Can we again tell you how much we love this time of year?
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced the Semi-Finals from a field of 25 compiled from a recent reduction vote. The Committee will meet virtually on November 12 and select one Finalist who will put forth one finalist for the full Selection Committee.
The names considered are:
Bud Adams. Adams was the owner and founder of the Houston Oilers, where his team won the first two AFL Championships. Instrumental in forming the AFL, he was Adams was also impactful in the AFL’s merger with the NFL. He owned the team for 54 years until he died in 2013.
Ralph Hay: Hay owned the Canton Bulldogs from 1918 to 1922 and catalyzed the National Football League in 1920 when he organized multiple clubs to meet at his car dealership in Canton, Ohio.
Bucko Kilroy: Kilroy worked in player personnel and scouted for Philadelphia, Washington, and Dallas. He would later be an executive for New England, where he was their General Manager (1979 to 1982) and Vice President (1983 to 1993).
Robert Kraft: Kraft has owned and run the New England Patriots since he bought the team in 1994. His teams have won six Super Bowls, and he has served on multiple owner’s committees.
Art Modell: Modell owned the Cleveland Browns from 1961 to 1995 and relocated the team to Baltimore, where the Ravens won a Super Bowl.
Art Rooney Jr.: Rooney Jr. has worked for the Pittsburgh Steelers in some capacity since 1961 and is currently their Vice President.
Seymour Siwoff: Siwoff was the Owner and President of Elias Sports Bureau, the official statistician of the NFL.
Doug Williams: Williams made history as the first black Quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl, and he is credited for creating opportunities for other black QBs. He also was the co-creator of the Black College Football Hall of Fame.
John Wooten: Wooten was the Director of Pro Scouting for Dallas from 1975 to 1991 and would later work in similar capacities for Philadelphia and Baltimore. He has two Super Bowl rings.
Roone Arledge, Chris Berman, Howard Cosell, Otho Davis, John Facenda, Mike Giddings, Don Klosterman, Eddie Kotal, Virginia McCaskey, Rich McKay, John McVay, Leo Remmel, Eddie Robinson, Jerry Seeman, Amy Trask and Jim Tunney.
We congratulate the candidates who have made it to this stage.
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