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Kirk Buchner, "The Committee Chairman", is the owner and operator of the site.  Kirk can be contacted at [email protected] .

We are diligently working away at Notinhalloffame on revising our Football lists to reflect the winter’s respective classes, but as you may have seen, we have been swamped with our main project, the United States Athletic Hall of Fame, which is the only one of its kind, where you can vote for the greatest Athletes, Coaches, Contributors, and Commentators for the 2026 Class.

This is a very important project, and please support us by voting daily at www.theusahof.com.

In the meantime, we have rebuilt the 161-180 (Part 9) on our Notinhalloffame Football List, which we are pleased to show below:

They are:

#161. Cam Newton
#162. Brian Marshall
#163. Art Powell
#164. John David Crow
#165. Gene Washington
#166. Cameron Wake
#167. Mike Alstott
#168. Roger Brown
#169. Chris Hinton
#170. Boyd Dowler
#171. Harlon Hill
#172. Jimmy Smith
#173. Whizzer White
#174. Eric Berry
#175. Wes Welker
#176. Dick Barwegan
#177. Eddie George
#178. Billy Wilson
#179. Bob Baumhower
#180. Lorenzo Neal

Look for more updates soon!

Thank you all for supporting Notinhalloffame.com.

2002 PRELIMINARY RESULTS:

Thank you to all who participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are still figuring that out, we treated the PFHOF as having its first class in January 1946.

For “2002,” a Preliminary Vote with over 100 players whose playing career ended by 1996. 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. 

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

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Cliff Harris S

18

23

Rickey Jackson LB-DE

2

23

Joe Jacoby T

4

22

Jim Kelly QB

1

20

Drew Pearson WR

14

19

Joe Klecko DE

9

19

Ken Riley DB

14

18

Ken Stabler QB

13

17

Ken Anderson QB

11

17

Todd Christensen TE

9

17

Fred Dean DE

12

16

Billy “White Shoes” Johnson

9

16

Steve McMichael DT

3

16

George Kunz T

17

15

Deron Cherry DB

6

15

Winston Hill T

20

14

Curley Culp DT-NT

16

14

Mark Gastineau DE

9

14

Harry Carson LB

9

13

Jimbo Covert T

7

13

Jim Marshall DE

18

12

Russ Francis TE

9

10

Wilber Marshall LB

2

10

Mike Kenn T

3

9

Harold Carmichael WR

13

8

Karl Mecklenburg LB

3

8

Carl Banks LB

2

8

Harold Jackson WR

14

7

Matt Blair LB

12

7

Ed “Too Tall” Jones DE

8

7

Jay Hilgenberg C

4

7

Everson Walls DB

4

7

Gary Clark WR

2

7

Chris Hinton T-G

2

7

Ray Childress DE-DT

1

7

*Jerry Smith TE

20

6

Nolan Cromwell DB

10

6

Bubba Baker DE

7

6

Stanley Morgan WR

7

6

Ottis Anderson RB

5

6

Joey Browner DB

5

6

Clay Matthews Jr. LB

1

6

Bill Bergey LB

17

5

Harvey Martin DE

14

5

Leonard Marshall DE

3

5

*Pat Fischer CB

20

4

Chuck Foreman RB

17

4

Jack Tatum DB

17

4

Coy Bacon DE

16

4

Isiah Robertson LB

15

4

Rick Upchurch WR/R

14

4

Doug Wilkerson G

13

4

Lyle Alzado DE

12

4

Ed White G

12

4

Dwight Clark WR

10

4

Dennis Harrah G

10

4

Randy Cross G-C

9

4

*Dick Anderson DB

20

3

Jake Scott DB

19

3

Lawrence McCutchen RB

16

3

Dexter Manley DE

6

3

Fred Smerlas NT

5

3

Phil Simms QB

4

3

Mark Bavaro TE

2

3

Kent Hull C

1

3

Keith Jackson TE

1

3

Darryl Talley DB

1

3

*Roman Gabriel QB

20

2

*Ralph Neely T

20

2

Jim Bakken PK

19

2

Mike Curtis LB-FB

19

2

George Atkinson DB

18

2

Riley Odoms TE

14

2

Joe Theismann QB

12

2

Steve Nelson LB

10

2

Hanford Dixon DB

8

2

Doug Williams QB

8

2

Matt Millen LB

6

2

Mark Clayton WR

4

2

Bill Fralic G

4

2

Keith Millard DT-NT

4

2

Charles Mann DE

3

2

Dennis Smith DB

3

2

Jim Lachey T

2

2

Jay Novacek TE

2

2

John Taylor WR

2

2

Ray Donaldson C

1

2

Ron McDole DE-DT

19

1

Lydell Mitchell RB

17

1

Mike Wagner DB

17

1

Billy Sims RB

13

1

Tom Jackson LB

11

1

Jeff Van Note C

11

1

Marvin Powell T

10

1

Wes Chandler WR

9

1

Neil Lomax QB

9

1

Dave Brown DB

8

1

Raymond Clayborn DB

6

1

Michael Carter NT

5

1

Frank Minnifield DB

5

1

Christian Okoye RB

5

1

Luis Sharpe T

3

1

Anthony Carter WR

2

1

Shane Conlan LB

2

1

Jack Del Rio LB

2

1

Bart Oates C

2

1

Jim Ritcher G

2

1

Bernie Kosar QB

1

1

Guy McIntyre G

1

1

Mel Gray WR

15

0

Bert Jones QB

15

0

*Gary Johnson DT

12

0

Rulon Jones DE

9

0

Keena Turner LB

7

0

Curt Warner RB

7

0

James Brooks RB

5

0

Roy Green WR

5

0

Freeman McNeil RB

5

0

Mark Bortz G

3

0

Steve Jordan TE

3

0

Tim Krumrie NT

3

0

Carl Lee DB

3

0

*Marion Butts RB

2

0

*Scott Case DB

2

0

*Ernest Givins WR

2

0

*Tim Harris LB-DE

2

0

*Rodney Holman TE

2

0

*Mike Johnson LB

2

0

*Tom Newberry G-C

2

0

Rich Camarillo P

1

0

Haywood Jeffries WR

1

0

Sean Jones DE

1

0

Nick Lowery PK

1

0

Joe Nash NT-DT

1

0

Elbert Shelley ST

1

0

Al Smith LB

1

0

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

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

Player

Year

Votes

Floyd Little RB

2

13

Andy Russell LB

1

12

Arch Ward CONTRIBUTOR

13

10

Alan Ameche FB

17

9

Walt Sweeney G

2

8

Tank Younger FB-LB-HB

19

7

Art Powell E

9

7

Charlie Conerly QB

16

6

Boyd Dowler FL-SE-LB

6

6

Mike Stratton LB

4

6

Greasy Neale COACH

13

5

Rosey Grier DT-DE

11

5

Jack Kemp QB

8

5

Dave Grayson DB

7

5

Bud Adams OWNER

1

5

Billy Wilson FL-E

17

4

Harlon Hill E-DB

15

4

Charles Bidwill OWNER

13

4

Cookie Gilchrist FB

10

4

Houston Antwine DT

5

4

Lee Roy Jordan LB

1

4

George Preston Marshall OWNER

13

3

Dan Reeves OWNER

13

3

Max McGee E

10

3

Don Meredith QB

9

3

Erich Barnes DB

6

3

Butch Byrd DB

6

3

Larry Grantham LB

5

3

Rich Jackson DE

5

3

Larry Brown RB

1

3

Ed Budde G

1

3

Goose Gonsoulin DB

10

2

Abner Haynes HB

10

2

Fuzzy Thurston G

10

2

John Brodie QB

4

2

Jim Nance RB-FB 

4

2

Daryle Lamonica QB

3

2

Ernie McMillan T

1

2

Clint Murchison OWNER

1

2

Jim Ray Smith G-T

13

1

Jim Katcavage DE

9

1

Babe Parilli QB

8

1

Carroll Dale WR-E

4

1

Bob Jeter DB-WR

4

1

Cornell Green DB 

3

1

John Niland G

2

1

George Saimes DB

5

0

Gale Gillingham G-DT

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: Jimmy Johnson

1

16

EXEC: Ron Wolf

4

15

EXEC: Jim Finks

14

13

EXEC: George Young

5

12

COACH: Tom Flores

6

11

COACH: Chuck Knox

6

8

NARRATOR: John Facenda

7

6

OWNER: Eddie DeBartolo Jr.

3

6

TV EXEC: Roone Arledge

16

5

SCOUT: John Wooten

7

5

TV COMMENTATOR: Howard Cosell

16

4

EXEC: John McVay

3

4

OWNER: Jack Kent Cooke

7

3

SCOUT : Jack Vainsi

7

3

SCOUT: Lloyd Wells

7

3

COACH: Bill Arnsbarger

17

2

OWNER: Art Modell

17

2

COACH: Lindy Infante

14

2

COACH: John Robinson

8

2

EXEC: Jerry Vainisi

2

2

COACH: Bum Phillips

15

1

OWNER: William Clay Ford

7

1

COACH: Buddy Ryan

5

1

COACH: Bud Carson

3

1

COACH: Ted Marchibroda

2

1

COACH: Jerry Glanville

7

0

COACH: Barry Switzer

3

0

*EXEC: John Beake

2

0

*EXEC: Vince Cerrato

2

0

*COACH: Dick Coury

2

0

*COACH: Mike McCormack

2

0

*COACH: Frtz Shurmur

2

0

COACH: Dave Adolph

1

0

COACH: Walt Corey

1

0

COACH: David Shula

1

0

COACH: Ernie Zampese

1

0

Next week, we will announce the Semi-Finalists for the 2002 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

We are diligently working away at Notinhalloffame on revising our Football lists to reflect the winter’s respective classes, but as you may have seen, we have been swamped with our main project, the United States Athletic Hall of Fame, which is the only one of its kind, where you can vote for the greatest Athletes, Coaches, Contributors, and Commentators for the 2026 Class.

This is a very important project, and please support us by voting daily at www.theusahof.com.

In the meantime, we have rebuilt the 141-160 (Part 8) on our Notinhalloffame Football List, which we are pleased to show below:

They are:

#141. Eric Weddle
#142. Vince Wilfork
#143. Michael Dean Perry
#144. Isiah Robertson
#145. Andy Russell
#146. Aqib Talib
#147. Boomer Esiason
#148. Matt Birk
#149. Steve Tasker
#150. Jessie Tuggle
#151. Tiki Barber
#152. Gary Collins
#153. Lionel Taylor
#154. Irving Fryar
#155. Hardy Nickerson
#156. Riley Matheson
#157. Chad Johnson
#158. Bill Bergey
#159. Gene Brito
#160. Rodney Harrison

Look for more updates soon!

Thank you all for supporting Notinhalloffame.com.

We are diligently working away at Notinhalloffame on revising our Football lists to reflect the winter’s respective classes, but as you may have seen, we have been swamped with our main project, the United States Athletic Hall of Fame, which is the only one of its kind, where you can vote for the greatest Athletes, Coaches, Contributors, and Commentators for the 2026 Class.

This is a very important project, and please support us by voting daily at www.theusahof.com.

In the meantime, we have rebuilt the 121-140 (Part 7) on our Notinhalloffame Football List, which we are pleased to show below:

They are:

#121. Daryle Lamonica
#122. Gale Gillingham
#123. Tom Nalen
#124. Steve McNair
#125. Rick Casares
#126. Jim Hart
#127. Olin Kreutz
#128. Lance Briggs
#129. Joe Staley
#130. Jim Benton
#131. Priest Holmes
#132. Pat Fischer
#133. Lomas Brown
#134. Nolan Cromwell
#135. Fred Taylor
#136. Tobin Rote
#137. Simeon Rice
#138. Joey Browner
#139. Jay Novacek
#140. Gino Cappelletti

Look for more updates soon!

Thank you all for supporting Notinhalloffame.com.