995 Chicago 22 74 3.4 14 0

Oct. 1, 1995 @ Indianapolis 11 31 2.8 9 0

Oct. 12, 1995 Atlanta 19 88 4.6 16 0

Oct. 22, 1995 San Francisco 11 34 3.1 11 0

Oct. 29, 1995 @ Philadelphia 10 27 2.7 9 0

Nov. 5, 1995 @ New Orleans Inactive

Nov. 12, 1995 Carolina 26 91 3.5 9 1

Nov. 19, 1995 @ Atlanta 9 61 6.8 41 0

Nov. 26, 1995 @ San Francisco 6 20 3.3 15 0

Dec. 3, 1995 @ New York 8 12 1.5 5 0

Dec. 10, 1995 Buffalo 1 3 3.0 3 0

Dec. 17, 1995 Washington 8 21 2.6 6 1

Dec. 24, 1995 Miami 6 21 3.5 11 0

TOTALS 183 637 3.5 41 3

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Sept. 1, 1996 @ Jacksonville 14 57 4.1 10 0

Sept. 8, 1996 Baltimore 21 116 5.5 23 1

Sept. 16, 1996 Buffalo 20 133 6.7 43t 2

Sept. 29, 1996 Houston 29 115 4.0 15 0

Oct. 7, 1996 @ Kansas City 27 103 3.8 15 1

Oct. 13, 1996 Cincinnati 28 109 3.9 15 0

Oct. 20, 1996 @ Houston 18 65 3.6 12 0

Oct. 27, 1996 @ Atlanta 26 126 4.8 24 1

Nov. 3, 1996 St. Louis 19 129 6.8 50t 2

Nov. 10, 1996 @ Cincinnati 21 111 5.3 27 2

Nov. 17, 1996 Jacksonville 21 53 2.5 15 1

Nov. 25, 1996 @ Miami 27 119 4.4 14 0

Dec. 1, 1996 @ Baltimore 24 105 4.4 21 0

Dec. 8, 1996 San Diego 16 71 4.4 11 0

Dec. 15, 1996 San Francisco 6 9 1.5 4 1

Dec. 22, 1996 @ Carolina 3 10 3.3 9 0

TOTALS 320 1431 4.5 50t 11

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Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD

Aug. 31, 1997 Dallas 15 63 4.2 9 0

Sept. 7, 1997 Washington 27 134 5.0 19 1

Sept. 22, 1997 @ Jacksonville 21 114 5.4 19 0

Sept. 28, 1997 Tennessee 18 74 4.1 18 0

Oct. 5, 1997 @ Baltimore 28 137 4.9 19 0

Oct. 12, 1997 Indianapolis 30 164 5.5 34 1

Oct. 19, 1997 @ Cincinnati 34 135 4.0 13 1

Oct. 26, 1997 Jacksonville 28 99 3.5 19 0

Nov. 3, 1997 @ Kansas City 17 103 6.1 30 0

Nov. 9, 1997 Baltimore 24 114 4.8 33 1

Nov. 16, 1997 Cincinnati 25 101 4.0 15 0

Nov. 23, 1997 @ Philadelphia 20 80 4.0 12 0

Nov. 30, 1997 @ Arizona 36 142 3.9 14 3

Dec. 7, 1997 Denver 24 125 5.2 24 0

Dec. 13, 1997 @ New England 28 80 2.9 16 0

Dec. 21, 1997 @ Tennessee Inactive

TOTALS 375 1665 4.4 34 7

1997

Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD

Sept. 6, 1998 @ Baltimore 23 41 1.8 9 0

Sept. 13, 1998 Chicago 21 131 6.2 42 1

Sept. 20, 1998 @ Miami 13 48 3.7 12 0

Sept. 27, 1998 Seattle 28 138 4.9 23 0

Oct. 11, 1998 @ Cincinnati 11 55 5.0 13t 1

Oct. 18, 1998 Baltimore Inactive

Oct. 26, 1998 @ Kansas City 33 119 3.6 13 0

Nov. 1, 1998 Tennessee 11 26 2.4 10 0

Nov. 9, 1998 Green Bay 34 100 2.9 12 0

Nov. 15, 1998 @ Tennessee 14 29 2.1 5 0

Nov. 22, 1998 Jacksonville 26 77 3.0 9 0

Nov. 26, 1998 @ Detroit 26 67 2.6 12 0

Dec. 6, 1998 New England 12 48 4.0 14 0

Dec. 13, 1998 @ Tampa Bay 17 63 3.7 9 0

Dec. 20, 1998 Cincinnati 21 104 5.0 19 1

Dec. 28, 1998 @ Jacksonville 26 139 5.3 25 0

TOTALS 316 1185 3.8 42 3

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Sept. 12, 1999 @ Cleveland 18 89 4.9 14 0

Sept. 19, 1999 @ Baltimore 16 46 2.9 10 0

Sept. 26, 1999 Seattle 11 39 3.5 20 0

Oct. 3, 1999 Jacksonville 20 58 2.9 11 0

Oct. 10, 1999 @ Buffalo 13 24 1.8 5 1

Oct. 17, 1999 @ Cincinnati 26 111 4.3 23 2

Oct. 25, 1999 Atlanta 23 80 3.5 14 0

Nov. 7, 1999 @ San Francisco 18 53 2.9 22t 2

Nov. 14, 1999 Cleveland 26 99 3.8 8 0

Nov. 21, 1999 @ Tennessee 14 88 6.3 35 0

Nov. 28, 1999 Cincinnati 22 81 3.7 13 0

Dec. 2, 1999 @ Jacksonville 12 23 1.9 9 0

Dec. 12, 1999 Baltimore 13 39 3.0 7 0

Dec. 18, 1999 @ Kansas City 19 63 3.3 13 0

Dec. 26, 1999 Carolina 33 137 4.2 13 1

Jan. 2, 2000 Tennessee 15 61 4.1 26 1

TOTALS 299 1091 3.6 35 7

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Sept. 3, 2000 Baltimore 9 8 0.9 4 0

Sept. 17, 2000 @ Cleveland 24 133 5.5 15 1

Sept. 24, 2000 Tennessee 19 77 4.1 23 1

Oct. 1, 2000 @ Jacksonville 28 97 3.5 20 2

Oct. 8, 2000 @ New York Jets 25 107 4.3 12t 1

Oct. 15, 2000 Cincinnati 29 101 3.5 13 0

Oct. 22, 2000 Cleveland 33 105 3.2 9 1

Oct. 29, 2000 @ Baltimore 18 65 3.6 14 0

Nov. 5, 2000 @ Tennessee 13 42 3.2 7 0

Nov. 12, 2000 Philadelphia 30 134 4.5 19 1

Nov. 19, 2000 Jacksonville 12 57 4.8 17 0

Nov. 26, 2000 @ Cincinnati 23 93 4.0 13 1

Dec. 3, 2000 Oakland 24 128 5.3 30 0

Dec. 10, 2000 @ New York Giants 17 39 2.3 8 0

Dec. 16, 2000 Washington 25 104 4.2 23 0

Dec. 24, 2000 @ San Diego 26 51 2.0 9 0

TOTALS 355 1341 3.8 30 8

2000

Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD

Sept. 9, 2001 @ Jacksonville 12 28 2.3 6 0

Sept. 30, 2001 @ Buffalo 22 114 5.2 30 0

Oct. 7, 2001 Cincinnati 23 153 6.7 48 0

Oct. 14, 2001 @ Kansas City 19 112 5.9 30 0

Oct. 21, 2001 @ Tampa Bay 17 143 8.4 46t 1

Oct. 29, 2001 Tennessee 19 62 3.3 12 2

Nov. 4, 2001 Baltimore 23 91 4.0 25 0

Nov. 11, 2001 @ Cleveland 29 163 5.6 27 0

Nov. 18, 2001 Jacksonville 21 52 2.5 40 0

Nov. 25, 2001 @ Tennessee 21 73 3.5 17 0

Dec. 2, 2001 Minnesota 19 81 4.3 22 1

Dec. 9, 2001 New York Jets Inactive

Dec. 16, 2001 @ Baltimore Inactive

Dec. 23, 2001 Detroit Inactive

Dec. 30, 2001 @ Cincinnati Inactive

Jan. 6, 2002 Cleveland Inactive

TOTALS 225 1072 4.8 48 4

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Sept. 9, 2002 @ New England 8 35 4.4 16 0

Sept. 15, 2002 Oakland 10 41 4.1 8 0

Sept. 29, 2002 Cleveland 14 24 1.7 5 0

Oct. 6, 2002 @ New Orleans 19 84 4.4 13 1

Oct. 13, 2002 @ Cincinnati 21 109 5.2 41t 2

Oct. 21, 2002 Indianapolis 11 33 3.0 7 2

Oct. 27, 2002 @ Baltimore Inactive

Nov. 3, 2002 @ Cleveland Inactive

Nov. 10, 2002 Atlanta 0 0 0.0 -- 0

Nov. 17, 2002 @ Tennessee 4 6 1.5 2 0

Nov. 24, 2002 Cincinnati 22 79 3.6 24t 2

Dec. 1, 2002 @ Jacksonville 20 86 4.3 13 0

Dec. 8, 2002 Houston 14 30 2.1 8 0

Dec. 15, 2002 Carolina 18 73 4.1 9t 2

Dec. 23, 2002 @ Tampa Bay 26 66 2.5 5 0

Dec. 29, 2002 Baltimore Inactive

TOTALS 187 666 3.6 41t 9

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Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD

Sept. 7, 2003 Baltimore 4 14 3.5 11 0

Sept. 14, 2003 @ Kansas City 4 7 1.8 4 0

Sept. 21, 2003 @ Cincinnati 16 59 3.7 8 1

Sept. 28, 2003 Tennessee 3 6 2.0 3 0

Oct. 5, 2003 Cleveland 3 8 2.7 4 1

Oct. 12, 2003 @ Denver 14 34 2.4 7 1

Oct. 26, 2003 St. Louis 12 42 3.5 8 0

Nov. 2, 2003 @ Seattle 17 50 2.9 12 0

Nov. 9, 2003 Arizona 18 54 3.0 16 0

Nov. 17, 2003 @ San Francisco 13 39 3.0 14 1

Nov. 23, 2003 @ Cleveland 24 93 3.9 21 0

Nov. 30, 2003 Cincinnati 20 62 3.1 9 1

Dec. 7 , 2003 Oakland 27 106 3.9 12 1

Dec. 14, 2003 @ New York Jets 16 68 4.3 10 0

Dec. 21, 2003 San Diego 32 115 3.6 20 1

Dec. 28, 2003 @ Baltimore 23 54 2.3 8 0

TOTALS 246 811 3.3 21 7

2003

Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD

Sept. 12, 2004 Oakland 5 1 0.2 1t 3

Sept. 19, 2004 @ Baltimore 0 0 0.0 -- 0

Sept. 26, 2004 @ Miami 7 12 1.7 4 0

Oct. 3, 2004 Cincinnati 6 9 1.5 7 2

Oct. 10, 2004 Cleveland 14 34 2.4 8 1

Oct. 17, 2004 @ Dallas 5 8 1.6 2t 1

Oct. 31, 2004 New England 15 65 4.3 29 1

Nov. 7, 2004 Philadelphia 33 149 4.5 24 0

Nov. 14, 2004 @ Cleveland 29 103 3.6 7 2

Nov. 21, 2004 @ Cincinnati 29 129 4.4 11 0

Nov. 28, 2004 Washington 31 100 3.2 16 1

Dec. 5, 2004 @ Jacksonville 3 17 5.7 8 0

Dec. 12, 2004 New York Jets 10 57 5.7 12t 1

Dec. 18, 2004 @ New York Giants 36 140 3.9 23 1

Dec. 26, 2004 Baltimore 27 117 4.3 11 0

Jan. 2, 2005 @ Buffalo Inactive

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Sept. 11, 2005 Tennessee Inactive

Sept. 18, 2005 @ Houston Inactive

Sept. 25, 2005 New England Inactive

Oct. 10, 2005 @ San Diego 17 54 3.2 11 1

Oct. 16, 2005 Jacksonville 4 4 1.0 2 0

Oct. 23, 2005 @ Cincinnati 13 56 4.3 16 0

Oct. 31, 2005 Baltimore 8 22 2.8 11 0

Nov. 6, 2005 @ Green Bay Inactive

Nov. 13, 2005 Cleveland 9 28 3.1 10 1

Nov. 20, 2005 @ Baltimore 2 0 0.0 1 0

Nov. 28, 2005 @ Indianapolis 6 9 1.5 3 0

Dec. 4, 2005 Cincinnati 8 13 1.6 3 1

Dec. 11, 2005 Chicago 17 101 5.9 39 2

Dec. 18, 2005 @ Minnesota 9 16 1.8 6 0

Dec. 24, 2005 @ Cleveland 7 24 3.4 7 1

Jan. 1, 2006 Detroit 10 41 4.1 12 3

TOTALS 110 368 3.3 39 9

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Starting in 1993, Brown recorded nine straight 1,000-yard seasons and 10 consecutive years with 75 or more catches. His best season came in 1997, a year in which he became the Raiders’ all-time receiving leader. He caught 104 catches for 1,408 yards to win the NFL receiving title. He set a team record with seven 100-yard games and tied a NFL mark with five games with 150-plus yards receiv-ing. Brown was named to the Sporting News’ All-Pro team that season. He also enjoyed his seventh of nine Pro Bowl berths.

Brown was named first-team All-AFC six times – once as a kick returner, once as a punt returner, and four times at wide receiver. He was also named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s.

He retired after one final season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004 as the third all-time leading receiver with 1,094 receptions for 14,934 yards, and 100 touchdowns. At the time he also ranked fifth in career combined net yardage with 19,682 yards.

ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS All-Pro: 1988KR (PFWA, SN, PW); 1997 (SN)

All-Pro Second Team: 1997 (AP)

All-AFC: 1988KR (PW); 1991PR (PW); 1993 (UPI, PW); 1994 (PW); 1995 (UPI, PW); 1997 (PW)

All-AFC Second Team: 1994 (UPI); 1996 (UPI)

PRO BOWLS(9) – 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000*, 2002

* Did not play

IN THE NFL RECORD BOOK(at time of his retirement following 2004 season)

• [1st] Most Combined Net Yards Gained, Rookie Season – 2,317

• [2nd] Most Receiving Yards, Career – 14,934 • [2nd] Most Fair Catches on Punts, Career – 162 • [2nd] Most Seasons, 1,000 or More Yards

Receiving – 9• [3rd] Most Pass Receptions, Career – 1,094• [Tied for 3rd] Most Seasons, 50 or More Pass

Receptions – 11• [Tied for 3rd] Most Consecutive Games with a

Pass Reception – 179 (1993-2004)• [Tied for 3rd] Most Receiving Touchdowns,

Career – 100

Tim Brown proved to be every-thing that the Los Angeles Raiders had hoped for after selecting the Heisman Trophy winner out of Notre Dame in the first round, sixth

overall, of the 1988 NFL Draft. Over the next 17 seasons, all but one year spent with the Raiders in Los Angeles and later Oakland, Brown developed into one of the greatest receivers of his era.

He managed to haul in 43 receptions and score 5 TDs as a rookie but it was as a kick return-er that he received accolades. Brown was named first-team All-Pro and to the Pro Bowl after leading the NFL in kickoff returns (41 for 1,098 yards, 26.8average, and 1 TD) and setting a rookie record for combined net yards.

Brown suffered a season-ending injury in the opener the following year. He returned in 1990 and was used mostly as a punt returner but also caught a combined 103 catches over the next three seasons. Then, in 1993, he had a breakout year as he registered 80 catches for 1,180 yards and 7 touchdowns. He followed that with back-to-back 89-catch seasons and recorded 90 receptions in 1996. All the while, he continued to be a produc-tive punt returner for the team.

T IM BROWN, CLASS OF 2015

WIDE RECEIVER/KICK RETURNER/PUNT RETURNER

1988-2003 LOS ANGELES/

OAKLAND RAIDERS, 2004 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Height: 6-0; Weight: 195College: Notre DamePro Career: 17 seasons, 255 gamesDrafted: 1st round (6th player overall) in 1988 by Los Angeles RaidersUniform Number: 81

Full Name: Timothy Donell BrownBirthdate: July 22, 1966Birthplace: Dallas, TexasHigh School: Woodrow Wilson (Dallas, TX)

Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jan. 31, 2015Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Aug. 8, 2015Other Members of the Class of 2015: Jerome Bettis, Charles Haley, Bill Polian, Junior Seau, Will Shields, Mick Tingelhoff, Ron Wolf

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PRO BOWL RECORDS• [2nd] Most Yards Receiving, Career – 408• [3rd] Most Yards Receiving, Game – 137 (1997)• [3rd] Longest Reception – 80 (from Mark Brunell,

Jax, 1997)

TEAM RECORDSRaiders records held by Brown

with Oakland)

• [1st] Most Seasons Active – 16• [1st] Most Games, Career – 240• [1st] Most Consecutive Seasons Active – 16• [1st] Most Touchdowns, Career – 104• [1st] Most Pass Receptions, Career – 1,070• [1st] Most Yards Receiving, Career – 14,734• [1st] Most Yards Receiving, Season – 1,408

(1997)• [1st] Most Receiving Touchdowns, Career – 99• [1st] Most Pass Receptions, Season – 104

(1997)• [1st] Most Pass Receptions, Game – 14 (vs.

Jacksonville, Dec. 21, 1997)• [1st] Most Punt Returns, Career – 320• [1st] Most Punt Return Yards, Career – 3,272• [Tied for 1st] Most Consecutive Games, 100 or

More Yards Receiving in a Game – 3 (1999)

CAREER STATISTICS

Year Team G No. Yards Avg. TD No. Yds. Avg. TD No. Yards Avg. TD

1988 L.A. Raiders 16 43 725 16.9 5 49 444 9.1 0 41 1098 26.8 1

1989 L.A. Raiders 1 1 8 8.0 0 4 43 10.8 0 3 63 21 0

1990 L.A. Raiders 16 18 265 14.7 3 34 295 8.7 0 - - - -

1991 L.A. Raiders 16 36 554 15.4 5 29 330 11.4 1 1 29 29 0

1992 L.A. Raiders 15 49 693 14.1 7 37 383 10.4 0 2 14 7 0

1993 L.A. Raiders 16 80 1180 14.8 7 40 465 11.6 1 - - - -

1994 L.A. Raiders 16 89 1309 14.7 9 40 487 12.2 0 - - - -

1995 Oakland 16 89 1342 15.1 10 36 364 10.1 0 - - - -

1996 Oakland 16 90 1104 12.3 9 32 272 8.5 0 1 24 24 0

1997 Oakland 16 104 1408 13.5 5 - - - - 1 7 7 0

1998 Oakland 16 81 1012 12.5 9 3 23 7.7 0 - - - -

1999 Oakland 16 90 1344 14.9 6 - - - - - - - -

2000 Oakland 16 76 1128 14.8 11 - - - - - - - -

2001 Oakland 16 91 1165 12.8 9 6 111 18.5 1 - - - -

2002 Oakland 16 81 930 11.5 2 10 55 5.5 0 - - - -

2003 Oakland 16 52 567 10.9 2 - - - - - - - -

2004 Tampa Bay 15 24 200 8.3 1 6 48 8.0 0 - - - -

Career Total 255 1094 14,934 13.7 100 326 3320 10.2 3 49 1235 25.2 1

Receiving Punt Returns Kick Returns

• [Tied for 1st] Most Punt Return Touchdowns, Career – 3

• [Tied for 1st] Most Punt Return Touchdowns, Game – 1 (at Cincinnati, Nov. 24, 1991; vs.Seattle, Dec. 12, 1993; vs. Kansas City, Dec. 9, 2001)

• [Tied for 1st] Most Kick Off Return Touchdowns, Season – 1 (1988)

• [Tied for 1st] Most Kick Off Return Touchdowns, Game – 1 (vs. San Diego, Sept.4, 1988)

• [2nd] Longest Punt Return – 88 (vs. Kansas City, Dec. 9, 2001)

• [Tied for 2nd] Most Kick Off Return Yards, Season – 1,098 (1988)

• [Tied for 2nd] Most Pass Receptions, Game – 12 (vs. Dallas, Nov. 19, 1995)

• [Tied for 2nd] Most Touchdown Receptions, Game – 3 (Aug. 31, 1997)

• [Tied for 2nd] Most Kick Off Return Touchdowns, Career – 1

• [Tied for 2nd] Most Kick Off Returns, Game – 7(vs. Seattle, Nov. 28, 1988)

• [3rd] Most Yards Receiving, Season – 1,344(1999)

• [3rd] Most Kick Off Return Yards, Game – 178(vs. Seattle, Nov. 28, 1988)

• [Tied for 3rd] Most Pass Receptions, Game – 11 (vs. Denver, Jan. 2, 1994; vs. San Diego, Sept. 22, 1996; vs. Kansas City, Sept 8, 1997; vs. N.Y. Jets, Oct. 24, 1999)

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POSTSEASON RECORDS• [1st] Longest Pass Reception – 86 (at Buffalo, Jan.

15, 1994) • [Tied for 1st] Most Pass Receptions, Game – 9 (vs.

Tennessee, Jan. 19, 2003)• [3rd] Most Yards Receiving, Career – 526

LEAGUE/TEAM STATISTICAL TITLESNFL Statistical Championships

Pass Receiving Titles: 1997Kickoff Return Title: 1988

AFC Statistical ChampionshipsPass Receiving Titles: 1997Pass Receiving Yardage Titles: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997Kickoff Return Title: 1988

Team Statistical ChampionshipsPass Receiving Titles: 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001Punt Return Titles: 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996Kickoff Return Title: 1988

All titles with Raiders

AWARDS AND HONORS• NFL All-Decade Team of 1990s

CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES1990 AFC – Buffalo Bills 51, Los Angeles Raiders 3Brown did not start at wide receiver but did play in the game. He had two receptions for 17 yards and one punt return for five yards.

2000 AFC – Baltimore Ravens 16, Oakland Raiders 3Brown started at wide receiver. He had five receptions for 48 yards.

2002 AFC – Oakland Raiders 41, Tennessee Titans 24

Year Team Record Div. Finish

1988 Los Angeles Raiders 7-9-0 (3rd)

1989 Los Angeles Raiders 8-8-0 (3rd)

1990 Los Angeles Raiders 12-4-0 (1st)

1991 Los Angeles Raiders 9-7-0 (3rd)

1992 Los Angeles Raiders 7-9-0 (4th)

1993 Los Angeles Raiders 10-6-0 (2nd)

1994 Los Angeles Raiders 9-7-0 (3rd)

1995 Oakland Raiders 8-8-0 (5th)

1996 Oakland Raiders 7-9-0 (4th)

1997 Oakland Raiders 4-12-0 (4th)

1998 Oakland Raiders 8-8-0 (2nd)

1999 Oakland Raiders 8-8-0 (4th)

2000 Oakland Raiders 12-4-0 (1st)

2001 Oakland Raiders 10-6-0 (1st)

2002 Oakland Raiders 11-5-0 (1st)

2003 Oakland Raiders 4-12-0 (3rd)

2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5-11-0 (4th)

Brown started at wide receiver. He had nine receptions for 73 yards and one fumble.

SUPER BOWLSSuper Bowl XXXVII – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21Brown started at wide receiver. He had one reception for nine yards and one fair catch on a punt return.

YEAR-BY-YEAR TEAM RECORDS

(Division Finish in Parentheses)

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Date Opponent Result Score No Yds Avg LG TD

Oct. 24, 1999 New York Jets W 24-23 11 190 17.3 45T 1

Dec. 5, 1993 @ Buffalo W 25-24 10 183 18.3 37 1

Jan. 2, 1994 Denver W 33-30 11 173 15.7 26 2

Oct. 8, 2000 @ San Francisco W 34-28 7 172 24.6 45 2

Dec. 21, 1997 Jacksonville L 9-20 14 164 11.7 20 0

Nov. 2, 1997 @ Carolina L 14-38 10 163 16.3 41 0

Nov. 19, 1995 Dallas L 21-34 12 161 13.4 25 1

Aug. 31, 1997 @ Tennessee L 21-24 8 158 19.8 59T 3

Oct. 1, 1995 @ New York Jets W 47-10 8 156 19.5 66T 2

Oct. 31, 1993 San Diego L 23-30 5 156 31.2 71T 2

Sept. 8, 1997 Kansas City L 27-28 11 155 14.1 26 0

Sept. 21, 1997 @ New York Jets L 22-23 10 153 15.3 29T 1

Dec. 3, 1995 Kansas City L 23-29 10 150 15.0 30 1

Oct. 14, 2001 @ Indianapolis W 23-18 7 145 20.7 38 0

Oct. 27, 2002 @ Kansas City L 10-20 13 144 11.1 25 0

Oct. 8, 1995 Seattle W 34-14 5 143 28.6 80T 1

Dec. 26, 1998 Kansas City L 24-31 10 140 14.0 27 1

Sept. 18, 1994 @ Denver W 48-16 7 136 19.4 43T 1

Sept. 9, 2001 @ Kansas City W 27-24 8 133 16.6 33T 1

Nov. 20, 1994 New Orleans W 24-19 8 132 16.5 43 2

Oct. 23, 1994 Atlanta W 30-17 8 130 16.3 31T 2

Sept. 13, 1998 New York Giants W 20-17 6 127 21.2 49 1

Dec. 24, 1995 Denver L 28-31 8 127 15.9 48T 2

Nov. 4, 1996 Denver L 21-22 8 126 15.8 42T 1

Nov. 30, 1997 Miami L 16-34 8 125 15.6 36 1

Jan. 2, 2000 @ Kansas City W 41-38 6 122 20.3 42 0

Nov. 13, 2000 @ Denver L 24-27 10 122 12.2 22T 1

Sept. 26, 1999 Chicago W 24-17 9 121 13.4 20T 1

Sept. 22, 1996 San Diego L 34-40 11 120 10.9 24 2

Nov. 14, 1999 San Diego W 28-9 7 117 16.7 43 0

Nov. 25, 2001 @ New York Giants W 28-10 6 117 19.5 46T 2

Oct. 18, 1993 @ Denver W 23-20 6 116 19.3 45 0

Oct. 7, 2001 Dallas W 28-21 7 114 16.3 29 0

Nov. 28, 1988 @ Seattle L 27-35 4 114 28.5 49T 1

Oct. 31, 1999 Miami L 9-16 7 113 16.1 32 0

Sept. 28, 2003 San Diego W 34-31 6 110 18.3 36T 1

Dec. 26, 1999 @ San Diego L 20-23 3 109 36.3 47 0

Dec. 18, 1994 @ Seattle W 17-16 4 107 26.8 77T 1

Oct. 26, 1997 @ Seattle L 34-45 7 107 15.3 24 0

Dec. 8, 1991 Buffalo L 27-30 2 106 53.0 78T 1

Sept. 13, 1992 @ Cincinnati L 21-24 6 104 17.3 33T 1

Dec. 6, 1998 Miami L 17-27 9 104 11.6 27 2

Dec. 17, 1995 @ Seattle L 10-44 3 102 34.0 80T 1

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TIM BROWNS’S 100-YARD RECEIVING PERFORMANCES

Games: 43Results: 20-23 (all 100-yard games occured with Raiders)

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MEDIA GUIDE EXCERPT2004 Oakland Raiders Media Guide

biography

DOES NOT INCLUDE BROWN’S FINAL SEASON (2004)

PRO: One of the most productive receivers in NFL his-tory...Had a consecutive starting streak of 175 games end (12/14/03) against Baltimore…Enters 2004 having played in 240 league games with 198 starts since being drafted by the Raiders in the first round of the 1988 draft…Only Raider to score on pass reception, rush, kickoff return and punt return...Begins 2004 season having caught at least one pass in 173 straight games, second-longest streak among active NFL players (Jerry Rice)...Last game without catch was on October 3, 1993 vs. Kansas City...Holds Raider career records in catches (1,070), receiving yards (14,734), all-purpose yards (19,434), punt returns (320), punt return yardage (3,272) and receiving touchdowns (99)...Currently the third all-time leading receiver in receptions with 1,070 (Jerry Rice and Cris Carter)...Ranks second all-time in NFL history with 14,734 receiving yards (Jerry Rice)...Tied for fourth all-time in touchdown receptions with 99 (Don Hutson)...Ranks fifth all-time in all-purpose yards (19,434) and tenth all-time in total yards from scrimmage (14,924)…

2003: Started at WR in 15 games, missing the start against BAL (12/14) as the offense began the first series at the Ravens one yard line…Caught 52 passes for 567 yards, both ranking second on the team…Caught two touchdown passes tying Jerry Rice for first on the team…(9/7) @ TN: Started at WR catching five passes for 64 yards with a long of 25, a touchdown, the 98th of his career…(9/14) vs.CIN: Started at WR and caught one pass for seven yards…(9/22) @ DEN: Started at WR catching one pass for 11 yards…(9/28) vs. SD: Started at WR and caught six passes for 110 yards with a long of 36, a touchdown, the 99th of his career…(10/5) @ CHI: Started at WR and caught three passes for 43 yards with a long of 21…(10/12) @ CLE: Started at WR and caught two passes for 14 yards with a long of eight…(10/20) vs. KC: Started at WR and caught four passes for 42 yards with a long of 15…(11/2) @ DET: Started at WR and caught six passes for 49 yards with a long of 11…(11/9) vs. NYJ: Started at WR catching three passes for 33 yards with a long of 16…(11/16) vs. MIN: Started at WR catching one pass for 25 yards…(11/23) @ KC: Started at WR and tied for a team-high seven catches for 50 yards with a long of 22…(11/30) vs. DEN: Started at WR and caught one pass for 22 yards…(12/7) @ PIT: Started at WR catching a team-high three passes for 19 yards with a long of nine…(12/14) vs. BAL: Played at WR and tied for a team-high four passes for 41 yards with a long of 15…(12/22) vs.GB: Started at WR catching four passes for 30 yards with a long of 10…(12/28) @ SD: Started at WR catching one pass for seven yards…

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2002: Became the Raiders all-time leader in games played (224) passing Gene Upshaw (217) and Jim Otto (210)...Started all 16 league games at WR...Caught 81 pass-es for 930 yards, both third-best on the team with a long of 45 yards...Had two touchdown catches on the season rais-ing his career total to 97, ranking first in Raiders history and fifth in NFL history...Averaged 11.5 yards per catch to rank fourth on the squad...Rushed six times for 19 yards with a long of nine yards to average 3.2 per attempt...Returned10 punts for 55 yards with a long of 11 on the year adding to his Raider career record totals in punt returns (320) and return yardage (3,272)...Had one 100-yard game at Kansas City (10/27) catching a team season-high 13 passes for 144 yards...Member of an offense that ranked first in the NFL in total offense (6,237), passing offense (4,475), total yards per game (389.8), passing net yards per game (279.7), total first downs (366) and first downs per game (22.9)...Ranked second in the AFC and NFL in points per game (28.1) and sixth in the AFC in rushing yards per carry (4.3)...(9/8) vs. SEA: Started at WR finishing second on the team with four receptions for 46 yards with a long of 20 and one touchdown, the first Raider score of the sea-son…(9/15) @ PIT: Started at WR catching seven passes for 64 yards with a long of 14…(9/29) vs. TN: Started at WR catching six passes for 90 yards with a long of 41 a touchdown…On his fourth reception, passed Andre Reed to move into third place all-time in receptions at 952 and finished the game at 954…(10/6) @ BUF: Started at WR making four catches for 55 yards with a long of 21…(10/13) @ STL: Started at WR having three receptions for 40 yards with a long of 22…(10/20) vs. SD: Started at WR catching six passes for 83 yards with a long of 45, a team-long…Returned one punt for nine yards…(10/27) @ KC: Started at WR finishing with 13 receptions, the second-highest in a single game in his career for a team-high 144 yards with a long of 25…Returned two punts for no yards…(11/3) vs.SF: Started at WR catching one pass for 10 yards…(11/11) @ DEN: Started at WR and caught six passes for 42 yards with a long of 19 yards…Handled the punt return duties making two fair catches…(11/17) vs. NE: Started at WR and caught five passes for a team-high 71 yards with a long of 29…Returned one punt for six yards…(11/24) @ AZ: Started at WR and caught four passes for 32 yards with a long of 12…Returned one punt for 11 yards and had four fair catches…Ran the ball one time for three yards…(12/2) vs. NYJ: Started at WR and caught eight passes for 90 yards…On his fourth reception of the night, caught the 1,000th pass of his career, a six-yarder from Rich Gannon in the third quarter…Became only the third player in NFL history to accomplish this feat (Jerry Rice and Cris Carter)…Had a long catch of 20 yards also running the ball once for nine yards…(12/8) @ SD: Started at WR and caught three passes for 23 yards with a long of nine…Returned two punts for 15 yards with a long of 11 and two fair catches…(12/15) @ MIA: Started at WR catching three passes for 30 yards with a long of 16…Returned three punts for 14

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yards with a long of eight…(12/22) vs. DEN: Started at WR catching six passes for 79 yards with a long of 27…Also handled punt return duties…(12/28) vs. KC: Started at WR and caught two passes for a team-high 31 yards with a long of 20 another team-high...

Postseason: (1/12) vs. NYJ: Started at WR catching three passes for 52 yards, second-most on the team with a long of 27…(1/19) vs. TN: Started at WR caught a team-high nine passes for 73 yards with a long of 14...Super Bowl XXXVII (1/26) vs. TB: Started at WR and caught one pass for nine yards…Handled punt return duties on one punt...

2001: Became the all-time leader in Pro Bowl appearances as a Raider with ninth selection fol-lowing another spectacu-lar season...Became the Raiders all-time scoring leader in touchdowns reaching the 100 touch-down mark in 2001, the first Raider to accomplish this feat...His 100th career touchdown tied him with Hall of Famer Franco Harris for 12th place in NFL histo-ry...Started in all 16 league games at wide receiver ranking first on the team and seventh in the AFC in receptions with 91...The 91 receptions are the sec-ond-most in his career (104 in 1997)...Finished first on the team and fifth in the AFC in receiving yards with 1,165, the ninth consecu-tive year he has surpassed 1,000 receiving yards, sec-ond-best in NFL history (11 Jerry Rice 1986-96)...Tied with Jerry Rice for first on the team in receiving touchdowns with nine...Had a long reception of 46 while averaging 12.8 yards per catch...Returned punts for the first time since 1998 fielding six for 111 yards with a long of 88, a touchdown, the third of his career...The three punt returns for touchdowns tied him with Claude Gibson and George Atkinson for a franchise record...Averaged 18.5 yards per return, the best in his career...Carried the ball four times for 39 yards and a career-best 9.8 yards per attempt...Had a career-long 19 yard run...At KC: (9/9) in the sea-son-opener, caught a team-high eight passes for 133 yards and one touchdown...Against DAL: (10/7) he pulled in a team-high seven passes for 114 yards...The next week at IND: (10/14), caught a team-high seven passes for 145 yards, a season-high...Against DEN: (11/5) on Monday Night Football, reeled in a team-high and season-high nine

passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns...At the NYG: (11/25), caught a team-high six passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns...The following week, caught five passes for 63 yards and two touchdowns for his second-consecu-tive two-touchdown performance of the season and third overall on the season...Finished the season with four 100-plus yard games raising his career total to 41...Caught at least three passes in every game and five or more in twelve contests in 2001...Saw action at wide receiver in the Pro Bowl catching two passes for 41 yards, second on the AFC with a long of 30 yards...Returned two kickoffs for 54 yards with a long of 33... Started at wide receiver in AFC Wild

Card Game against NYJ: (1/12)...Tied for second on the team in receptions with three for 13 yards and one touchdown with a long of six yards...Ran the ball one time for six yards...Started at wide receiver in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game at NE: (1/19) pulling in a team-high five receptions for 42 yards with a long of 19...

2000: Surpassed the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the eighth straight sea-son, a feat only accom-plished by two other play-ers in NFL history...Led the team in receptions with 76 and receiving yardage with 1,128...Had a career-best 11 touchdown receptions ranking second in the AFC and seventh in the NFL while breaking his old mark of 10 touchdowns set in 1995...Finished third in the

AFC in average yards per reception (14.8)...Against IND: (9/10), caught a 26 yard pass to put him over 11,000 receiving yards for his career...In a contest against DEN: (9/17), caught two touchdown passes, the first tied him with Raiders Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff for the most receiving touchdowns in Silver and Black history with 76...On the second touchdown of the contest, became the Raiders all-time leader in touchdown receptions with 77...Best performance of the season was at SF: (10/8) snagging seven passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns, the sec-ond touchdown of the contest was a 31-yard strike from QB Rich Gannon for the win in overtime...In a contest at KC: (10/15) on his fourth of five receptions on the day, he topped the 800 reception mark for his career...Againstthe NYJ: (12/10), caught a team-high three receptions for 31 yards to bypass the 12,000-yard receiving mark for his career...Went over the 100-yard receiving mark twice

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during the season to bring his total to 37 career games of over 100-plus yards receiving a franchise record...Led the team in receptions in 13 contests and receiving yardage in 10 games...Started in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. MIA: (1/6) and tied for a team-high in receptions with two for 27 yards in the victory...Started in the AFC Championship Game and had team-highs in receptions with five and yardage with 48...

1999: Went over 1,000-yard receiving mark for seventh straight year...Recorded a team-high 90 receptions (T-4th in NFL) for 1,344 yards (5th in NFL) and six touchdowns to earn his eighth trip to the Pro Bowl...With the 1999 Pro Bowl selection, he tied Pro Football Hall of Famers Art Shell and Howie Long for the most All-Star game appearances in Silver and Black history with eight...Versus CHI: (9/26), snagged a touchdown pass from Rich Gannon to surpass 700 receptions in his career...In a contest vs. BUF: (10/16) with his third catch on the day, became the 16th player to surpass the 10,000-yard receiving mark in NFL history...Versus the NYJ: (10/24), amassed the most yardage of his career in a single game with 190 yards (5th best in Raider history) on 11 receptions with one touchdown catch of 45 yards...Was also named the AFC Player of The Week following contest vs. NYJ:...Recorded his 35th 100-yard receiving performances, a Raider record...Had six 100-yard performances in 1999...

1998: Went over 1,000-yard receiving mark for sixth straight year after recording 1,012 yards on 81 catches (10th-best in NFL)...Had 127 yards on six receptions against the NYG: (9/13), 104 yards on nine catches along with two touchdowns against MIA: (12/6) and 140 yards on season-high 10 catches vs. KC: (12/26)...Had not returned a punt since 1996 until returning three punts for 23 yards against MIA: (12/6)...

1997: Made sixth trip to the Pro Bowl after a record setting season...Had career high 104 receptions for 1,408 yards and five touchdowns while adding 19 yards rushing...Became Raiders all-time leading receiver, surpassing Hall of Famer and current wide receivers coach Fred Biletnikoff (589) and Raiders all-time total yardage record holder, breaking old mark of 12,803...Posted a Raiders single sea-son record with seven 100-yard plus receiving games and five 150+-yard receiving games, tying an NFL record...Only Raider to surpass 100 receptions in a season...Broke Art Powell’s single season total reception yardage record of 1,361 by accumulating 1,408 yards — a Raider record that stood since 1964...Tied for first in the NFL with 104 catches while placing second in the league with 1,408 receiving yards...Finished seventh in the AFC with 1,427 total yards from scrimmage...In season opener, credited with eight receptions for 158 yards including a career high three touchdown receptions, one of which was a 16-yard strike late in the fourth quarter that sent the game into over-time...His 158 yards receiving and three touchdowns were

both tops in the NFL on opening day...Caught 11 passes for 155 yards vs. KC: (9/8)...Also ran a reverse for 19 yards on two carries...Caught 10 passes for 153 yards including a 29-yard touchdown at NYJ: (9/21)...Credited with two receptions for 33 yards vs. DEN: (10/19)...Had key third down catch late in the fourth quarter allowing the Raiders to run out the clock...Recorded his fourth 150-yard receiv-ing game of the season after making a game-high 10 recep-tions for 163 yards at CAR: (11/2)...Became only the third Raider to top 8,000 receiving yards in his pro career, joining Fred Biletnikoff (8,974) and Cliff Branch (8,685)...Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after record-breaking game vs. JAX: (12/21)...Credited with 14 receptions for 164 yards...Became the Raiders all-time receptions leader sur-passing Fred Biletnikoff and broke Todd Christensen’s single season team record (95)...Broke the Raiders single game receiving record of 12 receptions, which he shared with Dave Casper...Broke Art Powell’s single season total recep-tion yardage record of 1,361 by accumulating 1,408 yards...

1996: Made fifth Pro Bowl appearance after setting NFL mark for number of punt returns with 301, surpassing Vai Sikahema’s old mark of 292...Ended season ranked fourth in NFL all-time in punt return yardage with 3,083 yards...Tied for second in AFC in receptions with 90 – a career high and most ever by a Raider receiver...Rankedseventh in the AFC in receiving yards with 1,104...Postedtwo 100-yard games: 120 on 11 catches on September 22 against SD: and 126 on eight catches vs. Denver (11/4), raising career total to 19, third most in Raider history...Had two touchdowns against Baltimore in season opener and vs. SD (9/22)...Longest catch was 46-yard touchdown vs. DEN: (11/4)...Also rushed six times for 35 yards against DET: (10/13)...In the AFC, his 1,139 combined yards was 13th-best, nine touchdowns 10th-best and 24 catches on third downs fifth-best...Ranked 10th in the AFC in punt returns with an 8.5-yard average...

1995: Topped AFC in receiving yards for third consec-utive year with career-high 1,342, second-most in team history...Topped Raiders and placed third in AFC in recep-tions with 89, which tied his career high and was most ever by a Raider wide receiver...Scored 10 touchdowns to raise total to 46 in eight year pro career to place sev-enth among all-time Raiders...Had six 100-yard receiving games in ‘95: 156 against NYJ, 143 vs. SEA, 161 against DAL, 150 vs. KC, 102 at SEA and 127 against DEN, tying team single season record...

1994: Pro Bowl starter for second straight year after topping AFC in receiving yards for second time with 1,309 yards, which at the time was second most in team histo-ry...Led Raiders and placed third in AFC with 89 catches...Had four 100-yard receiving games in ‘94: 136 on seven catches at DEN; 130 on eight receptions against Atlanta; 132 on eight catches during contest against NO and 107 yards on four catches, including 77-yard game-winning

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score at SEA...First on Raiders and second in AFC in touch-down receptions with nine, including two vs. both ATL and NO...Also led Raiders and ranked second in AFC in punt returns with 12.2-yard average on 40 attempts and 487 yards on punt returns was tops in the NFL...

1993: Pro Bowl starter at wide receiver after leading AFC with 1,180 receiving yards...Tied for fourth best in AFC with 80 receptions while 11.6-yard average on 40 punt returns placed third in AFC, fifth in NFL...Seventouchdowns scored tied for fourth best in AFC...Postedfour 100-yard receiving games...Had career-high 183 yards on 10 receptions and game-winning 29-yard touch-down vs. BUF in league contest and 156 yards on five catches, including career-high 71-yard score vs. SD...Also had 116 yards on six catches at DEN and 173 yards on career-high 11 receptions vs. DEN...Returned punt 74 yards for touchdown against SEA...In postseason action, caught three passes for 86 yards, including 65-yard touchdown in Wild Card contest against DEN and hauled in five passes for 127 yards with 86-yard touchdown reception in Divisional Playoffs vs. Buffalo...

1992: Led team in receiving, receiving yards and touchdowns with 49 catches for 693 yards for 14.1-yardaverage and seven touchdowns...Also led Raiders and placed fifth in AFC in punt returns with 10.4-yard average on 37 returns for 383 yards while playing in 15 league games with 12 starts...Had Raiders longest reception with a 68-yard touchdown catch against the NYG...Caught six passes for 104 yards, one touchdown at CIN and had eight catches for 88 yards and game-tying touchdown with seconds left during win at WAS...

1991: Named to second Pro Bowl as kick returner after sharing AFC lead in punt returns with 11.4-yard aver-age...Active for all 16 league games plus Wild Card con-test with one start at wide receiver against NO...Finishedthird on team in receptions with 36 for 554 yards and tied for team lead in touchdowns scored with five...Recordedfirst punt return for touchdown of pro career with 75-yard return against CIN...Best receiving game was two catches for 106 yards, including 78-yard touchdown reception against BUF...Scored two touchdowns receiving in regu-lar season finale against KC…

1990: Played in all 16 league games as third wide receiver and punt returner...Led team and ranked fourth in AFC in punt returns with 8.7-yard average on 34 returns for 295 yards...Also had 18 receptions for 265 yards and three scores...Tied for top mark in NFL in punts returned in single game with six against KC...

1989: Totaled one catch for eight yards, four punt returns for 43 yards and 10.8 average and three kickoff returns for 63 yards in league opener before sustaining season-ending injury...

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1988: Pro Bowl kick returner during rookie season...Led NFL in kickoff returns with average of 26.8 yards per return...Kickoff return yardage total of 1,098 yards also led the NFL...Led AFC in punt return yardage with 444...Raiders leading receiver with 43 catches with 725 recep-tion yards, most of any rookie receiver in AFC for 1988...Also caught five scoring passes for the league season...Played in all 16 league games, starting nine...Returnedkickoff 97 yards for a touchdown in his first NFL game against SD...Had 114 yards on just four receptions and a 49-yard touchdown catch at SEA...Broke Gale Sayers’ NFL record for most total yardage by rookie with 2,317 yards (725 on receptions, 50 yards rushing, 1,098 on kickoff returns and 444 on punt returns)...Raiders first round draft pick in 1988 (sixth player taken).

COLLEGE: Heisman Trophy winner in 1987 as senior at Notre Dame...Consensus All-America, UPI, The Sporting News College Player of the Year as a senior...Ranked sixth in 1987 with 167.9 all-purpose yards per game...Led team with 39 catches for 846 yards and 21.7-yard average...Returned three punts for touchdowns including two against Michigan State...Had career-high 294 all-purpose yards vs. Boston College...Broke school career records for receiving yards (2,493), kickoff return yards (1,613) and all-purpose yards (5,024)...Also rushed for 442 yards during college career...Consensus All-America as junior...Set school record with 1,937 all-purpose yards...Rankedthird in nation with 27.9-yard kickoff return average...Hadcareer high 184 yards receiving against Navy...Ran two kickoffs back for touchdowns...Caught 45 passes for 910 yards and five TDs...Had 252 all-purpose yards vs. USC...Leading receiver as sophomore...Played in Aloha, Cotton, Japan and Hula Bowls...Lettered one year in track as a sprinter...Sociology major.

STATISTICAL PLATEAUS: 100-yard receiving games: 1988 (1), 1991 (1), 1992 (1), 1993 (4), 1994 (4), 1995 (6), 1996 (2), 1997 (7), 1998 (3), 1999 (6), 2000 (2), 2001 (4), 2002 (1), 2003 (1): Total (43).

RECORDS: Holds NFL rookie-season record for most combined yards gained with 2,317 yards (1988).

HONORS: Played in Pro Bowl: 1988, 1991, 1993-97, 1999, 2001. Has appeared in a Raider-record nine Pro Bowls.

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When he walked away for the final time, Haley had amassed 100.5 sacks during his 169-game career. He was twice named NFC Defensive Player of the Year (1990 and 1994), voted to five Pro Bowls and named All-Pro two times, once as a linebacker and once as a defensive end.

He played in six NFC championship games over a seven-season period. He started at left outside linebacker for the 49ers in the 1988, 1989, and 1990 games and at right defensive end for the Cowboys in the conference championships in 1992, 1993, and 1994. He was inactive for the Cowboys’ victory in the 1995 NFC Championship Game.

Haley was a member of 10 division champi-onship teams during his 12-season NFL career. His final season marked the only year he played on a team with a losing record. Prior to that, the fewest number of wins in a season any 49ers and Cowboys team recorded with Haley on the roster was 10.

ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS All-Pro: 1990 LB (AP, PFWA, NEA, PW); 1994 DE

(AP, PFWA, SN)

All-NFC: 1988 LB (UPI); 1990 LB (UPI, PW); 1994 DE

(UPI, PW)

All-NFC Second Team: 1995 DE (UPI)

PRO BOWLS(5) – 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996

IN THE NFL RECORD BOOK

• [3rd] Most sacks, Rookie Season 12.0 (1986)

Super Bowl Records• [1st] Most Game, Winning Team – 5• [1st] Most Sacks, Career – 4.5• [Tied for 2nd] Most Games Played – 5• [Tied for 2nd] Most Sacks, Game – 2 (Super

Bowl XXIII)

Post Season Records• [3rd] Most Sacks, Career – 11.0

TEAM RECORDS49ers records held by Haley(Records through the 1999 season, Haley’s final season with

• [3rd] Most Sacks, Career – 66.5

Postseason Records• [3rd] Most Sacks, Career – 7.5

Cowboys records held by Haley

Charles Haley joined the San Francisco 49ers in 1986 as the team’s fourth round draft pick. He devel-oped into one of the NFL’s most dev-astating pass rushers during a career

split between the 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys.He is the only player in NFL history to win five

Super Bowls. Haley was a member of two 49ers’ championship teams (Super Bowls XXIII and XXIV) before his trade to Dallas. He earned three more Super Bowl rings during his first four seasons with the Cowboys.

Haley began his NFL career at linebacker and led San Francisco in sacks in each of his first six seasons. He recorded four double-digit sack totals with the 49ers including 12 sacks as a rookie and a career-high and NFC-leading 16 sacks in 1990.

He was moved to defensive end after his trade to Dallas and continued to excel at pressuring the quarterback. He added two more double-digit sack seasons in 1994 and 1995. Haley then suffered a serious back injury in 1996 that limited him to just five games. He retired after undergoing surgery.

However, after a two-year hiatus, Haley resigned with the 49ers as a backup defensive end for two playoff games in 1998. He came back to play one final season in 1999 and added three sacks to his career total.

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DEFENSIVE END/LINEBACKER

1986-1991, 1999 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, 1992-96 DALLAS

COWBOYSHeight: 6-5; Weight: 242College: James MadisonPro Career: 12 seasons, 169 gamesDrafted: 4th round (96th player overall) in 1986 by San FranciscoUniform Number: 94 (95 - San Francisco, 1998)

Full Name: Charles Lewis HaleyBirthdate: January 6, 1964Birthplace: Gladys, VirginiaHigh School: William Campbell (Naruna, VA)

Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jan. 31, 2015Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Aug. 8, 2015Other Members of the Class of 2015: Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Bill Polian, Junior Seau, Will Shields, Mick Tingelhoff, Ron Wolf

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LEAGUE/TEAM STATISTICAL TITLESNFC Statistical Championships• Sack Titles: 1990

Team Statistical Championships• Sack Titles: 1986S, 1987S, 1988S, 1989S,

1990S, 1991S, 1994, 1995S San Fransisco 49ers, All other titles with the Dallas

Cowboys

AWARDS AND HONORS• 1990 NFC Defensive Player of the Year • 1994 NFC Defensive Player of the Year

CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES1988 NFC – San Francisco 49ers 28, Chicago Bears 3Haley started at left outside linebacker. He had five tackles and one fumble recovery.

1989 NFC – San Francisco 49ers 30, Los Angeles Rams 3Haley started at left outside linebacker.

1990 NFC – New York Giants 15, San Francisco 49ers 13Haley started at left outside linebacker. He had three tackles and one sack.

1992 NFC – Dallas Cowboys 30, San Francisco 49ers 20Haley started at right defensive end. He had one tackle and one pass defensed.

1993 NFC – Dallas Cowboys 38, San Francisco 49ers 21Haley started at right defensive end. He had two tackles and one assist, one sack, one pass defensed and one forced fumble.

1994 NFC – San Francisco 49ers 38, Dallas Cowboys 28Haley started at right defensive end. He had two tackles.

1995 NFC – Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27Haley was not active for this game.

SUPER BOWLSSuper Bowl XXIII – San Francisco 49ers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 16Haley started at left outside linebacker. He had six tackles, two sacks and one tackle on special teams.

Super Bowl XXIV – San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10Haley started at left outside linebacker. He had one tackle and two passes defensed in the game.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year Team G No.1986 San Francisco 16 12.01987 San Francisco 12 6.51988 San Francisco 16 11.51989 San Francisco 16 10.51990 San Francisco 16 16.01991 San Francisco 14 7.01992 Dallas 15 6.01993 Dallas 14 4.01994 Dallas 16 12.51995 Dallas 13 10.51996 Dallas 5 1.01998 San Francisco Postseason only1999 San Francisco 16 3.0

Career Total 169 100.5

Sacks

Super Bowl XXVII – Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17Haley started at right defensive end. He had five tackles, one sack and one forced fumble.

Super Bowl XXVIII – Dallas Cowboys 30, Buffalo Bills 13Haley started at right defensive end. He had two tackles, two assists and registered half a sack.

Super Bowl XXX – Dallas Cowboys 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 17Haley started at right defensive end. He recorded three tackles, one assist and one sack.

Sacks

Year Team Record Div. Finish

1986 San Francisco 49ers 10-5-1 (1st)

1987 San Francisco 49ers 13-2-0 (1st)

1988 San Francisco 49ers 10-6-0 (1st)

1989 San Francisco 49ers 14-2-0 (1st)

1990 San Francisco 49ers 14-2-0 (1st)

1991 San Francisco 49ers 10-6-0 (3rd)

1992 Dallas Cowboys 13-3-0 (1st)

1993 Dallas Cowboys 12-4-0 (1st)

1994 Dallas Cowboys 12-4-0 (1st)

1995 Dallas Cowboys 12-4-0 (1st)

1996 Dallas Cowboys 10-6-0 (1st)

1998 San Francisco 49ers 12-4-0 (2nd)*

1999 San Francisco 49ers 4-12-0 (4th)

(Division Finish in Parentheses)

* Haley played in the postseason only

YEAR-BY-YEAR TEAM RECORDS

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MEDIA GUIDE EXCERPT1999 San Francisco 49ers Media Guide biography

DOES NOT INCLUDE HALEY’S FINAL SEASON (1999)

CAREER: One of the most gifted pass rushers of all time re-joins the 49rers ...As a member of the 49ers and later the Dallas Cowboys, Haley became the only player in NFL history to win five Super Bowl Championships…A four-time PRO BOWLER Haley enters 1999 with 97.0career sacks…Returned to 49ers in 1998 postseason after missing previous two years… Retired in 1996 following back surgery... Had 58 tackles and 11 sacks in postsea-son career...Has registered 10-or-more sacks six times during his career.

ACQUIRED: Signed by 49ers (7-21-99) as free agent...Signed by 49ers (1-2-99) as free agent ...Originally selected in fourth round (No. 96 overall) by 49ers in 1986 NFL draft...Traded to Dallas (1992) and spent four seasons with Cowboys before retiring (back) in 1996 season.1998: (With San Francisco) Joined 49ers for two postseason games...After being away from football for over two years, had immediate impact on 49ers’ defense...Appeared as reserve defen-sive end and recorded two tackles, three quar-terback pressures and one pass defensed...His pres-sure on QB Brett Favre in third-quarter resulted in 17-yard interception return by LB Lee Woodall…Appeared as reserve defensive end vs. Atlanta (1-9) in NFC Divisional Playoff Game and deflected one pass that was intercepted by DT Junior Bryant.

1998: (With San Francisco) Joined 49ers for two postseason games...After being away from football for over two years, had immediate impact on 49ers’ defense...Appeared as reserve defensive end and recorded two tackles, three quarterback pressures and one pass defensed...His pressure on QB Brett Favre in third-quarter resulted in 17-yard interception return by LB Lee Woodall…Appeared as reserve defensive end vs.Atlanta (1-9) in NFC Divisional Playoff Game and deflect-ed one pass that was intercepted by DT Junior Bryant.

1997: Did not play/retired.

1996: (With Dallas) Appeared in five games before retiring with back injury...Played in Weeks 1, 2, 3, 9, and 10...Recorded seven tackles and one sack in his five games.

1995: (With Dallas) Posted 35 tackles and 10.5sacks...Missed five games after suffering disc injury vs.Washington (12-3) and having surgery (12-6)...Returned to play in Super Bowl XXX...Recorded five tackles, one sack and three quarterback pressures in 27-17 win over Steelers to earn fifth Super Bowl ring... His 10.5 sacks marked sixth time in career he has recorded double-dig-it sacks.

1994: (With Dallas) Returned from offseason back surgery (microscopic lumbar discectomy) to record 68 tackles and 12.5 sacks...Paced Cowboys with 52 QB pressures...Earned First Team All-Pro honors and fourth career PRO BOWL invitation ...Recorded CAREER-HIGH four sacks vs. Pittsburgh (9-4)...Recorded three sacks and five tackles vs. Philadelphia (12-4)...Had six tack-

les, one sack and nine QB pressures in Thanksgiving Day victory over Green Bay (11-24).

1993: (With Dallas) Appeared in 14 games and finished with 41 tack-les, 4.0 sacks, two passes defensed and three forced fumbles...Recorded two sacks against 49ers (10-17)...Recorded first inter-ception since rookie season against Green Bay (1-9-94) in NFC Divisional Playoff Game…Picked up fourth Super Bowl ring with vic-tory against Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII.

1992: (With Dallas) Acquired by Dallas (8-27-92) in trade with 49ers...Played 13 games and appeared in 15...Missed Phoenix game (11-22) with groin injury...Recorded 39 tackles. Six

sacks and 42 QB pressures...Recorded six tackles in Super Bowl XXXII win over Buffalo Bills (1-31-93).

1991: (With San Francisco) Earned PRO BOWL hon-ors after recording 53 tackles seven sacks six passes defensed and two forced fumbles...Recorded season high seven tackles against Minnesota (9-15)...Posted seven tackles and three sacks at Philadelphia (10-27)...Missed Phoenix game (11-17) with hamstring injury.

1990: (With San Francisco) Led NFC and finished third in NFL with CAREER-HIGH 16.0 sacks...Earned sec-ond career PRO BOWL honor...Recorded 11 tackles, two sacks, one forced fumble and one pass defensed against Houston (10-7)... Recorded four multiple sack games on season...Finished season with 58 tackles and nine passes defensed.

1989: (With San Francisco) Recorded 57 tackles and 10.5 sacks... Posted 11 tackles, three sacks and forced fumble against Jets (10-29) ...Returned fumble for touchdown against Atlanta (11-12)...Had four tackles including one sack vs. Green Bay (11-19).

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1988: (With San Francisco) Totaled 69 tackles and 11.5 sacks in 16 games...Made first start at left outside linebacker at New Orleans (9-4) and recorded five tack-les and one sack…Posted six tackles and three sacks at Chicago (10-24)…Named NFC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF MONTH (October)...Had six tackles and two sacks vs.Cincinnati (1-22-89) in Super Bowl XXIII...Earned first career PRO BOWL nomination.

1987: (With San Francisco) Led team with six sacks...Finished with 25 tackles... Played in 12 games and made two starts...Had two tackles and one sack in NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Minnesota (1-9-88).

1986: (With San Francisco) Led team in sacks with 12 as rookie...12 sacks were second in NFL…for rookies (Leslie O’Neal, 12.5)...Also recorded 59 tackles, three passes defensed and four forced fumbles.

COLLEGE: Earned Division II All-America honors as senior at James Madison...Never missed a game as four-year starter at linebacker... Finished career with 506 total tackles, 17 sacks and three interceptions.

CHARLES HALEY SACKS BY GAME• Games with sack – 71• Multi-sack games – 24• Record When Haley recorded a sack – 59-12

• Record when Haley recorded more than one sack 22-2

Year Team G

Sept. 14, 1986 at Los Angeles Rams (L, 13-16) 1.0

Sept. 21, 1986 New Orleans Saints (W, 26-17) 2.0

Oct. 5, 1986 Indianpolis Colts (W, 35-14) 1.0

Oct. 12, 1986 Minnesota Vikings (L, 24-27) 1.0

Oct. 26, 1986 at Green Bay Packers (W, 31-17) 1.0

Nov. 2, 1986 at New Orleans Saints (L, 10-23) 1.0

Nov. 17, 1986 at Washington Redskins (L, 6-14) 1.0

Nov. 23, 1986 Atlanta Falcons (W, 20-0) 3.0

Dec. 19, 1986 Los Angeles Rams (W, 24-14) 1.0

Sept. 13, 1987 at Pittsburgh Steelers (L, 17-30) 1.0

Sept. 20, 1987 at Cincinnati Bengals (W, 27-26) 1.0

Nov. 8, 1987 Houston Oilers (W, 27-20) 0.5

Nov. 29, 1987 Cleveland Browns (W, 38-24) 1.0

Dec. 6, 1987 at Green Bay Packers (W, 23-12) 2.0

Dec. 14, 1987 Chicago Bears (W, 41-0) 1.0

Sept. 4, 1988 at New Orleans Saints (W, 34-33) 1.0

Sept. 11, 1988 at New York Giants (W, 20-17) 1.0

Sept. 25, 1988 at Seattle Seahawks (W, 38-7) 2.0

Oct. 2, 1988 Detroit Lions (W, 20-13) 1.0

Oct. 9, 1988 Denver Broncos (L, 13-16) 2.0

Oct. 24, 1988 at Chicago Bears (L, 9-10) 3.0

Oct. 30, 1988 Minnesota Vikings (W, 24-21) 0.5

Dec. 4, 1988 at Atlanta Falcons (W, 13-3) 1.0

Sept. 17, 1989 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (W, 20-16) 1.0

Sept. 24, 1989 at Philadelphia Eagles (W, 38-28) 1.5

Oct. 8, 1989 at New Orleans Saints (W, 24-20) 1.0

Oct. 15, 1989 at Dallas Cowboys (W, 31-14) 1.0

Oct. 29, 1989 at New York Jets (W, 23-10) 3.0

Nov. 19, 1989 Green Bay Packers (L, 17-21) 1.0

Dec. 3, 1989 at Atlanta Falcons (W, 23-10) 1.0

Dec. 24, 1989 Chicago Bears (W, 26-0) 1.0

Sept. 10, 1990 at New Orleans Saints (W, 13-12) 1.0

Sept. 23, 1990 Atlanta Falcons (W, 19-13) 2.0

Oct. 7, 1990 at Houston Oilers (W, 24-21) 2.0

Oct. 14, 1990 at Atlanta Falcons (W, 45-35) 1.0

Oct. 21, 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers (W, 27-7) 2.0

Oct. 28, 1990 Cleveland Browns (W, 20-17) 1.0

Nov. , 4, 1990 at Green Bay Packers (W, 24-20) 1.0

Nov. 18, 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (W, 31-7) 2.0

Dec. 3, 1990 New York Giants (W, 7-3) 1.0

Dec. 9, 1990 at Cincinnati Bengals (W, 20-17) 1.0

Dec. 17, 1990 at Los Angeles Rams (W, 26-10) 1.0

Dec. 30, 1990 at Minnesota Vikings (W, 20-17) 1.0

Sept. 2, 1991 at New York Giants (L, 14-16) 1.0

Sept. 8, 1991 San Diego Chargers (W, 34-14) 1.0

Oct. 27, 1991 at Philadelphia Eagles (W, 23-7) 3.0

Dec. 14, 1991 Kansas City Chiefs (W, 28-14) 1.0

Dec. 23, 1991 Chicago Bears (W, 52-14) 1.0

Sept. 7, 1992 Washington Redskins (W, 23-10) 1.0

Nov. 1, 1992 Philadelphia Eagles (W, 20-10) 1.0

Dec. 6, 1992 at Denver Broncos (W, 31-27) 2.0

Dec. 21, 1992 at Atlanta Falcons (W, 41-17) 2.0

Oct. 17, 1993 San Francisco 49ers (W, 26-17) 2.0

Oct. 31, 1993 at Philadelphia Eagles (W, 23-10) 1.0

Dec. 12, 1993 at Minnesota Vikings (W, 37-20) 1.0

Sept. 4, 1994 at Pittsburgh Steelers (W, 26-9) 4.0

Sept. 11, 1994 Houston Oilers (W, 20-17) 1.5

Nov. 20, 1994 Washington Redskins (W, 31-7) 1.0

Nov. 24, 1994 Green Bay Packers (W, 42-31) 1.0

Dec. 4, 1994 at Philadelphia Eagles (W, 31-19) 3.0

Dec. 10, 1994 Cleveland Browns (L, 14-19) 1.0

Dec. 24, 1994 at New York Giants (L, 10-15) 1.0

Sept. 10, 1995 Denver Broncos (W, 31-21) 2.0

Sept. 17, 1995 at Minnesota Vikings (W, 23-17) 2.0

Oct. 15, 1995 at San Diego Chargers (W, 23-9) 2.5

Oct. 29, 1995 at Atlanta Falcons (W, 28-13) 2.0

Nov. 6, 1995 Philadelphia Eagles (W, 34-12) 1.0

Nov. 12, 1995 San Francisco 49ers (L, 20-38) 1.0

Sept. 8, 1996 New York Giants (W, 27-0) 1.0

Sept. 27, 1999 at Arizona Cardinals (W, 24-10) 2.0

Dec. 12, 1999 Atlanta Falcons (W, 26-7) 1.0

San Francisco 49ers 66.5

Dallas Cowboys 34.0

CAREER TOTAL: 100.5

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In 1998, Polian moved on to the Indianapolis Colts where he served as President/General Manager through 2011. During his tenure, the Colts experienced great success that included eight division crowns and two Super Bowl appearance highlighted by a victory in Super Bowl XLI. With Polian at the helm, the Colts advanced to the post-season 11 times during a 12-season span and post-ed 10 or wins in each of those playoff years.

Not counting start-up seasons and his final year, Polian’s teams combined for a .625 regular season winning percentage. In all, Polian led the Bills to the AFC championship four times, the Panthers once, and the Colts three times.

In 2009, he came the only administrator ever to be named the NFL’s Executive of the Year by The Sporting News six times.

CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS1988 Buffalo Bills(AFC Eastern Division champions)

1989 Buffalo Bills(AFC Eastern Division champions)

1990 Buffalo Bills(AFC Eastern Division, AFC champions)

1991 Buffalo Bills (AFC Eastern Division, AFC champions)

1992 Buffalo Bills (AFC champions)

1996 Carolina Panthers (NFC Western Division champions)

1999 Indianapolis Colts (AFC Eastern Division champions)

2003 Indianapolis Colts(AFC South Division champions)

2004 Indianapolis Colts(AFC South Division champions)

2005 Indianapolis Colts (AFC South Division champions)

2006 Indianapolis Colts (AFC South Division, AFC, Super Bowl XLI champions)

2007 Indianapolis Colts (AFC South Division champions)

2009 Indianapolis Colts (AFC South Division, AFC champions)

2010 Indianapolis Colts(AFC South Division champions)

Bill Polian spent 32 seasons in the National Football League during which time he earned the reputuation of rebuilding franchises into dominant playoff teams. He is most noted for

turning the fortunes of three different teams that included a combined five Super Bowl appearances by the Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts.

Polian, who began in the NFL as a scout for the Kansas City Chiefs from (1978-1982), took over as the general manager of the Bills in 1984. He built Buffalo into a powerhouse and led the team to four straight AFC Eastern Division titles from 1988 to 1991 including back-to-back 13-3 records in 1990 and 1991. The Bills also earned three straight Super Bowl berths after winning the AFC championship in 1990-92.

He worked in the NFL office in 1993 and 1994 as the league’s Vice President of Football Development before taking on general manager duties of the expansion Carolina Panthers. Under his leadership, Carolina advanced to the NFC championship in just his second season. The ’96 Panthers won the NFC Western Division with a 12-4 mark and knocked off the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game before falling to the Packers in the NFC championship.

B ILL POL IAN , CLASS OF 2015

CONTRIBUTOR

1978-1982 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, 1984-

1992 BUFFALO BILLS, 1993-94 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE,

1995-97 CAROLINA PANTHERS, 1998-2011 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

College: New York University

Full Name: William Patrick Polian, Jr.Birthdate: December 8, 1942Birthplace: Bronx, New YorkHigh School: Mount Saint Michael (Bronx, NY)

Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jan. 31, 2015Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Aug. 8, 2015Other Members of the Class of 2015: Tim Brown, Tim Brown, Charles Haley, Junior Seau, Will Shields, Mick Tingelhoff, Ron Wolf

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CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES1988 AFC – Cincinnati Bengals 21, Buffalo Bills 101990 AFC – Buffalo Bills 51, Los Angeles Raiders 31991 AFC – Buffalo Bills 10, Denver Broncos 71992 AFC – Buffalo Bills 29, Miami Dolphins 101996 NFC – Green Bay Packers 30, Carolina Panthers 132003 AFC – New England Patriots 24, Indianapolis Colts 142006 AFC – Indianapolis Colts 38, New England Patriots 342009 AFC – Indianapolis Colts 30, New York Jets 17

Year Team Record Div. Finish

1978 Kansas City Chiefs 4-12-0 (5th)

1979 Kansas City Chiefs 7-9-0 (5th)

1980 Kansas City Chiefs 8-8-0 (3rd)

1981 Kansas City Chiefs 9-7-0 (3rd)

1982 Kansas City Chiefs 3-6-0 (11th*)

1984 2-14-0 (5th)

1985 2-14-0 (5th)

1986 4-12-0 (4th)

1987 7-8-0 (4th)

1988 12-4-0 (1st)

1989 9-7-0 (1st)

1990 13-3-0 (1st)

1991 13-3-0 (1st)

1992 11-5-0 (2nd)

1995 Carolina Panthers 7-9-0 (4th)

1996 Carolina Panthers 12-4-0 (1st)

1997 Carolina Panthers 7-9-0 (2nd)

1998 Indianapolis Colts 3-13-0 (5th)

1999 Indianapolis Colts 13-3-0 (1st)

2000 Indianapolis Colts 10-6-0 (2nd)

2001 Indianapolis Colts 6-10-0 (4th)

2002 Indianapolis Colts 10-6-0 (2nd)

2003 Indianapolis Colts 12-4-0 (1st)

2004 Indianapolis Colts 12-4-0 (1st)

2005 Indianapolis Colts 14-2-0 (1st)

2006 Indianapolis Colts 12-4-0 (1st)

2007 Indianapolis Colts 13-3-0 (1st)

2008 Indianapolis Colts 12-4-0 (2nd)

2009 Indianapolis Colts 14-2-0 (1st)

2010 Indianapolis Colts 10-6-0 (1st)

2011 Indianapolis Colts 2-14-0 (4th)

YEAR-BY-YEAR TEAM RECORDS

(Division Finish in Parentheses)

MEDIA GUIDE EXCERPT2011 Indianapolis Colts Media Guide

biography

DOES NOT INCLUDE POLIAN’S FINAL SEASON (2011)

In his 14th season in Indianapolis, Bill Polian serves as Vice Chairman of the Colts. Polian joined the club in 1998, and he has guided the franchise through a remarkable period of success. Polian oversees all football and administrative aspects of the Colts. His football blueprint has established a period of achieve-ment that ranks among the best accomplished in the NFL’s 91 seasons.

Since Polian’s arrival, no team has had more playoff appearances than the Colts. The Colts are the only team to make the playoffs 11 times in the last 12 seasons, reaching the divisional, conference or league title round in six of the past eight years and to the Super Bowl twice since 2006. In 2010, the club tied the NFL record with a ninth consecutive playoff appearance and the Colts are the only team with 10+ victories and playoff berths annually since the 2002 realignment. Since 1999, the club has a 138-54 (.719) mark, the NFL’s winningest regular-season team by four games over its nearest competitor.

The Colts have won eight division titles (1999, 2003-07, 09-10) during Polian’s tenure. The Colts (four times) join New England (three) and Chicago and San Francisco (twice) as the only franchises with 50+ regular-season victories in a four-year span. From 2000-09, the Colts (115-45) set the NFL mark for most wins in a decade. The club’s nine playoff berths tied the NFL record of Dallas in the 1970s. The club also earned 23 consecutive regu lar-season victories during 2008-09, the NFL record.

The 2010 Colts battled through injuries to post a ninth straight season with 10+ victories, the NFL’s sec-ond- longest streak. From 2003-09, Indianapolis set NFL marks with seven consecutive seasons with 11+ (6, Dallas,1976-81) and 12+ victories (4, Dallas, 1992-

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SUPER BOWLSSuper Bowl XXV – New York Giants 20, Buffalo Bills 19Super Bowl XXVI – Washington Redskins 37,Buffalo Bills 24Super Bowl XXVII – Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17Super Bowl XLI – Indianapolis Colts 29, Chicago Bears 17Super Bowl XLIV – New Orleans Saints 31,Indianapolis Colts 17

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Marlin Jackson and Jerraud Powers, OT-Ryan Diem, OGs-Jake Scott, Mike Pollak, Jamey Richard and TE-Dallas Clark, among others. Polian found key free agents in C-Jeff Saturday, K-Mike Vanderjagt, RB-Dominic Rhodes, LB-Gary Brackett and DBs- Melvin Bullitt and Jacob Lacey. Manning, James, Addai, Clark, WR-Marvin Harrison, Wayne, Freeney, Mathis, Vanderjagt, OT-Tarik Glenn, Saturday, LB-Cato June, Bethea and Sanders reached the Pro Bowl during Polian’s tenure.

Polian was a pro scout for Kansas City in 1978. He worked five years there before moving to Winnipeg as personnel director. He helped build a team that won two CFL titles. He served as personnel director with Chicago of the USFL in 1984. Polian joined Buffalo in 1984 as pro personnel director and was promoted to general manager on December 30, 1985. Polian pre-sented former Buffalo Head Coach Marv Levy at his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction in 2001.

Polian served as Vice President of Football Development for the NFL in 1993. He helped formulate and implement the NFL’s current Collective Bargaining Agreement. Long active in NFL affairs, Polian serves as a member of the Competition Committee, Diversity Committee, Management Council Senior Executive Committee and is Chairman of the College Relations Committee.

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95). From 2004-09, Indianapolis was the only team to win seven or more consecutive regular-season games in six straight seasons, closing that span by becoming just the third team to open a season with 14 victories and winning the AFC Championship, 30-17 over the New York Jets.

In 2006, the Colts captured a fourth World Championship with a 29-17 victory over Chicago in Super Bowl XLI. It was the club’s first title appear-ance in 36 years. That same character, resilience and commitment propelled the club to Super Bowl XLIV against New Orleans, capping one of the NFL’s top decades of accomplishment by any franchise.

In 2002, Polian oversaw the hiring of Tony Dungy.Together they forged seven consecutive playoff teams, and Dungy became the winningest Colts head coach. Polian led the hiring of Jim Caldwell in 2009.Caldwell became the first NFL coach to win his first 14 games and the fifth rookie head coach to reach the Super Bowl. Caldwell is one of four head coaches ever to produce 24+ regular-season victories and a Super Bowl berth in a career- opening two-year span.

Polian and pro football success are synonymous.In 23 seasons as a general manager or president with Indianapolis, Carolina and Buffalo, his teams have made 17 playoff, eight championship game and five Super Bowl appearances, while winning a World Championship. Polian’s Buffalo teams made the Super Bowl three times and returned again the year after his departure. He built Carolina into the winningest expansion franchise in sports history, reaching the NFC Championship game in year two. He helped build Grey Cup title teams with two CFL fran-chises (Montreal and Winnipeg).

Polian’s teams have earned a combined regu-lar-season record of 238-145. Discounting the start-up seasons of 1985-86 at Buffalo, 1995 at Carolina and 1998 in Indianapolis, his mark is 222-97, a .696winning percentage. Polian has been part of 13 11+-victory seasons and has won a division crown at every stop. From 2003-09, his teams had 81 victories in 100 regular-season games, tying the highest 100-game NFL victory total.

Polian’s record is unique among NFL adminis-trators. In a 2009 vote of his peers, Polian became the first six- time winner of the Executive of the Year award from The Sporting News. Polian eclipsed a tie with the late George Young. Polian, Young and the late Jim Finks are the only multiple recipients of the award.

A keen judge of talent, Polian’s expertise has transformed the Colts. His draft classes have yielded QB-Peyton Manning, RBs-Edgerrin James and Joseph Addai, WRs-Reggie Wayne, Anthony Gonzalez, Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie, DEs-Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis, DBs-Bob Sanders, Antoine Bethea,

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four assists and one pass defensed in the confer-ence championship win. Then, despite falling to the 49ers in the Super Bowl, Seau had a strong showing and finished with 9 solo tackles, 2 assist-ed tackles and sacked Steve Young once for a loss of four yards. Later in his career, Seau played in the 2007 AFC championship game and Super Bowl XLII while a member of the New England Patriots.

In all, Seau played 268 career games with the Chargers (1990-2002), Miami Dolphins (2004-05), and Patriots (2007-09). He recorded 10 or more tackles in a regular season game 64 times amassed 56.5 career sacks and intercepted 18 passes which he returned for 238 yards. He also recovered a fumble for a touchdown and had two pass receptions during his career. Seau led the Chargers in sacks twice (1996 and 1997) and was the club’s top tackler eight times.

He was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1992 by UPI and Football Digest and was the Chargers Most Valuable Player six times.

Seau was also named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s.

ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS 1991 (NEA); 1992 (AP, PFWA, SN,

NEA); 1993 (AP, PFWA, SN); 1994 (AP, PFWA, SN); 1995 (PFWA, SN); 1996 (AP, SN); 1998 (AP, PFWA); 2000 (AP, PFWA, SN)

1995 (AP); 1997 (AP); 1999 (AP)

PRO BOWLS(12) – 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003*

*Did not play

IN THE NFL RECORD BOOK(at time of his retirement following 2009 season)

Pro Bowl Records• [Tied for 1st] Most Interceptions Returned for Touchdown, Game – 1 (1993) • [Tied for 2nd] Most Games Played, Career – 11

TEAM RECORDSChargers records held by Seau(Records through the 2002 season, Seau’s final season with

• [Tied for 1st] Most Games, Career – 200 • [3rd] Most Seasons, Career – 13

Junior Seau began his pro career in 1990 after being selected as the fifth player overall in that year’s draft by the San Diego Chargers.Over the next 20 seasons, he exem-plified perseverance, leadership,

and a level of excellence that made him one of the finest linebackers to have ever played in the National Football League.

Seau started 15 games in his rookie cam-paign and finished as the team’s second-leading tackler. The following season, he earned league-wide acclaim when he was named All-Pro for the first of six straight seasons. Seau was named All-Pro two more times (1998 and 2000). An intense competitor and team leader, Seau was also voted to 12 Pro Bowls.

In 1994, he led the Chargers to their first and only Super Bowl appearance. He played an integral role San Diego’s success that season as the team finished 11-5 and won the AFC Western Division.He recorded 155 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, forced a fumble and had three passes defensed to pace the Chargers that season. Seau registered 10 or more tackles in a game 10 times that year (eight in the regular season and two in postseason). In the playoffs, Seau led the Chargers as they knocked off the Miami Dolphins in the division playoffs before defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers, 17-13, in the AFC championship to earn a trip to Super Bowl XXIX. Seau recorded 12 tackles,

JUNIOR SEAU , CLASS OF 2015

LINEBACKER

1990-2002 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS, 2003-05 MIAMI DOLPHINS,

2006-09 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Height: 6-3; Weight: 250College: Southern CaliforniaPro Career: 20 seasons, 268 gamesDrafted: 1st round (5th player overall) of 1990 draft by the San Diego ChargersUniform Number: 55

Full Name: Tiaina Seau, Jr.Birthdate: January 19, 1969Birthplace: San Diego, CaliforniaDied: May 2, 2012 at Oceanside, CaliforniaHigh School: Oceanside (CA)

Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jan. 31, 2015Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Aug. 8, 2015Other Members of the Class of 2015: Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley, BillPolian, Will Shields, Mick Tingelhoff, Ron Wolf

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Postseason Records• [Tied for 2nd] Most Interceptions, Game – 1

(vs. Indianapolis, Dec. 31, 1995)• [Tied for 3rd] Most Interceptions, Career – 1

LEAGUE/TEAM STATISTICAL TITLES Team Statistical Championships• Sack Titles: 1996, 1997• Tackle Titles: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,

1996, 1998, 1999

AWARDS AND HONORS• NFL All-Decade Team of 1990s• 1992 NFL Defensive Player of the Year (UPI,

Football Digest)• 1993 Chargers Most Valuable Player • 1994 Walter Payton/NFL Man of the Year • 1994 AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 1)• 1996 AFC Defensive Player of the Week

(Weeks 5, 10)• 1997 Chargers Most Valuable Player• 1997 Chargers Most Inspirational Player • 1998 Chargers Most Valuable Player • 1998 Chargers Defensive Player of the Year • 1998 NFL Defensive Player of the Year

(Football Digest)• 1999 Chargers Most Valuable Player • 1999 Chargers Defensive Player of the Year • 2000 Chargers Most Valuable Player • 2001 Chargers Most Valuable Player • 2002 Chargers Most Inspirational Player • 2002 AFC Defensive Player of the Month

(September)• 2003 Don Shula Leadership Award• 2004 Don Shula Leadership Award

CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES1994 AFC – San Diego Chargers 17, Pittsburgh Steelers 13Seau started at inside linebacker. He had 12 tack-les, four assists and one pass defensed.

2006 AFC – Indianapolis Colts 38, New England Patriots 34Seau was not active for this game.

2007 AFC – New England Patriots 21, San Diego Chargers 12Seau started at inside linebacker. He had three tackles, three assists one sack and two quarter-back hurries.

SUPER BOWLSSuper Bowl XXIX – San Francisco 49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26Seau started at inside linebacker. He had ninetackles, two assists and one sack.

Super Bowl XLII – New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14Seau played at inside linebacker. He had two tackles in the game.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year Team G No. No. Yds. TD

1990 San Diego 16 1.0 -- -- --

1991 San Diego 16 7.0 -- -- --

1992 San Diego 15 4.5 2 51 0

1993 San Diego 16 0.0 2 58 0

1994 San Diego 16 5.5 -- -- --

1995 San Diego 16 2.0 2 5 0

1996 San Diego 15 7.0 2 18 0

1997 San Diego 15 7.0 2 33 0

1998 San Diego 16 3.5 -- -- --

1999 San Diego 14 3.5 1 16 0

2000 San Diego 16 3.5 2 2 0

2001 San Diego 16 1.0 1 2 0

2002 San Diego 13 1.5 1 25 0

2003 Miami 15 3.0 -- -- --

2004 Miami 8 1.0 -- -- --

2005 Miami 7 1.0 -- -- --

2006 New England 11 1.0 -- -- --

2007 New England 16 3.5 3 28 0

2008 New England 4 0.0 -- -- --

2009 New England 7 0.0 -- -- --Career Total 268 56.5 18 238 0

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JUNIOR SEAU’S 10-TACKLE PERFORMANCES

Date Opponent Result Score TotalTackles

SoloTackles Assists Sacks

Oct. 6, 1991 L.A. Raiders W 21-13 11 7 4 0.0

Oct. 13, 1991 at L.A. Rams L 24-30 12 10 2 1.0

Dec. 15, 1991 Miami W 38-30 10 1 9 0.0

Dec. 22, 1991 Denver L 14-17 10 8 2 1.0

Oct. 25, 1992 Denver W 24-21 10 8 2 0.0

Nov. 22, 1992 Tampa Bay W 29-14 10 5 5 1.0

Dec. 27, 1992 at Seattle W 31-14 10 8 2 0.0

Nov. 21, 1993 at San Diego L 7-12 13 11 2 0.0

Dec. 12, 1993 Green Bay L 13-20 13 12 1 0.0

Dec. 19, 1993 at Kansas City L 24-28 11 9 2 0.0

Jan. 2, 1994 at Tampa Bay W 32-17 10 10 0 0.0

Sept. 4, 1994 at Denver W 37-34 14 10 4 1.5

Sept. 18, 1994 at Seattle W 24-10 10 6 4 1.0

Oct. 9, 1994 Kansas City W 20-6 12 10 2 0.0

Oct. 16, 1994 at New Orleans W 36-22 13 11 2 0.0

Oct. 23, 1994 Denver L 15-20 19 16 3 1.0

Nov. 20, 1994 at New England L 17-23 11 7 4 0.0

Dec. 5, 1994 L.A. Raiders L 17-24 11 10 1 0.0

Dec. 18, 1994 at N.Y. Jets W 21-6 11 9 2 0.0

Jan. 15 1995* at Pittsburgh W 17-13 16 12 4 0.0

Jan. 29, 1995* vs. San Francisco L 26-49 11 9 2 0.0

Sept. 17, 1995 at Philadelphia W 27-21 12 12 0 0.0

Sept. 24, 1995 Denver W 17-6 11 10 1 0.0

Nov. 19, 1995 at Denver L 27-30 12 10 2 0.0

Dec. 3, 1995 Cleveland W 31-13 10 8 2 0.0

Dec. 23, 1995 at N.Y. Giants W 27-17 13 11 2 0.0

Dec. 31, 1995* Indianapolis L 20-35 11 9 2 0.0

Sept. 15, 1996 at Green Bay L 10-42 12 10 2 0.0

Sept. 29, 1996 Kansas City W 22-19 12 9 3 1.0

Oct. 21, 1996 Oakland L 14-23 11 9 2 0.0

Nov. 17, 1996 Tampa Bay L 15-25 15 9 6 0.0

Dec. 1, 1996 New England L 7-45 14 14 0 0.0

Dec. 8, 1996 at Pittsburgh L 3-16 14 10 4 0.0

Dec. 14, 1996 at Chicago L 14-27 14 11 3 2.0

Sept. 7, 1997 at New Orleans W 20-6 11 9 2 1.0

Nov. 16, 1997 Oakland L 13-38 10 9 1 0.0

Nov. 23, 1997 at San Francisco L 10-17 13 11 2 1.0

Sept. 27, 1998 N.Y. Giants L 16-34 12 12 0 0.0

Oct. 18, 1998 Philadelphia W 13-10 10 6 4 0.5

Dec. 27, 1998 at Arizona L 13-16 10 6 4 0.0

Oct. 3, 1999 Kansas City W 21-14 10 8 2 0.0

Oct. 10, 1999 at Detroit W 20-10 12 7 5 2.0

Oct. 17, 1999 Seattle W 13-10 11 8 3 0.0

Nov. 14, 1999 at Oakland L 9-28 12 11 1 0.0

Sept. 10, 2000 New Orleans L 27-28 15 15 0 0.0

Oct. 15, 2000 at Buffalo L 24-27 12 10 2 0.0

Dec. 10, 2000 at Baltimore L 3-24 16 13 3 0.0

Nov. 25, 2001 Arizona L 17-20 10 10 0 0.0

Nov. 17, 2002 San Francisco W 20-17 10 4 6 0.0

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Dec. 15, 2002 at Buffalo L 13-20 10 5 5 0.5

Oct. 5, 2003 at N.Y. Giants W 23-10 16 11 5 0.0

Oct. 19, 2003 New England L 13-19 12 7 5 0.0

Nov. 2, 2003 Indianapolis L 17-23 11 8 3 0.0

Nov. 23, 2003 Washington W 24-23 10 6 4 0.0

Dec. 7, 2003 at New England L 0-12 13 5 8 0.0

Sept. 19, 2004 at Cincinnati L 13-16 10 6 4 0.0

Sept. 26, 2004 Pittsburgh L 3-13 10 7 3 0.0

Oct. 3, 2004 N.Y. Jets L 9-17 10 6 4 0.0

Oct. 10, 2004 at New England L 10-24 10 7 3 0.0

Oct. 17, 2004 at Buffalo L 13-20 12 6 6 0.0

Sept. 19, 2005 N.Y. Jets L 7-17 15 11 4 1.0

Sept. 24, 2006 Denver L 7-17 11 2 9 0.0

Nov. 5, 2006 Indianapolis L 20-27 11 7 4 1.0

Nov. 12, 2006 N.Y. Jets L 14-17 15 10 5 0.0

Dec. 28, 2008 at Buffalo W 13-0 10 4 6 0.0

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MEDIA GUIDE EXCERPTCareer biography provided by

the San Diego Chargers

EXTRA POINTSThe Junior Seau Foundation is one of the largest and

most successful foundations established by a profession-al athlete, ranking 13th among such foundations accord-ing to a 2007 Wall Street Journal report.

Junior received a Community Service Award from President Bush at the White House in 2005.

Junior owns Seau’s The Restaurant, which is one of the most popular restaurants and sports bars in San Diego.

CAREER TRANSACTIONSJunior Seau was signed by the New England Patriots

as a free agent on August 18, 2006 … Originally selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft … Traded to the Miami Dolphins on April 16, 2003 in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2004 NFL Draft … Placed on injured reserve with a pectoral injury (11/03/04) … Placed on injured reserve with an Achilles injury (11/24/05) … Placed on injured reserve with an arm injury (11/27/06) … Re-signed by the Patriots (5/21/07) … Re-signed by the Patriots (12/5/08)…Re-signed by the Patriots (10/14/2009).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Seau enters the 2009 season having played in 260

career games with 243 starts for the San Diego Chargers (1990-2002), Miami Dolphins (2003-05) and New England Patriots (2006-08).

• Seau is entering his 20th NFL season in 2009 and his fourth season with the Patriots, having played in 31 games with 16 starts for New England from 2006-08.

• In his first two seasons with the Patriots (2006-07), Seau totaled 146 tackles (92 solo), 4.5 sacks, three intercep-tions and five passes defensed.

• In 2007, Seau served as a team captain for the Patriots and played in every regular-season and playoff game, starting the season’s final four regular-season games and two of three playoff contests at inside linebacker.

• Seau recorded 76 tackles (55 solo) in 2007, and made 3.5sacks to tie his highest sack total in 10 seasons.

• Seau’s three interceptions in 2007 were the highest total of his career.

• Seau was signed by the Patriots as a free agent on Aug.18, 2006 and played in the first 11 games of the 2006 season while making 10 starts. He recorded 70 tackles (37 solo) in 2006, a total that ranked fifth on the team.

• The 6-foot-3-inch, 248-pound linebacker has recorded 1,899 career tackles (1,452 solo), including 56.5 sacks for 353.5 yards, 18 interceptions for 238 yards, 98 passes defensed, 12 forced fumbles and 17 fumble recoveries, including one returned for a touchdown.

• Seau earned 12 consecutive Pro Bowl selections from 1992-2003 and was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s.

• He has been an Associated Press first team All-Pro selec-tion six times (1992-94, 1996, 1998, 2000) and has been a second-team All-Pro on two occasions (1995, 1999).

• In recognition of his off-the-field achievements, he was named the NFL’s Man of the Year in 1994.

• In his 13-year career with San Diego (1990-2002), Seau played in 200 games, tying him for first on the Chargers’ all-time list.

• He was selected as the Chargers’ Most Valuable Player a team-record six times and led the team in tackles in eight of his 13 seasons in San Diego.

• Seau has served as a team captain on four occasions – with the Chargers in 1994, 1995 and 1996 and with the Patriots in 2007.

• Seau missed only seven games over a 14-year span from 1990-2003.

• Seau’s streak of 12 straight Pro Bowl seasons is tied for the third longest such streak since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.

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• Seau’s 260 career games played rank as the second highest total by a linebacker in NFL history, trailing only Clay Matthews (278).

• Seau has recorded 10 or more tackles in a game 64 times.

• Seau is tied for first on San Diego’s all-time list for games played with 200.

• With the Dolphins, Seau was voted by his teammates as the winner of the Leadership Award in 2003 and 2004.

• Seau was the Chargers’ Defensive Player of the Year twice (1998-99).

• Seau was voted by his teammates as the Chargers’ Most Inspirational Player in 1997 and 2002

• Seau has been a first-team All-Pro selection by College & Pro Football Newsweekly twice (1992, 1994) and a second-team pick three times (1993, 1995, 1999).

• Seau has been a first-team All-Pro choice by the Pro Football Writers of America four times (1992-95).

• Seau was a first-team All-Pro selection by USA Today in 1996.

• Seau registered 47 sacks during his tenure with San Diego, third on the Chargers’ all-time list.

• Seau was selected by San Diego with the fifth overall pick of the 1990 NFL Draft. Of the 27 first-round draft choices that year, he is the only one currently active in the NFL.

SEASONAL REVIEWS: Played in seven contests after sign-

ing as a free agent on Oct. 14 … Saw his first action of the season in the Patriots’ 59-0 shutout victory over the Tennessee Titans (10/18). : Returned to NFL action, playing in reserve at inside linebacker as the Patriots tied the largest margin of victory by any team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger in a 59-0 shutout over the Titans … Registered his 18th career fumble recovery, pouncing on an Ahmad Hall fumble forced by Brandon McGowan in the fourth quarter … Stuffed Javon Ringer for no gain on a fourth-quarter rush. atBay (10/25): Played in reserve at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 35-7 win over the Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium … Tallied two tackles. : Suited up but did not play. at : Suited up but did not play. : Suited up but did not play. at : Inactive. at

: Returned to action, playing in a reserve role at inside linebacker … Tallied two solo tackles.

: Played in reserve at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 20-10 win over the Panthers … Teamed with Ty Warren to drop DeAngelo Williams for a 2-yard loss on a first-quarter carry … Made four tackles. at Buffalo (12/20): Played in reserve at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 17-10 win over the Bills … Teamed with MikeWright to stack up Marshawn Lynch for a 3-yard loss in the second quarter … Made three tackles.(12/27): Played in reserve at inside linebacker as the Patriots clinched the AFC East title with a 35-7 victory over the Jaguars … Made one solo tackle along with

one quarterback hit. at Houston (1/3): Played in reserve at inside linebacker, making two solo tackles at theTexans. 2009 Postseason (1/0/0/0): :Played in reserve at inside linebacker versus the Ravens … Tallied six tackles … Sniffed out a screen pass to Le’Ron McClain and dropped him in the backfield for a 4-yard loss in the second quarter.

2008 (4/2): Signed as a free agent on Dec. 5, 2008 after spending the first three quarters of the season out of football … Played in the season’s final four games while helping the Patriots to a 4-0 record in those contests, seeing significant action as a reserve in his first two contests and starting the last two games of the season … Recorded 29 tackles in his four games, a total that placed second on the Patriots in the month of December … Led the team in tackles with eight in the Patriots’ 47-7 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Dec.21 … Recorded a season-high 10 tackles in the Patriots’ 13-0 shutout win at Buffalo in the season finale … Was part of a Patriots defense that helped the team to a 4-0 record in December while allowing just 13.5 points per game during the month. at Seattle (12/7): Saw his first action of the season just two days after being signed as a free agent, playing in reserve at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 24-21 comeback victory over the Seahawks … Saw significant playing time after an injury to starter Tedy Bruschi early in the second quarter … Tallied five tackles (2 solo). at Oakland (12/14): Played in reserve at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 49-26 victory over the Raiders … Saw significant playing time after an injury to starter Gary Guyton in the second quarter … Credited with six solo tackles. : Started at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 47-7 victory over the Patriots … Tallied a team-leading eight tackles, including five solo tackles. at Buffalo (12/28): Started at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 13-0 victory over the Bills, their first shut-out since 2006 … Finished second on the team with 10 tackles … Teamed with Jarvis Green to stuff Xavier Omon for no gain on a third-down play in the first quarter, forcing the Bills to punt … Later in the first, stopped Fred Jackson for no gain.

2007 : Played in all 16 regular-season games while making four starts at inside linebacker in 2007… Was voted a defensive captain for the 2007 sea-son by his teammates… Started the final four games of the season and two of three playoff games … Passed Bill Romanowski for second place on the NFL list for career games played by a linebacker after playing in his 244th game on Sept. 23, 2007, in the Patriots’ 38-7 victory over the Buffalo Bills… Set a single-season career high for interceptions, picking off Tony Romo for his third inter-ception and helping to seal the Patriots’ 48-27 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 14… Tied for the team lead in tackles in the Patriots’ 20-10 win over the New York Jets on Dec. 16… Tied a single-game career high with two sacks against the New York Jets on Dec. 16… Participated in all 16 regular-season contests for the first time since

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the 2001 season… Established a single-season career high and finished tied for second on the team with three interceptions in 2007. : Played a reserve role at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 38-14 road victo-ry … Provided a lead block on Heath Evans’ 1-yard touch-down run as Seau lined up at fullback. :Tied with Ty Warren for team lead in tackles with six and tied with Rosevelt Colvin for the lead in solo tackles with five. : Tied a single-game career high with two interceptions against the Browns… Thwarted a Browns third-and-goal try from the Patriots’ 1-yard line in the first quarter after Seau had combined with Adalius Thomas to stuff the Browns’ Jason Wright on a goal-line stand, then picked off Derek Anderson in the back of the end zone on a pass that was deflected by teammate Asante Samuel… Grabbed a second pick after Mike Vrabel had knocked down Anderson on a pass intended for Wright in the second quarter … Recorded six tackles (4 solo). : Nabbed his third interception in two games and, in the process, set a career high for interceptions as he picked off a Tony Romo pass with 3:54 remaining in the fourth quarter to highlight a 48-27 Patriots’ victory. : Tallied his first sack of the season, dragging down Cleo Lemon for a 12-yard loss on the final play of Patriots’ commanding 49-28 victory over the Dolphins… Tallied four solo tackles. Buffalo (11/18): Played in a reserve role at inside linebacker… Notched three tackles (two solo) in the Patriots’ 56-10 rout of the Bills… Provided the lead block at fullback on Kyle Eckel’s 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

: Played in reserve at middle line-backer, registering two tackles (1 solo) in the Patriots’ 31-28 comeback win over the Eagles… Paved the way for a Patriots’ rushing touchdown for the second straight week, leading Heath Evans into the end zone from 1-yard out and giving the Patriots a 14-7 lead in the first quar-ter. Pittsburgh (12/9): Made his first start of the season at middle linebacker… Tied a single-game season high with six solo tackles in the Patriots’ 34-13 win over the Steelers. : Started at inside linebacker… Tied for the team lead with a season-high nine tackles (6 solo) in the Patriots’ 20-10 win over the Jets… Tied a career high with two sacks while registering two quarter-back hits… Dropped Chad Pennington for an 8-yard loss in the second quarter… Brought down Pennington for a second time on a 13-yard sack on the final play of the game… Made four tackles that resulted in a loss or no gain by the Jets’ offense. : Started at inside linebacker… Tallied five solo tackles, two quarterback hits and a half a sack in the Patriots’ 28-7 win over the Dolphins… : Started at inside lineback-er… Tied for the team lead with six tackles as the Patriots became the fourth team in NFL history to complete its regular-season undefeated in a 38-25 comeback victory over the Giants. : Started at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ divisional round playoff win over Jacksonville… Tied for the team lead with nine tack-les (4 solo) in the Patriots’ 31-20 win over the Jaguars… Combined with Adalius Thomas to drop Fred Taylor for a

3-yard loss in the first quarter. : Started at inside linebacker… Tied for the team lead with seven tackles in the Patriots’ 21-12 win over the Chargers in the AFC Championship Game… Recorded his first playoff sack since Super Bowl XXIX, taking down Philip Rivers on a 4-yard sack in the first quarter, helping to force a San Diego punt. : Played in a reserve role at inside linebacker in Super Bowl XLII… Made two solo tackles.

2006 (11/10): Started 10 of the first 11 games at inside linebacker before being placed on injured reserve on Nov. 27 … Recorded 70 tackles (37 solo), a total that ranked fifth on the team … Led the team in tackles twice and recorded a season-high 15 tackles in a game against the New York Jets on Nov. 12. Buffalo (9/10): Started at inside linebacker and finished second on the team with nine tackles (5 solo) … Teamed with Ty Warren to stuff Willis McGahee for a 1-yard loss on a rush in the fourth quarter. : Started at middle linebacker … Notched five tackles (3 solo). Denver (9/24): Started at inside linebacker and led the team with 11 tackles (2 solo) and a pass defensed … Knocked down a pass intended for Cecil Sapp in the second quarter. : Started at inside linebacker … Tallied five tackles (2 solo) and a quarterback hit. Buffalo (10/22): Made the start at inside linebacker and led the team with nine tackles (5 solo) … Stuffed Willis McGahee for a 1-yard loss on a rush off left guard in the first quarter … Teamed with Mike Vrabel to stuff Robert Royal for no gain on a tight end screen in the second quarter … Combined with Ty Warren to stonewall McGahee for no gain on a rush off right guard in the third quarter. : Started at inside linebacker … Recorded two solo tackles and a quarterback hit … Stonewalled Chester Taylor for a 1-yard loss on a rush off right tackle in the first quarter. Indianapolis (11/5): Started at inside linebacker … Finished second on the team with 11 tackles (7 solo), a sack and a quarterback hit … Blitzed up the middle and sacked Peyton Manning for a 9-yard loss in the second quarter. :Made the start at inside linebacker … Finished second on the team with 15 tackles (10 solo). :Started at inside linebacker and registered a solo tackle … Left the game with an arm injury in the second quarter.

2005 : Started five of the seven games in which he appeared before being placed on injured reserve with an Achilles injury (11/24) … At the time he was placed on injured reserve, he ranked fifth on the team with 43 tackles … Led the team in tackles once and finished second on the team on two occasions … Finished second on the team with eight tackles in the season opener against Denver (9/11) … Led the team with a season-high 15 tackles against the N.Y. Jets (9/18), including one sack, marking his 60th career game with a double-digit tackle total.

2004 : Started all eight games in which he played … Recorded 68 tackles, a sack, a fumble recov-

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ery and a pass defensed … Despite missing eight games, ranked eighth on the team in tackles … Sustained a torn right pectoral muscle in Monday night game at N.Y. Jets (11/1) … Was placed on injured reserve on November 3 and underwent surgery on November 5 … At the time of his injury, was averaging more than eight tackles per game while his tackle total was second on the squad … … Was voted by teammates as the winner of the Dolphins’ 2004 Don Shula Leadership Award, the second straight year he was bestowed with that honor … His lone sack of the season came in opener against Tennessee (9/11) when he also recovered a fumble … Was credited with 10 tackles apiece in games 2-5 before posting a season-best 12 stops at Buffalo (10/17).

2003 : Started all 15 games in which he played at weakside linebacker, was inactive for one, in his first season with the Dolphins … Finished second on the team with 133 tackles (81 solo) … Included in that total were three sacks, his most since he had 3.5 in 2000 … Of his tackle total, 12 resulted in lost yardage, the most on the team … It marked the ninth time in his career that he reached the 100-tackle mark … Recorded five double-digit tackle performances, including three when he led the team in tackles … . Was a key addition to a defense that allowed an average of only 90.8 yards rush-ing per game, fourth-fewest in the AFC and fifth in the NFL, as the Dolphins were the only team in the league not to permit an individual 100-yard rusher … Average per rush attempt yielded of 3.3 was second in the NFL in ’03 and was the best figure in Dolphins history … Following the season, was voted by his teammates as the winner of the 2003 Leadership Award … Registered a sea-son-high 16 tackles in 23-10 win at N.Y. Giants (10/5) as the Dolphins held the Giants to just 77 yards rushing and a 3.3 average per attempt … Tied for second on the team with nine tackles in Monday Night game again his former team, San Diego (10/27), in Tempe, Ariz., as the Dolphins limited the Chargers to 250 yards of total offense.

2002 : Started all 13 games at weakside linebacker … Was inactive for three contests with an ankle injury … Finished the year with 84 tackles, 1.5 sacks, one interception, seven passes defensed and one forced fumble … Was selected to 2002 AFC Pro Bowl squad for the 12th time in his career in his final season with the Chargers … Was chosen by teammates as the recipient of the Emil Karas Award as the team’s Most Inspirational Player … Was named AFC Co-Defensive Player of Month for September … Finished the month with 26 tackles, an interception, one sack and four pass-es defensed … Had his best overall game of the year in the season’s second week when he posted seven tackles, an interception, a sack and two passes defensed against Houston (9/15) … Established a season-high with 10 tackles against San Francisco (11/17) … Saw action in the 196th regular season game of his career against Miami (11/24), moving him past Doug Wilkerson into second on the Chargers’ all-time list for games played … In his final

game as a Charger, at Kansas City (12/22), was the 200th of his career, tying him with Russ Washington for the most regular season games played in Chargers history.

2001 : Started all 16 games at weakside linebacker … Was the team’s second-leading tackler with 96 stops … Added a sack, an interception, six passes defensed and two forced fumbles … Was voted to a Chargers team-record 11th consecutive Pro Bowl, as a reserve … Was named Chargers’ Most Valuable Player for fifth straight season … Led club with 11 tackles against Arizona (11/25) in the 182nd game of his career, as he moved past Dan Fouts into third on the team’s career list for games played.

2000 : Opened all 16 contests at weakside linebacker … Ranked second on the team in tackles (122), passes defensed (11) and intercep-tions (two) … Was sixth on the team with 3.5 sacks … His 11 passes defensed tied a career-high that he first set in 1993 … Earned his 10th consecutive Pro Bowl selection and his eighth as a starter … Also was named the team’s Most Valuable Player … Was selected as an Associated Press All-Pro and was chosen as the NFL Alumni Association’s Linebacker of Year … Was named to NFL’s All-Decade Team for 1990s and Chargers 40th Anniversary All-Time Team … Racked up a season-high 16 tackles against the Baltimore Ravens (12/10).

1999 : Started all 14 games in which he played at an inside linebacker spot … Was inac-tive for two games … Led team with 99 tackles, marking the eighth time in his career and the eighth time in the last nine seasons that he held this spot … Also had 3.5sacks, an interception, nine passes defensed, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble … Also saw action on offense at H-Back in short-yardage and goal-line situa-tions, catching two passes for eight yards … Earned his ninth consecutive Pro Bowl bid, as a reserve on the AFC squad … Was recognized as the team’s Most Valuable Player for the third straight year … Captured Defensive Player of Year (David Griggs Memorial Award) honors for second year in a row … Garnered second team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press and College & Pro Football Newsweekly … Led team in tackles in seven games and was tied for team lead on one other occasion … Recorded double-digit tackle totals in four contests … Opened the season at Cincinnati (9/13) by recording four tackles and forcing a fumble on a sack, which Gerald Dixon scooped up and returned 27 yards for touchdown … Set season highs with 12 tackles and two sacks in 20-10 win at Detroit (10/10) … His sack total in that game tied a career-high that he had attained on three previous occasions … Helped seal the Chargers’ 23-20 victory over Raiders (12/26) with team-high seven tackles, an interception and a sack … Caught first-career NFL pass, good for two yards from Jim Harbaugh against Chicago (11/21) … Also caught a six-yard pass from Harbaugh the following week at Minnesota (11/28).

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1998 : Started all 16 games at an inside linebacker spot … Led the team with 115 tackles, representing the seventh year in a row that he led the team in tackles … Also had 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and seven passes defensed … Named to his eighth consecutive Pro Bowl, his seventh as a starter … Voted by his teammates as Chargers’ Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of Year … National honors included All-Pro first team by Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly and The Sporting News … Also was named AFC Defensive Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio) and the Committee of 101 in Kansas City, Missouri … Led the Chargers in tackles in five games and tied for team lead three times … Tallied a season and team-high 12 tackles against the N.Y. Giants (9/27) and also led Chargers with 10 tackles in 13-10 win over Philadelphia (10/18).

1997 Started all 15 games in which he played at an inside linebacker spot … Was sec-ond on the club with 97 tackles … Tied a personal-high with seven sacks, a figure he first achieved the previous year … Also tied for team lead with two interceptions and added two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and six passes defensed … Was named to his seventh consecutive Pro Bowl, as a reserve … Was voted by his teammates as the team’s Most Valuable Player and Most Inspirational Player … Led team in tackles three times … Recorded 10 or more tackles in three games … Missed season-opener at New England (8/31) while recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery that he underwent on August 4 … Despite playing with broken big toe on his left foot, led team with nine tackles, to go along with his fourth sack of year and one forced fumble, as the Chargers held Raiders to 13 yards rushing in San Diego’s 25-10 win at Oakland (10/5) … The 13 yards rushing allowed was the second best defensive performance in team history … Led team with a season-high 13 tackles, in addition to his seventh sack of season, at San Francisco (11/23).

1996 : Opened all 15 games in which he played at an inside linebacker spot … Led team in both tackles (138) and sacks (7) … Also collected two interceptions, three fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and seven passes defensed … Was named to his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl, all as a starter … Was voted a defensive captain by his teammates … Earned All-Pro honors from the Associated Press, The Sporting News and Football Digest … Garnered All-AFC honors from Football News and United Press International … Led team in tackles on eight occasions … Posted double-digit tackle totals in seven contests … Was named AFC Defensive Player of Week after recording a team-high 12 tackles, two interceptions that both led to touchdowns, one sack and two passes defensed in the Chargers’ 22-19 win over Kansas City (9/29) … Both interceptions in the game came off Steve Bono passes … Selected as AFC Defensive Player of Week when he posted five tackles, a pair of

sacks, a pass defensed and one forced fumble in a 26-19 win at Indianapolis

(11/3) … Notched 14 tackles in three-consecutive games, against New England (12/1), at Pittsburgh (12/8) and at Chicago (12/14).

1995 : Started all 16 regular season games at an inside linebacker spot … Topped team’s tackle chart with 129 stops … Also compiled two sacks, a pair of interceptions, three fumble recover-ies, a forced fumble and eight passes defensed … Was voted to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl, all as a starter … Earned All-Pro honors from the Associated Press, Football Digest, The Sporting News and USA Today … Led team in tackles in seven of 17 games played, including playoffs … Registered 10 or more tackles in six games … Led the Chargers with 12 tackles (all solo) and scored his first career touchdown on a 29-yard fumble return in Chargers’ 27-17 win at Philadelphia (9/17) … With San Diego needing a win in season finale at N.Y.Giants (12/23) to secure a playoff berth, came up with his biggest game of the season by leading team with a season-high 13 tackles … Late in the game, he pressured Giants quarterback Dave Brown into throwing a pass that Shaun Gayle intercepted and returned 99 yards for a touchdown in 27-17 win … Led Chargers with 11 tackles and recorded first career postseason interception in the divisional playoffs against Indianapolis (12/31) when he picked off a Jim Harbaugh pass.

1994 : Started all 16 games and registered a career-high 155 tackles … Finished with 5.5sacks, three fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and three passes defensed … Was named to his fourth con-secutive Pro Bowl, all as a starter … Had eight regular season games and two postseason contests with 10 or more tackles … Led team in tackles in 14 of San Diego’s 19 games … Won numerous postseason awards as well, including the True Value Hardware NFL Man of Year and NFL’s Linebacker of Year by National Football League Players Association for the second straight season … Also was a first-team All-Pro selection by the Associated Press, College & Pro Football Newsweekly, Football Digest, Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America and The Sporting News … Earned first team All-AFC honors from Football News and United Press International … Played the second half of the regular season and all of the post-season with extremely painful pinched nerve in neck … Started all three playoff games and compiled 31 tackles, a sack and two passes defensed … Opened the season with a tremendous game, as he tallied 14 tackles while also hauling in game-ending loose ball, which slipped out of John Elway’s hand, to preserve the Chargers’ 37- 34 come-from-behind win at Denver (9/4) … Notched 10 tackles, a sack and pressured Seahawks quarterback Rick Mirer into throwing an interception which was returned by Stanley Richard for touchdown, in the Chargers’ 24-10 win at Seattle (9/18) … Turned in an outstanding effort in

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AFC Championship Game at Pittsburgh (1/15) as he col-lected 16 tackles in San Diego’s 17-13 win when Chargers held Steelers to 66 net rushing yards … Registered 11 tackles and a sack in Super Bowl XXIX vs. San Francisco (1/29/95) at Pro Player Stadium.

1993 Started all 16 games … Led team with 129 tackles, including 19 stops behind line of scrimmage, also a team-best … Was third on the squad with 11 passes defensed … Added a pair of interceptions, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble … Made his third consecutive trip to Pro Bowl - all as a starter - and was selected as the team’s co-Most Valuable Player … Also was chosen as the NFL Players Association’s Linebacker of Year … Was named to All-Pro teams by Associated Press, Football Digest, Pro Football Writers of America, The Sporting News, College & Pro Football Newsweekly and Sports Illustrated … Was selected to All-AFC team by United Press International and Football News … Was the Chargers’ Edge Man of Year recipient … Led team in tackles in 11 of 16 games on the season … Earned AFC Defensive Player of Week accolades for his performance against Houston (9/19) when he posted a team-high seven tackles, two passes defensed and two intercep-tions. Both of his interceptions led to Chargers touch-downs … Tallied a season-high 13 tackles against the L.A.Raiders (11/21) and Green Bay Packers (12/12).

1992 : Started all 15 games in which he played … Leader of a defense that ranked sec-ond in the AFC and fourth in the NFL, allowing an average of only 264.2 yards per game, including only 87.2 on the ground … Topped team’s tackle chart with 108 stops … Added 4.5 sacks, two interceptions, 10 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Was voted to start in his second straight Pro Bowl … Was voted NFL Defensive Player of Year by Football Digest, Football News and Newspaper Enterprise Association … Was selected as the AFC Defensive Player of Year by United Press International … Earned All-Pro recognition from Associated Press, Football Digest, The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly … Led Chargers in tackles in eight regular season games and one postseason contest … Notched first NFL interception in season opener against Kansas City (9/6) as he picked off a Dave Krieg pass. Also collected 1.5 sacks in the contest … Recorded a sea-son-high 11 tackles against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11/22) … Recorded 26 tackles in two playoff contests, including the divisional playoffs at Miami (1/10/93) when he set a career-high with 19 total stops.

1991 : Started all 16 games … Became Chargers’ top defensive playmaker, as he recorded a team-high 129 tackles, while finishing second on squad with seven sacks … Also defensed two passes … Was voted to his first career Pro Bowl, as he was chosen as a starter … Was the team’s leading tackler for nine games … Had five contests in which he hit double figures

in tackles, including a season-high 13 stops vs. L.A. Rams (10/13).

1990 : Started 15 of the 16 games in which he played as a rookie … Was the team’s second leading tackler with 85 total stops … Also had a sack and a pass defensed … Was a second alternate to the Pro Bowl … Was named to Football News’ all-rookie team … Topped team’s tackle chart three times over the course of the season … Notched a season-high 12 tackles, including the first sack of his career, in the regular season finale at the L.A. Raiders (12/30).

COLLEGELettered two years (1988-89) at USC … Was a unani-

mous first-team All-America choice in 1989 after record-ing 19 sacks and 27 tackles behind line of scrimmage … Posted six sacks in 1988 after sitting out the previous season under NCAA Proposition 48 rules … Majored in public administration.

PERSONALTiaina Baul Seau Jr. was born on January 19,1969

in San Diego, California … Has three children: daughter, Sydney Beau (1993); sons Jake Ryan (1995) and Hunter Tiaina (2000) … Graduated from Oceanside (Calif.) High School, where he played linebacker and tight end as senior … Also was the San Diego Section Basketball Player of Year and the Avocado League shot put cham-pion his senior year … Was a member of California’s All-Academic team with 3.6 grade point average … Started The Junior Seau Foundation in 1992 (website: www.juniorseau.org) … The Foundation’s mission is “To edu-cate and empower young people through the support of child abuse prevention, drug and alcohol awareness, rec-reational opportunities, anti-juvenile delinquency efforts and complimentary educational programs” … Funded two youth athletic fields in San Diego: the Junior Seau Sports Complex and the Junior Seau Foundation Field at Polinsky Children’s Center … Funded athletic court at Camp Hope for the San Diego Family Justice Center … Spokesman for San Diego City Schools breakfast program for disadvantaged children … His Foundation’s Scholars of Excellence Program (funded by the NFL) has awarded more than 200 scholarships to college-bound students … Among the honors Seau has received for his charitable endeavors include the True Value Hardware NFL Man of Year, (1994); National Boys and Girls Clubs Hall of Fame (1999); San Diego Hall of Champions Professional Star of the Year, (1992); Christian Okoye’s Humane Award (2004) … One of 100 most influential Asian Americans (1990s) by A Magazine … Opened SEAU’S The Restaurant in 1996, which consistently has been voted San Diego’s most popular sports themed restaurant … The fifth of six children … Born in San Diego, Junior and his fam-ily moved to American Samoa, and then returned to California prior to entering grade school … Did not speak English until age seven.

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1994Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

09/04 @Denver S 14 10 4 1.5 11.5 - - - - 1 W 37-34

09/11 Cincinnati S 6 6 0 - - - - 1 - - W 27-10

09/18 @Seattle S 10 6 4 1.0 5.0 - - - - - W 24-10

09/25 @L.A. Raiders S 8 6 2 2.0 5.0 - - - - - W 26-24

10/09 Kansas City S 12 10 2 - - - - - - - W 20-6

10/16 @New Orleans S 13 11 2 - - - - - 1 - W 36-22

10/23 Denver S 19 16 3 1.0 6.0 - - 1 - - L 15-20

10/30 Seattle S 9 6 3 - - - - - - - W 35-15

11/06 @Atlanta S 4 3 1 - - - - - - - L 9-10

11/13 @Kansas City S 9 7 2 - - - - - - - W 14-13

11/20 @New England S 11 7 4 - - - - - - - L 17-23

11/27 L.A. Rams S 4 4 0 - - - - - - - W 31-17

12/05 L.A. Raiders S 11 10 1 - - - - - - - L 17-24

12/11 San Francisco S 9 9 0 - - - - - - - L 15-38

12/18 @N.Y. Jets S 11 9 2 - - - - - - - W 21-6

12/24 Pittsburgh S 5 4 1 - - - - 1 - - W 37-34

TOTALS 16/16 155 124 31 5.5 27.5 0 0 3 1 1 11-5

01/08 Miami S 4 4 0 - - - - 1 - - W 22-21

01/15 @Pittsburgh S 16 12 4 - - - - 1 - - W 17-13

01/29 @San Francisco S 11 9 2 1.0 4.0 - - - - - L 26-49

1994 Postseason Totals 3/3 31 25 6 1.0 4.0 0 0 2 0 0 2-1

SEAU’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS SINCE 1994

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1995Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

09/03 @Oakland S 4 2 2 - - - - - - - L 7-17

09/10 Seattle S 4 2 2 - - - - 1 - - W 14-10

09/17 @Philadelphia S 12 12 0 - - - - - - 1 W 27-21

09/24 Denver S 11 10 1 - - - - 1 - - W 6-17

10/01 @Pittsburgh S 5 4 1 - - - - - 1 - L 16-31

10/09 @Kansas City S 9 8 1 - - - - 1 - - L 23-29

10/15 Dallas S 7 5 2 - - - - - - 1 L 9-23

10/22 @Seattle S 5 4 1 1.0 7.0 - - - - - W 35-25

11/05 Miami S 7 7 0 - - 1 3 1 - - L 14-24

11/12 Kansas City S 9 7 2 1.0 3.0 - - - - - L 7-22

11/19 @Denver S 12 10 2 - - 1 2 1 - - L 27-30

11/27 Oakland S 8 8 0 - - - - 1 - - W 12-6

12/03 Cleveland S 10 8 2 - - - - 1 - - W 31-13

12/09 Arizona S 5 5 0 - - - - - - - W 28-25

12/17 @Indianapolis S 8 8 0 - - - - - - - W 27-24

12/23 @N.Y. Giants S 13 11 2 - - - - 1 - 1 W 27-17

TOTALS 16/16 129 111 18 2.0 10.0 2 5 8 1 3 9-7

12/31 Indianapolis S 11 9 2 - - 1 0 2 - - L 20-35

1994 Postseason Totals 1/1 11 9 2 0.0 0.0 1 0 2 0 0 0-1

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1996Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

09/01 Seattle S 3 2 1 1.0 0.0 - - - - - W 29-7

09/08 Cincinnati S 5 4 1 - - - - - - 1 W 27-14

09/15 @Green Bay S 12 10 2 - - - - - - - L 10-42

09/22 @Oakland S 9 8 1 1.0 8.0 - - - - - W 40-34

09/29 Kansas City S 12 9 3 1.0 6.0 2 18 2 - - W 22-19

10/06 @Denver S 8 8 0 - - - - 1 - - L 17-28

10/21 Oakland S 11 9 2 - - - - - - - L 14-23

10/27 @Seattle Inactive L 13-32

11/03 @Indianapolis S 5 5 0 2.0 13.0 - - 1 1 - W 26-19

11/11 Detroit S 1 1 0 - - - - - - - W 27-21

11/17 Tampa Bay S 15 9 6 - - - - - - - L 17-25

11/24 @Kansas City S 7 5 2 - - - - - - - W 28-14

12/01 New England S 14 14 0 - - - - - - - L 7-45

12/08 @Pittsburgh S 14 10 4 - - - - - - - L 3-16

12/14 @Chicago S 14 11 3 2.0 14.0 - - - - - L 14-27

12/22 Denver S 8 5 3 - - - - 3 - 2 W 16-10

TOTALS 15/15 138 110 28 7.0 41.0 2 18 7 1 3 8-8

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1997Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

08/31 @New England Inactive L 7-41

09/07 @New Orleans S 11 9 2 1.0 5.0 - - - - 1 W 20-6

09/14 Carolina S 6 6 0 - - 1 26 1 - - L 7-26

09/21 @Seattle S 3 2 1 1.0 2.0 - - - - - L 22-26

09/28 Baltimore S 4 4 0 1.0 9.0 - - - - 1 W 21-17

10/05 @Oakland S 9 8 1 1.0 8.0 - - - 1 - W 25-10

10/16 @Kansas City S 4 4 0 - - - - 1 - - L 3-31

10/26 Indianapolis S 6 6 0 - - - - 2 - - W 35-19

11/02 @Cincinnati S 7 6 1 1.0 0.0 - - 1 - - L 31-38

11/09 Seattle S 7 6 1 1.0 7.0 - - - - - L 31-37

11/16 Oakland S 10 9 1 - - - - - - - L 13-38

11/23 @San Francisco S 13 11 2 1.0 9.0 - - - - - L 10-17

11/30 Denver S 5 4 1 - - - - - - - L 28-38

12/07 Atlanta S 5 5 0 - - - - - - - L 3-14

12/14 Kansas City S 4 2 2 - - - - - - - L 7-29

12/21 @Denver S 3 2 1 - - 1 7 1 - - L 3-38

TOTALS 15/15 97 84 13 7.0 40.0 2 33 6 1 2 4-12

1998Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

09/06 Buffalo S 4 2 2 - - - - - - - W 16-14

09/13 @Tennessee S 5 4 1 - - - - - - - W 13-7

09/20 @Kansas City S 8 8 0 - - - - - - - L 7-23

09/27 N.Y. Giants S 12 12 0 - - - - - - - L 16-34

10/04 @Indianapolis S 7 5 2 - - - - - - - L 14-17

10/11 @Oakland S 7 6 1 - - - - 1 - - L 6-7

10/18 Philadelphia S 10 6 4 0.5 4.0 - - - - 1 W 13-10

10/25 Seattle S 7 7 0 - - - - - - - L 20-27

11/08 @Denver S 7 5 2 1.0 9.0 - - - - - L 10-27

11/15 Baltimore S 5 4 1 - - - - - - - W 14-13

11/22 Kansas City S 8 7 1 - - - - 2 1 - W 38-37

11/29 Denver S 4 4 0 1.0 13.0 - - 1 - 1 L 16-31

12/06 @Washington S 5 5 0 1.0 3.0 - - - - - L 20-24

12/13 @Seattle S 8 7 1 - - - - 1 - - L 17-38

12/20 Oakland S 8 4 4 - - - - 1 - - L 10-17

12/27 @Arizona S 10 6 4 - - - - 1 - - L 13-16

TOTALS 16/16 115 92 23 3.5 29.0 - - 7 1 2 5-11

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1999Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

09/19 @Cincinnati S 4 3 1 1.0 18.0 - - - 1 1 W 34-7

09/26 Indianapolis S 5 4 1 - - - - - - - L 19-27

10/03 Kansas City S 10 8 2 - - - - 1 - - W 21-14

10/10 @Detroit S 12 7 5 2.0 10.0 - - 1 - - W 20-10

10/17 Seattle S 11 8 3 - - - - - - - W 13-10

10/24 Green Bay S 2 2 0 - - - - - - - L 3-31

10/31 @Kansas City S 2 0 2 - - - - - - - L 0-34

11/07 Denver S 4 4 0 - - - - - - - L 17-33

11/14 @Oakland S 12 11 1 - - - - 1 - - L 9-28

11/21 Chicago S 5 4 1 - - - - - - - L 20-23

11/28 @Minnesota S 9 6 3 - - - - 1 - - L 27-35

12/05 Cleveland Inactive W 23-10

12/12 @Seattle S 9 9 0 - - - - 2 - - W 19-16

12/19 @Miami S 7 4 3 - - - - 2 - - L 9-12

12/26 Oakland S 7 5 2 0.5 4.0 1 16 1 - - W 23-20

01/02 @Denver Inactive W 12-6

TOTALS 14/14 99 75 24 3.5 32.0 1 16 9 1 1 8-8

2000Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

09/03 @Oakland S 7 4 3 1.0 3.0 - - 1 - - L 6-9

09/10 New Orleans S 15 15 0 - - - - - - - L 27-28

09/17 @Kansas City S 8 8 0 - - - - - 1 - L 10-42

09/24 Seattle S 4 4 0 0.5 0.5 - - 1 - - L 12-20

10/01 @St. Louis S 4 4 0 - - - - - - - L 31-57

10/08 Denver S 9 8 1 - - - - 3 - - L 7-21

10/15 @Buffalo S 12 10 2 - - - - 1 - - L 24-27

10/29 Oakland S 6 5 1 - - 1 0 2 - - L 13-15

11/05 @Seattle S 5 5 0 1.0 7.0 - - - - - L 15-17

11/12 Miami S 7 6 1 - - - - - - - L 7-17

11/19 @Denver S 5 4 1 - - - - 1 - - L 37-38

11/26 Kansas City S 5 4 1 - - 1 2 1 - - W 17-16

12/03 San Francisco S 6 4 2 1.0 0.0 - - - - - L 17-45

12/10 @Baltimore S 16 13 3 - - - - 1 - - L 3-24

12/17 @Carolina S 6 3 3 - - - - - - - L 22-30

12/24 Pittsburgh S 7 6 1 - - - - - - - L 21-34

TOTALS 16/16 122 103 19 3.5 10.5 2 2 11 1 0 1-15

2001Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

09/09 Washington S 6 5 1 - - - - 1 - - W 30-3

09/23 @Dallas S 2 2 0 - - - - - - - W 32-21

09/30 Cincinnati S 6 6 0 - - 1 2 1 - - W 28-14

10/07 @Cleveland S 6 6 0 - - - - - 1 - L 16-20

10/14 @New England S 6 1 5 - - - - - - - L 26-29

10/21 Denver S 1 1 0 - - - - - - - W 27-10

10/28 Buffalo S 7 7 0 1.0 6.0 - - 1 1 - W 27-24

11/04 Kansas City S 6 5 1 - - - - - - - L 20-25

11/11 @Denver S 7 6 1 - - - - - - - L 16-26

11/18 @Oakland S 8 8 0 - - - - 2 - - L 24-34

11/25 Arizona S 10 10 0 - - - - - - - L 17-20

12/02 @Seattle S 8 7 1 - - - - - - - L 10-13

12/09 @Philadelphia S 5 4 1 - - - - 1 - - L 14-24

12/15 Oakland S 8 8 0 - - - - - - - L 6-13

12/23 @Kansas City S 3 2 1 - - - - - - - L 17-20

12/30 Seattle S 7 6 1 - - - - - - - L 22-25

TOTALS 16/16 96 84 12 1.0 6.0 1 2 6 2 0 5-11

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2002Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

09/08 @Cincinnati S 1 1 0 - - - - 1 - - W 34-6

09/15 Houston S 7 7 0 1.0 6.0 1 25 2 - - W 24-3

09/22 @Arizona S 9 5 4 - - - - 1 - - W 23-15

09/29 New England S 9 8 1 - - - - - - - W 21-14

10/06 @Denver Inactive L 9-26

10/13 Kansas City S 2 1 1 - - - - - - - W 35-34

10/20 @Oakland Inactive W 27-21

11/03 N.Y. Jets S 4 3 1 - - - - 1 - - L 13-44

11/10 @St. Louis S 6 6 0 - - - - 1 1 - L 24-28

11/17 San Francisco S 10 4 6 - - - - - - - W 20-17

11/24 @Miami S 9 6 3 - - - - - - - L 3-30

12/01 Denver S 4 4 0 - - - - - - - W 30-27

12/08 Oakland S 8 7 1 - - - - 1 - - L 7-27

12/15 @Buffalo S 10 5 5 0.5 2.5 - - - - - L 13-20

12/22 @Kansas City S 5 3 2 - - - - - - - L 22-24

12/29 Seattle Inactive L 28-31

TOTALS 13/13 84 60 24 1.5 8.5 1 25 7 1 0 8-8

2003Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

09/07 Houston S 8 3 5 - - - - - - - L 20-21

09/14 @N.Y. Jets S 6 4 2 - - - - - - - W 21-10

09/21 Buffalo S 5 3 2 1.0 5.0 - - - - - W 17-7

10/05 @N.Y. Giants S 16 11 5 - - - - - - - W 23-10

10/12 @Jacksonville Inactive W 24-10

10/19 New England S 12 7 5 - - - - - - - L 13-19

10/27 @San Diego S 9 4 5 - - - - - - - W 26-10

11/02 Indianapolis S 11 8 3 - - - - - - - L 17-23

11/09 @Tennessee S 9 5 4 - - - - - - - L 7-31

11/16 Baltimore S 9 6 3 1.0 1.0 - - - - - W 9-6

11/23 Washington S 10 6 4 - - - - - - - W 24-23

11/27 @Dallas S 7 6 1 1.0 7.0 - - - - - W 40-21

12/07 @New England S 13 5 8 - - - - 1 - - L 0-12

12/15 Philadelphia S 3 3 0 - - - - 1 - - L 27-34

12/21 @Buffalo S 7 5 2 - - - - - - - W 20-3

12/28 N.Y. Jets S 8 5 3 - - - - - - - W 23-21

TOTALS 15/15 133 81 52 3.0 13.0 0 0 2 0 0 10-6

2004Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

09/11 Tennessee S 9 5 4 1.0 7.0 - - - - 1 L 8-17

09/19 @Cincinnati S 10 6 4 - - - - - - - L 13-16

09/26 Pittsburgh S 10 7 3 - - - - - - - L 3-13

10/03 N.Y. Jets S 10 6 4 - - - - - - - L 9-17

10/10 @New England S 10 7 3 - - - - - - - L 10-24

10/17 @Buffalo S 12 6 6 - - - - - - - L 13-20

10/24 St. Louis S 3 1 2 - - - - 1 - - W 31-14

11/01 @N.Y. Jets S 4 2 2 - - - - - - - L 14-41

11/07 Arizona Placed on injured reserve L 23-24

TOTALS 8/8 68 40 28 1.0 7.0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4-12

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2005Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

09/11 Denver S 8 3 5 - - - - 1 - - W 34-10

09/18 @N.Y. Jets S 15 11 4 1.0 9.0 - - - - - L 7-17

09/25 Carolina S 6 1 5 - - - - - - - W 27-24

10/09 @Buffalo p 6 3 3 - - - - - - - L 14-20

10/16 @Tampa Bay Inactive L 13-27

10/21 Kansas City Inactive L 20-30

10/30 @New Orleans Inactive W 21-6

11/06 Atlanta S 3 0 3 - - - - - - - L 10-17

11/13 New England p 1 0 1 - - - - - - - L 16-23

11/20 @Cleveland S 4 2 2 - - - - 1 - - L 0-22

11/27 @Oakland Placed on injured reserve W 33-21

TOTALS 7/5 43 20 23 1.0 9.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4-12

2006Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

09/10 Buffalo S 9 5 4 - - - - - - - W 19-17

09/17 @N.Y. Jets S 5 3 2 - - - - - - - W 24-17

09/24 Denver S 11 2 9 - - - - 1 - - L 7-17

10/01 @Cincinnati p 1 0 1 - - - - - - - W 38-13

10/08 Miami S 5 2 3 - - - - - - - W 20-10

10/22 @Buffalo S 9 5 4 - - - - - - - W 28-6

10/30 @Minnesota S 2 2 0 - - - - - - - W 31-7

11/05 Indianapolis S 11 7 4 1.0 9.0 - - - - - L 20-27

11/12 N.Y. Jets S 15 10 5 - - - - - - - L 14-17

11/19 @Green Bay S 1 0 1 - - - - - - - W 35-0

11/26 Chicago S 1 1 0 - - - - - - - W 17-13

12/03 Detroit Placed on injured reserve W 28-21

TOTALS 11/10 70 37 33 1.0 9.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9-3

2007Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score

09/09 @New York Jets p 4 4 0 - - - - - - - W 38-14

09/16 San Diego p 6 5 1 - - - - - - - W 38-14

09/23 Buffalo p 6 3 3 - - - - - - - W 38-7

10/01 @Cincinnati p 2 1 1 - - - - - - - W 34-13

10/07 Cleveland p 6 4 2 - - 2 23 2 - - W 34-17

10/14 @Dallas p 1 0 1 - - 1 5 1 - - W 48-27

10/21 @Miami p 4 4 0 1.0 12.0 - - - - - W 49-28

10/28 Washington p 5 3 2 - - - - - - - W 52-7

11/04 @Indianapolis p 5 1 4 - - - - - - - W 24-20

11/18 @Buffalo p 3 2 1 - - - - - - - W 56-10

11/25 Philadelphia p 2 1 1 - - - - - - - W 31-28

12/03 @Baltimore p 6 6 0 - - - - - - - W 27-24

12/09 Pittsburgh S 6 6 0 - - - - 1 - - W 34-13

12/16 New York Jets S 9 6 3 2.0 21.0 - - - - - W 20-10

12/23 Miami S 5 5 0 0.5 2.0 - - - - - W 28-7

12/29 @New York Giants S 6 4 2 - - - - - - - W 38-35

TOTALS 11/10 76 55 21 3.5 35.0 3 28 4 0 0 16-0

01/12 Jacksonville S 9 4 5 - - - - - - - W 31-20

01/20 San Diego S 7 3 4 1.0 4.0 - - - - - W 21-12

02/03 *New York Giants p 2 2 0 - - - - - - - L 14-17

2007 POSTSEASON 3/2 18 9 9 1.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1

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2008Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds Qh Yds PD FF FR Spt

12/07 @Seattle 1/0 5 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12/14 @Oakland 1/0 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12/21 Arizona 1/1 8 5 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12/28 @Buffalo 1/1 10 4 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2008 Totals 4/2 29 17 12 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2009Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR QH

10/18 Tennessee 1/0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0

10/25 @Tampa Bay 1/0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11/08 Miami Did not play

11/15 @ Indianapolis Did not play11/22 N.Y. Jets Did not play11/30 @New Orleans Did not play

12/06 @Miami 1/0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12/13 Carolina 1/0 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12/20 @Buffalo 1/0 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12/27 Jacksonville 1/0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1

01/03 @Houston 1/0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 7/0 15 8 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 1

01/03 Baltimore 1/1 6 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

POSTSEASON TOTALS 1/1 6 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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WILL SH IELDS , CLASS OF 2015

GUARD

1993-2006 KANSAS CITY

CHIEFS

Height: 6-3; Weight: 320College: NebraskaPro Career: 14 seasons, 224 gamesDrafted: 3rd round (74th player overall) in 1993 by Kansas City ChiefsUniform Number: 68

Full Name: Will Herthie ShieldsBirthdate: September 15, 1971Birthplace: Fort Riley, KansasHigh School: Lawton (OK)

Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jan. 31, 2015Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Aug. 8, 2015Other Members of the Class of 2015: Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley, Bill Polian, Junior Seau, Mick Tingelhoff, Ron Wolf

He is a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s. He joined Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Thomas in 1999 as the only active players to be named to the Chiefs’ 40th Anniversary Team.

ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS

All-AFC Second Team: 1996 (UPI)

PRO BOWLS(12) – 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

IN THE NFL RECORD BOOKPro Bowl Records• [Tied for 1st] Most AFC-NFC Pro Bowls Played – 12

TEAM RECORDSChiefs records held by Shields

• [1st] Most Games, Career – 224• [1st] Most Games Started, Career – 223• [1st] Most Consecutive Games Played, Career – 224• [1st] Most Consecutive Games Started, Career – 223• [Tied for 2nd] Most Seasons – 14

Postseason Records• [Tied for 3rd] Most Games Played – 8

AWARDS AND HONORS• NFL All-Decade Team of 2000s• 2003 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year

CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES1993 AFC – Buffalo Bills 30, Kansas City Chiefs 13Shields started at right guard.

Will Shields, a 6’3”, 320-pound guard out of Nebraska, was drafted in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. He was placed into the lineup in his first NFL game after the team’s starting left guard Dave Szott suffered an injury. The

next week, the offensive line was shuffled and Shields was inserted as the starting right guard. He started every game from that point through his retirement after the 2006 season.Shields never missed a game during his 14-season career and his 224 games played and 223 starts are franchise records.

As a rookie he helped the Chiefs to an 11-5-0 mark and the AFC Western Division crown. It marked the first division title for Kansas City since 1971. In all, the Chiefs won four division titles and made six playoff appearances during Shields’ career.

He earned his first Pro Bowl berth following the 1995 season and embarked on a string of 12 straight AFC-NFC Pro Bowl berths that ran through the end of his career. He was named first-team All-Pro in 1999, 2002, and 2003 and picked as a second-team All-Pro choice four other times. Shields was named All-AFC seven times including in each of his final six seasons.

Shields was the anchor of an offensive line that helped the Chiefs field potent offenses. In fact, five of the Chiefs best seasons for most net yards came during Shields tenure. He and his linemates helped Kansas City lead the entire NFL in total yards gained in 2004 and 2005. They also topped the AFC in that category in 2003. The team led the NFL in points scored in 2002 and again in 2003 highlighted by running back Priest Holmes’ then-record 27 rushing touchdowns in ‘03. In 1994, he and his linemates established a franchise record by allowing a mere 19 sacks.

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Year Team Games Played

1993 Kansas City 16

1994 Kansas City 16

1995 Kansas City 16

1996 Kansas City 16

1997 Kansas City 16

1998 Kansas City 16

1999 Kansas City 16

2000 Kansas City 16

2001 Kansas City 16

2002 Kansas City 16

2003 Kansas City 16

2004 Kansas City 16

2005 Kansas City 16

2006 Kansas City 16

Career Total 224

CAREER STATISTICSYear Team Record Div. Finish

1993 Kansas City Chiefs 11-5-0 (1st)

1994 Kansas City Chiefs 9-7-0 (2nd)

1995 Kansas City Chiefs 13-3-0 (1st)

1996 Kansas City Chiefs 9-7-0 (2nd)

1997 Kansas City Chiefs 13-3-0 (1st)

1998 Kansas City Chiefs 7-9-0 (4th)

1999 Kansas City Chiefs 9-7-0 (2nd)

2000 Kansas City Chiefs 7-9-0 (3rd)

2001 Kansas City Chiefs 6-10-0 (4th)

2002 Kansas City Chiefs 8-8-0 (4th)

2003 Kansas City Chiefs 13-3-0 (1st)

2004 Kansas City Chiefs 7-9-0 (3rd)

2005 Kansas City Chiefs 10-6-0 (2nd)

2006 Kansas City Chiefs 9-7-0 (2nd)

YEAR-BY-YEAR TEAM RECORDS

MEDIA GUIDE EXCERPT2006 Kansas City Chiefs Media Guide

biography

DOES NOT INCLUDE SHIELDS FINAL SEASON (2006)

Ironman right guard is arguably one of the finest players to ever play his position in NFL history ... Should certainly receive strong consideration for the Pro Football Hall of Fame once his playing career is concluded ... Will undoubtedly have his name someday affixed to the facade of Arrowhead Stadium as a member of the Chiefs Hall of Fame ... Owns a franchise-record streak of 11 con-secutive Pro Bowl berths, the longest active streak in the NFL and the most total Pro Bowl appearances in Kansas City history ... Is clearly worthy of being mentioned as one of the all-time great players in the illustrious history of the Chiefs franchise, not just for his consistently high level of performance on the field, but also for the ongo-ing personal commitment he and his family have made to the Kansas City community ... Has unquestionably been a cornerstone upon which much of the Chiefs success has been built since he joined the club as an unherald-ed third-round draft choice in ’93 ... Will seek to add another chapter to his illustrious legacy in Kansas City as he embarks on his 14th professional season in 2006 ...Is the longest-tenured player on the Kansas City roster, owning three more years of service with the club than his next-closest competitor DT John Browning, who joined the team in ’96 ... Has played in a franchise-record 208 consecutive regular season games dating back to first game of his rookie campaign ... Needing to see duty in

five contests this season to surpass K Nick Lowery (212) for the most games of service given to the franchise ...His 207 career starts are the highest total in team history ... In fact, only Green Bay QB Brett Favre (221) enters the 2006 campaign with a longer active starting streak than Shields’ string of 207 straight games dating back to the second contest of the ’93 campaign at Houston (9/12/93) ... Is one of only four players since the AFL-NFL merger to own a streak of 200 or more consecutive starts, joining OL Bruce Matthews (229), Favre (221) and G Randall McDaniel (202) ... Of the seven modern-era guards in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, only Oakland’s Gene Upshaw (217) has played in more career games than Shields.Other members of that distinguished HOF guard group include: Joe DeLamielleure (185 games), Tom Mack (184), John Hannah (183), Larry Little (183), Mike Munchak (159) and Billy Shaw (119) ... Saw his initial NFL duty at Tampa Bay (9/5/93), a game that also marked the debuts of Pro Football Hall of Famers QB Joe Montana and RB Marcus Allen in Kansas City uniforms ... Has been a main-stay in the Kansas City lineup since his initial NFL start a week later at Houston (9/12/93) ... Along with Chiefs Hall of Famer Ed Budde is the only other guard in team history to merit multiple Pro Bowl invitations. Budde was honored as an AFL All-Star or AFC Pro Bowler seven times (’64, ’67-72) ... Pairs with 11-time Pro Bowl T Willie Roaf to give Kansas City a guard-tackle tandem with a com-bined 22 Pro Bowl appearances, the highest total of any active duo in the league ... As decorated as he is on the field, is perhaps even more highly regarded for his efforts off the field ... Was named the 2003 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, the most prestigious accolade that can be bestowed upon an active player ... Received that

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honor from Commissioner Paul Tagliabue prior to Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Texas on January 30, 2004 ...Became the fourth player in Kansas City history to earn the Man of the Year trophy, joining the illustrious likes of Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinees LB Willie Lanier (’72) and QB Len Dawson (’73), as well as the late nine-time Pro Bowl LB Derrick Thomas (’93) ... Only the Chicago Bears boast as many Man of the Year winners as the Chiefs ... Mild-mannered performer speaks volumes with his consistently high level of play ... Has been a key reason Kansas City has led the NFL in total offense each of the past two seasons ... Has helped pave the way for four of the five-best single-season rushing performances in fran-chise history, all of which have occurred over the past five seasons courtesy of RBs Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson ... Since being drafted by the Chiefs, has protected four starting QBs who have earned a Pro Bowl berth with the franchise: Trent Green (2003, 2005), Elvis Grbac (2000), Steve Bono (’99) and Montana (’93) ... Has been a key reason that Green has compiled a franchise-record streak of 80 consecutive starts since joining the club in 2001 ...Was a major factor in helping the Chiefs register more net yards of total offense (380.9 per game) over the past five seasons than any other team in the league ... An instinc-tive performer who can out-smart, out-maneuver or sim-ply overpower opponents and is endowed with an innate ability to decipher the best means of attacking each par-ticular adversary ... Is equally effective in the trenches or the open field and is particularly adept as a lead blocker on plays which require a pulling guard ... Truly gifted per-former has made his name at right guard, but has seen action in three games at tackle for the club, including a start at left tackle vs. Carolina (12/10/00) ... During his 207-game starting streak, has started alongside eight dif-ferent left tackles, nine different left guards, four differ-ent centers and 11 different right tackles ... Was a mem-ber of the Chiefs “40 Years in Kansas City 40-Man Squad” in 2002 and joined Thomas as the only other active player who was named to the Chiefs 40th Anniversary Team in ’99 ... Despite his highly-decorated status, is a true team player who puts the good of the whole ahead of his own personal gain ... Considered one of the most valuable per-formers on the Kansas City roster ... Has been a guiding influence in the development of two-time Pro Bowl G Brian Waters, who entered the NFL as a rookie free agent in ’99 and joined the Chiefs in 2000 ... For eight seasons was the junior member of the offensive line “Law Firm” which was referred to in the Arrowhead locker room as the single entity of Szott, Grunhard and Shields. That interior line triumvirate is widely regarded as one of the finest in the illustrious history of the franchise. Started 125 contests alongside Grunhard, the highest total of any teammate during his career ... Was Kansas City’s first pick in the ’93 NFL Draft, going in the third round (74th overall) ... Arguably the steal of that year’s annual selection meet-ing after being the 11th offensive lineman chosen.

Transactions: Signed a six-year contract with Kansas City (3/1/01) ... Signed a one-year tender as Kansas City’s franchise player (8/2/00) ... Designated as Kansas City’s franchise player (2/10/00) ... Signed a six-year contract with Kansas City (2/16/96) ... Signed three one-year con-tracts with Kansas City (5/3/93) ... Was Kansas City’s top pick in the ’93 NFL Draft, entering the league as a third-round (74th overall) selection.

2005: Started all 16 games and earned his 11th con-secutive Pro Bowl berth ... Joined with T Willie Roaf and G Brian Waters to give the Chiefs three offensive linemen selected to the Pro Bowl for the second time in team his-tory ... Joined with Waters to become the first guard duo to make back-to-back Pro Bowls since Cowboys guards Nate Newton and Larry Allen in ’95-96 ... Was a second- team All-Pro selection by AP and was named All-AFC by Pro Football Weekly ... Helped RB Larry Johnson set the franchise single-season rushing record with 1,750 yards ... Played in his 200th career game vs. Oakland (11/6), joining K Nick Lowery (212) and P Jerrel Wilson (203) as the only players in franchise history to own 200 or more regular season game appearances ... Started his 200th consecutive game at Buffalo (11/13), becoming just the fourth player since the AFL-NFL merger to start 200 straight contests ... Started vs. Cincinnati (1/1/06), mark-ing his 208th game played to move him into second on the club’s all-time service chart. It was also his 207th con-secutive start for the third-longest streak in the NFL since the AFL-NFL merger.

2004: Started 16 regular season games at right guard ... Earned his 10th straight trip to the Pro Bowl ... Joined G Brian Waters as a Pro Bowl selection, marking the first time two guards from the same team have made the Pro Bowl since Larry

Allen and Nate Newton did it for Dallas following the ’95 season ... Earned second-team All-Pro honors from AP and Football Digest ... Named to the All- AFC team by Pro Football Weekly ... A key cog in a Chiefs offense that led the NFL in total offense for the first time in team history, averaging 418.2 yards per game ... Started at San Diego (1/2/05), extending the longest streak of games played (192) and games started (191) in team history.

2003: Started 16 regular season games at right guard ... Earned his ninth straight trip to the Pro Bowl ... An AP All-Pro selection ... Anchored an offensive line that helped RB Priest Holmes set an NFL single-season record with 27 rushing TDs ... Started his 172nd game in a Chiefs uni-form at Denver (12/7) to pass C Jack Rudnay for the most starts in Kansas City history ... Opened his 175th regular season game in a Chiefs uniform vs. Chicago (12/28), extending his record for the most starts in Kansas City history ... Started the club’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Indianapolis (1/11/04).

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2002: Started all 16 games at right guard ... Was selected to his eighth consecutive Pro Bowl, the longest streak by an offensive player in franchise history ... Earned first-team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press and Football Digest ... Was also an All-Pro pick of The Sporting News and was an All-NFL and All-AFC selection of Pro Football Weekly ... Part of a Kansas City offensive line that helped Holmes establish a franchise record with 1,615 rushing yards ... Started his 145th consecutive game vs.Jacksonville (9/15) to bypass Emmitt Thomas (144) for the longest streak in Chiefs annals since ’68.

2001: Started all 16 games at right guard ... Was selected to the Pro Bowl for the seventh straight season ...Was named second-team All-NFL by the College and Pro Football Newsweekly ... Pushed his streak of consecutive games played to 144 and his starting streak to 143 con-tests ... A key member of the offensive line that helped RB Priest Holmes win the NFL rushing title with 1,555 yards.

2000: Captained the Chiefs offense along with C Tim Grunhard ... Opened 15 games at right guard and one at left tackle ... Selected to his sixth straight Pro Bowl ... Filled in at left tackle when starter John Tait left the game with an injury at New England (12/4). It was his second career action at tackle. He filled in at right tackle at Cleveland (9/24/95) when injuries sidelined John Alt and Jeff Criswell ... Made his first NFL start at left tackle vs.Carolina (12/10) in place of Tait ... Returned to his start-ing spot at right guard vs. Denver (12/17) ... Kansas City tied a franchise record by not permitting a sack in those three consecutive contests vs. the Patriots, Panthers and Broncos with Shields seeing substantial action at left tackle in two of those games.

1999: Started all 16 games at right guard and was named to the Pro Bowl for the fifth consecutive year ...Was a first-team All-Pro selection of The Sporting News ... A major contributor to the Chiefs ground game which ranked fourth in the NFL, averaging 130.1 yards per game ... Part of an offensive line that allowed just 26.0 sacks, the fourth-lowest total in the league ... Captained the offense vs. Denver (9/19), vs. Detroit (9/26) and at San Diego (10/3) ... Made his 100th consecutive start at right guard vs. New England (10/10).

1998: Started 16 games at right guard, earning Pro Bowl honors for a fourth straight year ... Got his first career reception in the third quarter of the monsoon game vs.Seattle (10/4), hauling in a Rich Gannon pass that was batted back at the line of scrimmage for a four-yard gain.

1997: Started all 16 regular season games and earned a third straight Pro Bowl appearance ... Received first-team All-NFL honors from College and Pro Football Newsweekly and second-team recognition from Football Digest ... Was a first-team All-AFC pick of Football News

... Part of a Kansas City offensive line which helped the Chiefs roll up 135.7 rushing yards per game to rank fourth in the AFC and fifth in the NFL, marking the third straight season the club was among the league’s top five rushing offenses ... Started in the playoffs vs. Denver (1/4/98), his sixth postseason appearance.

1996: Opened all 16 games at right guard ... Earned his second straight berth in the Pro Bowl, his first as a starter ... Became the first Kansas City guard to appear in back-to-back AFC- NFC Pro Bowls since Ed Budde in ’71 and ’72 ... Was a first-team All-AFC selection of both UPI and Pro Football Weekly ... Helped the Chiefs average 125.6 rushing yards per game, the league’s fourth-best total.

1995: Made his first Pro Bowl appearance and was named first-team All-NFL by USA Today and Sports Illustrated ... Started all 16 regular season contests, in addition to the club’s playoff tilt ... A pivotal part of a Chiefs offensive line which cleared a path for the NFL’s top rushing offense, marking the first time in franchise history that Kansas City had ever led the league in that category ... That same offensive line was also proficient in protecting the passer, allowing an AFC-low 21.0 sacks ...Opened at right guard at Cleveland (9/24), but injuries to starting tackles John Alt and Jeff Criswell forced him to step in at the right tackle spot despite never previously taking a snap at that position.

1994: Started all 16 regular season games, plus one playoff contest at right guard ... Was a key reason the Chiefs permitted just 19.0 sacks, the fewest in Kansas City history.

1993: Played in all 16 games (15 starts) at right guard as a rookie ... Also started three playoff contests ... His 18 combined starts were the most ever by a Chiefs rookie ...Named to almost every all-rookie squad, including Pro Football Weekly, Football News and Football Digest ...Earned the club’s Mack Lee Hill Award, the team’s most prestigious rookie honor ... Saw his first pro action at right guard when Dave Szott, the team’s starting left guard, suffered a knee injury in the season opener at Tampa Bay (9/5) and starting right guard Danny Villa took Szott’s spot ... The following week at Houston (9/12), Villa moved to left guard and Shields began his starting streak at right guard.

College: Was a rare three-time All-Big Eight choice ...Became the second Outland Trophy winner to ever play for the Chiefs (Bobby Bell,’62) ... Was also a finalist for the Lombardi Trophy in ’92 ... Was a first team All-America selection of AP, Football News, Walter Camp and Kodak and a consensus All-Big Eight choice as a senior ... Was a second-team All-America pick by the AP, as well as a first-team All-Big Eight choice as a junior ... The first Husker

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lineman since C Dave Rimington (’80) to earn conference first-team honors as a sophomore ... Became the first play-er from the state of Oklahoma to play for the Huskers ...Owns a Communications degree from Nebraska.

Personal:• Was an all-state choice at Lawton High School in

Lawton, Oklahoma.• Selected state Lineman of the Year by the Daily

Oklahoman.• Three-year letterman at guard and defensive tackle.• Part of a squad that won the Class 5A state champion-

ship. That team was quarterbacked by former Kansas City Royals catcher Kelly Stinett and also included future NFL performers such as S James Trapp and RB Dewell Brewer.

• Was also a member of the track squad at Lawton High School.

• Established the “Will to Succeed Foundation,” which has developed a number of innovative programs and has benefitted more than 100,000 individuals since the foundation’s inception in ’93. A complete listing of all Shields’ charitable efforts are on the foun-dation’s website at willtosucceed.org. Several major components of the “Will to Succeed Foundation” include: Serving as a spokesman and on the Board of Directors for the Marillac Center for Children which benefits children with emotional and behavioral disor-ders; “Operation Breakthrough” which helps meet the needs of disadvantaged children served by St. Vincent’s Family Center; “Team Esteem,” a program for inner-city youths which rewards academic and personal improve-ment with trips to cultural events and Chiefs games.

• The “Will to Succeed Foundation” also benefits centers for abused and neglected children such as Safehome, Hope House and Synergy Services.

• Received the Henry B. Iba Citizen-Athlete Award in June of this year. Previous honorees have included Ozzie Smith and Karl Malone.

• The Shields were named the Philanthropists of the Year by the Kansas City Council of Philanthrophy in May of 2005.

• Was named to the prestigious “40 Under Forty” list by Ingram’s magazine in 2004, an honor that annually rec-ognizes Kansas City’s most influential and accomplished business and community leaders in Kansas City under 40 years of age.

• Was a finalist for the 2004 Byron “Whizzer” White Humanitarian Award.

• Received the “Tribute to a Champion Award” from the Midwest Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in February of 2004.

• Was also the recipient of the Kansas City Spirit Award in 2004.

• Named the 2003 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, becoming the fourth player in Chiefs history to earn that distinction.

• Has served as the Chiefs United Way spokesperson since 2003.

• Is also a board member for the Kansas City Stop Violence Coalition.

• Conducts annual youth football camps in his hometown of Lawton, Oklahoma, as well as locations in Iowa and New Jersey.

• Part of the “School is Cool Jam” conducted at the University of Nebraska which brought over 17,000 stu-dents together for the purpose of mentoring, motivat-ing and stressing the importance of education.

• An active participant in the Reach Out and Read KC program and the Storytelling Celebration which both promote reading to Kansas City area youths.

• Chaired “United We Read,” a metro-wide literary proj-ect in 2002.

• Elected into the Mid-America Education Hall of Fame for his work with his “Will to Succeed Foundation” and promoting academic excellence.

• Was named the NFL’s Extra Effort Award winner for October of 2002 for his charitable work.

• Named the 2001 NFL Good Guy of the Year by The Sporting News.

• Received the inaugural “Arthur S. Arkush Humanitarian of the Year Award” presented by Pro Football Weekly in ’99 which recognizes “an NFL player whose contribu-tions to the community and charitable causes are both outstanding and hands-on.”

• Was named one of the “Good Guys in Sports” by in 2000, 2002 and 2004.

• Was the 2000 NFL recipient of “The Citizenship Through Sports Award” which is presented by the Citizenship Through Sports Alliance which annually recognizes athletes from all sports for “outstanding citizenship, sportsmanship, ethical conduct and community ser-vice.”

• Has provided color commentary for Metro Sports cov-erage of local high school football games.

• Full name: Will Herthie Shields.• Married, wife Senia, one daughter, Sanayika (13), and

two sons, Shavon (12) and Soloman (8).• The Shields family resides in Overland Park, Kansas.

Additional Stats: Had one reception for four yards vs. Seattle (10/4/98).

Streaks and Milestones: Has started 207 consecu-tive games dating back to a contest at Houston (9/12/93), the longest streak in team history since ’68. Owns the second-longest starting streak among active NFL players behind QB Brett Favre (221). His 207 total starts are the highest total in team history since ’68. Has appeared in 208 straight games, the longest streak in team history. His 208 games played are second in team history. He needs to appear in five more games to move past K Nick Lowery (203) for first.

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linebackers and he played in an era and a division that included three notable Hall of Famers in Joe Schmidt of the Detroit Lions, Ray Nitschke of the Green Bay Packers, and the Chicago Bears’ Dick Butkus.

Tingelhoff received national accolades by his third season in 1964 that marked the first of seven consecutive seasons in which he was named first-team All-NFL. In 1969, he was named to the 1,000-yard Club as the NFL’s top blocker. He was also elected to the Pro Bowl six straight times from 1965 to 1970. Tingelhoff was inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor in 2001.

ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS 1968 (PFWA); 1969 (HOF, PFWA, NEA)

1964 (AP, UPI); 1965 (AP, UPI, NEA, NY); 1966 (AP, UPI, NEA, PFWA, NY); 1967 (UPI, NEA, NY); 1968 (AP, UPI, NEA, NY, PW); 1969 (AP, UPI, NEA, PW, NY); 1970 (PFWA, PW)

All-NFC: 1970 (AP, PW)

All-NFC Second Team: 1970 (UPI)

PRO BOWLS(6) – 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970

IN THE NFL RECORD BOOK(at time of his retirement following 1978 season)

• [2nd] Most Consecutive Games Played – 240

TEAM RECORDSVikings records held by Tingelhoff(Records through the 1978 season, Tingelhoff’s final season with Minnesota)

• [2nd] Most Consecutive Games Played – 240

Postseason Records• [Tied for 1st] Most Consecutive Playoff Games

Started, Career – 19• [Tied for 1st] Most Consecutive Playoff Games

Played, Career – 19• [Tied for 1st] Most Playoff Games Played, Career –

19• [Tied for 1st] Most Playoff Seasons, Career – 10• [Tied for 2nd] Most Super Bowls Played, Career – 4

AWARDS AND HONORS• 1969 National 1,000 Yard Club Award (NFL’s

Outstanding Blocker)

Mick Tingelhoff was originally signed by the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent out of the University of Nebraska in 1962. Tingelhoff earned a starting nod at center as a rookie and never relin-quished the role for the remainder of his

stellar 17-season career.At 6’2”, 237 pounds, he was known for his dura-

bility, toughness, and perseverance. He never missed a game and started all 240 regular season games of his career that ended with his retirement after the 1978 season. He also played in 19 playoff games during his NFL career.

Tingelhoff anchored an offensive line that helped the Vikings claim 10 divisional titles in an 11-season span from 1968 to 1978. Minnesota recorded 10 or more wins during the time of 14-game seasons seven times in an eight-year span.

A team leader, he was adept on pass protection for his scrambling quarterback Fran Tarkenton who became the NFL’s all-time leading passer. During two different stints in Minnesota, the Hall of Fame quarter-back eclipsed the 2,500-yard passing mark nine times.Tarkenton became the Vikings’ first 3,000-yard pass-er when he aired it out for a franchise record 3,468 yards in Tingelhoff’s final season. A great run blocker, Tingelhoff also paved the way for Chuck Foreman who strung together three straight 1,000-yard rushing sea-sons (1975-77).

Tingelhoff guided the Vikings to victories in four of the five NFL/NFC championships in which the team played and helped the club reach four Super Bowls (IV, VIII, IX, and XI).

As a center, he had to take on opponents’ middle

MICK T INGELHOFF , CLASS OF 2015

CENTER

1962-1978 MINNESOTA

VIKINGS

Height: 6-2; Weight: 237College: NebraskaPro Career: 17 seasons, 240 gamesUniform Number: 53

Full Name: Henry Michael TingelhoffBirthdate: May 22, 1940Birthplace: Lexington, NebraskaHigh School: Lexington (NE)

Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jan. 31, 2015Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Aug. 8, 2015Other Members of the Class of 2015: Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley, Bill Polian, Junior Seau, Will Shields, Ron Wolf

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CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES1969 NFL – Minnesota Vikings 27, Cleveland Browns 7 Tingelhoff started the game at center.

1973 NFC – Minnesota Vikings 27, Dallas Cowboys 10Tingelhoff started the game at center. He had one fumble recovery

1974 NFC – Minnesota Vikings 14, Los Angeles Rams 10Tingelhoff started the game at center.

1976 NFC – Minnesota Vikings 24, Los Angeles Rams 13Tingelhoff started the game at center.

1977 NFC – Dallas Cowboys 23, Minnesota Vikings 6Tingelhoff started the game at center.

SUPER BOWLSSuper Bowl IV – Kansas City Chiefs 23, Minnesota Vikings 7Tingelhoff started the game at center.

Super Bowl VIII – Miami Dolphins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7Tingelhoff started the game at center.

Super Bowl IX – Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6Tingelhoff started the game at center.

Super Bowl XI – Oakland Raiders 32, Minnesota Vikings 14Tingelhoff started the game at center.

Year Team Games Played

1962 Minnesota 14

1963 Minnesota 14

1964 Minnesota 14

1965 Minnesota 14

1966 Minnesota 14

1967 Minnesota 14

1968 Minnesota 14

1969 Minnesota 14

1970 Minnesota 14

1971 Minnesota 14

1972 Minnesota 14

1973 Minnesota 14

1974 Minnesota 14

1975 Minnesota 14

1976 Minnesota 14

1977 Minnesota 14

1978 Minnesota 16

Career Total 240

CAREER STATISTICSYear Team Record Div. Finish

1962 Minnesota Vikings 2-11-1 (6th)

1963 Minnesota Vikings 5-8-1 (5th)

1964 Minnesota Vikings 8-5-1 (3rd)

1965 Minnesota Vikings 7-7-0 (5th)

1966 Minnesota Vikings 4-9-1 (7th)

1967 Minnesota Vikings 3-8-3 (4th)

1968 Minnesota Vikings 8-6-0 (1st)

1969 Minnesota Vikings 12-2-0 (1st)

1970 Minnesota Vikings 12-2-0 (1st)

1971 Minnesota Vikings 11-3-0 (1st)

1972 Minnesota Vikings 7-7-0 (3rd)

1973 Minnesota Vikings 12-2-0 (1st)

1974 Minnesota Vikings 10-4-0 (1st)

1975 Minnesota Vikings 12-2-0 (1st)

1976 Minnesota Vikings 11-2-1 (1st)

1977 Minnesota Vikings 9-5-0 (1st)

1978 Minnesota Vikings 8-7-1 (1st)

YEAR-BY-YEAR TEAM RECORDS

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MEDIA GUIDE EXCERPT1978 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide

biography (before Tingelhoff’s last season)

PRO: Has started 224 consecutive regular sea-son games, a figure surpassed only by teammate Jim Marshall (250). George Blanda also has 326 consecutive starts counting pre-season, regular season and post season. Took over as a starter the second pre-season game of his rookie year and hasn’t missed a start since. Has been named All-Pro seven times and has played in six Pro Bowl games. His is the Vikings offensive captain.

COLLEGE: Played center and linebacker at Nebraska, winning three letters. Has a degree in physical education.

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Date Opponent Total Offense Rushing Passing 1,000-yard Rusher 2,500-yard passer

1962 Minnesota Vikings 12 6 11 x Fran Tarkenton (2,595)

1963 Minnesota Vikings 11 4 12 x x

1964 Minnesota Vikings 6 2 11 x Fran Tarkenton (2,506)

1965 Minnesota Vikings 4 2 8 x Fran Tarkenton (2,609)

1966 Minnesota Vikings 4 3 7 x Fran Tarkenton (2,561)

1967 Minnesota Vikings 14 9 14 x x

1968 Minnesota Vikings 14 6 15 x x

1969 Minnesota Vikings 10 4 12 x x

1970 Minnesota Vikings 19 14 14 x x

1971 Minnesota Vikings 23 17 25 x x

1972 Minnesota Vikings 12 20 3 x Fran Tarkenton (2,651)

1973 Minnesota Vikings 7 6 14 x x

1974 Minnesota Vikings 3 15 2 x Fran Tarkenton (2,598)

1975 Minnesota Vikings 5t 10 3 Chuck Foreman (1,070) Fran Tarkenton (2,994)

1976 Minnesota Vikings 5 13 4 Chuck Foreman (1,155) Fran Tarkenton (2,961)

1977 Minnesota Vikings 14 21 6 Chuck Foreman (1,112) x

1978 Minnesota Vikings 17 28 2 x Fran Tarkenton (3,468)

OFFENSIVE RANKINGS — 1962-1978

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4-12 in 1991 to 9-7 in 1992, Wolf’s first full season on the job. The Packers added two more 9-7 records that earned playoff berths and then, in 1995, the team finished 11-5 to claim its first division title in 23 sea-sons. It marked the first of three straight NFC Central Division titles for the Packers, the last two of which culminated with Super Bowl appearances.

The 1996 Packers posted the first 16-win season in franchise history. The club won the NFC Central with a 13-3 record and followed with victories over the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional playoff and the Carolina Panthers in the NFC championship. The magical season was capped by a thrilling 35-21 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI as Green Bay once again earned the moniker, “Titletown, U.S.A.”

CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS • 1967 Oakland Raiders

(AFL Western Division, AFL champions)

• 1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL Western Division champions)

• 1969 Oakland Raiders (AFL Western Division champions)

• 1970 Oakland Raiders (AFC Western Division champions)

• 1972 Oakland Raiders (AFC Western Division champions)

• 1973 Oakland Raiders (AFC Western Division champions)

• 1974 Oakland Raiders (AFC Western Division champions)

• 1980 Oakland Raiders (AFC, Super Bowl XV champions)

• 1982 Los Angeles Raiders (AFC* champions)

• 1983 Los Angeles Raiders (AFC Western Division, AFC, Super Bowl XVIII champions)

• 1985 Los Angeles Raiders (AFC Western Division champions)

• 1995 Green Bay Packers (NFC Central Division champions)

• 1996 Green Bay Packers (NFC Central Division, NFC, Super Bowl XXXI champions)

• 1997 Green Bay Packers (NFC Central Division, NFC champions)

Ron Wolf began his long and success-ful run in the National Football League as a scout for the Oakland Raiders in 1963. For almost four decades he was recognized as one of the finest person-

nel men in the league and made his lasting mark as mark as the longtime player personnel director for the Raiders and later as the Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Green Bay Packers.

Wolf first left the Raiders in 1966 to work for the American Football League’s office but returned to the Raiders several months later after the AFL merged with the NFL. He continued on in Oakland until, at age 37, was named the general manager of the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He built the foundation that earned the team a trip to the NFC championship by its fourth season. However, by that time, Wolf was back with the Raiders and played an integral role in the team’s sustained success. In the 23 seasons Wolf was with the Raiders, the team posted winning seasons in all but six years, claimed 10 division titles, played in eight AFL/AFC championship games and three Super Bowls including victories in Super Bowls XV and XVIII.

In 1990, Wolf began a brief stint with the New York Jets before he was named Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Green Bay Packers late in the 1991 season. He quickly resurrected the once-proud franchise. The Packers improved from

RON WOLF , CLASS OF 2015

CONTRIBUTOR

1963-1974, 1979-1989 OAKLAND/LOS ANGELES RAIDERS, 1966 AMERICAN

FOOTBALL LEAGUE, 1976-78 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, 1990-

91 NEW YORK JETS, 1991-2001 GREEN BAY PACKERS (38 SEASONS)

College: Maryville College; Oklahoma

Full Name: Ronald Martin WolfBirthdate: December 30, 1938Birthplace: New Freedom, PennsylvaniaHigh School: Susquehannock High School (Glen Rock, PA)

Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jan. 31, 2015Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Aug. 8, 2015Other Members of the Class of 2015: Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley, Bill Polian, Junior Seau, Will Shields, Mick Tingelhoff

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CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES1967 AFL – Oakland Raiders 40, Houston Oilers 7 1968 AFL – New York Jets 27, Oakland Raiders 231969 AFL – Kansas City Chiefs 17, Oakland Raiders 7 1970 AFC – Baltimore Colts 27, Oakland Raiders 171973 AFC – Miami Dolphins 27, Oakland Raiders 10 1974 AFC – Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Oakland Raiders 13 1980 AFC – Oakland Raiders 34, San Diego Chargers 27 1983 AFC – Los Angeles Raiders 30, Seattle Seahawks 141995 NFC – Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 271996 NFC – Green Bay Packers 30, Carolina Panthers 13 1997 NFC – Green Bay Packers 23, San Francisco 49ers 10

SUPER BOWLSSuper Bowl II – Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14 Super Bowl XV – Oakland Raiders 27, Philadelphia Eagles 10 Super Bowl XVIII – Oakland Raiders 38, Washington Redskins 9Super Bowl XXXI – Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21Super Bowl XXXII – Denver Broncos 31, Green Bay Packers 24

Year Team Record Div. Finish

1963 Oakland Raiders 10-4-0 (2nd)

1964 Oakland Raiders 5-7-2 (3rd)

1965 Oakland Raiders 8-5-1 (2nd)

1966 Oakland Raiders 8-5-1 (2nd)

1967 Oakland Raiders 13-1-0 (1st)

1968 Oakland Raiders 12-2-0 (1st)

1969 Oakland Raiders 12-1-1 (1st)

1970 Oakland Raiders 8-4-2 (1st)

1971 Oakland Raiders 8-4-2 (2nd)

1972 Oakland Raiders 10-3-1 (1st)

1973 Oakland Raiders 9-4-1 (1st)

1974 Oakland Raiders 12-2-0 (1st)

1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0-14-0 (5th)

1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2-12-0 (5th)

1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5-11-0 (5th)

1979 Oakland Raiders 9-7-0 (4th)

1980 Oakland Raiders 11-5-0 (2nd)

1981 Oakland Raiders 7-9-0 (4th)

1982 Los Angeles Raiders 8-1-0 (1st*)

1983 Los Angeles Raiders 12-4-0 (1st)

1984 Los Angeles Raiders 11-5-0 (3rd)

1985 Los Angeles Raiders 12-4-0 (1st)

1986 Los Angeles Raiders 8-8-0 (4th)

1987 Los Angeles Raiders 5-10-0 (4th)

1988 Los Angeles Raiders 7-9-0 (3rd)

1989 Los Angeles Raiders 8-8-0 (3rd)

1990 New York Jets 6-10-0 (4th)

1991 New York Jets 8-8-0 (2nd#)

1991 Green Bay Packers 4-12-0 (4th**)

1992 Green Bay Packers 9-7-0 (2nd)

1993 Green Bay Packers 9-7-0 (3rd)

1994 Green Bay Packers 9-7-0 (2nd)

1995 Green Bay Packers 11-5-0 (1st)

1996 Green Bay Packers 13-3-0 (1st)

1997 Green Bay Packers 13-3-0 (1st)

1998 Green Bay Packers 11-5-0 (2nd)

1999 Green Bay Packers 8-8-0 (4th)

2000 Green Bay Packers 9-7-0 (3rd)

2001 Green Bay Packers 12-4-0 (2nd)

YEAR-BY-YEAR TEAM RECORDSMEDIA GUIDE EXCERPT

Biography provided by the Green Bay Packers

Ron Wolf, Executive Vice President / General Manager 1991-2001

Decisive, dedicated and determined, Ron Wolf arrived upon the Green Bay scene in late 1991 with a mandate to win -- and rescue the Packers from a quarter-century of mediocrity.

Nine years later, having done precisely that, the team’s astute executive vice president and general manager has been accorded his just due -- enshrine-ment in the Packer Hall of Fame -- in the heady and remarkable wake of seven consecutive winning sea-sons, six straight playoff berths, a Super Bowl triumph and back-to-back appearances in pro football’s ulti-mate game.

Highly appropriate recognition for one who has done it all, professionally speaking, Wolf thus became the 124th member of the Green Bay shrine during a ceremony conducted July 28, 2000, joining the late Vince Lombardi, another major architect of singular

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Packer success in an earlier time.

Wolf was accorded the ultimate honor for presid-ing over one of the most comprehensive turnabouts in National Football League history during his eight-year tenure, converting the Green and Gold from perennial also-rans into consistent winners, Super Bowl champi-ons and the standard of the pro football world.

An underlying component of the Packers’ revival has been Wolf’s strength in selecting players in the annual NFL Draft, particularly in the later rounds. An amazing 75 percent of his draftees since 1993 -- 48 of 64 over an eight-year span -- were still playing in the National Football League at the conclusion of the 1999 season. His rate of success in determining NFL-quality talent clearly rates among the league’s best, especially when viewed against the backdrop of the regular play-er movement that goes hand-in-hand with the current era of free agency.

The eight-year record under Wolf, with a 92-50 overall mark as the centerpiece, is remarkable. In addition to the aforementioned seven consecutive winning seasons and six straight playoff berths, it has included:

• Back-to-back Super Bowl appearances (1996 and 1997) and Green Bay’s first Super Bowl champion-ship in 29 years (1996)

• Back-to-back NFC championships (1996 and 1997)

• Three consecutive NFC Central Division titles (1995-96-97)

• The first string of four double-digit winning reg-ular seasons for a Green Bay team since 1929-32 (11-5 in 1995, 13-3 in both 1996 and 1997 and 11-5 in 1998)

• The first 16-victory campaign in the Packers’ now 81-year history (1996)

• The second-longest home-field winning streak in NFL history, 25 straight regular-season games

• An amazing 49 wins in the last 55 games -- includ-ing playoffs -- in the team’s Lambeau Field home.

Much of those successes having been achieved in partnership with Mike Holmgren (1992-98), now general manager and head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. Wolf (took) on the challenge of following that stellar “act” with a new partner...Mike Sherman, who returns to Green Bay as head coach after serv-ing as tight ends coach under Holmgren in 1997-98 and as offensive coordinator for Seattle, also under Holmgren, in 1999.

Tireless, aggressive and uncommonly resourceful, Wolf has emphatically fulfilled the commitment he made in taking over the Packers’ football operations in late November of 1991, launching the renaissance of a franchise that had had only four winning seasons

during a 24-year span. And, in the history-making process, he has made a more profound impact upon the Packers organization and its artistic fortunes than anyone since the arrival of the legendary Lombardi upon the Green Bay scene 41 years ago.

As the recent record eloquently suggests, seldom has anyone responded to a challenge with greater celerity than the man who earlier had played a major role in developing the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders into one of professional football’s most successful franchises.

In appreciation for his considerable achievements, Wolf twice has been rewarded with three-year exten-sions of his original five-year contract -- the first in 1994 and the most recent on April 7, 1997. The latest document will have him presiding over the Packers’ competitive fortunes through the year 2002.

Packers President Bob Harlan paid tribute to Wolf’s accomplishments in announcing the most recent extension, asserting, “I think Ron is the best general manager in the National Football League, and he obviously has done a remarkable job in the past seven years to put us back on top in the league.

“I also think continuity and stability in that posi-tion are vitally important. And this is a way for us to show our appreciation for his accomplishments.”

Wolf, in turn, calls his “the ultimate job” in his profession, “particularly (for) a person at my level.Green Bay is it, as far as I’m concerned, for that very reason. There isn’t an owner whose ego needs to be stroked. You’re given everything you need to do the job. To me, that’s so important. Nobody has denied us anything.”

A man with a deep appreciation for the game and its history -- and the Packers’ history and tradition, in particular -- he said at the announcement of his sec-ond contract extension, “To me, it’s a distinct honor to be able to continue my association with professional football’s most historic and traditional franchise, the Green Bay Packers. It’s an honor and a privilege.”

In the months that followed his 1991 hiring, Wolf executed two significant trades, then later supple-mented his new club with a series of shrewd acquisi-tions via the waiver wire and free agent market.

The key transaction saw him acquire Brett Favre, a highly-talented young quarterback, from the Atlanta Falcons with a first-round draft choice, a move that has paid spectacular dividends, Favre having presid-ed over the offense in each of its seven consecutive winning seasons from 1992-98 and been acclaimed as the NFL’s ‘Most Valuable Player’ for a record three consecutive years (1995, 1996 and 1997) while lead-ing the Packers to a Super Bowl victory in 1996 and a return to pro football’s ultimate game in 1997. . .

In the wake of that remarkable turnaround -- the

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Packers had been 4-and-12 in 1991 after going 6-and-10 in 1990 -- Wolf was saluted as ‘NFL Executive of the Year’ by The Sporting News, thus becoming the first Packer executive ever to be so honored. Harlan, the Packers’ chief executive officer -- and the man who hired him -- offers a specific analysis as to why per-haps Wolf succeeded where others before him failed.

“I think I can tell you, Ron Wolf spends every minute of every waking hour thinking about what he can do to make this football team better,” Harlan said. “He’s dedicated and working at it so constantly.With that work ethic, you think, ‘We’re going to make it.’ In 1993, Wolf further bolstered the team’s talent level by venturing aggressively into the free agent market, following the advent of unrestricted free agency, bringing in Reggie White, considered by many the greatest defensive end in pro football history, and starting guard Harry Galbreath, among others…

…Already recognized throughout the National Football League for triggering the Packers’ return to prominence during his tenure in the organization, Wolf also was saluted for his skill and cooperation in another, related area, when he was honored by the Pro Football Writers of America following the 1995 season for his contributions to their professional efforts. The PFWA announced that Wolf had been selected to receive the organization’s prestigious ‘Horrigan Award,’ presented annually “to the league official or player for his or her professional style in helping football writers do their job.” The award is named in honor of the late Jack Horrigan, former publicity director of the American Football League and vice president of public relations for the Buffalo Bills…

In the interim, the National Quarterback Club has honored Wolf for his multiple contributions to the Packers’ artistic renaissance. He was presented with the organization’s ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at its annual recognition dinner (June 4, 1998). He also was saluted in 1998 by the Anti-Defamation League, which presented him with its ‘World of Difference Award.’

The Packers’ dramatic turnaround since Wolf’s arrival accompanied by increasingly high expectations from the team’s excited loyalists, has documented Harlan’s decision to bring him in late in 1991 with total authority over the organization’s football operation.

“When we started the search to fill the position,” Harlan said at the time of the announcement, “we put together a list of eight names. Ron’s name was at the top of the list.”

Wolf, who previously had spent 25 years in the front office of the Raiders, took over a position new to the Packers’ organizational structure in terms of authority and responsibility, said authority including hiring and supervising the head coach and the scout-ing staff, conducting the draft and making all football decisions for the organization.

Wolf launched his professional football career under Davis in 1963 when he joined the then-fledgling Raiders as a talent scout.

Subsequently, when Davis was named American Football League commissioner in 1966, Wolf accom-panied him to the league office as the AFL’s coordi-nator of talent. He returned to the Raiders with Davis prior to the opening of the 1966 season and played a major role in the club’s personnel operation until the spring of 1975.

At that time, the then 37-year-old Wolf was named to oversee the formation of the newly-fran-chised Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL as vice president of operations. He remained in that capacity until 1978, when he re-joined the Raiders, for whom he headed up player personnel operations until he signed on with the Jets organization in June of 1990.

His efforts in behalf of the Tampa Bay franchise bore fruit in 1979 when the players Wolf assembled carried the Buccaneers to the NFC Central title and, in the playoffs, as far as the National Football Conference Championship Game before they bowed to the then-Los Angeles Rams in a defensive struggle, 9-0.

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Each member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame receives his Hall of Fame Gold Jacket during the Enshrinees’ Gold Jacket Dinner in Canton that kicks off Hall of Fame Weekend.

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Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kent Somers, Arizona RepulicAtlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Len Pasquarelli, FOX/AtlantaBaltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Garceau, WMAR-TVBuffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vic Carucci, Buffalo NewsCarolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darin Gantt, ProFootballTalkChicago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Pompei, Bleacher Report*Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Reedy, FOX Sports OhioCleveland. . Tony Grossi, ESPNCleveland.com/WKNR RadioDallas . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News*Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Legwold, ESPN/ESPN.comDetroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Birkett, Detroit Free PressGreen Bay . . . .Pete Dougherty, Green Bay Press-GazetteHouston . . . . . . . . . . . . John McClain, Houston Chronicle*Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Chappell, RTV6 - ABC Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Kouvaris, WJXT-TVKansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy Covitz, Kansas City StarMiami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Armando Salguero,Miami HeraldMinnesota . . . Mark Craig, The Minneapolis Star-TribuneNew England . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Borges, Boston Herald*New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Duncan, Times-PicayuneNew York (Giants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Glauber, NewsdayNew York (Jets) . . . . . . Gary Myers, New York Daily NewsOakland . . . . . . . . . . . .Frank Cooney, The Sports XchangePhiladelphia. . . . Paul Domowitch, Philadelphia Daily News

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SELECT ION PROCESSCharged with the vital task of continuing to be certain

that new enshrinees are the finest the game has produced is the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 46-person Selection Committee.

The Committee consists of one media representative from each pro football city with two from New York, inas-much as that city has two teams in the National Football League. A 33rd member is a representative of the Pro Foot-ball Writers of America and there are 13 at-large delegates.

With the exception of the PFWA representative who is appointed for a two-year term, all appointments are of the open-end variety and can be terminated only by retirement or resignation, as long as the member continues to attend meetings regularly.

The Selection Committee meets annually at the time of the Super Bowl to elect new members. There is no set num-ber for any class of enshrinees but, the Committee’s current ground rules do stipulate that between four and eight new members will be selected each year. The 1973 and 1976 classes of three were the smallest ever named.

Every candidate is carefully scrutinized and must receive at least 80 percent approval of the Committee at the annual meeting before he can be elected. A scale of negative votes for elimination that will vary depending on the number of Selectors in attendance is used.

When the Selectors meet in February to name the Class of 2016, they will have before them a roster of 18 final candidates, along with detailed biographies on each. To assure that older players will be considered along with the younger breed, the Seniors Committee - made up of nine veteran members of the overall Selection Committee - will name two nominees from the pre-1990 era to be included on the final list.

A bylaws change to the selection process was approved by the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Board of Trustees in August 2014 by which a Contributor – defined as an individu-al who has “made outstanding contributions to professional football in capacities other than playing or coaching” – will

automatically be included among the annual list of finalists for election. The Contributor finalist will also be voted on for election independent of all other finalists.

The Board, in an effort to address the backlog of deserv-ing Contributor candidates, also approved a temporary measure allowing for two Contributor finalists in years one (starting with the Class of 2015), three and five, of the next five years. In years two and four of that same period, there will be just one Contributor finalist. At the end of the five-year period, the number of Contributor finalists going forward will be one per year.

To keep the maximum number of nominees elected at no more than eight per year, the Senior finalists will be reduced from two to one per year in years one, three and five of the same five-year period. In years two and four and each year thereafter, there will be two Senior finalists, as is now the practice.

The Contributor finalists will be selected annually, by five members, on a rotational basis, of a nine-member subcom-mittee of the Selection Committee.

The other finalists will be the survivors from a preliminary list of candidates that the Committee will have screened by mail ballot. That original list will have been in part provided by the fans themselves.

Any fan may nominate any qualified person who has been connected with pro football in any capacity simply by writing to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The only restriction is that a player and coach must have last played or coached at least five seasons before he can be considered. For example, a candidate for the 2016 class must have conclud-ed his career not later than the 2010 season.

There is no mandatory retirement period for a contrib-utor. Every nomination received will be processed and forwarded to the Selection Committee.

It is important to emphasize that the Hall of Fame itself has no say whatsoever as to who is or is not elected to mem-bership. The only function of the staff is to process the nomi-nations as they arrive and to coordinate the annual meeting.

Pittsburgh. . . . . . . Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteSt. Louis . . . . . . . Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch*San Diego . . . . . . . Nick Canepa, San Diego Union TribuneSan Francisco. . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Gay, Comcast SportsnetSeattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Sando, ESPN.comTampa Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ira Kaufman, Tampa TribuneTennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Climer, The TennesseanWashington . . . . . . . . David Elfin, DavidElfinonSports.comPFWA . . . . Darryl Ledbetter, Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAt Large . . . . . . . . . . . Howard Balzer, The Sports XchangeAt Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jarrett Bell, USA TodayAt Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Clayton, ESPNAt Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Cole, BleacherReport.comAt Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Czarnecki, FOXSports.com*At Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Wilner, Associated PressAt Large . . . . . . . . Clark Judge, Talk of Fame Network and

Yahoo Sports RadioAt Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter King, Sports IllustratedAt Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ira Miller, The Sports Xchange*At Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sal Paolantonio, ESPNAt Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vito Stellino, Florida Times UnionAt Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Trotter, ESPNAt Large . . . . .Charean Williams, Ft. Worth Star Telegram*Also serves on the Senior Selection Committee

PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME SELECTION COMMITTEE

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Who Selects New Hall of Fame Members

Charged with the vital task of continuing to be cer-tain that new enshrinees are the finest the game has produced is the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 46-per-son Selection Committee.

The Selection Committee consists of one media representative from each geographical area with a current NFL franchise. If a geographical area has more than one franchise (such as New York City) there shall be a selector for each franchise. A 33rd member is a representative of the Pro Football Writers of America and there are 13 at-large delegates.

The Selection Committee meets annually at the time of the Super Bowl to elect new members to the Hall of Fame. There is no set number of new enshrinees, but the Committee’s current ground rules do stipulate that between four and eight new members will be selected each year. Every candi-date is carefully scrutinized and must receive at least 80 percent approval of the Committee at the annual meeting before he can be elected.

How Are New Enshrinees Selected?

Any fan may nominate any player, coach or con-tributor who has been connected with pro football simply by writing to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.The only restriction is that a player and coach must have been retired at least five years before he can be considered. There is no mandatory retirement period for a contributor before he may be consid-ered. Every nomination of an eligible candidate received will be processed and forwarded to the Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee.

Each year, the Selection Committee will be polled three times before the Final List of Preliminary Nominees is determined. The Initial Preliminary List of nominations is compiled and sent to the Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee by March 1. The list is provided so that the selectors can study the nominees and then request the addition of any other candidates that may have been overlooked.Included on this list are first-time eligible candidates who have strong enough credentials to give them even a remote chance of eventual Hall of Fame election. Also included are all other eligible candi-dates nominated by any person. Additionally, those modern-era nominees from the previous year’s final preliminary list who received at least four votes in the balloting to determine the modern-era finalists are automatically included on this preliminary list.

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The Second Preliminary List is sent to the selec-tors during the month of September that includes all the nominees named on the earlier list plus any additional nominations received from any source since the first list was compiled.

The Third Preliminary List of eligible candidates is sent to the Selection Committee during the month of October for the purpose of the selection of the Modern Era semi-finalists for election. From the Third Preliminary List the Selection Committee is asked to vote for 25 Modern Era Semifinalists.

The Final Preliminary List of 25 modern-era candi-dates will be distributed to the Selection Committee during the month of November for the purpose of the selection of 15 Modern Era Nominees. The 16th, 17th, and 18th finalists are the recommended candidates of the Seniors Committee.

In advance of the Hall of Fame Selection Meeting in February, the selectors are provided detailed biographies on each of the 18 finalist candidates.At the annual meeting, each of the nominees is thoroughly discussed by the committee before a series of reduction votes are taken. First, the senior candidate(s) and Contributor candidate(s) are discussed and voted on for election. They must receive the same 80 percent affirmative vote as the modern-era candidates. Next, there is a vote that reduces the modern-era finalists list from 15 to 10.Following that, a vote is taken to reduce the list from 10 to 5 names. The five remaining candidates for Hall of Fame election are then voted on individ-ually (yes or no) for membership.

In order to be elected a finalist must receive a minimum of 80% of the vote. All ballots are collect-ed and counted by the firm Deloitte & Touche. No vote totals are announced – only the winners of the various reduction ballots are revealed to the selec-tors and the Hall’s representatives.

How Are Senior and Contributor Candidates Chosen?

To assure that older players, whose active careers have been completed at least 25 years, as well as those individuals who contributed to the game in ways other than playing and coaching will be considered along with the Modern Era players, a Seniors Committee and a Contributors Committee, each made up of nine veteran members of the over-all Selection Committee, have been established.

Like the full Committee, the members of the Seniors Committee are provided a preliminary list

FAQ ABOUT THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME’S SELECTION PROCESS

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ed at no more than eight per year, the Senior final-ists will be reduced from two to one per year in years one, three and five of the same five-year period. In years two and four and each year thereafter, there will be two Senior finalists, as is now the practice.

The Contributor finalists will be selected annu-ally, by five members, on a rotational basis, of a nine-member subcommittee of the Selection Committee.

Is a New Hall of Fame Member Enshrined as a Member of a Team?

Obviously, teams take great pride in the accom-plishments of individuals who have been a part of their organization. Often individual teams and even the Hall of Fame will list enshrinees according to the team or teams on which they spent a significant period of time. An enshrinee, however, is not asked to “declare,” nor does the Hall of Fame “choose” a team under which a new member is enshrined.When elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, an individual is recognized for his accomplishments as a player, coach, or contributor.

ELIGIBILITY CHARTA player or coach must not have played or coached for five full seasons before he is eligible for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The chart below can be used as a quick reference to determine when a player or coach will be, was, or is first eligible for the Hall of Fame. For instance, 2014 enshrinee Andre Reed last played in 2000. Therefore, he was first eligible for the Class of 2006. Counting upward from 2006, one can determine that he was elected in his ninth year of eligibility.

First Year of Eligibility (Class Year) Last Season Played

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of eligible nominees. The list, which is compiled and mailed to the selectors by June 1, includes carry-over nominations from the previous year, first-time eligi-ble candidates, and nominations from any outside source. By way of a mail ballot the Committee mem-bers reduce the list to 15 Senior Nominee finalists. Five members of the nine-man Committee, selected on a rotating basis, are designated to attend the annual Seniors Committee meeting held in Canton, where they are charged with the responsibility of nominating candidate(s) from that list to be among the 18 finalists for Hall of Fame election. In advance of the meeting, each selector is provided with detailed biographical information on the candidates.

Senior Committee members are assisted during their annual meeting by two Hall of Fame consul-tants, chosen by the Hall’s president, who were contemporaries of the majority of the nominees.The consultants offer only their opinions and are not entitled to vote. After each candidate is discussed thoroughly, the consultants are excused from the meeting. Additional discussion is conducted fol-lowed by a series of reduction votes that results in the naming of Senior Nominee(s).

Although the Senior Nominee(s) and Contributor Nominee(s) will be presented to the full Selection Committee as a finalist, their election to the Hall of Fame is not automatic. The Senior Nominee(s) and Contributor Nominee(s) must receive the same min-imum 80% of the vote as a Modern Era candidate to be elected.

Bylaw changes instituted beginning with the Class of 2015 added the Contributor finalist who will be voted on independent of the other nominees. Like all other finalists, a Contributor nominee needs to receive an eighty percent positive vote for election by the 46-member Selection Committee.

Contributors have previously been part of the modern-era nomination list that included coach-es and players. The result has been that since 1963, when the Hall of Fame first opened, only 19 Contributors have been elected and 10 of those were elected in the first five Hall of Fame classes, including six as Charter Members.

In an effort to address the backlog of deserving Contributor candidates, also approved in the change to the selection process is a temporary measure allowing for two Contributor finalists in years one (starting in 2015), three and five, of the next five years. In years two and four of that same period, there will be just one Contributor finalist. At the end of the five-year period, the number of Contributor finalists going forward will be one per year.

To keep the maximum number of nominees elect-

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SENIOR NOMINEESSENIOR NOMINEESHere is a look at the year-by-year senior nominees. Those elected are indicated in caps.

1972 – ACE PARKER 1973 – Ole Haugsrud1974 – TONY CANADEO1975 – No senior candidate selected.1976 – RAY FLAHERTY1977 – BILL WILLIS1978 – TUFFY LEEMANS1979 – Marshall Goldberg1980 – Lou Creekmur1981 – RED BADGRO1982 – GEORGE MUSSO1983 – Mac Speedie1984 – ARNIE WEINMEISTER1985 – FRANK GATSKI1986 – DOAK WALKER1987 – JOHN HENRY JOHNSON1988 – Lou Rymkus1989 – Henry Jordan1990 – BOB ST. CLAIR1991 – STAN JONES1992 – Willie Galimore1993 – Dick Stanfel1994 – LEROY KELLY1995 – HENRY JORDAN1996 – LOU CREEKMUR1997 – Jerry Kramer

1998 – TOMMY McDONALD1999 – BILLY SHAW2000 – DAVE WILCOX2001 – NICK BUONICONTI2002 – GEORGE ALLEN2003 – HANK STRAM2004 – BOB BROWN, Bob Hayes2005 – BENNY FRIEDMAN, FRITZ POLLARD2006 – JOHN MADDEN, RAYFIELD WRIGHT2007 – GENE HICKERSON, CHARLIE SANDERS2008 – Marshall Goldberg, EMMITT THOMAS2009 – BOB HAYES, Claude Humphrey2010 – DICK LeBEAU, FLOYD LITTLE2011 – CHRIS HANBURGER, LES RICHTER2012 – JACK BUTLER, Dick Stanfel2013 – CURLEY CULP, DAVE ROBINSON2014 – RAY GUY, CLAUDE HUMPHREY2015 – MICK TINGELHOFF

Players nominated as Senior Nominee twice.

Lou Creekmur - 1980, 1996Marshall Goldberg - 1979, 2008

Bob Hayes - 2004, 2009Claude Humphrey - 2009, 2014

Henry Jordan - 1989, 1995Dick Stanfel - 1993, 2012

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GEORGE ALLEN Enshrined in 2002(Alma, Eastern Michigan, Marquette, Michigan) Coach1966-1970 Los Angeles Rams, 1971-77 Washington RedskinsGeorge Herbert Allen ... Ranked 10th all-time in coaching victories at time of retirement ... Had overall record of 118-54-5 ... Adopted “Future is Now” theme, made 131 trades in career ... Never had a losing season in 12 years as NFL head coach ... Named Coach of the Year, 1967, 1971 ... Born April 29, 1918, in Detroit, Michigan ... Died December 31, 1990, at age of 72.

LARRY ALLEN Enshrined in 2013(Sonoma State, Butte Junior College) Guard-Tackle 6-3, 3251994-2005 Dallas Cowboys, 2006-07 San Francisco 49ersLarry Christopher Allen ... Drafted by Cowboys in 2nd round (46th player overall) in 1994 … Versatile, played every position on offensive line except center during 12 seasons with Dallas … Led way for Cowboys and 49ers single-season rushing records (Emmitt Smith in 1996 and Frank Gore in 2006) … Named first-team All-Pro seven straight years … First-team All-NFC six times … Elected to 11 Pro Bowls … Named to NFL’s All-Decade Teams of 1990s and 2000s … Born November 27, 1971 in Los Angeles, California.

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*Other major pro leagues that rivaled the NFL. 1926 American Football League; 1936-37 American Football League; 1946-49 All-America Football Conference.

HERB ADDERLEY Enshrined in 1980(Michigan State) Cornerback 6-0, 2051961-69 Green Bay Packers, 1970-72 Dallas CowboysHerbert A. Adderley ... First-round draft pick, 1961, as offensive back ... Switched to cornerback late in rookie season ... Played in five NFL, two NFC title games, four Super Bowls ... Had 60-yard TD interception in Super Bowl II ... All-NFL five times, played in five Pro Bowls, seven College All-Star games ... Career record: 48 interceptions for 1,046 yards, 7 TDs; 120 kickoff returns for 3,080 yards, 2 TDs ... Born June 8, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

TROY AIKMAN Enshrined in 2006(Oklahoma, UCLA) Quarterback 6-4, 2191989-2000 Dallas CowboysTroy Kenneth Aikman ... Cowboys’ first-round draft pick (1st player overall), 1989 ... Led team to three Super Bowl wins ... Winningest starting quarterback of 1990s with 90 of 94 career wins occurring in the decade ... Held or tied 47 Dallas passing records ... Posted 13 regular season and four playoff 300-yard passing games ... Named to six Pro Bowls, All-Pro 1993, All-NFC Second Team 1994, 1995 ... Born November 21, 1966, in West Covina, California.

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MARCUS ALLEN Enshrined in 2003(Southern California) Running Back 6-2, 2101982-1992 Los Angeles Raiders, 1993-97 Kansas City ChiefsMarcus LeMarr Allen ... Selected by Raiders in first round, 1982 draft ... 1981 Heisman Trophy winner ... NFL Rookie of the Year, 1982 ... Super Bowl XVIII MVP ... NFL MVP in 1985 ... First player in NFL history to rush for 10,000-plus yards and catch passes for 5,000 more ... Career totals: 12,243 yards rushing, 5,411 yards receiving, 145 TDs ... All-Pro 1982, 1985 ... All-AFC four times ... Named to six Pro Bowls ... Born March 26, 1960, in San Diego, California.

LANCE ALWORTH Enshrined in 1978(Arkansas) Flanker 6-0, 1841962-1970 San Diego Chargers, 1971-72 Dallas CowboysLance Dwight Alworth ... 1961 Arkansas All-American ... First AFL star to be enshrined ... All-AFL seven times, 1963-1969 ... Played in seven AFL All-Star games ... Caught passes in 96 straight games ... AFL receiving leader three years ... Scored first Dallas TD in Super Bowl VI win ... Nicknamed “Bambi” for smooth, graceful, spec-tacular moves ... Career record: 542 receptions, 10,266 yards, 85 TDs ... Born August 3, 1940, in Houston, Texas.

DOUG ATKINS Enshrined in 1982(Tennessee) Defensive End 6-8, 2571953-54 Cleveland Browns, 1955-1966 Chicago Bears, 1967-69 New Orleans SaintsDouglas Leon Atkins ... All-American tackle at Tennessee ... Browns No. 1 draft pick, 1953 ... Ring-leader of powerful Bears defensive units for 12 years ... Exceptionally strong, agile, earned legendary acclaim as devastating pass rusher ... Often leap-frogged blockers to get at passer ... Scrimmage-line regular for then-record 17 years, 205 games ... All-NFL four years ... Played in eight Pro Bowls ... Born May 8, 1930, in Humboldt, Tennessee.

MORRIS (RED) BADGRO Enshrined in 1981(Southern California) End 6-0, 1911927-28 New York Yankees, 1930-35 New York Giants, 1936 Brooklyn DodgersMorris Hiram Badgro ... Three-sport star at USC ... Rookie with Red Grange-led 1927 Yankees ... In pro baseball with St. Louis Browns two years, returned to NFL, 1930 ... Superior defender, excellent blocker, big-play receiver ... Tied for NFL pass-receiving title, 1934 ... First- or sec-ond-team All-NFL 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934 ... Scored first TD in NFL championship game series, 1933 ... Oldest player ever elected to Hall ... Born December 1, 1902, in Orillia, Washington ... Died July 13, 1998, at age of 95.

LEM BARNEY Enshrined in 1992(Jackson State) Cornerback 6-0, 1881967-1977 Detroit LionsLemuel Jackson Barney ... Second-round draft pick, 1967 ... NFL interception co-leader, defen-sive Rookie of Year, 1967... Fifth cornerback to enter Hall ... Returned kicks, emergency punter ... Career record: 1,077 yards on 56 intercep-tions, 1,312 yards on punt returns, 1,274 yards on kickoff returns ... Scored 11 career touch-downs ... In seven Pro Bowls, All-NFL/NFC four times ... Born September 8, 1945, in Gulfport, Mississippi.

CLIFF BATTLES Enshrined in 1968(West Virginia Wesleyan) Halfback 6-1, 1951932/1933-36/1937 Boston Braves/Boston Redskins/ Washington RedskinsClifford Franklin Battles ... Phi Beta Kappa scholar, triple-threat grid star at West Virginia Wesleyan ... NFL rushing champ, 1932, 1937 ... All-NFL choice, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937 ... Six-year career rushing - 3,511 yards ... First to gain over 200 yards in one game, 1933 ... Scored three spectacular TDs in division-clinching win over Giants, 1937 ... Retired after 1937 season when salary was frozen at $3,000 ... Born May 1, 1910, in Akron, Ohio ... Died April 28, 1981, at age of 70.

SAMMY BAUGH Charter Enshrinee, 1963(Texas Christian) Quarterback 6-2, 1821937-1952 Washington RedskinsSammy Adrian Baugh ... Two-time TCU All-American ... No. 1 draft choice, 1937 ... Split career between tailback, T-quarterback ... Premier passer who influenced great offensive revolution ... All-NFL seven years ... NFL passing, punting, interception champ, 1943 ... Six-time NFL passing leader ... Career records: 21,886 yards, 187 TDs passing, 45.1-yard punting aver-age, 31 interceptions ... Born March 17, 1914, in Temple, Texas ... Died December 17, 2008, at age of 94.

CHUCK BEDNARIK Enshrined in 1967(Pennsylvania) Center-Linebacker 6-3, 2331949-1962 Philadelphia EaglesCharles Philip Bednarik ... Two-time Pennsylvania All-American ... Eagles’ bonus draft choice, 1949 ... NFL’s last “iron man” star ... Rugged, dura-ble, bulldozing blocker, bone-jarring tackler ... Missed only three games in 14 years ... Nine times All-NFL ... Played in eight Pro Bowls, MVP in 1954 game ... Named NFL’s all-time center, 1969 ... Played 58 minutes, made gamesaving tackle, 1960 NFL title game ... Born May 1, 1925, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Died March 21, 2015, at age of 89.

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BERT BELL Charter Enshrinee, 1963(Pennsylvania) Commissioner-Owner1933-1940 Philadelphia Eagles; 1941-46 Pittsburgh Steelers; 1946-1959 National Football League De Benneville Bell ... Weathered heavy financial losses as Eagles owner, 1933-1940, Steelers co-owner, 1941-1946 ... Built NFL image to unprecedented heights as commissioner, 1946-1959 ... Generalled NFL’s war with AAFC ... Set up far-sighted television policies ... Established strong anti-gambling controls ... Recognized NFL Players Association ... Born February 25, 1895, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... Died October 11, 1959, at age of 64.

BOBBY BELL Enshrined in 1983(Minnesota) Linebacker-Defensive End 6-4, 2281963-1974 Kansas City ChiefsBobby Lee Bell ... All-state prep quarterback, All-American tackle at Minnesota ... Big early prize in AFL-NFL war ... All-AFL/AFC nine times ... All-time AFL choice, 1969 ... Extremely versatile, determined, rugged, fast, smart ... Played in last six AFL All-Star games, first three AFC-NFC Pro Bowls ... Scored nine career touchdowns, one on onside kickoff return, two on fumble returns ... Had 26 interceptions for 479 yards, six TDs ... Born June 17, 1940, in Shelby, North Carolina.

RAYMOND BERRY Enshrined in 1973(Southern Methodist) End 6-2, 1871955-1967 Baltimore ColtsRaymond Emmett Berry ... Formed exceptional pass-catch team with Johnny Unitas ... Caught then-record 631 passes for 9,275 yards, 68 touch-downs ... All-NFL in 1958, 1959, 1960 ... Elected to six Pro Bowl games ... Set NFL title game mark with 12 catches for 178 yards in 1958 overtime game ... Colts’ 20th-round future choice in 1954 ... Born February 27, 1933, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

ELVIN BETHEA Enshrined in 2003(North Carolina A&T) DEFENSIVE END 6-2, 2601968-1983 Houston OilersElvin Lamont Bethea ... Oilers’ third-round draft pick, 1968 ... At time of retirement, held three team records relating to service: most seasons (16), most career regular season games played (210), most consecutive regular season games played (135) ... Although not an official NFL sta-tistic until 1982, unofficial 105-career sack total still ranks as team best, as are the 16 sacks in 1973 ... Selected to play in eight Pro Bowls ... All-AFC and All-Pro (second team) four times ... Born March 1, 1946, in Trenton, New Jersey.

JEROME BETTIS Enshrined in 2015(Notre Dame) Running Back 5-11, 2431993-95 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 1996-2005 Pittsburgh SteelersJerome Abram Bettis … Selected by Rams in 1st round (10th player overall) in 1993 … Earned Rookie of Year honors ... Finished second in rushing, third in total yards from scrimmage first season ... Leading rusher for Rams three seasons, Steelers eight times … Eight 1,000-plus yard seasons tied for third-best in NFL history at retirement … His 13,662 ranked fifth all-time in career rushing yards … Six Pro Bowls … All-Pro: 1993, 1996; All-Pro second-team 1997 … Born February 16, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan.

CHARLES BIDWILL, SR. Enshrined in 1967(Loyola of Chicago) Owner1933-1946 Chicago CardinalsCharles W. Bidwill, Sr. ... Purchased Cardinals’ franchise, 1933 ... Staunch faith in NFL stood as guiding light during dark depression years ... Dealt AAFC most stunning blow with $100,000 signing of Charley Trippi, 1947 ... Built famous “Dream Backfield” but died before it could bring him a Cardinals championship ... Financial help saved Bears’ ownership for George Halas, 1932 ... Born September 16, 1895, in Chicago, Illinois ... Died April 19, 1947, at age of 51.

FRED BILETNIKOFF Enshrined in 1988(Florida State) Wide Receiver 6-1, 1901965-1978 Oakland RaidersFrederick S. Biletnikoff ... Florida State All-American ... No. 2 draft pick, 1965 ... Career record: 589 receptions, 8,974 yards, 76 TDs ... Had 40 or more catches 10 straight years ... Durable with fluid moves, deceptive speed, great hands ... All-AFL/AFC four times ... 1971 NFL receiving champion ... Played in two AFL All-Star games, four AFC-NFC Pro Bowls, eight AFL/AFC title games, two Super Bowls ... MVP in Super Bowl XI ... Born February 23, 1943, in Erie, Pennsylvania.

GEORGE BLANDA Enshrined in 1981(Kentucky) Quarterback-Kicker 6-2, 2151949 Chicago Bears, 1950 Baltimore Colts, 1950-58 Chicago Bears, 1960-66 Houston Oilers, 1967-1975 Oakland RaidersGeorge Frederick Blanda ... Famous for last-min-ute heroics in five straight 1970 games ... Scored then-record 2,002 points ... Held or tied for 21 title game, 16 regular-season marks ... Passed for 7 TDs one game, 36 in season, 1961 ... 1961 AFL, 1970 AFC Player of the Year ... Career pass-ing totals: 4,007 attempts, 26,920 yards, 236 TDs ... 26-season, 340-game career longest ever at time of retirement ... Played until age 48 ... Born September 17, 1927, in Youngwood, Pennsylvania ... Died September 27, 2010, at age of 83.

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MEL BLOUNT Enshrined in 1989(Southern University) Cornerback 6-3, 2051970-1983 Pittsburgh SteelersMelvin Cornell Blount ... Third-round draft pick, 1970 ... Prototype cornerback of his era with superior speed, strength, intelligence ... All-Pro four years ... NFL Defensive MVP, 1975 ... Started in four Super Bowl victories ... Five Pro Bowls, 200 of 201 regular-season games ... Career totals: 57 interceptions, 736 yards, 13 opponents’ fumble recoveries ... Had key interception in Super Bowl IX ... Born April 10, 1948, in Vidalia, Georgia.

TERRY BRADSHAW Enshrined in 1989(Louisiana Tech) Quarterback 6-3, 2151970-1983 Pittsburgh SteelersTerry Paxton Bradshaw ... First player in NFL draft, 1970 ... Excellent throwing arm, called own plays ... Led Steelers to eight AFC Central, four Super Bowl titles ... MVP in Super Bowls XIII, XIV ... Held Super Bowl records: nine TDs, 932 yards; post-season records: 30 TDs, 3,833 yards ... Career stats: 27,989 yards, 212 TDs passing, 2,257 yards, 32 TDs rushing ... NFL MVP, 1978 ... Born September 2, 1948, in Shreveport, Louisiana.

DERRICK BROOKS Enshrined in 2014(Florida State) Linebacker 6-0, 2321995-2008 Tampa Bay BuccaneersDerrick Dewan Brooks ... Selected by Buccaneers in 1st round (28th player overall) … Never missed game in career … Earned All-Rookie honors … Elected to 11 Pro Bowls … In 1997, led Bucs to first postseason appearance since 1981 ... NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year, 2002 … Helped Tampa Bay post top defense in NFL twice, NFC five times … Named All-Pro six times, All-NFC eight times … Selected to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s … Born April 18, 1973 in Pensacola, Florida.

BOB (THE BOOMER) BROWNEnshrined in 2004(Nebraska) Tackle 6-4, 280 1964-68 Philadelphia Eagles, 1969-1970 Los Angeles Rams, 1971-73 Oakland RaidersRobert Stanford Brown ... First-round draft pick (2nd overall), 1964 draft ... Aggressive blocker who utilized great size and strength ... Battled knee injury for much of career ... Named first-team All-NFL seven times ... Earned NFL/NFC offensive lineman of the year three times ... Elected to six Pro Bowls – three with Eagles, two with Rams, and one with Raiders ... Named to the NFL’s All-Decade team of the 1960s ... Born December 8, 1941, in Cleveland, Ohio.

JIM BROWN Enshrined in 1971(Syracuse) Fullback 6-2, 2321957-1965 Cleveland BrownsJames Nathaniel Brown ... Syracuse All-American, 1956 ... Browns’ No. 1 draft pick, 1957 ... Awesome runner, led NFL rushers eight years ... All-NFL eight of nine years ... NFL’s Most Valuable Player, 1957, 1958 and 1965 ... Rookie of the Year, 1957 ... Played in nine straight Pro Bowls ... Career marks: 12,312 yards rushing, 262 receptions, 15,459 combined net yards, 756 points scored ... Born February 17, 1936, in St. Simons, Georgia.

PAUL BROWN Enshrined in 1967(Miami - OH) Coach1946-1962 Cleveland Browns (AAFC*/NFL)Paul Eugene Brown ... Exceptionally success-ful coach at all levels of football ... Organized Browns in AAFC, 1946 ... Built great Cleveland dynasty with 167-53-8 record, four AAFC titles, three NFL crowns, only one losing season in 17 years ... A revolutionary innovator with many coaching “firsts” to his credit ... Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame before Cincinnati Bengals tenure began ... Born September 7, 1908 in Norwalk, Ohio ... Died August 5, 1991, at age of 82.

ROOSEVELT BROWN Enshrined in 2015(Morgan State) Tackle 6-3, 2551953-1965 New York GiantsRoosevelt Brown, Jr. ... Black All-American at Morgan State, 1951-1952 ... Giants’ 27th pick in 1953 draft ... Joined Giants as green 20-year old ... Quickly won starting role, held it for 13 seasons ... Excellent downfield blocker, classic pass protector, fast, mobile ... All-NFL eight straight years, 1956-1963 ... Played in nine Pro Bowl games ... Named NFL’s Lineman of Year, 1956 ... Born October 20, 1932, in Charlottesville, Virginia ... Died June 9, 2004, at age of 71.

TIM BROWN Enshrined in 2015(Notre Dame) Wide Receiver/Kick Returner/Punt Returner 6-0, 1951988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay BuccaneersTimothy Donell Brown … Heisman Trophy Winner … Selected by Raiders in 1st round (6th player overall) of 1988 draft … Set Raiders franchise records for receptions, receiving yards, and punt return yards … At time of retirement his 14,934 receiving yards were second-highest total in NFL history; 1,094 receptions were 3rd; and 100 touchdown catches were tied for 3rd … Total of 19,682 combined net yards, 5th all-time at time of retirement … Voted to Pro Bowl nine times … Born July 22, 1966 in Dallas, Texas.

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WILLIE BROWN Enshrined in 1984(Grambling) Cornerback 6-1, 1951963-66 Denver Broncos, 1967-1978 Oakland RaidersWilliam Ferdie Brown ... Undrafted, cut by Oilers, joined 1963 Broncos, All-AFL in second season ... Traded to Raiders, 1967 ... Fast, mobile, aggressive ... All-AFL/AFC seven times ... All-time AFL team, 1969 ... Played in five AFL All-Star games, four AFC-NFC Pro Bowls, nine AFL/AFC title games, two Super Bowls ... Career totals: 54 interceptions, 472 yards, two TDs ... Scored on 75-yard interception, Super Bowl XI ... Born December 2, 1940, in Yazoo City, Mississippi.

JUNIOUS (BUCK) BUCHANAN Enshrined in 1990(Grambling) Defensive Tackle 6-7, 2701963-1975 Kansas City ChiefsJunious Buchanan ... NAIA All-American at Grambling ... First player selected in 1963 AFL Draft ... Possessed speed, size, determination, durability ... Missed only one game in 13 years ... Excelled at intimidating passer, batted down 16 passes, 1967 ... Four-time All-AFL, All-AFC in 1970, 1971 ... Led Chiefs defensive efforts in Super Bowl I, IV ... Played in six AFL All-Star games, two AFC-NFC Pro Bowls ... Born September 10, 1940, in Gainesville, Alabama ... Died July 16, 1992, at age of 51.

NICK BUONICONTI Enshrined in 2001(Notre Dame) Linebacker 5-11, 2201962-68 Boston Patriots, 1969-1974, 1976 Miami DolphinsNicholas Anthony Buoniconti ... Thirteenth-round AFL draft pick, 1962 ... Made immediate impact with Patriots ... Played in five AFL All-Star Games with Patriots, one with Dolphins ... Following AFL-NFL merger, named to two Pro Bowls ... Driving force behind Miami’s famed “No-Name Defense”... Played in three Super Bowls ... Named first team All-AFL/AFC eight times ... Voted to All-Time AFL team, 1969 ... Born December 15, 1940, in Springfield, Massachusetts.

DICK BUTKUS Enshrined in 1979(Illinois) Middle Linebacker 6-3, 2451965-1973 Chicago BearsRichard Marvin Butkus ... Two-time Illinois All-American ... First-round draft pick, 1965 ... Exceptional defensive star with speed, quickness, instinct, strength ... Great leader, tremendous competitor, adept at forcing fumbles ... Had 22 lifetime interceptions, 25 opponent fumble recov-eries ... Serious knee injury ended brilliant career ... All-NFL six years ... In eight straight Pro Bowls ... Born December 9, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois.

JACK BUTLER Enshrined in 2012(St. Bonaventure) Cornerback 6-1, 2001951-59 Pittsburgh SteelersJohn Bradshaw Butler ... Free agent signee with Steelers, 1951 … Intercepted five passes as rook-ie … Record-tying four interceptions vs. Redskins, Dec. 13, 1953 … Set then record with two inter-ception returns for TDs, 1954 … Retired as the game’s second all-time leading interceptor … 52 career picks for 827 yards, 4 TDs … Named to four Pro Bowls … First-team All-NFL three straight seasons … Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1950s … Born November 12, 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ... Died May 11, 2013, at age of 85.

EARL CAMPBELL Enshrined in 1991(Texas) Running Back 5-11, 2321978-1984 Houston Oilers, 1984-85 New Orleans SaintsEarl Christian Campbell ... First player taken in 1978 NFL Draft ... Texas All-American, Heisman Trophy winner ... NFL rushing champion, Player of Year, All-Pro, Pro Bowl choice, 1978, 1979, 1980 ... Career high 1,934 yards rushing includ-ing four 200-yard rushing games, 1980 ... Career stats: 9,407 yards, 74 TDs rushing, 121 recep-tions, 806 yards ... Played in five Pro Bowls... Born March 29, 1955, in Tyler, Texas.

TONY CANADEO Enshrined in 1974(Gonzaga) Halfback 5-11, 1901941-44, 1946-1952 Green Bay PackersAnthony Robert Canadeo ... Gonzaga Little All-American, 1939 ... Multi-talented two-way per-former ... Averaged 75 yards all categories in 116 NFL games ... Led Packers air game, 1943 ... Used as heavy-duty runner on return from service, 1946 ... Became third back to pass 1,000-yard mark in one season, 1949 ... All-NFL, 1943, 1949 ... Career record: 4,197 yards rushing, 1,642 yards passing, 186 points, 69 pass receptions ... Born May 5, 1919, in Chicago, Illinois ... Died November 29, 2003 at age of 84.

JOE CARR Charter Enshrinee, 1963(No College) League President1921-1939 National Football LeagueJoseph Francis Carr ... Sportswriter, promoter who founded Columbus Panhandles team, 1904 ... NFL co-organizer, 1920 ... NFL president, 1921-1939 ... Gave NFL stability, integrity with rigid enforcement of rules ... Introduced standard player’s contract ... Barred use of collegians in NFL play ... Worked tirelessly to interest finan-cially-capable new owners ... Born October 23, 1879, in Columbus, Ohio ... Died May 20, 1939, at age of 59.

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HARRY CARSON Enshrined in 2006(South Carolina State) Linebacker 6-2, 237 1976-1988 New York GiantsHarry Donald Carson ... Giants’ fourth-round draft pick, 1976 draft ... Became Giants’ starting middle linebacker halfway through rookie sea-son ... Earned All-Rookie honors ... Led Giants defenders in tackles five seasons ... Ferocious run stopper ... Had 14 career fumble recoveries ... Selected to nine Pro Bowls, including seven straight (1982-1988) ... All-Pro (first-team) 1981, 1984; Second-team All-Pro five times ... All-NFC five times ... Born November 26, 1953, in Florence, South Carolina.

CRIS CARTER Enshrined in 2013(Ohio State) Wide Receiver 6-3, 202 1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami DolphinsChristopher Darin Carter ... Fourth round pick by Philadelphia in the 1987 Supplemental Draft ... Durable, played full 16-game schedule 13 of 16 seasons ... Recorded eight straight 1,000-yard seasons ... Caught 70-plus passes in 10 seasons ... Scored 130 career touchdowns, amassed 1,101 receptions - both second most ever at time of retirement ... Had 100-yard receiving games 42 times ... Selected to eight Pro Bowls (1994-2001) ... Named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s ... Born November 25, 1965, in Troy, Ohio.

DAVE CASPER Enshrined in 2002(Notre Dame) Tight End 6-4, 2401974-1980/1984 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1980-83 Houston Oilers, 1983 Minnesota VikingsDavid John Casper ... Raiders’ second-round draft pick, 1974 ... Nicknamed “The Ghost,” earned starting tight end spot in 1976, finished season with impressive 53 catches for 691 yards, 10 touchdowns ... Named All-Pro and All-AFC four consecutive years, 1976-1979 ... Outstanding blocker as well as receiver ... Career record: 378 receptions, 5,216 yards, 52 touchdowns ... Named to five Pro Bowls ... Born February 2, 1952 in Bemidji, Minnesota.

GUY CHAMBERLIN Enshrined in 1965(Nebraska) End 6-2, 196, COACH1919 Canton Bulldogs (pre-NFL), 1920-21 Decatur/Chicago Staleys, 1922-23 Canton Bulldogs, 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs, 1925-26 Frankford Yellowjackets, 1927-28 Chicago CardinalsBerlin Guy Chamberlin ... Legendary grid hero at Nebraska ... Became premier end of the NFL in the 1920s ... Extremely-durable two-way per-former ... Player-coach of four NFL champion-ship teams: 1922-1923 Canton Bulldogs, 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs, 1926 Frankford Yellowjackets ... Six-year coaching record 58-16-7 for a remark-able .759 percentage ... Born January 16, 1894, in Blue Springs, Nebraska ... Died April 4, 1967, at age of 73.

JACK CHRISTIANSEN Enshrined in 1970(Colorado State) Safety 6-1, 2051951-58 Detroit LionsJohn Leroy Christiansen ... Left safety stalwart on three title teams ... All-NFL six straight years, 1952-1957 ... Played in five Pro Bowls ... Formidable defender, return specialist ... Foes’ standard rule: “Don’t pass in his area, don’t punt to him” ... NFL interception leader, 1953, co-leader in 1957 ... Career marks: 46 steals for 717 yards, three TDs ... 85 punt returns for 1,084 yards, eight TDs ... Born December 20, 1928, in Sublette, Kansas ... Died June 29, 1986, at age of 57.

EARL (DUTCH) CLARK CharterEnshrinee, 1963(Colorado College) Quarterback 6-0, 1851931-32/1934-38 Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit LionsEarl Harry Clark ... Colorado College All-American, 1928 ... Called signals, played tailback, did every-thing superbly well... Quiet, quick-thinking, exceptional team leader ... NFL’s last dropkick-ing specialist ... All-NFL six of seven years ... NFL scoring champ three years ... Generalled Lions to 1935 NFL title ... Scored 354 points on 42 TDs, 72 PATs, 10 FGs ... Player-coach final two seasons ... Born October 11, 1906, in Fowler, Colorado ... Died August 5, 1978, at age of 71.

GEORGE CONNOR Enshrined in 1975(Holy Cross, Notre Dame) Tackle-Linebacker 6-3, 2401948-1955 Chicago BearsGeorge Leo Connor ... All-American at both Holy Cross, Notre Dame ... New York Giants’ No. 1 draft pick, 1946 ... Rights traded to Boston Yanks and then to Bears ... All-NFL at three positions - offensive tackle, defensive tackle, lineback-er ... All-NFL five years ... Two-way performer throughout career ... First of big, fast, agile line-backers ... Exceptional at diagnosing enemy plays ... Played in four Pro Bowl games, 1950-1953 ... Born January 21, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois ... Died March 31, 2003, at age of 78.

JIMMY CONZELMAN Enshrined in 1964(Washington of St. Louis) Quarterback-Coach-Owner 6-0, 1751920 Decatur Staleys, 1921-22 Rock Island Independents, 1922-24 Milwaukee Badgers, 1925-26 Detroit Panthers, 1927-1930 Providence Steam Roller, 1940-42, 1946-48 Chicago CardinalsJames Gleason Conzelman ... Multi-talented ath-lete, editor, executive, songwriter, orator ... Began NFL career with Staleys, 1920 ... Player-coach of four NFL teams in the 1920s, including 1928 cham-pion Providence ... Player-coach-owner of Detroit team, 1925-1926 ... Knee injury ended 10-year play-ing career, 1929 ... Coached Cardinals to 1947 NFL, 1948 division crowns ... Born March 6, 1898, in St. Louis, Missouri ... Died July 31, 1970, at age of 72.

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LOU CREEKMUR Enshrined in 1996(William & Mary) Tackle-Guard 6-4, 2461950-59 Detroit LionsLouis Creekmur ... No. 2 draft pick, 1950 ... Primarily an offensive lineman, used on defense in short-yardage situations ... Flamboyant, versa-tile, strong blocker ... Workhorse, played in 165 straight games, 1950-1958 (includes preseason, regular season and playoffs) ... All-NFL guard, 1951, 1952 ... All-NFL tackle, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957 ... Selected for eight Pro Bowls, twice as guard, six times as tackle ... Played on three Lions NFL title teams ... Born January 22, 1927, in Hopelawn, New Jersey ... Died July 5, 2009, at age of 82.

LARRY CSONKA Enshrined in 1987(Syracuse) Fullback 6-3, 2371968-1974, 1979 Miami Dolphins, 1976-78 New York GiantsLawrence Richard Csonka ... Syracuse All-American, 1967 ... No. 1 draft pick, 1968 ... Powerhouse runner, excellent blocker, receiver ... Only 21 fumbles in 1,891 carries ... Surpassed 1000 yards rushing three seasons ... Four-time All-AFC, picked for five Pro Bowls ... All-Pro 1971, 1972, 1973 ... MVP in Super Bowl VIII ... Made great comeback with 1979 Dolphins ... Career stats: 8,081 yards rushing, 106 receptions, 68 touchdowns ... Born December 25, 1946, in Stow, Ohio.

CURLEY CULP Enshrined in 2013(Arizona State) Defensive Tackle 6-2, 2651968-1974 Kansas City Chiefs, 1974-1980 Houston Oilers, 1980-81 Detroit LionsCurley Culp ... Selected in 2nd round (31st play-er overall) in 1968 draft by Broncos … Traded during training camp and became key member of KC defense that guided team to Super Bowl IV win two seasons later … Leader of 1975 Oilers, helped team to first winning season in eight years and just second in 13 seasons … Named NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Pro, 1975 … First- or second-team All-AFC five times … Six Pro Bowls … Born March 10, 1946 in Yuma, Arizona.

AL DAVIS Enshrined in 1992(Wittenberg, Syracuse) Coach-Owner-Commissioner1963-65 Oakland Raiders, 1966 American Football League, 1966-2011 Oakland/Los Angeles RaidersAllen Davis ... As AFL commissioner, forced quick merger with NFL, 1966 ... Davis-led Raiders had best record in pro sports, 1963-1991, won Super Bowls XI, XV, XVIII ... AFL Coach of the Year, 1963 ... Only person to serve in pros as personnel assistant, scout, assistant coach, head coach, general manager, commissioner, team owner/chief executive officer ... Born July 4, 1929, in Brockton, Massachusetts ... Died October 8, 2011, at age of 82.

WILLIE DAVIS Enshrined in 1981(Grambling) Defensive End 6-3, 2431958-59 Cleveland Browns, 1960-69 Green Bay PackersWilliam Delford Davis ... 15th-round draft pick, 1956 ... Played Army football prior to joining 1958 Browns ... Career turning point came with 1960 trade to Green Bay, where he became a defensive standout ... Had speed, agility, size ... Great team leader, dedicated, intelligent ... All-NFL five seasons ... In five Pro Bowls, six NFL title games, two Super Bowls ... Didn’t miss a game in 12-year, 162-game career. . .Born July 24, 1934, in Lisbon, Louisiana.

DERMONTTI DAWSON Enshrined in 2012(Kentucky) Center 6-2, 2881988-2000 Pittsburgh SteelersDermontti Fara Dawson ... Steelers’ second-round draft pick (44th player overall), 1988 NFL Draft ... Became starting center in 1989 replacing future Hall of Famer Mike Webster ... Named Co-AFC Offensive Lineman of the Year by NFL Players Association, 1993 ... Selected as NFL Alumni Offensive Lineman of the Year, 1996 ... Played in 170 consecutive games ... Named first-team All-Pro six consecutive years (1993-1998) ... Selected to play in seven consecutive Pro Bowls (1993-99) ... Born June 17, 1965 in Lexington, Kentucky.

Only two tandems of Hall of Famers who were in inducted in the same class, played together in college and were drafted into the NFL in the same year.

*Russ Grimm & Rickey Jackson - enshrined in 2010; drafted in 1981 out of University of Pittsburgh.

*Gino Marchetti & Ollie Matson - enshrined in 1972; drafted in 1952 out of University of San Francisco.

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LEN DAWSON Enshrined in 1987(Purdue) Quarterback 6-0, 1901957-59 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1960-61 Cleveland Browns, 1962/1963-1975 Dallas Texans/Kansas City ChiefsLeonard Ray Dawson ... Pittsburgh’s No. 1 draft pick, 1957 ... Led 1962 Texans, 1966, 1969 Chiefs to AFL titles ... AFL Player of Year, 1962 ... Won four AFL passing crowns ... MVP, Super Bowl IV ... Selected to six AFL All-Star games, 1972 Pro Bowl ... Pin-point passer, astute field general ... Career passing stats: 28,711 yards, 239 touchdowns, 82.6 rating ... Rushed for 1,293 yards, 9 TDs ... Born June 20, 1935, in Alliance, Ohio.

FRED DEAN Enshrined in 2008(Louisiana Tech) Defensive End 6-3, 230 1975-1981 San Diego Chargers, 1981-85 San Francisco 49ersFredrick Rudolph Dean ... Selected in the second round in 1975 draft by Chargers ... Played lineback-er in college ... Quickness, speed, strength made him a feared pass rusher ... Career sack total near 100, but unofficial since sacks were not an official NFL statistic until 1982 ... Career best 17.5 sacks, 1983 ... Named All-Pro in 1980 and 1981, All-AFC twice, All-NFC twice ... Name to four Pro Bowls ... Born February 24, 1952 in Arcadia, Louisiana.

JOE DELAMIELLEURE Enshrined in 2003(Michigan State) Guard 6-3, 254 1973-79, 1985 Buffalo Bills, 1980-84 Cleveland BrownsJoseph Michael DeLamielleure ... Selected by Bills in first round, 1973 draft ... All-American at Michigan State ... Won All-Rookie honors ... Durable, played in 185 consecutive games ... Anchored Bills’ famed “Electric Company” offen-sive line ... Best known as lead blocker for O. J. Simpson, NFL’s first 2000-yard rusher, 1973 ... Selected All-Pro and All-AFC 1975 through 1980 ... Named to six Pro Bowls ... Named to NFL’s 1970s All-Decade Team ... Born March 16, 1951, in Detroit, Michigan.

RICHARD DENT Enshrined in 2011(Tennessee State) Defensive End 6-5, 2651983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles Richard Lamar Dent ... Selected by Chicago in eighth round, 1983 draft ... An intimidating player, could speed rush or power rush quarter-back ... Amassed 137.5 career sacks ... Recorded double-digit sacks eight seasons ... Led NFC with team record 17.5 sacks, 1984 ... Following year, led NFL with 17 sacks ... Super Bowl XX MVP ... Named first- or second-team All-Pro four times, All-NFC five times ... Selected to four Pro Bowls ... Born December 13, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia.

ERIC DICKERSON Enshrined in 1999(Southern Methodist) Running Back 6-3, 2201983-87 Los Angeles Rams, 1987-1991 Indianapolis Colts, 1992 Los Angeles Raiders, 1993 Atlanta FalconsEric Demetric Dickerson ... Rams’ first-round draft pick, second player overall, 1983 draft ... Rushed for NFL-record 2,105 yards, 1984 ... Gained 1,800 or more rushing yards three of first four seasons ... Retired as the second all-time leading rusher with 13,259 yards on 2,996 carries ... Named to six Pro Bowls ... All-Pro five times ... Led the league in rushing three times with Rams, once with Colts ... Born September 2, 1960, in Sealy, Texas.

DAN DIERDORF Enshrined in 1996(Michigan) Tackle 6-3, 2751971-1983 St. Louis CardinalsDaniel Lee Dierdorf ... No. 2 draft pick, 1971 ... Michigan All-American ... Possessed size, speed, quickness, discipline, intelligence, consistency ... Equally effective as passing, rushing block-er ... Right tackle who anchored line that led NFL three years, NFC five years in fewest sacks allowed ... All-Pro five years ... Played in six Pro Bowls ... Named best blocker three years by NFL Players Association. . . Born June 29, 1949, in Canton, Ohio.

MIKE DITKA Enshrined in 1988(Pittsburgh) Tight End 6-3, 2281961-66 Chicago Bears, 1967-68 Philadelphia Eagles,1969-1972 Dallas CowboysMichael Keller Ditka ... Consensus All-American, 1960 ... Bears’ No. 1 pick, 1961 ... First tight end elected to Hall ... Fast, rugged, outstand-ing blocker, great competitor ... Big-play star of Bears’ 1963 title team ... Scored final touchdown in Cowboys’ Super Bowl VI win ... Rookie of the Year, 1961 ... All-NFL four years, in five straight Pro Bowls ... Career record: 427 receptions, 5,812 yards, 43 TDs ... Born October 18, 1939, in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.

CHRIS DOLEMAN Enshrined in 2012(Pittsburgh) Defensive End-Linebacker 6-5, 2701985-1993, 1999 Minnesota Vikings, 1994-95 Atlanta Falcons, 1996-98 San Francisco 49ersChristopher John Doleman ... Drafted as line-backer in 1st round by Vikings in 1985 … Moved to starting defensive end late in second season … Eight team sack titles (six with Vikings, once each with Falcons and 49ers) … Led NFL with 21 sacks, one shy of record at time, 1989 ... Career sack total of 150.5 sacks was fourth best at retirement … Eight seasons with 10 or more sacks … Eight Pro Bowls … Born October 16, 1961 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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ART DONOVAN Enshrined in 1968(Boston College) Defensive Tackle 6-2, 2631950 Baltimore Colts, 1951 New York Yanks, 1952 Dallas Texans, 1953-1961 Baltimore ColtsArthur James Donovan, Jr. ... First Colt to enter Pro Football Hall of Fame ... Began NFL play as 26-year-old rookie in 1950 ... Vital part of Baltimore’s climb to powerhouse status in 1950s ... All-NFL, 1954 through 1958 ... Played in five Pro Bowls ... Great morale builder on Colts teams ... Son of famous boxing referee of same name ... Played at Boston College after World War II Marines service ... Born June 5, 1925, in Bronx, New York ... Died August 4, 2013, at age of 88.

TONY DORSETT Enshrined in 1994(Pittsburgh) Running Back 5-11, 1921977-1987 Dallas Cowboys, 1988 Denver BroncosAnthony Drew Dorsett, Sr. ... 1976 Heisman Trophy winner ... Draft-day trade made him Cowboys’ No. 1 pick, 1977 ... Played in two Super Bowls, five NFC championship games, four Pro Bowls ... All-NFL, 1981 ... NFC rushing champion, 1982 ... Career totals: 12,739 yards rushing; 398 receptions for 3,554 yards, 16,293 combined net yards, 91 touchdowns ... Ran record 99 yards for TD vs. Minnesota, 1982 season finale ... Born April 7, 1954, in Rochester, Pennsylvania.

JOHN (PADDY) DRISCOLL Enshrined in 1965(Northwestern) Quarterback 5-11, 1601919 Hammond Pros (pre-NFL), 1920/1926-29 Decatur Staleys/Chicago Bears, 1920-25 Chicago Cardinals John Leo Driscoll ... Triple-threat on attack, flawless on defense ... Dropkicked record four field goals one game, 1925 ... Dropkicked 50-yard field goal, 1924 ... Scored 27 points one game, 1923 ... 23 pre-cision punts stymied Grange’s NFL debut, 1925 ... Sold by Cards to Bears, 1926, to thwart signing with rival AFL ... Sparked Bears four years ... All-NFL six times ... Born January 11, 1895, in Evanston, Illinois ... Died June 29, 1968, at age of 73.

BILL DUDLEY Enshrined in 1966(Virginia) Halfback 5-10, 1821942, 1945-46 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1947-49 Detroit Lions, 1950-51, 1953 Washington RedskinsWilliam McGarvey Dudley ... Virginia’s first All-American, 1941 ... Steelers’ No. 1 draft choice, 1942 ... Unorthodox style, but exceptionally versatile, awesomely efficient ... Won rare “triple crown” (NFL rushing, interception, punt return titles), 1946 ... All-NFL, 1942, 1946 ... Most Valuable Player, 1946 ... Gained 8,217 combined net yards, scored 478 points, had 23 interceptions in career ... Born December 24, 1921, in Bluefield, Virginia ... Died February 4, 2010, at age of 88.

ALBERT GLEN (TURK) EDWARDS Enshrined in 1969(Washington State) Tackle 6-2, 2551932/1933-36/1937-1940 Boston Braves/Boston Redskins/Washington RedskinsAlbert Glen Edwards ... Rose Bowl star, Washington State All-American, 1930 ... Joined new Boston team for $150 a game, 1932 ... Giant of his era ... Immovable, impregnable 60-minute workhorse ... Steamrolling blocker, smothering tackler ... Official All-NFL, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937 ... Bizarre knee injury suffered at pre-game coin toss ended career, 1940 ... Born September 28, 1907, in Mold, Washington ... Died January 12, 1973, at age of 65.

CARL ELLER Enshrined in 2004(Minnesota) Defensive End 6-6, 2471964-1978 Minnesota Vikings, 1979 Seattle SeahawksCarl Lee Eller ... Selected in 1st round of NFL draft by Minnesota and AFL draft by Buffalo, 1964 ... Quickly established himself at left defensive end on the Vikings’ “Purple People Eaters” defensive line ... Excellent at stopping run, devastating pass rusher ... Amassed 44 sacks, 1975-1977 ... Named first- or second-team All-NFL each season, 1967-1973 ... Played in six Pro Bowls ... Born January 25, 1942, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

JOHN ELWAY Enshrined in 2004(Stanford) Quarterback 6-3, 2151983-1998 Denver BroncosJohn Albert Elway ... First overall pick of 1983 draft by Colts, traded to Broncos ... Led Denver to record 47 fourth quarter comebacks ... NFL’s Most Valuable Player, 1987 ... Named All-Pro, 1987, second-team All-NFL three times ... All-AFC four times ... Elected to nine Pro Bowls ... Career stats: 51,475 yards, 300 touchdowns ... Started five Super Bowls ... MVP, Super Bowl XXXIII ... Born June 28, 1960, in Port Angeles, Washington.

WEEB EWBANK Enshrined in 1978(Miami - OH) Coach1954-1962 Baltimore Colts, 1963-1973 New York JetsWilbur Charles Ewbank ... Only coach to win world championships in both NFL, AFL ... His 1958, 1959 Colts won NFL crowns, 1968 Jets AFL, Super Bowl III titles ... Took first pro head coach job at age of 47 ... Led both Colts, Jets to champi-onships with patient, effective building programs paced by brilliant quarterbacks ... Possessed great ability to judge, handle young talent ... Coached 130 career wins ... Born May 6, 1907, in Richmond, Indiana ... Died November 17, 1998, at age of 91.

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MARSHALL FAULK Enshrined in 2011(San Diego State) Running Back 5-10, 2081994-98 Indianapolis Colts, 1999-2005 St. Louis RamsMarshall William Faulk ... Colts’ first-round pick (second player overall), 1994 … Rushed for 143 yards, scored three touchdowns in rookie debut … Rushed for 1,000 yards in seven of first eight seasons … Second in NFL history to eclipse 1,000-yard mark in both rushing and receiving in same season, set then-record for yards from scrimmage (2,429), 1999 … NFL’s MVP, 2000 … First player in NFL history to gain 2,000 yards from scrimmage four straight seasons (1998-2001) … Born February 26, 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

TOM FEARS Enshrined in 1970(Santa Clara, UCLA) End 6-2, 2161948-1956 Los Angeles RamsThomas Jesse Fears ... Led NFL receivers first three seasons, 1948-1950 ... Top season mark: 84 catch-es, 1950 ... Had three TD receptions in 1950 division title game ... Caught 73-yard pass to win 1951 NFL title ... Caught then-record 18 passes one game, 1950 ... All-NFL, 1949, 1950 ... Career mark: 400 catches for 5,397 yards, 38 TDs ... Precise pat-tern-runner, specialized in button-hook route ... Born December 3, 1922, in Guadalajara, Mexico ... Died January 4, 2000, at age of 77.

JIM FINKS Enshrined in 1995(Tulsa) Administrator1964-1973 Minnesota Vikings, 1974-1982 Chicago Bears, 1986-1992 New Orleans SaintsJames Edward Finks ... Top-flight administrator ... Developed Vikings, Bears, Saints - all teams with losing records - into winners ... Worked with NFL Management Council during 1974 strike ... Long-time member of NFL competition committee ... Serious NFL Commissioner candidate, 1989 ... Also played defensive back, quarterback for Steelers, 1949-1955 ... Born August 31, 1927, in St. Louis, Missouri ... Died May 8, 1994, at age of 66.

RAY FLAHERTY Enshrined in 1976(Gonzaga) Coach1936-1942 Boston/Washington Redskins, 1946-48 New York Yankees (AAFC*), 1949 Chicago Hornets (AAFC*)Raymond Paul Flaherty ... Compiled 80-37-5 coaching record ... Won four Eastern division, two NFL titles with Redskins, two AAFC divisional crowns with Yankees ... Introduced behind-the-line screen pass in 1937 NFL title game ... Two-platoon system with one rushing, one passing unit also a Flaherty first ... Played end with Los Angeles Wildcats (first AFL), New York Yankees, New York Giants ... All-NFL, 1928, 1932 ... Born September 1, 1903 in Spokane, Washington ... Died July 19, 1994, at age of 90.

LEN FORD Enshrined in 1976(Morgan State, Michigan) Defensive End 6-4, 2451948-49 Los Angeles Dons (AAFC*), 1950-57 Cleveland Browns, 1958 Green Bay PackersLeonard Guy Ford, Jr. ... Caught 67 passes as two-way end with Dons, 1948-1949 ... After AAFC folded, Browns converted him to full-time defen-sive end, altered defenses to take advantage of his exceptional pass-rushing skills ... Overcame serious injuries in 1950 to earn All-NFL honors five times, 1951-1955 ... Played in four Pro Bowls ... Recovered 20 opponents’ fumbles in career ... Born February 18, 1926, in Washington, D.C. ... Died March 14, 1972, at age of 46.

DAN FORTMANN Enshrined in 1965(Colgate) Guard 6-0, 2101936-1943 Chicago BearsDaniel John Fortmann ... Bears’ No. 9 pick in first NFL draft, 1936 ... At 20, became youngest start-er in NFL ... 60-minute line leader, battering-ram blocker ... Deadly tackler, genius at diagnosing enemy plays ... First- or second-team All-NFL every season of career ... Phi Beta Kappa scholar at Colgate ... Earned medical degree while play-ing in NFL ... Born April 11, 1916, in Pearl River, New York ... Died May 23, 1995, at age of 79.

DAN FOUTS Enshrined in 1993 (Oregon) Quarterback 6-3, 2041973-1987 San Diego ChargersDaniel Francis Fouts ... Third-round draft pick, 1973 ... Played major role in transforming Chargers from also-ran to three-time AFC West champions ... Third player ever to pass for more than 40,000 yards ... Career stats: 43,040 yards, 254 touchdowns passing; 476 yards, 13 TDs rush-ing ... Six-time Pro Bowler, three-time All-Pro ... NFL Most Valuable Player, 1982 ... AFC Player of Year, 1979, 1982 ... Born June 10, 1951, in San Francisco, California.

BENNY FRIEDMAN Enshrined in 2005(Michigan) Quarterback 5-10, 1831927 Cleveland Bulldogs, 1928 Detroit Wolverines, 1929-1931 New York Giants,1932-34 Brooklyn Dodgers Benjamin Friedman ... NFL’s first great passer ... Threw league record 11 touchdown passes as rookie, 1927 ... Set another record with 20 TDs, 1929 ... Led league in touchdown passes four consecutive years (1927-1930) ... His 66 career touchdown passes was an NFL record for years ... Triple-threat player, could run, pass, kick ... Born March 18, 1905 in Cleveland, Ohio ... Died November 23, 1982, at age of 77.

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FRANK GATSKI Enshrined in 1985(Marshall, Auburn) CENTER 6-3, 2331946-1956 Cleveland Browns (AAFC*/NFL), 1957 Detroit LionsFrank Gatski ... Anchored powerful offensive line during Browns’ dominant years in AAFC, NFL ... Strong, consistent, exceptional pass blocker who never missed a game or practice in high school, college or pro football ... Played in 11 champion-ship games in 12 years with his teams winning eight times ... Played as linebacker early in career ... All-NFL four years ... Played in 1956 Pro Bowl ... Born March 18, 1919 in Farmington, West Virginia ... Died November 22, 2005, at age of 86.

BILL GEORGE Enshrined in 1974(Wake Forest) Linebacker 6-2, 2371952-1965 Chicago Bears, 1966 Los Angeles RamsWilliam J. George ... Bears’ No. 2 future draft choice, 1951 ... One of first great middle lineback-ers ... Called Bears’ defensive signals eight years ... Exceptionally astute strategist, on-the-field innovator ... All-NFL eight years ... Played in eight straight Pro Bowls, 1955-1962 ... Career record: 18 interceptions, 19 fumbles recovered ... Born October 27, 1929 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania ... Died September 30, 1982, at age of 52.

JOE GIBBS Enshrined in 1996(Cerritos Junior College, San Diego State) Coach1981-1992 Washington RedskinsJoe Jackson Gibbs ... NFL Coach of Year, 1982, 1983, 1991 ... Noted for motivational skills, work ethic ... Had 124-60-0 regular season record, 16-5-0in postseason ... Won 1982 NFC title, four NFC East crowns ... Won Super Bowls XVII, XXII, XXVI with three different quarterbacks ... Lost Super Bowl XVIII to Raiders ... Won 10 or more games eight times ... Assistant coach with Cardinals, Buccaneers, Chargers ... Born November 25, 1940, in Mocksville, North Carolina.

FRANK GIFFORD Enshrined in 1977(Southern California) Halfback-Flanker 6-1, 1971952-1960, 1962-64 New York GiantsFrank Newton Gifford ... All-American at USC ... No. 1 draft pick, 1952 ... Starred on both offense, defense, 1953 ... All-NFL four years ... NFL Player of Year, 1956 ... Named to eight Pro Bowls, play-ing defensive back, halfback, flanker ... Retired in 1961, came back as flanker, 1962 ... Totaled 9,862 combined yards ... Record includes 3,609 yards rushing, 367 receptions, 484 points ... Born August 16, 1930, in Santa Monica, California.

SID GILLMAN Enshrined in 1983(Ohio State) Coach1955-59 Los Angeles Rams, 1960/1961-69, 1971 Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers, 1973-74 Houston OilersSidney Gillman ... Innovative coach, dynamic administrator ... Recognized as leading authority on passing theories, tactics ... 18-year pro record: 123-104-7 ... First to win divisional titles in both NFL, AFL ... Won 1963 league, five division crowns in AFL’s first six years ... Major factor in developing AFL’s image, impetus, respect ... AFC Coach of the Year, 1974 ... Played in first College All-Star game, 1934 ... Born October 26, 1911, in Minneapolis, Minnesota ... Died January 3, 2003, at age of 91.

OTTO GRAHAM Enshrined in 1965(Northwestern) Quarterback 6-1, 1961946-1955 Cleveland Browns (AAFC*/NFL)Otto Everett Graham, Jr. ... College tailback, switched to T-quarterback in pros ... Guided Browns to 10 division or league crowns in 10 years ... Topped AAFC passers four years, NFL two years ... All-league nine of 10 years ... Four TD passes in 1950 NFL title win ... Had three TDs running, three TDs passing in 1954 NFL title game ... Career passes for 23,584 yards, 174 TDs ... Scored 276 points on 46 TDs ... Born December 6, 1921, in Waukegan, Illinois ... Died December 17, 2003 at age of 82.

HAROLD (RED) GRANGE Charter Enshrinee, 1963(Illinois) Halfback 6-0, 1801925, 1929-1934 Chicago Bears, 1926 New York Yankees (AFL*), 1927 New York Yankees (NFL)Harold Edward Grange ... Three-time All-American, 1923-1925 ... Earned “Galloping Ghost” fame as whirling dervish runner at Illinois ... Joined Bears on Thanksgiving Day, 1925 ... Magic name produced first huge pro football crowds on 17-game barnstorming tour ... With manager, founded rival American Football League, 1926 ... Missed entire 1928 season with injury ... Excelled on defense in latter years ... Born June 13, 1903, in Forksville, Pennsylvania ... Died January 28, 1991, at age of 87.

Cal Hubbard is the only person

enshrined in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the

National Baseball Hall of Fame (umpire).

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BOB GRIESE Enshrined in 1990(Purdue) Quarterback 6-1, 1901967-1980 Miami DolphinsRobert Allen Griese ... All-American at Purdue ... No. 1 draft pick, 1967 ... Poised leader of classic ball-control offense ... Led Miami to three AFC titles, Super Bowl VII, VIII wins ... NFL Player of the Year, 1971 ... All-Pro twice, All-AFC three times ... Played in two AFL All-Star games, six AFC-NFC Pro Bowls ... Career Stats: 25,092 yards, 192 TDs, 77.1 rating passing; 994 yards, 7 TDs rushing ... Born February 3, 1945, in Evansville, Indiana.

RUSS GRIMM Enshrined in 2010(Pittsburgh) Guard 6-3, 2731981-1991 Washington Redskins Russell Scott Grimm ... Selected in 3rd round, 1981 NFL Draft ... Immediate starter on Redskins offensive line that earned nickname “The Hogs” ... Speed and strength crucial to Redskins domi-nating running attack ... Selected to four straight Pro Bowls ... Named All-Pro and All-NFC, 1983-86 ... Appeared in five NFC championship games and four Super Bowls ... Elected to NFL’s 1980s All-Decade Team ... Born May 2, 1959 in Scottdale, Pennsylvania.

LOU GROZA Enshrined in 1974(Ohio State) Tackle-Placekicker 6-3, 2401946-1959, 1961-67 Cleveland Browns (AAFC*/NFL)Louis Roy Groza ... Last of “original” Browns to retire ... Regular offensive tackle, 1947-1959 ... Back injury forced layoff, 1960 ... Kicking special-ist only, 1961-67 ... All-NFL tackle six years ... NFL Player of Year, 1954 ... In nine Pro Bowls ... Last-second field goal won 1950 NFL title game ... Scored 1,608 points in 21 years ... Played in four AAFC, nine NFL title games ... Born January 25, 1924, in Martins Ferry, Ohio ... Died November 29, 2000, at age of 76.

RAY GUY Enshrined in 2014(Southern Mississippi) Punter 6-3, 1951973-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles RaidersWilliam Ray Guy ... First punter ever selected in first round, Raiders 1973 (23rd player overall) ... Averaged under 40 yards only once in NFL career ... Only three of 1,049 punts blocked ... Career average was 42.4 yards ... All-Pro six straight seasons, 1973-1978 ... All-AFC seven times ... Played in seven Pro Bowls, seven AFC champion-ship games, three Super Bowls ... First punter to hit Louisiana Superdome scoreboard, 1977 Pro Bowl ... Born December 22, 1949, in Swainsboro, Georgia.

BUD GRANT Enshrined in 1994(Minnesota) Coach1967-1983, 1985 Minnesota VikingsHarold Peter Grant, Jr. ... NFL coaching tenure began in 1967 ... NFL record: 168-108-5 ... Led Vikings to 11 divisional championships in 1968 through 1971, 1973 through 1978, 1981 ... Won 1969 NFL championship, NFC titles in 1973, 1974, 1976 ... Nine-letter athlete at Minnesota ... Played in NBA, NFL, CFL before embarking on coaching career in Winnipeg ... Born May 20, 1927, in Superior, Wisconsin.

DARRELL GREEN Enshrined in 2008(Texas A&I) Cornerback 5-8, 176 1983-2002 Washington RedskinsDarrell Ray Green ... First round pick by Washington, 28th overall, 1983 ... Intercepted pass in NFL record 19 straight seasons ... Known for great speed ... Intercepted 54 career passes for 621 yards, 6 TDs ... Also returned 51 punts for 611 yards ... Holds team record for longest fum-ble return, 78 yards ... Named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s ... Selected to seven Pro Bowls ... Named All-Pro in 1986, 1987, 1990, and 1991 ... Born February 15, 1960 in Houston, Texas.

JOE GREENE Enshrined in 1987(North Texas State) Defensive Tackle 6-4, 2751969-1981 Pittsburgh SteelersCharles Edward Greene ... Consensus All-American, 1968 ... No. 1 draft pick, 1969 ... Became “cornerstone of franchise” that domi-nated the NFL in 1970s ... Exceptional team lead-er, possessed size, speed, quickness, strength, determination ... NFL Defensive Player of Year, 1972, 1974 ... All-Pro or All-AFC nine years ... Played in four Super Bowls, six AFC title games, 10 Pro Bowls ... Born September 24, 1946, in Temple, Texas.

FORREST GREGG Enshrined in 1977(Southern Methodist) Tackle-Guard 6-4, 2491956, 1958-1970 Green Bay Packers, 1971 Dallas CowboysAlvis Forrest Gregg ... No. 2 draft pick, 1956 ... Lombardi called him “best player I ever coached” ... Versatile, durable, hard-working, intelligent ... Played guard in emergencies ... Played in 188 straight games, 1956-1971 ... All-NFL eight straight years, 1960-1967 ... Played in nine Pro Bowls ... Played on seven NFL championship teams, three Super Bowl winners ... Born October 18, 1933, in Birthright, Texas.

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JOE GUYON Enshrined in 1966(Carlisle, Georgia Tech) Halfback 5-10, 1951919-1920 Canton Bulldogs, 1921 Cleveland Indians, 1922-23 Oorang Indians, 1924 Rock Island Independents, 1924-25 Kansas City Cowboys, 1927 New York GiantsJoseph Napoleon Guyon ... Thorpe’s teammate at Carlisle ... All-American tackle at Georgia Tech, 1918 ... Triple-threat halfback in pros ... Extremely fierce competitor ... Played with Thorpe on four NFL teams ... TD pass gave Giants win over Bears for 1927 NFL title ... Professional baseball injury ended gridiron career, 1928 ... Born November 26, 1892, on White Earth Indian Reservation, Minnesota ... Died November 27, 1971, at age of 79.

GEORGE HALAS Charter Enshrinee, 1963(Illinois) Founder-Owner-Coach1920/1921/1922-1983 Decatur/Chicago Staleys/Chicago BearsGeorge Stanley Halas ... Truly “Mr. Everything” of pro football ... Founded Decatur Staleys, attend-ed league organizational meeting in 1920 ... Only person associated with NFL throughout first 50 years ... Coached Bears for 40 seasons and six NFL titles ... Record mark of 324 coaching wins stood for nearly three decades ... Recorded many “firsts” in pro coaching, administration ... Also played end for nine seasons ... Born February 2, 1895, in Chicago, Illinois ... Died October 31, 1983, at age of 88.

CHARLES HALEY Enshrined in 2015(James Madison) Defensive End/Linebacker 6-5, 2421986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas CowboysCharles Lewis Haley … Selected by 49ers in 4th round (96 player overall), 1986 … Only player to play on five winning Super Bowl teams … Began career at linebacker and led 49ers in sacks in each of first six seasons … Moved to defensive end after trade to Dallas … Twice named NFC Defensive Player of the Year … Five Pro Bowls … All-Pro twice … Member of 10 division championship teams … Recorded six double-digit sack totals; career total: 100.5 …Born Jan. 6, 1964 in Gladys, Virginia.

JACK HAM Enshrined in 1988(Penn State) Linebacker 6-1, 2251971-1982 Pittsburgh SteelersJack Raphael Ham, Jr. ... Consensus All-American, 1970 ... No. 2 draft pick, 1971 ... Won starting left linebacker job as rookie ... Had speed, intel-ligence, exceptional ability to diagnose plays ... Gained reputation as big-play defender ... Career record: 25 1/2 sacks, 21 opponents’ fumbles recovered, 32 interceptions ... All-AFC or All-Pro seven years, 1973-1979 ... Named to eight straight Pro Bowls ... Born December 23, 1948, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

DAN HAMPTON Enshrined in 2002(Arkansas) Defensive Tackle-Defensive End 6-5, 2641979-1990 Chicago BearsDaniel Oliver Hampton ... Bears’ No. 1 pick, fourth player overall, 1979 NFL Draft ... Nicknamed “Danimal” for ferocious style of play ... Immediate impact player as a rookie ... A ver-satile player, played both DT and DE positions ... Named first- or second-team All-Pro choice six times as either DE or DT ... Elected to four Pro Bowls ... Born September 19, 1957, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

CHRIS HANBURGER Enshrined in 2011(North Carolina) Linebacker 6-2, 2181965-1978 Washington RedskinsChristian Hanburger, Jr. ... Selected in 18th round (245th player overall) by Washington, 1965 ... Integral part of dominant Redskins teams of the 1970s … Selected first-team All-NFL four times in five-season span (1972 -76) … Named All-Eastern Conference, 1968 and 1969; All-NFC six times in seven seasons (1970-76) … Voted to nine Pro Bowls ... Registered 19 career interceptions … Three career fumble recoveries for TD, NFL record at time of retirement … Born August 13, 1941 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

JOHN HANNAH Enshrined in 1991(Alabama) Guard 6-2, 2651973-1985 New England PatriotsJohn Allen Hannah ... Two-time All-American ... First-round draft pick, 1973 ... Possessed size, speed, competitiveness ... Hard worker who played in spite of injuries ... Excelled as pass protector, run blocker, pulling guard on sweeps ... Renowned as premier guard of era ... All-Pro 10 years, 1976-1985 ... Elected to nine Pro Bowls ... Four-time NFLPA Offensive Lineman of Year ... Born April 4, 1951, in Canton, Georgia.

FRANCO HARRIS Enshrined in 1990(Penn State) Running Back 6-2, 2301972-1983 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1984 Seattle SeahawksFranco Harris ... No. 1 draft pick, 1972 ... Provided big-back power to Steelers offense ... All-Pro, 1977, All-AFC four times ... Elected to nine Pro Bowls ... 158 yards rushing, MVP in Super Bowl IX ... Rushed 1,000 yards eight seasons, 100 yards, 47 games ... Career record: 12,120 yards, 91 TDs rushing; 2,287 yards, 9 TDs receiving; 14,622 combined net yards ... 1,556 yards rushing in 19 post-season games ... Born March 7, 1950, in Fort Dix, New Jersey.

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BOB HAYES Enshrined in 2009(Florida A&M) Wide Receiver 5-11, 185 1965-1974 Dallas Cowboys, 1975 San Francisco 49ersRobert Lee Hayes ... Selected as a future pick by Cowboys, seventh round, 1964 NFL Draft ... Also drafted as future choice by Denver (AFL) ... Won a pair of gold medals in the 1964 Olympic Games earning him the title “World’s Fastest Human” ... Four times was named first- or second-team All-NFL ... Three times led the Cowboys in recep-tions ... Career stats include 7,414 receiving yards and 71 TDs ... Born December 20, 1942 in Jacksonville, Florida ... Died September 18, 2002, at age of 59.

MIKE HAYNES Enshrined in 1997(Arizona State) Cornerback 6-2, 1921976-1982 New England Patriots, 1983-89 Los Angeles RaidersMichael James Haynes ... Patriots’ No. 1 draft pick, first defensive back selected overall, 1976 ... Sensational rookie season with eight intercep-tions, AFC-high 608 punt return yards ... Career stats: 46 interceptions for 688 yards, two TDs; 112 punt returns for 1,168 yards, two TDs ... Started, intercepted pass, Super Bowl XVIII ... Selected to nine Pro Bowls ... All-Pro four times ... All-AFC eight times ... Born July 1, 1953, in Denison, Texas.

ED HEALEY Enshrined in 1964(Dartmouth) Tackle 6-0, 2071920-22 Rock Island Independents, 1922-27 Chicago BearsEdward Francis Healey, Jr. ... Three-year end at Dartmouth ... Left coaching job to seek try-out with Rock Island in new league, 1920 ... Converted to tackle as pro ... Sold to Bears for $100, 1922 - first player sale in NFL ... Became perennial All-Pro with Bears ... Rugged, two-way star ... Called “most versatile tackle ever” by Halas ... Starred in Bears’ long barnstorming tour after 1925 season ... Born December 28, 1894, in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts ... Died December 9, 1978, at age of 83.

MEL HEIN Charter Enshrinee, 1963(Washington State) Center 6-2, 2251931-1945 New York GiantsMelvin Jack Hein ... Played 25 years in school, college, pro ... 1930 All-American ... Wrote to three NFL clubs offering his services ... Giants bid high at $150 per game ... 60-minute regular for 15 years ... Injured only once, never missed a game ... All-NFL eight straight years, 1933-1940 ... NFL’s Most Valuable Player, 1938 ... Flawless ball-snapper, powerful blocker, superior pass defender ... Born August 22, 1909, in Redding, California ... Died January 31, 1992, at age of 82.

TED HENDRICKS Enshrined in 1990 (Miami - FL) Linebacker 6-7, 2201969-1973 Baltimore Colts, 1974 Green Bay Packers, 1975-1981/1982-83 Oakland/Los Angeles RaidersTheodore Paul Hendricks ... Three-time All-American ... No. 2 draft pick, 1969 ... Strong, fast, devastating tackler, used height to great advantage ... Played in 215 straight games ... In eight Pro Bowls, seven AFC title games, four Super Bowls ... All-AFC seven times, All-NFC once ... Career record: 25 blocked field goals or PATs, 26 interceptions, 16 opponents’ fumble recover-ies, four safeties ... Born November 1, 1947, in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

WILBUR (PETE) HENRY Charter Enshrinee, 1963(Washington & Jefferson) Tackle 5-11, 2451920-23, 1925-26 Canton Bulldogs, 1927 New York Giants, 1927-28 Pottsville MaroonsWilbur Francis Henry ... Three-year Washington and Jefferson All-American ... Signed with Bulldogs same day NFL organized, 1920 ... Largest player of his time, bulwark of Canton’s champi-onship lines, 1922-1923 ... 60-minute performer, also punted, kicked field goals ... Set NFL marks for longest punt (94 yards), longest dropkick field goal (50 yards) ... Born October 31, 1897, in Mansfield, Ohio ... Died February 7, 1952, at age of 54.

ARNIE HERBER Enshrined in 1966(Wisconsin, Regis) Quarterback 5-11, 2031930-1940 Green Bay Packers, 1944-45 New York GiantsArnold Charles Herber ... Joined Packers as 20 year-old rookie ... Threw TD pass first pro game ... Exceptional long passer ... Teamed with Don Hutson for first great pass-catch combo ... NFL passing leader, 1932, 1934, 1936 ... Triggered four Packers title teams ... Left retirement to lead 1944 Giants to NFL Eastern crown ... Lifetime passes gained 8,041 yards, 81 TDs ... Born April 2, 1910, in Green Bay, Wisconsin . . .Died October 14, 1969, at age of 59.

BILL HEWITT Enshrined in 1971(Michigan) End 5-9, 1901932-36 Chicago Bears, 1937-39 Philadelphia Eagles, 1943 Phil-PittWilliam Ernest Hewitt ... First to be named All-NFL with two teams - 1933, 1934, 1936 Bears, 1937 Eagles ... Famous for super-quick defensive charge ... Fast, elusive, innovative on offense ... Invented many trick plays to fool opposition ... Middle man on forward-lateral that gave Bears 1933 NFL title ... Played without helmet until rules change forced use ... Born October 8, 1909, in Bay City, Michigan ... Died January 14, 1947, at age of 37.

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GENE HICKERSON Enshrined in 2007(Mississippi) Guard 6-3, 248 1958-1973 Cleveland BrownsRobert Eugene Hickerson ... Selected as future choice by Browns, 1957 draft ... A tackle in col-lege, shifted to guard as a rookie to better utilize speed ... Lead blocker for three Hall of Fame running backs – Jim Brown, Bobby Mitchell, and Leroy Kelly ... All-NFL five consecutive seasons, 1966-1970 ... Voted to six straight Pro Bowls ... Browns posted 1,000 yard rusher in 9 of Hickerson’s first 10 seasons, featured league’s leading rusher seven times ... Born February 15, 1935, in Trenton, Tennessee ... Died October 20, 2008, at age of 73.

CLARKE HINKLE Enshrined in 1964(Bucknell) Fullback 5-11, 2021932-1941 Green Bay PackersWilliam Clarke Hinkle ... One of the most versa-tile stars in NFL annals ... Fullback on offense, linebacker on defense ... Famous for head-on duels with Nagurski ... Did everything well - ran, passed, punted, placekicked, caught passes ... Savage blocker, vicious tackler, adept pass defender ... All-NFL four years ... Rushed 3,860 yards, scored 379 points, averaged 40.8 yards on punts ... Top NFL scorer, 1938 ... Born April 10, 1909, in Toronto, Ohio ... Died November 9, 1988, at age of 79.

ELROY (CRAZYLEGS) HIRSCH Enshrined in 1968(Wisconsin, Michigan) Halfback-End 6-2, 1901946-48 Chicago Rockets (AAFC*), 1949-1957 Los Angeles RamsElroy Leon Hirsch ... Led College All-Stars upset of Rams, 1946 ... Became key part of Rams’ revolutionary “three-end” offense, 1949 ... Led NFL in receiving, scoring, 1951 ... 10 of 17 TD catches, 1951, were long-distance “bombs” ... Mixed sprinter speed with halfback elusiveness ... Named all-time NFL flanker, 1969 ... Career record: 387 catches for 7,029 yards, 60 TDs; 399 points scored ... Born June 17, 1923, in Wausau, Wisconsin ... Died January 28, 2004 at age of 80.

PAUL HORNUNG Enshrined in 1986(Notre Dame) Halfback 6-2, 2151957-1962, 1964-66 Green Bay PackersPaul Vernon Hornung ... Heisman Trophy win-ner, All-American at Notre Dame ... Bonus draft pick, 1957 ... Multi-talented clutch player, at best inside 20-yard line ... NFL Player of Year, 1960, 1961 ... Led NFL scorers three years with then-record 176 points in 1960 ... Career stats: 3,711 yards rushing, 130 receptions, 760 points ... Tallied record 19 points in 1961 NFL title game ... Played in two Pro Bowls ... Born December 23, 1935, in Louisville, Kentucky.

KEN HOUSTON Enshrined in 1986(Prairie View A&M) Strong Safety 6-3, 1971967-1972 Houston Oilers, 1973-1980 Washington RedskinsKenneth Ray Houston ... Ninth-round pick, 1967 draft ... Traded to Redskins for five players, 1973 ... Acclaimed NFL’s premier strong safety of 1970s ... Excellent speed, quickness, size, pun-ishing tackler ... Intercepted 49 passes for 898 yards, nine TDs ... Also scored on blocked FG, fumble, punt return ... Named to two AFL All-Star games, 10 Pro Bowls ... All-Pro or All-AFC/NFC eight of nine years, 1971-1979 ... Born November 12, 1944, in Lufkin, Texas.

ROBERT (CAL) HUBBARD Charter Enshrinee, 1963(Centenary, Geneva) Tackle 6-2, 2531927-28, 1936 New York Giants, 1929-1933, 1935 Green Bay Packers, 1936 Pittsburgh PiratesRobert Cal Hubbard ... Most feared lineman of his time ... Rookie star with Giants’ great defensive team, 1927 ... Played end with Giants, switched to tackle with Packers ... Anchored line for Packers’ title teams, 1929-1931 ... Excelled as a blocker, backed up line on defense ... Extremely fast, strong ... All-NFL six years, 1928-1933 ... Named NFL’s all-time offensive tackle, 1969 ... Born October 31, 1900, in Keytesville, Missouri ... Died October 17, 1977, at age of 76.

SAM HUFF Enshrined in 1982(West Virginia) Linebacker 6-1, 2301956-1963 New York Giants, 1964-67, 1969 Washington RedskinsRobert Lee Huff ... All-American guard at West Virginia ... No. 3 draft pick, 1956 ... Inspirational leader, brilliant diagnostician with great speed, tackling ability ... Noted for hard-hitting duels with premier running backs ... Had 30 career interceptions ... Played in six NFL title games, five Pro Bowls ... All-NFL three years ... Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of 1950s ... Redskins player-coach, 1969 ... Born October 4, 1934, in Morgantown, West Virginia.

CLAUDE HUMPHREY Enshrined in 2014(Tennessee State) Defensive End 6-4, 2521968-1978 Atlanta Falcons, 1979-1981 Philadelphia EaglesClaude B. Humphrey ... Falcons’ first-round pick (3rd player overall), 1968 draft ... Recorded 11.5 sacks as rookie ... Named Defensive Rookie of the Year ... Earned first-team All-Pro five times ... Selected to six Pro Bowls ... Team-high 14.5 sacks to help 1980 Eagles advance to Super Bowl XV ... Career stats: 122 quarterback sacks, two interceptions, a fumble recovery for TD, and two safeties ... Born June 29, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee.

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LAMAR HUNT Enshrined in 1972(Southern Methodist) League Founder-Owner1960-62/1963-2006 Dallas Texans/Kansas City ChiefsLamar Hunt ... Continually frustrated in attempts to gain NFL franchise ... Developed idea, became driving force behind organization of rival American Football League, 1959 ... Founded Dallas Texans, 1960 ... Moved team to Kansas City, 1963, where solid club, organization pro-vided AFL with stability, strength during AFL-NFL war ... Spearheaded merger negotiations with NFL, 1966 ... Born August 2, 1932, in El Dorado, Arkansas ... Died December 13, 2006, at age of 74.

DON HUTSON Charter Enshrinee, 1963(Alabama) End 6-1, 1831935-1945 Green Bay PackersDonald Roy Hutson . .Alabama All-American, 1934 ... NFL’s first “super end” ... Also place-kicked, played safety ... NFL receiving champ eight years ... Topped scorers five times ... All-NFL nine years ... Most Valuable Player, 1941, 1942 ... Had 488 catches for 7,991 yards, 99 TDs ... Scored 823 points ... Held 18 major NFL records at time of retirement ... Named NFL’s all-time end, 1969 ... Born January 31, 1913, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas ... Died June 26, 1997, at age of 84.

MICHAEL IRVIN Enshrined in 2007(Miami - FL) Wide Receiver 6-2, 207 1988-1999 Dallas CowboysMichael Jerome Irvin ... Cowboys’ first round pick in 1988 draft ... Led league with 1,523 yards on 93 catches, 1991 ... Selected to five straight Pro Bowls ... Recorded 1,000-yard seasons in all but one year from 1991-1998 ... Set NFL record elev-en 100-yard games, 1995. . 750 career recep-tions for 11,904 yards, 65 TDs ... Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s ... Born March 5, 1966 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

RICKEY JACKSON Enshrined in 2010(Pittsburgh) Linebacker 6-2, 2431981-1993 New Orleans Saints, 1994-95 San Francisco 49ers Rickey Anderson Jackson ... Selected by Saints in 2nd round (51st player overall), 1981 … Made immediate impact as rookie when led team with franchise rookie record eight sacks and was lead-ing tackler … Six double-digit sack totals in career … Six Pro Bowls … All-Pro four times … Jackson finished NFL career as defensive end with 49ers … 128 career sacks does not include rookie total since sack did not become official statistic until 1982 … Born March 20, 1958 in Pahokee, Florida.

JIMMY JOHNSON Enshrined in 1994(UCLA) Cornerback 6-2, 1871961-1976 San Francisco 49ersJames Earl Johnson ... 49ers’ No. 1 draft pick, 1961 ... Played on offense, at safety before mov-ing to cornerback permanently, 1963 ... Blessed with outstanding speed, leaping ability ... Named All-Pro four times ... Selected to five Pro Bowls ... Career record: 47 interceptions, 615 yards (both were 49ers records) ... Opposition passers avoid-ed throwing in his area ... Played in two NFC title games ... Born March 31, 1938, in Dallas, Texas.

JOHN HENRY JOHNSON Enshrined in 1987 (St. Mary’s, Arizona State) Fullback 6-2, 2101954-56 San Francisco 49ers, 1957-59 Detroit Lions, 1960-65 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1966 Houston OilersJohn Henry Johnson ... Steelers’ No. 2 draft pick, 1953 ... Joined 49ers in 1954 after year in Canada ... Completed “Million Dollar Backfield” with McElhenny, Perry, Tittle in San Francisco ... Powerful runner, superior blocker ... Had best yearsin Pittsburgh, surpassing 1,000 yards rushing in 1962, 1964 ... Career stats: 6,803 yards, 48 touch-downs rushing; 186 receptions for 1,478 yards, 7 TDs ... Born November 24, 1929, in Waterproof, Louisiana ... Died June 3, 2011, at age of 81.

CHARLIE JOINER Enshrined in 1996 (Grambling) Wide Receiver 5-11, 188 1969-1972 Houston Oilers, 1972-75 Cincinnati Bengals, 1976-1986 San Diego ChargersCharles Joiner, Jr. ... 4th-round pick, 1969 draft ... Played 18 seasons, 239 games, most ever for wide receiver at time of retirement ... Career record: 750 catches, 12,146 yards, 65 TDs ... Caught 586 passes as Charger ... Key element in vaunted “Air Coryell” offense ... Surpassed 50 catches seven years ... 100-yard receiver 29 games ... Intelligent, smart, calculating ... Played in three Pro Bowls ... Durable, missed one game last 13 years ... Born October 14, 1947, in Many, Louisiana.

DAVID (DEACON) JONES Enshrined in 1980 (South Carolina State, Mississippi Vocational) Defensive End 6-5, 2721961-1971 Los Angeles Rams, 1972-73 San Diego Chargers, 1974 Washington RedskinsDavid D. Jones ... Obscure 14th-round draft pick, 1961 ... Among first of fast, tough, mobile defen-sive linemen ... Noted for clean, but hard-hitting play ... Specialized in quarterback “sacks,” a term he invented ... Innovative, quick-thinking, flamboyant ... Unanimous all-league six straight years, 1965-1970 ... Played in eight Pro Bowls ... NFL Defensive Player of Year, 1967-1968 ... Born December 9, 1938, in Eatonville, Florida ... Died June 3, 2013, at age of 74.

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STAN JONES Enshrined in 1991(Maryland) Guard-Defensive Tackle 6-1, 2521954-1965 Chicago Bears, 1966 Washington RedskinsStanley Paul Jones ... All-American tackle, 1953 ... Bears’ fifth-round future pick, 1953 ... Played tackle, 1954; guard, 1955-1962 ... Began shift to defensive tackle, 1962 ... Big, quick, disciplined, intelligent, durable ... All-NFL, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960 ... Played in seven straight Pro Bowls, 1956-1962 ... First to rely on weight-lifting to attain football readiness ... Born November 24, 1931, in Altoona, Pennsylvania ... Died May 21, 2010, at age of 78.

WALTER JONES Enshrined in 2014(Holmes Community College, Florida State) Tackle 6-5, 3001997-2008 Seattle SeahawksWalter Junior Jones ... Selected in 1st round (6th player overall) by Seahawks in 1997 … Earned starting left tackle spot in rookie training camp … Consensus pick for multiple all-rookie teams ... Team leader and integral part of Shaun Alexander’s MVP season in 2005 when RB ran for franchise-record and league-high 1,880 yards and set NFL mark for TDs in season … All-Pro six times … Nine Pro Bowls ... Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s … Born January 19, 1974 in Aliceville, Alabama.

HENRY JORDAN Enshrined in 1995(Virginia) Defensive Tackle 6-2, 2481957-58 Cleveland Browns, 1959-1969 Green Bay PackersHenry Wendell Jordan ... Cleveland fifth-round draft pick, 1957 ... Traded to Packers for fourth-round pick, 1959 ... Became 11-year fixture at right defensive tackle ... Quick, smart defender, specialized in pressuring quarterback ... All-NFL six times ... Played in four Pro Bowls, seven NFL title games, Super Bowls I, II ... Missed only two games first 12 seasons ... Born January 26, 1935, in Emporia, Virginia ... Died February 21, 1977, at age of 42.

SONNY JURGENSEN Enshrined in 1983(Duke) Quarterback 5-11, 2021957-1963 Philadelphia Eagles, 1964-1974 Washington RedskinsChristian Adolph Jurgensen, III ... Exceptional passer, superb team leader, intelligent, deter-mined, competitive, poised against pass rush ... Career 82.625 passing rating ... Won three NFL individual passing titles ... Surpassed 3,000 yards in five seasons, 300 yards in 25 games, 400 yards in five games ... Career totals: 2,433 comple-tions, 32,224 yards, 255 touchdowns ... Excelled in spite of numerous injuries ... Born August 23, 1934, in Wilmington, North Carolina.

JIM KELLY Enshrined in 2002(Miami - FL) Quarterback 6-3, 2251986-1996 Buffalo BillsJames Edward Kelly ... Selected by Bills in 1st round, 1983 draft ... Passed for more than 3,000 yards in season eight times ... Mastered Bills’ “no-huddle” offense ... Guided Buffalo to eight postseason appearances, unprecedented four straight Super Bowls ... Named to four Pro Bowls ... Career stats: 35,467 yards, 237 touchdowns, 84.4 passer rating ... Led NFL with 101.2 rating, 1990 ... Born February 14, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

LEROY KELLY Enshrined in 1994(Morgan State) Running Back 6-0, 2021964-1973 Cleveland BrownsLeroy Kelly ... Eighth-round draft choice, 1964 ... 1,000-yard rusher first three years after becom-ing regular in 1966 ... Won NFL rushing titles, 1967, 1968 ... Two-time punt return champion: 1965 NFL, 1971 AFC ... All-NFL five years, named to six Pro Bowls ... Career stats: 7,274 yards rush-ing; 2,281 reception yards; 2,774 return yards; 12,330 combined yards; 90 touchdowns ... Born May 20, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

CORTEZ KENNEDY Enshrined in 2012(Northwest Mississippi Community College, Miami - FL) Defensive Tackle 6-3, 2981990-2000 Seattle SeahawksCortez Kennedy ... Seahawks 1st-round draft pick (3rd player overall), 1990 NFL Draft ... Extremely durable, played in 167 of possible 176 games ... Had streak of 116 straight games played and club record 100 consecutive starts ... First-team All-Rookie by PFWA ... Voted to a team-record eight Pro Bowls (1992-97, 1999, 2000) ... Named first-team (1992, 1993, 1994) or second-team (1991, 1996) All-Pro five times ... Named NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 1992 ... Selected to NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s ... Born August 23, 1968 in Osceola, Arkansas.

WALT KIESLING Enshrined in 1966(St. Thomas of Minnesota) Guard-Coach 6-2, 2491926-27 Duluth Eskimos, 1928 Pottsville Maroons, 1929-1933 Chicago Cardinals, 1934 Chicago Bears, 1935-36 Green Bay Packers, 1937-39/1940-42, 1954-56 Pittsburgh Steelers (coach), Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers, 1943 Phil-Pitt, 1944 Card-PittWalter Andrew Kiesling ... 34-year career as pro play-er, assistant coach, head coach ... Rugged two-way lineman with six NFL teams ... All-NFL, 1929, 1930, 1932 ... Starred on Bears’ unbeaten juggernaut, 1934 ... Also co-head coach of 1943 Phil-Pitt, 1944 Card-Pitt teams ... Assistant with Packers, Steelers 14 seasons ... Led Steelers to first winning season, 1942 ... Born May 27, 1903, in St. Paul, Minnesota ... Died March 2, 1962, at age of 58.

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FRANK (BRUISER) KINARD Enshrined in 1971(Mississippi) Tackle 6-1, 2161938-1944 Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers, 1946-47 New York Yankees (AAFC)Frank Manning Kinard ... Two-time Mississippi All-American ... Dodgers’ third-round draft pick, 1938 ... Small for tackle position, but tough, aggressive, fast, durable ... Out with injuries only once ... 60-minute performer ... Outstanding blocker, smothering tackler ... First man to earn both All-NFL, All-AAFC honors ... All-NFL, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944 ... All-AAFC, 1946 ... All-service, 1945 ... Born October 23, 1914, in Pelahatchie, Mississippi ... Died September 7, 1985, at age of 70.

PAUL KRAUSE Enshrined in 1998(Iowa) Safety 6-3, 2001964-67 Washington Redskins, 1968-1979 Minnesota VikingsPaul James Krause ... Redskins’ No. 2 draft pick, 1964 ... Outstanding rookie year, led league with 12 interceptions, named All-Pro ... Retired as history’s all-time interception leader with 81 ... Traded to Vikings for player and draft pick, 1968 ... Played in eight Pro Bowls ... All-NFL four times ... All-Eastern Conference 1964, 1965 ... All-NFC five times ... Started at free safety in four Super Bowls, five NFL/NFC championship games ... Born February 19, 1942, in Flint, Michigan.

EARL (CURLY) LAMBEAU Charter Enshrinee, 1963(Notre Dame) Founder-Coach1919-1949 Green Bay Packers, 1950-51 Chicago Cardinals, 1952-53 Washington RedskinsEarl Louis Lambeau ... Founded pre-NFL Packers in 1919 ... Coach-general manager for Packers until 1949 ... Credited with keeping pro football alive in Green Bay ... First coach to make forward pass an integral part of the offense ... 33-year NFL coaching record: 229-134-22 with six cham-pionships in Green Bay ... Played halfback for 11 years until 1929 ... Born April 9, 1898, in Green Bay, Wisconsin ... Died June 1, 1965, at age of 67.

JACK LAMBERT Enshrined in 1990(Kent State) Linebacker 6-4, 2201974-1984 Pittsburgh SteelersJohn Harold Lambert ... Second-round draft pick, 1974 ... Prototype middle linebacker - intense, intelligent, fast, quick, durable ... Noted for vicious tackling, great range, superior pass defense ... Two-time NFL Defensive Player of Year ... All-Pro eight times ... In nine straight Pro Bowls, 1976-1984 ... In six AFC title games, four Super Bowls ... Had 28 interceptions, 17 fumble recoveries ... Born July 8, 1952, in Mantua, Ohio.

TOM LANDRY Enshrined in 1990(Texas) Coach1960-1988 Dallas CowboysThomas Wade Landry ... Noted for impassive, sideline demeanor ... Perfected flex defense, mul-tiple offense, revived shotgun (spread) offense ... 29-year tenure with one team tied NFL record ... Career record: 270-178-6 ... 270 wins third most ever ... Had 20 straight winning seasons, five NFC titles, two Super Bowl wins ... Defensive back, punter with Yankees (AAFC), Giants (NFL), 1949-1955 ... Born September 11, 1924, in Mission, Texas ... Died February 12, 2000, at age of 75.

DICK (NIGHT TRAIN) LANEEnshrined in 1974(Scottsbluff Junior College) Cornerback 6-1, 1941952-53 Los Angeles Rams, 1954-59 Chicago Cardinals, 1960-65 Detroit LionsRichard Lane ... Joined Rams as free agent after four years in Army ... Set NFL interception record (14) as rookie, 1952 ... All-NFL six years ... Named to seven Pro Bowls ... Selected all-time NFL cor-nerback, 1969 ... Career interception record: 68 for 1,207 yards, five TDs ... Gambler on field who made spectacular plays ... Deadly open-field tackler ... Very fast, agile, aggressive ... Born April 16, 1928, in Austin, Texas ... Died January 29, 2002, at age of 73.

JIM LANGER Enshrined in 1987(South Dakota State) Center 6-2, 2501970-79 Miami Dolphins, 1980-81 Minnesota VikingsJames John Langer ... Signed as free agent, 1970 ... Became starter, played every offensive down in perfect 1972 season, when he needed help on just three of 500 blocking assignments ... Lauded for “professional, no frills” demeanor ... Hard-working, quick, low-driving blocker ... Rarely made mistake ... First-Team All-Pro four consecu-tive seasons, All-AFC five straight years ... Played in three AFC title games, three Super Bowls, six Pro Bowls ... Born May 16, 1948, in Little Falls, Minnesota.

WILLIE LANIER Enshrined in 1986(Morgan State) Linebacker 6-1, 2451967-1977 Kansas City ChiefsWillie Edward Lanier ... Chiefs’ No. 2 pick, 1967 draft ... Fast, agile, quick-thinking, anchor of Kansas City’s vaunted defense ... Nicknamed “Contact” because of ferocious tackling ... Durable, missed only one game his last 10 years ... Intercepted 27 passes for 440 yards, two TDs ... Defensive star in Super Bowl IV upset ... All-AFL/AFC eight times ... Elected to two AFL All-Star games, six AFC-NFC Pro Bowls ... Born August 21, 1945, in Clover, Virginia.

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STEVE LARGENT Enshrined in 1995(Tulsa) Wide Receiver 5-11, 1871976-1989 Seattle SeahawksStephen Michael Largent ... Acquired in pre-season trade with Houston, 1976 ... Had 54 receptions as rookie ... Career stats: 819 catches, 13,089 yards, 100 TDs ... Caught passes in 177 straight games ... Had 70 or more receptions six seasons, 50 or more 10 years ... Led NFL in receiving yards, 1979, 1985 ... All-Pro, 1983, 1985, 1987 ... Picked for seven Pro Bowls ... Missed only four games with injuries first 13 seasons ... Born September 28, 1954, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

YALE LARY Enshrined in 1979(Texas A&M) Safety 5-11, 1851952-53, 1956-1964 Detroit LionsRobert Yale Lary ... Major contributor to three Lions championships ... 11-year fixture at right safety, exceptional punter, long-distance threat on kick returns ... Lifetime marks show 50 inter-ceptions, 44.3-yard punting average, three NFL punting crowns, three TDs on punt returns ... All-NFL five years ... In nine Pro Bowls ... Third-round pick, 1952 ... Career interrupted by army service ... Born November 24, 1930, in Fort Worth, Texas.

DANTE LAVELLI Enshrined in 1975(Ohio State) End 6-0, 1911946-1956 Cleveland Browns (AAFC*/NFL)Dante Bert Joseph Lavelli ... Played only three college games, served in U.S. Infantry before turning pro ... Top AAFC receiver as rookie, scored winning TD in title game, 1946 ... Caught 11 passes in 1950 NFL championship ... All-AAFC, 1946-1947 ... All-NFL, 1951, 1953 ... In three Pro Bowls ... Caught 386 passes for 6,488 yards, 62 TDs ... Had record 24 catches in six NFL title games ... Nicknamed “Gluefingers” ... Born February 23, 1923, in Hudson, Ohio ... Died January 20, 2009, at age of 85.

BOBBY LAYNE Enshrined in 1967(Texas) Quarterback 6-1, 2011948 Chicago Bears, 1949 New York Bulldogs, 1950-58 Detroit Lions, 1958-1962 Pittsburgh SteelersRobert Lawrence Layne ... Texas All-American, 1947 ... Led Lions to four divisional, three NFL titles in 1950s ... Exceptional field leader, at best in clutch ... Last-second TD pass won 1953 NFL title game ... Also kicked field goals ... All-NFL, 1952, 1956 ... Second-team All-NFL four times ... NFL scoring champ, 1956 ... Career record: 1,814 completions for 26,768 yards, 196 TDs; 2,451 yards rushing; 372 points scored ... Born December 19, 1926, in Santa Anna, Texas ... Died December 1, 1986, at age of 59.

DICK LEBEAU Enshrined in 2010(Ohio State) Cornerback 6-1, 1851959-1972 Detroit Lions Charles Richard LeBeau … Drafted by Cleveland Browns in 5th round (58th overall), 1959 … Cut by Browns during rookie training camp, signed with Lions … String of 12 straight sea-sons with three or more interceptions … Five picks returned for career-high 158 yards, 1963 … Voted to three consecutive Pro Bowls … All-NFL second-team four times … NFC-leading nine interceptions for 96 yards, 1970… Recorded 62 career interceptions for 762 yards and three touchdowns, ranked third all-time at retirement … Born on September 9, 1937 in London, Ohio.

ALPHONSE (TUFFY) LEEMANS Enshrined in 1978(Oregon, George Washington) Halfback-Fullback 6-0, 1951936-1943 New York GiantsAlphonse Emil Leemans ... Second-round pick in first NFL draft ... 1936 College All-Star game MVP ... Aggressive, dedicated do-everything team leader ... Player-coach in final 1943 season ... Led NFL rushers as rookie, 1936 ... All-NFL, 1936, 1939 ... Second-team All-NFL five times ... Career totals - 3,132 yards rushing, 2,318 yards passing, 422 yards receiving ... Had 25 TD passes, 13.8-yard punt return average ... Born November 12, 1912, in Superior, Wisconsin ... Died January 19, 1979, at age of 66.

MARV LEVY Enshrined in 2001(Wyoming, Coe, Harvard) Coach1978-1982 Kansas City Chiefs, 1986-1997 Buffalo BillsMarvin Daniel Levy ... Led Bills to unprecedented four straight Super Bowls ... Had 154-120-0 over-all record ... His coaching victories ranked 10th in NFL history at time of retirement ... Quickly improved Chiefs from 4-12 to 9-7 ... Guided Buffalo to eight playoff appearances in 11 sea-sons ... NFL Coach of the Year, 1988 ... AFC Coach of the Year, 1988, 1993, 1995 ... Born August 3, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois.

BOB LILLY Enshrined in 1980(Texas Christian) Defensive Tackle 6-5, 2601961-1974 Dallas CowboysRobert Lewis Lilly ... Consensus All-American at Texas Christian ... Cowboys’ first-ever draft choice (1961), first Hall of Famer (1980) ... Foundation of great Dallas defensive units ... Had unusual speed, strength, intelligence, recovery ability ... All-NFL/NFC eight years ... Named to 11 Pro Bowls ... Played in five NFL/NFC title games, two Super Bowls ... Missed just one game in 14 years ... Born July 26, 1939, in Olney, Texas.

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FLOYD LITTLE Enshrined in 2010(Syracuse) Running Back 5-10, 1961967-1975 Denver Broncos Floyd Douglas Little … Denver’s first-round pick (6th player overall), 1967 … Initially used most-ly as return specialist ... In third year averaged league-high and career best 5.0 yards per carry rushing … Led AFC in rushing, 1970; Broncos’ first 1,000-yard rusher; won NFL rushing title, 1971 … Receiving threat … Scored combined 32 TDs, 1971-73 … Named to five AFL All-Star Games/Pro Bowls … Named All-AFL/NFL twice, All-AFC first- or second-team four straight years … Amassed more than 12,000 all-purpose yards and 54 TDs … Retired 7th all-time in rushing yards ... Born July 4, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut.

LARRY LITTLE Enshrined in 1993(Bethune-Cookman) Guard 6-1, 2651967-68 San Diego Chargers, 1969-80 Miami DolphinsLarry Chatmon Little ... Free-agent signee with 1967 Chargers ... Traded to Miami, 1969 ... Immediately won starting right guard job ... Epitome of powerful Dolphins rushing game of 1970s ... Fast, quick on pass protection - awe-some, intimidating as pulling guard on sweeps ... All-Pro six years ... Five-time Pro Bowl pick ... Three-time NFLPA pick as AFC offensive lineman of year ... Started in three Super Bowls ... Born November 2, 1945, in Groveland, Georgia.

JAMES LOFTON Enshrined in 2003(Stanford) Wide Receiver 6-3, 1921978-1986 Green Bay Packers, 1987-88 Los Angeles Raiders, 1989-1992 Buffalo Bills, 1993 Los Angeles Rams, 1993 Philadelphia EaglesJames David Lofton ... Selected by Green Bay in 1st round (6th player overall) of 1978 NFL Draft ... A deep-threat receiver, possessed both speed and great hands ... Recorded more than 50 receptions in a season nine times ... First NFL player to score a touchdown in 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s ... In 16 seasons, he caught 764 passes for 14,004 yards - an NFL record at the time of his retirement ... Named All-Pro four times, All-NFC three times, selected to play in eight Pro Bowls ... Born July 5, 1956, at Fort Ord, California.

VINCE LOMBARDI Enshrined in 1971(Fordham) Coach1959-1967 Green Bay Packers, 1969 Washington RedskinsVincent Thomas Lombardi ... Began head coach-ing career at age 45 ... Transformed Green Bay into instant winner ... Acclaimed NFL Man of the Decade in the 1960s ... Gave Packers 89-29-4 record, five NFL titles, first two Super Bowl crowns in nine years ... Led 1969 Redskins to first winning record in 14 years ... Noted taskmaster, never had a losing season ... Born June 11, 1913, in Brooklyn, New York ... Died September 3, 1970, at age of 57.

HOWIE LONG Enshrined in 2000(Villanova) Defensive End 6-5, 2681981/1982-1993 Oakland/Los Angeles RaidersHoward Michael Long ... Second round draft pick, 1981 ... Moved into starting role in fifth game of second season ... Recorded career best 13 sacks in 1983 including five in one game ... Career sack total of 84 does not include 7.5 recorded as a rookie before sack was official NFL stat ... All-Pro 1983, 1984, 1985 ... Named All-AFC four times, 1983-1986 ... Selected to eight Pro Bowls ... Born January 6, 1960, in Somerville, Massachusetts.

RONNIE LOTT Enshrined in 2000(Southern California) Cornerback-Safety 6-0, 2031981-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991-92 Los Angeles Raiders, 1993-94 New York JetsRonald Mandel Lott ... First round draft pick, 1981 ... Started at left cornerback position as rookie ... Switched to safety, 1985 ... Earned All-Pro hon-ors at three different positions (cornerback, free safety, strong safety) ... Hard-hitting, versatile ... Recorded 100-plus tackles five times ... Led NFL in interceptions twice, 1986, 1991 ... Driving force on defense during 49ers’ four Super Bowl seasons ... 63 career interceptions for 730 yards, 5 TDs ... Born May 8, 1959, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

SID LUCKMAN Enshrined in 1965(Columbia) Quarterback 6-0, 1971939-1950 Chicago BearsSidney Luckman ... No. 1 draft pick, 1939 ... Columbia tailback who became first great “T” quarterback as pro ... Performance in 73-0 title win, 1940, started mass rush to T-formation ... Superb signal-caller, ballhandler ... All-NFL five times, Most Valuable Player, 1943 ... Threw seven TD passes one game, 1943 ... Had five TD passes, 1943 title game ... Career passing: 14,686 yards, 137 TDs ... Born November 21, 1916, in Brooklyn, New York ... Died July 5, 1998, at age of 81.

WILLIAM ROY (LINK) LYMAN Enshrined in 1964(Nebraska) Tackle 6-2, 2331922-23, 1925 Canton Bulldogs, 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs, 1925 Frankford Yellowjackets, 1926-28, 1930-31, 1933-34 Chicago BearsWilliam Roy Lyman ... Very agile, large for his day ... Pioneered more sophisticated defensive play with shifting, sliding style ... Starred on four title teams: 1922-1923 Canton, 1924 Cleveland, 1933 Bears ... Joined Bears for barnstorming tour after 1925 season ... Played on only one losing team in 16 seasons of college, pro ball ... Born November 30, 1898, in Table Rock, Nebraska ... Died December 28, 1972, at age of 74.

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TOM MACK Enshrined in 1999(Michigan) Guard 6-3, 2501966-1978 Los Angeles RamsThomas Lee Mack ... Rams’ first round draft pick, second player overall in 1966 NFL draft ... One of only two rookies on veteran-laden team ... Earned starting role as rookie and held left guard position for next 13 seasons ... Extremely durable, never missed a game during 184-game career ... Named to 11 Pro Bowls ... All-NFL five times ... All-Western Conference once, All-NFC eight times ... Born November 1, 1943, in Cleveland, Ohio.

JOHN MACKEY Enshrined in 1992(Syracuse) Tight End 6-2, 2241963-1971 Baltimore Colts, 1972 San Diego ChargersJohn Mackey ... No. 2 draft pick, 1963 ... Prototype tight end with breakaway speed, ability to avoid tackles, strong blocker ... Long-distance threat who scored six TDs over 50 yards, 1966 ... Caught deflected pass for 75-yard TD, Super Bowl V ... Career record: 331 catches, 5,236 yards, 38 TDs ... Three-time All-NFL, played in five Pro Bowls ... Second tight end to enter Hall ... Born September 24, 1941, in New York, New York ... Died July 6, 2011, at age of 69.

JOHN MADDEN Enshrined in 2006(San Mateo Junior College, California Polytechnic) Coach1969-1978 Oakland RaidersJohn Earl Madden ... Regular season record: 103-32-7 ... Post-season record: 9-7 ... Overall record: 112-39-7 ... His .759 winning percentage during regular season ranks as highest ever among coaches with 100 career victories ... One of youngest head coaches in history when Raiders hired him in 1969 at age 32 ... AFL Coach of the Year, 1969 ... Under Madden, Oakland never suf-fered losing record ... Led Raiders to Super Bowl XI ... Team won 17 straight games between 1976-1977 seasons, one short of NFL record at time ... Born April 10, 1936 in Austin, Minnesota.

TIM MARA Charter Enshrinee, 1963(No College) Founder-Owner1925-1959 New York GiantsTimothy James Mara ... Paid $500 for Giants franchise, 1925, thus giving NFL vital showcase in nation’s largest city ... Withstood heavy financial losses until Grange debut in Polo Grounds turned tide ... Bore brunt of fight against rival AFL, 1926, and AAFC, 1946-1949 ... Built Giants into peren-nial powerhouse with three NFL, eight divisional titles ... Born July 29, 1887, in New York, New York ... Died February 16, 1959, at age of 71.

WELLINGTON MARA Enshrined in 1997(Fordham) Owner-Administrator1937-2005 New York GiantsWellington Timothy Mara ... Spent entire adult life with Giants ... Assistant to the President and Treasurer, 1937; Secretary, 1938-1940; Vice-President and Secretary, 1945-1958; Vice-President, 1959-1965; President, 1966-1990; President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, 1991-2005 ... With Mara’s extensive experience in organization, player personnel, trading and drafting, Giants won 14 divisional, four NFL titles including two Super Bowls ... Served on several league committees ... NFC President, 1984-2005 ... Born August 14, 1916, in New York, New York ... Died October 25, 2005, at age of 89.

GINO MARCHETTI Enshrined in 1972(San Francisco) Defensive End 6-4, 2441952 Dallas Texans, 1953-1964, 1966 Baltimore ColtsGino John Marchetti ... Named top defensive end of NFL’s first 50 years ... New York Yanks’ No. 2 draftee, 1952 - franchise moved to Dallas for Gino’s rookie season ... Selected for then-re-cord 11 straight Pro Bowls but missed one game because of injury suffered in 1958 NFL overtime title game ... All-NFL nine years, 1956-1964 ... All-around great defender, best known for vicious pass rushing ... Born January 2, 1927, in Smithers, West Virginia.

DAN MARINO Enshrined in 2005(Pittsburgh) Quarterback 6-4, 2181983-1999 Miami DolphinsDaniel Constantine Marino, Jr. ... Miami’s first round pick, 1983 ... Retired as most prolific passer in NFL history - career statistics include 4,967 com-pletions, 8,358 attempts for 61,361 yards, and 420 touchdowns ... First player ever to pass for 5,000 yards in a season, threw then-record 48 TDs, 1984 ... Recorded thirteen 3,000-yard seasons ... First or second team All-Pro eight times ... All-AFC six times ... .Selected to nine Pro Bowls ... Born September 15, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

GEORGE PRESTON MARSHALL Charter Enshrinee, 1963(Randolph-Macon) Founder-Owner1932/1933-36/1937-1969 Boston Braves/Boston Redskins /Washington RedskinsGeorge Preston Marshall ... Acquired Boston franchise, 1932 ... Moved team to Washington, 1937 ... Flamboyant, controversial, innovative master showman ... Pioneered gala halftime pag-eants, organized first team band ... Sponsored progressive rule changes, splitting NFL into two divisions with title playoff, 1933 ... Produced six division, two NFL titles in 1936-1945 period ... Born October 11, 1896, in Grafton, West Virginia ... Died August 9, 1969, at age of 72.

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CURTIS MARTIN Enshrined in 2012(Pittsburgh) RUNNING BACK 5-11, 2071995-97 New England Patriots, 1998-2005 New York JetsCurtis James Martin, Jr. ... Drafted in third round by Patriots, 1995 … Led AFC in rushing as rookie … Second player in NFL history to start career with 10 straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons … Led his team in rushing every season … Rushed for career-high 1,697 yards, won NFL rushing title, 2004 … Retired as NFL’s fourth all-time leading rusher (14,101) … Scored 90 rushing, 10 receiving TDs … Combined net yards (17,421) was 10th all-time … Born May 1, 1973 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

OLLIE MATSON Enshrined in 1972(San Francisco) Halfback 6-2, 2201952, 1954-58 Chicago Cardinals, 1959-1962 Los Angeles Rams, 1963 Detroit Lions, 1964-66 Philadelphia EaglesOllie Genoa Matson ... San Francisco defensive All-American ... U.S. Olympic medal winner in track, 1952 ... No. 1 draft pick, 1952 ... All-NFL five years, 1952, 1954-1957 ... Traded to Rams for nine players, 1959 ... Career ledger: 12,844 combined net yards, 5,173 yards rushing, 222 receptions, 438 points, nine TDs on punt, kickoff returns ... Elected to six Pro Bowl games ... MVP in 1956 Pro Bowl ... Born May 1, 1930, in Trinity, Texas ... Died February 19, 2011, at age of 80.

BRUCE MATTHEWS Enshrined in 2007(Southern California) Guard-Tackle-Center 6-5, 289 1983-1996/1997-98/1999-2001 Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/TitansBruce Rankin Matthews ... Houston’s first round pick, 1983 ... Played in more games (296) than any positional player in NFL history at time of retirement ... Played at every position on line ... Named to first of record-tying 14 consecutive Pro Bowl teams (9 at guard, 5 at center) follow-ing 1988 season ... All-Pro 9 times and All-AFC 12 times ... Selected as guard on NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s ... Born August 8, 1961 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

DON MAYNARD Enshrined in 1987(Texas Western) Wide Receiver 6-0, 1801958 New York Giants, 1960-62/1963-1972 New York Titans/Jets, 1973 St. Louis CardinalsDonald Rogers Maynard ... First signee of 1960 AFL Titans ... Caught career-high 72 passes, 1960 ... Went over 50 catches, 1,000 yards receiving five different seasons ... Named to all-time AFL team, 1969 ... Voted to four AFL All-Star games ... Teamed with Joe Namath to form dynamic pass-catch duo ... Career stats: 633 receptions for 11,834 yards, 18.7-yard average, 88 TDs, 532 points ... Born January 25, 1935, in Crosbyton, Texas

GEORGE MCAFEE Enshrined in 1966(Duke) Halfback 6-0, 1781940-41, 1945-1950 Chicago BearsGeorge Anderson McAfee ... Phenomenal two-way star, a long-distance scoring threat on any play ... Scored 234 points, gained 5,313 combined net yards, intercepted 25 passes in eight seasons ... NFL punt return champ, 1948 ... Held career punt return average record - 12.78 yards ... Left-handed passer, kicker ... Pioneered use of low-cut shoes ... All-NFL, 1941 ... Navy service came at peak of career ... Born March 13, 1918, in Corbin, Kentucky ... Died March 4, 2009, at age of 90.

MIKE MCCORMACK Enshrined in 1984(Kansas) Tackle 6-4, 2461951 New York Yanks, 1954-1962 Cleveland BrownsMichael Joseph McCormack, Jr. ... Drafted by 1951 New York Yanks ... Played in first of six Pro Bowls as a rookie ... In U.S. Army, 1952-1953 ... Traded to Browns in 15-player deal while in service ... Played defensive middle guard, 1954 Browns ... Stole ball to set up key Browns TD, 1954 NFL title game ... Excelled as offensive right tackle for eight years, 1955-1962 ... Equally adept as rushing blocker, pass protector ... Born June 21, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois ... Died November 15, 2013, at age of 83.

RANDALL MCDANIEL Enshrined in 2009(Arizona State) Guard 6-3, 276 1988-1999 Minnesota Vikings, 2000-01 Tampa Bay BuccaneersRandall Cornell McDaniel ... Selected in first round, 19th overall, 1988 ... Earned all-rookie honors ... Started 202 consecutive games ... Started 13 straight playoff games for Vikings ... Blocked for six 1,000-yard rushers and five 3,000-yard passers during career ... Anchored offensive line of explo-sive Vikings team that scored then-record 556 points, 1998 ... Named All-Pro nine consecutive times (1990-98) ... Selected to play in a record 12 consecutive AFC-NFC Pro Bowls (1990-2001) ... Born December 19, 1964 in Phoenix, Arizona.

TOMMY MCDONALD Enshrined in 1998(Oklahoma) Wide Receiver 5-9, 1761957-1963 Philadelphia Eagles, 1964 Dallas Cowboys, 1965-66 Los Angeles Rams, 1967 Atlanta Falcons, 1968 Cleveland BrownsThomas Franklin McDonald ... Eagles’ third-round draft pick, 1957 ... Career statistics: 495 receptions, 8,410 yards, 84 touchdowns ... Selected to six Pro Bowls ... Scored 56 touchdowns in 63 games, 1958-1962 ... Career ratio of touchdowns to receptions 1 to 5.9 ... Led NFL in reception yardage and touch-downs, 1961 ... Ranked sixth all-time in receptions, fourth in yards receiving and second in touchdown catches at time of retirement ... Born July 26, 1934, in Roy, New Mexico.

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HUGH MCELHENNY Enshrined in 1970(Washington, Compton Junior College) Halfback 6-1, 1951952-1960 San Francisco 49ers, 1961-62 Minnesota Vikings, 1963 New York Giants, 1964 Detroit LionsHugh Edward McElhenny, Jr. ... Washington All-American ... 49ers’ No. 1 draft pick, 1952 ... Scored 40-yard TD on first pro play ... Had phe-nomenal first season, winning All-NFL, Rookie of Year honors ... Played in six Pro Bowls ... MVP of 1958 Pro Bowl ... Gained 11,375 combined net yards in 13 years ... Record includes 5,281 yards rushing, 264 pass receptions, 360 points ... Nicknamed “The King” ... Born December 31, 1928, in Los Angeles, California.

JOHN (BLOOD) MCNALLY Charter Enshrinee, 1963(Notre Dame, St. John’s of Minnesota) Halfback 6-1, 1881925-26 Milwaukee Badgers, 1926-27 Duluth Eskimos, 1928 Pottsville Maroons, 1929-1933, 1935-36 Green Bay Packers, 1934, 1937-38 Pittsburgh PiratesJohn Victor McNally ... Famed “vagabond halfback” totally unpredictable funster on and off the field ... Assumed “Johnny Blood” alias from Valentino movie title, “Blood and Sand” ... Superb runner with breakaway speed, exceptional pass receiver ... Scored 49 TDs, 297 points in 14 seasons with five NFL teams ... Official All-NFL, 1931 ... Second-team All-NFL, 1929, 1930 ... Pittsburgh player-coach in 1937-1938, assistant coach 1939 ... Born November 27, 1903, in New Richmond, Wisconsin ... Died November 28, 1985, at age of 82.

MIKE MICHALSKE Enshrined in 1964(Penn State) Guard 6-0, 2101926 New York Yankees (AFL*), 1927-28 New York Yankees (NFL), 1929-1935, 1937 Green Bay PackersAugust Mike Michalske ... All-American at Penn State ... Rookie year with 1926 American Football League Yankees ... Anchored Packers champi-onship lines, 1929, 1930, 1931 ... 60-minute workhorse who specialized in blitzing on defense ... Pioneered idea of using fullbacks at guard to capitalize on size, speed ... All-NFL, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935 ... First guard elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame ... Born April 24, 1903, in Cleveland, Ohio ... Died October 26, 1983, at age of 80.

WAYNE MILLNER Enshrined in 1968(Notre Dame) End 6-1, 1891936/1937-1941, 1945 Boston/Washington RedskinsWayne Vernal Millner ... Two-time Notre Dame All-American ... Hero of famous Ohio State upset, 1935 ... Fierce competitor at best in crucial games ... Caught 55-yard, 78-yard TD passes in 1937 NFL championship ... Starred on four Redskins divisional title teams ... Top Redskin receiver at retirement with 124 catches ... Career interrupted by Navy service ... Player-coach in final 1945 season ... Born January 31, 1913, in Roxbury, Massachusetts ... Died November 19, 1976, at age of 63.

BOBBY MITCHELL Enshrined in 1983(Illinois) Wide Receiver-Halfback 6-0, 1921958-1961 Cleveland Browns, 1962-68 Washington RedskinsRobert Cornelius Mitchell ... Blessed with excep-tional speed, balance, faking ability ... Split career as Browns halfback, Redskins flanker ... Noted for spectacular long-distance scoring plays ... Amassed 14,078 combined net yards ... Scored 91 touchdowns, caught 521 passes, had eight kick return TDs ... Topped NFL receivers, 1962 ... Surpassed 50 catches six years ... All-NFL three times ... Played in four Pro Bowl games ... Born June 6, 1935, in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

RON MIX Enshrined in 1979(Southern California) Tackle 6-4, 2501960/1961-69 Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers, 1971 Oakland RaidersRonald Jack Mix ... Picked AFL over Colts, who drafted him No. 1 ... All-AFL tackle eight times, once as guard ... In eight AFL All-Star, five AFL title games ... Consistent, finely-conditioned, intense with excellent speed, strength ... Noted for quick charge, accomplished blocking on both passing, running plays ... Had only two hold-ing penalties in 10 years ... Nicknamed “The Intellectual Assassin” ... Born March 10, 1938, in Los Angeles, California.

ART MONK Enshrined in 2008(Syracuse) Wide Receiver 6-3, 210 1980-1993 Washington Redskins, 1994 New York Jets, 1995 Philadelphia EaglesJames Arthur Monk, Sr. ... First-round pick by Washington, 1980 NFL Draft ... Caught 58 pass-es to earn All-Rookie honors, 1980 ... Had 50 or more receptions, nine seasons ... Gained 1,000 yards five times ... Set then-NFL records for catches in a season (106), most consecutive games with at least one reception (183), and career receptions (820) ... Finished career with 940 catches ... Named to three Pro Bowls ... All-Pro choice twice ... Born December 5, 1957 in White Plains, New York.

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JOE MONTANA Enshrined in 2000(Notre Dame) Quarterback 6-2, 2001979-1992 San Francisco 49ers, 1993-94 Kansas City ChiefsJoseph Clifford Montana ... Third round draft pick, 1979 ... Master of come-from-behind victories ... Led 49ers to four Super Bowl wins ... Named Super Bowl MVP three times ... Orchestrated 92-yard winning drive in closing seconds, Super Bowl XXIII ... All-NFL three times, All-NFC five times ... Missed entire 1991 season with injury ... Selected to eight Pro Bowls ... Career statistics: 3,409 completions, 40,551 yards, 273 TDs, 92.3 passer rating ... Born June 11, 1956, in New Eagle, Pennsylvania.

WARREN MOON Enshrined in 2006(West Los Angeles Junior College, Washington) Quarterback 6-3, 2121984-1993 Houston Oilers, 1994-96 Minnesota Vikings, 1997-98 Seattle Seahawks, 1999-2000 Kansas City ChiefsHarold Warren Moon ... Began pro career with CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos, winning five straight Grey Cups ... Signed with NFL’s Houston Oilers, 1984... Completed 3,988 of 6,823 passes for 49,325 yards, 291 touchdowns, 233 intercep-tions in 17-season NFL career ... Nine 3,000-yard passing seasons was third in league history ... Named to nine Pro Bowls ... Had four 4,000-yard passing seasons. All-Pro, 1990…First or second team All-AFC 1988, 1989, 1990…Born November 18, 1956 in Los Angeles, California.

LENNY MOORE Enshrined in 1975(Penn State) Flanker-Running Back 6-1, 1911956-1967 Baltimore ColtsLeonard Edward Moore ... No. 1 draft choice, 1956 ... Rookie of Year, 1956 ... Started as a flank-er, moved to running back in 1961 ... Amassed 12,451 combined net yards, 5,174 yards rushing, 363 receptions for 6,039 yards ... Scored 113 TDs, 678 points ... All-NFL five years ... Played in seven Pro Bowls ... NFL Player of the Year and Comeback Player of Year, 1964 ... Scored touchdowns in record 18 straight games, 1963-1965 ... Born November 25, 1933, in Reading, Pennsylvania.

MARION MOTLEY Enshrined in 1968(South Carolina State, Nevada) Fullback 6-1, 2321946-1953 Cleveland Browns (AAFC*/NFL), 1955 Pittsburgh SteelersMarion Motley ... Deadly pass blocker, peerless runner on Browns’ famed trap play ... Also played linebacker early in career ... All-time AAFC rush-ing champ ... Top NFL rusher, 1950 ... All-AAFC four years, All-NFL in 1950 ... Lifetime rushing: 828 carries, 4,720 yards ... 5.7-yard career aver-age all-time record ... Caught 85 passes, scored 234 points in nine years ... Played in 1951 Pro Bowl ... Born June 5, 1920, in Leesburg, Georgia ... Died June 27, 1999, at age of 79.

MIKE MUNCHAK Enshrined in 2001(Penn State) Guard 6-3, 2811982-1993 Houston OilersMichael Anthony Munchak ... Oilers’ first-round draft pick, eighth player overall and first offen-sive lineman selected, 1982 ... Earned starting left guard position, rookie season ... Devastating blocker, anchored Oilers line that helped team perennially rank near top of NFL’s offensive sta-tistical categories ... Equally effective as pass or run blocker ... Named first- or second-team All-Pro ten times ... All-AFC seven times ... Elected to nine Pro Bowls ... Born March 5, 1960, in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

ANTHONY MUÑOZ Enshrined in 1998(Southern California) Tackle 6-6, 2781980-1992 Cincinnati BengalsMichael Anthony Muñoz ... Bengals’ first-round draft pick, third player overall, 1980 draft ... All-Pro 11 consecutive years, 1981-1991 ... Elected to 11 straight Pro Bowls ... Great agility, excep-tional straight-on blocker ... Caught seven passes and scored four touchdowns on tackle-eligible plays ... NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year 1981, 1987, 1988 ... Selected to NFL’s 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, 1994 ... Started at tackle in Super Bowls XVI, XXIII ... Born August 19, 1958, in Ontario, California.

GEORGE MUSSO Enshrined in 1982(Millikin) Tackle-Guard 6-2, 2621933-1944 Chicago BearsGeorge Francis Musso ... Typified superior line play of Bears’ greatest era ... 60-minute star, spe-cialized in big play as middle guard on defense ... Started at $90-per-game tackle on offense, switched to guard in fifth year ... First to win All-NFL at two positions - tackle (1935), guard (1937) ... Inspirational team leader, captained Bears nine seasons ... Played in seven NFL champion-ship games ... Born April 8, 1910, in Collinsville, Illinois ... Died September 5, 2000, at age of 90.

BRONKO NAGURSKI Charter Enshrinee, 1963(Minnesota) Fullback 6-2, 2261930-37, 1943 Chicago BearsBronislaw Nagurski ... Joined Bears after leg-endary college career at Minnesota ... Became pro football’s symbol of power, ruggedness ... A bulldozing runner on offense, a bone-crushing linebacker on defense ... Gained 4,031 yards in 9 seasons ... All-NFL, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937 ... His two TD passes clinched Bears’ 1933 title win ... Helped 1943 Bears to NFL crown after five-year retirement ... Born November 3, 1908, in Rainy River, Ontario ... Died January 7, 1990, at age of 81.

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JOE NAMATH Enshrined in 1985(Alabama) Quarterback 6-2, 2001965-1976 New York Jets, 1977 Los Angeles RamsJoseph William Namath ... Celebrated $400,000 signing coup of 1965 AFL New York Jets ... Backed up “guarantee” of victory by engineering stunning 16-7 upset of Colts in Super Bowl III ... Passed for 27,663 yards, 173 TDs ... First to pass more than 4,000 yards one season ... Three TD passes in 1968 AFL title game ... Named to AFL all-time team ... 1968 AFL Player of Year ... Elected to four AFL All-Star games, one AFC-NFC Pro Bowl ... Born May 31, 1943, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

EARLE (GREASY) NEALE Enshrined in 1969(West Virginia Wesleyan) Coach 1941-1950 Philadelphia EaglesAlfred Earle Neale ... Extensive college coaching career preceded entry into NFL in 1941 ... Quickly built second-division Eagles into a contender ... Produced three straight Eastern Division crowns and NFL championships in 1948 and 1949 ... Both NFL titles came by shutout scores ... Using an assumed name, played end with the pre-NFL Canton Bulldogs ... Born November 5, 1891, in Parkersburg, West Virginia ... Died November 2, 1973, at age of 81.

ERNIE NEVERS Charter Enshrinee, 1963(Stanford) Fullback 6-0, 2041926-27 Duluth Eskimos, 1929-1931 Chicago CardinalsErnest Alonzo Nevers ... Stanford All-American, 1925 Rose Bowl hero ... Lured from pro base-ball career by Eskimos ... Truly a do-everything iron man, playing 1714 of 1740 minutes in 29-game 1926 season ... Missed 1928 with inju-ries, returned with Cardinals, 1929 ... Scored record 40 points in one game against Bears, 1929 ... All-league all five NFL seasons ... Player-coach one year in Duluth, two in Chicago ... Born June 11, 1903, in Willow River, Minnesota ... Died May 3, 1976, at age of 72.

OZZIE NEWSOME Enshrined in 1999(Alabama) Tight End 6-2, 2321978-1990 Cleveland BrownsOzzie Newsome, Jr. ... Browns’ first round draft pick, 1978 ... Nicknamed “Wizard of Oz” ... Became instant team leader ... Retired as all-time leading tight end receiver, fourth among all receivers ... Career stats: 662 receptions 7,980 yards, 47 TDs ... Recorded career-best 89 catch-es in 1983, repeated feat in 1984 ... Caught pass in 150 consecutive games ... All-Pro, 1979, 1984 ... Named to three Pro Bowls ... Born March 16, 1956, in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

RAY NITSCHKE Enshrined in 1978(Illinois) Middle Linebacker 6-3, 2351958-1972 Green Bay PackersRaymond Ernest Nitschke ... No. 3 draft pick, 1958 ... First Green Bay defender from 1960s to be enshrined ... Exceptional team leader, tough, strong, fast ... Savage defender on rushes, cat-like quick against passes ... Named NFL’s all-time top linebacker, 1969 ... All-NFL three years ... Intercepted pass for TD in 1964 Pro Bowl ... Had 25 career interceptions ... MVP in 1962 NFL title game ... Born December 29, 1936, in Elmwood Park, Illinois ... Died March 8, 1998, at age of 61.

CHUCK NOLL Enshrined in 1993(Dayton) Coach1969-1991 Pittsburgh SteelersCharles Henry Noll ... Only coach to win four Super Bowls (IX, X, XIII, XIV) ... 23-year record: 209-156-1 in all games ... Took over team that had never won title of any kind, 1969 ... Building program stressed annual player draft ... First team finished 1-13 ... Steelers won first-ev-er championship (AFC Central), 1972 ... Won nine AFC Central titles ... Guard-linebacker for Cleveland Browns, 1953-1959 ... Born January 5, 1932, in Cleveland, Ohio ... Died June 13, 2014 at age of 82.

LEO NOMELLINI Enshrined in 1969(Minnesota) Defensive Tackle 6-3, 2591950-1963 San Francisco 49ersLeo Joseph Nomellini ... Two-time Minnesota All-American ... 49ers’ first-ever NFL draft choice, 1950 ... Played every 49ers game for 14 seasons, 174 regular-season and 266 pro games in all ... Excellent defensive pass rusher, bulldozing offensive blocker ... All-NFL six times, two years on offense, four years on defense ... Named NFL’s all-time defensive tackle ... Played in 10 Pro Bowl games ... Born June 19, 1924, in Lucca, Italy ... Died October 17, 2000, at age of 76.

JONATHAN OGDEN Enshrined in 2013(UCLA) Tackle 6-9, 3451996-2007 Baltimore RavensJonathan Phillip Ogden … Taken in 1st round (4th player overall) in 1996 … Strong pass protector and effective run blocker … Led way for running back Jamal Lewis who became fifth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season, 2003 … NFL Alumni’s NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year, 2002 … Named first-team All-Pro six times … All-AFC nine times … 11 Pro Bowls … Selected to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of 2000s … Born July 31, 1974 in Washington, D.C.

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MERLIN OLSEN Enshrined In 1982(Utah State) Defensive Tackle 6-5, 2701962-1976 Los Angeles RamsMerlin Jay Olsen ... All-American, Outland Trophy winner, Phi Beta Kappa at Utah State ... Rams’ No. 1 draft pick, 1962 ... Big, fast, agile, smart ... Stabilizing leader of famed “Fearsome Foursome” defensive line ... All-NFL, 1964, 1966-1970 ... All-Western Conference six times, All-NFC twice ... Rookie of Year, 1962 ... Picked on Rams’ all-time team, 1970 ... Played in 208 games, last 198 in a row ... Born September 15, 1940, in Logan, Utah ... Died March 11, 2010, at age of 69.

JIM OTTO Enshrined in 1980(Miami - FL) Center 6-2, 2551960-1974 Oakland RaidersJames Edwin Otto ... Anchored Raiders’ offen-sive line for 15 years ... Noted for pride, dedi-cation, leadership, intelligence ... Sure-handed ball-snapper, superior blocker with wide range ... Overcame numerous injuries to play 308 games, including six AFL/AFC title games, Super Bowl II, 12-all-star contests ... Named all-league 12 straight years, 1960-1971, second-team All-NFL, 1972 ... AFL’s only all-league center ... Named to all-time AFL team, 1969 ... Also All-AFC in 1970, 1971, 1972 ... Born January 5, 1938, in Wausau, Wisconsin.

STEVE OWEN Enshrined in 1966(Phillips) Tackle-Coach 6-2, 2151924-25 Kansas City Cowboys, 1925 Cleveland Bulldogs, 1926-1953 New York GiantsStephen Joseph Owen ... Great defensive star of the 1920s ... Captained Giants’ 1927 title team which held foe to record low 20 points ... Coached Giants 24 years from 1930 to 1953 ... Coaching record: 155-108-17, eight divisional, two NFL title teams ... A-formation offense, umbrella defense, two-platoon system among his many coaching innovations ... Born April 21, 1898, at Cleo Springs, Oklahoma ... Died May 17, 1964, at age of 66.

ALAN PAGE Enshrined in 1988(Notre Dame) Defensive Tackle 6-4, 2451967-1978 Minnesota Vikings, 1978-1981 Chicago BearsAlan Cedric Page ... Consensus All-American, 1966 ... First-round pick, 1967 ... Extremely fast, strong with cat-like reflexes ... Played in 238 straight games, including four Super Bowls ... Named NFL Most Valuable Player, 1971 ... NFL Defensive Player of Year, 1971, 1973 ... All-NFL six times, second-team All-NFL three other times ... All-conference ten times ... Elected to nine straight Pro Bowls ... Career marks: 23 opponent fumble recoveries, 28 blocked kicks, 173 sacks ... Born August 7, 1945, in Canton, Ohio.

BILL PARCELLS Enshrined in 2013(Colgate, Wichita State) Coach 1983-1990 New York Giants, 1993-96 New England Patriots, 1997-99 New York Jets, 2003-06 Dallas CowboysDuane Charles Parcells ... Reversed the fortunes of four NFL teams … Regular season record: 172-130-1 … Postseason record: 11-8 … Overall record: 183-138-1 … Led Giants to Super Bowls XXI and XXV victories … Guided Patriots to Super Bowl XXXI appearance … Had best two-year turn-around of 1-15 team when led Jets to 9-7 record, 97 and 12-4 record, 1998 … First to coach four different teams into the playoffs … NFL Coach of the Year 1986, 1994 … Born August 22, 1941 in Englewood, New Jersey.

CLARENCE (ACE) PARKER Enshrined in 1972(Duke) Quarterback 5-10, 1781937-1941 Brooklyn Dodgers, 1945 Boston Yanks, 1946 New York Yankees (AAFC*)Clarence McKay Parker ... All-American tailback at Duke ... Dodgers’ second-round pick in 1937, but signed Philadelphia Athletics baseball con-tract, expecting to play pro football briefly ... All-NFL, 1938-1940 ... NFL’s Most Valuable Player, 1940 ... Triple-threat, two-way back who paced Dodgers to their greatest seasons in 1940, 1941 ... Spearheaded Yankees to AAFC Eastern title in 1946 ... Born May 17, 1912, in Portsmouth, Virginia ... Died November 6, 2013, at age of 101.

JIM PARKER Enshrined in 1973(Ohio State) Guard-Tackle 6-3, 2731957-1967 Baltimore ColtsJames Thomas Parker ... First full-time offensive lineman named to Pro Football Hall of Fame ... Exceptional blocker, specialized in protecting quarterback ... All-NFL eight straight years, 1958-1965 ... Played half of 11-year career at tackle, half at guard ... Played in eight Pro Bowl games ... No. 1 draft choice in 1957 ... Two-time All-American, Outland Trophy winner at Ohio State ... Born April 3, 1934, in Macon, Georgia ... Died July 18, 2005, at age of 71.

WALTER PAYTON Enshrined in 1993(Jackson State) Running Back 5-10, 2001975-1987 Chicago BearsWalter Jerry Payton ... First-round pick, 1975 draft ... Quickly established himself as super star ... Retired as all-time leader in rushing, combined net yards ... Career stats: 16,726 yards, 110 TDs rushing; 492 receptions for 4,538 yards; 21,803 combined net yards; 125 touchdowns ... All-Pro seven times ... Played in nine Pro Bowls ... Held single-game rushing record of 275 yards ... Had 77 games over 100 yards rushing ... Born July 25, 1954, in Columbia, Mississippi ... Died November 1, 1999, at age of 45.

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JOE PERRY Enshrined in 1969(Compton Junior College) Fullback 6-0, 2001948-1960, 1963 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC*/NFL), 1961-62 Baltimore ColtsFletcher Joseph Perry ... Spotted playing service football by pro scouts ... Signed as free agent by 49ers ... Extremely quick runner who earned nick-name “The Jet” ... First to gain over 1,000 yards two straight years, 1953-1954 ... Career record: 12,532 combined net yards, 9,723 yards rushing, 260 receptions, 513 points ... Played in three Pro Bowls ... Born January 22, 1927, in Stevens, Arkansas ... Died April 25, 2011, at age of 84.

PETE PIHOS Enshrined in 1970(Indiana) End 6-1, 2101947-1955 Philadelphia Eagles Peter Louis Pihos ... Indiana All-American, 1943 ... Fifth-round draft pick in 1945 even though he couldn’t play until 1947 ... 60-minute star on Eagles title teams, 1948-1949 ... Caught winning TD pass in 1949 NFL championship ... All-NFL six times in nine seasons, once at defensive end, 1952 ... Played in six Pro Bowls ... Three-time NFL receiving champ, 1953-1955 ... Career record: 373 catches for 5,619 yards, 378 points ... Born October 22, 1923, in Orlando, Florida ... Died August 16, 2011, at age of 87.

BILL POLIAN Enshrined in 2015(New York University) Contributor1978-1982 Kansas City Chiefs, 1984-1992 Buffalo Bills, 1993-1994 National Football League National Football League, 1995-1997 Carolina Panthers, 1998-2011 Indianapolis ColtsWilliam Patrick Polian, Jr. … Most noted for turn-ing fortunes of three different teams that result-ed in combined eight championship games, five Super Bowls appearances ... Led Buffalo to four straight division titles, three Super Bowl berths … Led Carolina to NFC championship in just second season … Guided Colts to eight division titles, two Super Bowl appearances including Super Bowl XLI win … First administrator named NFL’s Executive of Year by The Sporting News six times ... Born December 8, 1942 in Bronx, New York.

FRITZ POLLARD Enshrined in 2005(Brown) Halfback-Coach 5-9, 1651919-1921, 1925-26 Akron Pros/Indians, 1922 Milwaukee Badgers, 1923-24 Gilberton Cadamounts (independent pro team), 1923, 1925 Hammond Pros, 1925 Providence Steam RollerFrederick Douglass Pollard ... All-American halfback ... A pro football pioneer ... Began career in 1919 with Akron (OH) Pros ... Helped Akron become NFL’s first champion, 1920 ... One of just two African Americans in the NFL at time ... NFL’s first African American head coach, 1921 ... Exciting, elusive run-ner ... Played and sometimes coached four different teams in NFL career ... Born January 27, 1894, in Chicago, Illinois ... Died May 11, 1986, at age of 92.

JOHN RANDLE Enshrined in 2010(Trinity Valley Community College, Texas A&I) Defensive Tackle 6-1, 2781990-2000 Minnesota Vikings, 2001-03 Seattle SeahawksJohn Anthony Randle … Little All-American pick as a senior at Texas A&I ... Signed by Vikings as an undrafted free agent ... Recorded 137.5 career sacks ... Had eight consecutive seasons (1992-99) with 10-plus sacks and a ninth in 2001 ... In 1997 had career-best and league-leading 15.5 sacks ... Named first-team All-Pro/All-NFC six consecutive years (1993-98) and once All-AFC with Seahawks (2001) ... Named to seven Pro Bowls ... Born December 12, 1967 in Hearne, Texas.

HUGH (SHORTY) RAY Enshrined in 1966(Illinois) Technical Advisor on Rules-Supervisor of Officials1938-1952 National Football LeagueHugh L. Ray ... Only 5-6, 136, but a giant of pro football ... NFL Supervisor of Officials, 1938-1952 ... Worked tirelessly to improve officiating tech-niques ... Streamlined rules to improve tempo of play, increase safety ... Visited each team annu-ally to educate players, coaches ... Said to have made 300,000 notations as technical observer ... Born September 21, 1884, in Highland Park, Illinois ... Died September 16, 1956, at age of 71.

ANDRE REED Enshrined in 2014(Kutztown) Wide Receiver 6-2, 1901985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington RedskinsAndre Darnell Reed ... Fourth round pick by Buffalo, 1985 ... Most prolific receiver in Bills his-tory, 941 receptions are 266 more than number two on that list ... Amassed 13,198 career receiv-ing yards ... Known for his “yards after catch,” ... His 951 career receptions third all-time at the time of his retirement ... His 13 seasons with 50-plus receptions exceeded only by Jerry Rice ... All-AFC four times ... Seven Pro Bowls ... Born January 29, 1964 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

DAN REEVES Enshrined in 1967(Georgetown) Owner1941-45/1946-1971 Cleveland/Los Angeles RamsDaniel Farrell Reeves ... One of game’s greatest innovators ... Opened up West Coast to major sports by moving Rams to Los Angeles, 1946 ... Experiments in game TV paved way for mod-ern NFL policies ... First post-war NFL owner to sign an African American (Kenny Washington), 1946 ... First to employ full-time scouting staff ... Founded famous kids attendance program at Rams games ... Born June 30, 1912, in New York City ... Died April 15, 1971, at age of 58.

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MEL RENFRO Enshrined in 1996(Oregon) Cornerback-Safety 6-0, 1901964-1977 Dallas CowboysMelvin Lacy Renfro ... No. 2 draft pick, 1964 ... College All-American, super track man ... Started as safety, finished as cornerback ... Return spe-cialist early in career ... Earned Pro Bowl berth first 10 years ... All-Pro five years, all-conference seven times ... Career record: 52 interceptions, 842 punt return yards, 2,246 kickoff return yards ... Led NFL in interceptions, 1969, punt and kick-off returns, 1964 ... Born December 30, 1941, in Houston, Texas.

JERRY RICE Enshrined in 2010(Mississippi Valley State) Wide Receiver 6-2, 2001985-2000 San Francisco 49ers, 2001-04 Oakland Raiders, 2004 Seattle Seahawks Jerry Lee Rice … Selected by 49ers in first round (16th player overall), 1985 … Set NFL record with 22 TD receptions, 1987 … Led NFL in receiving yards and touchdown receptions six times … Re-cord 1,848 yards receiving, 1995 … Owns virtual-ly every significant receiving mark including re-ceptions (1,549); receiving yards (22,895); most 1,000-yard receiving seasons (14) … Had record 208 total touchdowns; 23,546 combined net yards … Super Bowl XXIII MVP… Named first-team All-Pro 11 consecutive seasons … 13 Pro Bowls … Born October 13, 1962 in Starksville, Mississippi.

LES RICHTER Enshrined in 2011(California) Linebacker 6-3, 2381954-1962 Los Angeles RamsLeslie Alan Richter ... Second player picked over-all, 1952 draft … Rams traded 11 players to ob-tain rights … Known for rugged, punishing style of play … Eight straight Pro Bowls … First- or second-team All-NFL each season, 1955-1960 … Also saw action at center and placekicker early in career … Led Rams in scoring, 1955 and 1956 … Amassed 193 points … Recorded 16 interceptions … Born October 6, 1930 in Fresno, California … Died June 12, 2010 at the age of 79.

JOHN RIGGINS Enshrined in 1992(Kansas) Running Back 6-2, 2301971-75 New York Jets, 1976-79, 1981-85 Washington RedskinsRobert John Riggins ... Kansas All-American ... No. 1 draft pick, 1971 ... Career record: 11,352 yards, 104 TDs rushing; 2,090 yards receiving; 13,435 combined net yards, 116 TDs ... Most Valuable Player with 166 rushing yards, 43-yard winning touchdown, Super Bowl XVII ... Had five 1,000-yard rushing seasons ... Played in 1976 Pro Bowl ... All-NFL, 1983 ... Voluntarily sat out 1980 season ... Born August 4, 1949, in Seneca, Kansas.

JIM RINGO Enshrined in 1981(Syracuse) Center 6-2, 2321953-1963 Green Bay Packers, 1964-67 Philadelphia EaglesJames Stephen Ringo ... No. 7 draft choice, 1953 ... All-Pro status preceded Packers dynasty years ... All-NFL seven times ... Played in 10 Pro Bowls, three NFL championship games ... Small for offensive lineman, but quick, determined, intel-ligent, superb team leader ... Excellent down-field blocker, pass protector ... Ignored numer-ous injuries to start in then-record 182 straight games, 1954-1967 ... Born November 21, 1931, in Orange, New Jersey ... Died November 19, 2007, at age of 75.

WILLIE ROAF Enshrined in 2012(Louisiana Tech) Tackle 6-5, 3001993-2001 New Orleans Saints, 2002-05 Kansas City ChiefsWilliam Layton Roaf ... Saints’ first-round pick, first offensive lineman selected in 1993 draft … Started at right tackle as rookie, never missed an offensive snap … Switched to left tackle, 1994 … 11 Pro Bowls … Named first-team All-Pro seven times (four times with New Orleans, three with Kansas City)… All-NFC six times, All-AFC three times … Member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s, 2000s … Born April 18, 1970 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

DAVE ROBINSON Enshrined in 2013(Penn State) Linebacker 6-3, 2451963-1972 Green Bay Packers, 1973-74 Washington RedskinsRichard David Robinson ... Drafted in 1st round by Packers in NFL; 3rd round by Chargers in AFL, 1963 … Big-play performer on Packers dynasty … Started OLB in three straight NFL championship wins, 1965-67 and Super Bowl I and II victories … Intercepted 27 passes for 449 yards, 1 TD … All-Pro second-team in 1968-69 … First-team All-NFL, 1967-69 … Three Pro Bowls … Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1960s … Born May 3, 1941 in Mt. Holly, New Jersey.

Only two college backfield tandems have

made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. LARRY CSONKA & FLOYD

LITTLE (Syracuse); and BARRY SANDERS & THURMAN

THOMAS (Oklahoma State).

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ANDY ROBUSTELLI Enshrined in 1971(Arnold) Defensive End 6-1, 2301951-55 Los Angeles Rams, 1956-1964 New York GiantsAndrew Richard Robustelli ... Rams’ 19th-round draft pick, 1951 ... On winning team 13 of 14 years ... In eight NFL title games, seven Pro Bowls ... All-NFL seven years, two with Rams, five with Giants ... Named NFL’s top player by Maxwell Club, 1962 ... Exceptionally smart, quick, strong ... Superb pass rusher ... Recovered 22 opponents’ fumbles in career ... Missed only one game in 14 years ... Born December 6, 1925, in Stamford, Connecticut ... Died May 31, 2011, at age of 85.

ART ROONEY Enshrined in 1964 (Georgetown, Duquesne) Founder-Owner1933-39/1940-1988 Pittsburgh Pirates/SteelersArthur Joseph Rooney, Sr. ... One of the most revered of all sports personalities ... Bought new Pittsburgh Pirates franchise for $2,500 in 1933 ... Renamed team Steelers in 1940 ... His faith in pro football a guiding light during the dark depres-sion years ... Startled NFL with $15,000 signing of fabled Whizzer White in 1938 ... Organized, operated western Pennsylvania semi-pro grid teams before 1933 ... Born January 27, 1901, in Coulterville, Pennsylvania ... Died August 25, 1988, at age of 87.

DAN ROONEY Enshrined in 2000(Duquesne) Administrator-Owner1955-Present Pittsburgh SteelersDaniel M. Rooney ... Has spent 50-plus seasons in various capacities with family-owned Steelers ... Appointed team president, 1975 ... Implemented a philosophy and management style that empha-sizes open, practical and efficient management ... Joined father Art Rooney as the second father-son combination in the Hall of Fame ... Integral part of one of modern era’s most successful fran-chises ... Team won six Super Bowls ... Serves on many influential league committees ... Born July 20, 1932, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PETE ROZELLE Enshrined in 1985(Compton Junior College, San Francisco) Commissioner1960-1989 National Football League Alvin Ray Rozelle ... Surprise choice to replace Bert Bell, 1960 ... Generally recognized as pre-mier commissioner of all professional sports ... Created, maintained NFL’s image of stability, integrity ... Negotiated first league-wide TV con-tract, 1962 ... Skillfully handled AFL-NFL “war” plus merger, league restructuring that followed ... Developed Super Bowl into premier attraction ... Born March 1, 1926, in South Gate, California ... Died December 6, 1996 at age of 70.

ED SABOL Enshrined in 2011(Ohio State) Founder-President-Chairman1964-1995 NFL FilmsEdward Milton Sabol ... Aspiring filmmaker, who hatched idea of forming Blair Productions … Doubled bid to receive film rights to 1962 NFL Championship Game … Continued shooting NFL and company became NFL Films two years later … During his tenure, NFL Films won 52 Emmy Awards … His vision led NFL Films in revolutioniz-ing manner in which sports are presented … Born September 11, 1916 in Atlantic City, New Jersey ... Died February 9, 2015 at age of 98.

BOB ST. CLAIR Enshrined in 1990(San Francisco, Tulsa) Tackle 6-9, 2631953-1963 San Francisco 49ersRobert Bruce St. Clair ... Third-round draft pick, 1953 ... Had size, speed, intelligence, love of hit-ting ... Excelled as both running, passing blocker ... Played on goal line defense, superb on special teams ... Blocked 10 field goals, 1956 ... All-NFL four years ... Starter in five Pro Bowls ... 49ers team captain ... Nicknamed “Geek” by team-mates because of flamboyant lifestyle ... Born February 18, 1931, in San Francisco, California ... Died April 20, 2015, at age of 84.

BARRY SANDERS Enshrined in 2004(Oklahoma State) Running Back 5-8, 2031989-1998 Detroit LionsBarry Sanders ... Detroit’s first-round draft pick, 1989 ... Electrifying running style ... First player to rush for 1,000 yards his first 10 seasons ... Led NFL in rushing four times ... NFL’s MVP, 1997 ... Gained 2,053 yards including record 14 straight 100-yard games, 1997 ... Career rushing record: 15,269 yards, 99 TDs ... First- or second-team All-NFL each of his 10 seasons ... Selected to 10 Pro Bowls ... Born July 16, 1968, in Wichita, Kansas.

CHARLIE SANDERS Enshrined in 2007(Minnesota) Tight End 6-4, 230 1968-1977 Detroit LionsCharles Alvin Sanders ... Third round pick by Lions, 1968 ... Combined great leaping ability, big hands, strength, speed and elusiveness ... Seven Pro Bowls ... All-NFL three straight sea-sons ... Recorded 30 or more receptions seven times, 500-plus receiving yards six seasons ... Lions’ all-time reception leader (336) at time of retirement ... Team’s leader or co-leader in receptions six of his 10 seasons … Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1970s ... Born August 25, 1946 in Richlands, North Carolina.

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DEION SANDERS Enshrined in 2011(Florida State) Cornerback-Kick Returner-Punt Returner 6-1, 1951989-1993 Atlanta Falcons, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1995-99 Dallas Cowboys,2000 Washington Redskins, 2004-05 Baltimore Ravens Deion Luwynn Sanders ... First-round selection (5th player overall) by Atlanta, 1989 … Career TDs: six on punt returns, three on kickoff returns, nine on interceptions, one fumble recovery; and three receiving … 53 career interceptions … Member of NFL’s All-Decade Team of 1990s as both cornerback, punt returner … Led NFL in punt returns, 1998 … Led NFC in kickoffs, 1992; interceptions, 1991, 1993 … First-team All-Pro nine times … Eight Pro Bowls … Born August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers, Florida.

WARREN SAPP Enshrined in 2013(Miami - FL) Defensive Tackle 6-2, 3001995-2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2004-07 Oakland RaidersWarren Carlos Sapp ... Drafted in 1st round (12th player overall) in 1995 … Amassed 96.5 career sacks … 1999 NFL Defensive Player of the Year … Started in two NFC championship games, one Super Bowl … Recorded two tackles, one sack, two passes defensed, and forced fumble in Bucs’ 48-21 win over Raiders, Super Bowl XXXVII … All-Pro four straight times (1999-2002) … All-NFC five times … Seven Pro Bowls … Named to NFL’s All-Decade Teams of the 1990s, 2000s … Born December 19, 1972 in Orlando, Florida.

GALE SAYERS Enshrined in 1977(Kansas) Halfback 6-0, 1981965-1971 Chicago BearsGale Eugene Sayers ... Kansas All-American ... Exceptional break-away runner ... Scored rookie record 22 TDs, 132 points, 1965 ... Led NFL rush-ers, 1966, 1969 ... Named all-time NFL halfback, 1969 ... All-NFL five straight years ... Player of Game in three Pro Bowls ... Career totals: 9,435 combined net yards, 4,956 yards rushing, 336 points. . . NFL lifetime kickoff return leader ... Born May 30, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas.

JOE SCHMIDT Enshrined in 1973(Pittsburgh) Linebacker 6-0, 2201953-1965 Detroit LionsJoseph Paul Schmidt ... Pittsburgh All-American, 1952 ... Lions’ No. 7 draft pick, 1953 ... Mastered new middle linebacking position which evolved in the 1950s ... A superb field leader ... Exceptional at diagnosing foe’s plays ... All-NFL ten years ... Elected to Pro Bowl ten straight years, 1955-1964 ... Team captain nine years ... Lions’ MVP four times ... Had 24 career interceptions ... Born January 18, 1932, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

TEX SCHRAMM Enshrined in 1991(Texas) Contributor1947-1956 Los Angeles Rams, 1960-1989 Dallas Cowboys, 1989-1990 World League of American FootballTexas Earnest Schramm, Jr. ... Cowboys presi-dent-general manager, 1960-1989 ... His Dallas teams had 20 straight winning seasons, 1966-1985 ... Significant force in AFL-NFL merger, 1966 ... Promoted six-division, wild-card playoff concepts for merged NFL ... NFL competition committee chairman, 1966-1988 ... Major advo-cate of instant replay, special field markings, offense-enhancing rules changes ... Born June 2, 1920, in San Gabriel, California ... Died July 15, 2003, at age of 83.

JUNIOR SEAU Enshrined in 2015(Southern California) Linebacker 6-3, 250 1990-2002 San Diego Chargers, 2003-05 Miami Dolphins, 2006-09 New England PatriotsTiaina Seau, Jr. … First round pick in 1990 NFL Draft … All-Pro eight times … Named to 12 Pro Bowls … Recorded 56.5 career sacks, 18 intercep-tions … Recorded 10 or more tackles in a game 64 times … NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 1992 … In 1994 helped lead Chargers to first Super Bowl … Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of 1990s … Born January 19, 1969 in San Diego, California … Died May 2, 2012, at the age of 43.

LEE ROY SELMON Enshrined in 1995(Oklahoma) Defensive End 6-3, 2561976-1984 Tampa Bay BuccaneersLee Roy Selmon ... First-ever draft pick of Buccaneers, 1976 ... Soon recognized among elite NFL defenders ... Career stats: 78 1/2 sacks, 380 quarterback pressures, forced 28 1/2 fumbles, recovered 10 ... Key member of Tampa Bay’s NFC Central title teams, 1979, 1981 ... All-Pro 1979, 1980, 1982 ... All-NFC five times ... Elected to six Pro Bowls ... NFL Defensive Player of Year, 1979 ... Born October 20, 1954, in Eufaula, Oklahoma ... Died September 4, 2011, at age of 56.

SHANNON SHARPE Enshrined in 2011(Savannah State) Tight End 6-2, 2301990-99, 2002-03 Denver Broncos, 2000-01 Baltimore Ravens Selected by Broncos in the seventh round (192nd player overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft ... At time of retirement, his 815 career receptions and 10,060 yards and 62 TDs were all NFL career records for a tight end ... First- or second-team All-Pro hon-ors five times and first- or second-team All-AFC honors six times ... Selected to eight Pro Bowls ... Integral part of Broncos Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII and Ravens Super Bowl XXXV champion-ships ... Born June 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois.

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BILLY SHAW Enshrined in 1999(Georgia Tech) Guard 6-2, 2581961-69 Buffalo BillsWilliam Lewis Shaw ... First player to spend entire career in AFL to be elected to Hall of Fame ... Two-way collegiate player ... Drafted by Cowboys (NFL) and Bills (AFL) ... Chose Bills to play on offensive line ... Equally adept at pass blocking and run blocking ... Driving force behind offensive unit that led Buffalo to back-to-back AFL titles in 1964, 1965 ... All-AFL five times ... Named to eight All-Star games ... Born December 15, 1938 in Natchez, Mississippi.

ART SHELL Enshrined in 1989(Maryland State) Tackle 6-5, 2651968-1981/1982 Oakland/Los Angeles RaidersArthur Shell ... No. 3 draft pick, 1968 ... Possessed size, speed, agility, intelligence, strength to be premier offensive tackle ... Mild-mannered, hard working, great team player ... Equally adept on running, passing plays ... Starred in Super Bowl XI vs. Vikings ... Played in 207 regular season, 23 postseason games, eight Pro Bowls ... All-Pro, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977 ... All-AFC six times ... Born November 26, 1946, in Charleston, South Carolina.

WILL SHIELDS Enshrined in 2015(Nebraska) Guard 6-3, 3201993-2006 Kansas City ChiefsWill Herthie Shields … Chiefs 3rd round draft pick, 1993 … Inserted into lineup in first NFL game, never missed a game in career … 224 games played, 223 starts are franchise records … As rook-ie, helped Chiefs to first division title since 1971 … Earned 12 straight Pro Bowl nods … First-Team All-Pro in 1999, 2002, 2003 ... Second-team All-Pro four times … Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of 2000s … Born September 15, 1971 in Fort Riley, Kansas.

DON SHULA Enshrined in 1997(John Carroll) Coach1963-69 Baltimore Colts, 1970-1995 Miami DolphinsDonald Francis Shula ... Winningest coach in NFL history ... Regular-season record: 328-156-6, .676 ... Overall record: 347-173-6, .665 ... Became head coach at age 33 ... Led Colts to seven straight winning records ... In 26 years in Miami, experienced only two seasons below .500 ... Coached in six Super Bowls ... Won Super Bowls VII, VIII ... Completed only 17-0 perfect season in NFL history, 1972 ... Played seven sea-sons as defensive back/halfback with Browns, Colts, Redskins ... Born January 4, 1930, in Grand River, Ohio.

O.J. SIMPSON Enshrined in 1985(City College-San Francisco, Southern California) Running Back 6-1, 2121969-1977 Buffalo Bills, 1978-79 San Francisco 49ersOrenthal James Simpson ... Heisman Trophy winner, 1968 ... No. 1 NFL draft pick, 1969 ... Career highlighted by 2,003 yards rushing, 1973 ... Unanimous All-Pro, topped 1,000 yards rush-ing, 1972-1976 ... Won four NFL rushing titles ... Career record: 11,236 yards rushing, 203 recep-tions, 990 yards kickoff returns, 14,368 com-bined net yards ... In 1969 AFL All-Star game, five Pro Bowls ... 1973 Pro Bowl Player of the Game ... Born July 9, 1947, in San Francisco, California.

MIKE SINGLETARY Enshrined in 1998(Baylor) Linebacker 6-0, 2301981-1992 Chicago BearsMichael Singletary ... Bears’ sec-ond-round draft pick, 1981 ... Finished as team’s first or second leading tackler each of last 11 seasons ... Career statis-tics: 1488 tackles (885 solo), 51 passes defensed, 12 fumble recoveries, 7 interceptions ... All-Pro eight times, 1983-1989, 1991 ... All-NFC selection nine straight years, 1983-1991 ... Selected to ten consecutive Pro Bowls ... Defensive Player of the Year, 1985, 1988 ... Born October 9, 1958, in Houston, Texas.

JACKIE SLATER Enshrined in 2001(Jackson State) Tackle 6-4, 2771976-1994/1995 Los Angeles/St. Louis RamsJackie Ray Slater ... Rams’ third-round draft pick, 1976 ... Played 20 seasons, 259 games ... Retired tied for third most seasons played ... Games played were most ever by offensive lineman at time of retirement ... Blocked for seven different 1,000-yard rushers ... Named first- or second- team All-Pro five times ... First- or second- team All-NFC seven times ... Named to seven Pro Bowls ... Born May 27, 1954, in Jackson, Mississippi.

BRUCE SMITH Enshrined in 2009(Virginia Tech) Defensive End 6-4, 280 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000-03 Washington RedskinsBruce Bernard Smith ... Bills’ first-round draft pick (1st player overall), 1985 NFL Draft ... Considered one of the most dominant defensive players in NFL history ... His 200 career sacks is NFL all-time record ... Recorded 10 or more sacks in an NFL record 13 seasons ... NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 1990 and 1996 ... Named to NFL’s All-Decade Teams of the 1980s and 1990s ... First- or second-team All-Pro 11 times ... Selected to 11 Pro Bowls ... Born June 18, 1963 in Norfolk, Virginia.

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EMMITT SMITH Enshrined in 2010(Florida) Running Back 5-9, 2071990-2002 Dallas Cowboys, 2003-04 Arizona CardinalsEmmitt James Smith, III … Selected by Dallas in first round (17th player overall), 1990 … Won rushing crowns in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 … Led NFL in rushing touchdowns three times … Major contributor to Cowboys Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII, XXX victories … Named first-team All-Pro 1992-95 … In 1993, named NFL’s MVP and MVP in Super Bowl XXVIII … 11 straight 1,000-yard seasons … Became NFL’s all-time rushing leader in 2002 … Career totals: 18,355 yards and 164 touchdowns rushing; also had 515 receptions … Born May 15, 1969 in Pensacola, Florida.

JACKIE SMITH Enshrined in 1994(Northwestern Louisiana) Tight End 6-4, 2351963-1977 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978 Dallas CowboysJackie Larue Smith ... 10th-round draft pick, 1963 ... Talented receiver, punishing blocker, fierce competitor, excellent runner ... Played in five Pro Bowls, 1967-1971 ... All-NFL, 1967, 1969 ... Had 40 or more catches seven seasons ... Played in 210 games ... Leading tight end receiver at retirement with 480 receptions, 7,918 yards, 40 TDs ... Played in Super Bowl XIII with Cowboys ... Born February 23, 1940, in Columbia, Mississippi.

JOHN STALLWORTH Enshrined in 2002(Alabama A&M) Wide Receiver 6-2, 1911974-1987 Pittsburgh SteelersJohnny Lee Stallworth ... Steelers’ fourth-round draft pick, 1974 ... Played in six AFC champion-ship games, four Super Bowls ... Scored win-ning TD on 73-yard reception, Super Bowl XIV ... Career statistics: 537 receptions for 8,723 yards, 63 TDs ... All-Pro, 1979 ... All-AFC, 1979, 1984 ... Played in four Pro Bowl games ... Two-time Steelers MVP ... Born July 15, 1952, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

BART STARR Enshrined in 1977(Alabama) Quarterback 6-1, 1971956-1971 Green Bay PackersBryan Bartlett Starr ... 17th-round draft pick, 1956 ... Precision passer, poised team leader ... Led Packers to six division, five NFL, two Super Bowl titles ... NFL Most Valuable Player, 1966 ... MVP in Super Bowls I, II ... Three-time NFL passing champion ... In four Pro Bowls ... Career passing totals: 24,718 yards, 152 TDs, 57.4 com-pletion percentage ... Born January 9, 1934, in Montgomery, Alabama.

ROGER STAUBACH Enshrined in 1985(New Mexico Military Institute, Navy)Quarterback 6-3, 1971969-1979 Dallas CowboysRoger Thomas Staubach ... 1963 Heisman Trophy winner ... Four-year Navy service preceded pro play ... Noted for last-minute heroics, guided Dallas to four NFC titles, Super Bowl VI, XII wins ... MVP in Super Bowl VI ... All-NFC five years ... Career stats: 22,700 yards, 153 TDs passing; 2,264 yards, 20 TDs rushing ... 83.4 NFL passer rating best ever at time of retirement ... Four-time NFL passing leader ... Born February 5, 1942, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

ERNIE STAUTNER Enshrined in 1969(Boston College) Defensive Tackle 6-1, 2301950-1963 Pittsburgh SteelersErnest Alfred Stautner ... No. 2 draft pick, 1950 ... Bulwarked strong Pittsburgh defense for 14 years ... Saw spot service at offensive guard ... Known for excellent mobility, burning desire, extreme ruggedness, unusual durability ... All-NFL, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959 ... Played in nine Pro Bowls, winning Best Lineman Award, 1957 ... Recovered 23 opponents’ fumbles, scored three safeties in career ... Born April 20, 1925, in Prinzing-by-Cham, Bavaria ... Died February 16, 2006, at age of 80.

JAN STENERUD Enshrined in 1991(Montana State) Placekicker 6-2, 1871967-1979 Kansas City Chiefs, 1980-83 Green Bay Packers, 1984-85 Minnesota VikingsJan Stenerud ... Entered college on skiing scholar-ship, joined football team as senior ... First “pure” placekicker to enter Hall ... Career totals: 1,699 points on 580 PATs, 373 field goals ... Scored 100 or more points seven seasons ... Kicked three field goals in Super Bowl IV win ... Played in six Pro Bowls, Outstanding Offensive Player in 1972 Pro Bowl ... All-League six years ... Had 17 field goals over 50 yards ... Born November 26, 1942, in Fetsund, Norway.

DWIGHT STEPHENSON Enshrined in 1998(Alabama) Center 6-2, 2551980-87 Miami DolphinsDwight Eugene Stephenson ... Dolphins’ sec-ond-round draft pick, 1980 ... Exceptionally quick blocker with explosive charge off snap ... Recognized as the premier center of his time ... All-Pro, All-AFC five straight years, 1983-87 ... Elected to five consecutive Pro Bowls ... Started at center in Super Bowls XVII, XIX and 1982, 1984, 1985 AFC championship games ... Dolphins’ offensive captain ... Career cut short by severe knee injury ... Born November 20, 1957, in Murfreesboro, North Carolina.

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MICHAEL STRAHAN Enshrined in 2014(Texas Southern) Defensive End 6-5, 2551993-2007 New York GiantsMichael Anthony Strahan ... Selected in 2nd round (40th player overall) in 1993 … Recorded 141.5 career sacks … Registered double-digit sack totals six times during nine-season span, 1997-2005 … All-Pro and All-NFC five times … Seven Pro Bowls … Two NFL sack titles including single-season record of 22.5 sacks in 2001 … NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 2001 … Played last NFL game in Giants Super Bowl XLII victory … Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s … Born November 21, 1971 in Houston, Texas.

HANK STRAM Enshrined in 2003(Purdue) Coach1960-1962/1963-1974 Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, 1976-77 New Orleans SaintsHenry Louis Stram ... Overall record: 136-100-10 ... Assistant coach at University of Miami when hired as first head coach of Dallas Texans, (Texans moved to Kansas City, renamed Chiefs, 1963) of new American Football League, 1960 ... Won 1962, 1966, 1969 AFL championships ... Led Chiefs to two Super Bowl appearances ... Devised “two tight end offense” and “stack defense” ... Named AFL Coach of the Year in 1968…Born January 3, 1923 at Chicago, Illinois ... Died July 4, 2005, at age of 82.

KEN STRONG Enshrined in 1967 (New York) Halfback 6-0, 2061929-1932 Staten Island Stapletons, 1933-35, 1939, 1944-47 New York Giants, 1936-37 New York Yanks (AFL*)Elmer Kenneth Strong, Jr ... .NYU. All-American, 1928 ... Excelled in every phase of game - blocking, running, passing, punting, placekicking, defense ... Scored 17 points to pace Giants to 1934 title in famous “Sneakers” game ... All-NFL, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934 ... Scored 64 points to top NFL, 1933 ... Served as placekicking specialist only, 1944-1947 ... Led NFL in field goals, 1944 ... Scored 484 points in 12 NFL years ... Born April 21, 1906, in West Haven, Connecticut ... Died October 5, 1979, at age of 73.

JOE STYDAHAR Enshrined in 1967(West Virginia) Tackle 6-4, 2331936-1942, 1945-46 Chicago BearsJoseph Lee Stydahar ... Bears’ No. 1 choice in first-ever NFL draft, 1936 ... 60-minute performer who bulwarked Bears line in famous “Monsters of the Midway” era ... Played on five divisional and three NFL championship teams ... Named All-NFL five straight years, 1936-1940 ... Often played without helmet early in career ... Later coached 1950-1952 Rams, 1953-1954 Cardinals ... Born March 17, 1912, in Kaylor, Pennsylvania ... Died March 23, 1977, at age of 65.

LYNN SWANN Enshrined in 2001(Southern California) Wide Receiver 5-11, 1801974-1982 Pittsburgh SteelersLynn Curtis Swann ... Steelers’ first-round draft pick, 1974 ... Caught game-winning touchdown in AFC championship as rookie ... Became start-ing receiver second season, led NFL with 11 touchdown receptions ... MVP, Super Bowl X ... Graceful moves, tremendous leaping ability led to superlative catches that highlighted career ... Career record: 336 receptions, 5,462 yards, 51 touchdowns ... All-Pro, 1975, 1977, 1978 ... Played in three Pro Bowls ... Born March 7, 1952, in Alcoa, Tennessee.

FRAN TARKENTON Enshrined in 1986(Georgia) Quarterback 6-0, 1901961-66, 1972-78 Minnesota Vikings, 1967-1971 New York GiantsFrancis Asbury Tarkenton ... Almost instant star with four TD passes, first game, 1961 ... Moved to New York (1967), back to Vikings (1972) in stunning trades ... At retirement led lifetime passers in attempts (6,467), completions (3,686), yards (47,003), touchdowns (342) ... Exciting, elusive scrambler ... Rushed for 3,674 yards, 32 TDs ... Led Vikings to three Super Bowls ... Two-time All-NFL ... Pro Bowl selection nine times ... Born February 3, 1940, in Richmond, Virginia.

CHARLEY TAYLOR Enshrined in 1984(Arizona State) Wide Receiver 6-3, 2101964-1975, 1977 Washington RedskinsCharles Robert Taylor ... At retirement, all-time leading receiver with 649 catches for 9,110 yards, 79 TDs ... Other career stats: 10,803 com-bined net yards, 90 TDs, 540 points ... No. 1 draft pick, 1964 ... Rookie of Year running back, 1964 ... Shifted to split end, 1966 ... NFL receiving champion, 1966, 1967 ... Had 50 or more catch-es seven seasons ... All-NFL once, second-team All-NFL five times ... Played in eight Pro Bowls ... Born September 28, 1941, in Grand Prairie, Texas.

JIM TAYLOR Enshrined in 1976(Hinds [MS] Junior College, Louisiana State) Fullback 6-0, 2141958-1966 Green Bay Packers, 1967 New Orleans SaintsJames Charles Taylor ... LSU All-American, 1957 ... Packers’ No. 2 draft pick, 1958 ... 1,000-yard rusher five straight years, 1960-1964 ... Rushed for 8,597 yards, caught 225 passes, amassed 10,539 combined net yards, scored 558 points ... Led NFL rushers, scorers, had record 19 TDs rush-ing, 1962 ... Excelled in 1962 NFL title game ... Ferocious runner, rugged blocker, prime disciple of “run to daylight” doctrine ... Born September 20, 1935, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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LAWRENCE TAYLOR Enshrined in 1999(North Carolina) Linebacker 6-3, 2371981-1993 New York GiantsLawrence Julius Taylor ... Giants’ first round pick, second player overall, 1981 draft ... Great intensity, speed, strength fueled attack style ... Redefined the way outside linebacker position was played ... Named All-Pro first nine seasons ... All-NFC ten times ... 10 Pro Bowls ... NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 1981, 1982, 1986 ... Second all-time in career sacks at retirement ... Named to NFL’s 75th Anniversary Team, 1994 ... Born February 4, 1959, in Williamsburg, Virginia.

DERRICK THOMAS Enshrined in 2009(Alabama) Linebacker 6-3, 243 1989-1999 Kansas City ChiefsDerrick Vincent Thomas ... Fourth player overall, 1989 draft ... Defensive Rookie of the Year ... Led NFL with team record 20 sacks; including NFL record seven sacks in one game, 1990 ... Named to nine Pro Bowls ... Accumulated most sacks in NFL during 1990s ... Recorded 126.5 career sacks ... All-NFL three times ... All-AFC seven times ... Born January 1, 1967 in Miami, Florida ... Died February 8, 2000, at age of 33.

EMMITT THOMAS Enshrined in 2008(Bishop) Cornerback 6-2, 192 1966-1978 Kansas City ChiefsEmmitt Earl Thomas ... Joined Chiefs as undraft-ed free agent, 1966 ... Amassed club-record 58 career interceptions ... Career interception total ranks fourth all-time by pure cornerbacks ... Led AFL with nine interceptions, 1969 ... Recorded three more interceptions during ’69 playoffs including one in Super Bowl IV victory ... Had 12 interceptions, two shy of NFL record, 1974 ... Named to five Pro Bowls ... All-AFL/AFC five times ... First- or second-team All-NFL 1971, 1974, 1975 ... Born June 3, 1943 in Angleton, Texas.

THURMAN THOMAS Enshrined in 2007(Oklahoma State) Running Back 5-10, 198 1988-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Miami DolphinsThurman Lee Thomas ... Bills’ second round pick in 1988 NFL Draft ... Led NFL in total yards from scrimmage a record four consecutive seasons ... NFL’s Most Valuable Player, 1991 ... Rushed for 1,000 yards in eight consecutive seasons ... Career numbers include 12,074 yards rushing and 16,532 all-purpose yards ... Selected to five consecutive Pro Bowls ... First- or second-team All-Pro five straight years ... All-AFC 1989-1993, All-AFC Second Team 1994 ... Born on May 16, 1966 in Houston, Texas.

JIM THORPE Charter Enshrinee, 1963 (Carlisle) Halfback 6-1, 2021915-17, 1919-1920, 1926 Canton Bulldogs, 1921 Cleveland Indians, 1922-23 Oorang Indians, 1924 Rock Island Independents, 1925 New York Giants, 1928 Chicago CardinalsJames Francis Thorpe ... All-American halfback at Carlisle, 1912 Olympic decathlon champion ... First big-name athlete to play pro football, signing with pre-NFL Canton Bulldogs in 1915 ... Named “The Legend” on the all-time NFL team ... Voted top American athlete of first half of 20th century ... First president of the NFL (first known as American Professional Football Association), 1920 ... Born May 28, 1888, in Prague, Oklahoma ... Died March 28, 1953, at age of 64.

MICK TINGELHOFF Enshrined in 2015(Nebraska) Center 6-2, 2371962-1978 Minnesota VikingsHenry Michael Tingelhoff … Signed as free agent by Vikings, 1962 … Moved from linebacker to starting center in rookie camp … Never missed a game during entire career … Started all 240 games over 17-season career … Opened holes for four different Vikings Pro Bowl running backs … Key component of Vikings teams that claimed 10 division titles … Starter in four Super Bowls … Named All-Pro/NFL seven straight seasons, 1964-1970 … Voted to six consecutive Pro Bowls … Born May 22, 1940 in Lexington, Nebraska.

ANDRE TIPPETT Enshrined in 2008(Iowa, Ellsworth [IA] Junior College) Linebacker 6-3, 240 1982-1993 New England PatriotsAndre Bernard Tippett ... Patriots’ second round pick, 1982 ... Established team record 18.5 sacks, 1984 ... Led AFC with 16.5 sacks, named AFC Defensive Player of the Year during Patriots Super Bowl season, 1985 ... Recorded AFC-leading 12.5 sacks, 1987 ... At time of retire-ment, held team marks for career sacks, sacks in a season, opponent fumbles recovered ... Five straight Pro Bowls ... Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1980s ... Born December 27, 1959 in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Y.A. TITTLE Enshrined in 1971(Louisiana State) Quarterback 6-0, 1921948-49 Baltimore Colts (AAFC*), 1950 Baltimore Colts (NFL), 1951-1960 San Francisco 49ers, 1961-64 New York GiantsYelberton Abraham Tittle ... AAFC Rookie of Year, 1948 ... Joined 49ers in 1951 after Colts disbanded ... Career record: 2,427 completions, 33,070 yards, 242 TDs, 13 games over 300 yards passing ... Paced 1961, 1962, 1963 Giants to divi-sion titles ... Threw 33 TD passes in 1962, 36 in 1963 ... NFL’s Most Valuable Player/Player of the Year, 1961, 1962, 1963 ... All-NFL, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963 ... Elected to seven Pro Bowls ... Born October 24, 1926, in Marshall, Texas.

GEORGE TRAFTON Enshrined in 1964(Notre Dame) Center 6-2, 2301920/1921/1923-1932 Decatur/Chicago Staleys/Chicago BearsGeorge Edward Trafton ... Turned pro after one year at Notre Dame ... First center to play for Staleys (Bears) ... 60-minute star, excelled on defense ... First center to rove on defense ... First to snap ball with one hand ... Colorful, ag-gressive, smart ... Defiantly wore No. 13 ... Nick-named “The Brute” ... Named top NFL center of the 1920s ... Born December 6, 1896, in Chicago, Illinois ... Died September 5, 1971, at age of 74.

CHARLEY TRIPPI Enshrined in 1968(Georgia) Halfback-Quarterback 6-0, 1861947-1955 Chicago CardinalsCharles Louis Trippi ... Cards’ No. 1 future draft pick, 1945 ... Georgia All-American, 1946 ... Played in four Chicago All-Star games as collegian ... $100,000 signee during AAFC-NFL war, 1947 ... Final link in Cards’ famed “Dream Backfield” ... Scored two TDs in 1947 NFL title win ... All-NFL, 1948 ... Extremely versatile - played halfback five years, quarterback two years, defense two years ... Born December 14, 1921, in Pittston, Pennsyl-vania.

EMLEN TUNNELL Enshrined in 1967(Toledo, Iowa) Safety 6-1, 1871948-1958 New York Giants, 1959-1961 Green Bay PackersEmlen Lewis Tunnell ... Signed as free agent, 1948 ... Known as Giants “offense on defense,” keyed famed “umbrella defense” of 1950s ... Gained more yards (924) on interceptions, kick returns than NFL rushing leader, 1952 ... Held ca-reer marks in interceptions (79 for 1,282 yards), punt returns (262 for 2,217 yards) ... All-NFL six years ... Played in nine Pro Bowls ... Named NFL’s all-time safety, 1969 ... Born March 29, 1925, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania ... Died July 22, 1975, at age of 50.

CLYDE (BULLDOG) TURNEREnshrined in 1966(Hardin-Simmons) Center-Linebacker 6-1, 2371940-1952 Chicago BearsClyde Douglas Turner ... Hardin-Simmons Little All-American ... Bears’ No. 1 draft pick, 1940 ... Rookie starter at age of 20 ... Terrific blocker, superb pass defender, flawless ball-snapper ... Had halfback speed ... Led NFL with eight inter-ceptions, 1942 ... Stole 17 passes in career ... All-NFL seven times ... Anchored four NFL cham-pionship teams ... Intercepted four passes in five NFL title games ... Born March 10, 1919, in Plains, Texas ... Died October 30, 1998, at age of 79.

JOHNNY UNITAS Enshrined in 1979(Louisville) Quarterback 6-1, 1941956-1972 Baltimore Colts, 1973 San Diego ChargersJohn Constantine Unitas ... Cut by 1955 Steelers, free agent with 1956 Colts, soon became legend-ary hero ... Exceptional field leader, thrived on pressure ... Led Colts to 1958, 1959 NFL crowns, Super Bowl V victory ... All-NFL six seasons, Play-er of Year three times ... MVP three times in 10 Pro Bowls ... Completed 2,830 passes for 40,239 yards, 290 TDs ... Threw at least one TD pass in 47 straight games ... Had 26 games over 300 yards passing ... Born May 7, 1933, in Pittsburgh, Penn-sylvania ... Died September 11, 2002, at age of 69.

GENE UPSHAW Enshrined in 1987(Texas A&I) Guard 6-5, 2551967-1981 Oakland RaidersEugene Thurman Upshaw, Jr. ... First who played guard exclusively to enter Hall ... No. 1 draft pick, 1967 ... Won regular left guard job as rookie ... Possessed size, speed, intelligence, intensity, exceptional leadership ability ... Extremely ef-fective leading sweeps ... Played in 10 AFL/AFC title games, three Super Bowls, seven Pro Bowls ... All-league seven years, second-team All-NFL four other times ... Born August 15, 1945, in Robstown, Texas ... Died August 20, 2008, at age of 63.

NORM VAN BROCKLIN Enshrined in 1971(Oregon) Quarterback 6-1, 1901949-1957 Los Angeles Rams, 1958-1960 Phila-delphia EaglesNorman Mack Van Brocklin ... Oregon All-Amer-ican, 1948 ... Rams’ No. 4 draftee, 1949 ... Led NFL in passing three years, punting twice ... Ca-reer mark: 1,553 completions for 23,611 yards, 173 TDs ... 73-yard pass gave Rams 1951 title ... Passed for 554 yards one game, 1951 ... Gener-alled Eagles to 1960 NFL crown ... NFL’s Most Valuable Player, 1960 ... Selected to nine Pro Bowl games ... Born March 15, 1926, in Eagle Butte, South Dakota ... Died May 2, 1983, at age of 57.

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STEVE VAN BUREN Enshrined in 1965(Louisiana State) Halfback 6-0, 2001944-1951 Philadelphia EaglesStephen Wood Van Buren ... No. 1 draft pick, 1944 ... All-NFL six straight years ... Provided Eagles a battering-ram punch ... Won NFL rush-ing title four times ... 1944 punt return, 1945 kickoff return champ ... Scored only TD in 7-0 title win, 1948 ... Rushed for then-record 196 yards in 1949 finale ... Career mark: 5,860 yards rushing, 464 points scored ... Surpassed 1,000 yards in rushing twice ... Born December 28, 1920, in La Ceiba, Honduras ... Died August 23, 2012, at age of 91.

DOAK WALKER Enshrined in 1986(Southern Methodist) Halfback 5-11, 1731950-55 Detroit LionsEwell Doak Walker, Jr. ... Three-time All-American, 1948 Heisman Trophy winner ... Played major role in Lions’ successes, early 1950s ... Ran 67 yards for winning TD in 1952 title game ... Extremely versatile - rushed, passed, caught passes, returned punts and kickoffs, punted, placekicked and played defense in emergencies ... Scored 534 points, won two NFL scoring titles ... All-NFL five years ... Played in five Pro Bowls ... Born January 1, 1927, in Dallas, Texas ... Died September 27, 1998, at age of 71.

BILL WALSH Enshrined in 1993(San Mateo Junior College, San Jose State) Coach 1979-1988 San Francisco 49ersWilliam Ernest Walsh ... Led 49ers to three Super Bowl wins (XVI, XIX, XXIII) in 10 years ... Overall record: 102-63-1 ... Got first head coaching job at age 47 ... Led 49ers to first-ever NFL title in just three years ... Won six NFC Western division titles, three NFC championships ... NFL Coach of Year, 1981; NFC Coach of Year, 1984 ... Widely recognized as passing offense expert with keen ability to evaluate talent ... Born November 30, 1931, in Los Angeles, California ... Died July 30, 2007, at age of 75.

PAUL WARFIELD Enshrined in 1983(Ohio State) Wide Receiver 6-0, 1881964-69, 1976-77 Cleveland Browns, 1970-74 Miami DolphinsPaul Dryden Warfield ... Drafted by both Browns, Bills, 1964 ... Cleveland fixture before 1970 trade to Miami ... Key element in Dolphins offenses ... Mere presence on field forced defensive adjust-ments ... Fast, super-smooth, precise pattern runner, sure-handed, excellent blocker ... Caught 427 passes for 8,565 yards, 85 touchdowns ... Had sensational 20.1-yard per catch average ... All-NFL six years ... Named to eight Pro Bowls ... Born November 28, 1942, in Warren, Ohio.

BOB WATERFIELD Enshrined in 1965(UCLA) Quarterback 6-1, 2001945/1946-1952 Cleveland/Los Angeles RamsRobert Stanton Waterfield ... Cleveland Rams’ No. 5 future draft pick, 1944 ... NFL’s Most Valuable Player as rookie, 1945 ... Two TD passes keyed Rams’ 1945 title win ... All-NFL three years, NFL passing champ twice ... Career marks include 11,849 yards, 97 TDs passing; 573 points on 13 TDs, 315 PATs, 60 FGs; 42.4-yard punting aver-age ... Also played defense first four years, inter-cepted 20 passes ... Born July 26, 1920, in Elmira, New York ... Died March 25, 1983 at age of 62.

MIKE WEBSTER Enshrined in 1997(Wisconsin) Center 6-1, 2551974-1988 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1989-1990 Kansas City ChiefsMichael Lewis Webster ... Steelers’ fifth-round draft pick, 1974 ... Became full-time regular, third season ... Played every game 10 consecu-tive years, 1976-1985 ... Durable, missed only four games first 16 seasons. ... Started 150 con-secutive games ... Steelers’ captain nine seasons ... Played in four Super Bowls, six AFC champi-onship games ... All-Pro seven years ... All-AFC five times ... Played in nine Pro Bowls ... Born March 18, 1952, in Tomahawk, Wisconsin ... Died September 24, 2002, at age of 50.

ROGER WEHRLI Enshrined in 2007 (Missouri) | Cornerback 6-0, 190 1969-1982 St. Louis CardinalsRoger Russel Wehrli ... Cardinals’ first round pick, 1969 ... Earned starting role as rookie ... Led or tied for lead in interceptions for Cardinals four times ... Amassed 40 career interceptions, recovered franchise record-tying 19 fumbles ... Picked off career-high six passes, 1970 and 1975 ... Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of 1970s ... All-Pro and All-NFC five times ... Selected to seven Pro Bowls ... Born November 26, 1947 in New Point, Missouri.

ARNIE WEINMEISTER Enshrined in 1984(Washington) Defensive Tackle 6-4, 2351948 New York Yankees (AAFC*), 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC*), 1950-53 New York GiantsArnold George Weinmeister ... One of first defensive players to captivate the masses ... Big, extremely fast with lateral mobility, great ability to diagnose plays ... Began pro play in AAFC, moved to NFL with 1950 merger ... Played two ways in AAFC, exclusively on defense in NFL ... Became the dominant defensive tackle of his time ... All-AAFC, 1949 ... All-NFL, 1950-1953 ... Named to four Pro Bowls ... Born March 23, 1923, in Rhein, Saskatchewan ... Died June 29, 2000, at age of 77.

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RANDY WHITE Enshrined in 1994(Maryland) Defensive Tackle 6-4, 2571975-1988 Dallas CowboysRandy Lee White ... Outland Trophy, Lombardi Award winner at Maryland ... No. 1 draft pick, 1975 ... Possessed quickness, balance, tough-ness, ability, desire, intelligence ... Played in 209 games ... Missed only one game in 14 years ... Co-Most Valuable Player, Super Bowl XII ... Played in three Super Bowls, six NFC title games ... All-Pro nine years ... Elected to nine Pro Bowls ... Born January 15, 1953, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

REGGIE WHITE Enshrined in 2006(Tennessee) Defensive End 6-5, 2911985-1992 Philadelphia Eagles, 1993-98 Green Bay Packers, 2000 Carolina PanthersReginald Howard White ... Selected fourth over-all in 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft ... Recorded more sacks (124) than games played (121) in eight seasons with Eagles ... Became Packers’ all-time sack leader with 68.5 ... Recorded 12 sea-sons with 10-plus sacks ... NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1987, 1991, and 1998 ... Elected to 13 straight Pro Bowls ... Named All-Pro 13 of 15 sea-sons including 10 as first-team selection ... Born December 19, 1961, in Chattanooga, Tennessee ... Died December 26, 2004 at age of 43.

DAVE WILCOX Enshrined in 2000(Boise Junior College, Oregon) Linebacker 6-3, 2411964-1974 San Francisco 49ersDavid Wilcox ... Third round draft pick, 1964 ... Also drafted by Houston (AFL) ... Nicknamed “The Intimidator” for aggressive style of play ... Considered by many to be finest outside linebacker of his era ... Particularly effective at keeping tight ends from getting off line ... Prided himself on not allowing opponents to block him ... All-NFL five times, second-team All-NFL three other times ... Named All-NFC three times ... Elected to seven Pro Bowls ... Born September 29, 1942, in Ontario, Oregon.

AENEAS WILLIAMS Enshrined in 2014(Southern University) Cornerback/Free Safety 5-11, 1941991-2000 Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, 2001-2004 St. Louis RamsAeneas Demetrius Williams ... Cardinals’ 3rd round pick, 1991 … Starred at cornerback for 12 seasons before switching to safety … Named to Pro Bowl seven times as CB, once as S … First career interception came in NFL debut … Five or more picks in a season six times … Recorded 55 interceptions for 807 yards, 9 TDs … Then-record 104-yard fumble return vs. Redskins, 2000 … Selected to NFL’s All-Decade Team 1990s … Born January 29, 1968 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

BILL WILLIS Enshrined in 1977(Ohio State) Middle Guard 6-2, 2131946-1953 Cleveland Browns (AAFC*/NFL)William Karnet Willis ... All-American tackle at Ohio State ... Played two ways, but excelled as defensive middle guard ... Lightning quickness his constant trademark that earned him job in first pro scrimmage ... Touchdown-saving tackle against Giants preserved Browns’ 1950 NFL title drive ... All-AAFC three years ... All-NFL, 1950-1953 ... In three NFL Pro Bowls ... Born October 5, 1921, in Columbus, Ohio ... Died November 27, 2007, at age of 86.

LARRY WILSON Enshrined in 1978(Utah) Free Safety 6-0, 1901960-1972 St. Louis CardinalsLarry Frank Wilson ... Two-way star at Utah No. 7 draft pick, 1960 ... Cat-like defender, exception-al team leader ... Became NFL’s top free safety, made “safety blitz” famous ... All-NFL six times ... Played in eight Pro Bowl games ... Had steals in seven straight games, led NFL interceptors, 1966 ... Once intercepted pass with both hands in casts ... Had 52 career interceptions ... Born March 24, 1938, in Rigby, Idaho.

RALPH WILSON, JR. Enshrined in 2009(Virginia, Michigan) Founder-Owner1960-2014 Buffalo BillsRalph Cookerly Wilson, Jr. ... One of origi-nal founders of American Football League ... During tenure as Bills owner, team won two AFL Championships and unprecedented four straight AFC championships ... Bills 103 regular season wins, second most in NFL during 1990s ... Helped lead AFL through early years making tough decisions that were necessary for league’s survival ... Began talks with Carroll Rosenbloom, then owner of NFL’s Colts in January 1965, that eventually resulted in AFL-NFL merger ... Born October 17, 1918 in Columbus, Ohio ... Died March 25, 2014 at age of 95.

KELLEN WINSLOW Enshrined in 1995(Missouri) Tight End 6-5, 2511979-1987 San Diego ChargersKellen Boswell Winslow ... Chargers first-round draft pick, 1979 ... Became premier tight end of his era ... Had 89 catches, 1980 ... Also had two 88-reception seasons, 1981, 1983 ... Had 13 catches, blocked field goal in 1981 playoff win over Miami ... Consensus All-Pro, 1980, 1981, 1982 ... All-AFC four times ... Played in five Pro Bowls ... Career record: 541 receptions, 6,741 yards, 45 TDs ... Born November 5, 1957, in St. Louis, Missouri.

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ALEX WOJCIECHOWICZ Enshrined in 1968(Fordham) Center-Linebacker 5-11, 2171938-1946 Detroit Lions, 1946-1950 Philadelphia EaglesAlexander Francis Wojciechowicz ... Two-time Fordham All-American, center of famed “Seven Blocks of Granite” line ... Lions’ No. 1 draft pick, 1938 ... Played four games first week as pro ... Authentic “iron man” for 8 1/2 years with Lions ... Joined Eagles as defensive specialist strictly ... Known for exceptionally wide center stance ... Outstanding pass defender with 19 lifetime interceptions ... Born August 12, 1915, in South River, New Jersey ... Died July 13, 1992, at age of 76.

RON WOLF Enshrined in 2015(Oklahoma) Contributor 1963-1974, 1979-1989 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1976-78 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1990-1991 New York Jets, 1991-2001 Green Bay PackersRonald Martin Wolf … Recognized as one of finest personnel men in pro football … Helped build a Raiders franchise that won nine division titles, played in eight AFL/AFC championship games and three Super Bowls ... GM of expan-sion Buccaneers, built foundation of team that reached NFC championship in fourth season … Turned Packers into dominant NFL Franchise, claiming three straight NFC Central Division titles and back-to-back Super Bowl appearances includ-ing Super Bowl XXXI victory … Born December 30, 1938 in New Freedom, Pennsylvania.

WILLIE WOOD Enshrined in 1989(Southern California) Safety 5-10, 1901960-1971 Green Bay PackersWilliam Vernell Wood ... Signed as free agent, 1960 ... Soon developed into premier free safety ... Played in six NFL championships, Super Bowls I, II, eight Pro Bowls ... All-NFL six times ... 50-yard interception return key play in Super Bowl I ... Career record: 48 interceptions, 699 yards, 2 TDs; 187 punt returns, 1,391 yards, 2 TDs ... Led NFL in punt returns (1961), interceptions (1962) ... Born December 23, 1936, in Washington, D.C.

ROD WOODSON Enshrined in 2009(Purdue) Cornerback-Safety 6-0, 200 1987-1996 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers, 1998-2001 Baltimore Ravens, 2002-03 Oakland RaidersRoderick Kevin Woodson ... Steelers first-round draft pick (10th player overall), 1987 NFL Draft ... Member of NFL’s 75th Anniversary Team and NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s ... NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 1993 ... Intercepted 71 passes in career ... Retired as NFL’s all-time leader in interception return yardage (1,483) ...

Six-time first-team All-Pro choice ... Earned All-Pro honors as cornerback, kick returner, safety ... Named to 11 Pro Bowls ... Born March 10, 1965, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

RAYFIELD WRIGHT Enshrined in 2006(Fort Valley State) Tackle 6-6, 2551967-1979 Dallas CowboysLarry Rayfield Wright ... Cowboys’ seventh round pick, 1967 NFL Draft ... Earned permanent start-ing right tackle position, 1970 ... Known as “Big Cat,” earned first- or second-team All-NFL hon-ors six consecutive times (1971-76) ... Selected to play in Pro Bowl following each of those seasons ... Started in six NFC championship games and played in five Super Bowls ... Named to NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1970s ... Born August 23, 1945, in Griffin, Georgia.

RON YARY Enshrined in 2001(Cerritos Junior College, Southern California) Tackle 6-5, 2551968-1981 Minnesota Vikings, 1982 Los Angeles RamsAnthony Ronald Yary ... First player selected over-all, 1968 draft ... Possessed speed, agility, hard-work ethic ... Extremely durable, missed only two games in career due to injury ... Became regular starter at right tackle in second season ... All-Pro six straight seasons, 1971-76 ... All-NFC eight straight years, 1970-77 ... Played in seven Pro Bowls ... Started in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, XI and five NFL/NFC championship games ... Born July 16, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois.

STEVE YOUNG Enshrined in 2005(Brigham Young) Quarterback 6-2, 2051985-86 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987-1999 San Francisco 49ersJon Steven Young ... Bucs’ first round pick of 1984 supplemental draft ... Traded to 49ers, 1987 ... Tied with legendary Sammy Baugh as only QBs to win six NFL passing titles ... Set then-record 112.8 passer rating, 1994 ... Threw 6 TDs, named Most Valuable Player, Super Bowl XXIX ... Career statistics include 33,124 yards and 232 TDs pass-ing, also rushed for 43 TDs ... All-Pro four times, NFL MVP twice, seven Pro Bowls ... Born October 11, 1961, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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The Pro Football Hall of Fame celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013. As part of a year-long celebration, the Hall hosted the largest ever gathering of Hall of Famers from one sport in one place at one time.

A record 122 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame took part in the 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival. Most of those on hand posed for this photo in front of the Hall of Fame on Aug. 2, 2013.

JACK YOUNGBLOOD Enshrined in 2001(Florida) Defensive End 6-4, 2471971-1984 Los Angeles RamsHerbert Jackson Youngblood, III ... Rams’ No. 1 draft pick, 1971 ... Became starting left defensive end, 1973 ... Rugged, determined, durable ... Played in team-record 201 consecutive games ... Suffered fractured left fibula in 1979 first-round playoff but played every defensive down in title game, Super Bowl XIV ... Played in five NFC championship games ... All-Pro five times ... All-NFC seven times ... Played in seven straight Pro Bowls ... Born January 26, 1950, in Jacksonville, Florida.

GARY ZIMMERMAN Enshrined in 2008(Oregon) Tackle 6-6, 294 1986-1992 Minnesota Vikings, 1993-97 Denver BroncosGary Wayne Zimmerman ... Third overall pick, 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft by New York Giants ... Had streak of 169 consecutive starts ... Anchored offensive line that helped Vikings lead NFC in rushing, 1991 ... With Zimmerman blocking, Broncos led AFC in total combined yards, 1995 and NFL in 1996, 1997 ... Named to two NFL All-Decade Teams, 1980s, 1990s ... First- or second-team All-Pro honors eight times ... Seven Pro Bowls ... Born December 13, 1961 in Fullerton, California.

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An enshrinee receives his Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence during a ceremony held at his team’s stadium.

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(Date elected to Hall of Fame is followed by the date of the enshrinement in paren-theses.) Note: The specific dates of selection meetings from 1963-69 not known. Announcement of the new class came at a date later than the actual meeting.

1963 Charter Class(Sept. 7, 1963)Sammy Baugh*

Bert Bell*Joe Carr*

Earl “Dutch” Clark*Harold “Red” Grange*

George Halas*Mel Hein*

Wilbur “Pete” Henry*Cal Hubbard*Don Hutson*

Earl “Curly” Lambeau*Tim Mara*

George Preston Marshall*John “Blood” McNally*

Bronko Nagurski*Ernie Nevers*Jim Thorpe*

Class of 1964(Sept. 6, 1964)

Jimmy Conzelman*Ed Healey*

Clarke Hinkle*Link Lyman*

Mike Michalske*Art Rooney*

George Trafton*

Class of 1965(Sept. 12, 1965)

Guy Chamberlin*John “Paddy” Driscoll*

Dan Fortmann*Otto Graham*Sid Luckman*

Steve Van Buren*Bob Waterfield*

Class of 1966(Sept. 17, 1966)

Bill Dudley*Joe Guyon*

Arnie Herber*Walt Kiesling*

George McAfee*Steve Owen*

Hugh “Shorty” Ray*Clyde “Bulldog” Turner*

Class of 1967(Aug. 5, 1967)

Chuck Bednarik*Charles Bidwill*

Paul Brown*Bobby Layne*Dan Reeves*Ken Strong*

Joe Stydahar*Emlen Tunnell*

Class of 1968(Aug. 3, 1968)Cliff Battles*

Art Donovan*Elroy Hirsch*

Wayne Millner*Marion Motley*

Charley TrippiAlex Wojciechowicz*

Class of 1969(Sept. 13, 1969)

Albert Glen “Turk” Edwards*Earle “Greasy” Neale*

Leo Nomellini*Joe Perry*

Ernie Stautner*

Class of 1970(Jan. 12, 1970/Aug. 8, 1970)

Jack Christiansen*Tom Fears*

Hugh McElhenny Pete Pihos*

Class of 1971(Jan. 16, 1971/July 31, 1971)

Jim Brown Bill Hewitt*

Frank “Bruiser” Kinard*Vince Lombardi*Andy Robustelli*

Y.A. Tittle Norm Van Brocklin*

Class of 1972(Jan. 15, 1972/July 29, 1972)

Lamar Hunt*Gino MarchettiOllie Matson*

Clarence “Ace” Parker*

Class of 1973(Jan. 13, 1973/July 28, 1973)

Raymond BerryJim Parker*Joe Schmidt

Class of 1974(Jan. 12, 1974/July 27, 1974)

Tony Canadeo*Bill George*Lou Groza*

Dick “Night Train” Lane*

Class of 1975(Jan. 11, 1975/Aug. 2, 1975)

Roosevelt Brown*George Connor*

Dante Lavelli*Lenny Moore

Class of 1976(Jan. 17, 1976/July 24, 1976)

Ray Flaherty*Len Ford*Jim Taylor

Class of 1977(Jan. 8, 1977/July 30, 1977)

Frank GiffordForrest GreggGale SayersBart StarrBill Willis*

Class of 1978(Jan. 14, 1978/July 29, 1978)

Lance AlworthWeeb Ewbank*

Alphonse “Tuffy” Leemans*Ray Nitschke*Larry Wilson

PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS BY YEAR OF ENSHR INEMENT

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Dick ButkusYale LaryRon Mix

Johnny Unitas*

Class of 1980(Jan. 19, 1980/Aug. 2, 1980)

Herb AdderleyDavid “Deacon” Jones*

Bob LillyJim Otto

Class of 1981(Jan. 24, 1981/Aug. 1, 1981)

Morris “Red” Badgro*George Blanda*

Willie DavisJim Ringo*

Class of 1982(Jan. 23, 1982/Aug. 7, 1982)

Doug AtkinsSam Huff

George Musso*Merlin Olsen*

Class of 1983(Jan. 29, 1983/July 30, 1983)

Bobby BellSid Gillman*

Sonny JurgensenBobby MitchellPaul Warfield

Class of 1984(Jan. 21, 1984/July 28, 1984)

Willie BrownMike McCormack*

Charley TaylorArnie Weinmeister*

Class of 1985(Jan. 19, 1985/Aug. 3, 1985)

Frank Gatski*Joe Namath

Pete Rozelle*O.J. Simpson

Roger Staubach

Class of 1986(Jan. 25, 1986/Aug. 2, 1986)

Paul HornungKen HoustonWillie Lanier

Fran TarkentonDoak Walker*

Class of 1987(Jan. 24, 1987/Aug. 8, 1987)

Larry CsonkaLen DawsonJoe Greene

John Henry Johnson*Jim Langer

Don MaynardGene Upshaw*

Class of 1988(Jan. 30, 1988/July 30, 1988)

Fred BiletnikoffMike DitkaJack HamAlan Page

Class of 1989(Jan. 21, 1989/Aug. 5, 1989)

Mel BlountTerry Bradshaw

Art ShellWillie Wood

Class of 1990(Jan. 27, 1990/Aug. 4, 1990)

Buck Buchanan*Bob Griese

Franco HarrisTed HendricksJack LambertTom Landry*Bob St. Clair*

Class of 1991(Jan. 26, 1991/July 27, 1991)

Earl CampbellJohn HannahStan Jones*

Tex Schramm*Jan Stenerud

Class of 1992(Jan. 25, 1992/Aug. 1, 1992)

Lem BarneyAl Davis*

John Mackey*John Riggins

Class of 1993(Jan. 31, 1993/July 31, 1993)

Dan FoutsLarry Little

Chuck Noll*Walter Payton*

Bill Walsh*

Class of 1994(Jan. 29, 1994/July 30, 1994)

Tony DorsettBud Grant

Jimmy JohnsonLeroy Kelly

Jackie SmithRandy White

Class of 1995(Jan. 28, 1995/July 29, 1995)

Jim Finks*Henry Jordan*Steve Largent

Lee Roy Selmon*Kellen Winslow

Class of 1996(Jan. 27, 1996/July 27, 1996)

Lou Creekmur*Dan Dierdorf

Joe GibbsCharlie Joiner

Mel Renfro

Class of 1997(Jan. 25, 1997/July 26, 1997)

Mike HaynesWellington Mara*

Don ShulaMike Webster*

Class of 1998(Jan. 24, 1998/Aug. 1, 1998)

Paul KrauseTommy McDonald

Anthony MuñozMike Singletary

Dwight Stephenson

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Eric DickersonTom Mack

Ozzie NewsomeBilly Shaw

Lawrence Taylor

Class of 2000(Jan. 29, 2000/July 29, 2000)

Howie LongRonnie Lott

Joe MontanaDan RooneyDave Wilcox

Class of 2001(Jan. 27, 2001/Aug. 4, 2001)

Nick BuonicontiMarv Levy

Mike MunchakJackie SlaterLynn Swann

Ron YaryJack Youngblood

Class of 2002(Feb. 2, 2002/Aug. 3, 2002)

George Allen*Dave Casper

Dan HamptonJim Kelly

John Stallworth

Class of 2003(Jan. 25, 2003/Aug. 3, 2003)

Marcus AllenElvin Bethea

Joe DeLamielleureJames LoftonHank Stram*

Class of 2004(Jan. 31, 2004/Aug. 8, 2004)

Bob BrownCarl Eller

John ElwayBarry Sanders

Class of 2005(Feb. 5, 2005/Aug. 7, 2005)

Benny Friedman*Dan Marino

Fritz Pollard*Steve Young

Class of 2006(Feb. 4, 2006/Aug. 5, 2006)

Troy AikmanHarry CarsonJohn MaddenWarren MoonReggie White*Rayfield Wright

Class of 2007(Feb. 3, 2007/Aug. 4, 2007)

Gene Hickerson*Michael Irvin

Bruce MatthewsCharlie Sanders

Thurman ThomasRoger Wehrli

Class of 2008(Feb. 2, 2008/Aug. 2, 2008)

Fred DeanDarrell Green

Art MonkEmmitt ThomasAndre Tippett

Gary Zimmerman

Class of 2009(Jan. 31, 2009/Aug. 8, 2009)

Bob Hayes*Randall McDaniel

Bruce SmithDerrick Thomas*Ralph Wilson, Jr.*

Rod Woodson

Class of 2010(Feb. 6, 2010/Aug. 7, 2010)

Russ GrimmRickey Jackson

Dick LeBeauFloyd Little

John RandleJerry Rice

Emmitt Smith

Class of 2011(Feb. 5, 2011/Aug. 6, 2011)

Richard DentMarshall Faulk

Chris HanburgerLes Richter*

Ed Sabol*Deion Sanders

Shannon Sharpe

Class of 2012(Feb. 4, 2012/Aug. 4, 2012)

Jack Butler*Dermontti Dawson

Chris DolemanCortez Kennedy

Curtis MartinWillie Roaf

Class of 2013(Feb. 2, 2013/Aug. 3, 2013)

Larry AllenCris CarterCurley Culp

Jonathan OgdenBill Parcells

Dave RobinsonWarren Sapp

Class of 2014(Feb. 1, 2014/Aug. 2, 2014)

Derrick BrooksRay Guy

Claude HumphreyWalter JonesAndre Reed

Michael StrahanAeneas Williams

Class of 2015(Jan. 31, 2015/Aug. 8, 2015)

Jerome BettisTim Brown

Charles HaleyBill Polian

Junior Seau*Will Shields

Mick TingelhoffRon Wolf

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Morris “Red” Badgro*.... 1981Lem Barney .................... 1992Cliff Battles* ................... 1968Sammy Baugh*............... 1963Chuck Bednarik*............. 1967Bert Bell* ....................... 1963Bobby Bell ...................... 1983Raymond Berry............... 1973Elvin Bethea.................... 2003Jerome Bettis ................. 2015Charles Bidwill* .............. 1967Fred Biletnikoff............... 1988George Blanda*.............. 1981Mel Blount...................... 1989Terry Bradshaw .............. 1989Derrick Brooks................ 2014Bob Brown...................... 2004Jim Brown ...................... 1971Paul Brown* ................... 1967Roosevelt Brown* .......... 1975Tim Brown ...................... 2015Willie Brown................... 1984Buck Buchanan* ............ 1990Nick Buoniconti .............. 2001Dick Butkus..................... 1979Jack Butler* .................... 2012

Earl Campbell ................. 1991Tony Canadeo*............... 1974Joe Carr* ........................ 1963Harry Carson................... 2006Cris Carter....................... 2013Dave Casper .................. 2002Guy Chamberlin* ........... 1965Jack Christiansen* .......... 1970Earl “Dutch” Clark* ........ 1963George Connor* ............ 1975Jimmy Conzelman* ........ 1964Lou Creekmur*............... 1996Larry Csonka................... 1987Curley Culp ..................... 2013

Al Davis*......................... 1992Willie Davis..................... 1981Dermontti Dawson......... 2012

Len Dawson.................... 1987Fred Dean....................... 2008Joe DeLamielleure .......... 2003Richard Dent................... 2011Eric Dickerson................. 1999Dan Dierdorf................... 1996Mike Ditka ...................... 1988Chris Doleman................ 2012Art Donovan* ................. 1968Tony Dorsett................... 1994Paddy Driscoll*............... 1965Bill Dudley* .................... 1966

Albert Glen “Turk” Edwards*..1969Carl Eller ......................... 2004John Elway...................... 2004Weeb Ewbank* .............. 1978

Marshall Faulk ................ 2011Tom Fears*..................... 1970Jim Finks* ....................... 1995Ray Flaherty*................. 1976Len Ford* ....................... 1976Dan Fortmann* .............. 1965Dan Fouts ....................... 1993Benny Friedman* ........... 2005

Frank Gatski*.................. 1985Bill George*.................... 1974Joe Gibbs ........................ 1996Frank Gifford .................. 1977Sid Gillman* .................. 1983Otto Graham* ............... 1965Harold “Red” Grange* ... 1963Bud Grant ....................... 1994Darrell Green.................. 2008Joe Greene ..................... 1987Forrest Gregg ................ 1977Bob Griese...................... 1990Russ Grimm .................... 2010Lou Groza* ..................... 1974Ray Guy .......................... 2014Joe Guyon*..................... 1966

George Halas* ................ 1963Charles Haley.................. 2015Jack Ham ........................ 1988Dan Hampton ................. 2002Chris Hanburger ............. 2011John Hannah................... 1991Franco Harris .................. 1990Bob Hayes*..................... 2009Mike Haynes................... 1997Ed Healey*...................... 1964Mel Hein*....................... 1963

Ted Hendricks................. 1990Wilbur “Pete” Henry* .... 1963Arnie Herber*................. 1966Bill Hewitt*..................... 1971Gene Hickerson* ............ 2007Clarke Hinkle* ................ 1964Elroy Hirsch* .................. 1968Paul Hornung.................. 1986Ken Houston................... 1986Cal Hubbard*.................. 1963Sam Huff......................... 1982Claude Humphrey .......... 2014Lamar Hunt*................... 1972Don Hutson* .................. 1963

Michael Irvin................... 2007Rickey Jackson................ 2010Jimmy Johnson ............... 1994John Henry Johnson* ..... 1987Charlie Joiner.................. 1996David “Deacon” Jones* .. 1980Stan Jones* .................... 1991Walter Jones................... 2014Henry Jordan* ................ 1995Sonny Jurgensen ............ 1983

Jim Kelly.......................... 2002Leroy Kelly ...................... 1994Cortez Kennedy .............. 2012Walt Kiesling*................. 1966Frank “Bruiser” Kinard* . 1971Paul Krause..................... 1998

Earl “Curly” Lambeau* ... 1963Jack Lambert .................. 1990Tom Landry* .................. 1990Dick “Night Train” Lane* 1974Jim Langer ...................... 1987Willie Lanier ................... 1986Steve Largent ................. 1995Yale Lary ......................... 1979Dante Lavelli* ................ 1975Bobby Layne*................. 1967Dick LeBeau .................... 2010Alphonse “Tuffy” Leemans*1978Marv Levy....................... 2001Bob Lilly ......................... 1980Floyd Little...................... 2010Larry Little ..................... 1993James Lofton ................. 2003Vince Lombardi* ............ 1971Howie Long..................... 2000Ronnie Lott .................... 2000Sid Luckman* ................. 1965Link Lyman* ................... 1964

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Bronko Nagurski* .......... 1963Joe Namath .................... 1985Earle “Greasy” Neale*.... 1969Ernie Nevers* ................. 1963Ozzie Newsome.............. 1999Ray Nitschke*................. 1978Chuck Noll* .................... 1993Leo Nomellini* ............... 1969

Jonathan Ogden ............. 2013Merlin Olsen*................. 1982Jim Otto.......................... 1980Steve Owen* .................. 1966

Alan Page........................ 1988Bill Parcells ..................... 2013Clarence “Ace” Parker*.. 1972Jim Parker*..................... 1973Walter Payton* .............. 1993Joe Perry*....................... 1969Pete Pihos*..................... 1970Bill Polian........................ 2015Fritz Pollard* .................. 2005

John Randle .................... 2010Hugh “Shorty” Ray* ....... 1966Andre Reed..................... 2014Dan Reeves*................... 1967Mel Renfro ..................... 1996Jerry Rice ........................ 2010Les Richter*.................... 2011John Riggins.................... 1992Jim Ringo* ...................... 1981Willie Roaf ...................... 2012Dave Robinson ............... 2013Andy Robustelli* ............ 1971Art Rooney* ................... 1964Dan Rooney.................... 2000Pete Rozelle*.................. 1985

Ed Sabol*........................ 2011Bob St. Clair*.................. 1990Barry Sanders ................. 2004Charlie Sanders............... 2007Deion Sanders ................ 2011Warren Sapp .................. 2013Gale Sayers..................... 1977Joe Schmidt .................... 1973Tex Schramm*................ 1991Junior Seau* ................... 2015Lee Roy Selmon*............ 1995Shannon Sharpe ............. 2011Billy Shaw ....................... 1999Art Shell .......................... 1989Will Shields ..................... 2015Don Shula ....................... 1997O.J. Simpson................... 1985Mike Singletary............... 1998Jackie Slater.................... 2001Bruce Smith .................... 2009Emmitt Smith ................. 2010Jackie Smith.................... 1994John Stallworth .............. 2002Bart Starr ........................ 1977Roger Staubach .............. 1985Ernie Stautner* .............. 1969Jan Stenerud................... 1991Dwight Stephenson ........ 1998Michael Strahan ............. 2014Hank Stram*................... 2003Ken Strong*.................... 1967Joe Stydahar* ................. 1967Lynn Swann .................... 2001

Fran Tarkenton............... 1986Charley Taylor ................ 1984Jim Taylor ....................... 1976Lawrence Taylor ............. 1999

Derrick Thomas* ............ 2009Emmitt Thomas .............. 2008Thurman Thomas ........... 2007Jim Thorpe*.................... 1963Mick Tingelhoff............... 2015Andre Tippett ................. 2008Y.A. Tittle ........................ 1971George Trafton*............. 1964Charley Trippi ................. 1968Emlen Tunnell*............... 1967Clyde “Bulldog” Turner* 1966

Johnny Unitas*............... 1979Gene Upshaw* ............... 1987

Norm Van Brocklin* ....... 1971Steve Van Buren*........... 1965

Doak Walker* ................ 1986Bill Walsh*...................... 1993Paul Warfield.................. 1983Bob Waterfield* ............. 1965Mike Webster*............... 1997Roger Wehrli .................. 2007Arnie Weinmeister* ....... 1984Randy White................... 1994Reggie White* ................ 2006Dave Wilcox.................... 2000Aeneas Williams ............. 2014Bill Willis* ....................... 1977Larry Wilson .................. 1978Ralph Wilson, Jr.*........... 2009Kellen Winslow............... 1995Alex Wojciechowicz* ..... 1968Ron Wolf ........................ 2015Willie Wood.................... 1989Rod Woodson................. 2009Rayfield Wright............... 2006

Ron Yary ......................... 2001Steve Young.................... 2005Jack Youngblood............. 2001

Gary Zimmerman ........... 2008

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NOTE: In this listing – a Hall of Famer is named under all clubs on which he made his primary contribution to professional football – (i.e. – Chuck Noll is listed under Pittsburgh as a coach – but not under Cleveland as a player). Hall of Famers who made the major part of their primary contribution for any one club are listed in CAPS. In cases where a player contributed about equally and/or in a major way to two or more clubs – he is listed in CAPS under both clubs (ie. Curley Culp is listed with both the Chiefs and the Titans (Oilers) as his primary teams). Hall of Famers who spent only a minor portion of their career with any club are listed under that club in lower case.

(The numbers inside of the parentheses following the team’s name indi-cates the number of primary Hall of Famers followed by the number of Hall of Famers who spent a minor portion of their career with the team).

Year - Subscript next to Hall of Famer’s name is the year of his induction.

Arizona Cardinals (12/6)(Chicago Cardinals – 1920-1959; St. Louis Cardinals – 1960-1987; Phoenix Cardinals – 1988-1993)

CHARLES BIDWILL1967 – 1933-1946JIMMY CONZELMAN1964 – 1940-42, 1946-48DAN DIERDORF1996 – 1971-1983JOHN “PADDY” DRISCOLL1965 – 1920-25DICK “NIGHT TRAIN” LANE1974 – 1954-59OLLIE MATSON1972 – 1952, 1954-58ERNIE NEVERS1963 – 1929-1931JACKIE SMITH1994 – 1963-1977CHARLEY TRIPPI1968 – 1947-1955ROGER WEHRLI2007 – 1969-1982AENEAS WILLIAMS2014 – 1991-2000LARRY WILSON1978 – 1960-1972Guy Chamberlin1965 – 1927-28Walt Kiesling1966 – 1929-1933Earl “Curly” Lambeau1963 – 1950-51Don Maynard1987 – 1973Emmitt Smith2010 – 2003-04Jim Thorpe1963 – 1928

Atlanta Falcons (2/3)CLAUDE HUMPHREY2014 – 1968-1978DEION SANDERS2011 – 1989-1993Eric Dickerson1999 – 1993Chris Doleman2012 – 1994-95Tommy McDonald1998 – 1967

Baltimore Ravens (1/3)JONATHAN OGDEN2013 – 1996-2007Deion Sanders2011 – 2004-05Shannon Sharpe2011 – 2000-01Rod Woodson2009 – 1998-2001

Buffalo Bills (10/1)JOE DeLAMIELLEURE2003 – 1973-79, 1985JIM KELLY2002 – 1986-1996MARV LEVY2001 – 1986-1997BILL POLIAN2015 – 1984-1992ANDRE REED2014 – 1985-1999BILLY SHAW1999 – 1961-69O.J. SIMPSON1985 – 1969-1977BRUCE SMITH2009 – 1985-1999THURMAN THOMAS2007 – 1988-1999RALPH WILSON, JR.2009 – 1960-2014James Lofton2003 – 1989-1992

Carolina Panthers (0/2)Bill Polian2015 – 1995-97 Reggie White2006 – 2000

Chicago Bears (27/5)(Decatur Staleys – 1920; Chicago Staleys – 1921)

DOUG ATKINS1982 – 1955-1966GEORGE BLANDA1981 – 1949-1958DICK BUTKUS1979 – 1965-1973GEORGE CONNOR1975 – 1948-1955RICHARD DENT2011 – 1983-1993, 1995MIKE DITKA1988 – 1961-66JOHN “PADDY” DRISCOLL1965 – 1920, 1926-29, 1956-57JIM FINKS1995 – 1974-1982DAN FORTMANN1965 – 1936-1943BILL GEORGE1974 – 1952-1965HAROLD “RED” GRANGE1963 – 1925, 1929-1934GEORGE HALAS1963 – 1920-1983DAN HAMPTON2002 – 1979-1990ED HEALEY1964 – 1922-27BILL HEWITT1971 – 1932-36STAN JONES1991 – 1954-1965SID LUCKMAN1965 – 1939-1950LINK LYMAN1964 – 1926-28, 1930-31, 1933-34GEORGE McAFEE1966 – 1940-41, 1945-1950GEORGE MUSSO1982 – 1933-1944BRONKO NAGURSKI1963 – 1930-37, 1943WALTER PAYTON1993 – 1975-1987GALE SAYERS1977 – 1965-1971MIKE SINGLETARY1998 – 1981-1992JOE STYDAHAR1967 – 1936-1942, 1945-46GEORGE TRAFTON1964 – 1920-21, 1923-1932CLYDE “BULLDOG” TURNER1966 – 1940-1952Guy Chamberlin1965 – 1920-21Jimmy Conzelman1964 – 1920Walt Kiesling1966 – 1934Bobby Layne1967 – 1948Alan Page1988 – 1978-1981

Cincinnati Bengals (1/1)ANTHONY MUÑOZ1998 – 1980-1992Charlie Joiner1996 – 1972-75

Cleveland Browns (16/5)JIM BROWN1971 – 1957-1965PAUL BROWN1967 – 1946-1962JOE DeLAMIELLEURE2003 – 1980-84LEN FORD1976 – 1950-57FRANK GATSKI1985 – 1946-1956OTTO GRAHAM1965 – 1946-1955LOU GROZA1974 – 1946-1959, 1961-67GENE HICKERSON2007 – 1958-1973LEROY KELLY1994 – 1964-1973DANTE LAVELLI1975 – 1946-1956MIKE McCORMACK1984 – 1954-1962BOBBY MITCHELL1983 – 1958-1961

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MARION MOTLEY1968 – 1946-1953OZZIE NEWSOME1999 – 1978-1990PAUL WARFIELD1983 – 1964-69, 1976-77BILL WILLIS1977 – 1946-1953Doug Atkins1982 – 1953-54Willie Davis1981 – 1958-59Len Dawson1987 – 1960-61Henry Jordan1995 – 1957-58Tommy McDonald1998 – 1968

Dallas Cowboys (15/7)TROY AIKMAN2006 – 1989-2000LARRY ALLEN2013 – 1994-2005TONY DORSETT1994 – 1977-1987CHARLES HALEY2015 – 1992-1996BOB HAYES2009 – 1965-1974MICHAEL IRVIN2007 – 1988-1999TOM LANDRY1990 – 1960-1988BOB LILLY1980 – 1961-1974MEL RENFRO1996 – 1964-1977DEION SANDERS2011 – 1995-99TEX SCHRAMM1991 – 1960-1989EMMITT SMITH2010 – 1990-2002ROGER STAUBACH1985 – 1969-1979RANDY WHITE1994 – 1975-1988RAYFIELD WRIGHT2006 – 1967-1979Herb Adderley1980 – 1970-72Lance Alworth1978 – 1971-72Mike Ditka1988 – 1969-1972Forrest Gregg1977 – 1971Tommy McDonald1998 – 1964Bill Parcells2013 – 2003-06Jackie Smith1994 – 1978

Denver Broncos (4/2)JOHN ELWAY2004 – 1983-1998FLOYD LITTLE2010 – 1967-1975SHANNON SHARPE2011 – 1990-99, 2002-03GARY ZIMMERMAN2008 – 1993-97Willie Brown1984 – 1963-66Tony Dorsett1994 – 1988

Detroit Lions (14/5)(Portsmouth Spartans – 1930-1933)

LEM BARNEY1992 – 1967-1977JACK CHRISTIANSEN1970 – 1951-58EARL “DUTCH” CLARK1963 – 1931-32, 1934-38LOU CREEKMUR1996 – 1950-59BILL DUDLEY1966 – 1947-49DICK “NIGHT TRAIN” LANE1974 – 1960-65YALE LARY1979 – 1952-53, 1956-1964BOBBY LAYNE1967 – 1950-58DICK LeBEAU2010 – 1959-1972BARRY SANDERS2004 – 1989-1998CHARLIE SANDERS2007 – 1968-1977JOE SCHMIDT1973 – 1953-1965

DOAK WALKER1986 – 1950-55ALEX WOJCIECHOWICZ1968 – 1938-1946Curley Culp2013 – 1980-81Frank Gatski1985 – 1957John Henry Johnson1987 – 1957-59Ollie Matson1972 – 1963Hugh McElhenny1970 – 1964

Green Bay Packers (23/5)HERB ADDERLEY1980 – 1961-69TONY CANADEO1974 – 1941-44, 1946-1952WILLIE DAVIS1981 – 1960-69FORREST GREGG1977 – 1956, 1958-1970ARNIE HERBER1966 – 1930-1940CLARKE HINKLE1964 – 1932-1941PAUL HORNUNG1986 – 1957-1962, 1964-66CAL HUBBARD1963 – 1929-1933, 1935DON HUTSON1963 – 1935-1945HENRY JORDAN1995 – 1959-1969EARL “CURLY” LAMBEAU1963 – 1919-1949JAMES LOFTON2003 – 1978-1986VINCE LOMBARDI1971 – 1959-1967JOHN (BLOOD) McNALLY1963 – 1929-33, 1935-36MIKE MICHALSKE1964 – 1929-1935, 1937RAY NITSCHKE1978 – 1958-1972JIM RINGO1981 – 1953-1963DAVE ROBINSON2013 – 1963-1972BART STARR1977 – 1956-1971JIM TAYLOR1976 – 1958-1966REGGIE WHITE2006 – 1993-98RON WOLF2015 – 1991-2001WILLIE WOOD1989 – 1960-1971Len Ford1976 – 1958Ted Hendricks1990 – 1974Walt Kiesling1966 – 1935-36Jan Stenerud1991 – 1980-83Emlen Tunnell1967 – 1959-1961

Indianapolis Colts (12/3)(Baltimore Colts – 1953-1983)

RAYMOND BERRY1973 – 1955-1967ERIC DICKERSON1999 – 1987-1991ART DONOVAN1968 – 1953-1961WEEB EWBANK1978 – 1954-1962MARSHALL FAULK2011 – 1994-98TED HENDRICKS1990 – 1969-1973JOHN MACKEY1992 – 1963-1971GINO MARCHETTI1972 – 1953-1964, 1966LENNY MOORE1975 – 1956-1967JIM PARKER1973 – 1957-1967BILL POLIAN2015 – 1998-2011JOHNNY UNITAS1979 – 1956-1972Richard Dent2011 – 1996Joe Perry1969 – 1961-62Don Shula1997 – 1963-69

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Kansas City Chiefs (11/7)(Dallas Texans – 1960-1962)

BOBBY BELL1983 – 1963-1974BUCK BUCHANAN1990 – 1963-1975CURLEY CULP2013 – 1968-1974LEN DAWSON1987 – 1962-1975LAMAR HUNT1972 – 1960-2006WILLIE LANIER1986 – 1967-1977WILL SHIELDS2015 – 1993-2006JAN STENERUD1991 – 1967-1979HANK STRAM2003 – 1960-1974DERRICK THOMAS2009 – 1989-1999EMMITT THOMAS2008 – 1966-1978Marcus Allen2003 – 1993-97Marv Levy2001 – 1978-1982Joe Montana2000 – 1993-94Warren Moon2006 – 1999-2000Bill Polian2015 – 1978-1982Willie Roaf2012 – 2002-05Mike Webster1997 – 1989-1990

Miami Dolphins (9/3)NICK BUONICONTI2001 – 1969-1974, 1976LARRY CSONKA1987 – 1968-1974, 1979BOB GRIESE1990 – 1967-1980JIM LANGER1987 – 1970-79LARRY LITTLE1993 – 1969-1980DAN MARINO2005 – 1983-1999DON SHULA1997 – 1970-1995DWIGHT STEPHENSON1998 – 1980-87PAUL WARFIELD1983 – 1970-74Cris Carter2013 – 2002Junior Seau2015 – 2003-05Thurman Thomas2007 – 2000

Minnesota Vikings (13/5)CRIS CARTER2013 – 1990-2001CHRIS DOLEMAN2012 – 1985-1993, 1999CARL ELLER2004 – 1964-1978JIM FINKS1995 – 1964-1973BUD GRANT1994 – 1967-1983, 1985PAUL KRAUSE1998 – 1968-1979RANDALL McDANIEL2009 – 1988-1999ALAN PAGE1988 – 1967-1978JOHN RANDLE2010 – 1990-2000FRAN TARKENTON1986 – 1961-66, 1972-78MICK TINGELHOFF2015 – 1962-1978RON YARY2001 – 1968-1981GARY ZIMMERMAN2008 – 1986-1992Dave Casper2002 – 1983Jim Langer1987 – 1980-81Hugh McElhenny1970 – 1961-62Warren Moon2006 – 1994-96Jan Stenerud1991 – 1984-85

New England Patriots (4/3)(Boston Patriots – 1960-1970)

NICK BUONICONTI2001 – 1962-68JOHN HANNAH1991 – 1973-1985MIKE HAYNES1997 – 1976-1982ANDRE TIPPETT2008 – 1982-1993Curtis Martin2012 – 1995-97Bill Parcells2013 – 1993-96Junior Seau2015 – 2006-09

New Orleans Saints (3/4)JIM FINKS1995 – 1986-1992RICKEY JACKSON2010 – 1981-1993WILLIE ROAF2012 – 1993-2001Doug Atkins1982 – 1967-69Earl Campbell1991 – 1984-85 Hank Stram2003 – 1976-77Jim Taylor1976 – 1967

New York Giants (20/9)MORRIS “RED” BADGRO1981 – 1930-35ROOSEVELT BROWN1975 – 1953-1965HARRY CARSON2006 – 1976-1988BENNY FRIEDMAN2005 – 1929-1931FRANK GIFFORD1977 – 1952-1960, 1962-64MEL HEIN1963 – 1931-1945SAM HUFF1982 – 1956-1963ALPHONSE “TUFFY” LEEMANS1978 – 1936-1943TIM MARA1963 – 1925-1959WELLINGTON MARA1997 – 1937-2005STEVE OWEN1966 – 1926-1953BILL PARCELLS2013 – 1983-1990ANDY ROBUSTELLI1971 – 1956-1964MICHAEL STRAHAN2014 – 1993-2007KEN STRONG1967 – 1933-35, 1939, 1944-47FRAN TARKENTON1986 – 1967-1971LAWRENCE TAYLOR1999 – 1981-1993Y.A. TITTLE1971 – 1961-64EMLEN TUNNELL1967 – 1948-1958ARNIE WEINMEISTER1984 – 1950-53Larry Csonka1987 – 1976-78Ray Flaherty1976 – 1928-29, 1931-35Joe Guyon1966 – 1927Wilbur “Pete” Henry1963 – 1927Arnie Herber1966 – 1944-45Cal Hubbard1963 – 1927-28, 1936Don Maynard1987 – 1958Hugh McElhenny1970 – 1963Jim Thorpe1963 – 1925

New York Jets (5/4)(New York Titans – 1960-1962)

WEEB EWBANK1978 – 1963-1973CURTIS MARTIN2012 – 1998-2005DON MAYNARD1987 – 1960-1972

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JOE NAMATH1985 – 1965-1976JOHN RIGGINS1992 – 1971-75Ronnie Lott2000 – 1993-94Art Monk2008 – 1994Bill Parcells2013 – 1997-99Ron Wolf2015 – 1990-91

OAKLAND RAIDERS (15/8)(Los Angeles Raiders – 1982-1994)

MARCUS ALLEN2003 – 1982-1992FRED BILETNIKOFF1988 – 1965-1978GEORGE BLANDA1981 – 1967-1975TIM BROWN2015 – 1988-2003WILLIE BROWN1984 – 1967-1978DAVE CASPER2002 – 1974-1980, 1984AL DAVIS1992 – 1963-2011RAY GUY2014 – 1973-1986MIKE HAYNES1997 – 1983-89TED HENDRICKS1990 – 1975-1983HOWIE LONG2000 – 1981-1993JOHN MADDEN2006 – 1969-1978JIM OTTO1980 – 1960-1974ART SHELL1989 – 1968-1982GENE UPSHAW1987 – 1967-1981RON WOLF2015 – 1963-1974, 1979-1989Bob Brown2004 – 1971-73Eric Dickerson1999 – 1992James Lofton2003 – 1987-88Ronnie Lott2000 – 1991-92Ron Mix1979 – 1971Jerry Rice2010 – 2001-04Warren Sapp2013 – 2004-07Rod Woodson2009 – 2002-03

Philadelphia Eagles (9/11)CHUCK BEDNARIK1967 – 1949-1962BERT BELL1963 – 1933-1940BOB BROWN2004 – 1964-68SONNY JURGENSEN1983 – 1957-1963TOMMY McDONALD1998 – 1957-1963EARLE “GREASY” NEALE1969 – 1941-1950PETE PIHOS1970 – 1947-1955STEVE VAN BUREN1965 – 1944-1951REGGIE WHITE2006 – 1985-1992Cris Carter2013 – 1987-89Richard Dent2011 – 1997Mike Ditka1988 – 1967-68Bill Hewitt1971 – 1937-39Claude Humphrey2014 – 1979-1981James Lofton2003 – 1993Ollie Matson1972 – 1964-66Art Monk2008 – 1995Jim Ringo1981 – 1964-67Norm Van Brocklin1971 – 1958-1960Alex Wojciechowicz1968 – 1946-1950

Pittsburgh Steelers (21/5)(Pittsburgh Pirates – 1933-1939)

JEROME BETTIS2015 – 1996-2005MEL BLOUNT1989 – 1970-1983TERRY BRADSHAW1989 – 1970-1983JACK BUTLER2012 – 1951-59DERMONTTI DAWSON2012 – 1988-2000BILL DUDLEY1966 – 1942, 1945-46JOE GREENE1987 – 1969-1981JACK HAM1988 – 1971-1982FRANCO HARRIS1990 – 1972-1983JOHN HENRY JOHNSON1987 – 1960-65WALT KIESLING1966 – 1937-1944, 1954-56JACK LAMBERT1990 – 1974-1984BOBBY LAYNE1967 – 1958-1962CHUCK NOLL1993 – 1969-1991ART ROONEY1964 – 1933-1988DAN ROONEY2000 – 1955-presentJOHN STALLWORTH2002 – 1974-1987ERNIE STAUTNER1969 – 1950-1963LYNN SWANN2001 – 1974-1982MIKE WEBSTER1997 – 1974-1988ROD WOODSON2009 – 1987-1996Bert Bell1963 – 1941-46Len Dawson1987 – 1957-59John “Blood” McNally1963 – 1934, 1937-38Marion Motley1968 – 1955Cal Hubbard1963 – 1936

St. Louis Rams (15/12) (Cleveland Rams – 1937-1945; Los Angeles Rams – 1946-1994)

GEORGE ALLEN2002 – 1966-1970ERIC DICKERSON1999 – 1983-87MARSHALL FAULK2011 – 1999-2005TOM FEARS1970 – 1948-1956ELROY HIRSCH1968 – 1949-1957DAVID “DEACON” JONES1980 – 1961-1971TOM MACK1999 – 1966-1978OLLIE MATSON1972 – 1959-1962MERLIN OLSEN1982 – 1962-1976

The class of 2015

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San Diego Chargers (8/4) (Los Angeles Chargers – 1960)

LANCE ALWORTH1978 – 1962-1970FRED DEAN2008 – 1975-1981DAN FOUTS1993 – 1973-1987SID GILLMAN1983 – 1960-69, 1971CHARLIE JOINER1996 – 1976-1986RON MIX1979 – 1960-69 JUNIOR SEAU2015 – 1990-2002KELLEN WINSLOW1995 – 1979-1987David “Deacon” Jones1980 – 1972-73Larry Little1993 – 1967-68John Mackey1992 – 1972Johnny Unitas1979 – 1973

San Francisco 49ers (14/9)FRED DEAN2008 – 1981-85CHARLES HALEY2015 – 1986-1991, 1999JIMMY JOHNSON1994 – 1961-1976RONNIE LOTT2000 – 1981-1990HUGH McELHENNY1970 – 1952-1960JOE MONTANA2000 – 1979-1992LEO NOMELLINI1969 – 1950-1963JOE PERRY1969 – 1948-1960, 1963JERRY RICE2010 – 1985-2000BOB ST. CLAIR1990 – 1953-1963Y.A. TITTLE1971 – 1951-1960BILL WALSH1993 – 1979-1988DAVE WILCOX2000 – 1964-1974STEVE YOUNG2005 – 1987-1999Larry Allen2013 – 2006-07Richard Dent2011 – 1994Chris Doleman2012 – 1996-98Bob Hayes2009 – 1975Rickey Jackson2010 – 1994-95John Henry Johnson1987 – 1954-56Deion Sanders2011 – 1994

O.J. Simpson1985 – 1978-79Rod Woodson2009 – 1997

Seattle Seahawks (3/5)WALTER JONES2014 – 1997-2008CORTEZ KENNEDY2012 – 1990-2000STEVE LARGENT1995 – 1976-1989Carl Eller2004 – 1979Franco Harris1990 – 1984Warren Moon2006 – 1997-98John Randle2010 – 2001-03Jerry Rice2010 – 2004

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3/4)DERRICK BROOKS2014 – 1995-2008TIM BROWN2015 – 2004WARREN SAPP2013 – 1995-2003LEE ROY SELMON1995 – 1976-1984Randall McDaniel2009 – 2000-01Ron Wolf2015 – 1976-78Steve Young2005 – 1985-86

Tennessee Titans (8/4)(Houston Oilers – 1960-1996; Tennessee Oilers – 1997-1998)

ELVIN BETHEA2003 – 1968-1983GEORGE BLANDA1981 – 1960-66EARL CAMPBELL1991 – 1978-1984CURLEY CULP2013 – 1974-1980KEN HOUSTON1986 – 1967-1972BRUCE MATTHEWS2007 – 1983-2001WARREN MOON2006 – 1984-1993MIKE MUNCHAK2001 – 1982-1993Dave Casper2002 – 1980-83Sid Gillman1983 – 1973-74John Henry Johnson1987 – 1966Charlie Joiner1996 – 1969-1972

Washington Redskins (19/9)(Boston Braves – 1932; Boston Redskins – 1933-1936)

GEORGE ALLEN2002 – 1971-77CLIFF BATTLES1968 – 1932-37SAMMY BAUGH1963 – 1937-1952BILL DUDLEY1966 – 1950-51, 1953ALBERT GLEN “TURK” EDWARDS1969 – 1932-1940RAY FLAHERTY1976 – 1936-1942JOE GIBBS1996 – 1981-1992DARRELL GREEN2008 – 1983-2002RUSS GRIMM2010 – 1981-1991CHRIS HANBURGER2011 – 1965-1978KEN HOUSTON1986 – 1973-1980SAM HUFF1982 – 1964-67, 1969SONNY JURGENSEN1983 – 1964-1974GEORGE PRESTON MARSHALL1963 – 1932-1969WAYNE MILLNER1968 – 1936-1941, 1945BOBBY MITCHELL1983 – 1962-68

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CHICAGO BLITZ (USFL)George Allen2002 – 1983Marv Levy2001 – 1984

CHICAGO FIRE (WFL)Leroy Kelly1994 – 1974

CHICAGO ROCKETS (AAFC)(Chicago Hornets – 1949 - AAFC)

Ray Flaherty1976 – 1949Elroy Hirsch1968 – 1946-48

CLEVELAND BULLDOGS (NFL)Guy Chamberlin1965 – 1924Benny Friedman2005 – 1927William Roy “Link” Lyman1964 – 1924

CLEVELAND INDIANS (NFL)Joe Guyon1966 – 1921Jim Thorpe1963 – 1921

COLUMBUS PANDHANDLES (Pre-NFL/NFL)Joe Carr1963 – 1904-1922

DALLAS TEXANS (NFL)Art Donovan1968 – 1952Gino Marchetti1972 – 1952

DETROIT PANTHERS (NFL)Jimmy Conzelman1964 – 1925-26

DETROIT WOLVERINES (NFL)Benny Friedman2005 – 1928

DULUTH ESKIMOS (NFL)ERNIE NEVERS1963 – 1926-27Walt Kiesling1966 – 1926-27John “Blood” McNally1963 – 1926-27

FRANKFORD YELLOWJACKETS (NFL)Guy Chamberlin1965 – 1925-26Link Lyman1964 – 1925

HAMMOND PROS (Pre-NFL/NFL)John “Paddy” Driscoll1965 – 1919Fritz Pollard2005 – 1923, 1925

HOUSTON GAMBLERS (USFL)Jim Kelly2002 – 1984-85

KANSAS CITY COWBOYS (NFL)Joe Guyon1966 – 1924-25Steve Owen1966 – 1924-25

ART MONK2008 – 1980-1993JOHN RIGGINS1992 – 1976-79, 1981-85CHARLEY TAYLOR1984 – 1964-1975, 1977David “Deacon” Jones1980 – 1974Stan Jones1991 – 1966Paul Krause1998 – 1964-67Earl “Curly” Lambeau1963 – 1952-53Vince Lombardi1971 – 1969Andre Reed2014 – 2000Dave Robinson2013 – 1973-74Deion Sanders2011 – 2000Bruce Smith2009 – 2000-03

PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERSWITH DEFUNCT CLUBS

(NFL AND OTHER LEAGUES)

AKRON PROS/INDIANS (Pre-NFL/NFL)FRITZ POLLARD2005 – 1919-1921, 1925-26

ARIZONA WRANGLERS (USFL) George Allen2002 – 1984

BALTIMORE COLTS (1947-1949 AAFC; 1950 NFL)George Blanda1981 – 1950Art Donovan1968 – 1950Y.A. Tittle1971 – 1948-1950

BOSTON YANKS (NFL)Clarence “Ace” Parker1972 – 1945

BROOKLYN DODGERS (NFL)BENNY FRIEDMAN2005 – 1932-34FRANK “BRUISER” KINARD1971 – 1938-1944CLARENCE “ACE” PARKER1972 – 1937-1941Morris “Red” Badgro1981 – 1936

BROOKLYN-N.Y. YANKEES (AAFC)Arnie Weinmeister1984 – 1949

CANTON BULLDOGS (Pre-NFL/NFL)GUY CHAMBERLIN1965 – 1919, 1922-23JOE GUYON1966 – 1919-1920WILBUR “PETE” HENRY1963 – 1920-23, 1925-26“LINK” LYMAN1964 – 1922-23, 1925 JIM THORPE1963 –1915-17, 1919-1920, 1926

CARD-PITT (Merged Cardinals-Steelers team)

Charles Bidwill1967 – 1944Walt Kiesling1966 – 1944Art Rooney1964 – 1944

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LOS ANGELES DONS (AAFC)Len Ford1976 – 1948-49

LOS ANGELES EXPRESS (USFL)Steve Young2005 – 1984-85Gary Zimmerman2008 – 1984-85

LOS ANGELES WILDCATS (First AFL)Ray Flaherty1976 – 1926

MEMPHIS SHOWBOATS (USFL)Reggie White2006 – 1984-85

MEMPHIS SOUTHMEN (WFL)Larry Csonka1987 – 1975Paul Warfield1983 – 1975

MILWAUKEE BADGERS (NFL)Jimmy Conzelman1964 – 1922-24John “Blood” McNally1963 – 1925-26Fritz Pollard2005 – 1922

NEW YORK BULLDOGS (NFL)Bobby Layne1967 – 1949

NEW YORK YANKS (NFL)Art Donovan1968 – 1951Mike McCormack1984 – 1951

NEW YORK YANKEES (First AFL)Harold “Red” Grange1963 – 1926Mike Michalske1964 – 1926

NEW YORK YANKEES (NFL)Morris “Red” Badgro1981 – 1927-28Ray Flaherty1976 – 1927-28Harold “Red” Grange1963 – 1927Mike Michalske1964 – 1927-28

NEW YORK YANKEES (Second AFL)Ken Strong1967 – 1936-37

NEW YORK YANKEES (AAFC)Ray Flaherty1976 – 1946-48Frank “Bruiser” Kinard1971 – 1946-47Clarence “Ace” Parker1972 – 1946Arnie Weinmeister1984 – 1948

OORANG INDIANS (NFL) Joe Guyon1966 – 1922-23Jim Thorpe1963 – 1922-23

PHIL-PITT (Merged Eagles-Steelers team)

Bert Bell1963 – 1943Bill Hewitt1971 – 1943Walt Kiesling1966 – 1943Art Rooney1964 – 1943

POTTSVILLE MAROONS (NFL)Wilbur “Pete” Henry1963 – 1927-28Walt Kiesling1966 – 1928John “Blood” McNally1963 – 1928

PROVIDENCE STEAM ROLLER (NFL)Jimmy Conzelman1964 – 1927-1930Fritz Pollard2005 – 1925

ROCK ISLAND INDEPENDENTS (NFL)Jimmy Conzelman1964 – 1921-22Joe Guyon1966 – 1924Ed Healey1964 – 1920-22Jim Thorpe1963 – 1924

STATEN ISLAND STAPLETONS (NFL)Ken Strong1967 – 1929-1932

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BY DEFUNCT FRANCHISESListed Alphabetically

Team Primary Minor

Akron Pros/Indians (NFL) 1 0

Arizona Wranglers (USFL) 0 1

Baltimore Colts (AAFC – NFL) 0 3

Boston Yanks (NFL) 0 1

Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) 3 1

Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC) 0 1

Canton Bulldogs (Pre-NFL – NFL) 5 0

Card-Pitt (NFL wartime merged team) 0 3

Chicago Blitz (USFL) 0 2

Chicago Fire (WFL) 0 1

Chicago Rockets/Hornets (AAFC) 0 2

Cleveland Bulldogs (NFL) 0 3

Cleveland Indians (NFL) 0 2

Columbus Panhandles (Pre-NFL – NFL) 0 1

Dallas Texans (NFL) 0 2

Detroit Panthers (NFL) 0 1

Detroit Wolverines (NFL) 0 1

Duluth Eskimos (NFL) 1 2

Frankford Yellowjackets (NFL) 0 2

Hammond Pros (Pre-NFL/NFL) 0 2

Houston Gamblers (USFL) 0 1

Kansas City Cowboys (NFL) 0 2

Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) 0 1

Los Angeles Express (USFL) 0 2

Los Angeles Wildcats (1st AFL) 0 1

Memphis Showboats (USFL) 0 1

Memphis Southmen (WFL) 0 2

Milwaukee Badgers (NFL) 0 3

New York Bulldogs (NFL) 0 1

New York Yanks (NFL) 0 2

New York Yankees (1st AFL) 0 2

New York Yankees (NFL) 0 4

New York Yankees (2nd AFL) 0 1

New York Yankees (AAFC) 0 4

Oorang Indians (NFL) 0 2

Phil-Pitt (NFL wartime merged team) 0 4

Pottsville Maroons (NFL) 0 3

Providence Steam Roller (NFL) 0 2

Rock Island Independents (NFL) 0 4

Staten Island Stapletons (NFL) 0 1

BY CURRENT FRANCHISESTeam Primary Minor

Chicago Bears1 27 5

Green Bay Packers 23 5

Pittsburgh Steelers2 21 5

New York Giants 20 9

Washington Redskins3 19 9

Cleveland Browns 16 5

St. Louis Rams4 15 12

Oakland Raiders5 15 8

Dallas Cowboys 15 7

San Francisco 49ers 14 9

Detroit Lions6 14 5

Minnesota Vikings 13 5

Arizona Cardinals7 12 6

Indianapolis Colts8 12 3

Kansas City Chiefs9 11 7

Buffalo Bills 10 1

Philadelphia Eagles 9 11

Miami Dolphins 9 3

Tennessee Titans10 8 4

San Diego Chargers11 8 4

New York Jets12 5 4

New England Patriots13 4 3

Denver Broncos 4 2

Seattle Seahawks 3 5

New Orleans Saints 3 4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 4

Atlanta Falcons 2 3

Baltimore Ravens 1 3

Cincinnati Bengals 1 1

Carolina Panthers 0 2

Houston Texans 0 0

Jacksonville Jaguars 0 0

1 1920 Decatur Staleys, 1921 Chicago Staleys, 1922-Present Chicago Bear2 1933-39 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1940-Present Pittsburgh Steelers3 1932 Boston Braves, 1933-36 Boston Redskins, 1937-Present Washington

Redskins4 1937-1945 Cleveland Rams, 1946-1994 Los Angeles Rams, 1995-Present St. Louis Rams

5 1960-1981, 1995-Present Oakland Raiders, 1982-1994 Los Angeles Raiders6 1930-33 Portsmouth Spartans, 1934-Present Detroit Lions7 1920-1959 Chicago Cardinals, 1960-1987 St. Louis Cardinals, 1988-1993 Phoenix

Cardinals, 1994-Present Arizona Cardinals8 1953-1983 Baltimore Colts, 1984-Present Indianapolis Colts9 1960-62 Dallas Texans, 1963-Present Kansas City Chiefs10 1960-1996 Houston Oilers, 1997-98 Tennessee Oilers, 1999-present Tennessee

Titans11 1960 Los Angeles Chargers, 1961-Present San Diego Chargers12 1960-62 New York Titans, 1963-Present New York Jets13 1960-1970 Boston Patriots, 1971-Present New England Patriots

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Curtis Martin (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-2005Ollie Matson (HB) . . . . . . . . . . . . .1952, 1954-1966Hugh McElhenny (HB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1952-1964Lenny Moore (HB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1956-1967Marion Motley (FB) . . . . . . . . . . .1946-1953, 1955Walter Payton (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-1987Joe Perry (FB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1948-1963John Riggins (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971-79, 1981-85Barry Sanders (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989-1998Gale Sayers (HB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965-1971O. J. Simpson (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969-1979Emmitt Smith (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990-2004Jim Taylor (FB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1958-1967Thurman Thomas (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-2000Charley Trippi (HB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1947-1955Doak Walker (HB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1950-55

QUARTERBACKS

Modern Era: Quarterbacks (23)

Troy Aikman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989-2000George Blanda (Also PK) . .1949-1958, 1960-1975Terry Bradshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1970-1983Len Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1957-1975John Elway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983-1998Dan Fouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1973-1987Otto Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1946-1955Bob Griese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967-1980Sonny Jurgensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1957-1974Jim Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986-1996Bobby Layne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1948-1962Dan Marino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983-1999Joe Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979-1994Warren Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984-2000Joe Namath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965-1977Bart Starr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1956-1971Roger Staubach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969-1979

NOTE: Pro Football Hall of Fame members are listed by their PRIMARY contributions to pro football (i.e., Don Shula is listed as a coach, but not as a player.)# - Listed as a player and as a coach. Pre-Modern Era is defined as the majority of an enshrinees’ career occurred prior to 1946. Modern Era is defined as a majority of an enshrinees’ career occurred after 1946.

PRE-MODERN ERA BACKSRunning Backs (16), Quarterbacks (8)

Cliff Battles (HB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1932-37Sammy Baugh (QB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1937-1952Tony Canadeo (HB) . . . . . . . . . 1941-44, 1946-1952Earl “Dutch” Clark (QB) . . . . . . . 1931-32, 1934-38Jimmy Conzelman (QB) # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1920-29John “Paddy” Driscoll (QB) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1920-29Bill Dudley (HB) . . . . . . . . . 1942, 1945-1951, 1953Benny Friedman (QB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1927-1934Harold “Red” Grange (HB) . . . . . . . . . . 1925-1934Joe Guyon (HB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1919-1925, 1927Arnie Herber (QB) . . . . . . . . . . 1930-1940, 1944-45Clarke Hinkle (FB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1932-1941Earl “Curly” Lambeau (HB) # . . . . . . . . . 1919-1929Alphonse “Tuffy” Leemans (HB-FB) . . . 1936-1943Sid Luckman (QB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1939-1950George McAfee (HB). . . . . . . . . . 1940-41, 1945-50John “Blood” McNally (HB) . . . . . . . . . . 1925-1938Bronko Nagurski (FB) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1930-37, 1943Ernie Nevers (FB) . . . . . . . . . . 1926-27, 1929-1931Clarence “Ace” Parker (QB) . . 1937-1941, 1945-46Fritz Pollard (HB) # . . . . . . . . . 1919-1923, 1925-26Ken Strong (HB) . . . . . . 1929-1937, 1939, 1944-47Jim Thorpe (HB) . . . . . . 1915-17, 1919-1926, 1928Steve Van Buren (HB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1944-1951

RUNNING BACKSModern Era: Halfbacks-Fullbacks (30)

Marcus Allen (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982-1997Jerome Bettis (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-2005Jim Brown (FB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1957-1965Earl Campbell (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-1985Larry Csonka (FB) . . . . . . . . . . 1968-1974, 1976-79Eric Dickerson (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983-1993Tony Dorsett (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977-1988Marshall Faulk (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994-2005Frank Gifford (HB-FL) . . . . . . . 1952-1960, 1962-64Franco Harris (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972-1984Paul Hornung (HB) . . . . . . . . . 1957-1962, 1964-66John Henry Johnson (FB) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954-1966Leroy Kelly (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1964-1973Floyd Little (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967-1975

BY POS IT ION

Quarterback WARREN MOON threw for 49,325 yards and 291 touchdowns in 17 seasons with the Houston Oilers,

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LINEMENPre-Modern Era: Two-Way

Performers (16) [Guards, Tackles, Centers]

Albert Glen “Turk” Edwards (T) . . . . . . . 1932-1940Dan Fortmann (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1936-1943Ed Healey (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1920-27Mel Hein (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1931-1945Wilbur “Pete” Henry (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1920-28Cal Hubbard (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1927-1933, 1935-36Walt Kiesling (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1926-1938Frank “Bruiser” Kinard (T) . . . . . . . . . . . 1938-1947William Roy “Link” Lyman (T) . . 1922-28, 1930-31,

1933-34Mike Michalske (G) . . . . . . . . . . . .1926-1935, 1937George Musso (T-G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1933-1944Steve Owen (T) # . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1924-1931, 1933Joe Stydahar (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1936-1942, 1945-46George Trafton (C) . . . . . . . . . 1920-21, 1923-1932Clyde “Bulldog” Turner (C) . . . . . . . . . . . 1940-1952Alex Wojciechowicz (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1938-1950

Modern Era: Offensive Linemen (42)

Larry Allen (G/T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994-2007Chuck Bednarik (C-LB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1949-1962Bob Brown (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1964-1973Roosevelt Brown (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1953-1965Lou Creekmur (T-G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1950-59Dermontti Dawson (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-2000Joe DeLamielleure (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1973-1985Dan Dierdorf (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971-1983Frank Gatski (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1946-1957Forrest Gregg (T-G) . . . . . . . . . . . .1956, 1958-1971Russ Grimm (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-1991

Fran Tarkenton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1961-1978Y. A. Tittle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1948-1964Johnny Unitas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1956-1973Norm Van Brocklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1949-1960Bob Waterfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1945-1952Steve Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-1999

ENDS, WIDE RECEIVERS & TIGHT ENDSPre-Modern Era: Ends (7)

Morris “Red” Badgro . . . . . . . . . . . . 1927, 1930-36Guy Chamberlin # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1919-1928Ray Flaherty # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1926-29, 1931-35George Halas # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1920-28Bill Hewitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1932-39, 1943Don Hutson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1935-1945Wayne Millner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1936-1941, 1945

Modern Era: Wide Receivers (24)

Lance Alworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1962-1972Raymond Berry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1955-1967Fred Biletnikoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965-1978Tim Brown (also KR/PR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-2004Cris Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987-2002Tom Fears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1948-1956Bob Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965-1975Elroy Hirsch (also HB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1946-1957Michael Irvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-1999Charlie Joiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969-1986Steve Largent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976-1989Dante Lavelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1946-1956James Lofton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-1993Don Maynard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1958, 1960-1973Tommy McDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1957-1968Bobby Mitchell (also HB) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1958-1968Art Monk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980-1995Pete Pihos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1947-1955Andre Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-2000Jerry Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-2004John Stallworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974-1987Lynn Swann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974-1982Charley Taylor (also HB) . . . . . . . .1964-1975, 1977Paul Warfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1964-1977

Modern Era: Tight Ends (8)

Dave Casper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974-1984Mike Ditka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1961-1972John Mackey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1963-1972Ozzie Newsome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-1990Charlie Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-1977

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Chris Doleman (DE/LB) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-1999Art Donovan (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1950-1961Carl Eller (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1964-1979Len Ford (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1948-1958Joe Greene (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969-1981Charles Haley (DE/LB) . . . . . . . . 1986-1996, 1999Dan Hampton (DT-DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979-1990Claude Humphrey (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-1981David “Deacon” Jones (DE) . . . . . . . . . 1961-1974Henry Jordan (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1957-1969Cortez Kennedy (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990-2000Bob Lilly (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1961-1974Howie Long (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-1993Gino Marchetti (DE) . . . . . . . . . 1952-1964, 1966Leo Nomellini (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1950-1963Merlin Olsen (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1962-1976Alan Page (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967-1981John Randle (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990-2003Andy Robustelli (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1951-1964Warren Sapp (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-2007Lee Roy Selmon (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976-1984Bruce Smith (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-2003Ernie Stautner (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1950-1963Michael Strahan (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-2007Arnie Weinmeister (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . 1948-1953Randy White (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-1988Reggie White (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-1998, 2000Bill Willis (MG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1946-1953Jack Youngblood (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971-1984

LINEBACKERS (25)

Chuck Bednarik (also C). . . . . . . . . . . . 1949-1962Bobby Bell (also DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1963-1974Derrick Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995-2008Nick Buoniconti . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1962-1974, 1976Dick Butkus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965-1973Harry Carson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976-1988George Connor (also DT-T) . . . . . . . . . 1948-1955Bill George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1952-1966Jack Ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971-1982Chris Hanburger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965-1978Ted Hendricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969-1983Sam Huff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1956-1967, 1969Rickey Jackson (also DE) . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-1995Jack Lambert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974-1984Willie Lanier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967-1977Ray Nitschke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1958-1972Les Richter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954-1962Dave Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1963-1974Joe Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1953-1965

Lou Groza (T) (Also PK) . . . . . . 1946-1959, 1961-67John Hannah (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1973-1985Gene Hickerson (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1958-1973Stan Jones (T-G, also DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954-1966Walter Jones (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997-2008Jim Langer (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1970-1981Larry Little (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967-1980Tom Mack (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1966-1978Bruce Matthews (G-T-C) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983-2001Mike McCormack (T) . . . . . . . . . .1951, 1954-1962Randall McDaniel (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988-2001Ron Mix (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960-69, 1971Mike Munchak (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982-1993Anthony Muñoz (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980-1992Jonathan Ogden (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-2007Jim Otto (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960-1974Jim Parker (G-T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1957-1967Jim Ringo (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1953-1967Willie Roaf (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-2005Bob St. Clair (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1953-1963Billy Shaw (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1961-69Art Shell (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-1982Will Shields (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-2006Jackie Slater (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976-1995Dwight Stephenson (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980-87Mick Tingelhoff (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1962-1978Gene Upshaw (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967-1981Mike Webster (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974-1990Rayfield Wright (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967-1979Ron Yary (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-1982Gary Zimmerman (T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986-1997

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Doug Atkins (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1953-1969Elvin Bethea (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-1983Buck Buchanan (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1963-1975Curley Culp (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-1981Willie Davis (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1958-1969Fred Dean (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-1985Richard Dent (DE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983-1997

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DEFENSIVE BACKS (24)

Herb Adderley (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1961-1972Lem Barney (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967-1977Mel Blount (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1970-1983Willie Brown (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1963-1978Jack Butler (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1951-59Jack Christiansen (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1951-58Darrell Green (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983-2002Mike Haynes (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976-1989Ken Houston (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967-1980Jimmy Johnson (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1961-1976Paul Krause (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1964-1979Dick “Night Train” Lane (CB) . . . . . . . . 1952-1965Yale Lary (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1952-53, 1956-1964Dick LeBeau (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1959-1972Ronnie Lott (CB-S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-1994Mel Renfro (CB-S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1964-1977Deion Sanders (CB, also KR-PR) . . . . .1989-2000,2004-05Emmitt Thomas (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1966-1978Emlen Tunnell (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1948-1961Roger Wehrli (CB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969-1982Aeneas Williams (CB-FS) . . . . . . . . . . . 1991-2004Larry Wilson (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960-1972Willie Wood (S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960-1971Rod Woodson (CB-S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987-2003

PLACEKICKERS (3)

George Blanda (also QB) . .1949-1958, 1960-1975Lou Groza (also T) . . . . . . . . . . 1946-1959, 1961-67Jan Stenerud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967-1985

PUNTER (1)Ray Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1973-1986

COACHES (23)

George Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1966-1977Paul Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1946-1962Guy Chamberlin # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1922-27Jimmy Conzelman # . . . . . . .1921-1930, 1940-42, 1946-48Weeb Ewbank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954-1973Ray Flaherty # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1936-1949Joe Gibbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981-1992Sid Gillman . . . . . . . . . 1955-1969, 1971, 1973-74Bud Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967-1983, 1985George Halas # . 1920-29, 1933-1942, 1946-1967Earl “Curly” Lambeau # . . . . . . . . . . . . 1919-1953Tom Landry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960-1988Marv Levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-1982, 1986-1997Vince Lombardi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1959-1967, 1969John Madden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969-1978Earle “Greasy” Neale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1941-1950Chuck Noll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969-1991Steve Owen # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1930-1953Bill Parcells . . . . . . 1983-1990, 1993-99, 2003-06Fritz Pollard # . . . . . . . . . . . . 1919-1923, 1925-26Don Shula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1963-1995Hank Stram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960-1974, 1976-77Bill Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979-1988

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Bert Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1933-1959Commissioner – National Football League, 1946-1959; Team Owner – Philadelphia Eagles, 1933-1940, Pittsburgh Steelers, 1941-46

Charles Bidwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1933-1946Team Owner – Chicago Cardinals, 1933-1946

Joe Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1921-1939President – National Football League, 1921-1939

Al Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1963-2011Team Owner – Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1966-2011; Head Coach – Oakland Raiders, 1963-65; Commissioner – American Football League, 1966

Jim Finks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1964-1982,1986-1992Team Administrator – Minnesota Vikings, 1964-1973, Chicago Bears, 1974-1982, New Orleans Saints, 1986-1992

George Halas* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1920-1983Founder/Team Owner – Decatur Staleys/Chicago Staleys/Chicago Bears, 1920-1983; Head Coach – Decatur Staleys/Chicago Staleys/Chicago Bears, 1920-29, 1933-1942, 1946-1955, 1958-1967; Co-Founder – National Football League, 1920

Lamar Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960-2006Co-Founder – American Football League, 1959; Team Owner – Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, 1960-2006

Curly Lambeau* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1919-1953Team Founder/Coach/General Manager – Green Bay Packers, 1919-1949; Head Coach – Chicago Cardinals, 1950-51, Washington Redskins, 1952-53

Tim Mara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1925-1959Founder/Team Owner – New York Giants, 1925-1959

Wellington Mara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1937-2005Team Administrator/Team Owner – New York Giants, 1937-2005

George Preston Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1932-1969Founder/Team Owner – Boston Braves/Boston Redskins/ Washington Redskins, 1932-1969

Bill Polian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-1982, 1984-2011Team/League Administrator – 1978-1982 Kansas City Chiefs, 1984-1992 Buffalo Bills, 1993-1994 National Football League National Football League, 1995-1997 Carolina Panthers, 1998-2011 Indianapolis Colts

Hugh “Shorty” Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1938-1952Technical Advisor on Rules, Supervisor of Officials – National Football League, 1938-1952

Dan Reeves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1941-1971Team Owner – Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams, 1941-1971

Art Rooney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1933-1988Founder/Team Owner – Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers, 1933-1988

Dan Rooney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1955-presentTeam Administrator/Team Owner – Pittsburgh Steelers, 1955-present

Pete Rozelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960-1989Commissioner – National Football League, 1960-1989

Ed Sabol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1964-1995Founder/President/Chairman – NFL Films, 1964-1995

Tex Schramm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1947-1956, 1960-1990Team Administrator – Los Angeles Rams, 1947-1956, Dallas Cowboys, 1960-1989; President/CEO – World League of American Football, 1989-1990

Ralph Wilson, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1960-2014Founder/Owner – Buffalo Bills, 1960-2014

Ron Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1963-1974, 1976-2001Team Administrator – 1963-1974, 1979-1989 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1966 American Football League,1976-78 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1990-1991 New York Jets, 1991-2001 Green Bay Packers

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Turk Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Carl Eller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . 225John Elway . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Marshall Faulk . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Tom Fears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Len Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Dan Fortmann . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Dan Fouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Benny Friedman . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Frank Gatski . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Bill George . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Frank Gifford . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Otto Graham . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Red Grange* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Darrell Green . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . 295Joe Greene . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Forrest Gregg . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Bob Griese . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Russ Grimm . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Lou Groza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . 268Ray Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 207Joe Guyon** . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Charles Haley . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Jack Ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Dan Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Chris Hanburger . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 187John Hannah . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Franco Harris . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Bob Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Mike Haynes . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Ed Healey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Mel Hein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Ted Hendricks . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Wilbur “Pete” Henry . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Arnie Herber. . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Bill Hewitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Gene Hickerson . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 202Clarke Hinkle . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Elroy Hirsch . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Paul Hornung . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Ken Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 196Cal Hubbard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Sam Huff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Claude Humphrey . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Don Hutson . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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Herb Adderley . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Troy Aikman . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Larry Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Marcus Allen . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . 222Lance Alworth . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Doug Atkins . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Red Badgro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Lem Barney . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Cliff Battles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Sammy Baugh . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Chuck Bednarik . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Bobby Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Raymond Berry . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Elvin Bethea . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . 210Jerome Bettis . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 192Fred Biletnikoff . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 190George Blanda . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . 340Mel Blount . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Terry Bradshaw . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Derrick Brooks . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 224Bob Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Jim Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Roosevelt Brown . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Tim Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . 225Willie Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . 204Buck Buchanan. . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Nick Buoniconti . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Dick Butkus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Jack Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Earl Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Tony Canadeo . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Harry Carson . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Cris Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . 234Dave Casper . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Guy Chamberlin** . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Jack Christiansen . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Dutch Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75George Connor . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Jimmy Conzelman . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Lou Creekmur . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Larry Csonka . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Curley Culp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Willie Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Dermontti Dawson . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 184Len Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . 211Fred Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Joe DeLamielleure . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Richard Dent . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Eric Dickerson. . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Dan Dierdorf. . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

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Rickey Jackson . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Jimmy Johnson . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . 213John Henry Johnson . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Charlie Joiner . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . 239Deacon Jones . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 191Stan Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Walter Jones . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Henry Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Sonny Jurgensen . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Jim Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Leroy Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Cortez Kennedy . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Walt Kiesling . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Frank “Bruiser” Kinard . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Paul Krause . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Jack Lambert . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Dick “Night Train” Lane . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Jim Langer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Willie Lanier . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Steve Largent . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Yale Lary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Dante Lavelli . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Bobby Layne . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Dick LeBeau . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Tuffy Leemans . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Bob Lilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 196Floyd Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Larry Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 183James Lofton . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . 233Howie Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Ronnie Lott . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 192Sid Luckman . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Link Lyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Tom Mack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 184John Mackey . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Gino Marchetti . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Dan Marino . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . 242Curtis Martin . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Ollie Matson . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Bruce Matthews . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . 296Don Maynard . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 186George McAfee . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Mike McCormack . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Randall McDaniel . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 222Tommy McDonald . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Hugh McElhenny . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 143John “Blood” McNally . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Mike Michalske* . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Wayne Millner . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Bobby Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Ron Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Art Monk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . 224Joe Montana . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 192Warren Moon . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . 208Lenny Moore . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Marion Motley . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Mike Munchak . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Anthony Muñoz . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 185George Musso . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Bronko Nagurski . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Joe Namath . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Ernie Nevers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Ozzie Newsome . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 198Ray Nitchske . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 190Leo Nomellini . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Jonathan Ogden . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Merlin Olsen . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 208Jim Otto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 210Steve Owen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Alan Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 218Ace Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Jim Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Walter Payton . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 190Joe Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Pete Pihos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Fritz Pollard*** . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

John Randle . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 219Andre Reed. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . 234Mel Renfro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Jerry Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . 303Les Richter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 112John Riggins . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Jim Ringo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 187Willie Roaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Dave Robinson . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Andy Robustelli . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

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Fran Tarkenton . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . 246Charley Taylor . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Jim Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Lawrence Taylor . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 184Derrick Thomas . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Emmitt Thomas . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Thurman Thomas . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Jim Thorpe ## . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Mick Tingelhoff . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Andre Tippett . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Y.A. Tittle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . 203George Trafton . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Charley Trippi . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Emlen Tunnell . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Clyde Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Johnny Unitas . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . 211Gene Upshaw . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Norm Van Brocklin . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Steve Van Buren . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Doak Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Paul Warfield . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Bob Waterfield . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Mike Webster . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . 245Roger Wehrli . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Arnie Weinmeister . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Randy White . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 209Reggie White . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 232Dave Wilcox . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Aeneas Williams . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 211Bill Willis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Larry Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Kellen Winslow . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Alex Wojciechowicz . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Willie Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 166Rod Woodson . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . 238Rayfield Wright . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Ron Yary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 207Steve Young . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Jack Youngblood . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Gary Zimmerman . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . 184* Does not include games played in AFL, 1926 or barnstorming tours.** Does not include games played in pre-NFL season of 1919.*** Eight season total for Pollard is based on best available information and includes games played with an independent pro team (Gilberton) in 1923 and 1924.# Does not include games played in AFL, 1936-37.## Does not include games played in pre-NFL era (before 1920).

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21 - Lou Groza

20 - Darrell Green20 - Jerry Rice20 - Junior Seau20 - Jackie Slater

19 - Len Dawson19 - Bruce Matthews19 - Bruce Smith19 - Jan Stenerud

18 - Charlie Joiner18 - Sonny Jurgensen18 - Fran Tarkenton18 - Johnny Unitas

Most Games Played340 - George Blanda303 - Jerry Rice296 - Bruce Matthews295 - Darrell Green279 - Bruce Smith268 - Lou Groza268 - Junior Seau

Fewest Seasons Played*5 - Ernie Nevers

6 - Cliff Battles6 - Doak Walker6 - Arnie Weinmeister

7 - Dutch Clark7 - Wayne Millner7 - Ace Parker7 - Gale Sayers

Fewest Games Played*54 - Ernie Nevers

60 - Cliff Battles

67 - Doak Walker

68 - Ace Parker68 - Gale Sayers

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Willie Brown, Buck Buchanan, Willie Davis, Charlie Joiner

Clyde “Bulldog” Turner Marv Levy*

George Connor*

Dick Butkus, Harold “Red” Grange, George Halas, Bobby Mitchell, Ray Nitschke, Hugh “Shorty” Ray

Pete PihosI Paul Krause, Andre Tippett*, Emlen Tunnell*

Lem Barney, Walter Payton, Jackie Slater

Charles Haley Don Shula

Mike McCormack, John Riggins, Gale Sayers

Jack LambertGeorge Blanda, Dermontti DawsonAndre Reed

Jim Taylor*, Y.A. Tittle, Steve Van Buren

Terry Bradshaw, Fred Dean, Willie Roaf

Johnny Unitas Charles Bidwill

George Allen*Frank Gatski*Stan Jones*, Randy White

Maryland State [now known as Maryland Eastern Shore] Art Shell

- Ron Wolf*Ted Hendricks, Michael Irvin,

Jim Kelly, Cortez Kennedy*, Jim Otto, Warren Sapp Paul Brown, Weeb Ewbank

George Allen*, Dan Dierdorf, Len Ford, Benny Friedman, Bill Hewitt, Elroy “Crazylegs” Hirsch*, Tom Mack, Ralph Wilson, Jr.*

Herb Adderley, Joe DeLamielleureMillikin (1) - George Musso

Bobby Bell, Carl Eller, Bud Grant, Bronko Nagurski, Leo Nomellini, Charlie Sanders

Gene Hickerson, Frank “Bruiser” KinardMississippi Valley State (2) [known as Mississippi Vocational College when Jones attended] Deacon Jones*, Jerry Rice

Roger Wehrli, Kellen WinslowJan Stenerud

141 Colleges and 14 Junior Colleges represented in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

*Attended more than one college

John Hannah, Don Hutson, Joe Namath, Ozzie Newsome, Bart Starr, Dwight Stephenson, Derrick Thomas

John StallworthGeorge Allen*Curley Culp, Mike Haynes, John

Henry Johnson*, Randall McDaniel, Charley TaylorLance Alworth, Dan Hampton

Andy RobustelliFrank Gatski*

Mike SingletaryLarry Little

Emmitt ThomasArt Donovan, Ernie Stautner Steve Young

Fritz PollardClarke Hinkle

Les Richter

John Madden* Joe Guyon*, Jim Thorpe

Cal Hubbard* Marv Levy*

Dan Fortmann, Bill Parcells* Earl “Dutch” Clark

Jack Christiansen Sid Luckman

Ed Healey Chuck Noll

Sonny Jurgensen, George McAfee, Clarence “Ace” Parker

Art Rooney*, Dan Rooney

George Allen*

Emmitt Smith, Jack Youngblood Bob Hayes Fred Biletnikoff, Derrick Brooks,

Walter Jones*, Deion Sanders Vince Lombardi, Wellington Mara,

Alex Wojciechowicz Rayfield Wright

Cal Hubbard*Dan Reeves, Art Rooney*

Stan Jones, Tuffy Leemans*

Fran Tarkenton, Charley TrippiJoe Guyon*, Billy Shaw

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Harry Carson, David “Deacon” Jones*, Marion Motley*

Jim LangerMel Blount, Aeneas

WilliamsMarcus Allen, Morris

“Red” Badgro, Frank Gifford, Ronnie Lott, Bruce Matthews, Ron Mix, Anthony Muñoz, Junior Seau, O.J. Simpson*, Lynn Swann, Willie Wood, Ron Yary*

Raymond Berry, Eric Dickerson, Forrest Gregg, Lamar Hunt, Doak Walker

Ray Guy John Elway, James Lofton, Ernie

NeversJim Brown, Larry Csonka, Al Davis*,

Floyd Little, John Mackey, Art Monk, Jim Ringo

Doug Atkins, Reggie WhiteRichard Dent, Claude

HumphreyEarl Campbell, Tom Landry, Bobby

Layne, Tex SchrammDarrell Green, John Randle*, Gene

UpshawYale Lary

Sammy Baugh, Bob LillyMichael Strahan

Don Maynard Emlen Tunnell*

Jim Finks, Steve Largent, Bob St. Clair*

Troy Aikman*, Tom Fears*, Jimmy Johnson, Jonathan Ogden, Bob Waterfield

Larry Wilson Merlin Olsen

Howie LongBill Dudley, Henry Jordan, Ralph

Wilson, Jr.* Bruce Smith

Bill George Hugh McElhenny*,

Warren Moon*, Arnie WeinmeisterWilbur “Pete” HenryJimmy Conzelman

Albert Glen “Turk” Edwards, Mel Hein

Sam Huff, Joe StydaharCliff Battles, Earle

“Greasy” NealeBill Parcells*

Lou CreekmurElroy Hirsch*, Arnie Herber*, Mike

WebsterAl Davis*

Marv Levy*

Roosevelt Brown, Len Ford*, Leroy Kelly, Willie Lanier

Roger Staubach* Bob Brown, Guy Chamberlin, Link

Lyman, Will Shields, Mick Tingelhoff Marion Motley*

Bill Polian, Ken Strong Chris Hanburger, Lawrence Taylor

Elvin Bethea Joe Greene

John “Paddy” Driscoll, Otto Graham

Jackie SmithJerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Nick

Buoniconti, Dave Casper, George Connor*, Paul Hornung, Earl “Curly” Lambeau, John “Blood” McNally*, Wayne Millner, Joe Montana, Alan Page, George Trafton

Cris Carter, Sid Gillman, Lou Groza, Dante Lavelli, Dick LeBeau, Jim Parker, Ed Sabol, Paul Warfield, Bill Willis

Troy Aikman*, Tommy McDonald, Lee Roy Selmon, Ron Wolf*

Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas

Dan Fouts, Alphonse “Tuffy” Leemans*, Mel Renfro, Norm Van Brocklin, Dave Wilcox*, Gary Zimmerman

Jack Ham, Franco Harris, Mike Michalske, Lenny Moore, Mike Munchak, Dave Robinson

Chuck Bednarik, Bert Bell Steve Owen

Mike Ditka, Chris Doleman, Tony Dorsett, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Dan Marino, Curtis Martin, Joe Schmidt

Ken Houston Len Dawson, Bob Griese, Hank Stram,

Rod Woodson

George Preston MarshallArnie Herber*

Jack ButlerJohn “Blood” McNally*

John Henry Johnson*Walt Kiesling Joe Gibbs*, Marshall Faulk

Gino Marchetti, Ollie Matson, Pete Rozelle*, Bob St. Clair*

Bill Walsh*Tom Fears*

Shannon Sharpe Larry Allen*

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Joe Gibbs*, Ron Yary*

O.J. Simpson*Hugh McElhenny*,

Joe Perry, Pete Rozelle*

Andre Tippett*

Jim Taylor* Walter Jones*

Roger Staubach*

Cortez Kennedy*

John Madden*, Bill Walsh*

Dick “Night Train” Lane

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Warren Moon*

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8 Michigan, Pittsburgh

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1986 - Doak Walker, Southern Methodist, 1948

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1994 - Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, 1976

2003 - Marcus Allen, USC, 1981

2004 - Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, 1988

2015 - Tim Brown, Notre Dame, 1987

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TIM BROWN

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Albert Glen (Turk) Edwards – Clarkston (Wash.)Carl Eller – Atkins (Winston-Salem, N.C.)John Elway – Granada Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Weeb Ewbank – Morton (Richmond, Ind.)

Marshall Faulk – George Washington Carver (New Orleans, La.)Tom Fears – Manual Arts (Los Angeles, Calif.)Jim Finks – Salem (Ill.)Ray Flaherty – Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wash.)Leonard (Len) Ford – Armstrong (Washington, D.C.)Dan Fortmann – Pearl River (N.Y.)Dan Fouts – St. Ignatius (San Francisco, Calif.)Benny Friedman – East Tech, Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio)

Frank Gatski – Farmington (W.Va.)Bill George – Waynesburg (Pa.)Joe Gibbs – Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.)Frank Gifford – Bakersfield (Calif.)Sid Gillman – North (Minneapolis, Minn.)Otto Graham – Waukegan (Ill.)Harold (Red) Grange – Wheaton (Ill.)Bud Grant – Central (Superior, Wis.)Darrell Green –Jessie H. Jones (Houston, Texas)Joe Greene – Dunbar (Temple, Texas)Forrest Gregg – Sulphur Springs (Texas)Bob Griese – Rex Mundi (Evansville, Ind.)Russ Grimm – Southmoreland (Alverton, Pa.)Lou Groza – Martins Ferry (Ohio)Ray Guy – Thomson (Ga.)Joe Guyon – Keewatin Academy (Prairie Du Chien, WI)George Halas – Crane Tech (Chicago, Ill.)Charles Haley – William Campbell (Naruna, Va.)Jack Ham – Bishop McCourt (Johnston, Pa.)

Herb Adderley – Northeast (Philadelphia, Pa.)Troy Aikman – Henryetta (Okla.)George Allen – Lake Shore (Mich.)Larry Allen – Vintage (Napa, Calif.), Centennial(Compton, Calif.), Armjio (Fairfield, Calif.), Tokay (Lodi, Calif.)Marcus Allen – Abraham Lincoln (San Diego, Calif.)Lance Alworth – Brookhaven (Miss.)Doug Atkins – Humboldt (Tenn.)

Morris (Red) Badgro – Kent (Wash.)Lem Barney – 33rd Avenue (Gulfport, Miss.)Cliff Battles – Kenmore (Akron, Ohio)Sammy Baugh – Temple (TX), Sweetwater (Texas)Chuck Bednarik – Bethlehem (Pa.) Catholic, Liberty (Bethlehem, Pa.) Bert Bell – Haverford Prep (Pa.)Bobby Bell – Cleveland (Shelby, N.C.)Raymond Berry – Paris (Texas)Elvin Bethea – Trenton Central (N.J.)Jerome Bettis – MacKenzie (Detroit, Mich.)Charles W. Bidwill – St. Ignatius (Chicago, Ill.)Fred Biletnikoff – Erie Tech (Pa.)George Blanda – Youngwood (Pa.)Mel Blount – Lyons (Ga.)Terry Bradshaw – Woodlawn (Shreveport, La.)Derrick Brooks – Booker T. Washington (Pensacola, Fla.) Bob Brown – East Tech (Cleveland, Ohio)Jim Brown – Manhasset (N.Y.)Paul Brown – Massillon (Ohio)Roosevelt Brown – Jefferson (Charlottesville, Va.)Tim Brown – Woodrow Wilson (Dallas, Texas) Willie Brown – Yazoo Training (Miss.)Buck Buchanan – A.H. Parker (Birmingham, Ala.)Nick Buoniconti – Cathedral (Springfield, Mass.)Dick Butkus – Chicago VocationalJack Butler – Mount Carmel (Niagara Falls, Ont. Canada)

Earl Campbell – John Tyler (Tyler, Texas)Tony Canadeo – Steinmetz (Chicago, Ill.)Joe Carr – NoneHarry Carson – McClenaghan (Florence, S.C.)Cris Carter – Middletown (Ohio)Dave Casper – St. Edward (Elgin, IL), Chilton (Wis.)Guy Chamberlin – Blue Springs (Neb.)Jack Christiansen – Odd Fellows Orphanage (Canon City, Colo.)Earl (Dutch) Clark – Central (Pueblo, Colo.)George Connor – De La Salle (Chicago, Ill.)Jimmy Conzelman – McKinley (St. Louis, Mo.)Lou Creekmur – Woodbridge (N.J.)Larry Csonka – Stow (Ohio)Curley Culp – Yuma (Ariz.)

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Dan Hampton – Jacksonville (Ark.)Chris Hanburger – Hampton (Va.) John Hannah – Albertville (Ala.), Baylor Prep (Chattanooga, Tenn.)Franco Harris – Rancocas Valley Regional (Mount Holly, N.J.)Bob Hayes – Matthew W. Gilbert (Jacksonville, Fla.)Mike Haynes – John Marshall (Los Angeles, Calif.)Ed Healey – Springfield Classical (Mass.)Mel Hein – Burlington, Fairhaven (Wash.)Ted Hendricks – Hialeah (Fla.)Wilbur (Pete) Henry – Mansfield (Ohio)Arnie Herber – Green Bay West (Wis.)Bill Hewitt – Central (Bay City, Mich.)Gene Hickerson – Trezevant (Tenn.)Clarke Hinkle – Toronto (Ohio)Elroy (Crazylegs) Hirsch – Wausau (Wis.)Paul Hornung – Flaget (Louisville, Ky.)Ken Houston – Dunbar (Texarkana, Texas)Robert (Cal) Hubbard – Keytesville (Mo.)Sam Huff – Farmington (W.Va.)Claude Humphrey – Lester (Memphis, Tenn.)Lamar Hunt – Hill School (Pottstown, Pa.)Don Hutson – Pine Bluff (Ark.)

Michael Irvin – St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)

Rickey Jackson – Pahokee (Fla.)Jimmy Johnson – Kingsburg (Calif.)John Henry Johnson – Pittsburg (Calif.)Charlie Joiner – William Oscar Boston (Lake Charles, La.)David (Deacon) Jones – Hungerford (Orlando, Fla.)Stan Jones – Lemyone (Pa.)Walter Jones – Aliceville (Ala.)

Henry Jordan – Emporia (Va.), Warwick (New Port News, Va.)Sonny Jurgensen – New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.)

Jim Kelly – East Brady (Pa.)Leroy Kelly – Simon Gratz (Philadelphia, Pa.)Cortez Kennedy – Rivercrest (Wilson, Ark.)Walt Kiesling – Cretin (St. Paul, Minn.)Frank (Bruiser) Kinard – Central (Jackson, Miss.)Paul Krause – Bendle (Burton, Mich.)

Earl (Curly) Lambeau – Green Bay East (Wis.)Jack Lambert – Crestwood (Mantua, Ohio)Tom Landry – Mission (Texas)Richard (Night Train) Lane – L. C. Anderson (Austin, Texas)Jim Langer – Royalton (Minn.)Willie Lanier – Maggie L. Walker (Richmond, Va.)Steve Largent – Putnam City (Oklahoma City, Okla.)Yale Lary – North Side (Fort Worth, Texas)Dante Lavelli – Hudson (Ohio)Bobby Layne – Highland Park (Dallas, Texas)Dick LeBeau – London (Ohio)Alphonse (Tuffy) Leemans – East (Superior, Wis.)Marv Levy – South Shore (Chicago, Ill.)Bob Lilly – Throckmorton (Texas), Pendelton (Ore.)Floyd Little – James Hillhouse (New Haven, Conn.); Bordentown Military Academy (N.J.)Larry Little – Booker T. Washington (Miami, Fla.)James Lofton – George Washington (Los Angeles, Calif.)Vince Lombardi – St. Francis Prep (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Howie Long – Milford (Mass.)Ronnie Lott – Eisenhower (Rialto, Calif.)

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Tom Mack – Cleveland Heights (Ohio)John Mackey – Hempstead (N.Y.)John Madden – Jefferson (Daly City, Calif.)Tim Mara – NoneWellington Mara – Loyola (New York City, N.Y.)Gino Marchetti – Antioch (Calif.)Dan Marino – Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.)George Preston Marshall – Friends Select (Washington, D.C.)Curtis Martin – Allderdice (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Ollie Matson – George Washington (San Francisco, Calif.)Bruce Matthews – Arcadia (Calif.)Don Maynard – Colorado (Colorado City, Texas)George McAfee – Ironton (Ohio)Mike McCormack – De La Salle (Kansas City, Kan.)Randall McDaniel – Agua Fria Union (Avondale, Ariz.)Tommy McDonald – Roy (NM), Highland (Albuquerque, N.M.)Hugh McElhenny – George Washington (Los Angeles, Calif.)John (Blood) McNally – New Richmond (Wis.)August (Mike) Michalske – West (Cleveland, Ohio)Wayne Millner – Salem, Malvern Prep, Devitt Prep (Mass.)Bobby Mitchell – Langston (Hot Springs, Ark.)Ron Mix – Hawthorne (Calif.)Art Monk – White Plains (N.Y.)Joe Montana – Ringgold (Monongahela, Pa.)

Warren Moon – Alexander Hamilton (Los Angeles, Calif.)Leonard (Lenny) Moore – Reading (Pa.)Marion Motley – McKinley (Canton, Ohio)Mike Munchak – Scranton (Pa.) CentralAnthony Muñoz – Chaffey (Ontario, Calif.)George Musso – Collinsville (Ill.)

Bronko Nagurski – Bemidji (Minn.), International Falls (Minn.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Namath – Beaver Falls (Pa.)Earle (Greasy) Neale – Parkersburg (W.Va.)Ernie Nevers – Central (Superior, WI), Santa Rosa (Calif.)Ozzie Newsome – Colbert County (Leighton, Ala.)Ray Nitschke – Proviso East (Maywood, Ill.)Chuck Noll – Benedictine (Cleveland, Ohio)Leo Nomellini – Crane (Chicago, Ill.)

Jonathan Ogden – St. Albans (Washington, D.C.)Merlin Olsen – James Logan (Logan, Utah)Jim Otto – Wausau (Wis.)Steve Owen – Aline (Okla.)

Alan Page – Central Catholic (Canton, Ohio)Bill Parcells – River Dell (Oradell, N.J.)Clarence (Ace) Parker – Woodrow Wilson (Portsmouth, Va.)Jim Parker – Macon (GA), Scott (Toledo, Ohio)Walter Payton – Columbia (Miss.)Fletcher (Joe) Perry – David Starr Jordan (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Pete Pihos – Austin (Chicago, Ill.)Bill Polian – Mount Saint Michael (Bronx, N.Y.)Fritz Pollard – Albert G. Lane Tech (Chicago, Ill.)

John Randle – Hearne (Texas)Hugh (Shorty) Ray – UnknownAndre Reed – Louis E. Dieruff (Allentown, Pa.)Dan Reeves – Newman Prep (Lakeland, N.J.)Mel Renfro – Jefferson (Portland, Ore.)Jerry Rice – B.L. Moor (Crawford, Miss.)Les Richter – Fresno (Calif.)John Riggins – Centralia (Kan.)Jim Ringo – Phillipsburg (N.J.)Willie Roaf – Pine Bluff (Ark.)Dave Robinson – Moorestown (N.J.)Andy Robustelli – Stamford (Conn.), La Salle Mil. Acad. (Oakdale, N.Y.)Art Rooney –Duquesne Prep (Pittsburgh), Indiana St. Normal (Pa.)Dan Rooney – North Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Pete Rozelle – Compton (Calif.)

Ed Sabol – Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.)Bob St. Clair – San Francisco Polytechnic (Calif.)Barry Sanders –North (Wichita, Kan.)Charlie Sanders – James B. Dudley (Greensboro, N.C.)Deion Sanders – North Fort Meyers (Fla.)Warren Sapp – Apopka (Fla.)Gale Sayers – Central (Omaha, Neb.)Joe Schmidt – Brentwood (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Tex Schramm – Alhambra (Calif.)Junior Seau – Oceanside (Calif.)Lee Roy Selmon – Eufaula (Okla.)Shannon Sharpe – Glennville (Ga.)Billy Shaw – Carr Central (Vicksburg, Miss.)Will Shields – Lewton (Okla.)Art Shell – Bonds-Wilson (North Charleston, S.C.)Don Shula – Harvey (Painesville, Ohio)O.J. Simpson – Galileo (San Francisco, Calif.)Mike Singletary – Evan E. Worthing (Houston, Texas)Jackie Slater – Jim Hill (Jackson, MS), Wingfield (Jackson, Miss.)Bruce Smith – Booker T. Washington (Norfolk, Va.)Emmitt Smith – Escambia (Pensacola, Fla.)Jackie Smith – Kentwood (La.)John Stallworth – Tuscaloosa (Ala.)Bart Starr – Sidney Lanier (Montgomery, Ala.)Roger Staubach – Purcell (Cincinnati, Ohio)Ernie Stautner – Columbia (E. Greenbush, N.Y.); Vincentian Instit. (Albany, N.Y.)Jan Stenerud – Lillestrom (Norway)Dwight Stephenson – Hampton (Va.)Michael Strahan – Westbury (Houston, Texas); American School (Mannheim, Germany)Hank Stram – Lew Wallace (Gary, Ind.)

Ken Strong – West Haven (Conn.)Joe Stydahar – Shinnston (W.Va.)Lynn Swann – Serra (San Mateo, Calif.)

Fran Tarkenton – Athens (Ga.)Charley Taylor – Dalworth (Grand Prairie, Texas)Jim Taylor – Baton Rouge (La.)Lawrence Taylor – Lafayette (Williamsburg, Va.)Derrick Thomas – South (Miami, Fla.)Emmitt Thomas – Marshall (Angleton, Texas)Thurman Thomas – Willowridge (Sugar Land, Texas)Jim Thorpe – Haskell Indian Inst. (Lawrence, Kan.)Mick Tingelhoff – Lexington (Neb.)Andre Tippett – Barringer (Newark, N.J.)Y.A. Tittle – Marshall (Texas)George Trafton – Oak Park (Ill.)Charley Trippi – Pittston (Pa.), LaSalle Acad. (New York, N.Y.)Emlen Tunnell – Radnor (Pa.)Clyde (Bulldog) Turner – Newman (Sweetwater, Texas)

Johnny Unitas – St. Justin’s (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Gene Upshaw – Robstown (Texas) Norm Van Brocklin – Acalanes (Lafayette, Calif.)Steve Van Buren – Warren Easton (New Orleans, La.)

Doak Walker – Highland Park (Texas)Bill Walsh – George Washington (Los Angeles), Hayward (Calif.)Paul Warfield – Warren G. Harding (Warren, Ohio)Bob Waterfield – Van Nuys (Calif.)Mike Webster – Rhinelander (Wis.)Roger Wehrli – King City (Mo.)Arnie Weinmeister – Jefferson (Portland, Ore.)Randy White – Thomas McKean (Wilmington, Del.)Reggie White – Howard (Chattanooga, Tenn.)Dave Wilcox – Vale Union (Ore.)Aeneas Williams – Alcee Fortier (New Orleans, La.)Bill Willis – East (Columbus, Ohio)Larry Wilson – Rigby (Idaho)Ralph Wilson, Jr. – Detroit University School, (Grosse Pointe, Mich.)Kellen Winslow – East St. Louis (Ill.)Alex Wojciechowicz – South River (N.J.)Ron Wolf – Susquehannock (Glen Rock, Pa.) Willie Wood – Armstrong (Washington, D.C.)Rod Woodson – R. Nelson Snider (Fort Wayne, Ind.)Rayfield Wright – Fairmont (Griffin, Ga.)

Ron Yary – Bellflower (Calif.)Steve Young – Greenwich (Conn.)Jack Youngblood – Jefferson County (Monticello, Fla.)

Gary Zimmerman – Walnut (Calif.)

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Bill Dudley – HB – 1942 – 1st Round

Carl Eller – DE – 1964 – 1st Round**John Elway – QB – 1983 – 1st Round

Marshall Faulk – RB – 1994 – 1st RoundTom Fears – E – 1945 – 11th Round**Len Ford – E – 1948 – 3rd RoundDan Fortmann – G – 1936 – 9th RoundDan Fouts – QB – 1973 – 3rd Round

Bill George – LB – 1951 – 2nd Round** Frank Gifford – HB/FL – 1952 – 1st Round Otto Graham – QB – 1944 – 1st RoundDarrell Green – CB – 1983 – 1st RoundJoe Greene – DT – 1969 – 1st Round Forrest Gregg – T – 1956 – 2nd RoundBob Griese – QB – 1967 – 1st RoundRuss Grimm – G – 1981 – 3rd RoundRay Guy – P – 1973 – 1st Round

** Additional notes on draft selection found on pages 143-154.

Herb Adderley – HB – 1961 – 1st Round**Troy Aikman – QB – 1989 – 1st RoundLarry Allen – G – 1994 – 2nd Round Marcus Allen – RB – 1982 – 1st Round Lance Alworth – FL – 1962 – 2nd Round**Doug Atkins – DE – 1953 – 1st Round

Lem Barney – CB – 1967 – 2nd RoundSammy Baugh – QB – 1937 – 1st Round Chuck Bednarik – C/LB – 1949 – 1st Round**Bobby Bell – LB – 1963 – 7th Round**Raymond Berry – E – 1954 – 20th Round**Elvin Bethea – DE – 1968 – 3rd RoundJerome Bettis – RB – 1993 – 1st RoundFred Biletnikoff – WR – 1965 – 2nd Round**George Blanda – QB – 1949 – 12th Round**Mel Blount – CB – 1970 – 3rd Round Terry Bradshaw – QB – 1970 – 1st Round Derrick Brooks – LB – 1995 – 1st Round Bob Brown – T – 1964 – 1st Round**Jim Brown – FB – 1957 – 1st Round Roosevelt Brown – T – 1953 – 27th RoundTim Brown – WR – 1988 – 1st RoundBuck Buchanan – DE/T – 1963 – 1st Round**Nick Buoniconti – LB – 1962 – 13th Round Dick Butkus – LB – 1965 – 1st Round**

Earl Campbell – FB – 1978 – 1st Round Tony Canadeo – HB – 1941 – 9th RoundHarry Carson – LB – 1976 – 4th RoundCris Carter – WR – 1987 – 4th Round** Dave Casper – WR – 1974 – 2nd Round Jack Christiansen – DB – 1951 – 6th Round George Connor – T – 1946 – 1st Round**Lou Creekmur – T – 1950 – 2nd Round of Special Draft**Larry Csonka – FB – 1968 – 1st RoundCurley Culp – DT – 1968 – 2nd Round

Willie Davis – DE – 1956 – 15th RoundDermontti Dawson – C – 1988 – 2nd RoundLen Dawson – QB – 1957 – 1st RoundFred Dean – DE – 1975 – 2nd RoundJoe DeLamielleure – G – 1973 – 1st Round Richard Dent – DE – 1983 – 8th RoundEric Dickerson – RB – 1983 – 1st Round Dan Dierdorf – T – 1971 – 2nd Round Mike Ditka – TE – 1961 – 1st Round** Chris Doleman – DE/LB – 1985 – 1st RoundArt Donovan – DT – 1950 – 3rd Round of Special Draft**Tony Dorsett – RB – 1977 – 1st Round

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NUMBER ONE!Thirteen members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame have been chosen as the first overall pick of a draft.

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1963 (AFL) - Buck Buchanan1968 - Ron Yary

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Curtis Martin – RB – 1995 – 3rd RoundOllie Matson – HB – 1952 – 1st RoundBruce Matthews – G/T/C – 1983 – 1st RoundDon Maynard – WR/HB – 1957 – 9th RoundGeorge McAfee – HB – 1940 – 1st Round** Mike McCormack – T – 1951 – 3rd Round Randall McDaniel – G – 1988 – 1st RoundTommy McDonald – WR – 1957 – 3rd Round Hugh McElhenny – HB – 1952 – 1st Round Wayne Millner – E – 1936 – 8th RoundBobby Mitchell – HB – 1958 – 7th RoundRon Mix – T – 1960 – 1st Round** Art Monk – WR – 1980 – 1st RoundJoe Montana – QB – 1979 – 3rd Round Lenny Moore – FL/HB – 1956 – 1st RoundMike Munchak – G – 1982 – 1st RoundAnthony Muñoz – T – 1980 – 1st Round

Joe Namath – QB – 1965 – 1st Round**Ozzie Newsome – TE – 1978 – 1st Round Ray Nitschke – LB – 1958 – 3rd RoundLeo Nomellini – DT – 1950 – 1st Round

Jonathan Ogden – T – 1996 – 1st Round Merlin Olsen – DT – 1962 – 1st Round** Jim Otto – C – 1960 – Special Selection Pool**

Alan Page – DT – 1967 – 1st RoundClarence “Ace” Parker – QB – 1937 – 2nd Round Jim Parker – T/G – 1957 – 1st Round Walter Payton – RB – 1975 – 1st Round Pete Pihos – E – 1945 – 5th Round**

Andre Reed – WR – 1985 – 4th Round Mel Renfro – DB – 1964 – 2nd Round**Jerry Rice – WR – 1985 – 1st RoundLes Richter – LB – 1952 – 1st RoundJohn Riggins – RB – 1971 – 1st Round Jim Ringo – C – 1953 – 7th Round Willie Roaf – T – 1993 – 1st RoundDave Robinson – LB – 1963 – 1st Round Andy Robustelli – DE – 1951 – 19th Round

Bob St. Clair – T – 1953 – 3rd RoundBarry Sanders – RB – 1989 – 1st RoundCharlie Sanders – TE – 1968 – 3rd RoundDeion Sanders – CB – 1989 – 1st RoundWarren Sapp – DT – 1995 – 1st Round Gale Sayers – HB – 1965 – 1st Round**Joe Schmidt – LB – 1953 – 7th RoundJunior Seau – LB – 1990 – 1st RoundLee Roy Selmon – DT – 1976 – 1st Round Shannon Sharpe – TE – 1990 – 7th RoundBilly Shaw – G – 1961 – 2nd Round**

Charles Haley – LB – 1986 – 4th RoundJack Ham – LB – 1971 – 2nd Round Dan Hampton – DL – 1979 – 1st Round Chris Hanburger – LB – 1965 – 18th RoundJohn Hannah – G – 1973 – 1st Round Franco Harris – HB – 1972 – 1st Round Bob Hayes – WR – 1964 – 7th Round**Mike Haynes – CB – 1976 – 1st Round Ted Hendricks – LB – 1969 – 2nd RoundGene Hickerson – G – 1957 – 7th Round** Elroy Hirsch – HB/E – 1945 – 1st Round**Paul Hornung – QB/HB – 1957 – 1st Round Ken Houston – S – 1967 – 9th Round Sam Huff – LB – 1956 – 3rd RoundClaude Humphrey – DE – 1968 – 1st Round

Michael Irvin – WR – 1988 – 1st Round

Rickey Jackson – LB – 1981 – 2nd RoundJimmy Johnson – CB – 1961 – 1st Round** John Henry Johnson – FB – 1953 – 2nd Round** Charlie Joiner – WR – 1969 – 4th Round David “Deacon” Jones – DE – 1961 – 14th RoundStan Jones – G/DT – 1953 – 5th Round**Walter Jones – T – 1997 – 1st Round Henry Jordan – DT – 1957 – 5th RoundSonny Jurgensen – QB – 1957 – 4th Round

Jim Kelly – QB – 1983 – 1st Round Leroy Kelly – RB – 1964 – 8th RoundCortez Kennedy – DT – 1990 – 1st RoundFrank “Bruiser” Kinard – T – 1938 – 3rd Round Paul Krause – S – 1964 – 2nd Round**

Jack Lambert – LB – 1974 – 2nd Round Willie Lanier – LB – 1967 – 2nd RoundSteve Largent – WR – 1976 – 4th Round Yale Lary – DB – 1952 – 3rd Round Dante Lavelli – E – 1947 – 12th Round Bobby Layne – QB – 1948 – 1st Round** Dick LeBeau – CB – 1959 – 5th Round“Tuffy” Leemans – FB/HB – 1936 – 2nd Round Bob Lilly – DT – 1961 – 1st Round**Floyd Little – RB – 1967 – 1st RoundJames Lofton – WR – 1978 – 1st Round Howie Long – DE – 1981 – 2nd Round Ronnie Lott – DB – 1981 –1st Round Sid Luckman – QB – 1939 – 1st Round

Tom Mack – G – 1966 – 1st RoundJohn Mackey – TE – 1963 – 2nd Round**Gino Marchetti – DE – 1952 – 2nd RoundDan Marino – QB – 1983 – 1st Round

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1936 to 1997*Those enshrinees who were drafted more than once are listed with the team that signed them. Additional notes immediately follow that draft information. n/a – information on position overall not available * No player who started his career after 1997 has been inducted into the Hall of Fame

Year - Player (Overall) – Position, Team

Bonus RoundFrom 1947 through 1958, the first selection of the draft was a Bonus pick, awarded to the winner of a random draw. That club, in turn, forfeited its last-round draft choice. The winner of the Bonus pick was eliminated from future draws. The system was abolished after 1958, by which time all clubs had received a Bonus pick.

1949 - Chuck Bednarik (1) – C/LB, Philadelphia EaglesAlso drafted in 1st round of 1949 AAFC secret draft by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1957 - Paul Hornung (1) – Q/HB, Green Bay Packers

First Round1936 - Joe Stydahar (6) – T, Chicago Bears1937 - Sammy Baugh (6) – QB, Washington Redskins1938 - Alex Wojciechowicz (6) – C, Detroit Lions1939 - Sid Luckman (2) – QB, Chicago Bears1940 - George McAfee (2) – HB, Philadelphia Eagles

Immediately traded to Chicago Bears, with whom he signed.

1940 - Clyde “Bulldog” Turner (7) – C, Chicago Bears1942 - Bill Dudley (1) – HB, Pittsburgh Steelers1944 - Otto Graham (4) – QB, Detroit Lions

Drafted by Lions but signed with Cleveland Browns of AAFC in 1946.

1944 - Steve Van Buren (5) – HB, Philadelphia Eagles1945 - Charley Trippi (1) – HB, Chicago Cardinals

Drafted as a future selection. Also drafted as special selec-tion in 1947 AAFC draft by New York Yankees.

1945 - Elroy Hirsch (5) – HB/E, Cleveland RamsDrafted as a future selection. Started career in AAFC but switched to NFL and Rams in 1949.

1946 - George Connor (5) – T, New York GiantsDrafted as a future selection. Traded to the Boston Yanks who then traded him to the Chicago Bears. Also selected in 15th round (145th overall) of 1945 draft by Pittsburgh Steelers. The NFL ruled the pick to be ineligible and thus voided the selection.)

1948 - Bobby Layne (3) – QB, Chicago BearsAlso selected in 1st round (2nd overall) of 1948 AAFC draft by Baltimore Colts.

1948 - Y.A. Tittle (6) – QB, Detroit LionsDrafted by Lions, but started career with the Baltimore Colts in AAFC. When Colts disbanded after 1950 season, the play-ers were made eligible for draft along with college seniors. Tittle was the No. 1 choice (3rd overall) of 49ers in 1951.

1949 - Doak Walker (3) – HB, Boston YanksWalker was drafted as a future selection. His negotiation rights traded to Detroit Lions before 1950 season. Also drafted in 9th round (69th overall) of 1949 AAFC draft by the Cleveland Browns.

Art Shell – T – 1968 – 3rd RoundWill Shields – G – 1993 – 3rd RoundO.J. Simpson – RB – 1969 – 1st RoundMike Singletary – LB – 1981 –2nd Round Jackie Slater – T – 1976 – 3rd RoundBruce Smith – DE – 1985 – 1st RoundEmmitt Smith – RB – 1990 – 1st RoundJackie Smith – TE – 1963 – 10th RoundJohn Stallworth – WR – 1974 – 4th Round Bart Starr – QB – 1956 – 17th RoundRoger Staubach – QB – 1964 – 10th Round**Ernie Stautner – DT – 1950 – 2nd Round ** Jan Stenerud – K – 1966 – 3rd Round of Red Shirt Draft Dwight Stephenson – C – 1980 – 2nd Round Michael Strahan – DE – 1993 – 2nd Round Joe Stydahar – T – 1936 – 1st RoundLynn Swann – WR – 1974 – 1st Round

Fran Tarkenton – QB – 1961 – 3rd Round **Charley Taylor – HB/SE – 1964 – 1st Round**Jim Taylor – FB – 1958 – 2nd RoundLawrence Taylor – LB – 1981 – 1st RoundDerrick Thomas – LB – 1989 – 1st RoundThurman Thomas – RB – 1988 – 2nd Round Andre Tippett – LB – 1982 – 2nd Round Y.A. Tittle – QB – 1948 – 1st Round**Charley Trippi – HB – 1945 – 1st Round**Clyde “Bulldog” Turner – C – 1940 – 1st Round

Johnny Unitas – QB – 1955 – 9th Round Gene Upshaw – G – 1967– 1st Round Norm Van Brocklin – QB – 1949 – 4th Round** Steve Van Buren – HB – 1944 – 1st Round

Doak Walker – HB – 1949 – 1st Round** Paul Warfield – WR – 1964 – 1st Round**Bob Waterfield – QB – 1944 – 5th Round**Mike Webster – C – 1974 – 5th Round Roger Wehrli – CB – 1969 – 1st RoundArnie Weinmeister – E – 1945 – 17th RoundRandy White – DL/LB – 1975 – 1st Round Reggie White – DL – 1984 –1st Round**Dave Wilcox – LB – 1964 – 3rd Round**Aeneas Williams – DB – 1991 – 3rd Round Larry Wilson – DB – 1960 – 7th Round**Kellen Winslow – TE – 1979 – 1st Round Alex Wojciechowicz – C – 1938 – 1st Round Rod Woodson – CB – 1987 – 1st RoundRayfield Wright – T – 1967 – 7th Round

Ron Yary – T – 1968 – 1st RoundSteve Young – QB – 1984 – 1st Round**Jack Youngblood – DE – 1971 – 1st Round

Gary Zimmerman – T – 1984 – 1st Round**

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1968 - Larry Csonka (8) – FB, Miami Dolphins 1969 - O.J. Simpson (1) – RB, Buffalo Bills1969 - Joe Greene (4) – DT, Pittsburgh Steelers1969 - Roger Wehrli (19) – CB, St. Louis Cardinals1970 - Terry Bradshaw (1) – QB, Pittsburgh Steelers1971 - John Riggins (6) – RB, New York Jets1971 - Jack Youngblood (20) – DE, Los Angeles Rams1972 - Franco Harris (13) – HB, Pittsburgh Steelers1973 - John Hannah (4) – G, New England Patriots1973 - Ray Guy (23) – P, Oakland Raiders1973 - Joe DeLamielleure (26) – G, Buffalo Bills1974 - Lynn Swann (21) – WR, Pittsburgh Steelers1975 - Randy White (2) – DL/LB, Dallas Cowboys1975 - Walter Payton (4) – RB, Chicago Bears1976 - Lee Roy Selmon (1) – DE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers1976 - Mike Haynes (5) – CB, New England Patriots1977 - Tony Dorsett (2) – RB, Dallas Cowboys1978 - Earl Campbell (1) – FB, Houston Oilers1978 - James Lofton (6) – WR, Green Bay Packers1978 - Ozzie Newsome (23) – TE, Cleveland Browns1979 - Dan Hampton (4) – DL, Chicago Bears1979 - Kellen Winslow (13) – TE, San Diego Chargers1980 - Anthony Muñoz (3) – T, Cincinnati Bengals1980 - Art Monk (18) – WR, Washington Redskins1981 - Lawrence Taylor (2) – LB, New York Giants1981 - Ronnie Lott (8) – DB, San Francisco 49ers1982 - Mike Munchak (8) – G, Houston Oilers1982 - Marcus Allen (10) – RB, Oakland Raiders^

^ Team relocated to Los Angeles following the draft.

1983 - John Elway (1) – QB, Baltimore Colts1983 - Eric Dickerson (2) – RB, Los Angeles Rams1983 - Bruce Matthews (9) – G/T/C, Houston Oilers1983 - Jim Kelly (14) – QB, Buffalo Bills1983 - Dan Marino (27) – QB, Miami Dolphins1983 - Darrell Green (28) – CB, Washington Redskins1985 - Bruce Smith (1) – DE, Buffalo Bills1985 - Chris Doleman (4) – DE/LB, Minnesota Vikings1985 - Jerry Rice (16) – WR, San Francisco 49ers1987 - Rod Woodson (10) – CB, Pittsburgh Steelers1988 - Tim Brown (6) – WR, Los Angeles Raiders1988 - Michael Irvin (11) – WR, Dallas Cowboys1988 - Randall McDaniel (19) – G, Minnesota Vikings1989 - Troy Aikman (1) – QB, Dallas Cowboys1989 - Barry Sanders (3) – RB, Detroit Lions1989 - Derrick Thomas (4) – LB, Kansas City Chiefs1989 - Deion Sanders (5) – CB, Atlanta Falcons1990 - Cortez Kennedy (3) – DT, Seattle Seahawks1990 - Junior Seau (5) – LB, San Diego Chargers1990 - Emmitt Smith (17) – RB, Dallas Cowboys1993 - Willie Roaf (8) – T, New Orleans Saints1993 - Jerome Bettis (10) – RB, Los Angeles Rams1994 - Marshall Faulk (2) – RB, Indianapolis Colts1995 - Warren Sapp (12) – DT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers1995 - Derrick Brooks (28) – LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers1996 - Jonathan Ogden (4) – T, Baltimore Ravens1997 - Walter Jones (6) – T, Seattle Seahawks

1950 - Leo Nomellini (11) – DT, San Francisco 49ers1952 - Les Richter (2) – LB, New York Yanks1952 - Ollie Matson (3) – HB, Chicago Cardinals1952 - Hugh McElhenny (9) – HB, San Francisco 49ers1952 - Frank Gifford (11) – HB-FL, New York Giants1953 - Doug Atkins (11) – DE, Cleveland Browns1956 - Lenny Moore (9) – FL-HB, Baltimore Colts1957 - Len Dawson (5) – QB, Pittsburgh Steelers1957 - Jim Brown (6) – FB, Cleveland Browns1957 - Jim Parker (8) – T-G, Baltimore Colts1960 AFL - Ron Mix – n/a, T, Boston Patriots

Traded to Los Angeles Chargers. Also drafted in 1st round of 1960 NFL Draft (10th overall) by the Baltimore Colts.

1961 - Mike Ditka (5) – TE, Chicago BearsAlso drafted in 1st round of 1961 AFL Draft by the Houston Oilers.

1961 - Jimmy Johnson (6) – CB, San Francisco 49ersAlso drafted in 4th round of 1961 AFL Draft by the Los Angeles Chargers.

1961 - Herb Adderley (12) – HB, Green Bay PackersAlso drafted in 2nd round of 1961 AFL draft by the New York Titans.

1961 - Bob Lilly (13) – DT, Dallas CowboysAlso drafted in 2nd round of 1961 AFL Draft by the Dallas Texans.

1962 - Merlin Olsen (3) – DT, Los Angeles RamsAlso drafted in 1st round (2nd overall) of 1962 AFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.

1963 AFL - Buck Buchanan (1) – DE/T, Dallas TexansAlso drafted in 19th round (265th overall) of 1963 NFL draft by the New York Giants.

1963 NFL - Dave Robinson (14) – LB, Green Bay PackersAlso drafted in 3rd round (17th overall) of 1963 AFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.

1964 - Bob Brown (2) – T, Philadelphia EaglesAlso drafted in 1st round (1st overall) of 1964 AFL Draft by Denver Broncos.

1964 - Charley Taylor (3) – HB/SE, Washington Redskins

Also drafted in 2nd round (9th overall) of 1964 AFL draft by the Houston Oilers.

1964 - Carl Eller (6) – DE, Minnesota VikingsAlso drafted in 1st round (5th overall) of 1964 AFL Draft by Buffalo Bills.

1964 - Paul Warfield (11) – WR, Cleveland BrownsAlso drafted in 4th round (28th overall) of 1964 AFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.

1965 - Dick Butkus (3) – LB, Chicago BearsAlso drafted in 2nd round of 1965 AFL draft by the Denver Broncos.

1965 - Gale Sayers (4) – HB, Chicago BearsAlso drafted in 1st round of 1965 AFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.

1965 AFL - Joe Namath (n/a) – QB, New York JetsAlso selected in 1st round (12th overall) of 1965 NFL draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.

1966 - Tom Mack (2) – G, Los Angeles Rams1967 - Bob Griese (4) – QB, Miami Dolphins1967 - Floyd Little (6) – RB, Denver Broncos1967 - Alan Page (15) – DT, Minnesota Vikings1967 - Gene Upshaw (17) – G, Oakland Raiders1968 - Ron Yary (1) – T, Minnesota Vikings1968 - Claude Humphrey (3) – DE, Atlanta Falcons

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1952 - Gino Marchetti (14) – DE, New York YanksTwo days after the draft, the Yanks franchise was sold back to the NFL. All assets and players were granted to the new Dallas Texans.

1953 - John Henry Johnson (18) – FB, Pittsburgh Steelers

Played in the Canadian Football League in 1953. Negotiating rights were traded to San Francisco 49ers before the 1954 season.

1956 - Forrest Gregg (20) – T, Green Bay Packers1958 - Jim Taylor (15) – FB, Green Bay Packers1961 AFL - Billy Shaw (n/a) – G, Buffalo Bills

Also selected in the 14th round (184th overall) of 1961 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

1962 AFL - Lance Alworth (9) – FL, Oakland Raiders

Also drafted in 1st round (8th overall) of 1962 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers.

1963 - John Mackey (19) – TE, Baltimore ColtsAlso drafted in 5th round (35th overall) of 1963 AFL draft by the New York Titans.

1964 - Mel Renfro (17) – DB, Dallas CowboysAlso drafted in 10th round (79th overall) of 1964 AFL draft by the Oakland Raiders.

First Round of Supplemental Draft1984 - Steve Young (1) – QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers1984 - Gary Zimmerman (3) – T, New York Giants1984 - Reggie White (4) – DL, Philadelphia Eagles

Second Round1936 - “Tuffy” Leemans (18) – FB/HB, New York Giants1937 - Clarence “Ace” Parker (13) – QB, Brooklyn Dodgers1950 - Ernie Stautner (22) – DT, Pittsburgh Steelers

Also selected in 1st round of 1949 secret two-round AAFC draft by the San Francisco 49ers.

1951 - Bill George (23) – LB, Chicago BearsDrafted as future selection.

HALL OF FAME COACHES AND CONTRIBUTORS WHO WERE DRAFTED

Back – Drafted in the 12th round (116th overall) of the 1949 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was also picked in the 4th round (22nd player overall) of the 1949 AAFC Draft by the Chicago Rockets.

Bud GrantEnd – Drafted in the first round (14th overall) of the 1950 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Back – Drafted as a future choice in the 20th round (184th over-all) of the 1947 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He was also picked in the 19th round (128th overall) of the 1948 AAFC Draft by the New York Yankees.

John MaddenTackle – Drafted in the 21st round (244th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Tackle – Drafted in the 20th round (239th overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.

Bill ParcellsTackle – Drafted in the 7th round (89th overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.

Back – Drafted in the 9th round (110th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.

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1976 - Jackie Slater (86) – T, Los Angeles Rams1979 - Joe Montana (82) – QB, San Francisco 49ers1981 - Russ Grimm (69) – G, Washington Redskins1991 - Aeneas Williams (59) – CB, Phoenix Cardinals1993 - Will Shields (74) – G, Kansas City Chiefs1995 - Curtis Martin (74) – RB, New England Patriots

Fourth Round1949 - Norm Van Brocklin (37) – QB, Los Angeles Rams

Also drafted in 11th round (78th overall) in 1949 AAFC draft by the Chicago Hornets.

1957 - Sonny Jurgensen (43) – QB, Philadelphia Eagles1969 - Charlie Joiner (93) – WR, Houston Oilers1974 - John Stallworth (82) – WR, Pittsburgh Steelers1976 - Harry Carson (105) – LB, New York Giants1976 - Steve Largent (117) – WR, Houston Oilers1985 - Andre Reed (86) – WR, Buffalo Bills1986 - Charles Haley (96) – LB, San Francisco 49ers

Fourth Round of Supplemental Draft1987 - Cris Carter (na) – WR, Philadelphia Eagles

Fifth Round1944 - Bob Waterfield (42) – QB, Cleveland Rams

Drafted as a future selection.

1945 - Pete Pihos (41) – E, Philadelphia EaglesDrafted as a future selection.

1953 - Stan Jones (54) – G/DT, Chicago BearsDrafted as a future selection.

1957 - Henry Jordan (52) – DT, Cleveland Browns1959 - Dick LeBeau (58) – CB, Cleveland Browns1974 - Mike Webster (125) – C, Pittsburgh Steelers

Sixth Round1951 - Jack Christiansen (69) – DB, Detroit Lions

Seventh Round1953 - Jim Ringo (79) – C, Green Bay Packers1953 - Joe Schmidt (85) – LB, Detroit Lions1957 - Gene Hickerson (78) – G, Cleveland Browns

Drafted as a future selection.

1958 - Bobby Mitchell (84) – HB, Cleveland Browns1960 - Larry Wilson (74) – DB, St. Louis Cardinals

Also drafted in 1960 AFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.1963 AFL - Bobby Bell (56) – LB, Dallas Texans

Also drafted in 2nd round (16th overall) of 1963 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings.

1964 - Bob Hayes (88) – WR, Dallas CowboysDrafted as a future selection. Also drafted as a future selec-tion in the 14th round (105th overall) of 1964 AFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.

1967 - Rayfield Wright (182) – T, Dallas Cowboys1990 - Shannon Sharpe (192) – TE, Denver Broncos

1964 - Paul Krause (18) – S, Washington RedskinsAlso drafted in 12th round (89th overall) of 1964 AFL draft by the Denver Broncos.

1965 AFL - Fred Biletnikoff (n/a) – WR, Oakland Raiders

Also drafted in 3rd round (39th overall) of 1965 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions.

1967 - Lem Barney (34) – CB, Detroit Lions1967 - Willie Lanier (50) – LB, Kansas City Chiefs1968 - Curley Culp (31) – DT, Denver Broncos1969 - Ted Hendricks (33) – LB, Baltimore Colts1971 - Jack Ham (34) – LB, Pittsburgh Steelers1971 - Dan Dierdorf (43) – T, St. Louis Cardinals1974 - Dave Casper (45) – TE, Oakland Raiders1974 - Jack Lambert (46) – LB, Pittsburgh Steelers1975 - Fred Dean (33) – DE, San Diego Chargers1980 - Dwight Stephenson (48) – C, Miami Dolphins1981 - Mike Singletary (38) – LB, Chicago Bears1981 - Howie Long (48) – DE, Oakland Raiders1981 - Rickey Jackson (51) – LB, New Orleans Saints1982 - Andre Tippett (41) – LB, New England Patriots1988 - Thurman Thomas (40) – RB, Buffalo Bills1988 - Dermontti Dawson (44) – C, Pittsburgh Steelers1993 - Michael Strahan (40) – DE, New York Giants1994 - Larry Allen (46) – G, Dallas Cowboys

Third Round1938 - Frank “Bruiser” Kinard (18) – T, Brooklyn Dodgers1948 AAFC - Len Ford (14) – E, Los Angeles Dons1951 - Mike McCormack (34) – T, New York Yanks1952 - Yale Lary (34) – DB, Detroit Lions1953 - Bob St. Clair (32) – T, San Francisco 49ers1956 - Sam Huff (30) – LB, New York Giants1957 - Tommy McDonald (31) – WR, Philadelphia Eagles1958 - Ray Nitschke (36) – LB, Green Bay Packers1961 - Fran Tarkenton (29) – QB, Minnesota Vikings

Also drafted in 5th round of 1961 AFL draft by the Boston Patriots.

1964 - Dave Wilcox (29) – LB, San Francisco 49ersAlso drafted in 6th round (46th overall) of 1964 AFL Draft by Houston Oilers.

1966 AFL - Jan Stenerud (n/a) – K, Kansas City Chiefs

AFL “Red Shirt” draft.

1968 - Charlie Sanders (74) – TE, Detroit Lions1968 - Elvin Bethea (77) – DE, Houston Oilers1968 - Art Shell (80) – T, Oakland Raiders1970 - Mel Blount (53) – CB, Pittsburgh Steelers1973 - Dan Fouts (84) – QB, San Diego Chargers

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15th Round1956 - Willie Davis (181) – DE, Cleveland Browns

17th Round 1945 - Arnie Weinmeister (166) – E, Brooklyn Tigers1956 - Bart Starr (200) – QB, Green Bay Packers

18th Round 1965 - Chris Hanburger (245) – LB, Washington Redskins

19th Round1951 - Andy Robustelli (228) – DE, Los Angeles Rams

20th Round1954 - Raymond Berry (232) – E, Baltimore Colts

Drafted as a future selection.

27th Round1953 - Roosevelt Brown (321) – T, New York Giants

Special NFL Selections, 19501950 - Lou Creekmur – T, Detroit Lions

Selected by the Lions in the second round of a special draft in 1950. Originally drafted in 1948 by the Philadelphia Eagles in 26th round (243rd overall) and the AAFC’s Los Angeles Dons in 28th round (197th overall). He opted to complete his college eligibility.

1950 - Art Donovan – DT, Baltimore ColtsSelected by Baltimore Colts in 3rd round of special selection draft in 1950. A year later, after Colts disbanded, he was select-ed by Cleveland Browns in 4th round (50th overall) but was traded to New York Yanks before the 1951 season began. Also selected in 22nd round (204th overall) of 1947 NFL draft by the New York Giants and in the 17th round (131st overall) in the 1949 AAFC draft by the Buffalo Bills.

Special AFL Selection, 19601960 AFL - Jim Otto – C, Oakland Raiders

Drafted among 33 players selected by the Raiders in the first round of the player pool selection process before the AFL’s first season.

Eighth Round1936 - Wayne Millner (65) – E, Boston Redskins1964 - Leroy Kelly (110) – RB, Cleveland Browns1983 - Richard Dent (203) – DE, Chicago Bears

Ninth Round1936 - Dan Fortmann (78) – G, Chicago Bears1941 - Tony Canadeo (77) – HB, Green Bay Packers1955 - Johnny Unitas (102) – QB, Pittsburgh Steelers

Cut before start of 1955 and then signed as free agent with Baltimore Colts in 1956.

1957 - Don Maynard (109) – WR/HB, New York Giants1967 - Ken Houston (214) – S, Houston Oilers

10th Round1963 - Jackie Smith (129) – TE, St. Louis Cardinals1964 - Roger Staubach (129) – QB, Dallas Cowboys

Drafted as a future selection. Also drafted as a future selection in 16th round (122nd overall) of 1964 AFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.

11th Round1945 - Tom Fears (103) – E, Cleveland Rams

Drafted as a future selection.

12th Round1947 - Dante Lavelli (103) – E, Los Angeles Rams1949 - George Blanda (119) – QB, Chicago Bears

Also drafted in 2nd round (9th overall) of 1949 AAFC draft by the Chicago Hornets.

13th Round1962 AFL - Nick Buoniconti (102) – LB, Boston Patriots

14th Round1961 - David “Deacon” Jones (186) – DE, Los Angeles Rams

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Steve Van Buren, HB, Louisiana State - 1st Round (5th overall) by Philadelphia EaglesBob Waterfield, QB, UCLA - 5th Round (42nd overall) by Cleveland Rams

(Drafted as a future selection.)

1945, HB, Georgia - 1st Round (1st

overall) by Chicago Cardinals (Drafted as a future selection. Also drafted as special selec-tion in 1947 AAFC draft by New York Yankees.)

Elroy Hirsch, HB-E, Wisconsin - 1st Round (5th overall) by Cleveland Rams

(Drafted as a future selection. Started career in AAFC but switched to NFL and Rams in 1949.)

Pete Pihos, E, Indiana - 5th Round (41st overall) by Philadelphia Eagles

(Drafted as a future selection.)

, E, Santa Clara, UCLA - 11th Round (103rd overall) by Cleveland Rams

(Drafted as a future selection.)

Arnie Weinmeister, E, Washington - 17th Round (166th overall) by Brooklyn Tigers

1946, T, Holy Cross, Notre Dame - 1st

Round (5th overall) by New York Giants (Drafted as a future selection. Traded to the Boston Yanks who then traded him to the Chicago Bears. Also selected in 15th round (145th overall) of 1945 draft by Pittsburgh Steelers. The NFL ruled the pick to be ineligible and thus voided the selection.)

1947, E, Ohio State - 12th Round (103rd

overall) by Los Angeles Rams

1948, QB, Texas - 1st Round (3rd over-

all) by Chicago Bears (Also selected in 1st round - 2nd overall - of 1948 AAFC Draft by Baltimore Colts.)

, QB, Louisiana State - 1st Round (6th overall) by Detroit Lions

(Drafted by Lions, but started career with the Baltimore Colts in AAFC. When Colts disbanded after 1950 season, the play-ers were made eligible for draft along with college seniors. Tittle was the No. 1 choice - 3rd overall - of 49ers in 1951.)

, E, Morgan State, Michigan - 3rd Round (14th overall) of AAFC Draft by Los Angeles Dons

1949, C-LB, Pennsylvania - 1st Round

(1st overall) by Philadelphia Eagles (Also drafted in 1st round of 1949 AAFC secret draft by the Brooklyn Dodgers.)

, HB, Southern Methodist - 1st Round (3rd overall) by Boston Yanks

(Walker was drafted as a future selection. His negotiation rights traded to Detroit Lions before 1950 season. Also draft-ed in 9th round - 69th overall - of 1949 AAFC Draft by the Cleveland Browns.)

PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS BY DRAFT YEAR

1936 to 1997*Those enshrinees who were drafted more than once are listed with the team that signed them. Additional notes immediately follow that draft information. n/a – information on position overall not available * No player who started his career after 1997 has been inducted into the Hall of Fame.

1936Joe Stydahar, T, West Virginia - 1st Round (6th overall) by Chicago Bears

, FB-HB, Oregon, George Washington - 2nd Round (18th overall) by New York GiantsWayne Millner, E, Notre Dame - 8th Round (65th overall) by Boston Redskins

, G, Colgate - 9th Round (78th overall) by Chicago Bears

1937Sammy Baugh, QB, Texas Christian - 1st Round (6th overall) by Washington Redskins

, QB, Duke - 2nd Round (13th overall) by Brooklyn Dodgers

1938, C, Fordham - 1st Round

(6th overall) by Detroit Lions, T, Mississippi - 3rd

Round (18th overall) by Brooklyn Dodgers

1939, QB, Columbia - 1st Round (2nd

overall) by Chicago Bears

1940George McAfee, HB, Duke - 1st Round (2nd overall) by Philadelphia Eagles

(Immediately traded to Chicago Bears, with whom he signed.)

, C, Hardin-Simmons - 1st Round (7th overall) by Chicago Bears

1941, HB, Gonzaga - 9th Round (77th

overall) by Green Bay Packers

1942, HB, Virginia - 1st Round (1st overall)

by Pittsburgh Steelers

1944Otto Graham, QB, Northwestern - 1st Round (4th overall) by Detroit Lions

(Drafted by Lions but signed with Cleveland Browns of AAFC in 1946.)

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John Henry Johnson, FB, St. Mary’s, Arizona - 2nd Round (18th overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers

(Played in the Canadian Football League in 1953. Negotiating rights were traded to San Francisco 49ers before the 1954 season.)

, T, San Francisco, Tulsa - 3rd Round (32nd overall) by San Francisco 49ersStan Jones, G-DT, Maryland - 5th Round (54th overall) by Chicago Bears

(Drafted as a future selection.)

Jim Ringo, C, Syracuse - 7th Round (79th overall) by Green Bay PackersJoe Schmidt, LB, Pittsburgh - 7th Round (85th overall) by Detroit LionsRoosevelt Brown, T, Morgan State - 27th Round (321st overall) by New York Giants

1954Raymond Berry, E, Southern Methodist - 20th Round (232nd overall) by Baltimore Colts

(Drafted as a future selection.)

1955Johnny Unitas, QB, Louisville - 9th Round (102nd overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers

1956, FL-HB, Penn State - 1st Round

(9th overall) by Baltimore Colts, T, Southern Methodist - 2nd

Round (20th overall) by Green Bay PackersSam Huff, LB, West Virginia - 3rd Round (30th overall) by New York Giants

, DE, Grambling - 15th Round (181st overall) by Cleveland BrownsBart Starr, QB, Alabama - 17th Round (200th overall) by Green Bay Packers

1957Paul Hornung, QB-HB, Notre Dame - 1st Round (1st overall) by Green Bay Packers

, QB, Purdue - 1st Round (5th over-all) by Pittsburgh SteelersJim Brown, FB, Syracuse - 1st Round (6th overall) by Cleveland BrownsJim Parker, T-G, Ohio State - 1st Round (8th overall) by Baltimore Colts

, WR, Oklahoma - 3rd Round (31st overall) by Philadelphia EaglesSonny Jurgensen, QB, Duke - 4th Round (43rd overall) by Philadelphia EaglesHenry Jordan, DT, Virginia - 5th Round (52nd overall) by Cleveland BrownsGene Hickerson, G, Mississippi - 7th Round (78th overall) by Cleveland Browns

(Drafted as a future selection.)

, WR-HB, Texas Western - 9th Round (109th overall) by New York Giants

Norm Van Brocklin, QB, Oregon - 4th Round (37th overall) by Los Angeles Rams

(Also drafted in 11th round - 78th overall - in 1949 AAFC Draft by the Chicago Hornets.)

George Blanda, QB, Kentucky - 12th Round (119th overall) by Chicago Bears

(Also drafted in 2nd round - 9th overall - of 1949 AAFC Draft by the Chicago Hornets.)

1950, DT, Minnesota - 1st Round (11th

overall) by San Francisco 49ersErnie Stautner, DT, Boston College - 2nd Round (22nd overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers

(Also selected in 1st round of 1949 secret two-round AAFC draft by the San Francisco 49ers.)

, T, William & Mary - Selected by Detroit Lions in the second round of a special draft.

(Originally drafted in 1948 by the Philadelphia Eagles in 26th round (243rd overall) and the AAFC’s Los Angeles Dons in 28th round - 197th overall. He opted to complete his college eligibility.)

, DT, Boston College - Selected by Baltimore Colts in 3rd Round of special selection draft.

(A year later, after Colts disbanded, he was selected by Cleveland Browns in 4th round - 50th overall - but was trad-ed to New York Yanks before the 1951 season began. Also selected in 22nd round - 204th overall - of 1947 NFL Draft by the New York Giants and in the 17th round - 131st overall - in the 1949 AAFC draft by the Buffalo Bills.)

1951Bill George, LB, Wake Forest - 2nd Round (23rd overall) by Chicago Bears

(Drafted as future selection.)

, T, Kansas - 3rd Round (34th overall) by New York Yanks

, DB, Colorado State - 6th Round (69th overall) by Detroit LionsAndy Robustelli, DE, Arnold College - 19th Round (228th overall) by Los Angeles Rams

1952, LB, California - 1st Round (2nd over-

all) by New York YanksOllie Matson, HB, San Francisco - 1st Round (3rd overall) by Chicago CardinalsHugh McElhenny, HB, Washington - 1st Round (9th overall) by San Francisco 49ers

, HB-FL, USC - 1st Round (11th overall) by New York GiantsGino Marchetti, DE, San Francisco - 2nd Round (14th overall) by New York Yanks

, DB, Texas A&M - 3rd Round (34th overall) by Detroit Lions

1953, DE, Tennessee - 1st Round (11th

overall) by Cleveland Browns

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, FL, Arkansas - 2nd Round (9th overall) by Oakland Raiders, AFL

(Also drafted in 1st round - 8th overall - of 1962 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.)

Nick Buoniconti, LB, Notre Dame - 13th Round (102nd overall) by Boston Patriots, AFL

1963Buck Buchanan, DE-T, Grambling - 1st Round (1st overall) by Dallas Texans, AFL

(Also drafted in 19th round - 265th overall - of 1963 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.)

, LB, Penn State - 1st Round (14th overall) by Green Bay Packers, NFL

(Also drafted in 3rd round - 17th overall - of 1963 AFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.)

John Mackey, TE, Syracuse - 2nd Round (19th overall) by Baltimore Colts

(Also drafted in 5th round - 35th overall - of 1963 AFL Draft by the New York Titans.)

Bobby Bell, LB, Minnesota - 7th Round (56th overall) by Dallas Texans, AFL

(Also drafted in 2nd round - 16th overall - of 1963 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.)

Jackie Smith, TE, Northwestern Louisiana - 10th Round (129th overall) by St. Louis Cardinals

1964Bob Brown, T, Nebraska - 1st Round (2nd over-all) by Philadelphia Eagles

(Also drafted in 1st round – 1st overall – of the 1964 AFL Draft by Denver Broncos.)

, HB-SE, Arizona State - 1st Round (3rd overall) by Washington Redskins

(Also drafted in 2nd round - 9th overall - of 1964 AFL Draft by the Houston Oilers.)

, DE, Minnesota - 1st Round (6th over-all) by Minnesota Vikings

(Also drafted in 1st round – 5th overall – of the 1964 AFL Draft by Buffalo Bills.)

Paul Warfield, WR, Ohio State - 1st Round (11th overall) by Cleveland Browns

(Also drafted in 4th round - 28th overall - of 1964 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.)

Mel Renfro, DB, Oregon - 2nd Round (17th overall) by Dallas Cowboys

(Also drafted in 10th round - 79th overall - of 1964 AFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders.)

, S, Iowa - 2nd Round (18th overall) by Washington Redskins

(Also drafted in 12th round - 89th overall - of 1964 AFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.)

, LB, Boise Junior College, Oregon - 3rd Round (29th overall) by San Francisco 49ers

(Also drafted in 6th round - 46th overall - of 1964 AFL Draft by Houston Oilers.)

Bob Hayes, WR, Florida A&M - 7th Round (88th overall) by Dallas Cowboys

(Drafted as future choice. Also drafted as future choice in 14th round - 105th overall - of 1964 AFL Draft by Denver Broncos.)

, RB, Morgan State - 8th Round (110th overall) by Cleveland Browns

1958Jim Taylor, FB, Louisiana State - 2nd Round (15th overall) by Green Bay PackersRay Nitschke, LB, Illinois - 3rd Round (36th overall) by Green Bay PackersBobby Mitchell, HB, Illinois - 7th Round (84th overall) by Cleveland Browns

1959, CB, Ohio State - 5th Round (58th

overall) by Cleveland Browns

1960Ron Mix, T, Southern California - 1st Round by Boston Patriots, AFL

(Traded to Los Angeles Chargers. Also drafted in 1st round of 1960 NFL Draft - 10th overall - by the Baltimore Colts.)

, DB, Utah - 7th Round (74th over-all) by St. Louis Cardinals

(Also drafted in 1960 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.)

Jim Otto, C, Miami (FL) - by Oakland Raiders, AFL

(Drafted among 33 players selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the player pool selection process before the AFL’s first season.)

1961, TE, Pittsburgh - 1st Round (5th

overall) by Chicago Bears (Also drafted in 1st round of 1961 AFL Draft by the Houston Oilers.)

Jimmy Johnson, CB, UCLA - 1st Round (6th overall) by San Francisco 49ers

(Also drafted in 4th round of 1961 AFL Draft by the Los Angeles Chargers.)

Herb Adderley, HB, Michigan State - 1st Round (12th overall) by Green Bay Packers

(Also drafted in 2nd round of 1961 AFL Draft by the New York Titans.)

, DT, Texas Christian - 1st Round (13th overall) by Dallas Cowboys

(Also drafted in 2nd round of 1961 AFL Draft by the Dallas Texans.)

Billy Shaw, G, Georgia Tech - 2nd Round by Buffalo Bills, AFL

(Also selected in the 14th round - 184th overall - of 1961 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.)

, QB, Georgia - 3rd Round (29th overall) by Minnesota Vikings

(Also drafted in 5th round of 1961 AFL Draft by the Boston Patriots.)

, DE, South Carolina St., Mississippi Vocational - 14th Round (186th overall) by Los Angeles Rams

1962Merlin Olsen, DT, Utah State - 1st Round (3rd overall) by Los Angeles Rams

(Also drafted in 1st round - 2nd overall - of 1962 AFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.)

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Roger Staubach, QB, New Mexico Military, Navy - 10th Round (129th overall) by Dallas Cowboys

(Drafted as a future selection. Also drafted as a future selec-tion in 16th round - 122nd overall - of 1964 AFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.)

1965, LB, Illinois - 1st Round (3rd overall)

by Chicago Bears (Also drafted in 2nd round of 1965 AFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.)

Gale Sayers, HB, Kansas - 1st Round (4th over-all) by Chicago Bears

(Also drafted in 1st round of 1965 AFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.)

Joe Namath, QB, Alabama - 1st Round by New York Jets, AFL

(Also selected in 1st round - 12th overall - of 1965 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.)

, WR, Florida State - 2nd Round by Oakland Raiders, AFL

(Also drafted in 3rd round - 39th overall - of 1965 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.)

, LB, North Carolina - 18th Round (245th overall) by Washington Redskins

1966Tom Mack, G, Michigan - 1st Round (2nd over-all) by Los Angeles RamsJan Stenerud, K, Montana State - 3rd Round of Red Shirt Draft by Kansas City Chiefs, AFL

1967Bob Griese, QB, Purdue - 1st Round (4th over-all) by Miami Dolphins

, RB, Syracuse - 1st Round (6th over-all) by Denver BroncosAlan Page, DT, Notre Dame - 1st Round (15th overall) by Minnesota VikingsGene Upshaw, G, Texas A&I - 1st Round (17th overall) Oakland Raiders

, CB, Jackson State - 2nd Round (34th overall) by Detroit Lions

, LB, Morgan State - 2nd Round (50th overall) by Kansas City ChiefsRayfield Wright, T, Fort Valley State - 7th Round (182nd overall) by Dallas Cowboys

, S, Prairie A&M - 9th Round (214th overall) by Houston Oilers

1968Ron Yary, T, Cerritos Jr. College, USC - 1st Round (1st overall) by Minnesota Vikings

, DE, Tennesee State - 1st Round (3rd overall) by Atlanta Falcons

, FB, Syracuse - 1st Round (8th overall) by Miami Dolphins

, DT, Arizona State - 2nd Round (31st overall) by Denver Broncos

, TE, Minnesota - 3rd Round (74th overall) by Detroit LionsElvin Bethea, DE, North Carolina A&T - 3rd Round (77th overall) by Houston OilersArt Shell, T, Maryland State-Eastern Shore - 3rd Round (80th overall) by Oakland Raiders

1969, RB, City College, USC - 1st Round

(1st overall) by Buffalo BillsJoe Greene, DT, North Texas State - 1st Round (4th overall) by Pittsburgh SteelersRoger Wehrli, CB, Missouri - 1st Round (19th overall) by St. Louis CardinalsTed Hendricks, LB, Miami (FL) - 2nd Round (33rd overall) by Baltimore Colts

, WR, Grambling - 4th Round (93rd overall) by Houston Oilers

1970Terry Bradshaw, QB, Louisiana Tech - 1st Round (1st overall) by Pittsburgh SteelersMel Blount, CB, Southern University - 3rd Round (53rd overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers

1971John Riggins, RB, Kansas - 1st Round (6th over-all) by New York JetsJack Youngblood, DE, Florida - 1st Round (20th overall) by Los Angeles RamsJack Ham, LB, Penn State - 2nd Round (34th overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers

, T, Michigan - 2nd Round (43rd overall) by St. Louis Cardinals

1972, HB, Penn State - 1st Round (13th

overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers

1973John Hannah, G, Alabama - 1st Round (4th overall) by New England PatriotsRay Guy, P, Southern Mississippi - 1st Round (23rd overall) by Oakland Raiders

, G, Michigan State - 1st Round (26th overall) by Buffalo Bills

, QB, Oregon - 3rd Round (84th over-all) by San Diego Chargers

1974, WR, USC - 1st Round (21st overall)

by Pittsburgh Steelers, WR, Notre Dame - 2nd Round

(44th overall) by Oakland Raiders, LB, Kent State - 2nd Round (46th

overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers

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John Stallworth, WR, Alabama A&M - 4th Round (82nd overall) by Pittsburgh SteelersMike Webster, C, Wisconsin - 5th Round (125th overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers

1975Randy White, DL-LB, Maryland - 1st Round (2nd overall) by Dallas CowboysWalter Payton, RB, Jackson State - 1st Round (4th overall) by Chicago Bears

, DE, Louisiana Tech - 2nd Round (33rd overall) by San Diego Chargers

1976, DT, Oklahoma - 1st Round (1st overall) by

Tampa Bay BuccaneersMike Haynes, CB, Arizona State - 1st Round (5th overall) by New England PatriotsJackie Slater, T, Jackson State - 3rd Round (86th overall) by Los Angeles Rams

, LB, South Carolina State - 4th Round (105th overall) by New York Giants

, WR, Tulsa - 4th Round (117th overall) by Houston Oilers

1977, RB, Pittsburgh - 1st Round (2nd overall) by

Dallas Cowboys

1978, FB, Texas - 1st Round (1st over-

all) by Houston Oilers, WR, Stanford - 1st Round (6th

overall) by Green Bay PackersOzzie Newsome, TE, Alabama - 1st Round (23rd overall) by Cleveland Browns

1979, DL, Arkansas - 1st Round (4th

overall) by Chicago Bears, TE, Missouri - 1st Round (13th

overall) by San Diego ChargersJoe Montana, QB, Notre Dame - 3rd Round (82nd overall) by San Francisco 49ers

1980Anthony Muñoz, T, USC - 1st Round (3rd over-all) by Cincinnati BengalsArt Monk, WR, Syracuse - 1st Round (18th over-all) by Washington Redskins

, C, Alabama - 2nd Round (48th overall) by Miami Dolphins

1981, LB, North Carolina - 1st Round

(2nd overall) by New York Giants, DB, USC - 1st Round (8th overall)

by San Francisco 49ers

Mike Singletary, LB, Baylor - 2nd Round (38th overall) by Chicago Bears

, DE, Villanova - 2nd Round (48th overall) by Oakland RaidersRickey Jackson, LB, Pittsburgh - 2nd Round (51st overall) by New Orleans SaintsRuss Grimm, G, Pittsburgh - 3rd Round (69th overall) by Washington Redskins

1982Mike Munchak, G, Penn State - 1st Round (8th overall) by Houston OilersMarcus Allen, RB, Southern California - 1st Round (10th overall) by Oakland Raiders

(Raiders moved to Los Angeles following the draft.)

Andre Tippett, LB, Iowa; Ellsworth Jr. College - 2nd Round (41st overall) by New England Patriots

1983John Elway, QB, Stanford - 1st Round (1st over-all) by Baltimore Colts

, RB, Southern Methodist - 1st Round (2nd overall) by Los Angeles RamsBruce Matthews, G-T-C, Southern California - 1st Round (9th overall) by Houston Oilers

, QB, Miami (FL) - 1st Round (14th overall) by Buffalo Bills

, QB, Pittsburgh - 1st Round (27th overall) by Miami Dolphins

, CB, Texas A&I - 1st Round (28th overall) by Washington Redskins

, DE, Tennessee State - 8th Round (203rd overall) by Chicago Bears

1984Steve Young, QB, Brigham Young - 1st Round (1st overall) in supplemental draft by Tampa Bay BuccaneersGary Zimmerman, T, Oregon - 1st Round (3rd overall) in supplemental draft by New York GiantsReggie White, DL, Tennessee - 1st Round (4th overall) in supplemental draft by PhiladelphiaEagles

1985Bruce Smith, DE, Virginia Tech - 1st Round (1st overall) by Buffalo Bills

, DE/LB, Pittsburgh - 1st Round (4th overall) by Minnesota VikingsJerry Rice, WR, Mississippi Valley State - 1st Round (16th overall) by San Francisco 49ersAndre Reed, WR, Kutztown - 4th Round (86th overall) by Buffalo Bills

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Round (96th overall) by San Francisco 49ers

1987Rod Woodson, CB, Purdue - 1st Round (10th overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers

, WR, Ohio State - 4th Round in sup-plemental draft by Philadelphia Eagles

1988Tim Brown, WR, Notre Dame - 1st Round (6th overall) by Los Angeles RaidersMichael Irvin, WR, Miami (FL) - 1st Round (11th overall) by Dallas Cowboys

, G, Arizona State - 1st Round (19th overall) by Minnesota VikingsThurman Thomas, RB, Oklahoma State - 2nd Round (40th overall) by Buffalo Bills

, C, Kentucky - 2nd Round (44th overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers

1989Troy Aikman, QB, Oklahoma, UCLA - 1st Round (1st overall) by Dallas CowboysBarry Sanders, RB, Oklahoma State - 1st Round (3rd overall) by Detroit Lions

, LB, Alabama - 1st Round (4th overall) by Kansas City Chiefs

, CB, Florida State - 1st Round (5th overall) by Atlanta Falcons

1990, DT, Northwest Mississippi

Community College, Miami - FL - 1st Round (3rd overall) by Seattle SeahawksJunior Seau, LB, Southern California - 1st Round (5th overall) by San Diego ChargersEmmitt Smith, RB, Florida - 1st Round (17th overall) by Dallas CowboysShannon Sharpe, TE, Savannah State - 7th Round (192nd overall) by Denver Broncos

1991Aeneas Williams, CB, Southern University - 3rd Round (59th overall) by Phoenix Cardinals

1993Willie Roaf, T, Louisiana Tech - 1st Round (8th overall) by New Orleans SaintsJerome Bettis, RB, Notre Dame - 1st Round (10th overall) by Los Angeles RamsMichael Strahan, DE, Texas Southern - 2nd Round (40th overall) by New York GiantsWill Shields, G, Nebraska, 3rd Round (74th overall) by Kansas City Chiefs

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1994, RB, San Diego State - 1st Round

(2nd overall) by Indianapolis Colts, G, Sonoma State, Butte Junior

College - 2nd Round (46th overall) by Dallas Cowboys

1995Warren Sapp, DT, Miami (FL) - 1st Round (12th overall) by Tampa Bay Buccaneers

, LB, Florida State - 1st Round (28th overall) by Tampa Bay Buccaneers

, RB, Pittsburgh - 3rd Round (74th overall) by New England Patriots

1996Jonathan Ogden, T, UCLA - 1st Round (4th over-all) by Baltimore Ravens

1997Walter Jones, T, Florida State - 1st Round (6th overall) by Seattle Seahawks

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FREE AGENTSThere are 16 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who began their careers as undrafted free agents.

1946Frank Gatski – C, Cleveland Browns (AAFC)Lou Groza – T/K, Cleveland Browns (AAFC)Marion Motley – FB, Cleveland Browns (AAFC)Bill Willis – MG, Cleveland Browns (AAFC)

1948Joe Perry – FB, San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)Emlen Tunnell – S, New York Giants

1951Jack Butler – CB, Pittsburgh Steelers

1952Dick “Night Train” Lane – CB, Los Angeles Rams

1960Willie Wood – S, Green Bay Packers

1963Willie Brown – CB, Houston Oilers*

1966Emmitt Thomas – CB, Kansas City Chiefs

1967Larry Little – G, San Diego Chargers

1970Jim Langer – C, Cleveland Browns**

1984Warren Moon – QB, Houston Oilers

1990John Randle – DT, Minnesota Vikings

*Cut during training camp by Oilers and then signed by Denver Broncos. ** Cut by Browns during training camp and then signed by Miami Dolphins.

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Alabama (6)Buck Buchanan - GainesvilleWalter Jones - AlicevilleOzzie Newsome - Muscle ShoalsJohn Stallworth - TuscaloosaBart Starr - MontgomeryAndre Tippett - Birmingham

Arizona (2) Curley Culp - YumaRandall McDaniel - Phoenix

Arkansas (6) Lamar Hunt - El DoradoDon Hutson - Pine BluffCortez Kennedy - OsceolaBobby Mitchell - Hot SpringsJoe Perry - StevensWillie Roaf - Pine Bluff

California (19)Troy Aikman - West CovinaLarry Allen - Los AngelesMarcus Allen - San DiegoDan Fouts - San FranciscoFrank Gifford - Santa MonicaMel Hein - ReddingJames Lofton - Fort OrdHugh McElhenny - Los AngelesRon Mix - Los AngelesWarren Moon - Los AngelesAnthony Muñoz - OntarioLes Richter - FresnoPete Rozelle - South GateBob St. Clair - San Francisco Tex Schramm - San GabrielJunior Seau - San DiegoO.J. Simpson - San Francisco

PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS - B IRTHPLACES BY STATEBill Walsh - Los AngelesGary Zimmerman - FullertonColorado (1)Earl “Dutch” Clark - FowlerConnecticut (3)Floyd Little - New HavenAndy Robustelli - StamfordKen Strong - West Haven

Florida (11)Derrick Brooks - PensacolaBob Hayes - JacksonvilleMichael Irvin - Ft. LauderdaleRickey Jackson - PahokeeDeacon Jones - EatonvillePete Pihos - OrlandoDeion Sanders - Fort MeyersWarren Sapp - OrlandoEmmitt Smith - PensacolaDerrick Thomas - MiamiJack Youngblood - Jacksonville

Georgia (9)Mel Blount - VidaliaJim Brown - St. SimonsRichard Dent - AtlantaRay Guy - SwainsboroJohn Hannah - CantonLarry Little - GrovelandMarion Motley - LeesburgJim Parker - MaconRayfield Wright - Griffin

Idaho (1)Larry Wilson - Rigby

Illinois (17)Charles Bidwill - ChicagoDick Butkus - ChicagoTony Canadeo - ChicagoGeorge Connor - ChicagoPaddy Driscoll - EvanstonOtto Graham - WaukeganGeorge Halas - ChicagoMarv Levy - ChicagoMike McCormack - ChicagoGeorge Musso - CollinsvilleRay Nitschke - Elmwood ParkFritz Pollard - ChicagoHugh “Shorty” Ray - Highland ParkShannon Sharpe - ChicagoHank Stram - ChicagoGeorge Trafton - ChicagoRon Yary - Chicago

BIRTHPLACES BY STATE31 - Pennsylvania

30 - Texas24 - Ohio

19 - California17 - Illinois

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Indiana (4)Chris Doleman - IndianapolisWeeb Ewbank - Richmond Bob Griese - EvansvilleRod Woodson - Fort Wayne

Kansas (5)Jack Christiansen - SubletteJohn Riggins - SenecaBarry Sanders - WichitaGale Sayers - WichitaWill Shields - Fort Riley

Kentucky (3)Dermontti Dawson - LexingtonPaul Hornung - LouisvilleGeorge McAfee - Corbin

Louisiana (8)Terry Bradshaw - ShreveportWillie Davis - LisbonFred Dean - ArcadiaMarshall Faulk - New OrleansJohn Henry Johnson - WaterproofCharlie Joiner - ManyJim Taylor - Baton RougeAeneas Williams - New Orleans

Massachusetts (5)Nick Buoniconti - SpringfieldAl Davis - BrocktonEd Healey - Indian OrchardHowie Long - SomervilleWayne Millner - Roxbury

Michigan (5)George Allen - DetroitJerome Bettis - DetroitJoe DeLamielleure - DetroitBill Hewitt - Bay CityPaul Krause - Flint

Minnesota (7)Dave Casper - BemidjiSid Gillman - MinneapolisJoe Guyon - White Earth Indian ReservationWalt Kiesling - St. PaulJim Langer - Little FallsJohn Madden - AustinErnie Nevers - Willow River

Mississippi (8)Lem Barney - GulfportWillie Brown - Yazoo City

“Bruiser” Kinard - PelahatchieWalter Payton - ColumbiaJerry Rice - StarksvilleBilly Shaw - NatchezJackie Slater - JacksonJackie Smith - Columbia

Missouri (5)Jimmy Conzelman - St. LouisJim Finks - St. LouisCal Hubbard - KeytesvilleRoger Wehrli - New PointKellen Winslow - St. Louis

Nebraska (3)Guy Chamberlin - Blue SpringsLink Lyman - Table RockMick Tingelhoff - Lexington

New Jersey (8)Elvin Bethea - TrentonLou Creekmur - HopelawnFranco Harris - Fort DixBill Parcells - EnglewoodJim Ringo - OrangeDave Robinson - Mt. HollyEd Sabol - Atlantic CityAlex Wojciechowicz - South River

New Mexico (2)Ronnie Lott - AlbuquerqueTommy McDonald - Roy

New York (11)Art Donovan - BronxDan Fortmann - Pearl RiverVince Lombardi - BrooklynSid Luckman - BrooklynJohn Mackey - New YorkTim Mara - New YorkWellington Mara - New YorkArt Monk - White PlainsBill Polian - BronxDan Reeves - New YorkBob Waterfield - Elmira

North Carolina (8)Bobby Bell - ShelbyCarl Eller - Winston-SalemJoe Gibbs - MocksvilleChris Hanburger - Fort BraggSonny Jurgensen - WilmingtonBruce Matthews - RaleighCharlie Sanders - RichlandsDwight Stephenson - Murfreesboro

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Ohio (24)Cliff Battles - AkronBob Brown - ClevelandPaul Brown - NorwalkJoe Carr - ColumbusCris Carter - TroyLarry Csonka - StowLen Dawson - AllianceDan Dierdorf - CantonBenny Friedman - ClevelandLou Groza - Martins Ferry “Pete” Henry - MansfieldClarke Hinkle - TorontoJack Lambert - MantuaDante Lavelli - HudsonDick LeBeau - LondonTom Mack - ClevelandMike Michalske - ClevelandChuck Noll - ClevelandAlan Page - CantonDon Shula - Grand RiverRoger Staubach - CincinnatiPaul Warfield - WarrenBill Willis - ColumbusRalph Wilson, Jr. - Columbus

Oklahoma (5)Dan Hampton - Oklahoma CitySteve Largent - TulsaSteve Owen - Cleo SpringsLee Roy Selmon - EufaulaJim Thorpe - Prague

Oregon (1)Dave Wilcox - Ontario

Pennsylvania (31)Herb Adderley - PhiladelphiaChuck Bednarik - BethlehemBert Bell - PhiladelphiaFred Biletnikoff - ErieGeorge Blanda - YoungwoodJack Butler - PittsburghMike Ditka - CarnegieTony Dorsett - RochesterBill George - WaynesburgRed Grange - ForksvilleRuss Grimm - ScottdaleJack Ham - JohnstownStan Jones - AltoonaJim Kelly - PittsburghLeroy Kelly - PhiladelphiaDan Marino - PittsburghCurtis Martin - PittsburghJoe Montana - New EagleLenny Moore - ReadingMike Munchak - ScrantonJoe Namath - Beaver FallsAndre Reed - AllentownArt Rooney - CoultervilleDan Rooney - PittsburghJoe Schmidt - PittsburghJoe Stydahar - KaylorCharley Trippi - PittstonEmlen Tunnell - Bryn MawrJohnny Unitas - PittsburghRandy White - PittsburghRon Wolf - New Freedom

South Carolina (2)Harry Carson - FlorenceArt Shell - Charleston

South Dakota (1)Norm Van Brocklin - Eagle Butte

Tennessee (5)Doug Atkins - HumboldtGene Hickerson - TrentonClaude Humphrey - MemphisLynn Swann - AlcoaReggie White - Chattanooga

Texas (30)Lance Alworth - HoustonSammy Baugh - Temple

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HALL OF FAMERS’ BIRTHPLACES BY CITY

12 - Chicago8 - New York 8 - Pittsburgh6 - Houston

5 - Cleveland, Los Angeles3 - Columbus (Ohio), Dallas,

Philadelphia,St. Louis, San Francisco

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Raymond Berry - Corpus ChristiTim Brown - DallasEarl Campbell - TylerEric Dickerson - SealyDarrell Green - HoustonJoe Greene - TempleForrest Gregg - BirthrightMike Haynes - DenisonKen Houston - LufkinJimmy Johnson - DallasTom Landry - Mission“Night Train” Lane - AustinYale Lary - Ft. WorthBobby Layne - Santa AnnaBob Lilly - OlneyOllie Matson - TrinityDon Maynard - CrosbytonJohn Randle - HearneMel Renfro - HoustonMike Singletary - HoustonMichael Strahan - HoustonCharley Taylor - Grand PrairieEmmitt Thomas - AngletonThurman Thomas - HoustonY.A. Tittle - MarshallClyde “Bulldog” Turner - PlainsGene Upshaw - RobstownDoak Walker - Dallas

Utah (2)Merlin Olsen - LoganSteve Young - Salt Lake City

Virginia (9)Roosevelt Brown - CharlottesvilleBill Dudley - BluefieldCharles Haley - GladysHenry Jordan - EmporiaWillie Lanier - Clover“Ace”Parker - PortsmouthBruce Smith - NorfolkFran Tarkenton - RichmondLawrence Taylor - Williamsburg

Washington (4)Morris “Red” Badgro - Orillia “Turk” Edwards - Mold John Elway - Port AngelesRay Flaherty - Spokane

West Virginia (5)Frank Gatski - FarmingtonSam Huff - MorgantownGino Marchetti - SmithersGeorge Preston Marshall - Grafton“Greasy” Neale - Parkersburg

Wisconsin (8)Bud Grant - SuperiorArnie Herber - Green BayElroy Hirsch - Wausau“Curly” Lambeau - Green Bay “Tuffy” Leemans - Superior “Blood” McNally - New RichmondJim Otto - WausauMike Webster - Tomahawk

Washington, D.C. (3)Len FordJonathan OgdenWillie Wood

FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Bavaria (1)Ernie Stautner - Prinzing-by-Cham

Canada (2)Bronko Nagurski - Rainy River, (Ontario)Arnie Weinmeister - Rhein, (Saskatchewan)

Guatemala (1)Ted Hendricks - Guatemala City

Honduras (1)Steve Van Buren - La Ceiba

Italy (1)Leo Nomellini - Lucca

Mexico (1)Tom Fears - Guadalajara

Norway (1)Jan Stenerud - Fetsund

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Jan. 1, 1927 . . . . . . .Doak Walker . . . . . . . . . . Dallas, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 27, 1998 . . . . . . . . . .71Jan. 1, 1967 . . . . . . .Derrick Thomas . . . . . . . . Miami, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 8, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . .33Jan. 2, 1927 . . . . . . .Gino Marchetti . . . . . . . . Smithers, W.Va.Jan. 3, 1923 . . . . . . .Hank Stram . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . July 4, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . .82Jan. 4, 1930 . . . . . . .Don Shula . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand River, OhioJan. 5, 1932 . . . . . . .Chuck Noll . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland, Ohio . . . . . . . . June 13, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . .82Jan. 5, 1938 . . . . . . .Jim Otto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wausau, Wis.Jan. 6, 1964 . . . . . . .Charles Haley . . . . . . . . . Gladys, Va.Jan. 6, 1960 . . . . . . .Howie Long . . . . . . . . . . . Somerville, Mass.Jan. 9, 1934 . . . . . . .Bart Starr . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montgomery, Ala. Jan. 11, 1895 . . . . . .John “Paddy” Driscoll . . . Evanston, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . Jun. 29, 1968 . . . . . . . . . . .73Jan. 15, 1953 . . . . . .Randy White . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 16, 1894 . . . . . .Guy Chamberlin . . . . . . . Blue Springs, Neb. . . . . . . Apr. 4, 1967 . . . . . . . . . . . .73Jan. 18, 1932 . . . . . .Joe Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 19, 1974 . . . . . .Walter Jones . . . . . . . . . . Aliceville, Ala.Jan. 19, 1969 . . . . . .Junior Seau . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego, Calif . . . . . . . . May 2, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . .43Jan. 21, 1925 . . . . . .George Connor . . . . . . . . Chicago, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 31, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . .78Jan. 22, 1927 . . . . . .Lou Creekmur . . . . . . . . . Hopelawn, N.J. . . . . . . . . . July 5, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . .82Jan. 22, 1927 . . . . . .Joe Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stevens, Ark. . . . . . . . . . . . Apr. 25, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . .84Jan. 25, 1924 . . . . . .Lou Groza . . . . . . . . . . . . Martins Ferry, Ohio . . . . . Nov. 29, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . .76Jan. 25, 1935 . . . . . .Don Maynard . . . . . . . . . Crosbyton, TexasJan. 25, 1942 . . . . . .Carl Eller . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winston-Salem, N.C.Jan. 26, 1935 . . . . . .Henry Jordan . . . . . . . . . . Emporia, Va. . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 21, 1977 . . . . . . . . . . .42Jan. 26, 1950 . . . . . .Jack Youngblood . . . . . . . Jacksonville, Fla.Jan. 27, 1894 . . . . . .Fritz Pollard . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . May 11, 1986 . . . . . . . . . . .92Jan. 27, 1901 . . . . . .Art Rooney . . . . . . . . . . . Coulterville, Pa. . . . . . . . . Aug. 25, 1988 . . . . . . . . . . 87Jan. 29, 1964 . . . . . .Andre Reed . . . . . . . . . . . Allentown, Pa.Jan. 29, 1968 . . . . . .Aeneas Williams . . . . . . . New Orleans, La.Jan. 31, 1913 . . . . . .Don Hutson . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Bluff, Ark. . . . . . . . . . Jun. 26, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . .84Jan. 31, 1913 . . . . . .Wayne Millner . . . . . . . . Roxbury, Mass. . . . . . . . . . Nov. 19, 1976 . . . . . . . . . . 63

FebruaryFeb. 2, 1895 . . . . . . .George Halas . . . . . . . . . . Chicago, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 31, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . 88Feb. 2, 1952 . . . . . . .Dave Casper . . . . . . . . . . Bemidji, Minn.Feb. 3, 1940 . . . . . . .Fran Tarkenton . . . . . . . . Richmond, Va.Feb. 3, 1945 . . . . . . .Bob Griese . . . . . . . . . . . . Evansville, Ind.Feb. 4, 1959 . . . . . . .Lawrence Taylor . . . . . . . Williamsburg, Va.Feb. 5, 1942 . . . . . . .Roger Staubach . . . . . . . . Cincinnati, OhioFeb. 14, 1960 . . . . . .Jim Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh, Pa.Feb. 15, 1935 . . . . . .Gene Hickerson. . . . . . . . Trenton, Tenn. . . . . . . . . . Oct. 20, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . .73Feb. 15, 1960 . . . . . .Darrell Green . . . . . . . . . Houston, TexasFeb. 17, 1972 . . . . . .Jerome Bettis . . . . . . . . . Detroit, Mich.Feb. 17, 1936 . . . . . .Jim Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Simons, Ga.Feb. 18, 1926 . . . . . .Len Ford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington, D.C. . . . . . . . Mar. 14, 1972 . . . . . . . . . . .46Feb. 18, 1931 . . . . . .Bob St. Clair . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco, Calif. . . . . . Apr. 20, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . .84Feb. 19, 1942 . . . . . .Paul Krause . . . . . . . . . . . Flint, Mich.Feb. 23, 1923 . . . . . .Dante Lavelli . . . . . . . . . . Hudson, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 20, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . .85Feb. 23, 1940 . . . . . .Jackie Smith . . . . . . . . . . Columbia, Miss.Feb. 23, 1943 . . . . . .Fred Biletnikoff . . . . . . . . Erie, Pa.Feb. 24, 1952 . . . . . .Fred Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . Arcadia, La. Feb. 25, 1895 . . . . . .Bert Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, Pa. . . . . . . . Oct. 11, 1959 . . . . . . . . . . 64

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MarchMar. 1, 1926 . . . . . . .Pete Rozelle . . . . . . . . . . South Gate, Calif. . . . . . . . . Dec. 6, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . .70Mar. 1, 1946 . . . . . . .Elvin Bethea . . . . . . . . . . Trenton, N.J.Mar. 5, 1960 . . . . . . .Mike Munchak . . . . . . . . Scranton, Pa.Mar. 5, 1966 . . . . . . .Michael Irvin . . . . . . . . . . Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.Mar. 6, 1898 . . . . . . .Jim Conzelman . . . . . . . . St. Louis, Mo. . . . . . . . . . . . Jul. 31, 1970 . . . . . . . . . 72Mar. 7, 1950 . . . . . . .Franco Harris . . . . . . . . . . Fort Dix, N.J.Mar. 7, 1952 . . . . . . .Lynn Swann . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoa, Tenn.Mar. 10, 1919 . . . . . .Clyde “Bulldog” Turner . Plains, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 30, 1998 . . . . . . . . . .79Mar. 10, 1938 . . . . . .Ron Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles, Calif.Mar. 10, 1946 . . . . . .Curley Culp . . . . . . . . . . . Yuma, Ariz.Mar. 10, 1965 . . . . . .Rod Woodson . . . . . . . . . Fort Wayne, Ind.Mar. 13, 1918 . . . . . .George McAfee . . . . . . . . Corbin, Ky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 4, 2009 . . . . . . . . . .90Mar. 15, 1926 . . . . . .Norm Van Brocklin . . . . . Eagle Butte, S.D. . . . . . . . . . May 2, 1983 . . . . . . . . . . .57Mar. 16, 1951 . . . . . .Joe DeLamielleure . . . . . Detroit, Mich.Mar. 16, 1956 . . . . . .Ozzie Newsome . . . . . . . Muscle Shoals, Ala.Mar. 17, 1912 . . . . . .Joe Stydahar . . . . . . . . . . Kaylor, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 23, 1977 . . . . . . . . .65Mar. 17, 1914 . . . . . .Sammy Baugh . . . . . . . . . Temple, Texas . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 17, 2008 . . . . . . . . . .94Mar. 18, 1905 . . . . . .Benny Friedman . . . . . . . Cleveland, Ohio . . . . . . . . . Nov. 23, 1982 . . . . . . . . .77Mar. 18, 1919 . . . . . .Frank Gatski . . . . . . . . . . Farmington, W.Va. . . . . . . . Nov. 22, 2005 . . . . . . . . .86Mar. 18, 1952 . . . . . .Mike Webster . . . . . . . . . Tomahawk, Wis. . . . . . . . . . Sept. 24, 2002 . . . . . . . . .50Mar. 20, 1958 . . . . . .Rickey Jackson . . . . . . . . Pahokee, Fla.Mar. 23, 1923 . . . . . .Arnie Weinmeister . . . . . Rhein, Saskatchewan . . . . . Jun. 29, 2000 . . . . . . . . . .77Mar. 24, 1938 . . . . . .Larry Wilson . . . . . . . . . . Rigby, IdahoMar. 26, 1960 . . . . . .Marcus Allen . . . . . . . . . . San Diego, Calif.Mar. 29, 1925 . . . . . .Emlen Tunnell . . . . . . . . . Bryn Mawr, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . Jul. 22, 1975 . . . . . . . . . 50Mar. 29, 1955 . . . . . .Earl Campbell . . . . . . . . . Tyler, TexasMar. 31, 1938 . . . . . .Jimmy Johnson . . . . . . . . Dallas, Texas

AprilApr. 2, 1910 . . . . . . .Arnie Herber . . . . . . . . . . Green Bay, Wis. . . . . . . . . . Oct. 14, 1969 . . . . . . . . . 59Apr. 3, 1934 . . . . . . .Jim Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . Macon, Ga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 18, 2005 . . . . . . . . . .71Apr. 4, 1951 . . . . . . .John Hannah . . . . . . . . . . Canton, Ga.Apr. 7, 1954 . . . . . . .Tony Dorsett . . . . . . . . . . Rochester, Pa.Apr. 8, 1910 . . . . . . .George Musso . . . . . . . . . Collinsville, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 5, 2000 . . . . . . . . . .90Apr. 9, 1898 . . . . . . .Earl “Curly” Lambeau . . . Green Bay, Wis. . . . . . . . . . Jun. 1, 1965 . . . . . . . . . . .67Apr. 10, 1909 . . . . . .Clarke Hinkle . . . . . . . . . . Toronto, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 9, 1988 . . . . . . . . . 79Apr. 10, 1936 . . . . . .John Madden . . . . . . . . . Austin, Minn.Apr. 10, 1948 . . . . . .Mel Blount . . . . . . . . . . . Vidalia, Ga.Apr. 11, 1916 . . . . . .Dan Fortmann . . . . . . . . . Pearl River, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . May 23, 1995 . . . . . . . . . .79Apr. 16, 1928 . . . . . .Dick “Night Train” Lane . Austin, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 29, 2002 . . . . . . . . . .73Apr. 18, 1970 . . . . . .Willie Roaf . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Bluff, Ark.Apr. 18, 1973 . . . . . .Derrick Brooks . . . . . . . . Pensacola, Fla.Apr. 20, 1925 . . . . . .Ernie Stautner . . . . . . . . . Prinzing-by-Cham, Bavaria Feb. 16, 2006 . . . . . . . . . .80Apr. 21, 1898 . . . . . .Steve Owen . . . . . . . . . . . Cleo Springs, Okla. . . . . . . . May 17, 1964 . . . . . . . . . 66Apr. 21, 1906 . . . . . .Ken Strong . . . . . . . . . . . . West Haven, Conn. . . . . . . Oct. 5, 1979 . . . . . . . . . . 73Apr. 24, 1903 . . . . . .Mike Michalske . . . . . . . . Cleveland, Ohio . . . . . . . . . Oct. 26, 1983 . . . . . . . . . 80Apr. 29, 1918 . . . . . .George Allen . . . . . . . . . . Detroit, Mich. . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 31, 1990 . . . . . . . . . .72

MayMay 1, 1910 . . . . . . .Cliff Battles . . . . . . . . . . . Akron, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr. 28, 1981 . . . . . . . . . .70May 1, 1925 . . . . . . .Chuck Bednarik . . . . . . . . Bethlehem, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 21, 2015 . . . . . . . . .89

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May 1, 1930 . . . . . . .Ollie Matson . . . . . . . . . . Trinity, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 19, 2011 . . . . . . . . . .80May 1, 1973 . . . . . . .Curtis Martin . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh, Pa.May 2, 1959 . . . . . . .Russ Grimm . . . . . . . . . . . Scottdale, Pa.May 3, 1941 . . . . . . .Dave Robinson . . . . . . . . Mt. Holly, N.J.May 5, 1919 . . . . . . .Tony Canadeo . . . . . . . . . Chicago, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 29, 2003 . . . . . . . . .84May 6, 1907 . . . . . . .Weeb Ewbank . . . . . . . . . Richmond, Ind. . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 17, 1998 . . . . . . . . .91May 7, 1933 . . . . . . .Johnny Unitas . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 11, 2002 . . . . . . . . .69May 8, 1930 . . . . . . .Doug Atkins . . . . . . . . . . . Humboldt, Tenn.May 8, 1959 . . . . . . .Ronnie Lott . . . . . . . . . . . Albuquerque, N.M.May 15, 1969 . . . . . .Emmitt Smith . . . . . . . . . Pensacola, Fla.May 16, 1948 . . . . . .Jim Langer . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Falls, Minn.May 16, 1966 . . . . . .Thurman Thomas . . . . . . Houston, TexasMay 17, 1912 . . . . . .Clarence “Ace” Parker . . Portsmouth, Va. . . . . . . . . . Nov. 6, 2013 . . . . . . . . .101May 20, 1927 . . . . . .Bud Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . Superior, Wis. May 20, 1942 . . . . . .Leroy Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, Pa. May 22, 1940 . . . . . .Mick Tingelhoff . . . . . . . . Lexington, Neb.May 27, 1903 . . . . . .Walt Kiesling . . . . . . . . . . St. Paul, Minn. . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 2, 1962 . . . . . . . . . 58May 27, 1954 . . . . . .Jackie Slater . . . . . . . . . . Jackson, Miss.May 28, 1888 . . . . . .Jim Thorpe. . . . . . . . . . . . Prague, Okla. . . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 28, 1953 . . . . . . . . .64May 30, 1943 . . . . . .Gale Sayers . . . . . . . . . . . Wichita, Kan. May 31, 1943 . . . . . .Joe Namath . . . . . . . . . . . Beaver Falls, Pa.

JuneJun. 2, 1920 . . . . . . .Tex Schramm . . . . . . . . . San Gabriel, Calif. . . . . . . . . Jul. 15, 2003 . . . . . . . . . .83Jun. 3, 1943 . . . . . . .Emmitt Thomas . . . . . . . Angleton, TexasJun. 5, 1920 . . . . . . .Marion Motley . . . . . . . . Leesburg, Ga. . . . . . . . . . . . Jun. 27, 1999 . . . . . . . . . .79Jun. 5, 1925 . . . . . . .Art Donovan . . . . . . . . . . Bronx, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 4, 2013 . . . . . . . . . .88Jun. 6, 1935 . . . . . . .Bobby Mitchell . . . . . . . . Hot Springs, Ark.Jun. 8, 1939 . . . . . . .Herb Adderley . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, Pa.Jun. 10, 1951 . . . . . .Dan Fouts . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco, Calif.Jun. 11, 1903 . . . . . .Ernie Nevers . . . . . . . . . . Willow River, Minn. . . . . . . May 3, 1976 . . . . . . . . . . .72Jun. 11, 1913 . . . . . .Vince Lombardi . . . . . . . . Brooklyn, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 3, 1970 . . . . . . . . . .57Jun. 11, 1956 . . . . . .Joe Montana . . . . . . . . . . New Eagle, Pa.Jun. 13, 1903 . . . . . .Red Grange . . . . . . . . . . . Forksville, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 28, 1991 . . . . . . . . . .87Jun. 17, 1923 . . . . . .Elroy Hirsch . . . . . . . . . . . Wausau, Wis. . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 28, 2004 . . . . . . . . . .80Jun. 17, 1940 . . . . . .Bobby Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelby, N.C.Jun. 17, 1965 . . . . . .Dermontti Dawson . . . . . Lexington, Ky.Jun. 18, 1963 . . . . . .Bruce Smith . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.Jun. 19, 1924 . . . . . .Leo Nomellini . . . . . . . . . Lucca, Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 17, 2000 . . . . . . . . . .76Jun. 20, 1935 . . . . . .Len Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . Alliance, OhioJun. 21, 1930 . . . . . .Mike McCormack . . . . . . Chicago, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 15, 2013 . . . . . . . . .83Jun. 26, 1968 . . . . . .Shannon Sharpe . . . . . . . Chicago, Ill.Jun. 28, 1960 . . . . . .John Elway. . . . . . . . . . . . Port Angeles, Wash.Jun. 29, 1944 . . . . . .Claude Humphrey . . . . . . Memphis, Tenn.Jun. 29, 1949 . . . . . .Dan Dierdorf . . . . . . . . . . Canton, Ohio Jun. 30, 1912 . . . . . .Dan Reeves . . . . . . . . . . . New York, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . Apr. 15, 1971 . . . . . . . . . .58

JulyJul. 1, 1953 . . . . . . . .Mike Haynes . . . . . . . . . . Denison, TexasJul. 4, 1929 . . . . . . . .Al Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brockton, Mass. . . . . . . . . . Oct. 8, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . .82Jul. 4, 1942 . . . . . . . .Floyd Little . . . . . . . . . . . . New Haven, Conn.Jul. 5, 1956 . . . . . . . .James Lofton . . . . . . . . . . Fort Ord, Calif.Jul. 8, 1952 . . . . . . . .Jack Lambert . . . . . . . . . . Mantua, Ohio Jul. 9, 1947 . . . . . . . .O. J. Simpson . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco, Calif. Jul. 15, 1952 . . . . . . .John Stallworth . . . . . . . . Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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Jul. 16, 1946 . . . . . . .Ron Yary . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago, Ill.Jul. 16, 1968 . . . . . . .Barry Sanders . . . . . . . . . Wichita, Kan.Jul. 20, 1932 . . . . . . .Dan Rooney . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh, Pa.Jul. 22, 1966 . . . . . . .Tim Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas, TexasJul. 24, 1934 . . . . . . .Willie Davis . . . . . . . . . . . Lisbon, La.Jul. 25, 1954 . . . . . . .Walter Payton . . . . . . . . . Columbia, Miss. . . . . . . . . . Nov. 1, 1999 . . . . . . . . . .45Jul. 26, 1920 . . . . . . .Bob Waterfield . . . . . . . . Elmira, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 25, 1983 . . . . . . . . .62Jul. 26, 1934 . . . . . . .Tommy McDonald . . . . . Roy, N.M.Jul. 26, 1939 . . . . . . .Bob Lilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olney, Texas Jul. 29, 1887 . . . . . . .Tim Mara . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . Feb. 16, 1959 . . . . . . . . . .71Jul. 31, 1974 . . . . . . .Jonathan Ogden . . . . . . . Washington, D.C.

AugustAug. 2, 1932 . . . . . . .Lamar Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . El Dorado, Ark. . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 13, 2006 . . . . . . . . . .74Aug. 3, 1925 . . . . . . .Marv Levy . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago, Ill.Aug. 3, 1940 . . . . . . .Lance Alworth . . . . . . . . . Houston, Texas Aug. 4, 1949 . . . . . . .John Riggins . . . . . . . . . . Seneca, Kan.Aug. 7, 1945 . . . . . . .Alan Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . Canton, OhioAug. 8, 1961 . . . . . . .Bruce Matthews . . . . . . . Raleigh, N.C.Aug. 9, 1967 . . . . . . .Deion Sanders . . . . . . . . . Fort Meyers, Fla.Aug. 12, 1915 . . . . . .Alex Wojciechowicz . . . . South River, N.J. . . . . . . . . . Jul. 13, 1992 . . . . . . . . . .76Aug. 13, 1941 . . . . . .Chris Hanburger . . . . . . . Fort Bragg, N.C.Aug. 14, 1916 . . . . . .Wellington Mara . . . . . . . New York, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 25, 2005 . . . . . . . . . .89Aug. 15, 1945 . . . . . .Gene Upshaw . . . . . . . . . Robstown, Texas . . . . . . . . Aug. 20, 2008 . . . . . . . . .63Aug. 16, 1930 . . . . . .Frank Gifford . . . . . . . . . . Santa Monica, Calif.Aug. 19, 1958 . . . . . .Anthony Muñoz . . . . . . . Ontario, Calif.Aug. 21, 1945 . . . . . .Willie Lanier . . . . . . . . . . Clover, Va.Aug. 22, 1909 . . . . . .Mel Hein . . . . . . . . . . . . . Redding, Calif. . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 31, 1992 . . . . . . . . . .82Aug. 22, 1941 . . . . . .Bill Parcells . . . . . . . . . . . Englewood, N.J.Aug. 23, 1934 . . . . . .Sonny Jurgensen . . . . . . . Wilmington, N.C.Aug. 23, 1945 . . . . . .Rayfield Wright . . . . . . . . Griffin, Ga.Aug. 23, 1968 . . . . . .Cortez Kennedy . . . . . . . Osceola, Ark.Aug. 25, 1946 . . . . . .Charlie Sanders . . . . . . . . Richlands, N.C.Aug. 31, 1927 . . . . . .Jim Finks . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis, Mo. . . . . . . . . . . . May 8, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . .66

SeptemberSept. 1, 1903 . . . . . .Ray Flaherty . . . . . . . . . . Spokane, Wash. . . . . . . . . . Jul. 19, 1994 . . . . . . . . . .90Sept. 2, 1948 . . . . . .Terry Bradshaw . . . . . . . . Shreveport, La. Sept. 2, 1960 . . . . . .Eric Dickerson . . . . . . . . . Sealy, TexasSept. 7, 1908 . . . . . .Paul Brown . . . . . . . . . . . Norwalk, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 5, 1991 . . . . . . . . . .82Sept. 8, 1945 . . . . . .Lem Barney . . . . . . . . . . . Gulfport, Miss.Sept. 9, 1937 . . . . . .Dick LeBeau . . . . . . . . . . . London, OhioSept. 10, 1940 . . . . .Buck Buchanan . . . . . . . . Gainesville, Ala. . . . . . . . . . Jul. 16, 1992 . . . . . . . . . .51Sept. 11, 1916 . . . . .Ed Sabol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic City, N.J. . . . . . . . . Feb. 9, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . .98Sept. 11, 1924 . . . . .Tom Landry . . . . . . . . . . . Mission, Texas . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 12, 2000 . . . . . . . . . .75Sept. 15, 1940 . . . . .Merlin Olsen . . . . . . . . . . Logan, Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 11, 2010 . . . . . . . . .69Sept. 15, 1961 . . . . .Dan Marino . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh, Pa.Sept. 15, 1971 . . . . .Will Shields . . . . . . . . . . . Fort Riley, Kan.Sept. 16, 1895 . . . . .Charles Bidwill . . . . . . . . Chicago, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr. 19, 1947 . . . . . . . . . .51Sept. 17, 1927 . . . . .George Blanda . . . . . . . . Youngwood, Pa. . . . . . . . . . Sept. 27, 2010 . . . . . . . . .83Sept. 19, 1957 . . . . .Dan Hampton . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma City, Okla.Sept. 20, 1935 . . . . .Jim Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . Baton Rouge, La.Sept. 21, 1884 . . . . .Hugh “Shorty” Ray . . . . . Highland Park, Ill. . . . . . . . . Sept. 16, 1956 . . . . . . . . .71Sept. 24, 1941 . . . . .John Mackey . . . . . . . . . . New York, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . . July 6, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . .69

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Sept. 24, 1946 . . . . .Joe Greene . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Temple, TexasSept. 28, 1907 . . . . .“Turk” Edwards . . . . . . . . . . .Mold, Wash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 12, 1973 . . . . . .65Sept. 28, 1941 . . . . .Charley Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Prairie, TexasSept. 28, 1954 . . . . .Steve Largent . . . . . . . . . . . .Tulsa, Okla.Sept. 29, 1942 . . . . .Dave Wilcox . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ontario, Ore.

OctoberOct. 4, 1934 . . . . . . .Sam Huff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Morgantown, W.Va.Oct. 5, 1921 . . . . . . .Bill Willis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Columbus, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 27, 2007. . . . . .86Oct. 6, 1930 . . . . . . .Les Richter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fresno, Calif. . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 12, 2010 . . . . . .79Oct. 8, 1909 . . . . . . .Bill Hewitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bay City, Mich. . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 14, 1947 . . . . . .37Oct. 9, 1958 . . . . . . .Mike Singletary . . . . . . . . . . .Houston, TexasOct. 11, 1896 . . . . . .George Preston Marshall . . .Grafton, W.Va. . . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 9, 1969 . . . . . . .72Oct. 11, 1906 . . . . . .Earl “Dutch” Clark . . . . . . . . .Fowler, Colo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 5, 1978 . . . . . . .71Oct. 11, 1961 . . . . . .Steve Young . . . . . . . . . . . . .Salt Lake City, UtahOct. 13, 1962 . . . . . .Jerry Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Starksville, Miss.Oct. 14, 1947 . . . . . .Charlie Joiner . . . . . . . . . . . .Many, La. Oct. 16, 1961 . . . . . .Chris Doleman . . . . . . . . . . .Indianapolis, Ind.Oct. 17, 1918 . . . . . .Ralph Wilson, Jr. . . . . . . . . . .Columbus, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 25, 2014 . . . . .95Oct. 18, 1933 . . . . . .Forrest Gregg . . . . . . . . . . . .Birthright, TexasOct. 18, 1939 . . . . . .Mike Ditka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carnegie, Pa.Oct. 20, 1932 . . . . . .Roosevelt Brown . . . . . . . . .Charlottesville, Va. . . . . . . . . June 9, 2004 . . . . . . .71Oct. 20, 1954 . . . . . .Lee Roy Selmon . . . . . . . . . .Eufaula, Okla. . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 4, 2011 . . . . . .56Oct. 22, 1923 . . . . . .Pete Pihos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orlando, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 16, 2011 . . . . . .87Oct. 23, 1879 . . . . . .Joe Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Columbus, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . May 20, 1939 . . . . . .59Oct. 23, 1914 . . . . . .Frank “Bruiser” Kinard . . . . .Pelahatchie, Miss. . . . . . . . . . Sept. 7, 1985 . . . . . .70Oct. 24, 1926 . . . . . .Y. A. Tittle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marshall, TexasOct. 26, 1911 . . . . . .Sid Gillman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Minneapolis, Minn. . . . . . . . Jan. 3, 2003 . . . . . . .91Oct. 27, 1929 . . . . . .Bill George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Waynesburg, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 30, 1982 . . . . .52Oct. 31, 1897 . . . . . .Wilbur “Pete” Henry . . . . . .Mansfield, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 7, 1952 . . . . . . .54Oct. 31, 1900 . . . . . .Cal Hubbard . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keytesville, Mo. . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 17, 1977 . . . . . .76

NovemberNov. 1, 1943 . . . . . . . Tom Mack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland, OhioNov. 1, 1947 . . . . . . . Ted Hendricks . . . . . . . . . . . Guatemala City, GuatemalaNov. 2, 1945 . . . . . . . Larry Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Groveland, Ga.Nov. 3, 1908 . . . . . . . Bronko Nagurski . . . . . . . . . Rainy River, Ontario . . . . . . . Jan. 7, 1990 . . . . . . .81Nov. 5, 1891 . . . . . . . Earle “Greasy” Neale . . . . . Parkersburg, W.Va. . . . . . . . . Nov. 2, 1973 . . . . . . .81Nov. 5, 1957 . . . . . . . Kellen Winslow . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis, Mo. Nov. 12, 1912 . . . . . . Alphonse “Tuffy” Leemans Superior, Wis. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 19, 1979 . . . . . .66Nov. 12, 1927 . . . . . . Jack Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . . . May 11, 2013 . . . . . .85Nov. 12, 1944 . . . . . . Ken Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . Lufkin, TexasNov. 18, 1956 . . . . . . Warren Moon . . . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles, Calif.Nov. 20, 1957 . . . . . . Dwight Stephenson . . . . . . Murfreesboro, N.C.Nov. 21, 1916 . . . . . . Sid Luckman . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooklyn, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul. 5, 1998 . . . . . . . .81Nov. 21, 1931 . . . . . . Jim Ringo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange, N.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 19, 2007 . . . . . .75Nov. 21, 1966 . . . . . . Troy Aikman . . . . . . . . . . . . West Covina, Calif.Nov. 21, 1971 . . . . . . Michael Strahan . . . . . . . . . Houston, TexasNov. 24, 1929 . . . . . . John Henry Johnson . . . . . . Waterproof, La. . . . . . . . . . . . June 3, 2011 . . . . . . .81Nov. 24, 1930 . . . . . . Yale Lary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ft. Worth, TexasNov. 24, 1931 . . . . . . Stan Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Altoona, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 21, 2010 . . . . . .78Nov. 25, 1933 . . . . . . Lenny Moore . . . . . . . . . . . Reading, Pa. Nov. 25, 1940 . . . . . . Joe Gibbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mocksville, N.C.Nov. 25, 1965 . . . . . . Cris Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Troy, Ohio

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Nov. 26, 1892 . . . . . . Joe Guyon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .White Earth Ind Res, Minn . . Nov. 27, 1971 . . . . . . .79Nov. 26, 1942 . . . . . . Jan Stenerud . . . . . . . . . . . .Fetsund, NorwayNov. 26, 1946 . . . . . . Art Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charleston, S.C.Nov. 26, 1947 . . . . . . Roger Wehrli . . . . . . . . . . . .New Point, Mo.Nov. 26, 1953 . . . . . . Harry Carson . . . . . . . . . . . .Florence, S.C.Nov. 27, 1903 . . . . . . John “Blood” McNally . . . .New Richmond, Wis . . . . . . Nov. 28, 1985 . . . . . . .82Nov. 27, 1971 . . . . . . Larry Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Los Angeles, Calif.Nov. 28, 1942 . . . . . . Paul Warfield . . . . . . . . . . .Warren, OhioNov. 30, 1898 . . . . . . Link Lyman . . . . . . . . . . . . .Table Rock, Neb. . . . . . . . . . Dec. 28, 1972 . . . . . . . .74Nov. 30, 1931 . . . . . . Bill Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Los Angeles, Calif. . . . . . . . . Jul. 30, 2007 . . . . . . . . .75

DecemberDec. 1, 1902 . . . . . . . Morris “Red” Badgro . . . . .Orillia, Wash. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul. 13, 1998 . . . . . . . . .95Dec. 2, 1940 . . . . . . . Willie Brown . . . . . . . . . . . .Yazoo City, Miss.Dec. 3, 1922 . . . . . . . Tom Fears . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Guadalajara, Mexico . . . . . Jan. 4, 2000 . . . . . . . . .77Dec. 5, 1957 . . . . . . . Art Monk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .White Plains, N.Y.Dec. 6, 1896 . . . . . . . George Trafton . . . . . . . . . .Chicago, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 5, 1971 . . . . . . . .74Dec. 6, 1921 . . . . . . . Otto Graham . . . . . . . . . . . .Waukegan, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 17, 2003 . . . . . . . .82Dec. 6, 1925 . . . . . . . Andy Robustelli . . . . . . . . .Stamford, Conn. . . . . . . . . . May 31, 2011 . . . . . . . .85Dec. 8, 1941 . . . . . . . Bob Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cleveland, OhioDec. 8, 1942 . . . . . . . Bill Polian . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bronx, N.Y.Dec. 9, 1938 . . . . . . . David “Deacon” Jones . . . .Eatonville, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . June 3, 2013 . . . . . . . .74Dec. 9, 1942 . . . . . . . Dick Butkus . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chicago, Ill.Dec. 12, 1967 . . . . . . John Randle . . . . . . . . . . . .Hearne, TexasDec. 13, 1960 . . . . . . Richard Dent . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlanta, Ga.Dec. 13, 1961 . . . . . . Gary Zimmerman . . . . . . . .Fullerton, Calif.Dec. 14, 1921 . . . . . . Charley Trippi . . . . . . . . . . .Pittston, Pa.Dec. 15, 1938 . . . . . . Billy Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Natchez, Miss.Dec. 15, 1940 . . . . . . Nick Buoniconti . . . . . . . . .Springfield, Mass.Dec. 19, 1926 . . . . . . Bobby Layne . . . . . . . . . . . .Santa Ana, Texas . . . . . . . . Dec. 1, 1986 . . . . . . . . .59Dec. 19, 1961 . . . . . . Reggie White . . . . . . . . . . .Chattanooga, Tenn. . . . . . . Dec. 26, 2004 . . . . . . . .43Dec. 19, 1964 . . . . . . Randall McDaniel . . . . . . . .Phoenix, Ariz.Dec. 19, 1972 . . . . . . Warren Sapp . . . . . . . . . . . .Orlando, Fla.Dec. 20, 1928 . . . . . . Jack Christiansen . . . . . . . .Sublette, Kan. . . . . . . . . . . . Jun. 29, 1986 . . . . . . . .57Dec. 20, 1942 . . . . . . Bob Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jacksonville, Fla. . . . . . . . . . Sept. 18, 2002 . . . . . . .59Dec. 22, 1949 . . . . . . Ray Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Swainsboro, Ga.Dec. 23, 1935 . . . . . . Paul Hornung . . . . . . . . . . .Louisville, Ky.Dec. 23, 1936 . . . . . . Willie Wood . . . . . . . . . . . .Washington, D.C.Dec. 23, 1948 . . . . . . Jack Ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Johnstown, Pa.Dec. 24, 1921 . . . . . . Bill Dudley . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bluefield, Va. . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 4, 2010 . . . . . . . . .88Dec. 25, 1946 . . . . . . Larry Csonka . . . . . . . . . . . .Stow, OhioDec. 27, 1959 . . . . . . Andre Tippett . . . . . . . . . . .Birmingham, Ala.Dec. 28, 1894 . . . . . . Ed Healey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indian Orchard, Mass. . . . . Dec. 9, 1978 . . . . . . . . .83Dec. 28, 1920 . . . . . . Steve Van Buren . . . . . . . . .La Ceiba, Honduras . . . . . . . Aug. 23, 2012 . . . . . . . .91Dec. 29, 1936 . . . . . . Ray Nitschke . . . . . . . . . . . .Elmwood Park, Ill. . . . . . . . . Mar. 8, 1998 . . . . . . . .61Dec. 30, 1941 . . . . . . Mel Renfro . . . . . . . . . . . . .Houston, TexasDec. 30, 1938 . . . . . . Ron Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Freedom, Pa. Dec. 31, 1928 . . . . . . . Hugh McElhenny . . . . . . . Los Angeles, Calif.

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There are living members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Here are their ages as of April 20, 2015

Oldest to Youngest

1................................ Charley Trippi ...............December 14, 1921........93 Years, 4 Months, 6 Days

2................................ Marv Levy .....................August 3, 1925 ...............89 Years, 8 Months, 17 Days3................................ Y. A. Tittle ....................October 24, 1926 ...........88 Years, 5 Months, 27 Days4................................ Gino Marchetti .............January 2, 1927..............88 Years, 3 Months, 18 Days5................................ Bud Grant .....................May 20, 1927 .................87 Years, 11 Months, 0 Days6................................ Hugh McElhenny ..........December 31, 1928........86 Years, 3 Months, 20 Days7................................ Don Shula .....................January 4, 1930..............85 Years, 3 Months, 16 Days8................................ Doug Atkins ..................May 8, 1930 ...................84 Years, 11 Months, 12 Days9................................ Frank Gifford.................August 16, 1930 .............84 Years, 8 Months, 4 Days10.............................. Yale Lary .......................November 24, 1930 .......84 Years, 4 Months, 27 Days11.............................. Joe Schmidt...................January 18, 1932............83 Years, 3 Months, 2 Days12.............................. Dan Rooney ..................July 20, 1932 ..................82 Years, 9 Months, 0 Days13.............................. Raymond Berry .............February 27, 1933..........82 Years, 1 Months, 24 Days14.............................. Forrest Gregg................October 18, 1933 ...........81 Years, 6 Months, 2 Days15.............................. Lenny Moore ................November 25, 1933 .......81 Years, 4 Months, 26 Days16.............................. Bart Starr ......................January 9, 1934..............81 Years, 3 Months, 11 Days17.............................. Willie Davis ...................July 24, 1934 ..................80 Years, 8 Months, 27 Days18.............................. Tommy McDonald ........July 26, 1934 ..................80 Years, 8 Months, 25 Days19.............................. Sonny Jurgensen...........August 23, 1934 .............80 Years, 7 Months, 28 Days20.............................. Sam Huff .......................October 4, 1934 .............80 Years, 6 Months, 16 Days21.............................. Don Maynard................January 25, 1935............80 Years, 2 Months, 26 Days

22.............................. Bobby Mitchell..............June 6, 1935...................79 Years, 10 Months, 14 Days23.............................. Len Dawson ..................June 20, 1935.................79 Years, 10 Months, 0 Days24.............................. Jim Taylor......................September 20, 1935 ......79 Years, 7 Months, 0 Days25.............................. Paul Hornung................December 23, 1935........79 Years, 3 Months, 28 Days26.............................. Jim Brown .....................February 17, 1936..........79 Years, 2 Months, 3 Days27.............................. John Madden................April 10, 1936.................79 Years, 0 Months, 10 Days28.............................. Willie Wood..................December 23, 1936........78 Years, 3 Months, 28 Days29.............................. Dick LeBeau ..................September 9, 1937 ........77 Years, 7 Months, 11 Days30.............................. Jim Otto ........................January 5, 1938..............77 Years, 3 Months, 15 Days31.............................. Ron Mix.........................March 10, 1938..............77 Years, 1 Months, 10 Days32.............................. Larry Wilson..................March 24, 1938..............77 Years, 0 Months, 27 Days33.............................. Jimmy Johnson .............March 31, 1938..............77 Years, 0 Months, 20 Days34.............................. Billy Shaw......................December 15, 1938........76 Years, 4 Months, 5 Days35.............................. Ron Wolf.......................December 30, 1938........76 Years, 3 Months, 21 Days36.............................. Herb Adderley...............June 8, 1939...................75 Years, 10 Months, 12 Days37.............................. Bob Lilly ........................July 26, 1939 ..................75 Years, 8 Months, 25 Days38.............................. Mike Ditka ....................October 18, 1939 ...........75 Years, 6 Months, 2 Days39.............................. Fran Tarkenton .............February 3, 1940............75 Years, 2 Months, 17 Days40.............................. Jackie Smith ..................February 23, 1940..........75 Years, 1 Months, 28 Days41.............................. Mick Tingelhoff.............May 22, 1940 .................74 Years, 10 Months, 29 Days 42.............................. Bobby Bell.....................June 17, 1940.................74 Years, 10 Months, 3 Days43.............................. Lance Alworth...............August 3, 1940 ...............74 Years, 8 Months, 17 Days44.............................. Joe Gibbs ......................November 25, 1940 .......74 Years, 4 Months, 26 Days45.............................. Willie Brown .................December 2, 1940..........74 Years, 4 Months, 18 Days46.............................. Nick Buoniconti.............December 15, 1940........74 Years, 4 Months, 5 Days47.............................. Dave Robinson..............May 3, 1941 ...................73 Years, 11 Months, 17 Days48.............................. Chris Hanburger............August 13, 1941 .............73 Years, 8 Months, 7 Days49.............................. Bill Parcells....................August 22, 1941 .............73 Years, 7 Months, 29 Days

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50.............................. Charley Taylor...............September 28, 1941 ......73 Years, 6 Months, 23 Days51.............................. Bob Brown ....................December 8, 1941..........73 Years, 4 Months, 12 Days52.............................. Mel Renfro....................December 30, 1941........73 Years, 3 Months, 21 Days53.............................. Carl Eller .......................January 25, 1942............73 Years, 2 Months, 26 Days54.............................. Roger Staubach.............February 5, 1942............73 Years, 2 Months, 15 Days55.............................. Paul Krause ...................February 19, 1942..........73 Years, 2 Months, 1 Days56.............................. Leroy Kelly ....................May 20, 1942 .................72 Years, 11 Months, 0 Days57.............................. Floyd Little ....................July 4, 1942 ....................72 Years, 9 Months, 16 Days58.............................. Dave Wilcox ..................September 29, 1942 ......72 Years, 6 Months, 22 Days59.............................. Jan Stenerud.................November 26, 1942 .......72 Years, 4 Months, 25 Days60.............................. Paul Warfield ................November 28, 1942 .......72 Years, 4 Months, 23 Days61.............................. Bill Polian ......................December 8, 1942..........72 Years, 4 Months, 12 Days62.............................. Dick Butkus ...................December 9, 1942..........72 Years, 4 Months, 11 Days63.............................. Fred Biletnikoff .............February 23, 1943..........72 Years, 1 Months, 28 Days64.............................. Gale Sayers ...................May 30, 1943 .................71 Years, 10 Months, 21 Days65.............................. Joe Namath...................May 31, 1943 .................71 Years, 10 Months, 20 Days66.............................. Emmitt Thomas ............June 3, 1943...................71 Years, 10 Months, 17 Days67.............................. Tom Mack.....................November 1, 1943 .........71 Years, 5 Months, 19 Days68.............................. Claude Humphrey.........June 29, 1944.................70 Years, 9 Months, 22 Days69.............................. Ken Houston .................November 12, 1944 .......70 Years, 5 Months, 8 Days70.............................. Bob Griese ....................February 3, 1945............70 Years, 2 Months, 17 Days

71.............................. Alan Page......................August 7, 1945 ...............69 Years, 8 Months, 13 Days72.............................. Willie Lanier..................August 21, 1945 .............69 Years, 7 Months, 30 Days73.............................. Rayfield Wright.............August 23, 1945 .............69 Years, 7 Months, 28 Days74.............................. Lem Barney...................September 8, 1945 ........69 Years, 7 Months, 12 Days75.............................. Larry Little.....................November 2, 1945 .........69 Years, 5 Months, 18 Days76.............................. Elvin Bethea..................March 1, 1946................69 Years, 1 Months, 19 Days77.............................. Curley Culp ...................March 10, 1946..............69 Years, 1 Months, 10 Days78.............................. Ron Yary........................July 16, 1946 ..................68 Years, 9 Months, 4 Days79.............................. Charlie Sanders.............August 25, 1946 .............68 Years, 7 Months, 26 Days80.............................. Joe Greene....................September 24, 1946 ......68 Years, 6 Months, 27 Days81.............................. Art Shell ........................November 26, 1946 .......68 Years, 4 Months, 25 Days82.............................. Larry Csonka .................December 25, 1946........68 Years, 3 Months, 26 Days83.............................. O. J. Simpson ................July 9, 1947 ....................67 Years, 9 Months, 11 Days84.............................. Charlie Joiner ................October 14, 1947 ...........67 Years, 6 Months, 6 Days85.............................. Ted Hendricks ...............November 1, 1947 .........67 Years, 5 Months, 19 Days86.............................. Roger Wehrli.................November 26, 1947 .......67 Years, 4 Months, 25 Days87.............................. Mel Blount ....................April 10, 1948.................67 Years, 0 Months, 10 Days88.............................. Jim Langer.....................May 16, 1948 .................66 Years, 11 Months, 4 Days89.............................. Terry Bradshaw.............September 2, 1948 ........66 Years, 7 Months, 18 Days90.............................. Jack Ham.......................December 23, 1948........66 Years, 3 Months, 28 Days91.............................. Dan Dierdorf .................June 29, 1949.................65 Years, 9 Months, 22 Days92.............................. John Riggins ..................August 4, 1949 ...............65 Years, 8 Months, 16 Days93.............................. Ray Guy.........................December 22, 1949........65 Years, 3 Months, 29 Days94.............................. Jack Youngblood...........January 26, 1950............65 Years, 2 Months, 25 Days95.............................. Franco Harris ................March 7, 1950................65 Years, 1 Months, 13 Days96.............................. Joe DeLamielleure ........March 16, 1951..............64 Years, 1 Months, 4 Days97.............................. John Hannah.................April 4, 1951...................64 Years, 0 Months, 16 Days98.............................. Dan Fouts......................June 10, 1951.................63 Years, 10 Months, 10 Days99.............................. Dave Casper..................February 2, 1952............63 Years, 2 Months, 18 Days100............................ Fred Dean .....................February 24, 1952..........63 Years, 1 Months, 27 Days101............................ Lynn Swann...................March 7, 1952................63 Years, 1 Months, 13 Days102............................ Jack Lambert.................July 8, 1952 ....................62 Years, 9 Months, 12 Days103............................ John Stallworth.............July 15, 1952 ..................62 Years, 9 Months, 5 Days

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104............................ Randy White .................January 15, 1953............62 Years, 3 Months, 5 Days105............................ Mike Haynes .................July 1, 1953 ....................61 Years, 9 Months, 19 Days106............................ Harry Carson.................November 26, 1953 .......61 Years, 4 Months, 25 Days107............................ Tony Dorsett .................April 7, 1954...................61 Years, 0 Months, 13 Days108............................ Jackie Slater ..................May 27, 1954 .................60 Years, 10 Months, 24 Days109............................ Steve Largent................September 28, 1954 ......60 Years, 6 Months, 23 Days110............................ Earl Campbell................March 29, 1955..............60 Years, 0 Months, 22 Days

111............................ Ozzie Newsome ............March 16, 1956..............59 Years, 1 Months, 4 Days112............................ Joe Montana.................June 11, 1956.................58 Years, 10 Months, 9 Days113............................ James Lofton.................July 5, 1956 ....................58 Years, 9 Months, 15 Days114............................ Warren Moon ...............November 18, 1956 .......58 Years, 5 Months, 2 Days115............................ Dan Hampton ...............September 19, 1957 ......57 Years, 7 Months, 1 Days116............................ Kellen Winslow .............November 5, 1957 .........57 Years, 5 Months, 15 Days117............................ Dwight Stephenson ......November 20, 1957 .......57 Years, 5 Months, 0 Days118............................ Art Monk.......................December 5, 1957..........57 Years, 4 Months, 15 Days119............................ Rickey Jackson ..............March 20, 1958..............57 Years, 1 Months, 0 Days120............................ Anthony Muñoz............August 19, 1958 .............56 Years, 8 Months, 1 Days121............................ Mike Singletary.............October 9, 1958 .............56 Years, 6 Months, 11 Days122............................ Lawrence Taylor ...........February 4, 1959............56 Years, 2 Months, 16 Days123............................ Russ Grimm ..................May 2, 1959 ...................55 Years, 11 Months, 18 Days124............................ Ronnie Lott ...................May 8, 1959 ...................55 Years, 11 Months, 12 Days125............................ Andre Tippett ...............December 27, 1959........55 Years, 3 Months, 24 Days126............................ Howie Long...................January 6, 1960..............55 Years, 3 Months, 14 Days127............................ Jim Kelly ........................February 14, 1960..........55 Years, 2 Months, 6 Days128............................ Darrell Green ................February 15, 1960..........55 Years, 2 Months, 5 Days129............................ Mike Munchak..............March 5, 1960................55 Years, 1 Months, 15 Days130............................ Marcus Allen.................March 26, 1960..............55 Years, 0 Months, 25 Days131............................ John Elway ....................June 28, 1960.................54 Years, 9 Months, 23 Days132............................ Eric Dickerson ...............September 2, 1960 ........54 Years, 7 Months, 18 Days133............................ Richard Dent.................December 13, 1960........54 Years, 4 Months, 7 Days134............................ Bruce Matthews ...........August 8, 1961 ...............53 Years, 8 Months, 12 Days135............................ Dan Marino...................September 15, 1961 ......53 Years, 7 Months, 5 Days136............................ Steve Young..................October 11, 1961 ...........53 Years, 6 Months, 9 Days137............................ Chris Doleman ..............October 16, 1961 ...........53 Years, 6 Months, 4 Days138............................ Gary Zimmerman..........December 13, 1961........53 Years, 4 Months, 7 Days139............................ Jerry Rice ......................October 13, 1962 ...........52 Years, 6 Months, 7 Days140............................ Bruce Smith ..................June 18, 1963.................51 Years, 10 Months, 2 Days141............................ Charles Haley ................January 6, 1964..............51 Years, 3 Months, 14 Days142............................ Andre Reed...................January 29, 1964............51 Years, 2 Months, 22 Days143............................ Randall McDaniel..........December 19, 1964........50 Years, 4 Months, 1 Days144............................ Rod Woodson ...............March 10, 1965..............50 Years, 1 Months, 10 Days

145............................ Dermontti Dawson .......June 17, 1965.................49 Years, 10 Months, 3 Days146............................ Cris Carter.....................November 25, 1965 .......49 Years, 4 Months, 26 Days147............................ Michael Irvin.................March 5, 1966................49 Years, 1 Months, 15 Days148............................ Thurman Thomas..........May 16, 1966 .................48 Years, 11 Months, 4 Days149............................ Tim Brown ....................July 22, 1966 ..................48 Years, 8 Months, 29 Days150............................ Will Shields ...................September 15, 1966 ......48 Years, 7 Months, 5 Days151............................ Troy Aikman..................November 21, 1966 .......48 Years, 4 Months, 29 Days152............................ Deion Sanders...............August 9, 1967 ...............47 Years, 8 Months, 11 Days153............................ John Randle ..................December 12, 1967........47 Years, 4 Months, 8 Days154............................ Aeneas Williams ...........January 29, 1968............47 Years, 2 Months, 22 Days155............................ Shannon Sharpe............June 26, 1968.................46 Years, 9 Months, 25 Days156............................ Barry Sanders ...............July 16, 1968 ..................46 Years, 9 Months, 4 Days

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157............................ Cortez Kennedy ............August 23, 1968 .............46 Years, 7 Months, 28 Days158............................ Emmitt Smith................May 15, 1969 .................45 Years, 11 Months, 5 Days159............................ Willie Roaf ....................April 18, 1970.................45 Years, 0 Months, 2 Days160............................ Michael Strahan............November 21, 1971 .......43 Years, 4 Months, 29 Days161............................ Larry Allen.....................November 27, 1971 .......43 Years, 4 Months, 24 Days162............................ Jerome Bettis................February 17, 1972..........43 Years, 2 Months, 3 Days163............................ Warren Sapp.................December 19, 1972........42 Years, 4 Months, 1 Days164............................ Marshall Faulk ..............February 26, 1973..........42 Years, 1 Months, 25 Days165............................ Derrick Brooks ..............April 18, 1973.................42 Years, 0 Months, 2 Days166............................ Curtis Martin.................May 1, 1973 ...................41 Years, 11 Months, 19 Days167............................ Walter Jones.................January 19, 1974............41 Years, 3 Months, 1 Days168............................ Jonathan Ogden............July 31, 1974 ..................40 Years, 8 Months, 20 Days

Twenty-two members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame have been elected posthumously. Name - Year of Induction (Year of Death).

George Allen - 2002 (1990)

Bert Bell - 1963 (1959)

Charles Bidwill - 1967 (1947)

Joe Carr - 1963 (1939)

Jim Finks - 1995 (1994)

Len Ford - 1976 (1972)

Benny Friedman - 2005 (1982)

Bob Hayes - 2009 (2002)

Wilbur “Pete” Henry - 1963 (1952)

Bill Hewitt - 1971 (1947)

Henry Jordan - 1995 (1977)

Walt Kiesling - 1966 (1962)

Vince Lombardi - 1971 (1970)

Tim Mara - 1963 (1959)

Steve Owen - 1966 (1964)

Fritz Pollard - 2005 (1986)

Hugh “Shorty” Ray - 1966 (1956)

Les Richter - 2011 (2010)

Junior Seau - 2015 (2012)

Derrick Thomas - 2009 (2000)

Jim Thorpe - 1963 (1953)

Reggie White - 2006 (2004)

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ELECTION BY YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY & YEAR AS FINALISTSteve Largent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995Don Shula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997Anthony Muñoz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998Mike Singletary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998Eric Dickerson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999Lawrence Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999Ronnie Lott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000Joe Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000Jackie Slater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001Jim Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002Marcus Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003John Elway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004Barry Sanders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004Dan Marino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005Steve Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005Troy Aikman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006Warren Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006Reggie White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006Bruce Matthews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007Darrell Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008Bruce Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Rod Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009Jerry Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010Emmitt Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010Marshall Faulk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011Deion Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011Larry Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013Jonathan Ogden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013Derrick Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014Walter Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014Junior Seau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015

Selected First Time as Finalist But Not First Year of EligibilityJack Christiansen . . . . . . . . (7) . . . . . . . . . . .1970Tom Fears. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8) . . . . . . . . . . .1970Pete Pihos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8) . . . . . . . . . . .1970Lamar Hunt. . . . . . . . . . . . . (–) . . . . . . . . . . .1972

. .(10) . . . . . . . . . . .1972. . . . . . . . . .(14) . . . . . . . . . . .1976

. . . . . . . . . . . . . (15) . . . . . . . . . . .1977(16) . . . . . . . . . . .1978

Ron Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .1979

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(Year of Eligibility in Parentheses)

Elected First Year of EligibilityHugh McElhenny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1970Jim Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971Vince Lombardi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971Gino Marchetti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972Ollie Matson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972Raymond Berry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1973Jim Parker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1973Forrest Gregg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977Gale Sayers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977Bart Starr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977Lance Alworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978Ray Nitschke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978Larry Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978Dick Butkus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979Johnny Unitas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979Deacon Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980Bob Lilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980Jim Otto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980George Blanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981Merlin Olsen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982Paul Warfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983Willie Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985Roger Staubach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985Ken Houston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986Joe Greene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987Jim Langer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987Jack Ham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988Mel Blount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989Terry Bradshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989Franco Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990Jack Lambert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990Tom Landry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991John Hannah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991Jan Stenerud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991Dan Fouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993Chuck Noll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993Walter Payton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993Tony Dorsett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994Randy White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994

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Bobby Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .1983Bobby Mitchell. . . . . . . . .(10) . . . . . . . . . . .1983

. . . .(22) . . . . . . . . . . .1984. . . . . . . . . .(24) . . . . . . . . . . .1990

. . . . . . . . . . .(19) . . . . . . . . . . .1991Tex Schramm . . . . . . . . . . . (–) . . . . . . . . . . .1991Jimmy Johnson. . . . . . . . .(13) . . . . . . . . . . .1994Lee Roy Selmon . . . . . . . . . (6) . . . . . . . . . . .1995Jim Finks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (–) . . . . . . . . . . .1995Joe Gibbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) . . . . . . . . . . .1996

. . . . . . . . . . . .(25) . . . . . . . . . . .1999. . . . . . . . . .(21) . . . . . . . . . . .2000

. . . . . . .(20) . . . . . . . . . . .2001Elvin Bethea . . . . . . . . . . .(15) . . . . . . . . . . .2003Joe DeLamielleure . . . . . .(13) . . . . . . . . . . .2003

. . . . . . . . . . .(20) . . . . . . . . . . .2003. . . . . . .(43) . . . . . . . . . . .2005

. . . . . . . . . .(43) . . . . . . . . . . .2005. . . . . . .(25) . . . . . . . . . . .2007. . . . . . .(25) . . . . . . . . . . .2008

Rickey Jackson . . . . . . . . .(10) . . . . . . . . . . .2010. . . . . . . . . .(33) . . . . . . . . . . .2010

. . . . . . . . . . .(30) . . . . . . . . . . .2010. . . . . . .(28) . . . . . . . . . . .2011

. . . . . . . . . . .(46) . . . . . . . . . . .2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (–) . . . . . . . . . . .2011

. . . . . . . . . . .(50) . . . . . . . . . . .2012

. . . . . . . . . . .(27) . . . . . . . . . . .2013. . . . . . . .(34) . . . . . . . . . . .2013

. . . . . . . . . . . . . (–) . . . . . . . . . . .2015

. . . . . . . . . . . . . (–) . . . . . . . . . . .2015Mick Tingelhoff . . . . . . . .(32) . . . . . . . . . . .2015

Elected Second Time as FinalistBill Hewitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9) . . . . . . . . . . .1971

. . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .1971Andy Robustelli . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .1971Norm Van Brocklin . . . . . . (6) . . . . . . . . . . .1971Y.A. Tittle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .1971Bill George . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .1974Lou Groza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .1974Lenny Moore . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .1975George Connor. . . . . . . . .(13) . . . . . . . . . . .1975Sid Gillman . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .1983Charley Taylor . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .1984

. . . . . . . . .(23) . . . . . . . . . . .1985Larry Csonka. . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .1987Mike Ditka . . . . . . . . . . . . (12) . . . . . . . . . . .1988Alan Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .1988Art Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .1989Ted Hendricks . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .1990Lem Barney . . . . . . . . . . .(10) . . . . . . . . . . .1992John Riggins . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .1992

Bill Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) . . . . . . . . . . .1993Jackie Smith . . . . . . . . . . .(12) . . . . . . . . . . .1994

. . . . . . . . .(32) . . . . . . . . . . .1996Mike Webster . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .1997Wellington Mara . . . . . . . . (–) . . . . . . . . . . .1997

. . . . .(25) . . . . . . . . . . .1998Howie Long. . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .2000Mike Munchak . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .2001

. . . . . . . . . . . (7) . . . . . . . . . . .2002. . . . . . . . .(27) . . . . . . . . . . .2006

. . . . . . .(22) . . . . . . . . . . .2006Thurman Thomas. . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .2007Roger Wehrli . . . . . . . . . .(20) . . . . . . . . . . .2007Fred Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . .(18) . . . . . . . . . . .2008

. . . . . . . . . .(10) . . . . . . . . . . .2008. . . . . . . . . . . . (29) . . . . . . . . . . .2009

Randall McDaniel. . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .2009John Randle . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .2010Chris Doleman . . . . . . . . . . (8) . . . . . . . . . . .2012Curtis Martin . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .2012Willie Roaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .2012Michael Strahan. . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .2014

Elected Third Time as FinalistJoe Schmidt . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .1973Weeb Ewbank . . . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . .1978Herb Adderley . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .1980Sam Huff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8) . . . . . . . . . . .1982Sonny Jurgensen . . . . . . . . (4) . . . . . . . . . . .1983Joe Namath . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .1985Willie Lanier . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) . . . . . . . . . . .1986Fran Tarkenton . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .1986Len Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . (7) . . . . . . . . . . .1987Kellen Winslow . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .1995Mike Haynes. . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .1997Paul Krause. . . . . . . . . . . .(14) . . . . . . . . . . .1998Ozzie Newsome . . . . . . . . . (4) . . . . . . . . . . .1999Dan Rooney . . . . . . . . . . . . (–) . . . . . . . . . . .2000Marv Levy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .2001

. . . . . . . . . . .(13) . . . . . . . . . . .2002James Lofton . . . . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . .2003Michael Irvin . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .2007

. . . . . . . . (–) . . . . . . . . . . .2009. . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . .2011

Aeneas Williams. . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . .2014

Elected Fourth Time as Finalist. . . (4) . . . . . . . . . . .1974

. . . . . . . .(12) . . . . . . . . . . .1974Jim Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) . . . . . . . . . . .1976Mike McCormack. . . . . . .(17) . . . . . . . . . . .1984Larry Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8) . . . . . . . . . . .1993Bud Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (7) . . . . . . . . . . .1994

. . . . . . . . . . .(16) . . . . . . . . . . .1996. . . . . . . . .(21) . . . . . . . . . . .1995

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. . . . . . .(29) . . . . . . . . . . .2007. . . . . . (7) . . . . . . . . . . .2012

Cortez Kennedy . . . . . . . . . (7) . . . . . . . . . . .2012Bill Parcells1 . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . .2013Will Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) . . . . . . . . . . .2015

1 Parcells was finalist four times. He was finalist twice (2001, 2002) following his announced retirement as head coach of the New York Jets in 1999. At the time, the Hall of Fame By-Laws only required a coach to be retired and not the now five-season waiting period. Parcells returned to coach the Dallas Cowboys and the five-year waiting period was in effect when he retired from coaching in 2006 thereby making him eligble in 2012.

Elected Fifth Time as FinalistRoosevelt Brown . . . . . . . . (9) . . . . . . . . . . .1975Len Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (13) . . . . . . . . . . .1976

. . . . . . . . . .(24) . . . . . . . . . . .1986Fred Biletnikoff . . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . .1988Buck Buchanan. . . . . . . . .(10) . . . . . . . . . . .1990Bob Griese . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . .1990John Mackey . . . . . . . . . .(15) . . . . . . . . . . .1992Dan Dierdorf. . . . . . . . . . . . (8) . . . . . . . . . . .1996Charlie Joiner . . . . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . .1996

. . . . . . (6) . . . . . . . . . . .1998. . . . . . . . . . .(26) . . . . . . . . . . .2004

Gary Zimmerman. . . . . . . . (6) . . . . . . . . . . .2008. . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . .2009

. . . . .(28) . . . . . . . . . . .2014Jerome Bettis . . . . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . .2015

Elected Sixth Time as FinalistDante Lavelli. . . . . . . . . . .(13) . . . . . . . . . . .1975Frank Gifford . . . . . . . . . . . (8) . . . . . . . . . . .1977Russ Grimm . . . . . . . . . . .(14) . . . . . . . . . . .2010Yale Lary . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(10) . . . . . . . . . . .1979

Tim Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) . . . . . . . . . . .2015Charles Haley . . . . . . . . . .(11) . . . . . . . . . . .2015Willie Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . (7) . . . . . . . . . . .1981Doug Atkins . . . . . . . . . . . . (8) . . . . . . . . . . .1982Ron Yary . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(14) . . . . . . . . . . .2001Cris Carter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) . . . . . . . . . . .2013

Elected Seventh Time as FinalistJim Ringo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9) . . . . . . . . . . .1981Al Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (–) . . . . . . . . . . .1992Harry Carson . . . . . . . . . .(13) . . . . . . . . . . .2006Richard Dent . . . . . . . . . . . (9) . . . . . . . . . . .2011

Elected Eighth Time as FinalistPete Rozelle . . . . . . . . . . . . (–) . . . . . . . . . . .1985Don Maynard . . . . . . . . . . . (9) . . . . . . . . . . .1987Jack Youngblood . . . . . . .(12) . . . . . . . . . . .2001John Stallworth . . . . . . . .(10) . . . . . . . . . . .2002Art Monk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8) . . . . . . . . . . .2008

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .(23) . . . . . . . . . . .2014Andre Reed. . . . . . . . . . . . . (9) . . . . . . . . . . .2014

Elected Ninth Time as Finalist. . .(16) . . . . . . . . . . .1987

Elected 10th Time as FinalistWillie Wood . . . . . . . . . . .(13) . . . . . . . . . . .1989

Elected 11th Time as FinalistTom Mack. . . . . . . . . . . . . (16) . . . . . . . . . . .1999

Elected 12th Time as FinalistPaul Hornung . . . . . . . . .(15) . . . . . . . . . . .1986

Elected 13th Time as FinalistCarl Eller . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(20) . . . . . . . . . . .2004

Elected 14th Time as FinalistLynn Swann . . . . . . . . . . .(14) . . . . . . . . . . .2001

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CAPS INDICATE THOSE ELECTED TO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

HERB ADDERLEY – 3 – 1978-1980

LARRY ALLEN – 1 – 2013MARCUS ALLEN – 1 – 2003LANCE ALWORTH – 1 – 1978Morten Andersen – 2 – 2014-15

RED BADGRO – 1 – 1981LEM BARNEY – 2 – 1991-92BOBBY BELL – 1 – 1983RAYMOND BERRY – 1 – 1973ELVIN BETHEA – 1 – 2003JEROME BETTIS – 5 – 2011-15FRED BILETNIKOFF – 5 – 1984-88GEORGE BLANDA – 1 – 1981MEL BLOUNT – 1 – 1989TERRY BRADSHAW – 1 – 1989

JIM BROWN – 1 – 1971ROOSEVELT BROWN – 5 – 1971-75TIM BROWN – 6 – 2010-15 WILLIE BROWN – 1 – 1984

NICK BUONICONTI – 1 – 2001

DICK BUTKUS – 1 – 1979

EARL CAMPBELL – 1 – 1991TONY CANADEO – 4 – 1971-74HARRY CARSON – 7 – 2000-06CRIS CARTER – 6 – 2008-2013DAVE CASPER – 3 – 2000-02JACK CHRISTIANSEN – 1 – 1970Blanton Collier – 1 – 1987Charley 1980GEORGE CONNOR – 2 – 1974-75Don Coryell – 2 – 2010-2015Roger Craig – 1 – 2010

LARRY CSONKA – 2 – 1986-87

AL DAVIS – 7 – 1986-1992Terrell Davis – 1 – 2015WILLIE DAVIS – 6 – 1976-1981DERMONTTI DAWSON – 4 – 2009-2012

FRED DEAN – 2 – 2007-08

JOE DeLAMIELLEURE – 1 – 2003

RICHARD DENTERIC DICKERSON – 1 – 1999

TONY DORSETT – 1 – 1994Tony Dungy – 2 – 2014-15

JOHN ELWAY – 1 — 2004WEEB EWBANK – 3 – 1976-78

TOM FEARS – 1 – 1970Beattie Feathers – 1 – 1970JIM FINKS – 1 – 1995RAY FLAHERTY – 1 – 1976

DAN FOUTS – 1 – 1993

Willie Galimore – 1 – 1992

JOE GIBBS – 1 – 1996

JOE GREENE – 1 – 1987

FORREST GREGG – 1 – 1977Rosey Grier – 1 – 1973BOB GRIESE – 5 – 1986-1990

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CHARLES HALEY – 6 – 2010-15JACK HAM – 1 –1988DAN HAMPTON – 2 – 2001-02

JOHN HANNAH – 1 – 1991Cliff Harris – 1 – 2004FRANCO HARRIS – 1 – 1990Marvin Harrison – 2 – 2014-15Ole Haugsrud – 1 – 1973BOB HAYESLester Hayes – 4 – 2001-04MIKE HAYNES – 3 – 1995-97TED HENDRICKS – 2 – 1989-1990BILL HEWITT – 2 – 1970-71

PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME F INAL ISTS

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GENE HICKERSONPAUL HORNUNG – 12 – 1978-1986KEN HOUSTON – 1 – 1986

LAMAR HUNT – 1 – 1972

MICHAEL IRVIN – 3 – 2005-07

JIMMY JOHNSON – 1 – 1994Jimmy Johnson – 1 – 2015JOHN HENRY JOHNSON – 9 –1986-87CHARLIE JOINER – 5 – 1992-96DEACON JONES – 1 – 1980STAN JONES – 1 – 1991

Lee Roy Jordan – 1 – 1988

JIM KELLY – 1 – 2002

Jerry

Bob Kuechenberg – 8 – 2002-09

JACK LAMBERT – 1 – 1990TOM LANDRY – 1 – 1990DICK “NIGHT TRAIN” LANE – 4 – 1971-74JIM LANGER – 1 – 1987WILLIE LANIER – 3 – 1984-86STEVE LARGENT – 1 – 1995YALE LARY – 6 – 1974-79DANTE LAVELLI – 6 – 1970-75

MARV LEVY – 3 – 1999-2001BOB LILLY – 1 – 1980

VINCE LOMBARDI – 1 – 1971

RONNIE LOTT – 1 – 2000

JOHN MADDEN

GINO MARCHETTI – 1 – 1972

Jim Marshall – 1 – 2004

OLLIE MATSON – 1 – 1972

DON MAYNARD – 8 – 1980-87MIKE McCORMACK – 4 – 1981-84RANDALL McDANIEL– 2 – 2008-09

HUGH McELHENNY – 1 – 1970BOBBY MITCHELL – 1 – 1983RON MIX – 1 –1979

ART MONK – 8 – 2001-08JOE MONTANA – 1 – 2000

Tony Morabito – 1 – 1973MIKE MUNCHAK – 2 – 2000-01ANTHONY MU—OZ – 1 – 1998GEORGE MUSSO – 1 – 1982

JOE NAMATH – 3 – 1983-85OZZIE NEWSOME – 3 – 1997-99RAY NITSCHKE – 1 – 1978CHUCK NOLL – 1 – 1993

MERLIN OLSEN – 1 – 1982JIM OTTO – 1 – 1980

Orlando Pace – 1 – 2015

BILL PARCELLSACE PARKER – 1 – 1972JIM PARKER – 1 – 1973WALTER PAYTON – 1 – 1993PETE PIHOS – 1 – 1970BILL POLIAN – 1 – 2015

MEL RENFRO – 4 – 1993-96

JIM RINGO – 7 – 1975-1981

ANDY ROBUSTELLI – 2 – 1970-71DAN ROONEY – 3 – 1998-2000

Lou Rymkus – 1 – 1988

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GALE SAYERS – 1 – 1977JOE SCHMIDT – 3 – 1971-73TEX SCHRAMM – 1 – 1991LEE ROY SELMON – 1 – 1995

– 3 – 2009-2011JUNIOR SEAU – 1 – 2015

BILLY SHAW – 1 – 1999

Donnie Shell – 1 – 2002WILL SHIELDS – 4 – 2012-15DON SHULA – 1 – 1997O.J. SIMPSON – 1 – 1985MIKE SINGLETARY – 1 – 1998

JACKIE SLATER – 1 – 2001

JACKIE SMITH – 2 – 1993-94

BART STARR – 1 – 1977ROGER STAUBACH – 1 – 1985JAN STENERUD – 1 – 1991

HANK STRAM – 1 – 2003LYNN SWANN – 14 – 1988-2001

Paul Tagliabue – 3 – 2007-09FRAN TARKENTON – 3 – 1984-86CHARLEY TAYLOR – 2 – 1983-84JIM TAYLOR – 4 – 1973-76LAWRENCE TAYLOR – 1 – 1999

THURMAN THOMAS – 2 – 2006-07MICK TINGELHOFF – 1 – 2015

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Emlenwere elected immediately after the conclusion of the mandatory retire-

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ANDRE TIPPETT – 2 – 2007-08Y.A. TITTLE – 2 – 1970-71Jim Tyrer – 1 – 1981

JOHNNY UNITAS – 1 – 1979GENE UPSHAW – 1 – 1987

NORM VAN BROCKLIN – 2 – 1970-71

BILL WALSH – 2 – 1992-93PAUL WARFIELD – 1 – 1983Kurt Warner – 1 – 2015MIKE WEBSTER – 2 – 1996-97ARNIE WEINMEISTER – 1 – 1984ROGER WEHRLIRANDY WHITE – 1 – 1994

DAVE WILCOX – 1 – 2000

BILL WILLIS – 1 – 1977LARRY WILSON – 1 – 1978

KELLEN WINSLOW – 3 – 1993-95RON WOLF – 1 – 2015

ROD WOODSON – 1 – 2009RAYFIELD WRIGHT

George Young – 3 – 2003-05

GARY ZIMMERMAN – 5 – 08

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candidates and the two senior nominees and the senior nominees were included in the reduction vote. The reduction votes are listed from 1999 to 2012.

2015Morten Andersen2

JEROME BETTIS5

TIM BROWN6

Don Coryell2Terrell DavisTony Dungy2

Kevin Greene4

CHARLES HALEY6

Marvin Harrison2

Jimmy JohnsonJohn Lynch2

Orlando PaceBILL POLIAN

JUNIOR SEAUWILL SHIELDS4

~MICK TINGELHOFF

Kurt WarnerRON WOLF

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10 to 5

Final 5 Not Elected – None

2014Morten AndersenJerome Bettis4

Tim Brown5

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Tony DungyKevin Greene3

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Charles Haley5

Marvin Harrison~ 5

John LynchANDRE REED8

Will Shields3

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AENEAS WILLIAMS3

15 to 10

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Jerome Bettis3

Tim Brown4

CRIS CARTER6

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Kevin Greene2

Charles Haley4

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Andre Reed7

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Aeneas Williams2

15 to 10 - Brown Shields10 to 5 Bettis HaleyFinal 5 Not Elected - None

2012Jerome Bettis2

Tim Brown3

~Cris Carter5

DERMONTTI DAWSON4

CHRIS DOLEMAN2

Kevin GreeneCharles Haley3

CORTEZ KENNEDY4

CURTIS MARTIN2

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Andre Reed6

WILLIE ROAF2

Will Shields~Dick Stanfel2Aeneas Williams

15 to 10 - Bettis Brown Shields10 to 5Final 5 Not Elected - None

2011Jerome BettisTim Brown2

Cris Carter4

Dermontti Dawson3

RICHARD DENT7

Chris Doleman

Charles Haley2

~Cortez Kennedy3

Curtis MartinAndre Reed5

~Willie Roaf

SHANNON SHARPE3

15 to 10 - Bettis Brown Haley10 to 5Final 5 Not Elected - None

2010Tim BrownCris Carter3

Don CoryellRoger CraigDermontti Dawson2

Richard Dent6

RUSS GRIMM6

Charles HaleyRICKEY JACKSONCortez Kennedy2

~DICK LeBEAU~FLOYD LITTLEJOHN RANDLE2

Andre Reed4

2

EMMITT SMITH

15 to 10 - Brown Haley10 to 5Final 5 Not Elected - None

2009Cris Carter2

Dermontti DawsonRichard Dent5

Russ Grimm5

2

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Cortez KennedyBob Kuechenberg8

RANDALL MCDANIEL2

John RandleAndre Reed3

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2008Cris CarterFRED DEAN2

Richard Dent4

~Marshall Goldberg2

Randy Gradishar2

DARRELL GREENRuss Grimm4

Ray Guy7

Bob Kuechenberg7

Randall McDanielART MONK8

Andre Reed2

Paul Tagliabue2

Derrick Thomas4

~EMMITT THOMASANDRE TIPPETT2

GARY ZIMMERMAN5

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2007Fred DeanRichard Dent3

Russ Grimm3

Ray Guy6

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Bob Kuechenberg6

Art Monk7

Andre Reed

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Gary Zimmerman4

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L.C. Greenwood6

Russ Grimm2

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Michael Irvin2

Bob Kuechenberg5

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Art Monk6

Derrick Thomas2

Thurman Thomas

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Gary Zimmerman3

15 to 10Zimmerman10 to 6Final 6 Not Elected - None

2005Harry Carson6

Richard Dent2

L.C. Greenwood5

Russ Grimm2

Michael IrvinBob Kuechenberg4

Art Monk5

Derrick ThomasRoger WehrliGeorge Young3

15 to 10

10 to 6Final 6 Not Elected

2004~BOB BROWN5

Harry Carson5

Richard Dent CARL ELLER13

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Bob Kuechenberg3

Jim Marshall Art Monk4

BARRY SANDERSRayfield Wright George Young2

Gary Zimmerman2

Reduction Votes:15 to 10 - Zimmerman10 to 6Final 6 Not Elected

2003MARCUS ALLEN

Harry Carson4

JOE DeLAMIELLEURERandy GradisharLester Hayes3

Bob Kuechenberg2

JAMES LOFTON3

Art Monk3

Ken Stabler3

~HANK STRAM2

George YoungGary Zimmerman

Reduction Votes:14 to 1010 to 6ZimmermanFinal 6 Not Elected

2002~GEORGE ALLEN4

Harry Carson3

3

L.C. Greenwood4

Ray Guy5

DAN HAMPTON2

Lester Hayes2

JIM KELLYBob KuechenbergJames Lofton2

Art ModellArt Monk2

Bill Parcells2

Donnie ShellJOHN STALLWORTH8

Reduction Votes:14 to 1011 to 6Final 6 Not Elected

2001 ~NICK BUONICONTIHarry Carson2

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Lester Hayes3

Art MonkMIKE MUNCHAK2

Bill ParcellsJACKIE SLATERJohn Stallworth7

LYNN SWANN14

RON YARY6

JACK YOUNGBLOOD8

Reduction Votes:14 to 1010 to 6Final 6 Not Elected - None

2000Harry Carson

Carl Eller12

Marv Levy2

James LoftonHOWIE LONG2

RONNIE LOTTJOE MONTANAMike MunchakDAN ROONEY3

John Stallworth6

Lynn Swann13

Ron Yary5

Jack Youngblood7

Reduction Votes:14 to 1010 to 6Final 6 Not Elected

1999George Allen3

ERIC DICKERSONCarl Eller11

Ray Guy4

Marv LevyHowie LongTOM MACK11

OZZIE NEWSOME3

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LAWRENCE TAYLORRon Yary4

Jack Youngblood6

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1998George Allen2

Ken Anderson2

Carl Eller10

PAUL KRAUSE3

Tom Mack10

~TOMMY McDONALD2

ANTHONY MUÑOZOzzie Newsome2

Dan RooneyMIKE SINGLETARYJohn Stallworth4

DWIGHT STEPHENSON5

Lynn Swann11

Ron Yary3

Jack Youngblood5

1997Carl Eller9

Ray Guy3

MIKE HAYNES3

~Jerry Kramer10

Paul Krause2

Tom Mack9

WELLINGTON MARA2

Ozzie NewsomeDON SHULAJohn Stallworth3

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Lynn Swann10

MIKE WEBSTER2

Ron Yary2

Jack Youngblood4

1996Ken Anderson~LOU CREEKMUR2

DAN DIERDORF5

Carl Eller8

JOE GIBBSL.C. Greenwood3

Mike Haynes2

CHARLIE JOINER5

Tom Mack8

MEL RENFRO4

John Stallworth2

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Lynn Swann9

Mike WebsterJack Youngblood3

1995Dan Dierdorf4

Carl Eller7

JIM FINKSL.C. Greenwood2

Ray Guy2

Mike HaynesCharlie Joiner4

~HENRY JORDAN4

Tom Mack7

Mel Renfro3

LEE ROY SELMON2

Lynn Swann8

KELLEN WINSLOW3

1994Dan Dierdorf3

TONY DORSETTCarl Eller6

BUD GRANT4

JIMMY JOHNSONCharlie Joiner3

~LEROY KELLY4

Paul KrauseTom Mack6

Mel Renfro2

JACKIE SMITH2

John StallworthLynn Swann7

RANDY WHITEKellen Winslow2

1993Bob Brown4

Carl Eller5

DAN FOUTSCharlie Joiner2

LARRY LITTLE4

Tom Mack5

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Wellington MaraJOHN RIGGINS2

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Carl Eller3

L.C. GreenwoodJOHN HANNAH~STAN JONESJohn Mackey4

John Riggins

Ken Stabler2

JAN STENERUDLynn Swann4

Jack Youngblood2

1990BUCK BUCHANAN5

Al Davis5

Dan DierdorfBOB GRIESE5

FRANCO HARRISTED HENDRICKS2

JACK LAMBERTTOM LANDRYLarry Little3

John Mackey3

Ken StablerLynn Swann3

Ron YaryJack Youngblood

1989MEL BLOUNTTERRY BRADSHAWBuck Buchanan4

Al Davis4

Carl Eller2

Bud Grant2

Bob Griese4

Ted Hendricks~Henry Jordan3

Leroy Kelly3

Tom Mack3

John Mackey2

ART SHELL2

Lynn Swann2

WILLIE WOOD10

1988George AllenFRED BILETNIKOFF5

Buck Buchanan3

Al Davis3

MIKE DITKA2

Bud Grant Bob Griese3

JACK HAMLee Roy JordanLeroy Kelly2

Tom Mack2

ALAN PAGE2

~Lou RymkusArt ShellLynn Swann

1987Fred Biletnikoff4

Bob BrownBlanton CollierLARRY CSONKA2

Al Davis2

LEN DAWSON3

JOE GREENEBob Griese2

~JOHN HENRY JOHNSON9

Jerry Kramer9

JIM LANGERLarry Little2

DON MAYNARD8

Tommy McDonaldAlan PageGENE UPSHAW

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Larry CsonkaAl DavisLen Dawson2

Bob GriesePAUL HORNUNG12

KEN HOUSTONJohn Henry Johnson8

WILLIE LANIER3

Larry LittleTom MackDon Maynard7

Johnny Robinson6

FRAN TARKENTON3

~DOAK WALKER5

1985Fred Biletnikoff2

Buck Buchanan2

Carl Eller~FRANK GATSKI2Paul Hornung11

Willie Lanier2

John MaddenDon Maynard6

JOE NAMATH3

Johnny Robinson5

PETE ROZELLE8

ROGER STAUBACHFran Tarkenton2

Willie Wood9

1984Fred BiletnikoffWILLIE BROWNBuck BuchananPaul Hornung10

Henry Jordan2

Jerry Kramer8

Willie LanierDon Maynard5

MIKE McCORMACK4

Joe Namath2

Pete Rozelle7

Fran TarkentonCHARLEY TAYLOR2

~ARNIE WEINMEISTERWillie Wood8

1983BOBBY BELLSID GILLMAN2

Gene Hickerson3

Paul Hornung9

John Henry Johnson7

SONNY JURGENSEN3

Don Maynard4

Mike McCormack3

BOBBY MITCHELLJoe NamathJohnny Robinson4

Pete Rozelle6

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Charley TaylorPAUL WARFIELDWillie Wood7

1982DOUG ATKINS6

Len DawsonSid GillmanGene Hickerson2

Paul Hornung8

SAM HUFF3

Sonny Jurgensen2

Leroy KellyDon Maynard3

Mike McCormack2

~GEORGE MUSSOMERLIN OLSENJohnny Robinson3

Pete Rozelle5

Willie Wood6

1981Doug Atkins5

~RED BADGROGEORGE BLANDA

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Mike DitkaGene HickersonPaul Hornung7

Jerry Kramer7

Don Maynard2

Mike McCormackJIM RINGO7

Johnny Robinson2

Pete Rozelle4

Jim TyrerWillie Wood5

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Charley Conerly7

~Lou CreekmurWillie Davis5

Paul Hornung6

John Henry Johnson6

DEACON JONESSonny JurgensenJerry Kramer6

BOB LILLYDon MaynardJIM OTTOJim Ringo6

Johnny RobinsonPete Rozelle3

Willie Wood4

1979Herb Adderley2

Doug Atkins4

DICK BUTKUSWillie Davis4

~Marshall GoldbergPaul Hornung5

John Henry Johnson5

Jerry Kramer5

YALE LARY6

John Mackey

Jim Ringo5

Pete Rozelle2

JOHNNY UNITASWillie Wood3

1978Herb AdderleyLANCE ALWORTHDoug Atkins3

Charley Conerly6

Willie Davis3

WEEB EWBANK3

Paul Hornung4

Sam Huff2

John Henry Johnson4

Jerry Kramer4

Yale Lary5

~TUFFY LEEMANS2

RAY NITSCHKEJim Ringo4

LARRY WILSONWillie Wood2

1977Doug Atkins2

Willie Davis2

Weeb Ewbank2

FRANK GIFFORD6

FORREST GREGGSam HuffJohn Henry Johnson3

Yale Lary4

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Jim Ringo3

Pete RozelleGALE SAYERSBART STARR~BILL WILLISWillie Wood

1976Charley Conerly5

Willie DavisWeeb Ewbank~RAY FLAHERTYLEN FORD5Frank GatskiFrank Gifford5

Paul Hornung3

John Henry Johnson2

Henry JordanJerry Kramer3

Yale Lary3

Jim Ringo2

Clark Shaughnessy3

JIM TAYLOR4

Doak Walker4

1975Doug Atkins

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Charley Conerly4

GEORGE CONNOR2

Len Ford4

Frank Gifford4

John Henry JohnsonJerry Kramer2

Yale Lary2

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LENNY MOORE2

Jim RingoClark Shaughnessy2

Jim Taylor3

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~TONY CANADEO4

Charley Conerly3

George ConnorLen Ford3

BILL GEORGE2

Frank Gifford3

LOU GROZA2

Jerry Kramer“NIGHT TRAIN” LANE4

Yale LaryDante Lavelli5Lenny MooreJim Taylor2

Doak Walker3

1973RAYMOND BERRYRoosevelt Brown3

Tony Canadeo3

Len Ford2

Rosey GrierLou Groza~Ole HaugsrudPaul Hornung2

“Night Train” Lane3

Dante Lavelli4Tony MorabitoJIM PARKERJOE SCHMIDT3

Jim TaylorDoak Walker2

1972Roosevelt Brown2

Tony Canadeo2

Charley Conerly2

Bill GeorgeFrank Gifford2

Paul HornungLAMAR HUNT“Night Train” Lane2

Dante Lavelli3GINO MARCHETTIOLLIE MATSON~ACE PARKERJoe Schmidt2

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Doak Walker

1971Roosevelt BrownJIM BROWNTony CanadeoCharley ConerlyLen FordFrank GiffordBILL HEWITT2

BRUISER KINARD2

“Night Train” LaneDante Lavelli2

ANDY ROBUSTELLI2Joe SchmidtDuke Slater2

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HUGH McELHENNYPETE PIHOSAndy RobustelliClark ShaughnessyDuke Slater

Y.A. TittleNorm Van Brocklin

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Steve AtwaterJEROME BETTIS*TIM BROWN*Isaac Bruce

Roger Craig

CHARLES HALEY*

Torry HoltJoe JacobyEdgerrin James

Mike KennTy Law

Kevin MawaeKarl Mecklenburg

JUNIOR SEAU*WILL SHIELDS*

Darren Woodson

2014(126 nominees)

Steve Atwater

DERRICK BROOKS*

Don CoryellRoger CraigTerrell Davis

Joe JacobyJimmy JohnsonWALTER JONES*

Karl MecklenburgANDRE REED*

MICHAEL STRAHAN*

Paul TagliabueAENEAS WILLIAMS*Steve WisniewskiGeorge Young

2013(127 nominees)LARRY ALLEN*Morten AndersenSteve Atwater

CRIS CARTER*Don CoryellRoger CraigTerrell Davis

Joe JacobyAlbert LewisJohn LynchKarl Mecklenburg

JONATHAN OGDEN*BILL PARCELLS*

WARREN SAPP*

Paul TagliabueSteve Tasker

George Young

2012(105 nominees)Steve Atwater

Don Coryell Roger Craig Terrell Davis DERMONTTI DAWSON*

CHRIS DOLEMAN*

CORTEZ KENNEDY*CURTIS MARTIN* Clay Matthews

25 MODERN-ERA SEMIFINALISTS

the list was reduced to 17 Finalists that included 15 of the semifinalists and two senior nominees.CAPS INDICATE THOSE ELECTED TO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF

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WILLIE ROAF*Donnie Shell

Paul Tagliabue Steve Tasker

George Young

2011(114 nominees)

Don CoryellRoger CraigTerrell Davis

RICHARD DENT*

MARSHALL FAULK*Kevin GreeneRay Guy

Lester Hayes

Art Modell

ED SABOL*DEION SANDERS*SHANNON SHARPE*Paul TagliabueAeneas WilliamsGeorge Young

2010(131 nominees)Cliff Branch

Terrell Davis

Chris DolemanKevin GreeneRUSS GRIMM*Ray Guy

Lester HayesRICKEY JACKSON*

Art ModellJOHN RANDLE*

JERRY RICE*

EMMITT SMITH*Paul TagliabueSteve TaskerAeneas Williams

2009(133 nominees)

Roger CraigTerrell Davis

Chris DolemanKevin Greene

Ray Guy

Lester Hayes

RANDALL McDANIEL*Art Modell

BRUCE SMITH*Ken Stabler

Steve TaskerDERRICK THOMAS*

ROD WOODSON*

2008(124 nominees)

Terrell DavisDermontti DawsonFRED DEAN*

DARRELL GREEN*Kevin Greene

Lester HayesRickey JacksonJoe JacobyCortez Kennedy

ART MONK*

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Steve Tasker

ANDRE TIPPETT*George YoungGARY ZIMMERMAN*

2007(111 nominees)Terrell DavisDermontti Dawson

Randy GradisharKevin Greene

Lester Hayes*

BRUCE MATTHEWS*Randall McDanielArt Modell

Ken Stabler

THURMAN THOMAS*

ROGER WEHRLI*George Young

2006(112 nominees)TROY AIKMAN*HARRY CARSON*Dermontti DawsonFred DeanRichard DentRandy Gradishar

Ray GuyLester Hayes

Art ModellArt MonkWARREN MOON*Andre ReedKen Stabler

Roger WehrliREGGIE WHITE*

George YoungGary Zimmerman

2005(90 nominees)Harry CarsonDon CoryellFred Dean

Chris DolemanRandy Gradishar

Ray Guy

Lester Hayes

Joe Jacoby

DAN MARINO*Art Modell

Ken Stabler

*Gary Zimmerman

2004(67 nominees)Cliff Branch

Richard DentCARL ELLER*JOHN ELWAY*Randy GradisharL. C. GreenwoodRuss GrimmRay Guy

Art Modell

BARRY SANDERS*Donnie ShellKen StablerSteve TaskerRoger Wehrli

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SEMIFINALISTS, 2004-2015 (ALPHABETICALLY)

TROY AIKMAN – 1 – 2006 – 1 – 2013

Morten Andersen – 3 – 2013-15Steve Atwater – 4 – 2012-15

JEROME BETTIS – 5 – 2011-15

TIM BROWN – 6 – 2010-15Isaac Bruce – 1 – 2015

HARRY CARSON – 3 – 2004-06CRIS CARTER – 6 – 2008-2013

Roger Craig – 6 – 2009-2014

Terrell Davis – 9 – 2007-2015

FRED DEAN – 4 – 2005-08

RICHARD DENT – 8 – 2004-2011

Tony Dungy – 2 – 2014-15

CARL ELLER – 1 – 2004JOHN ELWAY – 1 – 2004

Randy Gradishar – 5 – 2004-08DARRELL GREEN – 1 – 2008Kevin Greene – 9 – 2007-2015L.C. Greenwood – 3 – 2004-06RUSS GRIMM – 7 – 2004-2010

CHARLES HALEYCliff Harris – 1 – 2004Marvin Harrison – 2 – 2014-15Lester Hayes – 8 – 2004-2011Torry Holt – 1 – 2015

MICHAEL IRVIN – 3 – 2005-07

RICKEY JACKSON

Jimmy Johnson – 2 – 2014-15

Mike Kenn – 1 – 2015

Bob Kuechenberg – 6 – 2004-09

Ty Law – 9 – 2015Albert Lewis – 1 – 2013John Lynch – 3 – 2013-15

DAN MARINO – 1 – 2005Jim Marshall – 1 – 2004

BRUCE MATTHEWS – 1 – 2007Clay Matthews – 1 – 2012Kevin Mawae – 1 – 2015RANDALL McDANIEL – 3 – 2007-09Karl Mecklenburg – 4 – 2012-15

ART MONK – 5 – 2004-08WARREN MOON – 1 – 2006

Orlando Pace – 1 – 2015BILL PARCELLS – 2 – 2012-13

JOHN RANDLE – 2 – 2009-2010

JERRY RICE – 1 – 2010

BARRY SANDERS – 1 – 2004

JUNIOR SEAU – 1 – 2015SHANNON SHARPE – 3 – 2009-2011

BRUCE SMITH – 1 – 2009EMMITT SMITH – 1 – 2010Ken Stabler – 6 – 2004-09

Paul Tagliabue – 8 – 2007-2014

DERRICK THOMAS – 5 – 2005-2009THURMAN THOMAS – 2 – 2006-07ANDRE TIPPETT – 2 – 2007-08

Kurt Warner – 1 – 2015ROGER WEHRLI – 4 – 2004-07REGGIE WHITE – 1 – 2006

Steve Wisniewski – 1 – 2014Darren Woodson – 1 – 2015ROD WOODSON – 1 – 2009

RAYFIELD WRIGHT – 1 – 2004

STEVE YOUNG – 1 – 2005

GARY ZIMMERMAN – 5 – 2004-08

and not included as Modern-era Candidates

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Kurt Warner

: (9) – TIM BROWN Isaac BruceTorry Holt

: (1) – Mark Bavaro

JEROME BETTISEdgerrin James

Jamal Lewis

Kevin Mawae OrlandoPace Chris Samuels WILL SHIELDS Tra ThomasSteve Wisniewski (G)

CHARLES HALEY Jevon Kearse

JUNIOR SEAU

Ty LawShawn

Jason Elam

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Chicago Bears - (6) - HALAS

T. Mara OWEN

New York Giants - (6) - OWEN T. Mara

Chicago Bears - (7) - HALAS

Detroit Lions - (1) - Clark

T. Mara OWEN

LAMBEAU

FLAHERTY Marshall

Washington Redskins - (6) - FLAHERTY

HALAS

T. Mara, W. Mara OWEN

LAMBEAU

LAMBEAU

T. Mara, W. Mara OWEN

1940s

HALAS

FLAHERTY Marshall

HALAS

AAFC) With the Number of Future Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinees on Their Roster

1920s

Akron Pros - (1) - Pollard

Chicago Staleys - (3) - CHAMBERLIN HALASTrafton

Canton Bulldogs - (3) - CHAMBERLIN

Canton Bulldogs - (3) - CHAMBERLINLyman

Lyman

Chicago Cardinals - (1) - Driscoll

Frankford Yellowjackets - (1) - CHAMBERLIN

T. Mara

Providence Steam Roller - (1) - CONZELMAN

LAMBEAU

1930s

LAMBEAU

LAMBEAU

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Cleveland Browns - (7) - P. BROWN

Buffalo Bills - (0)

NEALE

Reeves

Cleveland Browns - (7) - P. BROWN

1950s

Cleveland Browns - (8) - P. BROWN

STYDAHAR

STYDAHAR

Cleveland Browns - (8) - P. BROWN

Cleveland Browns - (8) - P. BROWN

Cleveland Browns - (9) - P. BROWN

Cleveland Browns - (8) - P. BROWN

McCormack

Cleveland Browns - (7) - P. BROWN

Los Angeles Rams - (7) - GILLMAN

T. MaraOWEN

FLAHERTYMarshall

HALAS

HALAS

Marshall

LAMBEAU

T. MaraOWEN

MarshallMillner

Chicago Bears - (5) - HALAS

New York Giants - (4) - T. Mara, W. Mara OWENStrong

Cleveland Browns - (7) - P. BROWN

New York Yankees - (3) - FLAHERTYParker

Chicago Cardinals - (3) - Bidwill CONZELMAN

NEALE

Cleveland Browns - (7) - P. BROWN

New York Yankees - (2) - FLAHERTY

OTTO GRAHAM

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EWBANKUnitas

T. Mara, W. MaraTunnell

EWBANKUnitas

T. Mara, W. Mara

1960s

LOMBARDI

Houston Oilers - (1) - Blanda

Los Angeles Chargers - (2) - GILLMAN

LOMBARDI

New York Giants - (5) - R.W. Mara

Houston Oilers - (1) - Blanda

San Diego Chargers - (2) - GILLMAN

LOMBARDI

W. Mara

Hunt STRAM

Houston Oilers - (1) - Blanda

HALAS

W. Mara

GILLMANMix

Boston Patriots - (1) - Buoniconti

SHULA

Buffalo Bills - (2) - Shaw, R. Wilson, Jr.

GILLMANMix

LOMBARDIRobinson

GILLMAN

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LOMBARDI

Hunt E. Thomas

LOMBARDI

A. Davis Wolf - New York Jets - (3) - EWBANK

SHULA

Hunt E. ThomasFinks GRANT

Tingelhoff

1970s

LANDRY SchrammWright

LANDRYSchramm

SHULA

SHULAWashington Redskins - (4) - G. ALLEN

SHULAFinks GRANT

Tingelhoff

NOLL A.Rooney, D. Rooney

GRANTTingelhoff

NOLL A. Rooney, D. RooneyDallas Cowboys - (6) - LANDRY Schramm

A. Davis

GRANTTingelhoff

LANDRYSchrammDenver Broncos - (0)

NOLL A. Rooney, D. Rooney

LANDRY Schramm

NOLL A. Rooney, D. Rooney

1980s

Oakland Raiders - (6) - A. DavisWolf

WALSHCincinnati Bengals - (1) - Muñoz

Washington Redskins - (4) - GIBBSRiggins

SHULA

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Washington Redskins - (4) - GIBBSRiggins

SHULA

WALSHSHULA

Singletary

W. Mara, PARCELLSDenver Broncos - (1) - Elway

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Denver Broncos - (1) - Elway

San Francisco 49ers - (6) - HaleyYoung

Cincinnati Bengals - (1) - Muñoz

San Francisco 49ers - (5) - HaleyYoung

Denver Broncos - (1) - Elway

1990s

W. Mara,

LEVY Polian

Washington Redskins - (4) - GIBBS

Buffalo Bills - (8) - Polian LEVY

SmithLEVY Polian

Haley

T.

San Francisco 49ers - (5) - Dent

San Diego Chargers - (1) - Seau

Haley

D. RooneyWoodson

Wolf

Green Bay Packers - (1) - Reggie White

Atlanta Falcons - (0)

St. Louis Rams - (1) - FaulkTennessee Titans - (1) - Matthews

2000s

WoodsonNew York Giants - (2) - W. Mara, Strahan

New England Patriots - (0)

Oakland Raiders - (4) - T. Brown A. Davis, Woodson

New England Patriots - (0)Carolina Panthers - (0)

New England Patriots - (0)

Pittsburgh Steelers - (2) - Bettis D. RooneySeattle Seahawks - (1) - W. Jones

PolianChicago Bears - (0)

New England Patriots - (1) Seau

Pittsburgh Steelers - (1) - D. RooneyArizona Cardinals - (0)

New Orleans Saints - (0)Polian

2010s

Pittsburgh Steelers - (1) - D. Rooney

New York Giants - (0)New England Patriots - (0)

Baltimore Ravens - (0)San Francisco 49ers - (0)

Seattle Seahawks - (0)Denver Broncos - (0)

New England Patriots - (0) Seattle Seahawks - (0)

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George Allen - Coach - Redskins - (1) - VII

Marcus Allen - RB - Raiders - (1) - Lance Alworth - WR - Cowboys - (1) -

George Blanda - K/QB - Raiders - (1) - IIMel Blount - CB - Steelers - (4) - Terry Bradshaw - QB - Steelers - (4) - Jerome Bettis - RB - Steelers - (1) - Derrick Brooks - LB - Buccaneers - (1) - Tim Brown - WR - Raiders - (1) - XXXVII

XXXVIIWillie Davis - DE - Packers - (2) - Dermontti Dawson - C - Steelers - (1) - XXX

Fred Dean - DE - 49ers (2) - #

Tony Dorsett - RB - Cowboys - (2) - XIII

- QB - Broncos - (5) -

Weeb Ewbank - Coach - Jets - (1) - III

Marshall Faulk - RB - Rams - (2) -

Joe Gibbs - Coach - Redskins - (4) -

Joe Greene - DT - Steelers - (4) -

Ray Guy - P - Raiders - (3) -

Jack Ham - LB - Steelers - (4) -

Chris Hanburger - LB - Redskins - (1) - VIIJohn Hannah - G - Patriots - (1) - XXFranco Harris - RB - Steelers - (4) -

Mike Haynes - CB - Raiders - (1) -

Paul Hornung - RB - Packers - (1) - I

Michael Irvin - WR - Cowboys - (3) -

Rickey Jackson - LB - 49ers (1) - Walter Jones - T - Seahawks (1) - XLHenry Jordan - DT - Packers - (2) -Sonny Jurgensen - QB - Redskins - (1) - VII

HALL OF FAMERS ON THEMOST SUPER BOWL TEAMS

Dan Rooney

6 Don Shula

5Al Davis

John Elway

Tom LandryBill Polian

Tex SchrammRoger Staubach

Ron WolfRayfield Wright

• Carl Eller • Joe Gibbs • Bud Grant • Joe Greene •

Ted Hendricks • Jim Kelly • Paul Krause • Jack Lambert • Marv Levy • Ronnie Lott • Joe Montana • Chuck Noll • Alan Page • Andre

Reed • Mel Renfro • Jerry Rice • Art Rooney • Bruce Smith • John Stallworth •

Lynn Swann • Mick Tingelhoff • Thurman Thomas • Mike Webster •

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Willie Lanier - LB - Chiefs - (1) -

XXVIII

Vince Lombardi - Coach - Packers - (2) - Howie Long - DE - Raiders - (1) - Ronnie Lott - CB/S - 49ers - (4) -

John Madden - Coach - Raiders - (1) - Wellington Mara - Contrib. - Giants - (3) -

Curtis Martin - RB - Patriots - (1) - XXXIBruce Matthews - G - Titans - (1) - XXXIVDon Maynard - WR - Jets - (1) - III

Joe Montana - QB - 49ers - (4) -

Joe Namath - QB - Jets - (1) - IIIRay Nitschke - LB - Packers - (2 ) - Chuck Noll - Coach - Steelers - (4) -

Jim Otto - C - Raiders - (1) - II

Walter Payton - RB - Bears - (1) -

XLIV

XXVIII

Jerry Rice -

John Riggins - RB - Redskins - (2) - Dave Robinson - LB - Packers - (2) - Art Rooney - Contrib. - Steelers - (4) - Dan Rooney - Contrib. - Steelers - (8) -

Art Shell - T - Raiders - (2) - Don Shula

Mike Singletary - LB - Bears - (1) - Jackie Slater - T - Rams - (1) - XIV

XXVIII

Jackie Smith - TE - Cowboys - (1) - XIIIJohn Stallworth - WR - Steelers - (4) - Bart Starr - QB - Packers - (2) - Roger Staubach - QB - Cowboys - (5) - V

Jan Stenerud - K - Chiefs - (1) -

Lynn Swann - WR - Steelers - (4) -

Charley Taylor - WR - Redskins - (1) - VIIJim Taylor - RB - Packers - (1) - ILawrence Taylor - LB - Giants - (2) -

Bill Walsh - Coach - 49ers - (3) -

Mike Webster - C - Steelers - (4) -

Reggie White - DE - Packers - (2) - Aeneas Williams - CB - Rams - (1) - XXXVI

XXXIIWillie Wood - S - Packers - (2) -

Steve Young - QB - 49ers - (3) - Jack Youngblood - DE - Rams - (1) - XIV

Gary Zimmerman - T - Broncos - (1) -

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the award more than once.

BART STARR

JOE NAMATH

LEN DAWSON

ROGER STAUBACH

for 18 yards.

Rushed 34 times for 158 yards and 1 TD (9).

LYNN SWANN

FRED BILETNIKOFF

RANDY WHITE

TERRY BRADSHAW

and 18 yards to Lynn Swann).

rushed 3 times for 9 yards.

JOE MONTANA

yards and 1 TD (6).

Also rushed 2 times for 15 yards.

JOHN RIGGINS

MARCUS ALLEN

yards.

RICHARD DENT

JERRY RICE

TROY AIKMAN

EMMITT SMITH

JOHN ELWAY

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P RO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS IN THE PRO BOWLWillie Davis – 5 – 1964-68Dermontti Dawson – 7 – 1993-99

Joe DeLamielleure – 6 – 1976-1981

Mike Ditka – 5 – 1962-66

1998Art Donovan – 5 – 1954-58

2002-03

Bill George – 8 – 1955-1962

1978-79Russ Grimm – 4 – 1984-87

Bob Hayes – 3 – 1966-68

1942

Gene Hickerson – 6 – 1966-1971

Year refers to calendar year (i.e. 1980 Pro Bowl followed the 1979 NFL season).

also include AFL All-Star games.

Herb Adderley – 5 – 1964-68

2004-07

1994Lance Alworth – 7 – 1964-1970

Bobby Bell – 9 – 1965-1973

1979-1980

Jim Brown – 9 – 1958-1966

Buck Buchanan – 8 – 1965-1972

Dick Butkus – 8 – 1966-1973Jack Butler – 4 – 1956-59

Cris Carter – 8 – 1994-2001

Jack Christiansen – 5 – 1954-58

Lou Creekmur – 8 – 1951-58

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Paul Hornung – 2 – 1960-61Ken Hornung – 2 – 1960 – 61

Michael Irvin – 5 – 1992-96

Stan Jones – 7 – 1956-1962Walter Jones

Leroy Kelly – 6 – 1967-1972

Jack Lambert – 9 – 1976-1984

Jim Langer – 6 – 1974-79

Bruce Matthews – 14 – 1989-2002

Randall McDaniel – 12 – 1990-2001

Ron Mix – 8 – 1962-69Art Monk – 3 – 1985-87

Ray Nitschke – 1 – 1965

Jim Otto – 12 – 1962-1973

Jim Parker – 8 – 1959-1966

Les Richter – (8) – 1955-62John Riggins – 1 – 1976

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Billy Shaw – 8 – 1963-1970

Will Shields – 12 – 1996-2007

Mike Singletary – 10 – 1984-1993

1999-2000Jackie Smith – 5 – 1967-1971

1979-1980

Jan. 1942

Lawrence Taylor – 10 – 1982-1991Derrick Thomas – 9 – 1990-98

Thurman Thomas – 5 – 1990-94

1951-1952

Rayfield Wright – 6 – 1972-77

Ron Yary – 7 – 1972-78

Jack Youngblood – 7 – 1974-1980

PRO BOWL NOTES

Each is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of

of Fame as a coach.• Paddy Driscoll (1957) coached in the Pro Bowl.

HALL OF FAME HEAD COACHESIN THE PRO BOWL

Paul Brown (1951-1954) Weeb Ewank (1959)

Joe Gibbs (1987)

Bud Grant (1979)

Curly Lambeau (Jan. 1940)

Marv Levy (1989)

Hank Stram (1963)Bill Walsh (1984)

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THE PRO BOWL1951 - Otto Graham1954 - Chuck Bednarik 1956 - Ollie Matson1957 - Ernie StautnerOL

1958 - Hugh McElhennyOB

1959 - Frank GiffordOB OL

1960 - Johnny UnitasOB

1961 - Johnny UnitasOB OL

1962 - Jim BrownOB OL

1963 - Jim BrownOB

1964 - Johnny UnitasOB OL

1965 - Fran TarkentonOB

1965 (AFL) - Willie BrownODP

1966 (AFL) - Joe NamathOOP

1966 - Jim BrownOB

1967 - Gale SayersOB

1968 (AFL) - Joe NamathOOP OOP

1968 - Dave RobinsonOL OB

1969 (AFL) - Len DawsonOOP

1969 - Merlin OlsenOL

1970 - Gale SayersOB

1971 - Mel RenfroOB

1972 - Jan StenerudOOP ODP

1977 - Mel Blount 1978 - Walter Payton

1987 - Reggie White1988 - Bruce Smith1991 - Jim Kelly1992 - Michael Irvin 1995 - Marshall Faulk1996 - Jerry Rice1998 - Warren Moon2006 - Derrick Brooks

OB OL ODPOutstanding OOP

MOST PRO BOWLS BY HALL OF FAMERS

Bruce Matthews

Merlin Olsen

Jerry Rice

Reggie White

Ken Houston

Randall McDaniel

Junior Seau

Will Shields

Larry Allen

Derrick Brooks

Bob Lilly

Tom Mack

Gino Marchetti

Anthony Muñoz

Jonathan Ogden

Willie Roaf

Bruce Smith

Rod Woodson

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McNally

23 Chamberlin

Van Brocklin

Krause

McDonald

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40-49

Nomellini

46 Groza47 BLOUNT48 RICHTER

Secondary Numbers in lower case

By Number

0-100 Henry00 OTTO

WATERFIELD8

11-19

Nagurski

Kiesling

Center JIM OTTO

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(Numbers worn a major part of career are listed first and those worn for a minor part of a career are listed in parentheses)

Herb Adderley - 26Troy Aikman - 8

Marcus Allen - 32

Lem Barney - 20Cliff Battles - 20Sammy Baugh - 33Chuck Bednarik - 60Bobby Bell - 78

DAN DIERDORF

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Mel Blount - 47Terry Bradshaw - 12Derrick Brooks - 55Bob Brown - 76Jim Brown - 32Roosevelt Brown - 79Tim Brown - 81Willie Brown - 24Buck Buchanan - 86

Dick Butkus - 51

Tony Canadeo - 3Harry Carson - 53

Earl “Dutch” Clark - 7

Jimmy Conzelman - 1Lou Creekmur - 76Larry Csonka - 39

Dermontti Dawson - 63

Eric Dickerson - 29Dan Dierdorf - 72

Chris Doleman - 56Art Donovan - 70Tony Dorsett - 33

John Elway - 7

Marshall Faulk - 28

Dan Fortmann - 21Dan Fouts - 14

Frank Gifford - 16

Darrell Green - 28Joe Greene - 75

Bob Griese - 12Russ Grimm - 68

Ray Guy - 8Joe Guyon - 11

George Halas - 7Jack Ham - 59

Chris Hanburger - 55John Hannah - 73

Bob Hayes - 22

Ed Healey - 16Mel Hein - 7

Bill Hewitt - 56Gene Hickerson - 66

Elroy Hirsch - 40Paul Hornung - 5

Cal Hubbard - Sam Huff - 70

Don Hutson - 14

Michael Irvin - 88

Jimmy Johnson - 37John Henry Johnson - 35

Walter Jones - 71

Sonny Jurgensen - 9

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Jack Lambert - 58Dick “Night Train” Lane - 81Jim Langer - 62Willie Lanier - 63Steve Largent - 80Yale Lary - 28

Bobby Layne - 22Dick LeBeau - 44

Bob Lilly - 74Floyd Little - 44

Howie Long - 75Ronnie Lott - 42Sid Luckman - 42

Tom Mack - 65

Dan Marino - 13

Curtis Martin - 28

Bruce Matthews - 74Don Maynard - 13George McAfee - 5

Randall McDaniel - 64

Hugh McElhenny - 39

57)Mike Michalske - Wayne Millner - 40Bobby Mitchell - 49

Warren Moon - 1Lenny Moore - 24

Mike Munchak - 63Anthony Muñoz - 78George Musso - 16

Joe Namath - 12

Ozzie Newsome - 82

The following numbers have never been worn by a member of the

43 • 69 • 90 • 97

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Jim Parker - 77Walter Payton - 34

Pete Pihos - 35

John Randle - 93Andre Reed - 83 (84)Mel Renfro - 20Jerry Rice - 80

John Riggins - 44

Willie Roaf - 77Dave Robinson - 89

Bob St. Clair - 79Barry Sanders - 20Charlie Sanders - 88

Gale Sayers - 40 Joe Schmidt - 56Junior Seau - 55Lee Roy Selmon - 63

Billy Shaw - 66Art Shell - 78Will Shields - 68

Mike Singletary - 50Jackie Slater - 78Bruce Smith - 78Emmitt Smith - 22Jackie Smith - 81John Stallworth - 82Bart Starr - 15Roger Staubach - 12Ernie Stautner - 70

Michael Strahan - 92

Joe Stydahar - 13Lynn Swann - 88

Fran Tarkenton - 10Charley Taylor - 42Jim Taylor - 31

Lawrence Taylor - 56

Emmitt Thomas - 18Thurman Thomas - 34

Mick Tingelhoff - 53

George Trafton - 13

Emlen Tunnell - 45

Johnny Unitas - 19

Steve Van Buren - 15

Doak Walker - 37Paul Warfield - 42Bob Waterfield - 7

Roger Wehrli - 22

Randy White - 54

Dave Wilcox - 64Aeneas Williams - 35

Larry Wilson - 8Kellen Winslow - 80

Willie Wood - 24 Rod Woodson - 26

Ron Yary - 73Steve Young - 8Jack Youngblood - 85

Gary Zimmerman - 65

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Class of 2009-

-dinator of the Buffalo Bills

President of the Kansas City Chiefs-

and business associate* Deceased at time of enshrinement (Hayes represented by his son Bob Hayes, Jr.; Thomas represented by his son Derrion Thomas).

Class of 2008

Francisco 49ers owner

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Class of 2007-

mer teammate

teammate

Owner and Chairman

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Class of 2006

Cowboys Assistant Coach and Longtime NFL Head Coach

and Hall of Fame Class of 1992

Longtime Friend

* Deceased at time of enshrinement (White represented by his wife, Sara).

Class of 2014

Andre Reed

colleague

Class of 2013

President and General Manager

Ravens Executive Vice President/General Manager

Class of 2012-

high school football coach

Cortez Kennedy

Class of 2011-

State coach

agent

brother & former Green Bay Packers wide receiver*Enshrined posthumously. Represented by his son Jon Richter.

Class of 2010-

Redskins head coach

Owner/President

Vikings defensive line coach

Francisco 49ers owner

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Class of 2005

Chicago Tribune

father* Deceased at time of enshrinement (Friedman repre-sented by his nephew, David Friedman; Pollard repre-sented by his grandson, Steven Towns.)

Class of 2004

Class of 2003

Buffalo News

Class of 2002

head coach

n* Deceased at time of enshrinement (Allen represented by his son, Senator George Allen, Jr.)

Class of 2001

Head Coach

teammate

coach

Class of 2000

line coach

49ers owner

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Class of 1999

teammate

teammate

trainerL

Class of 1998

Coach and college coach at Iowa

son

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Class of 1997

Class of 1996

teammate

Head Coach

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JOHN ELWAY

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Public Relations-Seattle Seahawks

coach at East St. Louis (IL) High School* Deceased at time of enshrinement (Finks represented by his son, Jim Finks, Jr. and Jordan represented by his son, Henry Jordan, Jr.)

Class of 1994

with Dallas

Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Class of 1993 - Don Coryell Head Coach with

Chargers

Steelers

49ers

Class of 1992

Raiders

Players Assoc.

Class of 1991

Coach with Oilers and Saints

Class of 1990s Head

Coach with Kansas Chiefs

Teammate

Coach at Kent State University and Pittsburgh Steelers

Class of 1989

Steelers

Los Angeles Raiders

with Green Bay Packers

Class of 1988

Teammate

Penn State

Class of 1987

with ChiefsJoe GreeneSteelers

Teammate

WALTER PAYTON -

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Teammate“Coach with Rams and Redskins

Cowboys

Raiders

Class of 1979

- Joe Madro Off. Line Coach withChargers

at Louisville

Class of 1978

Bengals Browns Coach Who Gave Ewbank His First Coaching Job

- Peter GuzyEast H.S.

Packers and Defensive Coach Through Most of

Class of 1977

- Marie Lombardi Widow of Vince Lombardi

Class of 1976

PlayerLen Ford*at Armstrong H.S.

Lombardi* Deceased at time of enshrinement (Ford represented by his daughter, Debbie Ford).

Class of 1986

TeammateHead

Coach with Oilers

Teammate

Class of 1985

Teammate - Coachat

Beaver Falls HS

Cowboys

with Bills

Class of 1984

Head Coach with Browns

and Friend

Coach at the University of Washington

Class of 1983

Associate

- Gene Slaughterat Harding H.S.

Class of 1982

Class of 1981

Teammate

Grambling

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Coach at Morgan St.

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BrownsLenny MooreReading H.S.

Class of 1974

Packers

Bears

Anderson H.S.

Class of 1973

Class of 1972

Patriots

Rams and former owner of Colts

Class of 1971

and Long-Time Associate

Giants

* Deceased at time of enshrinement (Hewitt was repre-sented by his daughter, Mary Ellen Cocozza; Lombardi was represented by his son, Vince, Jr.)

Class of 1970

Coach

Teammate

Indiana

Class of 1969

Washington St.

49ersJoe Perry

Class of 1968

Redskins

Teammate

Redskins

Teammate

Former Eagles Coach

Class of 1967

Eagles Coach

Steelers

Quarterback

Steelers Coach

Quarterback

NYU

Teammate

Giants* Deceased at time of enshrinement (Represented by his son, Charles Bidwill, Jr.)

Class of 1966

school coach

* Deceased at time of enshrinement (Kiesling represent-ed by John Blood McNally; Owen represented by Jim Lee Howell; Ray represented by Hugh L. Ray)

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Canton Bulldogs - Jimmy Conzelman

University

Class of 1964

Iowa State

Art RooneyAsst. to the President

Class of 1963

Steelworkers of America

Hall of Fame

- Jimmy Conzelman

President

“Pete” Henry*Academy

of Fame

- Major General Harry W. Abendroth

Committee of Sharon Steel* Deceased at time of enshrinement (Bell represented by Art Rooney; Carr represented by Dan Tehan; Henry represented by his former Canton Teammate Harry Robb; Mara represented by his son John V. Mara; Thorpe rep-resented by Pete Calac, Thorpe’s former teammate with Carlisle Indians and Canton Bulldogs). ** Marshall repre-sented by his friend Milton W. King.

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TOM BENSON HALL OF FAME STADIUM

Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in 2014.

Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium underwent a major renovation in 1997. Backed

installed in 2004.

to bring the total to nine.

Hall of Fame Stadium. They include NCAA Division II rivals Malone University and Walsh University as well as two high schools (McKinley and Timken).

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Network in 2007. The game returned to NBC in 2008. The game was broadcast by NFL Network in 2012.

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Cleveland Browns 0 0 0 7 - 7Pittsburgh Steelers 0 6 10 0 - 16

Baltimore Colts 3 14 10 21 - 48Pittsburgh Steelers 7 0 10 0 - 17

Detroit Lions 0 3 0 0 - 3Washington Redskins7 3 7 3 - 20

Cleveland Browns 6 0 7 0 - 13

Dallas Cowboys 0 14 3 7 - 24Chicago Bears 7 7 10 6 - 30

Green Bay Packers 14 7 7 10 - 38Atlanta Falcons 10 0 7 7 - 24

New Orleans Saints 0 0 14 0 - 14Minnesota Vikings 0 10 0 3 - 13

Houston Oilers 0 0 6 0 - 6Los Angeles Rams 0 7 7 3 - 17

Kansas City Chiefs 3 3 7 10 - 23New York Giants 0 10 0 7 - 17

San Francisco 49ers 3 14 0 3 - 20New England Patriots 0 0 0 7 - 7

Buffalo Bills 0 10 3 0 - 13St. Louis Cardinals 7 7 0 7 - 21

Washington Redskins 7 3 7 0 - 17Cincinnati Bengals 7 0 2 0 - 9

Denver Broncos 7 3 0 0 - 10Detroit Lions 0 0 0 7 - 7

Chicago Bears 0 0 13 7 - 20New York Jets 0 6 0 0 - 6

Dallas Cowboys 0 6 0 7 - 13Oakland Raiders 10 10 0 0 - 20

San Diego Chargers 0 0 0 0 - 0Green Bay Packers 0 0 0 0 - 0

Game Ended With 5:29 Left Because of Severe Storm

Atlanta Falcons 0 3 7 0 - 10Cleveland Browns 3 7 7 7 - 24

Baltimore Colts 0 0 0 14 - 14Minnesota Vikings 3 10 3 14 - 30

New Orleans Saints 0 0 0 14 - 14Pittsburgh Steelers 17 0 3 7 - 27

Seattle Seahawks 7 21 3 7 - 38Buccaneers0 0 0 0 - 0

New York Giants 7 0 14 0 - 21Houston Oilers 3 3 0 14 - 20

New England Patriots 7 0 14 0 - 21St. Louis Cardinals 10 3 0 3 - 16

NFL/HALL OF FAME GAME SERIES RESULTS

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Cincinnati Bengals 0 7 7 0 - 14Los Angeles Rams 0 0 0 7 - 7

Washington Redskins017 7 7 - 31Buffalo Bills 3 3 0 0 - 6

Cleveland Browns 0 0 0 0 - 0Chicago Bears 3 0 7 3 - 13

Detroit Lions 0 14 0 0 - 14Denver Broncos 3 0 0 0 - 3

New York Jets 14 14 10 3 - 41

Green Bay Packers 0 0 0 3 - 3Los Angeles Raiders 0 6 7 6 - 19

San Diego Chargers 7 10 0 0 - 17Atlanta Falcons 7 0 7 7 - 21

Carolina Panthers 0 14 0 6 - 20Jacksonville Jaguars 7 0 7 0 - 14

New Orleans Saints 0 3 0 0 - 3

Minnesota Vikings 7 7 7 7 - 28Seattle Seahawks 0 3 9 14 - 26

Pittsburgh Steelers 0 3 0 3 - 6

Dallas Cowboys 0 17 0 0 0 - 17Cleveland Browns 7 7 3 0 3 - 20

New England Patriots 310 7 0 - 20San Francisco 49ers 0 0 0 0 - 0

St. Louis Rams 3 7 0 7 - 17

Houston Texans 0 10 7 0 - 17New York Giants 10 7 3 14 - 34

Green Bay Packers 0 0 0 x - 0Kansas City Chiefs 3 3 3 x - 9

due to lightning and heavy rain.

Denver Broncos 3 6 0 8 - 17Washington Redskins 3 0 7 10 - 20

Chicago Bears 7 0 3 17 - 270 10 7 7 - 24

Oakland Raiders 0 7 3 6 - 167 3 0 0 - 10

New Orleans Saints 0 0 7 0 - 7Pittsburgh Steelers 7 10 3 0 - 20

Washington Redskins 7 2 7 14 - 30

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Dallas Cowboys 3 3 3 7 - 16Cincinnati Bengals 0 0 0 7 - 7

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New York Giants 7 3 0 7 - 17Buffalo Bills 3 7 3 0 - 13

NFL/HALL OF FAME GAME

the annual NFL/Hall of Fame Game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on

The two clubs have faced each other 16 times in the regular season over the years with Minnesota holding a slim 9-7 lead in the series. The two storied

Bowl IX. That game featured 19 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

fourth time.

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Chicago Bears 4 0 0 1.000 90 54

Oakland Raiders 3 0 0 1.000 55 26

Carolina Panthers 1 0 0 1.000 20 14 1995

New York Giants 3 1 1 .700 110 94

Kansas City Chiefs 2 1 0 .667 39 37

Minnesota Vikings 2 1 0 .667 71 54

New England Patriots 2 1 0 .667 48 36

St. Louis Rams 2 1 0 .667 41 30

San Francisco 49ers 2 1 0 .667 40 34

Pittsburgh Steelers 3 2 0 .600 86 106

2 2 0 .500 88 80

2 2 0 .500 69 73

New York Jets 1 1 0 .500 47 34

Seattle Seahawks 1 1 0 .500 64 28

Buccaneers 1 1 0 .500 30 44

Cleveland Browns 2 3 0 .400 64 84

Dallas Cowboys 2 3 0 .400 94 97

New Orleans Saints 2 3 0 .400 55 80

Arizona Cardinals 1 2 1 .375 68 72

Green Bay Packers 1 2 1 .375 41 52

Cincinnati Bengals 1 2 0 .333 30 40

Denver Broncos 1 2 0 .333 30 41

Atlanta Falcons 1 2 0 .333 55 79

Detroit Lions 1 2 0 .333 24 33

Tennessee Titans 1 2 0 .333 47 56

San Diego Chargers 0 1 1 .250 17 21

Houston Texans 0 1 0 .000 17 34 2002

Jacksonville Jaguars 0 1 0 .000 14 20 1995

Buffalo Bills 0 4 0 .000 50 90

0 4 0 .000 57 85

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Browns 1981

Rams 2001

Redskins 1975

Redskins 1965

Bengals 1975Chargers 1980

members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who

Game.

in the game.

The record for the most Hall of Fame Game

the NFL.

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made his NFL

debut for the Los Angeles Rams in

the 1971 Hall of Fame Game. Thirty

years later he was enshrined into

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it’s a Message of Excellence

EVERYWHERE!

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