The problem with running a Hall of Fame-related website is that many of the big ones we cover all have announcements within months of each other. The backbone of what we do is list-related, resulting in a long push to revise what we already have, specifically now with our Football and Basketball Lists.
At present, we have a minor update as we have completed the next twenty-five of the 2024 Football List, which you can comment on and vote on:
The new 226 to 250:
226. Carl Banks
227. Duane Putnam
228. Bob Gain
229. Dan Towler
230. Fuzzy Thurston
231. Derrick Mason
232. Kyle Rote
233. Lyle Alzado
234. Matt Forte
235. Earl Faison
236. Fred Smerlas
237. Ray Donaldson
238. Jamal Lewis
239. Len Younce
240. Ed White
241. Eugene Robinson
242. Mike Stratton
243. Jim Plunkett
244. George Saimes
245. Mark Clayton
246. Ted Washington
247. Len Hauss
248. Jim Ray Smith
249. Al Nesser
250. Dave Butz
Rankings are impacted annually based on your comments and votes.
Thank you all for your patience. We will soon unveil more changes to the football and basketball lists.
The respected website, Football Nation, referred to Dan Towler as the “greatest running back you don’t know”, and they may be on to something as despite winning an NFL Championship with the Los Angeles Rams in 1951 when he was their star rusher, he was overshadowed by more prominent names throughout his brief career in professional football.
Dan Towler played his entire professional football career with the Los Angeles Rams where after being a very late round pick (25th Round) and not expected to do much as a professional football player he did precisely that. In 1951 to 1954 he finished in the top four in Rushing Yards including leading the NFL in that statistic in 1952 where he led the league not only in that metric but in Rushing Touchdowns. Towler would again lead the National Football League in Rushing Touchdowns in 1954 making him one of the few players to ever finish atop in Rushing TDs.