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1958 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project Class.

Here we are!  Again!!

If you have been following our Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, you know that we have asked the rhetorical question: What if the PFHOF began in January 1946?

After soliciting and obtaining a passionate group of football fans and historians, we sent out a ballot for a Preliminary Vote, in which we asked each voter to give us 25 names as their semi-finalists and 5 in the Senior Pool. Following that, we asked the group to vote for their 15 Finalists in the Modern Era and 3 in the Senior Category. The final stage was to vote for their five Modern Era inductee and one Senior inductee.

This is the result of the thirteenth official class;

Below are the final results of this project based on 30 votes,

Remember that the group took a vote, and we have reverted back to the top five candidates entering the Hall.  This will be put to a vote again in “1960”.

This is for the “Modern Era”

*Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1958:

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Sammy Baugh QB

1

30

Bulldog Turner C-T-LB-G

1

21

Bob Waterfield QB

1

18

Tony Canadeo TB-HB

4

11

Steve Owen T-G

20

12

Wayne Millner E

8

10

Mac Speedie E

1

9

Whizzer White TB-HB

12

7

Marshall Goldberg FB

5

5

Buckets Goldenberg

8

3

Ward Cuff WB-QB-HB

6

3

Bill Osmanski FB

6

3

Ken Kavanaugh E

3

3

George Christensen T-G

15

2

Ace Gutkowski FB-TB

14

2

Woody Strode E

4

1

This is for the “Senior Era”, *Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1958, though no one made the mandatory 50% threshold to advance.

Tony Latone

3

12

Hunk Anderson

8

10

Al Nesser

2

5

None of the Above

N/A

3

About the 1958 Inductees:

Sammy Baugh QB-TB, WAS 1937-52: Inducted in 1958 on his 1st Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.

 

In 1937, The Boston Redskins relocated to Washington, and that year's First Round Pick was Sammy Baugh. Baugh was initially listed as a Tailback, but passing was not the norm. But he became one of the first accurate passers and the prototype for the modern Quarterback. He won two NFL Championships for Washington (1937 and 1942), and he led the NFL in Pass Completion Percentage eight times, Passing Yards four times, Touchdown Passes twice and Passer Rating three times.

Baugh was not just a Quarterback; he was also an excellent Punter. Before he was exclusively playing offence, he netted 31 interceptions on the defensive side of the ball. In the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Baugh may not be the best Quarterback, but historically speaking, he is considered the most important.

Bulldog Turner C-T-LB-G, CHI 1940-52: Inducted in 1958 on his 1st Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.

Clyde “Bulldog” Turner lived up to his nickname, playing at Center and Linebacker in a ferocious and skilled fashion.

Turner was a First-Round Pick in 1940 and played his entire career in Chicago. He was one of the best blockers in the decade, and his freak athleticism matched anyone on the field.  Turner proved to be the lynchpin to four NFL Championships and was also the league leader in Interceptions (8) in 1942.

Bob Waterfield QB-K-P, RAM 1945-52: Inducted in 1958 on his 1st r Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965.

Bob Waterfield had one of the most remarkable rookie seasons as a quarterback in NFL history. He graduated from UCLA and led the league in touchdown passes (14), was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP), and took the Cleveland Rams to an NFL Championship by defeating Sammy Baugh and the Washington Redskins.

After the Rams relocated to Los Angeles, Waterfield remained with the team until he retired in 1952. He was a three-time First Team All-Pro and led the Rams to another NFL Championship in 1951. Additionally, he played defensive back during the first half of his professional career and was an exceptional kicker and punter in the pros.

Tony Canadeo HB-TB-FB-DB, GNB 1941-52: Inducted in 1958 on his 1st r Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1974.

One of the most versatile players in Green Bay Packers history, Tony Canadeo did it all for the team.  As an NFL Champion in 1944, Canadeo became the third player in the NFL to rush for over 1,000 yards and the first Packer to do so.  He would play good defense, was their kick returner, and was occasionally used as a Quarterback.

Steve Owen T-G, KAN 1924-25, CLE 1925, NYG 1026-33: Inducted in 1958 on his 20th Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966 as a Coach.

Owen was inducted into the actual Hall of Fame as a Coach, but that section has been paused until 1963, and you elected him on his last “Modern” ballot as a player.  Named to the 1930’s All-Decade Team as a player, he was the captain of the team that won the 1927 NFL Championship, and in 1930 he became a player/coach.  Owen held that latter role until 1953, and won two more NFL Championships.

1952 PRELIMINARY RESULTS:

Thank you for all of you who have participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, and if you are unaware of what that is, simply, we acted as if the PFHOF had their first class in January of 1946?

We have completed the first two years, where a Preliminary, Semi-Final and Final vote for the 1946 Class, which inducted two full classes

For “1951” a Preliminary Vote with over 130 players whose playing career ended by 1945. 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, with the top 25 vote getters named as 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.

30 Votes took place

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Tuffy Leemans FB-TB-DB-QB

4

28

Turk Edwards T

7

27

George Musso G-T

3

27

Arnie Herber TB-HB-DB-QB-BB

2

27

Steve Owen T-G

14

25

Red Badgro E-DE

11

25

Ox Emerson G-C

9

25

Beattie Feathers HB-WB

7

24

Jimmy Conzelman HB-TB-BB-E

18

23

Cecil Isbell TB-HB

5

23

Joe Stydahar T

1

23

Dutch Sternaman HB-QB-FB

20

22

Swede Youngstrom G-T-E-C

20

22

Whizzer White TB-HB

6

20

Joey Sternaman QB-BB

17

19

Gus Sonnenberg T-FB-TB

17

17

Ace Parker TB-DB-QB

1

17

Tony Latone B

17

15

Doc Alexander C-T-G-E

20

13

Buckets Goldenberg G-BB

2

14

Al Nesser G-E-C

16

12

George Christensen T-G

9

10

Glenn Presnell T-B

11

9

Duke Osborne G-C

19

7

George Wilson E

1

7

Willis Brennan G-T

20

6

Russ Hathaway T-G

20

6

Wildcat Wilson TB

18

5

Jug Earp C-T-G

15

4

Luke Johnsos E

11

4

Joe Kopcha G

11

4

Tex Grigg B

20

3

Tex Hamer B

20

3

Red Dunn BB-TB

16

3

Chuck Kassel E

14

3

Ray Kemp T

14

3

Bo Molenda FB-HB-BB

12

3

Bill Owen T-G

11

3

Keith Molesworth HB-QB

10

3

Carl Brumbaugh B

9

3

Swede Hanson B

9

3

Potsy Jones G

9

3

Ace Gutkowski FB-TB

8

3

Jack Manders

7

3

Gaynell Tinsley E

7

3

Al Blozis T

3

3

Wayne Millner E-DE

2

3

Dinger Doane FB

20

2

Ben Jones FB-BB-WB

19

2

Clyde Smith C

19

2

Two-Bits Honan B

17

2

Milt Rehnquist G-C-T

15

2

Jack Spellman T-B

15

2

Rudy Comstrock G-T

14

2

Joe Lillard HB

14

2

Jack McBride FB

13

2

Tom Nash

13

2

Nate Barragar C-G

12

2

Stumpy Thomason WB-TB-BB-HB

11

2

Eggs Manske E

7

2

Bernie Masterson QB

7

2

George Svendesn C

6

2

Russ Letlow G-T

1

2

Herb Stein C-G

19

1

Tillie Voss E-T

18

1

Duke Hanny E-T-G-FB

17

1

Bull Behman T-E

16

1

Doc Elliott B

16

1

Jim Laird B-G-T

16

1

Dick O'Donnell E

16

1

Curly Oden BB

15

1

Hap Moran B

14

1

Les Caywood G-T

14

1

Doug Wycoff B

13

1

George Kenneally E

12

1

Zuck Carlson G-T-C-LB

11

1

Lon Evans G-T

10

1

Len Grant T

10

1

Father Lumpkin BB

10

1

Ernie Caddell WB-TB-BB-FB

9

1

Lou Gordon T-G-E

9

1

Ookie Miller C-G-LB

9

1

Joe Zeller G-E

9

1

Ralph Kerchaval WB

7

1

Ozzie Simmons HB

8

1

Tony Blazine T

6

1

Lloyd Cardwell WR-DB-FB

4

1

Dick Farman G

4

1

Bull Karcis FB-BB-HB

4

1

Ray Nolting HB

4

1

Joe Carter E

2

1

Gene Ronzani T

2

1

Pete Tinsley G

2

1

Gary Famigetti FB-HB

1

1

Parker Hall TB-HB

1

1

Bill Lee T

1

1

Bob Masterson E

1

1

Fred Gillies T

19

0

Jim McMillen G 

19

0

Bub Weller T-E

19

0

Hec Garvey G-E-T-C

16

0

Frank Racis G-T-E

16

0

Don Murry T-E-G

15

0

Al Graham G

14

0

Dick Stahlman T-G 

14

0

Butch Gibson G-T

14

0

Bill Senn B

13

0

Bill Morgan T

11

0

Bert Pearson

11

0

Clare Randolph C

11

0

Al Rose E

11

0

Harry Ebding E

10

0

Buster Mitchell E-T

10

0

Bill Karr E

9

0

Bree Cuppoletti G

8

0

Kink Richards B

8

0

Bill Smith E

8

0

Ernie Smith T

8

0

Johnny Dell Isola G

7

0

Milt Gantenbein E

7

0

Jack Johnson T

7

0

Jim Barber T

6

0

Frank Bausch C

6

0

Ed Danowski B

6

0

Johnny Drake B

6

0

Armand Niccolai T-G

5

0

Steve Slivinski G-LB

4

0

Clyde Shugart G

3

0

Conway Baker G-T

2

0

Andy Farkas FB-HB-WB

2

0

Abe Schwammel E

2

0

Merl Condit HB

1

0

Frank Filchok TB-QB-HN

1

0``

Carl Mulleneaux E

1

0

Jim Poole E

1

0

Ed Rucinski E

1

0

Perry Schwartz E

1

0

Orville Tuttle G

1

0

Willie Wilkin T

1

0

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Blondy Wallace

7

22

Hunk Anderson

2

16

Gull Falcon

7

14

Cub Buck

2

14

Sol Butler

7

11

Pete Stinchcomb

1

10

Henry McDonald

7

9

Rip King

2

7

Bob Shiring

7

7

Steamer Horning

4

6

Herman Kerchoff

7

6

Harry Robb

4

6

Tam Rose

7

4

Bob Koehler

1

2

Lou Smyth

1

0

This is for the Coaches/Contributors

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Jimmy Conzelman

3

29

Charles Bidwell

3

25

Ralph Hay

3

25

Art Rooney

3

16

Elmer Layden

3

12

Carl Strock

3

11

LeRoy Andrews

3

9

Dick Rauch

3

8

Christopher O’Brien

3

6

George Clark

3

6

Christopher O’Brien

2

5

Dick Rauch

3

8

Tommy Hughitt

3

4

Frank Nied

3

2

Cooney Checkeye

3

1

Next Saturday, we will be posting the results of the 1952 Finalists of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

Thank you to all who contributed, and if you want to be a part of this project, please let us know!

1951 PRELIMINARY RESULTS:

Thank you for all of you who have participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, and if you are unaware of what that is, simply, we acted as if the PFHOF had their first class in January of 1946?

We have completed the first two years, where a Preliminary, Semi-Final and Final vote for the 1946 Class, which inducted two full classes

For “1951” a Preliminary Vote with 130 players whose playing career ended by 1945. 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, with the top 25 vote getters named as 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.

30 Votes took place

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Don Hutson E-DE-DB

1

28

Jimmy Conzelman HB-TB-BB-E

17

25

Ray Flaherty E-DE                       

11

25

Walt Kiesling G-T

8

26

Swede Youngstrom G-T-E-C

19

24

Ox Emerson G-C

8

24

Arnie Herber TB-HB-DB-QB-BB

1

24

Mel Hein C-LB

1

24

Dutch Sternaman HB-QB-FB

19

23

Beattie Feathers HB-WB

6

22

George Musso G-T

2

22

Tuffy Leemans FB-TB-DB-QB

3

21

Pete Stinchcomb

20

20

Turk Edwards T

6

20

Red Badgro E-DE

10

19

Cecil Isbell TB-HB

4

19

Doc Alexander C-T-G-E

19

18

Steve Owen T-G

13

18

Bill Hewitt E-DE

3

15

Tony Latone B

16

12

Buckets Goldenberg G-BB

1

12

Al Nesser G-E-C

15

9

Whizzer White TB-HB

5

9

Lou Smyth B

20

8

Gus Sonnenberg T-FB-TB

16

8

Joey Sternaman QB-BB

16

8

Wildcat Wilson TB

17

7

Wayne Millner E-DE

1

7

Bob Koehler FB

20

5

Russ Hathaway T-G

19

5

Duke Osborne G-C

17

5

Ray Kemp T

13

5

Willis Brennan G-T

19

4

Tex Grigg B

19

4

Fred Gillies T

18

4

Ben Jones FB-BB-WB

18

4

Jim McMillen G 

18

4

Clyde Smith C

18

4

Jug Earp C-T-G

14

4

Luke Johnsos E

10

4

Joe Kopcha G

10

4

Jack Manders

6

4

Al Blozis T

2

4

Dinger Doane FB

19

3

Tex Hamer B

19

3

Herb Stein C-G

18

3

Red Dunn BB-TB

15

3

Doc Elliott B

15

3

Bill Owen T-G

10

3

Glenn Presnell T-B

10

3

Keith Molesworth HB-QB

9

3

George Christensen T-G

8

3

Potsy Jones G

7

3

Ace Gutkowski FB-TB

7

3

Eggs Manske E

6

3

Gaynell Tinsley E

6

3

Bub Weller T-E

18

2

Tillie Voss E-T

16

2

Bull Behman T-E

15

2

Rudy Comstrock G-T

13

2

Joe Lillard HB

13

2

Jack McBride FB

12

2

Nate Barragar C-G

11

2

Bo Molenda FB-HB-BB

11

2

Stumpy Thomason WB-TB-BB-HB

10

2

Carl Brumbaugh B

8

2

Swede Hanson B

8

2

Ozzie Simmons HB

7

2

Ralph Kerchaval WB

6

2

George Svendesn C

5

2

Joe Carter E

1

2

Pete Tinsley G

1

2

Duke Hanny E-T-G-FB

16

1

Two-Bits Honan B

16

1

Curly Oden BB

14

1

Jack Spellman T-B

14

1

Chuck Kassel E

13

1

Hap Moran B

13

1

Tom Nash

12

1

Doug Wycoff B

12

1

Lon Evans G-T

9

1

Len Grant T

9

1

Father Lumpkin BB

9

1

Ernie Caddell WB-TB-BB-FB

8

1

Ookie Miller C-G-LB

8

1

Bernie Masterson QB

6

1

Lloyd Cardwell WR-DB-FB

3

1

Dick Farman G

3

1

Bull Karcis FB-BB-HB

3

1

Ray Nolting HB

3

1

Conway Baker G-T

1

1

Hec Garvey G-E-T-C

15

0

Jim Laird B-G-T

15

0

Dick O'Donnell E

15

0

Frank Racis G-T-E

14

0

Don Murry T-E-G

14

0

Milt Rehnquist G-C-T

14

0

Al Graham G

13

0

Dick Stahlman T-G 

13

0

Les Caywood G-T

13

0

Butch Gibson G-T

13

0

Bill Senn B

12

0

George Kenneally E

11

0

Zuck Carlson G-T-C-LB

10

0

Bill Morgan T

10

0

Bert Pearson

10

0

Clare Randolph C

10

0

Al Rose E

10

0

Harry Ebding E

9

0

Buster Mitchell E-T

9

0

Lou Gordon T-G-E

8

0

Bill Karr E

8

0

Joe Zeller G-E

8

0

Bree Cuppoletti G

7

0

Kink Richards B

7

0

Bill Smith E

7

0

Ernie Smith T

7

0

Johnny Dell Isola G

6

0

Milt Gantenbein E

6

0

Jack Johnson T

6

0

Jim Barber T

5

0

Frank Bausch C

5

0

Tony Blazine T

5

0

Ed Danowski B

4

0

Johnny Drake B

4

0

Armand Niccolai T-G

4

0

Steve Slivinski G-LB

3

0

Clyde Shugart G

2

0

Gene Ronzani T

1

0

Ade Schwammel E

1

0

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Blondy Wallace

6

20

Hunk Anderson

1

16

Henry McDonald

6

13

Cub Buck

1

12

Sol Butler

6

11

Steamer Horning

3

10

Gull Falcon

6

9

Rip King

1

7

Herman Kerchoff

6

6

Bob Shiring

6

5

Harry Robb

3

4

Tam Rose

6

1

This is for the Coaches/Contributors

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Charles Bidwell

2

23

Joseph Carr

2

23

Jimmy Conzelman

2

23

Ralph Hay

2

22

Elmer Layden

2

12

Carl Strock

2

7

LeRoy Andrews

2

6

George Clark

2

6

Christopher O’Brien

2

5

Dick Rauch

2

5

Art Rooney

2

5

Cooney Checkeye

2

4

Tommy Hughitt

2

2

Frank Nied

2

2

Next Saturday, we will be posting the results of the 1951 Semi-Finalists of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

Thank you to all who contributed, and if you want to be a part of this project, please let us know!

1950 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS:

Thank you for all of you who have participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, and if you are unaware of what that is, simply, we acted as if the PFHOF had their first class in January of 1946?

We have completed the first two years, where a Preliminary, Semi-Final and Final vote for the 1946 Class, which inducted two full classes

For “1950” a Preliminary Vote with 128 players whose playing career ended by 1943. 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, with the top 25 vote getters named as Semi-Finalists.

A week later, the voters were asked to pick 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, and next week, they will pick five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process weekly until we catch up to the current year.

30 Votes took place

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Mike Michalske G-T-LB-BB

8

27

Joe Guyon WB-TB-BB-FB

18

24

Ray Flaherty E-DE                       

10

24

Clark Hinkle FB-LB-HB-DB

4

24

Verne Llewellen B

13

23

Cliff Battles TB-FB-WB-DB

8

23

Jimmy Conzelman HB-TB-BB-E

16

20

Ox Emerson G-C

7

19

Red Badgro E-DE

9

18

Walt Kiesling G-T

7

18

Bill Hewitt E-DE

2

18

George Musso G-T

1

18

Dutch Sternaman HB-QB-FB

18

17

Tuffy Leemans FB-TB-DB-QB

2

17

Steve Owen T-G

12

16

Hunk Anderson G-C

20

14

Swede Youngstrom G-T-E-C

18

14

Cecil Isbell TB-HB

3

13

Cub Buck T

20

11

Turk Edwards T

5

9

Pete Stinchcomb HB

19

7

Beattie Feathers HB-WB

5

7

Doc Alexander C-T-G-E

18

6

Tony Latone B

15

5

Whizzer White TB-HB

4

5

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

Blondy Wallace

5

20

Henry McDonald

5

20

Gull Falcon

5

19

Sol Butler

5

13

Steamer Horning

2

12

This is for the Coaches/Contributors

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

Bert Bell

1

27

Joseph Carr

1

20

Ralph Hay

1

19

Jimmy Conzelman

1

14

Charles Bidwell

1

10

Next Saturday, we will be posting the results of the 1949 Finalists of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

Thank you to all who contributed, and if you want to be a part of this project, please let us know!

1950 PRELIMINARY RESULTS:

Thank you for all of you who have participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, and if you are unaware of what that is, simply, we acted as if the PFHOF had their first class in January of 1946?

We have completed the first two years, where a Preliminary, Semi-Final and Final vote for the 1946 Class, which inducted two full classes

For “1950” a Preliminary Vote with 130 players whose playing career ended by 1943. 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, with the top 25 vote getters named as 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.

30 Votes took place

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Ray Flaherty E-DE                       

10

28

Mike Michalske G-T-LB-BB

8

27

Clark Hinkle FB-LB-HB-DB

4

27

Cliff Battles TB-FB-WB-DB

8

26

Jimmy Conzelman HB-TB-BB-E

16

25

Swede Youngstrom G-T-E-C

18

25

Joe Guyon WB-TB-BB-FB

18

24

Dutch Sternaman HB-QB-FB

18

24

Verne Llewellen B

13

24

Red Badgro E-DE

9

24

Walt Kiesling G-T

7

24

Steve Owen T-G

12

23

Ox Emerson G-C

6

23

Beattie Feathers HB-WB

5

22

Turk Edwards T

5

21

Cecil Isbell TB-HB

3

20

George Musso G-T

1

20

Hunk Anderson G-C

20

19

Tuffy Leemans FB-TB-DB-QB

2

17

Bill Hewitt E-DE

2

15

Cub Buck T

20

14

Tony Latone B

15

9

Whizzer White TB-HB

4

9

Pete Stinchcomb HB

19

8

Doc Alexander C-T-G-E

18

8

Al Nesser G-E-C

14

7

George Christensen T-G

7

7

Rip King B

20

6

Lou Smyth B

19

6

Gus Sonnenberg T-FB-TB

15

6

Joey Sternaman QB-BB

15

6

Joe Kopcha G

9

6

Ben Jones FB-BB-WB

17

5

Duke Osborne G-C

16

5

Doc Elliott B

14

5

Glenn Presnell T-B

9

5

Bob Koehler FB

19

4

Dinger Doane FB

18

4

Tex Grigg B

18

4

Jim McMillen G 

17

4

Wildcat Wilson TB

16

4

Two-Bits Honan B

15

4

Jug Earp C-T-G

13

4

Russ Hathaway T-G

18

3

Fred Gillies T

17

3

Herb Stein C-G

17

3

Tillie Voss E-T

16

3

Red Dunn BB-TB

14

3

Joe Lillard HB

12

3

Nate Barragar C-G

10

3

Luke Johnsos E

9

3

Gaynell Tinsley E

5

3

Ray Nolting HB

2

3

Willis Brennan G-T

18

2

Tex Hamer B

18

2

Bub Weller T-E

17

2

Bull Behman T-E

14

2

Rudy Comstrock G-T

12

2

Chuck Kassel E

12

2

Tom Nash

11

2

Father Lumpkin BB

8

2

Swede Hanson B

7

2

Ace Gutkowski FB-TB

6

2

Ozzie Simmons HB

6

2

George Svendesn C

4

2

Clyde Smith C

17

1

Duke Hanny E-T-G-FB

15

1

Curly Oden BB

13

1

Jack Spellman T-B

13

1

Ray Kemp T

12

1

Hap Moran B

12

1

Dick Stahlman T-G 

12

1

Doug Wycoff B

11

1

George Kenneally E

10

1

Zuck Carlson G-T-C-LB

9

1

Bill Morgan T

9

1

Bill Owen T-G

9

1

Stumpy Thomason WB-TB-BB-HB

9

1

Keith Molesworth HB-QB

8

1

Carl Brumbaugh B

7

1

Potsy Jones G

6

1

Ralph Kerchaval WB

5

1

Jack Manders

5

1

Eggs Manske E

5

1

Bernie Masterson QB

5

1

Jim Barber T

4

1

Frank Bausch C

4

1

Tony Blazine T

4

1

Dick Farman G

2

1

Al Blozis T

1

1

Clyde Shugart G

1

1

Hec Garvey G-E-T-C

14

0

Jim Laird B-G-T

14

0

Dick O'Donnell E

14

0

Frank Racis G-T-E

13

0

Don Murry T-E-G

13

0

Milt Rehnquist G-C-T

13

0

Al Graham G

12

0

Les Caywood G-T

11

0

Butch Gibson G-T

11

0

Jack McBride FB

11

0

Bill Senn B

11

0

Bo Molenda FB-HB-BB

10

0

Bert Pearson

9

0

Clare Randolph C

9

0

Al Rose E

9

0

Harry Ebding E

8

0

Lon Evans G-T

8

0

Len Grant T

8

0

Buster Mitchell E-T

8

0

Ernie Caddell WB-TB-BB-FB

7

0

Bill Karr E

7

0

Ookie Miller C-G-LB

7

0

Joe Zeller G-E

7

0

Bree Cuppoletti G

6

0

Kink Richards B

6

0

Bill Smith E

6

0

Ernie Smith T

6

0

Johnny Dell Isola G

5

0

Milt Gantenbein E

5

0

Jack Johnson T

5

0

Ed Danowski B

4

0

Johnny Drake B

4

0

Armand Niccolai T-G

3

0

Lloyd Cardwell WR-DB-FB

3

0

Bull Karcis FB-BB-HB

2

0

Steve Slivinski G-LB

2

0

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

Blondy Wallace

5

20

Gull Falcon

5

17

Henry McDonald

5

17

Sol Butler

5

14

Steamer Horning

2

13

Herman Kerchoff

5

12

Harry Robb

2

12

Bob Shiring

5

12

Tam Rose

5

2

This is for the Coaches/Contributors

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

Bert Bell

1

26

Ralph Hay

1

23

Joseph Carr

1

21

Jimmy Conzelman

1

18

Charles Bidwell

1

16

Elmer Layden

1

8

Art Rooney

1

6

LeRoy Andrews

1

3

Carl Strock

1

3

George Clark

1

2

Tommy Hughitt

1

2

Christopher O’Brien

1

2

Dick Rauch

1

2

Frank Nied

1

1

Cooney Checkeye

1

0

Next Saturday, we will be posting the results of the 1949 Finalists of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

Thank you to all who contributed, and if you want to be a part of this project, please let us know!

Thank you for all of you who have participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, and if you are unaware of what that is, simply, we acted as if the PFHOF had their first class in January of 1946?

We have completed the two years thus far, and here we are with a third year.

For “1948” a Preliminary Vote with 127 players whose playing career ended by 1940. 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 is asked to select 25 names from the preliminary list, with the top 25 vote getters named as Semi-Finalists.

A week later, the voters will be asked to pick 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, and a week after, they will pick five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process weekly until we catch up to the current year.

29 people participated in the 1948 Preliminary Vote which yielded the following result:

This is for the “Modern Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Duke Slater T

12

29

Jimmy Conzelman* BB-TB-HB-E

14

28

Cliff Battles TB-FB-WB-DB

6

28

Guy Chamberlin E-WB

16

27

George Trafton C

12

27

Benny Friedman TB-DB

9

27

Mike Michalske G-T-LB-BB

6

27

Johnny Blood TB-HB-WB-BB-DB

5

27

Joe Guyon WB-TB-BB-FB

16

26

Pete Henry T

15

26

Verne Llewellen B

11

26

Steve Owen T-G

10

26

Link Lyman T

9

26

Ray Flaherty E-DE

8

26

Lavvie Dilweg E

9

24

Walt Kiesling G-T

5

24

Red Badgro E-DE

7

22

Ox Emerson G-C

5

22

Clark Hinkle FB-LB-HB-DB

2

22

Dutch Sternaman HB-QB-FB

18

21

Turk Edwards T

3

21

Beattie Feathers HB-WB

3

12

Cecil Isbel TB-HB

1

12

Swede Youngstrom G-T-E-C

18

10

Steamer Horning T

20

9

Harry Robb B

20

8

Pete Stinchcomb HB

19

8

Hunk Anderson G-C

18

8

Joey Sternaman QB-BB

15

7

Tony Latone B

13

6

Whizzer White TB-HB

2

6

Cub Buck T

18

5

Gus Sonnenberg T-FB-TB

13

5

George Christensen T-G

4

5

Duke Henry E-T-G-FB

13

4

Joe Kopcha G

10

4

Nate Barragar C-G

8

4

Jack Manders HB-FB

3

4

Gaynell Tinsley E

3

4

Bob Koehler FB

17

3

Wildcat Wilson TB

17

3

Willis Brennan G-T

16

3

Duke Osborne G-C

15

3

Al Nesser G-E-C

12

3

Stumpy Thomason WB-TB-BB-HB

11

3

Luke Johnsos E

7

3

Ace Gutkowski FB-TB

4

3

Milt Gantenbein E

3

3

Jim McMillen G

15

2

Tillie Voss E-T

14

2

Red Dunn BB-TB

12

2

Ray Kemp T

10

2

Zuck Carlson G-T-C-LB

7

2

Glenn Presnell T-B

7

2

Father Lumpkin BB

6

2

Buster Mitchell E-T

6

2

Potsy Jones G

5

2

Ozzie Simmons HB

4

2

Rip King B

18

1

Lou Smyth B 

17

1

Doc Alexander C-T-G-E

16

1

Tex Grigg B

16

1

Fred Gillies T

15

1

Frank Racis G-T-E

14

1

Two-Bits Honan B

13

1

Milt Rehnquist G-C-T

13

1

Jug Earp C-T-G

11

1

Chuck Kassel E

10

1

Joe Lillard HB

10

1

Hap Moran B

10

1

Dick Stahlman T-G

10

1

Bo Molenda FB-HB-BB

9

1

Al Rose E

7

1

Carl Brumbaugh B

5

1

Ernie Caddell WB-TB-BB-FB

5

1

Kink Richards B

4

1

Jack Johnson T

3

1

Eggs Manske E

3

1

Bernie Masterson QB

3

1

Jim Barber T

2

1

Tony Blazine T

2

1

Johnny Drake B

2

1

Armand Niccolai T-G

1

1

Dinger Doane FB

16

0

Tex Hamer B

16

0

Russ Hathaway T-G

16

0

Ben Jones FB-BB-WB

15

0

Clyde Smith C

15

0

Herb Stein C-G

15

0

Bub Weller T-E

15

0

Bull Behman T-E

12

0

Doc Elliott B

12

0

Hec Garvey G-E-T-C

12

0

Jim Laird B-G-T

12

0

Dick O'Donnell E

12

0

Don Murry T-E-G

11

0

Curly Oden BB

11

0

Jack Spellman T-B

11

0

Rudy Comstrock G-T

10

0

Al Graham G

10

0

George Kenneally E

10

0

Les Caywood G-T

9

0

Butch Gibson G-T

9

0

Jack McBride FB

9

0

Tom Nash E

9

0

Bill Senn B

9

0

Doug Wycoff B

9

0

Bill Morgan T

7

0

Bill Owen T-G

7

0

Bert Pearson C-G

7

0

Clare Randolph C

6

0

Harry Ebding E

6

0

Lon Evans G-T

6

0

Keith Molesworth HB-QB

5

0

Lou Gordon T-G-E

5

0

Len Grant T

5

0

Swede Hanson B

5

0

Bill Karr E

5

0

Ookie Miller C-G-LB

5

0

Joe Zeller G-E

5

0

Bree Cuppoletti G

4

0

Bill Smith E

4

0

Ernie Smith T

4

0

Johnny Dell Isola G

3

0

Ralph Kerchaval WB

3

0

Frank Bausch C

2

0

Ed Danowski B

2

0

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

Blondy Wallace

N/A

27

Charles Follis

N/A

24

Henry McDonald

N/A

20

Ted Nesser

N/A

19

Sol Butler

N/A

17

Bob Shiring

N/A

15

Herman Kerchoff

N/A

13

Gul Falcon

N/A

7

Tam Rose

N/A

3

Next Saturday, we will be posting the results of the Semi-Final Vote of the 1948 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited.

Thank you to all who contributed, and if you want to be a part of this project, please let us know!

Thank you for all of you who have participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, and if you are unaware of what that is, simply, we acted as if the PFHOF had their first class in January of 1946?

We have completed the first year, where a Preliminary, Semi-Final and Final vote for the 1946 Class, which inducted Fritz Pollard, George Halas, Curly Lambeau, Jim Thorpe and Red Grange into the “Modern Era”. Pudge Heffelfinger, was chosen as part of the Seniors Category.

For “1947” a Preliminary Vote with 130 players whose playing career ended by 1940. 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 is asked to select 25 names from the preliminary list, with the top 25 vote getters named as Semi-Finalists.

A week later, the voters will be asked to pick 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, and a week after, they will pick five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process weekly until we catch up to the current year.

29 people participated in the 1946 Preliminary Vote which yielded the following result:

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Ernie Nevers FB (’46 SF & F)

11

27

Duke Slater T (’46 SF & F)

11

27

Ed Healey T-G-E (’46 SF & F)

16

26

Guy Chamberlin E-WB (’46 SF & F)

15

26

Paddy Driscoll HB-QB-TB-BB (’46 SF & F)

13

26

Benny Friedman TB-DB (’46 SF & F)

8

26

George Trafton C (’46 SF & F)

11

25

Cal Hubbard T-E-DE-G (’46 SF & F)

6

25

Johnny Blood TB-HB-WB-BB-DB (’46 SF & F)

4

23

Pete Henry T (’46 SF & F)

14

22

Jimmy Conzelman HB-TB-BB-E (’46 SF)

13

22

Joe Guyon WB-TB-BB-FB (’46 SF)

15

21

Lavvie Dilweg E

8

21

Link Lyman T (’46 SF)

8

21

Dutch Clark TB (’46 SF & F)

4

20

Verne Llewelyn B

10

19

Ray Flaherty E-DB (’46 SF)

7

19

Cliff Battles TB-FB-WB-DB (’46 SF)

5

19

Mike Michalske G-T-LB-BB (’46 SF)

5

18

Steve Owen T-G (’46 SF)

9

17

Clark Hinkle FB-LB-HB-DB

1

17

Ox Emerson G-C

4

16

Dutch Sternaman HB-QB-FB

17

14

Walt Kiesling G-T (’46 SF)

4

14

Red Badgro E-DE

6

13

Turk Edwards T (’46 SF)

2

12

Tony Latone B

12

11

Hunk Anderson G-C

17

9

Swede Youngstrom G-T-E-C

17

9

Pete Stinchcomb HB

18

8

Duke Henry E-T-G-FB

12

8

Al Nesser G-E-C

11

7

Gus Sonnenberg T-FB-TB

12

6

Glenn Presnell T-B

6

6

Whizzer White TB-HB

1

6

Harry Robb B

19

5

Doc Alexander C-T-G-E

15

5

Joey Sternaman QB-BB

14

5

George Christensen T-G

4

5

Cub Buck T

17

4

Wildcat Wilson TB

16

4

Duke Osborne G-C

14

4

Red Dunn BB-TB

11

4

Joe Kopcha G

9

4

Nate Barragar C-G

7

4

Beattie Feathers HB-WB

2

4

Steamer Horning T

19

3

Father Lumpkin BB

5

3

Gaynell Tinsley E

2

3

Bob Koehler FB

16

2

Lou Smyth B

16

2

Willis Brennan G-T

15

2

Tex Grigg B

15

2

Jim McMillen G

14

2

Clyde Smith C

14

2

Two-Bits Honan B  

12

2

Bull Behman T-E

11

2

Jug Earp C-T-G

10

2

Ray Kemp T

9

2

Joe Lillard HB

9

2

Hap Moran B

9

2

Luke Johnsos E

6

2

Jack Manders HB-FB

2

2

Jim Barber T

1

2

Ed Danowski E

1

2

Johnny Drake B

1

2

Rip King B

18

1

Dinger Doane FB

15

1

Tex Hamer B

15

1

Russ Hathaway T-G

14

1

Ben Jones FB-BB-WB

14

1

Herb Stein C-G

14

1

Bub Weller T-E

14

1

Milt Rehnquist G-C-T

12

1

Doc Elliott B

11

1

Hec Carvey G-E-C-T             

11

1

Don Murry T-E-G

10

1

Rudy Comstrock G-T

9

1

Jack McBride FB

8

1

Tom Nash E

8

1

Doug Wycoff B         

8

1

Bill Owen T-G

6

1

Lon Evans G-T

5

1

Buster Mitchell E-T

5

1

Ernie Caddell WB-TB-BB-FB

4

1

Lou Gordon T-G-E

4

1

Swede Hanson B

4

1

Ookie Miller C-G-LB

4

1

Ozzie Simmons HB

3

1

Ernie Smth T

3

1

Eggs Manske E

2

1

Bernie Masterson QB

2

1

Frank Bausch C

1

1

Tony Blazine T

1

1

Fred Gillies T

14

0

Frank Racis G-T-E

13

0

Tillie Voss E-T

13

0

Jim Laird B-G-T

11

0

Dick O’Donnell E

11

0

Curly Oden BB

10

0

Jack Spellman T-B

10

0

Stumpy Thomason WB-TB-BB-HB

10

0

Al Graham

9

0

Chuck Kassel E

9

0

George Kenneally E

9

0

Dick Stahlman T-G

9

0

Les Caywood G-Y

8

0

Butch Gibson G-T

8

0

Bill Senn B

8

0

Bo Molenda FB-HB-BB

7

0

Zuck Carlson G-TB-LB

6

0

Bill Morgan T

6

0

Bert Pearson C-G

6

0

Clare Randolph C

6

0

Al Rose E

6

0

Harry Ebding E

5

0

Keith Molesworth HB-QB

5

0

Carl Brumbaugh B

4

0

Len Grant T

4

0

Potsy Jones G

4

0

Bill Karr E

4

0

Joe Zeller G-E

4

0

Bree Cuppoletti G

3

0

Ace Gutkowski G

3

0

Kink Richards B

3

0

Bill Smith E

3

0

Johnny Dell Isola G

2

0

Milt Gantenbein E

2

0

Ralph Kercheval WB

2

0

Jack Johnson T

2

0

The first reaction that we had from this tally, is how there were over 30 more candidates with at least one vote than the 1946 Preliminary Ballot.

It is also noteworthy that Turk Edwards, who was a Semi-Finalist in 1946 was unable to advance to that stage in 1947.

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Charles Follis

N/A

24

John Brallier

N/A

22

Blondy Wallace

N/A

20

Ted Nesser

N/A

18

Henry McDonald

N/A

13

Sol Butler

N/A

12

Bob Shirling

N/A

11

Gull Falcon

N/A

11

Herman Kerchoff

N/A

11

Tam Rose

N/A

3

Next Saturday, we will be posting the results of the Semi-Finalists.

Thank you to all who contributed, and if you want to be a part of this project, please let us know!

17. Steve Owen

Steve Owen achieved far greater notoriety as a Coach, but he was a very good football player in his own right and one of the first real stars of the New York Giants.