The problem with running a Hall of Fame-related website is that many of the big ones we cover all have announcements within months of each other.  The backbone of what we do is list-related, resulting in a long push to revise what we already have, specifically now with our Football and Basketball Lists.

At present, we have a minor update as we have completed the next twenty-five of the 2024 Football List, which you can comment on and vote on:

The new 251 to 275:

251. Larry Brooks
252. Jon Morris
253. Ed Danowski
254. Dennis Harrah
255. Jim David
256. Ken Gray
257. William “Pudge” Heffelfinger
258. Jeff Van Note
259. Troy Vincent
260. Frankie Albert
261. Charles Follis
262. NaVorro Bowman
263. Jessie Armstead
264. Ray Wietcha
265. Clem Daniels
266. Henry Thomas
267. Josh Sitton
268. Randy Cross
269. Travis Frederick*
270. Bill Lee
271. James Farrior
272. Lawrence McCutcheon
273. Rich Saul
274. Chris Samuels
275. Bud McFadin 

*Denotes First Year of Eligibility.

Rankings are impacted annually based on your comments and votes.

Thank you all for your patience. We will soon unveil more changes to the football and basketball lists.

Lawrence McCutcheon was a better running back than you remember, and he spent the best years of his NFL career with the Los Angeles Rams.

Drafted in the 3^rd Round from Colorado State in 1972, Lawrence McCutcheon saw limited action as a rookie, but he would become a starter the following season and would begin a five-year streak of Pro Bowl Selections.  During that streak, McCutcheon would have four 1,000-yard rushing seasons, all of which were top-five finishes.   In Pro-Football-Reference’s Approximate Value rating, McCutcheon had three top-four finishes, including a second-place finish in 1973. 

He would finish his career with Denver, Seattle, and Buffalo and would total 8,377 Yards From Scrimmage over his career.

Lawrence McCutcheon was the Rams’ top rusher for much of the 1970s after they selected him in the third round out of Colorado State in 1972. He saw almost no action as a rookie, then took over as the starting running back in 1973 under new coach Chuck Knox. That year he rushed for 1,097 yards and earned the first of five consecutive Pro Bowl selections. McCutcheon was a durable back who thrived in Knox’s run-heavy scheme, carrying the ball between the tackles and also contributing as a receiver.

From 1973 to 1977, he led the Rams in rushing every season and finished among the league’s top five in rushing yards four times. He topped 1,000 rushing yards in four of those years and posted more than 1,500 yards from scrimmage in both 1974 and 1976. In 1974, he earned Second-Team All-Pro honors while finishing high in yards from scrimmage and all-purpose yards. McCutcheon also had a standout playoff performance in 1975, rushing for 202 yards in a win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Those seasons established him as one of the league’s more consistent backs, even if he rarely got the same attention as some of the era’s bigger names.

Injuries limited him in 1978, and by 1979 he was sharing carries with younger backs. He still contributed in the postseason as the Rams reached Super Bowl XIV. In that game, McCutcheon threw a 24-yard touchdown pass on a halfback option that briefly gave Los Angeles the lead before Pittsburgh pulled away. The Rams made the playoffs in each of his final seven seasons, and he remained a reliable piece of the offense throughout that stretch.McCutcheon left the Rams after the 1979 season and finished his career with brief stops in Denver, Seattle, and Buffalo. With Los Angeles, he rushed for 6,186 yards and 23 touchdowns while adding 1,683 receiving yards and 12 more scores. Those totals made him the franchise’s all-time leading rusher when he departed.

His five straight Pro Bowl selections and the four 1,000-yard seasons capture the heart of his career with the Rams. McCutcheon was sometimes overlooked compared with other runners of the decade, but his production and durability made him one of the steadiest contributors on those Los Angeles teams.