1972 PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
Thank you to all who participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are still determining what that is, we acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946.
We have completed the first 26 years thus far.
For “1972,” a Preliminary Vote with close to 100 players whose playing career ended by 1965. We are also following the structure in that players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to the Senior Pool.
Each voter was asked to select 25 names from the preliminary list, and the top 25 vote-getters were named Semi-Finalists.
A week later, the voters will be asked to pick 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, and next after, they will pick five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process weekly until we catch up to the current year.
Please note that a significant change occurred “years ago,” allowing voters to submit less than the allotted spots.
30 Votes took place.
This is for the “Modern Era”
Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:
*Indicates they have been removed from future ballots
*Please note that due to a mistake, Mike McCormack, who is in his fifth year of eligibility, was accidentally omitted. As he has been a Finalist in all previous years, we have automatically included him as a Semi-Finalist.
|
Player |
Year of Eligibility |
Vote Total |
|
Mike McCormack T |
5 |
NA* |
|
Paul Hornung HB |
1 |
26 |
|
John Henry Johnson FB-HB |
1 |
25 |
|
Ollie Matson RB-FL |
1 |
25 |
|
Gino Marchetti DE-T-DT |
1 |
24 |
|
Bill George LB-G-MG-DT |
1 |
20 |
|
Joe Fortunato LB |
1 |
19 |
|
Pat Harder E |
14 |
18 |
|
Charlie Conerly QB |
6 |
18 |
|
Stan Jones G-DT-T |
1 |
18 |
|
Tank Younger FB-LB-HB |
9 |
17 |
|
Alan Ameche FB |
7 |
17 |
|
Gene Lipscomb DT |
5 |
17 |
|
Billy Howton E-FL |
4 |
17 |
|
Jimmy Patton DB |
1 |
16 |
|
Rosey Grier DT-DE |
1 |
15 |
|
Pete Retzlaff E-HB-TE |
1 |
15 |
|
Bill Osmanski FB |
20 |
14 |
|
Bruno Banducci G |
13 |
14 |
|
Les Richter LB-C |
5 |
14 |
|
Ward Cuff WB-QB-HB |
20 |
13 |
|
Marshall Goldberg FB |
19 |
13 |
|
Billy Wilson E-FL |
7 |
13 |
|
Abe Woodson DB |
1 |
13 |
|
Woody Strode E |
18 |
11 |
|
Bucko Kilroy G-MG-T-DT |
12 |
11 |
|
Vic Sears T-DT |
14 |
10 |
|
Harlon Hill E-DB |
5 |
10 |
|
Earl Faison DE |
1 |
10 |
|
Charley Hennigan FL |
1 |
10 |
|
Spec Sanders TB |
17 |
6 |
|
Les Bingaman DG-G-C |
13 |
6 |
|
Jim Ray Smith G-T |
3 |
6 |
|
*Charley Brock C-HB |
20 |
5 |
|
*Frank Cope T |
20 |
5 |
|
Frankie Albert QB |
15 |
5 |
|
Rick Cesares FB |
1 |
5 |
|
Leon Hart E-FB-DE |
10 |
4 |
|
Bud McFadin DT-DG-LB-G |
2 |
4 |
|
Tobin Rote QB |
1 |
4 |
|
Buster Ramsey G |
16 |
3 |
|
Kyle Rote E-HB |
6 |
3 |
|
Bobby Walston E-HB-K |
5 |
3 |
|
Walt Michaels LB |
4 |
3 |
|
Alex Webster HB-FB |
3 |
3 |
|
Billy Wade QB |
1 |
3 |
|
Bill Fischer T-G-DT |
14 |
2 |
|
Tom Brookshier DB |
6 |
2 |
|
Marion Campbell DE-DT-MG-G-T |
6 |
2 |
|
Ray Wietcha C |
5 |
2 |
|
Ray Renfro HB-FL |
4 |
2 |
|
Bob Gain DT-DE-MG-T |
3 |
2 |
|
Dick Modzelewski DT |
1 |
2 |
|
Jim Lee Howell E |
20 |
1 |
|
Baby Ray T |
19 |
1 |
|
Chet Bulger T |
17 |
1 |
|
Paul Christman QB |
17 |
1 |
|
Ted Frisch FB |
17 |
1 |
|
Ray Bray G |
15 |
1 |
|
Paul Lipscomb T-DT |
13 |
1 |
|
George Ratterman QB |
11 |
1 |
|
Bob Boyd E-DE |
10 |
1 |
|
Abe Gibron G |
8 |
1 |
|
Duane Putnam G |
5 |
1 |
|
Bill Forester LB-MG-DT |
4 |
1 |
|
Tom Scott DE-LB |
3 |
1 |
|
Jack Stroud G-T |
3 |
1 |
|
Jon Arnett HB-E |
1 |
1 |
|
Dan Currie LB |
1 |
1 |
|
Jimmy Hill DB |
1 |
1 |
|
Archie Matsos LB |
1 |
1 |
|
*Pug Manders HB-TB |
20 |
0 |
|
Dick Huffman T |
17 |
0 |
|
Tommy Thompson QB |
17 |
0 |
|
Hugh Taylor QB |
13 |
0 |
|
*Dub Jones B-DB-WB-TB |
12 |
0 |
|
*Chuck Drazenovich LB-FB |
8 |
0 |
|
Hardy Brown LB-DB-FB |
7 |
0 |
|
Art Spinney G-DE |
7 |
0 |
|
Johnny Olszewski DB-HB |
5 |
0 |
|
*Harley Sewell G |
4 |
0 |
|
Andy Nelson DB |
3 |
0 |
|
John Nisby G |
3 |
0 |
|
Jerry Norton DB-HB |
3 |
0 |
|
Jim Schrader C |
3 |
0 |
|
Bob Toneff DT-DE-T-LB-G |
3 |
0 |
|
Tom Tracy HB-FB |
3 |
0 |
|
*Tony Banfield CB |
2 |
0 |
|
*Terry Barr HB-DB-FL |
2 |
0 |
|
*J.C. Caroline DB-HB |
2 |
0 |
|
*Eldon Denenhauer T |
2 |
0 |
|
*Bill Groman WR-FL |
2 |
0 |
|
*Dick Harris CB |
2 |
0 |
|
*Ed Hussmann DT-G-DE-LB |
2 |
0 |
|
*Bob Mischak G-TE |
2 |
0 |
|
*Frank Varrichione T |
2 |
0 |
|
*Fred Williams DT-G |
2 |
0 |
|
Fred Glick S |
1 |
0 |
|
John Reger LB |
1 |
0 |
|
J.D. Smith FB-HB-DB |
1 |
0 |
|
Charley Tolar FB |
1 |
0 |
This is for the “Senior Era”
Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:
*Indicates that they will be removed from the ballot permanently.
|
Player |
Year |
Votes |
|
Al Nesser |
15 |
20 |
|
Whizzer White |
6 |
17 |
|
Buckets Goldenberg |
2 |
14 |
|
Joe Kopcha |
11 |
13 |
|
Wildcat Wilson |
18 |
11 |
|
Ace Gutkowski |
8 |
8 |
|
Gus Sonnenberg |
17 |
7 |
|
Glenn Presnell |
11 |
7 |
|
George Wilson |
1 |
7 |
|
Joey Sterneman |
17 |
6 |
|
George Svendesen |
6 |
6 |
|
Father Lumpkin |
10 |
4 |
|
Gaynell Tinsley |
7 |
3 |
|
Bob Masterson |
1 |
3 |
|
Jack Manders |
7 |
2 |
|
*Parker Hall |
1 |
0 |
Please note that three voted for “None of the Above.”
This is for the “Coaches/Contributors”
Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:
*Indicates that they will be removed from the ballot permanently.
|
Name |
Year |
Votes |
|
COACH: Clark Shaughnessy |
3 |
26 |
|
COACH: Buddy Parker |
3 |
23 |
|
OWNER: Tim Mara |
3 |
18 |
|
COACH: Greasy Neale |
3 |
17 |
|
OWNER: Charles Bidwill |
3 |
13 |
|
OWNER: Dan Reeves |
3 |
10 |
|
COMM: Elmer Layden |
3 |
4 |
|
OWNER: George Preston Marshall |
3 |
3 |
|
GM/EXEC: Arch Wolfe |
3 |
3 |
|
COACH: Jim Lee Howell |
3 |
2 |
|
EXEC: Arch Ward |
3 |
2 |
|
COACH: Allie Sharman |
1 |
2 |
|
GM: Don Kellett |
3 |
1 |
|
COACH: Buck Shaw |
3 |
1 |
|
GM: Ray Walsh |
3 |
1 |
|
OWNER: Edwin J. Anderson |
3 |
0 |
|
OWNER Violet Bidwill |
3 |
0 |
|
OWNER: James P. Clark |
3 |
0 |
|
EXEC: Lee Joannes |
3 |
0 |
|
OWNER: Arthur McBride |
3 |
0 |
|
GM/CONT: Dick McCann |
3 |
0 |
|
OWNER: Tony Morabito |
3 |
0 |
|
OWNER: Alexis Thompson |
3 |
0 |
Next week, we will announce the Semi-Finalists for the 1972 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.
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