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1996 PRELIMINARY RESULTS:

Thank you to all who participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are still determining what that is, we treated the PFHOF as having its first class in January 1946.

We have completed the first 50 years.

For “1996,” a Preliminary Vote with over 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, voters will be asked to select 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, then choose five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process every week until we catch up to the current year.

Please note that a significant change occurred “years ago,” allowing voters to submit fewer than the allotted spots. 

32 Votes took place.

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates they have been removed from future ballots

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Ozzie Newsome TE

1

27

Mike Webster C

1

26

Kenny Easley DB

4

25

Claude Humprhrey DE

10

24

Cliff Branch WR

6

22

Ray Guy P

5

22

John Stallworth WR

4

21

Bob Griese QB

11

20

Charlie Joiner WR

5

20

Dave Robinson LB

17

19

L.C. Greenwood DE

10

19

Ken Stabler QB

7

19

Chris Hanburger LB

13

18

Bob Kuechenberg G-T-C

8

17

Dan Hampton DE-DT

1

17

Dick LeBeau DB

19

15

Otis Taylor WR-FL

16

15

Lemar Parrish DB

9

15

Louis Wright DB

5

15

Donnie Shell DB

4

15

Joe Klecko DE

3

14

Ken Anderson QB

5

13

Lester Hayes DB

5

13

Dick Schafrath T-G-DE

20

12

Cliff Harris S

12

12

Drew Pearson WR

8

12

Walt Sweeney G

16

11

George Kunz T

11

11

Billy “White Shoes” Johnson

3

11

Curley Culp DT-NT

10

10

Todd Christensen TE

3

10

Russ Francis TE

3

10

Ed “Too Tall” Jones DE

2

10

Jim Marshall DE

12

8

Ken Riley DB

8

8

Fred Dean DE

6

8

Jimbo Covert T

1

8

Winston Hill T

14

7

Mark Gastineau DE

3

7

*Boyd Dowler FL-SE-LB

20

6

Matt Blair LB

6

6

Bubba Baker DE

1

6

Floyd Little RB

16

5

Jerry Smith TE

14

5

Bill Bergey LB

11

5

Harold Jackson WR

8

5

Lyle Alzado DE

6

5

Stanley Morgan WR

1

5

*Erich Barnes DB

20

4

Larry Brown RB

15

4

Rick Upchurch WR/R

8

4

Harold Carmichael WR

7

4

Ed White G

6

4

Harry Carson LB

3

4

Randy Cross G-C

3

4

Larry Grantham LB

19

3

Rich Jackson DE

19

3

Mike Stratton LB

18

3

Daryle Lamonica QB

17

3

Ed Budde G

15

3

Ernie McMillan T

15

3

Andy Russell LB

15

3

Pat Fischer CB

14

3

Jack Tatum DB

11

3

Harvey Martin DE

8

3

Doug Wilkerson G

7

3

Joe Theismann QB

6

3

Nolan Cromwell DB

4

3

*Butch Byrd DB

20

2

John Brodie QB

18

2

Jim Nance RB-FB

18

2

Gale Gillingham G-DT

15

2

Dick Anderson DB

14

2

Roman Gabriel QB

14

2

Ralph Neely T

14

2

Mike Curtis LB-FB

13

2

George Atkinson DB

12

2

Mike Wagner DB

11

2

Coy Bacon DE

10

2

Lawrence McCutchen RB

10

2

Gary Johnson DT

6

2

Tom Jackson LB

5

2

Dwight Clark WR

4

2

Marvin Powell T

4

2

Hanford Dixon DB

2

2

Doug Williams QB

2

2

Houston Antwine DT

19

1

George Saimes DB

19

1

Carroll Dale WR-E

18

1

Bob Jeter DB-WR

18

1

Cornell Green DB

17

1

John Niland G

16

1

Lee Roy Jordan LB

15

1

Jim Bakken PK

13

1

Ron McDole DE-DT

13

1

Jake Scott DB

13

1

Chuck Foreman RB

11

1

Rich Saul C

10

1

Mel Gray WR

9

1

Isiah Robertson LB

9

1

Riley Odoms TE

8

1

Billy Sims RB

7

1

Mark Moseley PK

5

1

Dennis Harrah G

4

1

Steve Nelson LB

4

1

Wes Chandler WR

3

1

Dave Brown DB

2

1

LeRoy Irvin DB

1

1

Mike Quick WR

1

1

Curt Warner RB

1

1

Lydell Mitchell RB

11

0

Bert Jones QB

9

0

*Phil Villapiano LB

8

0

Jim Hart QB

7

0

Jeff Van Note C

5

0

Brad Van Pelt LB

5

0

*Doug Betters DE

4

0

Dave Butz DT

3

0

Rulon Jones DE

3

0

Neil Lomax QB

3

0

*Jimmie Giles TB

2

0

*Mark Haynes DB

2

0

*Art Still DE

2

0

Carl Hairston DE

1

0

J.T. Smith WR

1

0

Keena Turner LB

1

0

James Wilder RB

1

0

Sammy Winder RB

1

0

Eric Wright DB

1

0

Fredd Young LB

1

0

This is for the Senior Era

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates that they will be removed from the ballot permanently.

Player

Year

Votes

Pat Harder FB

18

11

Arch Ward CONTRIBUTOR

7

8

Gino Cappelletti FL-SE-DB-WR-K

1

8

Tank Younger FB-LB-HB

13

7

Alan Ameche FB

11

7

Les Richter LB-C

9

7

Art Powell E

3

7

Charlie Conerly QB

10

6

Charles Bidwill OWNER

7

6

Bobby Boyd DB

3

6

Ray Bray G

19

5

Billy Wilson FL-E

11

5

Greasy Neale COACH

7

5

Dan Reeves OWNER

7

5

Max McGee E

4

5

George Preston Marshall OWNER

7

4

Earl Faison DE

5

4

Dave Grayson DB

1

4

Bruno Banducci G

17

3

Rosey Grier DT-DE

5

3

Cookie Gilchrist FB

4

3

Jack Kemp QB

2

3

Bill Fischer T-G-DT

18

2

Les Bingaman DG-G-C

17

2

Harlon Hill E-DB

9

2

Goose Gonsoulin DB

4

2

Fuzzy Thurston G

4

2

Leon Hart E-FB-DE

14

1

Jim Ray Smith G-T

7

1

Abner Haynes HB

4

1

Jim Katcavage DE

3

1

Babe Parilli QB

2

1

Bill Fischer T-G-DT

18

2

Bill Forester LB-MG-DT

8

0

Clem Daniels HB-DB

3

0

Don Meredith QB

3

0

Howard Mudd G

1

0

This is for the “Coaches/Contributors”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates that they will be removed from the ballot permanently.

Name

Year

Votes

SCOUT: Gil Brandt

5

17

OWNER: Ralph Wilson

5

16

SCOUT: Bill Nunn

3

13

SCOUT: Eddie Kotal

1

11

EXEC: Jim Finks

7

10

NARRATOR: John Facenda

1

7

TV EXEC: Roone Arledge

10

6

TV COMMENTATOR: Howard Cosell

10

6

OWNER: Jack Kent Cooke

1

6

OWNER: Bud Adams

15

4

COACH: Bill Arnsbarger

11

4

SCOUT: John Wooten

1

4

EXEC: George Halas Jr.

17

3

OWNER: Clint Murchison

15

3

SCOUT : Jack Vainsi

1

3

SCOUT: Lloyd Wells

1

3

OWNER: Art Modell

11

2

COACH: Bum Phillips

9

2

COACH: John Robinson

2

2

OWNER: William Clay Ford

1

2

COACH: Joe Collier

1

1

COACH: Jerry Glanville

1

1

COACH: Richie Petitbon

1

1

COACH: Lindy Infante

7

0

COACH: Dick Modzelweski

5

0

*COACH: Jerry Burns

2

0

*COACH: Chuck Studly

2

0

*COACH: Joe Walton

2

0

COACH: Hank Bullough

1

0

EXEC: Mike Holovak

1

0

COACH: Ed Khayat

1

0

COACH: Jack Pardee

1

0

COACH: Ted Plumb

1

0

COACH: Doug Shively

1

0

COACH: LaVern Torgenson

1

0

COACH: Bob Zemen

1

0

Next week, we will announce the Semi-Finalists for the 1996 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

Saturday, 30 May 2026 09:30