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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 176 to 200:

176. Dick Barwegan
177. Charley Hennigan
178. Cornell Green
179. Charley Brock
180. Bob Baumhower
161. Tank Younger
182. Buford “Baby” Ray
183. Bob Hoernschemeyer
184. Asante Samuel
185. Rich Jackson
186. Jim Katcavage
187. Matt Blair
188. Ken Kavanaugh
189. Abe Woodson
190. Nate Newton
191. Tom Sestak
192. Bill Forester
193. Brian Waters
194. Tim McDonald
195. Don Perkins
196. Steven Jackson
197. Jim Lachey
198. Brandon Marshall
198. Butch Byrd
199. Frank Minnifield
200. Dave Krieg

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.

After a promising career at Louisville, Frank Minnifield was not drafted by any NFL team, but he landed employment with the Chicago Blitz of the USFL.  As the team migrated to Arizona, he proved himself NFL worthy, though he had to sue his way out of the fledgling league.  Once he did, the Cleveland Browns were waiting.

Minnifield was an All-Rookie starter at Cornerback, and by his third year, he was named to his first of four Pro Bowls.  In the last half of the 1980s, Minnifield was one of the best at his position, and he was a First Team All-Pro in 1988 and a Second Team Selection in 1987 and 1989.  Known for his devastating hits, Minnifield was a favorite of the Browns fans, and he remains one of the more popular figures in team history.

Minnifield was injured for most of the 1990 season, and he was not the same player afterward.  He remained with the Browns until he retired after the 1992 Season.

Minnifield is best known for coining the term "Dawg Pound" alongside fellow defensive star Hanford Dixon.  That will long outlive any Brown or Browns fan.  The team named Minnifield as one of their legends in 2005.

199. Frank Minnifield

Undrafted out of Louisville, Frank Minnifield quickly found a home in the USFL, where he played for the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers briefly before he sued his way out of the league to play for the Cleveland Browns.