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1998 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 treated the PFHOF as having its first class in January 1946.

We have completed the first 50 years.

For “1998,” a Preliminary Vote with over 100 players whose playing career ended by 1992. We also follow the structure in which 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, voters will be asked to select 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, then choose five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process every week until we catch up to the current year.

Please note that a significant change occurred “years ago,” allowing voters to submit fewer than the allotted number of spots. 

32 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

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Anthony Munoz T

1

30

Mike Singletary LB

1

27

L.C. Greenwood DE

12

23

Dave Robinson LB

19

21

Chris Hanburger LB

15

21

Bob Kuechenberg G-T-C

10

21

Cliff Branch WR

8

21

Louis Wright DB

7

19

Lester Hayes DB

7

18

Donnie Shell DB

6

18

Joe Klecko DE

5

18

Bob Griese QB

13

17

Ken Stabler QB

9

17

Ken Anderson QB

7

17

Lemar Parrish DB

11

16

Otis Taylor WR-FL

18

14

Cliff Harris S

14

14

George Kunz T

13

14

Jim Marshall DE

14

13

Drew Pearson WR

10

13

Ken Riley DB

10

13

Todd Christensen TE

5

12

Walt Sweeney G

18

11

Mark Gastineau DE

5

11

Billy “White Shoes” Johnson

5

11

Jimbo Covert T

3

11

Deron Cherry DB

2

10

Curley Culp DT-NT

12

9

Fred Dean DE

8

9

Russ Francis TE

5

9

Ottis Anderson RB

1

9

Stanley Morgan WR

3

8

Joey Browner DB

1

8

*Larry Grantham LB

20

7

Andy Russell LB

17

7

Winston Hill T

16

7

Harold Jackson WR

10

7

Matt Blair LB

8

7

Ed “Too Tall” Jones DE

4

7

Bill Bergey LB

13

6

Dexter Manley DE

2

6

Ed Budde G

17

5

Pat Fischer CB

16

5

Rick Upchurch WR/R

10

5

Doug Wilkerson G

9

5

Nolan Cromwell DB

6

5

Harry Carson LB

5

5

Fred Smerlas NT

1

5

*John Brodie QB

20

4

Floyd Little RB

18

4

Ernie McMillan T

17

4

Jerry Smith TE

16

4

Coy Bacon DE

12

4

Harvey Martin DE

10

4

Harold Carmichael WR

9

4

Lyle Alzado DE

8

4

Dwight Clark WR

6

4

Randy Cross G-C

5

4

Bubba Baker DE

3

4

Jerome Brown DT

2

4

*Mike Stratton LB

20

3

Daryle Lamonica QB

19

3

Larry Brown RB

17

3

Dick Anderson DB

16

3

Chuck Foreman RB

13

3

Jack Tatum DB

13

3

Billy Sims RB

9

3

Joe Theismann QB

8

3

Ed White G

8

3

Dennis Harrah G

6

3

Marvin Powell T

6

3

*Carroll Dale WR-E

20

2

*Jim Nance RB-FB

20

2

Cornell Green DB

19

2

John Niland G

18

2

Roman Gabriel QB

16

2

Jim Bakken PK

15

2

Jake Scott DB

15

2

George Atkinson DB

14

2

Mike Wagner DB

13

2

Riley Odoms TE

10

2

Billy Sims RB

9

2

Hanford Dixon DB

4

2

Doug Williams QB

4

2

Michael Carter NT

1

2

Frank Minnifield DB

1

2

*Bob Jeter DB-WR

20

1

Gale Gillingham G-DT

17

1

Lee Roy Jordan LB

17

1

Ralph Neely T

16

1

Mike Curtis LB-FB

15

1

Ron McDole DE-DT

15

1

Lawrence McCutchen RB

12

1

Rich Saul C

12

1

Isiah Robertson LB

11

1

Gary Johnson DT

8

1

Tom Jackson LB

7

1

Jeff Van Note C

7

1

Steve Nelson LB

6

1

Wes Chandler WR

5

1

Dave Brown DB

4

1

Mike Quick WR

3

1

Keena Turner LB

3

1

Raymond Clayborn DB

2

1

Hugh Green LB

2

1

Matt Millen LB

2

1

Joe Morris RB

2

1

Bob Golic NT-DT-LB-DE

1

1

Roy Green WR

1

1

Lydell Mitchell RB

13

0

Mel Gray WR

11

0

Bert Jones QB

11

0

Rulon Jones DE

5

0

Neil Lomax QB

5

0

Curt Warner RB

3

0

*Eddie Brown WR

2

0

*Gerald Riggs RB

2

0

Chip Banks LB

1

0

James Brooks RB

1

0

Jacob Green DE

1

0

Louis Lipps WR

1

0

Freeman McNeil RB

1

0

Christian Okoye RB

1

0

Al Toon WR

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

Pat Harder FB

20

12

Arch Ward CONTRIBUTOR

9

10

Charlie Conerly QB

12

9

Dick Schafrath T-G-DE

2

9

Alan Ameche FB

13

7

Art Powell E

5

7

Bobby Boyd DB

5

6

Tank Younger FB-LB-HB

15

5

Charles Bidwill OWNER

9

5

Cookie Gilchrist FB

6

5

Billy Wilson FL-E

13

4

Greasy Neale COACH

9

4

Max McGee E

6

4

Jack Kemp QB

4

4

Boyd Dowler FL-SE-LB

2

4

Houston Antwine DT

1

4

Rich Jackson DE

1

4

Bruno Banducci G

19

3

Harlon Hill E-DB

11

3

George Preston Marshall OWNER

9

3

Dan Reeves OWNER

9

3

Rosey Grier DT-DE

6

3

Fuzzy Thurston G

6

3

Dave Grayson DB

3

3

Larry Grantham LB

1

3

*Bill Fischer T-G-DT

20

2

Goose Gonsoulin DB

6

2

Erich Barnes DB

2

2

Butch Byrd DB

2

2

Jim Ray Smith G-T

9

1

Abner Haynes HB

6

1

Don Meredith QB

5

1

Babe Parilli QB

4

1

Howard Mudd G

3

1

Les Bingaman DG-G-C

19

0

*Leon Hart E-FB-DE

16

0

Clem Daniels HB-DB

5

0

Jim Katcavage DE

5

0

George Saimes DB

1

0

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: Don Shula

1

28

SCOUT: Bill Nunn

5

13

SCOUT: Eddie Kotal

3

12

COACH Tom Flores

2

10

EXEC: Jim Finks

9

8

COACH: Chuck Knox

2

8

SCOUT: John Wooten

3

6

SCOUT: Lloyd Wells

3

6

TV EXEC: Roone Arledge

12

5

TV COMMENTATOR: Howard Cosell

12

5

EXEC: George Young

1

5

NARRATOR: John Facenda

3

4

OWNER: Jack Kent Cooke

3

3

SCOUT : Jack Vainsi

3

3

EXEC: George Halas Jr.

19

2

OWNER: Bud Adams

17

2

OWNER: Clint Murchison

17

2

OWNER: Art Modell

13

2

COACH: Bum Phillips

11

2

COACH: Joe Collier

3

2

COACH: Buddy Ryan

1

2

COACH: Bill Arnsbarger

12

1

COACH: John Robinson

4

1

COACH: Lindy Infante

9

0

OWNER: William Clay Ford

3

0

COACH: Jerry Glanville

3

0

COACH: Richie Petitbon

3

0

*COACH: John Sandusky

2

0

*COACH: Tom Walsh

2

0

*COACH: Woody Widenhofer

2

0

COACH: Tom Catlin

1

0

OWNER: Robert Irsay

1

0

Next week, we will announce the Semi-Finalists for the 1998 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

Saturday, 11 July 2026 10:56