Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is actually the National Football League's Hall of Fame. The building opened in Canton, Ohio, United States, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees. Through 2004, all but one of the inductees played some part of their pro career in the NFL. That one was Buffalo Bills guard Billy Shaw, who played his entire career in the American Football League. Inductees into the hall of fame are listed below. Each entry includes the year of induction and the span of time spent with the team. When a person significantly contributed to more than one club, he is listed repeatedly (e.g., George Blanda is listed with the Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) and Oakland Raiders).
Inductees by team (Chicago Cardinals – 1920-1959; St. Louis Cardinals – 1960-1987; Phoenix Cardinals – 1988-1993) Charles Bidwell (1967) – 1933-1947 Jimmy Conzelman (1964) – 1940-1942, 1946-1948 Dan Dierdorf (1996) – 1971-1983 John "Paddy" Driscoll (1965) – 1920-1925 Dick "Night Train" Lane (1974) – 1954-1959 Ollie Matson (1972) – 1952, 1954-1958 Ernie Nevers (1963) – 1929-1931 Jackie Smith (1994) – 1963-1977 Charley Trippi (1968) – 1947-1955 Larry Wilson (1978) – 1960-1972
Joe DeLamielleure (2003) – 1973-1979, 1985 Jim Kelly (2002) – 1986-1996 Marv Levy (2001) – 1986-1997 James Lofton (2003) – 1989-1992 Billy Shaw (1999) – 1961-1969 O. J. Simpson (1985) – 1969-1977
(Decatur Staleys – 1920; Chicago Staleys – 1921) Doug Atkins (1982) – 1955-1966 George Blanda (1981) – 1949-1958 Dick Butkus (1979) – 1965-1973 George Connor (1975) – 1948-1955 Mike Ditka (1988) – 1961-1966 John "Paddy" Driscoll (1965) – 1920, 1926-29, 1956-57 Jim Finks (1995) – 1974-1982 Dan Fortmann (1965) – 1936-1943 Bill George (1974) – 1952-1965 Harold "Red" Grange (1963) – 1925, 1929-1934 George Halas (1963) – 1920-1983 Dan Hampton (2002) – 1979-1990 Ed Healey (1964) – 1922-1927 Bill Hewitt (1971) – 1932-1936 Stan Jones (1991) – 1954-1965 Sid Luckman (1965) – 1939-1950 William Roy "Link" Lyman (1964) – 1926-1928, 1930-1931, 1933-1934 George McAfee (1966) – 1940-1941, 1945-1950 George Musso (1982) – 1933-1944 Bronko Nagurski (1963) – 1930-1937, 1943 Walter Payton (1993) – 1975-1987 Gale Sayers (1977) – 1965-1971 Mike Singletary (1998) – 1981-1992 Joe Stydahar (1967) – 1936-1942, 1945-1946 George Trafton (1964) – 1920-1932 Clyde "Bulldog" Turner (1966) – 1940-1952
Anthony Muņoz (1998) – 1980-1992 Charlie Joiner (1996) – 1972-1975
Jim Brown (1971) – 1957-1965 Paul Brown (1967) – 1946-1962 Joe DeLamielleure (2003) – 1980-1984 Len Ford (1976) – 1950-1957 Frank Gatski (1985) – 1946-1956 Otto Graham (1965) – 1946-1955 Lou Groza (1974) – 1946-1959, 1961-1967 Leroy Kelly (1994) – 1964-1973 Dante Lavelli (1975) – 1946-1956 Mike McCormack (1984) – 1954-1962 Bobby Mitchell (1983) – 1958-1961 Marion Motley (1968) – 1946-1953 Ozzie Newsome (1999) – 1978-1990 Paul Warfield (1983) – 1964-1969, 1976-1977 Bill Willis (1977) – 1946-1953
Tony Dorsett (1994) – 1977-1987 Leroy Jordon (1984) – ?1966-1977 Tom Landry (1990) – 1960-1988 Bob Lilly (1980) – 1961-1974 Mel Renfro (1996) – 1964-1977 Tex Schramm (1991) – 1960-1988 Roger Staubach (1985) – 1969-1979 Randy White (1994) – 1975-1988
John Elway (2004) – 1983-1998
(Portsmouth Spartans – 1930-1933) Lem Barney (1992) – 1967-1977 Jack Christiansen (1970) – 1951-1958 Earl "Dutch" Clark (1963) – 1931-1932, 1934-1938 Lou Creekmur (1996) – 1950-1959 Bill Dudley (1966) – 1947-1949 Dick "Night Train" Lane (1974) – 1960-1965 Yale Lary (1979) – 1952-1953 – 1956-1964 Bobby Layne (1967) – 1950-1958 Barry Sanders (2004) – 1989-1998 Joe Schmidt (1973) – 1953-1965 Doak Walker (1986) – 1950-1955 Alex Wojciechowicz (1968) – 1938-1946
Herb Adderly (1980) – 1961-1969 Tony Canadeo (1974) – 1941-1944, 1946-1952 Willie Davis (1981) – 1960-1969 Forrest Gregg (1977) – 1956, 1958-1970 Arnie Herber (1966) – 1930-1940 Clarke Hinkle (1964) – 1932-1941 Paul Hornung (1986) – 1957-1962, 1964-1966 Cal Hubbard (1963) – 1929-1933, 1935 Don Hutson (1963) – 1935-1945 Henry Jordan (1995) – 1959-1969 Earl "Curly" Lambeau (1963)- 1919-1949 James Lofton (2003) – 1978-1986 Vince Lombardi (1971) – 1959-1968 John (Blood) McNally (1963) -1929-1933, 1935-1936 Mike Michalske (1964) – 1929-1935, 1937 Ray Nitschke (1978) – 1958-1972 Jim Ringo (1981) – 1953-1963 Bart Starr (1977) – 1956-1971 Jim Taylor (1976) – 1958-1966 Willie Wood (1989) – 1960-1971
(Baltimore Colts – 1953-1983) Raymond Berry (1973) – 1955-1967 Eric Dickerson (1999) – 1987-1991 Art Donovan (1968) – 1953-1961 Weeb Ewbank (1978) – 1954-1962 Ted Hendricks (1990) – 1969-1973 John Mackey (1992) – 1963-1971 Gino Marchetti (1972) – 1953-1964, 1966 Lenny Moore (1975) – 1956-1967 Jim Parker (1973) – 1957-1967 Johnny Unitas (1979) – 1956-1972
(Dallas Texans – 1960-1962) Marcus Allen (2003) – 1993-1997 Bobby Bell (1983) – 1963-1974 Buck Buchanan (1990) – 1963-1975 Len Dawson (1987) – 1962-1975 Lamar Hunt (1972) – 1960-present Willie Lanier (1986) – 1967-1977 Joe Montana (2000) – 1993-1994 Jan Stenerud (1991) – 1967-1979 Hank Stram (2003) – 1960-1974
Nick Buoniconti (2001) – 1969-1974, 1976 Larry Csonka (1987) – 1968-1974, 1979 Bob Griese (1990) – 1967-1980 Jim Langer (1987) – 1970-1979 Larry Little (1993) – 1969-1980 Dan Marino (2005) – 1983-1999 Don Shula (1997) – 1970-1995 Dwight Stephenson (1998) – 1980-1987 Paul Warfield (1983) – 1970-1974
Carl Eller (2004) – 1964-1978 Jim Finks (1995) – 1964-1973 Bud Grant (1994) – 1967-1983, 1985 Paul Krause (1998) – 1968-1979 Alan Page (1988) – 1967-1978 Fran Tarkenton (1986) – 1961-1966, 1972-1978 Ron Yary (2001) – 1968-1981
(Boston Patriots – 1960-1970) Nick Buoniconti (2001) – 1962-1968 John Hannah (1991) – 1973-1985 Mike Haynes (1997) – 1976-1982
Jim Finks (1995) – 1986-1993 Hank Stram (2003) – 1976-1977
Morris "Red" Badgro (1981) – 1930-1935 Roosevelt Brown (1975) – 1953-1965 Benny Friedman (2005) – 1929-1931 Frank Gifford (1977) – 1952-1960, 1962-1964 Mel Hein (1963) – 1931-1945 Sam Huff (1982) – 1956-1963 Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans (1978) – 1936-1943 Tim Mara (1963) – 1925-1959 Wellington Mara (1997) – 1937-present Steve Owen (1966) – 1926-1953 Andy Robustelli (1971) – 1956-1964 Ken Strong (1967) – 1933-1935, 1939, 1944-1947 Fran Tarkenton (1986) – 1967-1971 Lawrence Taylor (1999) – 1981-1993 Y.A. Tittle (1971) – 1961-1964 Emlen Tunnell (1967) – 1948-1958 Arnie Weinmeister (1984) – 1950-1953
(New York Titans – 1960-1962) Weeb Ewbank (1978) – 1963-1973 Don Maynard (1987) – 1960-1972 Joe Namath (1985) – 1965-1976 John Riggins (1992) – 1971-1975
(Los Angeles Raiders – 1982-1994) Marcus Allen (2003) – 1982-1992 Fred Biletnikoff (1988) – 1965-1978 George Blanda (1981) – 1967-1975 Bob Brown (2004) – 1971-1973 Willie Brown (1984) – 1967-1978 Dave Casper (2002) – 1974-1980 Al Davis (1992) – 1963-present Mike Haynes (1997) – 1983-1989 Ted Hendricks (1990) – 1975-1983 James Lofton (2003) – 1987-1988 Howie Long (2000) – 1981-1993 Jim Otto (1980) – 1960-1974 Art Shell (1989) – 1968-1982 Ken Stabler (2004) – 1970-1984 Gene Upshaw (1987) – 1967-1981
Chuck Bednarik (1967) – 1949-1962 Bert Bell (1963) – 1933-1940 Bob Brown (2004) – 1964-1968 Sonny Jurgensen (1983) – 1957-1963 James Lofton (2003) – 1993 Tommy McDonald (1998) – 1957-1963 Earle "Greasy" Neale (1969) – 1941-1950 Pete Pihos (1970) – 1947-1955 Steve Van Buren (1965) – 1944-1951
(Pittsburgh Pirates – 1933-1940) Mel Blount (1989) – 1970-1983 Terry Bradshaw (1989) – 1970-1983 Bill Dudley (1966) – 1942 – 1945-1946 Joe Greene (1987) – 1969-1981 Jack Ham (1988) – 1971-1982 Franco Harris (1990) – 1972-1983 John Henry Johnson (1987) – 1960-1965 Walt Kiesling (1966) – 1937-1944, 1949-1961 Jack Lambert (1990) – 1974-1984 Bobby Layne (1967) – 1958-1962 Chuck Noll (1993) – 1969-1991 Art Rooney (1964) – 1933-1988 Dan Rooney (2000) – 1955-present John Stallworth (2002) – 1974-1987 Ernie Stautner (1969) – 1950-1963 Lynn Swann (2001) – 1974-1982 Mike Webster (1997) – 1974-1988
(Cleveland Rams – 1937-1945; Los Angeles Rams – 1946-1994) George Allen (2002) – 1966-1970 Bob Brown (2004) – 1969-1970 Eric Dickerson (1999) – 1983-1987 Tom Fears (1970) – 1948-1956 Elroy Hirsch (1968) – 1949-1957 Deacon Jones (1980) – 1961-1971 James Lofton (2003) – 1993 Tom Mack (1999) – 1966-1978 Ollie Matson (1972) – 1959-1962 Merlin Olsen (1982) – 1962-1976 Dan Reeves (1967) – 1941-1971 Jackie Slater (2001) – 1976-1995 Norm Van Brocklin (1971) – 1949-1957 Bob Waterfield (1965) – 1945-1952 Jack Youngblood (2001) – 1971-1984
(Los Angeles Chargers – 1960) Lance Alworth (1978) – 1962-1970 Dan Fouts (1993) – 1973-1987 Sid Gillman (1983) – 1960-1969, 1971 Charlie Joiner (1996) – 1976-1986 Larry Little (1993) – 1967-1968 Ron Mix (1979) – 1960-1969 Kellen Winslow (1995) – 1979-1987
Jimmy Johnson (1994) – 1961-1976 Ronnie Lott (2000) – 1981-1990 Hugh McElhenny (1970) – 1952-1960 Joe Montana (2000) – 1979-1992 Leo Nomellini (1969) – 1950-1963 Joe Perry (1969) – 1948-1960, 1963 Bob St. Clair (1990) – 1953-1963 Y.A. Tittle (1971) – 1951-1960 Bill Walsh (1993) – 1979-1988 Dave Wilcox (2000) – 1964-1974 Steve Young (2005) – 1987-1999
Carl Eller (2004) – 1979 Franco Harris (1990) – 1984 Steve Largent (1995) – 1976-1989
Lee Roy Selmon (1995) – 1976-1984 Steve Young (2005) – 1985-1986
(Houston Oilers – 1960-1996; Tennessee Oilers – 1997-1998) Elvin Bethea (2003) – 1968-1983 George Blanda (1981) – 1960-1966 Earl Campbell (1991) – 1978-1984 Dave Casper (2002) – 1980-83 Ken Houston (1986) – 1967-1972 Charlie Joiner (1996) – 1969, 1972 Mike Munchak (2001) – 1982-1993
(Boston Braves – 1932; Boston Redskins – 1933-1936) George Allen (2002) – 1971-77 Cliff Battles (1968) – 1932-1937 Sammy Baugh (1963) – 1937-1952 Bill Dudley (1966) – 1950-1951 – 1953 Albert Glen "Turk" Edwards (1969) – 1932-1940 Ray Flaherty (1976) – 1936-1942 Joe Gibbs (1996) – 1981-1992; 2004- Ken Houston (1986) – 1973-1980 Sam Huff (1982) – 1964-1967 – 1969 Sonny Jurgensen (1983) – 1964-1974 George Preston Marshall (1963) – 1932-1969 Wayne Millner (1968) – 1936-1941, 1945 Bobby Mitchell (1983) – 1962-1968 John Riggins (1992) – 1976-1979, 1981-1985 Charley Taylor (1984) – 1964-1975, 1977
Defunct clubs
Fritz Pollard (2005) – 1919-1921, 1925-1926
Benny Friedman (2005) – 1932-1934 Frank "Bruiser" Kinard (1971) – 1938-1944 Clarence "Ace" Parker (1972) – 1937-1941
Guy Chamberlin (1965) – 1922-1923 Joe Guyon (1966) – 1920 Wilbur "Pete" Henry (1963) – 1920-1923 William Roy "Link" Lyman (1964) – 1922-1923 Jim Thorpe (1963) – 1920
Chicago Black Hawks Fritz Pollard (2005) – 1928
Benny Friedman (2005) – 1927
Benny Friedman (2005) – 1928
Gilberton Cadamounts Fritz Pollard (2005) – 1923-1924
Fritz Pollard (2005) – 1923, 1925
Jim Kelly (2002) – 1984-1985
Steve Young (2005) – 1984-1985
Fritz Pollard (2005) – 1922
Fritz Pollard (2005) – 1925
See also American Football LeagueAmerican Football League Hall of FameList of American football playersAmerican footballNational Football League
External link Pro Football Hall of Fame
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