The Pro Football Hall of Fame Senior Committee has announced that Mick Tingelhoff, the former Center for the Minnesota Vikings will be their lone nominee. Unlike previous years, the Senior Committee, which only looks at those whose players have been over for twenty-five years, has reduced their nominees from two to one.
Undrafted out of Nebraska in 1962, Tingelhoff signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Vikings and not only made the roster but cracked the starting lineup. He would begin an incredible streak of starting 240 consecutive games and would anchor the Offensive Line that protected Quarterback Fran Tarkenton who took the Vikings to four NFC Championships.
He would receive numerous individual accolades, earning Pro Bowl selections six years in a row from 1964 to 1969 and five First Team All Pro nods in that time frame. The Vikings retired his number in 2001 along with inducting him to the franchise’s Ring of Honor.
Approximately seventy percent of past Senior Nominees have advanced to the Hall of Fame, and with the reduction to one official candidate the odds should increase for Tingelhoff. He automatically advances to the final group of Finalists to be considered for enshrinement.
We had Tingelhoff ranked number 25 on our latest list for the Football Hall of Fame.
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