Gary Anderson made a lot of history as a Place Kicker, the first of which was becoming the first South African to play a game in the NFL.  Anderson would not just play a game or two; he would play 353, which, as of this writing, places him third all-time.

Obviously, when you play that many games, you are a pretty good player, and Anderson was.  Consistently considered among the better kickers since he debuted in 1982 (with Pittsburgh), Anderson would be a four-time Pro Bowl Selection.  His best year (and as will be discussed, most infamous) came in 1998 when, as a Minnesota Viking, Anderson became the first Kicker to go perfect in both Field Goals and Extra Points in a season.  Anderson played until 2004, and at the time of his retirement, he led the league in Points and Field Goals Made.

What hampers Anderson's Hall of Fame candidacy badly is that Place Kickers are known for their clutch kicks or critical misses.  Despite the vast amount of field goal attempts he had, Anderson will always be remembered for missing a 38-Yard Field Goal in the 1998 NFC Championship (the year he was perfect in the regular season) that would have put them in the Super Bowl. 

When you are a Kicker, that is all it takes to keep you out.

A defensive superstar from the University of Wisconsin, the Miami Dolphins drafted Troy Vincent 7^th Overall in 1992.  Vincent immediately became the starting Left Cornerback and played well for Miami over his four seasons there.  That was a good start, but it was later as a Philadelphia Eagle that he shined.  

With Philadelphia, Vincent earned five straight Pro Bowl selections (1999-03) and was a First Team All-Pro in 2002.  That year he was also named the Walter Payton Man of the Year, a testament to the character he showed on and off the field.  Vincent would finish his career with 47 Interceptions.

Abe Woodson’s regular role was at Cornerback where he would accumulate 19 Interceptions over his career, but it was his returning ability that would see him gain five straight Pro Bowls Selections (1959-63)

Drafted in the 2^nd Round from the University of Illinois, Abe Woodson's best seasons were with the San Francisco 49ers.  Woodson, who was also a two-time First Team All-Pro, would record 6,850 Return Yards and would average a whopping 28.7 Yards per Kick Return.  He would have four straight years where he had at least 1,000 All-Purpose Yards.

Behind the depth chart to Brent Jones, Wesley Walls did not see a lot of action with the San Francisco 49ers, although he did win a Super Bowl with them (XXIV) and caught a pass in the big game.  Walls was injured through 1992 and 1993, and he signed with the New Orleans Saints as a Free Agent, where he played well for two seasons, but he found his greatest success with their division rival, the Carolina Panthers.

From 1996 to 2001, the Tight End was named to the Pro Bowl, with three of those campaigns seeing Walls named a Second Team All-Pro.  He had twice 10 Touchdown-plus seasons and put the ball in the end zone 54 times over his career.  Walls would also go for 5,291 Yards, 3,902 of which were as a Panther.

Walls entered the Carolina Panthers Ring of Honor in 2019.