Last month, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced 182 Preliminary Senior Nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with the plan being that a special committee would reduce the number to 50 Names.
Due to a tie, 60 Senior names remain in contention for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025
The 60 remaining are:
Quarterbacks (5):
Ken Anderson: CIN 1971-86. Anderson was the consensus MVP in 1981, and the four-time Pro Bowl threw for 32,838 Yards and 197 Touchdowns. He also was the 1975 Walter Payton Man of the Year and historically brought the Cincinnati Bengals to its first Super Bowl. Ranked #9 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Charlie Conerly: NYG 1948-61. Conerly was a 1956 New York Giants NFL Championship Team member, was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection, and accumulated 19,488 Yards and 173 TDs. Ranked #23 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Roman Gabriel: LAR 1962-72 & PHI 1973-77. Gabriel was the league MVP in 1969, earning four Pro Bowls and a First Team All-Pro, and he threw for 29,444 Yards and 201 TDs. Ranked #28 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jack Kemp: PIT 1957, LAC/SD 1960-62 & BUF 1962-69. A seven-time AFL All-Star, Kemp led the Bills to two AFL Championships, where he was the MVP in both games. He is also a former AFL MVP. Ranked #116 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jim Plunkett: NWE 1971-75, SFO 1976-77, OAK 1979-81 & RAI 1982-86. Plunkett won two Super Bowls with the Raiders, where he was the MVP in SBXV. He compiled 164 Touchdown Passes and 25,882 Passing Yards. Ranked #243 on Notinhalloffame.com.
The 11 cut Quarterbacks were:
Boomer Esiason: CIN 1984-92 & 96, NYJ 1993-95 & ARI 1996. Ranked #138 on Notinhalloffame.com.
James “Shack” Harris: BUF 1969-71, LAR 1973-76 & SDG 1977-79.
Bobby Hebert: NOR 1985-92 & ATL 1993-96.
Jeff Hostetler: NYG 1988-92, RAI/OAK 1993-96 & WAS 1997.
Ron Jaworski: RAM 1973-76, PHI 1977-88, MIA 1987-88 & KC 1989.
Daryle Lamonica: BUF 1963-66 & OAK 1967-74. Ranked #139 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Don Meredith: DAL 1960 & 1968.
Phil Simms: NYG: NYG 1979-81& 1983-93. Ranked #87 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Joe Theismann: WAS 1974-85.
Doug Williams: TB 1978-82 & WAS 1986-89.
Running Backs (7):
Alan Ameche: BAL 1955-60. Ameche was the UPI Rookie of the Year and the league’s leading rusher that year. A two-time NFL Champion, Ameche was a four-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro who compiled 4,045 Rushing Yards and 44 Touchdowns from Scrimmage. Ranked #74 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ottis Anderson: STL 1979-86 & NYG 1986-92. Anderson had a monster rookie campaign for St. Louis and would later win two Super Bowls with New York, where he was named a Super Bowl MVP. He had 10,273 Rushing Yards, 3,063 Receiving Yards, and 86 Touchdowns from Scrimmage. Ranked #57 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Larry Brown: WAS 1969-76. Brown won the 1972 AP MVP and Offensive Player of the Year and was also a four-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro Running Back. He had 8,360 Yards from Scrimmage with 55 TDs. Ranked #113 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Roger Craig: SFO 1983-90, RAI 1991 & MIN 1992-93. The first player to accumulate 1,000 Yards Rushing and Receiving, Craig won three Super Bowls, an Offensive Player of the Year, four Pro Bowls, and a First Team All-Pro. From Scrimmage, he had 73 Touchdowns and 13,100 Yards, Ranked #7 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Chuck Foreman: MIN 1973-79 & NWE 1980. Foreman went to the Pro Bowl in his first five seasons and the 1973 Offensive Rookie of the Year was a two-time YFS TD leader. He compiled 9,106 Yards from Scrimmage. Ranked #77 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Cecil Isbell: GNB 1938-42. Isbell only played five seasons but was a four-time Pro Bowl, two-time Touchdown leader, and two-time leader in Passing Yards. He also helped Green Bay win the NFL Championship in 1939 and was named to the 1930s All-Decade Team. Ranked #58 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Paul “Tank” Younger: RAM 1949-57 & PIT 58. Younger won an NFL Championship with the Los Angeles Rams and was a four-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro. Younger rushed for 3,640 Yards and 34 Touchdowns and was also a potent Linebacker. Ranked #181 on Notinhalloffame.com.
The 18 cut Running Backs are:
Jon Arnett: LAR 1957-63 & CHI 1964-66.
Timmy Brown: GNB 1959, PHI 1960-67 & BAL 1968.
Earnest Byner: CLE 1984-88 & 1994-95, WAS 1990-93 & BAL 1996-97.
John David Crow: CRD 1968-59, STL 1960-64 & SFO 1965-68. Ranked #154 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Clem Daniels: DTX 1960, OAK 1961-67 & SFO 1968. Ranked #265 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Hewritt Dixon: DEN 1963-65 & OAK 1966-70.
Willie Galimore: CHI 1957-63.
Pat Harder: CRD 1946-50 & DET 1951-53. Ranked #43 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Marv Hubbard: OAK 1969-75 & DET 1977.
Daryl Johnston: DAL 1989-99.
Verne Lewellen: GNB 1924-32 & NYY 1927. Ranked #36 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Christian Okoye: KC 1987-92.
Bill Osmanski: CHI 1939-43 & 1946-47 Ranked #210 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Glenn Presnell: PRT 1931-33 & DET 1934-36. Ranked #332 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Mark van Eeghen: OAK 1974-81 & NEW 1982-83.
Herschel Walker: DAL 1986-89 & 1996-97, MIN 1989-1991, PHI 1992-94 & NYG 1985. Ranked #90 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Byron “Whizzer” White: PIT 1938 & DET 1940-41. Ranked #155 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Sammy Winder: DEN 1982-90.
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends (10):
Mark Clayton: MIA 1983-92 & GNB 1993. Clayton was Dan Marino’s best weapon, leading the NFL in Touchdown Receptions twice. He had 84 TDs and 8,974 Yards. Ranked #245 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Isaac Curtis: CIN 1973-84. Curtis was a Pro Bowl Selection in his first four years and a three-time Second-Team All-Pro. He had 7,101 Receiving Yards and 53 Touchdowns.
Boyd Dowler: GNB 1959-69 & WAS 1971. Five-time NFL Champion and two-time Super Bowl winner Boyd Dowler was also a Pro Bowl recipient with 7,270 Yards and 40 TDs. Ranked #158 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Henry Ellard: RAM 1983-93, WAS 1994-98 & NEW 1998. Ellard compiled 13,777 Yards and 65 Touchdowns in a career where he once led the NFL in Receiving Yards. He is also a three-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro. Ranked #69 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Harold Jackson: RAM 1968 & 1973-77, PHI 1969-72, BEW 1978-81, MIN 1982 & SEA 1983. A five-time Pro Bowler, Jackson won two Receiving Yards Titles and compiled 10,372 Yards and 76 Touchdowns. Ranked #49 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Billy “White Shoes” Johnson: HOU 1974-80, ATL 1982-87 & WAS 1988. One of the most prolific Returners in football history, Johnson had 10,795 All-Purpose Yards and was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection. Ranked #118 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Stanley Morgan: NWE 1977-89 & IND 1990. A four-time Pro Bowl Selection, Stanley Morgan compiled 72 Touchdowns with 10,716 Receiving Yards. He was also a three-time leader in Yards per Reception. Ranked #278 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Art Powell: PHI 1959, NYT 1960-62, OAK 1963-66, BUF 1967 & MIN 1968. Powell, a Finalist last year, was a two-time Receiving Yards leader in the AFL. A four-time AFL-All-Star and two-time First Team All-Pro, Powell had 8,046 Yards and 81 Touchdowns. Ranked #175 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Sterling Sharpe: GNB 1988-94. Sharpe led the NFL in Receiving Yards in 1992, was a three-time First Team All-Pro, had five Pro Bowls, and compiled 65 Touchdowns and 8,134 Yards in only seven seasons. Had injuries not taken him down early, Sharpe would already be in. Ranked #26 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Otis Taylor: KAN 1965-75. Taylor won two AFL Championships and a Super Bowl with Kansas City, which had 60 TDs and 7,467 Yards from Scrimmage. He was also a two-time First Team All-Pro. Ranked #14 on Notinhalloffame.com.
The 21 cut Running Backs are:
Mark Bavaro: NYG 1985-90, CLE 1992 & PHI 1993-94.
Gino Cappelletti: BOS 1960-70:.Ranked #142 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Raymond Chester: OAK 1970-72 & 1978-81 & BAL 1973-77.
Todd Christensen: NYG 1979-80 & OAK/RAI 1980-88. Ranked #60 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Gary Collins: CLE 1962-71. Ranked #133 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Carroll Dale: RAM 1960-64, GNB 1965-72 & MIN 1973.
Lavvie Dilweg: MIL 1926 & GNB 1927-34 Ranked #5 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jimmie Giles: HOU 1977, TAM 1978-86, DET 1986-87, PHI 1987-89.
Billie Howton: GNB 1952-58, CLE 1959 & DAL 1960-62. Ranked #51 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Brent Jones: SFO 1987-97.
Homer Jones: NYG 1964-69 & CLE 1970.
Ken Kavanaugh: CHI 1940-41 & 1945-50. Ranked #188 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Mike Quick: PHI 1982-90. Ranked #300 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Bob Scarpitto: SDG 1961, DEN 1962-67 & BOS 1968.
Del Shofner: RAM 1957-60 & NYG 1961-67. Ranked #10 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Pat Studstill: DET 1961-67, RAM 1968-71 & NWE 1972.
John Taylor: SFO 1987-95.
Lionel Taylor: CHI 1959, DEN 1960-66 & HOU 1967-68. Ranked #134 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Rick Upchurch: DEN 1975-83. Ranked #221 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Bobby Walston: PHI 1951-62.
Billy Wilson: SFO 1951-60. Ranked #169 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Offensive Lineman (12):
Ed Budde: KAN 1963-76. Budde was a seven-time AFL All-Star/Pro Bowl who helped the Kansas City Chiefs win two AFL Championships and a Super Bowl. Ranked #56 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ox Emerson: PRT 1931-33, DET 1933-37 & BKN 1938. Emerson was selected for the 1930s All-Decade Team and five First Team All-Pros. He also helped the Detroit Lions to an NFL Championship. Ranked #20 on Notinhalloffame.com
Bill Fralic: ATL 1985-92 & DET 1993. Playing mainly at Right Guard, Fralic went to four Pro Bowls, with a pair of First Team All-Pros. Ranked #223 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Chris Hinton: BAL 1984, IND 1984-89, ATL 1990-1993 & MIN 1994-95. Hinton went to six Pro Bowls, five of which were as a Colt. Ranked #161 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Joe Jacoby: WAS 1981-93. A famed member of the Hogs, Jacoby was part of all three of Washington’s Super Bowl wins and was a four-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro. Ranked #37 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Mike Kenn: ATL 1978-94. Kenn is one of the finest offensive linemen in Falcons history, and the Left Tackle would earn five Pro Bowls and two First Team All-Pros. Ranked #64 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Bob Kuechenberg: MIA 1970-83. The versatile Lineman was a significant component in Miami’s back-to-back Super Bowl Championships in the early 70s, and he was also named to six Pro Bowls and one First Team All-Pro. Ranked #31 on Notinhalloffame.com.
George Kunz: ATL 1869-74 & BAL 1975-78 & 80. Kunz was a seven-time Pro Bowl Tackle and would add a First Team All-Pro in his first year as a Colt. Ranked #103 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ralph Neely: DAL 1965-77. Neely won two Super Bowls with Dallas and was a three-time First Team All-Pro at Right Tackle. Ranked #218 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Dick Schafrath: CLE 1959-71. A Cleveland Brown for the entirety of his career, Schafrath was a six-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro at Left Tackle. He is also a former NFL Champion. Ranked #41 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jim Tyrer: DTX 1961-62, KAN 1963-73 & WAS 1974. A three-time AFL Champion with the Texans/Chiefs, the Left Tackle was a six-time First Team All-Pro and nine-time AFL All-Star/Pro Bowl Selection. Ranked #12 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Al Wistert: PHI 1943-51. Wistert was an All-Decade player of the 1940s who propelled Philadelphia to two NFL Championships. He was also a four-time First Team All-Pro. Ranked #38 on Notinhalloffame.com.
The 16 cut Offensive Lineman are:
Harris Barton: SFO 1987-96.
Dick Barwegan: NYY 1947, BCL 1948-49, CHI 1950-52 & BAL 1953-54. Ranked #176 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Randy Cross: SFO 1976-88. Ranked #268 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ray Donaldson: BAL 1980-83, IND 1984-92, SEA 1993-94 & DAL 1995-96. Ranked #237 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Gale Gillingham: GNB 1996-74 & 1976. Ranked #124 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Kevin Glover. DET 1985-97 & SEA 1988-99.
Charles “Buckets” Goldenberg: GNB 1933-45. Ranked #225 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Wayne Hawkins: OAK 1960-70.
Jay Hilgenberg: CHI 1981-91, CLE 1992 & NOR 1993. Ranked #73 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Don Mosebar: RAI 1983-94.
Nate Newton: DAL 1986-98 & CAR 1999. Ranked #190 on Notinhalloffame.com.
John Niland: DAL 1966-74 & PHI 1975. Ranked #213 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Luis Sharpe: STL 1982-87, PHO 1988-93 & ARI 1994.
Walt Sweeney: SDG 1963-73 & WAS 1974-75. Ranked #53 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Fuzzy Thurston: BAL 1958 & GNB 1959-67. Ranked #230 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ed White: MIN 1969-77 & SDG 1978-85. White had a long career split between the Vikings and Chargers, and the Guard went to four Pro Bowls.
Defensive Linemen (6):
L.C. Greenwood: PIT 1969-81. Greenwood was a vital member of the Steelers 1970s dynasty that won four Super Bowls. A six-time Prowl and two-time First Team All-Pro, Greenwood accumulated 78 Sacks. Ranked #4 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ed “Too Tall” Jones: DAL 1974-78 & 1980-89. Jones had 106 Sacks over his career that netted him three Pro Bowls, a First Team All-Pro, and a Super Bowl ring. Ranked #289 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jim Marshall: CLE 1960 & MIN 1961-78. The ironman of his day, Marshall brought the Vikings to four Super Bowl appearances and was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection along the way. He had 130.5 lifetime Sacks. Ranked #22 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Harvey Martin: DAL 1973-83. Martin won the AP Defensive Player of the Year in 1977 and the four-time Pro Bowl Selection won a Super Bowl with the Cowboys. He had 114 career Sacks. Ranked #122 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Leslie O’Neal: SDG 1986-95, STL 1996-97 & KAN 1998-99. O’Neal was the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1986 and would later go to six Pro Bowls as a San Diego Charger. He had 1132.5 Sacks. Ranked #71 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Bill Stanfill: MIA 1969-76. Stanfill was Miami’s Right Defensive End for eight years, where he won two Super Bowls and was a five-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro. He compiled 69.5 Sacks and was the league leader in that stat in 1973. Ranked #297 on Notinhalloffame.com
The 21 cut Defensive Lineman are:
Lyle Alzado: DEN 1971-78, CLE 1979-81 & RAI 1982-85: Ranked #233 on Notinhalloffame.com.
George Andrie: DAL 1962-72. Ranked #328 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Al “Bubba” Baker: DET 1978-82, STL 1983-86, CLR 1987 & 1989-90 & MIN 1988. Ranked #325 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Roger Brown: DET 1960-66 & RAM. Ranked #160 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ray Childress: HOU 1985-95 & DAL 1996. Ranked #86 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ben Davidson: GNB 1961, WAS 1962-63 & OAK 1964-71.
Mark Gastineau: NYJ 1979-88. Ranked #59 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Bill Glass: DET 1958-61 & CLE 1962-68.
Rosey Grier: NYG 1955-62 & RAM 1963-66. Ranked #68 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Rich Jackson: OAK 1966, DEN 1967-72 & CLE. Ranked #185 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Sean Jones: RAI 1984-87, HOU 1988-93 & GNB 1994-96.
Tom Keating: BUF 1964-65, OAK 1966-67 & 1969-72, PIT 1973 & KAN 1974-75.
Gene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb: RAM 1953-55, BAL 1956-60 & PIT 1961-62. Ranked #82 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Leonard Marshall: NYG 1983-92, NYJ 1993 & WAS 1994.
Michael Dean Perry: CLE 1988-94, DEN 1995-97 & KC 1997. Ranked #166 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Lou Rymkus: WAS 1943, CLE 1946-51. Ranked #304 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Tom Sestak: BUF 1962-68. Ranked #191 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Otis Sistrunk: OAK 1973-78
Fred Smerlas: BUF 1979-89, SFO 1990 & NWE 1991-92. Ranked #236 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Bubba Smith: BAL 1967-71, OAK 1973-74 & HOU 1975-76. .
Greg Townsend: RAI 1983-93, PHI 1994 & OAK 1997. Townend won a Super Bowl with the Raiders, was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection and secured 109.5 Sacks.
Linebackers (11):
Carl Banks: NYG 1984-92, WAS 1993 & CLE 1994-95. A two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Giants, Banks was a one-time All-Pro with 860 career Tackles. Ranked #226 in Notinhalloffame.com.
Maxie Baughan: PHI 1960-65, RAM 1966-70 & WAS 1974. Baughan was an NFL Champion with Philadelphia and was a nine-time Pro Bowl Selection. He also was a one-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Second Team All-Pro. Ranked #15 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Bill Bergey: CIN 1969-73 & PHI 1974-80. Bergey was the 1969 Defensive Rookie of the Year and runner-up for the Defensive Player of the Year in 1974. He was a two-time First Team All-Pro and a five-time Pro Bowl Selection. Ranked #148 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Joe Fortunato: CHI 1955-66. Fortunato played his entire career with the Bears, where he won an NFL Championship and earned three consecutive First Team All-Pros (1963-65). Ranked #91 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Larry Grantham: NYT 1960-62 & NYJ 1963-72. Grantham was a five-time AFL All-Star, and three-time First Team All-Pro, who was part of the historical Jets team that won Super Bowl III. Ranked #63 on Notinhalloffame.com
Lee Roy Jordan: DAL 1963-76. Playing his entire career with the Cowboys, Jordan patrolled the interior and was a five-time Pro Bowler in the process. He also won a Super Bowl with Big D. Ranked #35 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Clay Matthews Jr.: CLE 1978-93 & ATL 1994-96. Matthews Jr. was a three-time leader in Combined Tackles with 1,595 overall. A four-time Pro Bowl Selection, Matthews Jr. also had 82.5 Sacks and 16 Interceptions. Ranked #94 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Tommy Nobis: ATL 1966-78. Nobis was the Rookie of the Year and a five-time Pro Bowl Selection. Ranked #30 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Andy Russell: PIT 1963 & 1966-76. Russell was the veteran on Pittsburgh’s first two Super Bowl Championships and a seven-time Pro Bowl Selection. Ranked #136 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Pat Swilling: NOR 1986-92, DET 1993-94 & OAK 1995-96 & 1998. Swilling was named the 1991 AP Defensive Player of the Year, and the five-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro, accumulated 107.5 Sacks over his career. Ranked #72 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Phil Villapiano: OAK 1971-79 & BUF 1980-83. Villapiano went to four straight Pro Bowls (1973-76) and was a Super Bowl winner with the Oakland Raiders.
The 10 cut Linebackers are:
Dan Conners: OAK 1964-74.
Mike Curtis: BAL 1965-75, SEA 1976 & WAS 1977-78. Ranked #173 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Tom Jackson: DEN 1973-86.
Vaughn Johnson: NOR 1986-93 & PHI 1994.
Seth Joyner: PHI 1986-93, ARI 1994-96, GNB 1997 & DEN 98. Ranked #291 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Wilber Marshall: CHI 1984-87, WAS 1988-92, HOU 1993, ARI 1994 & NYJ 1995. Ranked #120 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Rod Martin: OAK 1977-81 & RAI 1983-88.
Karl Mecklenberg: DEN 1983-94. Ranked #76 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Matt Millen: OAK 1980-81, RAI 1982-88, SFO 1989-90 & WAS 1991.
Darryl Talley: BUF 1983-94, ATL 1995 & MIN 1996.
Defensive Backs (8):
Dick Anderson: MIA 1968-77. Anderson was the 1968 Defensive Rookie of the Year, and the 1973 Defensive Player of the Year, and won two Super Bowls. A two-time First Team All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowl Selection, Anderson had 24 Interceptions. Ranked #89 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Deron Cherry: KC 1981-91. Cherry played mostly at Free Safety, where he was a six-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro. He had an even 50 Interceptions. Ranked #19 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Pat Fischer: STL 1961-67 & WAS 1968-77. Fischer recorded 56 Interceptions (29 with St. Louis & 27 with Washington) and was twice named in the Pro Bowl. Ranked #128 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Lester Hayes: OAK 1977-81 & RAI 1982-86. A two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Raiders, Hayes was the consensus Defensive Player of the Year in 1980. The Cornerback was a one-time First Team All-Pro, a five-time Pro Bowl Selection, with 39 picks over his career. Ranked #17 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Albert Lewis: KAN 1983-93, RAI 1994 & OAK 1995-98. Lewis went to four straight Pro Bowls (1987-90), was a two-time First Team All-Pro, and compiled 42 Interceptions. Ranked #98 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Eddie Meador: RAM 1959-70. Meador is one of the most prolific Defensive Backs in RMS history and was a six-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro. He amassed a franchise record of 46 Interceptions. Ranked #80 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Lemar Parrish: CIN 1970-77, WAS 1978-81 & BUF 1982. Parrish went to eight Pro Bowls with a First Team All-Pro while recording 47 Interceptions. Ranked #16 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Everson Walls: DAL 1981-89, NYG 1990-92 & CLE 1992-93. Walls had 57 Interceptions and was a four-time Pro Bowl Selection with a Super Bowl ring with the Giants. Ranked #85 on Notinhalloffame.com.
The 20 cut Defensive Backs are:
Bobby Boyd: BAL 1960-68. Ranked #34 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Joey Browner: MIN 1983-91 & TAM 1992. Ranked #130 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Nolan Cromwell: RAM 1977-87. Ranked #149 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Thom Darden: CLE 1972-81.
Don Doll: DET 1949-52, WAS 1953 & RAM 1954.
Dave Grayson: DTX 1961-62, KAN 1963-84 & OAK 1965-70. Ranked #101 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Cornell Green: DAL 1962-74. Ranked #178 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Merton Hanks: SFO 1991-98 & SEA 1999.
Terry McDaniel: RAI 1988-94, OAK 1995-97 & SEA 1998.
Tim McDonald: STL-PHO 1987-92 & SFO 1993-99. Ranked #194 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jim Norton: HOU 1960-68.
Jimmy Patton: NYG 1955-66. Ranked #40 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jake Scott: MIA 1970-75 & WAS 1976-78. Ranked #54 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Dennis Smith: DEN 1981-94. Ranked #286 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jack Tatum: OAK 1971-79 & HOU 1980.
Roosevelt Taylor: CHI 1961-69, SFO 1969-71 & WAS 1972.
Mike Wagner: PIT 1971-80.
Dave Whitsell: DET 1958-60, CHI 1961-66 & NOR 1967-69.
Fred Williamson: PIT 1960 & OAK 1961-67.
Louis Wright: DEN 1975-86. Ranked #27 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Note that all three Kickers/Punters did not advance.
Eliminated were:
Jim Bakken: STL 1962-78.
Norm Johnson: SEA 1982-90, ATL 1991-94, PIT 1005-98 & PHI 1999.
Nick Lowery: NWE 1978, KAN 1980-93 & NYJ 1994-96.
Special Teams (1)
Steve Tasker: HOU 1985-86 & BUF 1986-97. Tasker went to four Super Bowls with Buffalo and was a seven-time Pro Bowl Selection. Ranked #121 on Notinhalloffame.com.
The 1 cut Special Teams player was:
Mel Gray: NOR 1986-88, DET 1989-94, HOU 1995-96, TEN 1997 & PHI 1997.
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