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1996 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS:
Thank you for your participation in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are unaware of what that is, we acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946.
We have completed the years up to 1995.
For “1996,” a Preliminary Vote with nearly 100 players whose playing career ended by 1990. We also follow the structure in which players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to the Senior Pool.
Each voter was asked to select 25 names from the preliminary list, and the top 25 vote-getters were named Semi-Finalists.
A week later, the voters were asked to pick 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, and next week, they will choose five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process every week until we catch up to the current year.
31 votes were cast, with the top 15 advancing.
This is for the “Modern Era”
Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:
Player | Year of Eligibility | Vote Total |
Mike Webster C | 1 | 27 |
Claude Humphrey DE | 10 | 25 |
Ozzie Newsome TE | 1 | 25 |
Ray Guy P | 5 | 24 |
Kenny Easley DB | 4 | 23 |
Charlie Joiner WR | 5 | 19 |
John Stallworth WR | 4 | 19 |
L.C. Greenwood DE | 10 | 18 |
Ken Stabler QB | 7 | 18 |
Dick LeBeau DB | 19 | 17 |
Dave Robinson LB | 17 | 17 |
Cliff Branch WR | 6 | 17 |
Bob Kuechenberg G-T-C | 8 | 16 |
Donnie Shell DB | 4 | 15 |
Dan Hampton DE-DET | 1 | 15 |
Chris Hanburger LB | 13 | 13 |
Cliff Harris S | 12 | 11 |
Bob Griese QB | 11 | 11 |
Otis Taylor WR-FL | 16 | 10 |
Lemar Parrish DB | 9 | 10 |
Lester Hayes DB | 5 | 10 |
Louis Wright DB | 5 | 10 |
Drew Pearson WR | 8 | 9 |
*Dick Schafrath T-G-DE | 20 | 8 |
Ken Anderson QB | 5 | 8 |
Joe Klecko DE-NT | 3 | 7 |
This is for the “Senior Era”
*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:
Player | Year of Eligibility | Vote Total |
Les Richter LB-C | 9 | 15 |
Gino Cappelletti FL-SE-DB-WR-K | 1 | 15 |
Pat Harder FB | 18 | 14 |
Arch Ward CONTRIBUTOR | 7 | 10 |
Art Powell E | 3 | 8 |
Alan Ameche FB | 11 | 7 |
Tank Younger FB-LB-HB | 13 | 6 |
None of the Above | 2 |
This is for the “Coaches/Contributors Era”
*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:
Player | Year of Eligibility | Vote Total |
OWNER: Ralph Wilson | 5 | 20 |
SCOUT: Gil Brandt | 4 | 15 |
SCOUT: Bill Nunn | 2 | 13 |
EXECUTIVE: Jim Finks | 6 | 12 |
SCOUT: Eddie Kotal | 1 | 8 |
None of the Above | 2 |
We will post the Class of 1996 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project next Saturday.
Thank you to all who contributed. If you want to be part of this project, please let us know!