“Tis the season to talk about Hall of Fames isn’t it? The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced their Finalists, and there is no major surprise, which is usually the norm. The headliner for most people (and for us) is former Quarterback, Brett Favre who two months ago had his number retired by the Green Bay Packers. Favre is entering his first year of eligibility and is ranked #1 by us. Favre is not the only first year eligible player to make the list of Finalists as Wide Receiver, Terrell Owens and Offensive Guard, Alan Faneca have also made the cut. They are ranked and #7 and #5 respectively on our Notinhalloffame football list. The remaining Finalists (with their Notinhalloffame rank in parenthesis) are Steve Atwater (#19), Don Coryell, Terrell Davis (#21), Tony Dungy, Kevin Greene (#37), Marvin Harrison (#3), Joe Jacoby (#62), Edgerrin James (#17), John Lynch (#57), Orlando Pace (#15) and Kurt Warner (#28). This group joins the automatic Senior Finalists, Ken Stabler (#6) and Dick Stanfel (#30), along with Contributing Finalist, Eddie DeBartolo Jr. To enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame must receive 80 percent of the votes. A maximum of eight inductees can be chosen per year. Like the Baseball Hall of Fame, We will be debating each Pro Football Finalist.
It’s quite the day for us as the Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced their 25 Semi-Finalists. Let’s take a quick look shall we?
1. Morten Andersen, Place Kicker. Fourth Time as a Semi-Finalist: Ranked #83 on Notinhalloffame.com. 2. Steve Atwater, Safety. Fifth Time as a Semi-Finalist: Ranked #19 on Notinhalloffame.com. 3. Tony Boselli, Offensive Tackle, First Time as a Semi-Finalist: Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com 4. Isaac Bruce, Wide Receiver. Second Time as a Semi-Finalist: Ranked #23 on Notinhalloffame.com. 5. Don Coryell, Coach. Eighth Time as a Semi-Finalist. 6. Roger Craig, Running Back. Eighth Time as a Semi-Finalist: Ranked #11 on Notinhalloffame.com. 7. Terrell Davis, Running Back. Tenth Time as a Semi-Finalist: Ranked #21 on Notinhalloffame.com. 8. Tony Dungy, Coach. Third Time as a Semi-Finalist. 9. Alan Faneca, Offensive Guard: First Time as a Semi-Finalist: Ranked #5 on Notinhalloffame.com. 10. Brett Favre, Quarterback: First Time as Semi-Finalist: Ranked #1 on Notinhalloffame.com. 11. Kevin Greene, Linebacker/Defensive End: Tenth Time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #37 on Notinhalloffame.com. 12. Marvin Harrison, Wide Receiver, Third Time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #3 on Notinhalloffame.com. 13. Torry Holt, Wide Receiver, Second Time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #9 on Notinhalloffame.com. 14. Joe Jacoby, Offensive Tackle, Sixth Time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #62 on Notinhalloffame.com. 15. Edgerrin James, Running Back, Second Time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #17 on Notinhalloffame.com. 16. Jimmy Johnson, Coach, Third Time as a Semi-Finalist. 17. Mike Kenn, Offensive Tackle, Second Time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #99 on Notinhalloffame.com. 18. Ty Law, Cornerbck, Second Time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #60 on Notinhalloffame.com. 19. John Lynch, Free Safety, Fourth Time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #57 on Notinhalloffame.com 20. Kevin Mawae, Center/Offensive Guard. Second Time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #16 on Notinhalloffame.com. 21. Karl Mecklenburg, Linebacker. Fifth Time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #65 on Notinhalloffame.com. 22. Sam Mills, Linebacker. First time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #85 on Notinhalloffame.com. 23. Terrell Owens, Wide Receiver, First Time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #7 on Notinhalloffame.com. 24. Orlando Pace, Offensive Tackle, Second Time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #15 on Notinhalloffame.com. 25. Kurt Warner, Quarterback, Second Time as a Semi-Finalist. Ranked #28 on Notinhalloffame.com. The Football Hall of Fame will announce the Finalists in January. Which ones will make it to next round?