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The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1947 PRELIMINARY VOTE

Thank you for all of you who have participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, and if you are unaware of what that is, simply, we acted as if the PFHOF had their first class in January of 1946?

We have completed the first year, where a Preliminary, Semi-Final and Final vote for the 1946 Class, which inducted Fritz Pollard, George Halas, Curly Lambeau, Jim Thorpe and Red Grange into the “Modern Era”. Pudge Heffelfinger, was chosen as part of the Seniors Category.

For “1947” a Preliminary Vote with 130 players whose playing career ended by 1940. 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 is asked to select 25 names from the preliminary list, with the top 25 vote getters named as Semi-Finalists.

A week later, the voters will be asked to pick 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, and a week after, they will pick five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process weekly until we catch up to the current year.

29 people participated in the 1946 Preliminary Vote which yielded the following result:

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Ernie Nevers FB (’46 SF & F)

11

27

Duke Slater T (’46 SF & F)

11

27

Ed Healey T-G-E (’46 SF & F)

16

26

Guy Chamberlin E-WB (’46 SF & F)

15

26

Paddy Driscoll HB-QB-TB-BB (’46 SF & F)

13

26

Benny Friedman TB-DB (’46 SF & F)

8

26

George Trafton C (’46 SF & F)

11

25

Cal Hubbard T-E-DE-G (’46 SF & F)

6

25

Johnny Blood TB-HB-WB-BB-DB (’46 SF & F)

4

23

Pete Henry T (’46 SF & F)

14

22

Jimmy Conzelman HB-TB-BB-E (’46 SF)

13

22

Joe Guyon WB-TB-BB-FB (’46 SF)

15

21

Lavvie Dilweg E

8

21

Link Lyman T (’46 SF)

8

21

Dutch Clark TB (’46 SF & F)

4

20

Verne Llewelyn B

10

19

Ray Flaherty E-DB (’46 SF)

7

19

Cliff Battles TB-FB-WB-DB (’46 SF)

5

19

Mike Michalske G-T-LB-BB (’46 SF)

5

18

Steve Owen T-G (’46 SF)

9

17

Clark Hinkle FB-LB-HB-DB

1

17

Ox Emerson G-C

4

16

Dutch Sternaman HB-QB-FB

17

14

Walt Kiesling G-T (’46 SF)

4

14

Red Badgro E-DE

6

13

Turk Edwards T (’46 SF)

2

12

Tony Latone B

12

11

Hunk Anderson G-C

17

9

Swede Youngstrom G-T-E-C

17

9

Pete Stinchcomb HB

18

8

Duke Henry E-T-G-FB

12

8

Al Nesser G-E-C

11

7

Gus Sonnenberg T-FB-TB

12

6

Glenn Presnell T-B

6

6

Whizzer White TB-HB

1

6

Harry Robb B

19

5

Doc Alexander C-T-G-E

15

5

Joey Sternaman QB-BB

14

5

George Christensen T-G

4

5

Cub Buck T

17

4

Wildcat Wilson TB

16

4

Duke Osborne G-C

14

4

Red Dunn BB-TB

11

4

Joe Kopcha G

9

4

Nate Barragar C-G

7

4

Beattie Feathers HB-WB

2

4

Steamer Horning T

19

3

Father Lumpkin BB

5

3

Gaynell Tinsley E

2

3

Bob Koehler FB

16

2

Lou Smyth B

16

2

Willis Brennan G-T

15

2

Tex Grigg B

15

2

Jim McMillen G

14

2

Clyde Smith C

14

2

Two-Bits Honan B  

12

2

Bull Behman T-E

11

2

Jug Earp C-T-G

10

2

Ray Kemp T

9

2

Joe Lillard HB

9

2

Hap Moran B

9

2

Luke Johnsos E

6

2

Jack Manders HB-FB

2

2

Jim Barber T

1

2

Ed Danowski E

1

2

Johnny Drake B

1

2

Rip King B

18

1

Dinger Doane FB

15

1

Tex Hamer B

15

1

Russ Hathaway T-G

14

1

Ben Jones FB-BB-WB

14

1

Herb Stein C-G

14

1

Bub Weller T-E

14

1

Milt Rehnquist G-C-T

12

1

Doc Elliott B

11

1

Hec Carvey G-E-C-T             

11

1

Don Murry T-E-G

10

1

Rudy Comstrock G-T

9

1

Jack McBride FB

8

1

Tom Nash E

8

1

Doug Wycoff B         

8

1

Bill Owen T-G

6

1

Lon Evans G-T

5

1

Buster Mitchell E-T

5

1

Ernie Caddell WB-TB-BB-FB

4

1

Lou Gordon T-G-E

4

1

Swede Hanson B

4

1

Ookie Miller C-G-LB

4

1

Ozzie Simmons HB

3

1

Ernie Smth T

3

1

Eggs Manske E

2

1

Bernie Masterson QB

2

1

Frank Bausch C

1

1

Tony Blazine T

1

1

Fred Gillies T

14

0

Frank Racis G-T-E

13

0

Tillie Voss E-T

13

0

Jim Laird B-G-T

11

0

Dick O’Donnell E

11

0

Curly Oden BB

10

0

Jack Spellman T-B

10

0

Stumpy Thomason WB-TB-BB-HB

10

0

Al Graham

9

0

Chuck Kassel E

9

0

George Kenneally E

9

0

Dick Stahlman T-G

9

0

Les Caywood G-Y

8

0

Butch Gibson G-T

8

0

Bill Senn B

8

0

Bo Molenda FB-HB-BB

7

0

Zuck Carlson G-TB-LB

6

0

Bill Morgan T

6

0

Bert Pearson C-G

6

0

Clare Randolph C

6

0

Al Rose E

6

0

Harry Ebding E

5

0

Keith Molesworth HB-QB

5

0

Carl Brumbaugh B

4

0

Len Grant T

4

0

Potsy Jones G

4

0

Bill Karr E

4

0

Joe Zeller G-E

4

0

Bree Cuppoletti G

3

0

Ace Gutkowski G

3

0

Kink Richards B

3

0

Bill Smith E

3

0

Johnny Dell Isola G

2

0

Milt Gantenbein E

2

0

Ralph Kercheval WB

2

0

Jack Johnson T

2

0

The first reaction that we had from this tally, is how there were over 30 more candidates with at least one vote than the 1946 Preliminary Ballot.

It is also noteworthy that Turk Edwards, who was a Semi-Finalist in 1946 was unable to advance to that stage in 1947.

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Charles Follis

N/A

24

John Brallier

N/A

22

Blondy Wallace

N/A

20

Ted Nesser

N/A

18

Henry McDonald

N/A

13

Sol Butler

N/A

12

Bob Shirling

N/A

11

Gull Falcon

N/A

11

Herman Kerchoff

N/A

11

Tam Rose

N/A

3

Next Saturday, we will be posting the results of the Semi-Finalists.

Thank you to all who contributed, and if you want to be a part of this project, please let us know!

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