1966 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 acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946.

We have completed the first 18 years thus far.

For “1966,” a Preliminary Vote with close to 100 players whose playing career ended by 1959. 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, and the top 25 vote-getters were named 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.

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

31 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

This is for the “Senior Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates that they will be removed from the ballot permanently.

We also had a vote to see if you wanted to change the entrant parameters.

You voted with over 80 percent to keep as is with the Top Five entering providing they get 50% of the final vote.

Next week, we will announce the Semi-Finalists for the 1966 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

2024: Pre-Season Rank: #127.  Peak Period 2019-23.

Trey Hendrickson came into his own in his last season in New Orleans (2020) with a 13.5 Sack/12 TFL year, but once he joined the Cincinnati Bengals, he became a defensive juggernaut.

The Bengals were defensively an issue in 2024, but Trey Hendrickson was carrying the squad, performing so well that he led the NFL in Sacks (17.5) and was second in Defensive Player of the Year voting.  Henrickson has been a Pro Bowler all four of his Cincinnati years, and based on the off-field negotiations in 2025, the Bengals are hoping that he can lead the Southern Ohio to the promised land.

2024 2023 Pre-Season Rank #149.  Peak Period: 2020-24

Chris Lindstrom has slowly turned into one of the best Guards in football and is on a three-year streak of Pro Bowls and Second Team All-Pros.  Considered one of the top Guards on a one-on-one, Lindstrom could be a First Team All-Pro this year.

2024 Pre-Season Rank #124.   Peak Period: 2021-24*

Last season, we said that Creed Humphrey was one of the best Centers going into the year, but as the year switches to 2025, is it safe to say that the four-year vet is now the best Center in the National Football League?

Humphrey already turned heads as a rookie, finishing third in Offensive Rookie of the Year voting, and he is already a pivotal part of two Super Bowl Championship teams.  A three-time Pro Bowler, Humphrey earned a First Team All-Pro for the first time and will likely score more. 

There is a void to fill (left by Jason Kelce) for the most famous active Center in football, and Creed could be that replacement. 

*Humphrey has only played four seasons.