The Pro Football Hall of Fame has completed the second reduction for the Senior Pool, eliminating 29 names to bring it to 31. In roughly three weeks, this group will be reduced to nine Semi-Finalists.
The 31 remaining are:
Quarterbacks (3):
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.
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 cut Quarterbacks were:
Roman Gabriel: LAR 1962-72 & PHI 1973-77. Ranked #28 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jack Kemp: PIT 1957, LAC/SD 1960-62 & BUF 1962-69. Ranked #116 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Running Backs (5):
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.
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 two cut Running Backs are:
Alan Ameche: BAL 1955-60. Ranked #74 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Larry Brown: WAS 1969-76. Ranked #113 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends (5):
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 five cut Wide Receivers are:
Mark Clayton: MIA 1983-92 & GNB 1993. Ranked #245 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Isaac Curtis: CIN 1973-84.
Boyd Dowler: GNB 1959-69 & WAS 1971. Ranked #158 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Henry Ellard: RAM 1983-93, WAS 1994-98 & NEW 1998. Ranked #69 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Harold Jackson: RAM 1968 & 1973-77, PHI 1969-72, BEW 1978-81, MIN 1982 & SEA 1983. Ranked #49 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Offensive Lineman (7):
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
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.
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 five cut Offensive Lineman are:
Ed Budde: KAN 1963-76. Ranked #56 on Notinhalloffame.com
Bill Fralic: ATL 1985-92 & DET 1993. Ranked #223 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Chris Hinton: BAL 1984, IND 1984-89, ATL 1990-1993 & MIN 1994-95. Ranked #161 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ralph Neely: DAL 1965-77. Ranked #218 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Dick Schafrath: CLE 1959-71. Ranked #41 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Defensive Linemen (2):
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.
The four cut Defensive Lineman are:
L.C. Greenwood: PIT 1969-81. Ranked #4 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ed “Too Tall” Jones: DAL 1974-78 & 1980-89. Ranked #289 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Leslie O’Neal: SDG 1986-95, STL 1996-97 & KAN 1998-99. Ranked #71 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Bill Stanfill: MIA 1969-76. Ranked #297 on Notinhalloffame.com
Linebackers (5):
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.
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
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.
The six cut Linebackers are:
Bill Bergey: CIN 1969-73 & PHI 1974-80. Ranked #148 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Joe Fortunato: CHI 1955-66. Ranked #91 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Lee Roy Jordan: DAL 1963-76. Ranked #35 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Andy Russell: PIT 1963 & 1966-76. Ranked #136 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Pat Swilling: NOR 1986-92, DET 1993-94 & OAK 1995-96 & 1998. Ranked #72 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Phil Villapiano: OAK 1971-79 & BUF 1980-83.
Defensive Backs (4):
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.
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 four cut Defensive Backs are:
Dick Anderson: MIA 1968-77. Ranked #89 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Deron Cherry: KC 1981-91. Ranked #19 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Pat Fischer: STL 1961-67 & WAS 1968-77. Ranked #128 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Lemar Parrish: CIN 1970-77, WAS 1978-81 & BUF 1982. Ranked #16 on Notinhalloffame.com.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate those who made it to the next stage.
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