Posted on 01/11/2007 4:36:04 AM PST by mainepatsfan
Class of 2007 to be selected from list of finalists
January 10, 2007
Paul Tagliabue, Thurman Thomas, Michael Irvin, and Bruce Matthews are among the 17 finalists that will be considered for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame when the Hall's Board of Selectors meets in Miami, Florida on Saturday, February 3, 2007.
Joining these four finalists, are 11 other modern-era players and two players nominated earlier by the Hall of Fame's Senior Committee. The Senior Committee nominees, announced in August 2006, are former Cleveland Browns guard Gene Hickerson and Detroit Lions tight end Charlie Sanders. The other modern-era player finalists include defensive ends Fred Dean and Richard Dent; guards Russ Grimm and Bob Kuechenberg; punter Ray Guy; wide receivers Art Monk and Andre Reed; linebackers Derrick Thomas and Andre Tippett; cornerback Roger Wehrli; and tackle Gary Zimmerman.
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Fred Dean - Defensive End - 1975-1981 San Diego Chargers, 1981-1985 San Francisco 49ers
Richard Dent - Defensive End - 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles
Russ Grimm - Guard - 1981-1991 Washington Redskins
Ray Guy - Punter - 1973-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
Gene Hickerson - Guard - 1958-1973 Cleveland Browns
Michael Irvin - Wide Receiver - 1988-1999 Dallas Cowboys
Bob Kuechenberg - Guard - 1970-1984 Miami Dolphins
Bruce Matthews - Guard, Tackle, Center - 1983-2001 Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Titans
Art Monk - Wide Receiver - 1980-1993 Washington Redskins, 1994 New York Jets, 1995 Philadelphia Eagles
Andre Reed - Wide Receiver - 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins
Charlie Sanders - Tight End - 1968-1977 Detroit Lions
Paul Tagliabue - NFL Commissioner - 1989-2006
Derrick Thomas - Linebacker - 1989-1999 Kansas City Chiefs
Thurman Thomas - Running Back - 1988-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Miami Dolphins
Andre Tippett - Linebacker - 1982-1993 New England Patriots
Roger Wehrli - Cornerback - 1969-1982 St. Louis Cardinals
Gary Zimmerman - Tackle - 1986-1992 Minnesota Vikings, 1993-1997 Denver Broncos
Not in the final 17.........http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_McDaniel
Its a fraud until Monk gets in.
Michael Irvin should be in the Hall of Fall. Aikman is in, Emmitt is going in.
It seems incredible that the once all time catch leader isn't.
It's remarkable how long it takes some guys to get in. It seems like each class includes people who retired over two decades ago.
I remember Art Monk from when I was growing up. I would be hard pressed to name another Receiver from the 80s. To me that makes him an Hall of Famer. It shouldn't be jsut on stats online. What did the guy do for his team and for the NFL as a whole. Otherwise how do Offensive Lineman get in?
How can Ray Guy not be in the Hall?
That is a question I ask myself each year. It's almost as if the voters don't want to waste their vote on a punter.
Being part of three Super Bowl championship teams doesn't hurt either.
Greatest punter ever and it's been 20 years.
Now, watch that piece of **** tagliabue get in first time.
And don't think he wasn't a big part of those three Raider Super Bowl wins.
I'd love to see Ray Guy make it in to the Hall of Fame. Truely on of the greater ever to play his position. The First kicker ever taken in the first round.
Interestingly enough, his first blocked punt came in the SB against the Vikings. Minn. gets ball inside the 5 in the first quarter. Chuck Foreman fumbles, Oak. recovers.
Will never forget it.
That's what I cannot understand. How can someone be the greatest at his position and not be in the HOF?
First punter ever selected in first round, Raiders 1973 (23rd player overall). . .Averaged under 40 yards only once in NFL career. . .Only three of 1,049 punts blocked. . . Career average was 42.4 yards. . .All-Pro six straight seasons, 1973-1978. . . All-AFC seven times. . . Played in seven Pro Bowls, seven AFC championship games, three Super Bowls. . .First punter to hit Louisiana Superdome scoreboard, 1977 Pro Bowl. . .Born December 22, 1949, in Swainsboro, Georgia.
And what little hope Viking fans had were quickly dashed.
Madden said he could also throw a football so far that the quarterbacks on the team would be embarrassed.
I was crushed. :-)
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