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class="geo">40.82111; -81.39778</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Professional_sports" title="Professional sports">Professional sports</a> <a href="/wiki/Hall_of_fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Hall of fame">hall of fame</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Jim Porter</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballhof.com">profootballhof.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Pro Football Hall of Fame</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Hall_of_fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Hall of fame">hall of fame</a> for <a href="/wiki/Professional_football_(gridiron)" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional football (gridiron)">professional</a> <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American 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Opened on September 7, <a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_season" title="1963 NFL season">1963</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-maroon_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maroon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coaches, officials, franchise owners, and front-office personnel, almost all of whom made their primary contributions to the game in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). </p><p>As of 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, there are a total of <a href="/wiki/List_of_Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_inductees" title="List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees">378</a> members of the Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-Year_of_Enshrinement_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Year_of_Enshrinement-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between four and nine new inductees are normally enshrined every year. For the 2020 class, a 20-person group consisting of five modern-era players and an additional 15 members, known as the "Centennial Slate", were elected to the Hall of Fame to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the NFL.<sup id="cite_ref-Centennial_Slate_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Centennial_Slate-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> have the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_in_the_Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of Chicago Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame">most inductees, with 34</a> (42, including players with minor portion of their career with team). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_%2823945852607%29.jpg/220px-Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_%2823945852607%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_%2823945852607%29.jpg/330px-Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_%2823945852607%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_%2823945852607%29.jpg/440px-Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_%2823945852607%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4011" /></a><figcaption>Original entrance to the Pro Football Hall of Fame</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PFootballHall_of_fame_original_dome_entrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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First, the NFL was founded in Canton on September 17, <a href="/wiki/1920_NFL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1920 NFL season">1920</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-TheStreet_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheStreet-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (at that time it was known as the <a href="/wiki/American_Professional_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="American Professional Football Association">American Professional Football Association</a>). Second, the now-defunct <a href="/wiki/Canton_Bulldogs" title="Canton Bulldogs">Canton Bulldogs</a> were a successful pro football team and the NFL's first repeat <a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_champions_(1920%E2%80%931969)" title="List of NFL champions (1920–1969)">champion</a> (in <a href="/wiki/1922_Canton_Bulldogs_season" title="1922 Canton Bulldogs season">1922</a> and <a href="/wiki/1923_Canton_Bulldogs_season" title="1923 Canton Bulldogs season">1923</a>). Third, the Canton community held a fundraising effort that garnered nearly $400,000 (equivalent to $3,086,000 in 2023) to get the Hall of Fame built.<sup id="cite_ref-history_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Groundbreaking" title="Groundbreaking">Groundbreaking</a> for the building was held on August 11, 1962,<sup id="cite_ref-hofmc_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofmc-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tbctg62_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tbctg62-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Hall of Fame was opened to the public on September 7, 1963.<sup id="cite_ref-maroon_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maroon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The original building contained just two rooms and 19,000 square feet (1,800 m<sup>2</sup>) of interior space.<sup id="cite_ref-PFHOF:_Then_and_Now_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFHOF:_Then_and_Now-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April <a href="/wiki/1970_NFL_season" title="1970 NFL season">1970</a>, ground was broken for the first of many expansions. This first expansion cost <a href="/wiki/US$" class="mw-redirect" title="US$">$</a>620,000, and was completed on May 10, <a href="/wiki/1971_NFL_season" title="1971 NFL season">1971</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-maroon_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maroon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The size was increased to 34,000 square feet (3,200 m<sup>2</sup>) by adding another room. The pro shop opened with this expansion. This was also an important milestone for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as yearly attendance passed the 200,000 mark for the first time. This was at least in some part due to the increase in popularity of professional football caused by the advent of the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> and its success in the final two <a href="/wiki/Professional_American_football_championship_games" title="Professional American football championship games">AFL-NFL World Championship</a> games.<sup id="cite_ref-PFHOF:_Then_and_Now_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFHOF:_Then_and_Now-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 1977, work began on another expansion project, costing $1,200,000. It was completed in November 1978, enlarging the gift shop and research library, while doubling the size of the theater. The total size of the hall was now 50,500 square feet (4,690 m<sup>2</sup>), more than 2.5 times the original size.<sup id="cite_ref-PFHOF:_Then_and_Now_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFHOF:_Then_and_Now-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The building remained largely unchanged until July 1993. The Hall then announced yet another expansion, costing $9,200,000, and adding a fifth room. This expansion was completed on October 1, 1995,<sup id="cite_ref-maroon_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maroon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and increased the building's size to 82,307 square feet (7,647 m<sup>2</sup>). The most notable addition was the GameDay Stadium, which shows an <a href="/wiki/NFL_Films" title="NFL Films">NFL Films</a> production on a 20-by-42-foot (6.1 m × 12.8 m) <a href="/wiki/Cinemascope" class="mw-redirect" title="Cinemascope">Cinemascope</a> screen.<sup id="cite_ref-PFHOF:_Then_and_Now_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFHOF:_Then_and_Now-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, the Hall of Fame completed its largest expansion and renovation to date; the total size of the hall is now 118,000 square feet (11,000 m<sup>2</sup>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hall_of_Fame_Village">Hall of Fame Village</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Hall of Fame Village"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Hall of Fame Village, an estimated $900 million expansion project adjacent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, completed Phase I of construction in 2022, a Phase II is planned, although no news has been put out recently. <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Executive_directors_or_presidents">Executive directors or presidents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Executive directors or presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dick_McCann_(American_football)" title="Dick McCann (American football)">Dick McCann</a> (April 4, 1962 – November 5, 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_F._Gallagher" title="Richard F. Gallagher">Dick Gallagher</a> (April 1968 – December 31, 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Elliott" title="Pete Elliott">Pete Elliott</a> (February 1979 – October 31, 1996)</li> <li>John Bankert (November 1, 1996 – December 31, 2005)</li> <li>Steve Perry (April 24, 2006 – January 2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._David_Baker" title="C. David Baker">David Baker</a> (January 6, 2014 – October 16, 2021)<sup id="cite_ref-history_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Jim Porter (2021 – present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Inductees">Inductees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Inductees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_inductees" title="List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees">List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pro_Football_hall_of_Fame_inductee_display.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Pro_Football_hall_of_Fame_inductee_display.jpg/220px-Pro_Football_hall_of_Fame_inductee_display.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Pro_Football_hall_of_Fame_inductee_display.jpg/330px-Pro_Football_hall_of_Fame_inductee_display.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Pro_Football_hall_of_Fame_inductee_display.jpg/440px-Pro_Football_hall_of_Fame_inductee_display.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2551" data-file-height="1901" /></a><figcaption>The Hall is made up of several sections with display of the inductees at its heart</figcaption></figure> <p>Through 2022, all players in the Hall, except <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> guard <a href="/wiki/Billy_Shaw" title="Billy Shaw">Billy Shaw</a>, played at least some part of their professional career in the NFL; Shaw played his entire career in the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> (AFL) prior to the 1970 <a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">AFL–NFL merger</a>. </p><p>Though several Hall of Famers have had AFL, <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_Football_League" title="World Football League">World Football League</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League" title="United States Football League">United States Football League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">Arena Football League</a> and/or <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a> experience, and there is a division of the Hall devoted to alternative leagues such as these, to this point no player, coach or contributor have made the Hall without having made significant contributions to either the NFL, AFL, or <a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">All-America Football Conference</a>. </p><p>For CFL stars, there is a corresponding <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Canadian Football Hall of Fame">Canadian Football Hall of Fame</a>; only one player, <a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Warren Moon</a>, and two coaches, <a href="/wiki/Bud_Grant" title="Bud Grant">Bud Grant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marv_Levy" title="Marv Levy">Marv Levy</a>, are enshrined in both halls. </p><p>Again for the Arena Football League, there is also a corresponding <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Arena Football Hall of Fame">Arena Football Hall of Fame</a>; similarly, only one player, <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Kurt Warner</a>, has been enshrined into both halls. The <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a>, in which <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Terrell Owens</a> played one season,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> has also established a <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League#Hall_of_Fame" title="Indoor Football League">Hall of Fame</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> have the most Hall of Famers among the league's franchises with either 40 or 32 enshrinees depending on whether players that only played a small portion of their careers with the team are counted.<sup id="cite_ref-ChicagoBears_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChicagoBears-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Selection_process">Selection process</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Selection process"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Selection_Committee">Selection Committee</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Selection Committee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Enshrinees are selected by a 50-person committee, largely made up of media members, officially known as the Selection Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-selection_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-selection-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Each city that has a current NFL team sends one representative from the local media to the committee; a city with more than one franchise sends one representative for each franchise. </p><p>There are also 15 at-large delegates, including one representative from the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Writers_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Football Writers Association">Pro Football Writers Association</a>. Except for the PFWA representative, who is appointed to a two-year term, all other appointments are open-ended, and terminated only by death, incapacitation, retirement, or resignation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Voting_procedure">Voting procedure</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Voting procedure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hall_Fame_Air.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Hall_Fame_Air.JPG/220px-Hall_Fame_Air.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Hall_Fame_Air.JPG/330px-Hall_Fame_Air.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Hall_Fame_Air.JPG/440px-Hall_Fame_Air.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="678" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tom_Benson_Hall_of_Fame_Stadium" title="Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium">Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium</a> with the Hall of Fame in lower right</figcaption></figure> <p>To be eligible for the nominating process, a player or coach must have been retired for at least five years; any other contributor such as a team owner or executive can be voted in at any time. </p><p>Fans may nominate any player, coach or contributor by simply writing via letter or email to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Selection Committee is then polled three times by mail (once in March, once in September, and once in October) to eventually narrow the list to 25 semi-finalists. In November, the committee then selects 15 finalists by mail balloting. </p><p>A Seniors and Contributors Committee, subcommittees of the overall Selection Committee, nominate Seniors (those players who completed their careers more than 25 years ago) and Contributors (individuals who made contributions to the game in areas other than playing or coaching). The Seniors Committee and Contributors Committee add one or two finalist(s) on alternating years, which makes a final ballot of 18 finalists under consideration by the full committee each year. Committee members are instructed to only consider a candidate's professional football contributions and to disregard all other factors.<sup id="cite_ref-ojhof_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ojhof-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Selection Committee then meets on "Selection Saturday", the day before each <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> game to elect a new class. To be elected, a finalist must receive at least 80% support from the Committee. At least four, but no more than nine, candidates are elected annually.<sup id="cite_ref-selection_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-selection-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_Centennial_Slate">2020 Centennial Slate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2020 Centennial Slate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2020, a special Blue-Ribbon Panel selected an additional 15 new members, known as the Centennial Slate, to be inducted into the Hall of Fame to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the NFL. Among these 15 members, ten would be seniors.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 11, during the weekend of the NFL divisional playoffs, Hall of Fame president <a href="/wiki/C._David_Baker" title="C. David Baker">David Baker</a> went on the set of <i><a href="/wiki/The_NFL_Today" title="The NFL Today">The NFL Today</a></i> to personally tell <a href="/wiki/Bill_Cowher" title="Bill Cowher">Bill Cowher</a>, who was working as an analyst on that pregame show, that he was selected as one of the members of the Centennial Slate. </p><p>One day later, Baker went on the set of <i><a href="/wiki/Fox_NFL_Sunday" title="Fox NFL Sunday">Fox NFL Sunday</a></i> to inform <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)">Jimmy Johnson</a>, working as an analyst on Fox's studio show, that he was also selected.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rest of the Centennial Slate members were revealed on January 15.<sup id="cite_ref-Centennial_Slate_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Centennial_Slate-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The remaining 13 members of the Centennial Slate elected to the Hall of Fame in 2020 are: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Covert" title="Jim Covert">Jim Covert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winston_Hill" title="Winston Hill">Winston Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harold_Carmichael" title="Harold Carmichael">Harold Carmichael</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duke_Slater" title="Duke Slater">Duke Slater</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Sprinkle" title="Ed Sprinkle">Ed Sprinkle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Sabol" title="Steve Sabol">Steve Sabol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Karras" title="Alex Karras">Alex Karras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dillon" title="Bobby Dillon">Bobby Dillon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Young_(American_football_executive)" title="George Young (American football executive)">George Young</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Harris" title="Cliff Harris">Cliff Harris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mac_Speedie" title="Mac Speedie">Mac Speedie</a>, and former <a href="/wiki/NFL_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Commissioner">NFL Commissioner</a> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tagliabue" title="Paul Tagliabue">Paul Tagliabue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>They were enshrined in 2021 due to COVID-19, but are still considered part of the Centennial Class of 2020. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Enshrinement_ceremony">Enshrinement ceremony</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Enshrinement ceremony"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hall_of_Fame_Football_(1987.572.1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Hall_of_Fame_Football_%281987.572.1%29.jpg/220px-Hall_of_Fame_Football_%281987.572.1%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Hall_of_Fame_Football_%281987.572.1%29.jpg/330px-Hall_of_Fame_Football_%281987.572.1%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Hall_of_Fame_Football_%281987.572.1%29.jpg/440px-Hall_of_Fame_Football_%281987.572.1%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4800" /></a><figcaption>A football signed by the 1974 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement class</figcaption></figure> <p>The enshrinement ceremony is the main event of the annual <i>Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls</i> that kicks off every NFL season. The celebration is held in Canton, throughout the week surrounding the enshrinement ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-Enshrinement_festival_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Enshrinement_festival-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All members of the Hall of Fame are invited to attend the annual ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-ojhof_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ojhof-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Enshrinees do not go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of a certain team. Rather, all of an enshrinee's affiliations are listed equally. While the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> plaques generally depict each of their inductees wearing a particular club's cap (with a few exceptions, such as <a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Catfish Hunter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Greg Maddux</a>), the bust sculptures of each Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee make no reference to any specific team. In addition to the bust that goes on permanent display at the Hall of Fame, inductees receive a distinctive Gold Jacket, and previous inductees nearly always wear theirs when participating at the new inductee ceremonies.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Previous induction ceremonies were held during the next day (Sunday from 1999 to 2005, Saturday in 2006), situated on the steps of the Hall of Fame building. </p><p>Starting in 2002, the ceremony was moved to Fawcett Stadium (now <a href="/wiki/Tom_Benson_Hall_of_Fame_Stadium" title="Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium">Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium</a>), where it was held from 1963 to 1965. Since 2007, the enshrinement ceremony has been held on the Saturday night, since 2017 two days after the Hall of Fame Game.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, the ceremony was moved to noon ET.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hall_of_Fame_Game">Hall of Fame Game</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Hall of Fame Game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_Game" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame Game">Pro Football Hall of Fame Game</a></div> <p>The Hall of Fame Game, the annual NFL preseason opener, is played in <a href="/wiki/Tom_Benson_Hall_of_Fame_Stadium" title="Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium">Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium</a> at Hall of Fame Village in <a href="/wiki/Canton,_Ohio" title="Canton, Ohio">Canton, Ohio</a>. In 2017, the Hall of Fame Game was held for the first time on Thursday night. The preseason classic kicks off Enshrinement Week and marks the start of the <a href="/wiki/NFL_preseason" title="NFL preseason">NFL preseason</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Black_College_Football_Hall_of_Fame">Black College Football Hall of Fame</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Black College Football Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Pro Football Hall of Fame museum includes a permanent exhibit recognizing the inductees of the <a href="/wiki/Black_College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Black College Football Hall of Fame">Black College Football Hall of Fame</a>. The two organizations partnered in 2016, also creating the <a href="/wiki/Black_College_Football_Hall_of_Fame_Classic" title="Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic">Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic</a> played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ralph_Hay_Pioneer_Award">Ralph Hay Pioneer Award</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Ralph Hay Pioneer Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ralph Hay Pioneer Award is an <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> award given by the Pro Football Hall of Fame periodically to an individual who has made significant and innovative contributions to professional football. The award is named after <a href="/wiki/Canton_Bulldogs" title="Canton Bulldogs">Canton Bulldogs</a> owner and <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> founder and chief organizer <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Hay" title="Ralph Hay">Ralph Hay</a>. It was originally called the Daniel F. Reeves Pioneer Award, named after <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a> owner and hall of fame inductee <a href="/wiki/Dan_Reeves_(American_football_executive)" title="Dan Reeves (American football executive)">Dan Reeves</a>. The award is the highest and the most prestigious honor given by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, other than enshrinement.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2022, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Sabol" title="Steve Sabol">Steve Sabol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Art_McNally" title="Art McNally">Art McNally</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Marion Motley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Willis" title="Bill Willis">Bill Willis</a> are the only people to receive the award and also become a Hall of Fame inductee. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Honorees">Honorees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Honorees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99; width:3em"> </td> <td>Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Recipient </th> <th>Notability </th> <th class="unsortable">Note(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1972 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="Gehrke, Fred"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Gehrke" title="Fred Gehrke">Fred Gehrke</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Designer of the first <a href="/wiki/Football_helmet" title="Football helmet">football helmet</a> logo </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1975 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="Ward, Arch"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Arch_Ward" title="Arch Ward">Arch Ward</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Founder of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_College_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago College All-Star Game">Chicago College All-Star Game</a> and <a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">All-America Football Conference</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1986 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="Facenda, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Facenda" title="John Facenda">John Facenda</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Voice of <a href="/wiki/NFL_Films" title="NFL Films">NFL Films</a> </td> <td>Awarded the <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rozelle_Radio-Television_Award" title="Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award">Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award</a> in 2021<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1992 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="Boss, David"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Boss&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Boss (page does not exist)">David Boss</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Photographer, artist, and logo designer </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2001 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="Toma, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Toma" title="George Toma">George Toma</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Groundskeeper at <a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Stadium" title="Arrowhead Stadium">Arrowhead Stadium</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2004 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Pottsville,_Pennsylvania" title="Pottsville, Pennsylvania">City of Pottsville, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>Birthplace of the <a href="/wiki/Anthracite_League" title="Anthracite League">Anthracite League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pottsville_Maroons" title="Pottsville Maroons">Pottsville Maroons</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2007 </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF99"><span data-sort-value="Sabol, Steve"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Sabol" title="Steve Sabol">Steve Sabol</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Co-founder of <a href="/wiki/NFL_Films" title="NFL Films">NFL Films</a> </td> <td>Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2012 </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF99"><span data-sort-value="McNally, Art"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Art_McNally" title="Art McNally">Art McNally</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Supervisor of officials for the NFL and <a href="/wiki/NFL_Europe" title="NFL Europe">World League</a>, 1968–95 </td> <td>Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2016 </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="Browne, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Browne" title="Joe Browne">Joe Browne</a></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>50-year employee of the NFL central office </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" align="center">2022 </td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF99"><span data-sort-value="Motley, Marion"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Marion Motley</a></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="4">Reintegrated professional football in 1946 </td> <td>Inducted to the Hall of Fame 1968 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="Strode, Woody"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Woody_Strode" title="Woody Strode">Woody Strode</a></span></span></span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="Washington, Kenny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Washington_(American_football)" title="Kenny Washington (American football)">Kenny Washington</a></span></span></span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF99"><span data-sort-value="Willis, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Willis" title="Bill Willis">Bill Willis</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1977 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_sign.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_sign.JPG/220px-Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_sign.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_sign.JPG/330px-Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_sign.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_sign.JPG/440px-Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_sign.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Sign at the old entrance to the Pro Football Hall of Fame</figcaption></figure> <p>The small number of candidates elected each year has helped foster what some perceive as an inequality of representation at certain positions or in certain categories of player, to the exclusion of defensive players in general (<a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">defensive backs</a> and outside <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebackers</a> in particular), <a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">special teams</a> players, <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receivers</a>, and those from the "seniors" category. There has also been criticism that deserving players have been overlooked because they played most or all of their careers on poor teams.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, a <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">New York Times</a></i> article criticized the Hall for not including <a href="/wiki/Punter_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (American football)">punter</a> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Guy" title="Ray Guy">Ray Guy</a> on its ballot.<sup id="cite_ref-Joyner_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Joyner-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Guy was eventually inducted as part of the 2014 class for the Hall of Fame. </p><p>The Pro Football Hall of Fame is unique among North American major league sports halls of fame in that <a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">officials</a> have been generally excluded. Only two figures, both inducted for their work as supervisor or director of officiating as opposed to game officiating—1966 inductee <a href="/wiki/Shorty_Ray" title="Shorty Ray">Hugh "Shorty" Ray</a><sup id="cite_ref-Ray_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ray-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 2022 inductee <a href="/wiki/Art_McNally" title="Art McNally">Art McNally</a>—have been enshrined; McNally is the only inductee in the Hall to have experience as an in-game official.<sup id="cite_ref-McNally_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McNally-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hockey Hall of Fame">Hockey Hall of Fame</a> have each inducted game officials as members. </p><p>Another prominent absence from the Hall is sports-journalist and broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a>, who has yet to either be awarded the <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rozelle_Radio-Television_Award" title="Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award">Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award</a> or even get fully inducted despite his well-known association with <i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a></i>; an August 2010 <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i> article hints that Cosell may have even been "blacklisted" by the NFL.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As the late 2010s approached, a number of controversial and polarizing figures began to reach eligibility for the Hall. For example, <a href="/wiki/Darren_Sharper" title="Darren Sharper">Darren Sharper</a>'s career achievements make him a candidate for the Hall, but there is debate over whether he should be inducted due to his conviction on multiple rape and drug distribution charges after he retired.<sup id="cite_ref-Sharper_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sharper-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Official guidelines state that off the field character issues are not allowed to influence the selection process<sup id="cite_ref-Sharper_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sharper-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and have not affected the ability of figures such as <a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">O. J. Simpson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">Lawrence Taylor</a> to remain enshrined in the Hall. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Terrell Owens</a>' exclusion from the Hall in his first two years of eligibility despite his strong individual statistics was a subject of public debate:<sup id="cite_ref-cbssports.com_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbssports.com-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Owens was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2018, he refused to attend the enshrinement ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-ct-wp_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ct-wp-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_inductees" title="List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees">List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Canadian Football Hall of Fame">Canadian Football Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Arena Football Hall of Fame">Arena Football Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League#Hall_of_Fame" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League Hall of Fame</a></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/History_of_the_NFL_championship" title="History of the NFL championship">Championship history</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_National_Football_League" title="Timeline of the National Football League">Timeline</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_NFL_franchises" title="List of defunct NFL franchises">Defunct franchises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_franchise_moves_and_mergers" title="NFL franchise moves and mergers">moves and mergers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_NFL_in_Los_Angeles" title="History of the NFL in Los Angeles">NFL in Los Angeles</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_and_Western_Conferences_(NFL)_1933%E2%80%931969" title="Eastern and Western Conferences (NFL) 1933–1969">Eastern and Western Conferences</a> (1933–1969) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Century_Division" title="NFL Century Division">Century Division</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> (1960–1969) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_playoffs" title="American Football League playoffs">Playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">Merger</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_champions_(1920%E2%80%931969)" title="List of NFL champions (1920–1969)">NFL Championship (1920–1969)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Playoff_Bowl" title="Playoff Bowl">Playoff Bowl</a></li> <li>NFL records <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_individual_records" title="List of NFL individual records">Individual</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_team_records" title="List of NFL team records">team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_records" title="List of Super Bowl records">Super Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_all-time_NFL_win%E2%80%93loss_records" title="List of all-time NFL win–loss records">all time win–loss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_last_undefeated_NFL_teams_by_season" title="List of last undefeated NFL teams by season">last undefeated</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_tied_games" title="List of NFL tied games">Tied games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_canceled_and_rescheduled_NFL_games" title="List of canceled and rescheduled NFL games">Canceled games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_nicknamed_NFL_games_and_plays" title="List of nicknamed NFL games and plays">Nicknamed games and plays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_controversies" title="NFL controversies">Controversies</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_games_played_outside_the_United_States" title="List of NFL games played outside the United States">International</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_International_Series" title="NFL International Series">International Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potential_London_NFL_franchise" title="Potential London NFL franchise">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_in_Toronto" title="NFL in Toronto">Toronto</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bills_Toronto_Series" title="Bills Toronto Series">Bills Series</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Europe" title="NFL Europe">NFL Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_players_born_outside_the_United_States" title="List of NFL players born outside the United States">Non-American players</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Player_Pathway" title="International Player Pathway">International Player Pathway</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Business</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_NFL_franchise_owners" title="List of current NFL franchise owners">Owners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Properties" title="NFL Properties">Properties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Management_Council" title="NFL Management Council">Management Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_competition_committee" title="NFL competition committee">Competition Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association" title="National Football League Players Association">NFL Players Association</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_collective_bargaining_agreement" title="NFL collective bargaining agreement">Collective bargaining agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Players_Inc." title="NFL Players Inc.">NFL Players Inc.</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Referees_Association" title="National Football League Referees Association">NFL Referees Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_lockout" title="NFL lockout">Lockouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forbes_list_of_the_most_valuable_NFL_teams" title="Forbes list of the most valuable NFL teams">Valuations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_American_television" title="NFL on American television">Television</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_RedZone" title="NFL RedZone">NFL RedZone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Films" title="NFL Films">NFL Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Canadian_television" title="NFL on Canadian television">In Canada</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_head_coaches" title="List of NFL head coaches">Head coaches</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_NFL_head_coaches" title="List of current NFL head coaches">current</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_head_coach_wins_leaders" title="List of NFL head coach wins leaders">wins leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_head_coaches_by_playoff_record" title="List of NFL head coaches by playoff record">playoff record</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_starting_quarterbacks_in_the_NFL" title="List of starting quarterbacks in the NFL">Starting quarterbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_officials" title="List of NFL officials">Officials</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_NFL_stadiums" title="List of current NFL stadiums">Stadiums</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chronology_of_home_stadiums_for_current_NFL_teams" title="Chronology of home stadiums for current NFL teams">Chronology</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_awards" title="List of NFL awards">Awards</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hall of Fame</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_inductees" title="List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees">members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_player_conduct_policy" title="NFL player conduct policy">Player conduct</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_suspensions_in_the_NFL" title="List of suspensions in the NFL">Suspensions</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Scouting_Combine" title="NFL Scouting Combine">Combine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_draft" title="NFL draft">Draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Training_camp_(NFL)" title="Training camp (NFL)">Training camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Foundation" title="NFL Foundation">NFL Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Alumni" title="NFL Alumni">NFL Alumni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Next_Gen_Stats" title="Next Gen Stats">Next Gen Stats</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_mascots" 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href="/wiki/Dutch_Clark" title="Dutch Clark">Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Conzelman" title="Jimmy Conzelman">Conzelman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Dawson" title="Len Dawson">L. Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_Driscoll" title="Paddy Driscoll">Driscoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">Elway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Fouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Friedman" title="Benny Friedman">Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Griese" title="Bob Griese">Griese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Herber" title="Arnie Herber">Herber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Jurgensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">J. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Layne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">Luckman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Moon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Namath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ace_Parker" title="Ace Parker">A. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Starr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Staubach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Tarkenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. Tittle">Tittle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norm_Van_Brocklin" title="Norm Van Brocklin">Van Brocklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Warner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Waterfield" title="Bob Waterfield">Waterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">S. Young</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Running backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Allen" title="Marcus Allen">M. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Battles" title="Cliff Battles">Battles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis" title="Jerome Bettis">Bettis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">J. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Canadeo" title="Tony Canadeo">Canadeo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Csonka" title="Larry Csonka">Csonka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">T. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Dickerson" title="Eric Dickerson">Dickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dorsett" title="Tony Dorsett">Dorsett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Faulk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Gifford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Grange" title="Red Grange">Grange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Guyon" title="Joe Guyon">Guyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">F. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarke_Hinkle" title="Clarke Hinkle">Hinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung" title="Paul Hornung">Hornung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgerrin_James" title="Edgerrin James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Johnson" title="John Henry Johnson">J. H. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leroy_Kelly" title="Leroy Kelly">L. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Leemans" title="Tuffy Leemans">Leemans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">F. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Martin" title="Curtis Martin">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ollie_Matson" title="Ollie Matson">Matson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McAfee" title="George McAfee">McAfee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny" title="Hugh McElhenny">McElhenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_%22Blood%22_McNally" title="Johnny "Blood" McNally">J. McNally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Moore" title="Lenny Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Motley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski" title="Bronko Nagurski">Nagurski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Nevers" title="Ernie Nevers">Nevers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Payton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Perry_(American_football)" title="Joe Perry (American football)">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Pollard" title="Fritz Pollard">Pollard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Riggins" title="John Riggins">Riggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">B. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">Sayers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">E. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Strong" title="Ken Strong">Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Taylor_(fullback)" title="Jim Taylor (fullback)">Ji. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">T. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe" title="Jim Thorpe">Thorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">Tomlinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Trippi" title="Charley Trippi">Trippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Van_Buren" title="Steve Van Buren">Van Buren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Walker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wide receivers /<br />ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Alworth" title="Lance Alworth">Alworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Badgro" title="Red Badgro">Badgro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Berry" title="Raymond Berry">Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Biletnikoff" title="Fred Biletnikoff">Biletnikoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Branch" title="Cliff Branch">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brown_(American_football)" title="Tim Brown (American football)">T. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Bruce" title="Isaac Bruce">Bruce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Carmichael" title="Harold Carmichael">Carmichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fears" title="Tom Fears">Fears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Harrison" title="Marvin Harrison">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hayes" title="Bob Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Bill Hewitt (American football)">Hewitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elroy_Hirsch" title="Elroy Hirsch">Hirsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Hutson" title="Don Hutson">Hutson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Irvin" title="Michael Irvin">Irvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">A. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">C. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Joiner" title="Charlie Joiner">Joiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Largent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dante_Lavelli" title="Dante Lavelli">Lavelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Lofton" title="James Lofton">Lofton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Maynard" title="Don Maynard">Maynard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McDonald_(American_football)" title="Tommy McDonald (American football)">McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Millner" title="Wayne Millner">Millner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Mitchell" title="Bobby Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Monk" title="Art Monk">Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Moss" title="Randy Moss">Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Pearson_(American_football)" title="Drew Pearson (American football)">Pearson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Pihos" title="Pete Pihos">Pihos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Reed" title="Andre Reed">A. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mac_Speedie" title="Mac Speedie">Speedie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">Stallworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Taylor" title="Charley Taylor">C. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Warfield" title="Paul Warfield">Warfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tight ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Casper" title="Dave Casper">Casper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Ditka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzalez" title="Tony Gonzalez">Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mackey_(American_football)" title="John Mackey (American football)">Mackey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Newsome" title="Ozzie Newsome">Newsome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sanders" title="Charlie Sanders">C. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Sharpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Smith" title="Jackie Smith">J. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow" title="Kellen Winslow">Winslow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Offensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Allen" title="Larry Allen">L. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Boselli" title="Tony Boselli">Boselli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brown_(offensive_lineman)" title="Bob Brown (offensive lineman)">B. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosey_Brown" title="Rosey Brown">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Covert" title="Jim Covert">Covert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Creekmur" title="Lou Creekmur">Creekmur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermontti_Dawson" title="Dermontti Dawson">D. Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DeLamielleure" title="Joe DeLamielleure">DeLamielleure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Dierdorf" title="Dan Dierdorf">Dierdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Faneca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gatski" title="Frank Gatski">Gatski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gregg" title="Forrest Gregg">Gregg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Grimm" title="Russ Grimm">Grimm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hannah_(American_football)" title="John Hannah (American football)">Hannah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Hickerson" title="Gene Hickerson">Hickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_Hill" title="Winston Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hutchinson_(American_football)" title="Steve Hutchinson (American football)">Hutchinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Jones_(American_football)" title="Stan Jones (American football)">S. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Jones_(American_football)" title="Walter Jones (American football)">W. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Kramer" title="Jerry Kramer">Kramer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Langer" title="Jim Langer">Langer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Little" title="Larry Little">L. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Mack" title="Tom Mack">Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Matthews_(American_football)" title="Bruce Matthews (American football)">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mawae" title="Kevin Mawae">Mawae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(American_football)" title="Mike McCormack (American football)">McCormack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_McDaniel" title="Randall McDaniel">McDaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mix" title="Ron Mix">Mix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Munchak" title="Mike Munchak">Munchak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Anthony Muñoz">Muñoz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Ogden" title="Jonathan Ogden">Ogden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Otto" title="Jim Otto">Otto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Pace" title="Orlando Pace">Pace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Parker_(American_football)" title="Jim Parker (American football)">J. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ringo" title="Jim Ringo">Ringo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Roaf" title="Willie Roaf">Roaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Shaw" title="Billy Shaw">Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Shell" title="Art Shell">A. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Shields" title="Will Shields">Shields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Slater" title="Jackie Slater">J. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_St._Clair" title="Bob St. Clair">St. Clair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stanfel" title="Dick Stanfel">Stanfel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Stephenson" title="Dwight Stephenson">Stephenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Thomas_(offensive_tackle)" title="Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)">J. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Tingelhoff" title="Mick Tingelhoff">Tingelhoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Upshaw" title="Gene Upshaw">Upshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayfield_Wright" title="Rayfield Wright">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Yary" title="Ron Yary">Yary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Zimmerman" title="Gary Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-modern era<br />two-way players</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fortmann" title="Dan Fortmann">Fortmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Healey" title="Ed Healey">Healey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Hein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Henry" title="Pete Henry">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cal_Hubbard" title="Cal Hubbard">Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Kiesling" title="Walt Kiesling">Kiesling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Kinard" title="Bruiser Kinard">Kinard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Lyman" title="Link Lyman">Lyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Michalske" title="Mike Michalske">Michalske</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Musso" title="George Musso">Musso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Slater" title="Duke Slater">D. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stydahar" title="Joe Stydahar">Stydahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Trafton" title="George Trafton">Trafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wojciechowicz" title="Alex Wojciechowicz">Wojciechowicz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Atkins" title="Doug Atkins">Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bethea" title="Elvin Bethea">Bethea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Buchanan" title="Buck Buchanan">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curley_Culp" title="Curley Culp">Culp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(defensive_end)" title="Willie Davis (defensive end)">W. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Dent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Doleman" title="Chris Doleman">Doleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Donovan" title="Art Donovan">Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Eller" title="Carl Eller">Eller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Ford" title="Len Ford">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Freeney" title="Dwight Freeney">Freeney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">J. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Haley" title="Charles Haley">Haley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hampton" title="Dan Hampton">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Humphrey" title="Claude Humphrey">Humphrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacon_Jones" title="Deacon Jones">D. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Jordan" title="Henry Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Karras" title="Alex Karras">Karras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortez_Kennedy" title="Cortez Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Klecko" title="Joe Klecko">Klecko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lilly" title="Bob Lilly">Lilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howie_Long" title="Howie Long">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Marchetti" title="Gino Marchetti">Marchetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McMichael" title="Steve McMichael">McMichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Nomellini" title="Leo Nomellini">Nomellini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Olsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Page" title="Alan Page">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Peppers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Randle" title="John Randle">Randle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Robustelli" title="Andy Robustelli">Robustelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Sapp" title="Warren Sapp">Sapp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Selmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Seymour" title="Richard Seymour">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">B. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sprinkle" title="Ed Sprinkle">Sprinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Stautner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Ja. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Weinmeister" title="Arnie Weinmeister">Weinmeister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_White_(American_football)" title="Randy White (American football)">Ra. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Re. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Willis" title="Bill Willis">B. Willis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Young" title="Bryant Young">B. Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Youngblood" title="Jack Youngblood">Youngblood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Linebackers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Bednarik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bell" title="Bobby Bell">Bo. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Brazile" title="Robert Brazile">Brazile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Buoniconti" title="Nick Buoniconti">Buoniconti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Butkus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Carson" title="Harry Carson">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Connor_(American_football)" title="George Connor (American football)">Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_George_(linebacker)" title="Bill George (linebacker)">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Gradishar" title="Randy Gradishar">Gradishar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Greene" title="Kevin Greene">K. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hanburger" title="Chris Hanburger">Hanburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Hendricks" title="Ted Hendricks">Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Howley" title="Chuck Howley">Howley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Huff" title="Sam Huff">Huff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Jackson" title="Rickey Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Nitschke" title="Ray Nitschke">Nitschke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Richter" title="Les Richter">Richter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Robinson_(American_football)" title="Dave Robinson (American football)">D. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Seau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas" title="Derrick Thomas">D. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zach_Thomas" title="Zach Thomas">Z. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Tippett" title="Andre Tippett">Tippett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Urlacher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Ware" title="DeMarcus Ware">Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wilcox" title="Dave Wilcox">Wilcox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">P. Willis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Adderley" title="Herb Adderley">Adderley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Atwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronde_Barber" title="Ronde Barber">Barber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Barney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Brown_(American_football)" title="Willie Brown (American football)">W. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">J. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeRoy_Butler" title="LeRoy Butler">L. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Christiansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Dawkins" title="Brian Dawkins">Dawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dillon" title="Bobby Dillon">Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Easley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Green" title="Darrell Green">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Harris" title="Cliff Harris">C. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Haynes_(cornerback)" title="Mike Haynes (cornerback)">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Houston" title="Ken Houston">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Krause" title="Paul Krause">Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yale_Lary" title="Yale Lary">Lary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_LeBeau" title="Dick LeBeau">LeBeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">E. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Renfro" title="Mel Renfro">Renfro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrelle_Revis" title="Darrelle Revis">Revis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Riley" title="Ken Riley">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Robinson_(safety)" title="Johnny Robinson (safety)">J. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">D. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">D. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Thomas" title="Emmitt Thomas">E. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emlen_Tunnell" title="Emlen Tunnell">Tunnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Wehrli" title="Roger Wehrli">Wehrli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Williams" title="Aeneas Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">L. Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wood" title="Willie Wood">Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. Woodson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morten_Andersen" title="Morten Andersen">Andersen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Groza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Guy" title="Ray Guy">Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Hester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Stenerud" title="Jan Stenerud">Stenerud</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coaches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Allen_(American_football_coach)" title="George Allen (American football coach)">G. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">P. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Conzelman" title="Jimmy Conzelman">Conzelman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Coryell" title="Don Coryell">Coryell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cowher" title="Bill Cowher">Cowher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dungy" title="Tony Dungy">Dungy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weeb_Ewbank" title="Weeb Ewbank">Ewbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Flores" title="Tom Flores">Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs" title="Joe Gibbs">Gibbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Gillman" title="Sid Gillman">Gillman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Grant" title="Bud Grant">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Landry" title="Tom Landry">Landry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Levy" title="Marv Levy">Levy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Lombardi" title="Vince Lombardi">Lombardi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">Madden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greasy_Neale" title="Greasy Neale">Neale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Noll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Parcells" title="Bill Parcells">Parcells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Shula" title="Don Shula">Shula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Stram" title="Hank Stram">Stram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Vermeil" title="Dick Vermeil">Vermeil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Walsh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contributors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Beathard" title="Bobby Beathard">Beathard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Be. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bidwill" title="Charles Bidwill">Bidwill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Bowlen" title="Pat Bowlen">Bowlen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gil_Brandt" title="Gil Brandt">Brandt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Carr" title="Joseph Carr">Carr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Davis" title="Al Davis">A. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._DeBartolo_Jr." title="Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.">DeBartolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Finks" title="Jim Finks">Finks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Hunt" title="Lamar Hunt">Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Jones" title="Jerry Jones">J. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Mara" title="Tim Mara">T. Mara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Mara" title="Wellington Mara">W. Mara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Preston_Marshall" title="George Preston Marshall">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_McNally" title="Art McNally">A. McNally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nunn_(American_football)" title="Bill Nunn (American football)">Nunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Polian" title="Bill Polian">Polian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shorty_Ray" title="Shorty Ray">Ray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Reeves_(American_football_executive)" title="Dan Reeves (American football executive)">Reeves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Rooney" title="Art Rooney">A. Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_M._Rooney" title="Dan M. Rooney">D. Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Rozelle" title="Pete Rozelle">Rozelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sabol" title="Ed Sabol">E. Sabol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Sabol" title="Steve Sabol">S. 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(2020)">XFL (2020)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Developmental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Spring_League" title="The Spring League">The Spring League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Your_Call_Football" title="Your Call Football">Your Call Football</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Halls of fame</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Professional</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Arena Football Hall of Fame">Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Indoor Football Hall of Fame">Indoor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em"><a href="/wiki/Professional_gridiron_football" title="Professional gridiron football">Professional</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Football_League" title="History of the National Football League">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_playoffs" title="NFL playoffs">Playoffs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFC_Championship_Game" title="AFC Championship Game">AFC Championship Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFC_Championship_Game" title="NFC Championship Game">NFC Championship Game</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Minor_league_football_(gridiron)" title="Minor league football (gridiron)">Other outdoor</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A7FL" title="A7FL">American 7s Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Football_League_(2024)" title="United Football League (2024)">United Football League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Indoor_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Indoor American football">Indoor 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League">National Arena League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_Arena_Football" title="Great Lakes Arena Football">Great Lakes Arena Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fan_Controlled_Football" title="Fan Controlled Football">Fan Controlled Football</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Proposed leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Patriot_League" title="American Patriot League">American Patriot League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Spring_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="American Spring Football League">American Spring Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Football_League" title="Freedom Football League">Freedom Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Arena_League" title="The Arena League">The Arena League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Professional_Football_Researchers_Association" title="Professional Football Researchers Association">Researchers Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em"><a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">College</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">FBS</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">National championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="College Football Playoff National Championship">Playoff National Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">Playoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">Bowl game</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision">FCS</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship">Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NAIA Football National Championship">National Championship</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Junior_College_Athletic_Association" 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