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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.

283. Josh Sitton

From Central Florida, Josh Sitton would win the starting Right Guard for the Green Bay Packers in his second season in the league, and the year after, he was a big reason why they would win Super Bowl XLV.  Sitton only improved from there, making the Pro Bowl in 2012, but he switched to Left Guard in 2013 and again made the Pro Bowl, representing the Packers, in 2014 and 2015; in those years, he was named a Second Team All-Pro.  He signed with division rival Chicago Bears in 2016, and for the third straight year he was both a Pro Bowler and a Second Team All-Pro. 

Plucked in the fourth round (135th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft out of UCF, Josh Sitton spent his rookie year learning the ropes before seizing Green Bay's starting right guard job in 2009. Combining rare functional strength with light-footed athleticism, Sitton quickly became a dominant force along the interior. His breakout arrived in 2010 when he anchored the right side of the front line, winning Pro Football Weekly's NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year award and paving the way for Green Bay's run to a Super Bowl XLV championship.

Sitton’s pass-blocking prowess became the gold standard for interior linemen protecting Aaron Rodgers. Over a four-year stretch from 2012 through 2015, he yielded fewer sacks than virtually any guard in football, earning three Pro Bowl selections in Titletown. In 2013, head coach Mike McCarthy seamlessly flipped Sitton to left guard to pair with tackle David Bakhtiari, and Sitton didn't miss a beat, earning Second-Team AP All-Pro honors at both guard positions (2010 at right guard; 2013 and 2014 at left guard).

Together with T.J. Lang and center Corey Linsley, Sitton formed one of the most formidable interior offensive line trios in modern franchise history. His physical nastiness in the run game and textbook balance in pass protection allowed Green Bay's offense to produce consecutive division titles and deep postseason runs.

Sitton’s tenure in Wisconsin ended suddenly when Green Bay surprisingly released him on the eve of the 2016 regular season. He quickly latched on with the division rival Chicago Bears, adding a fourth career Pro Bowl selection to his mantle before spending his final campaign in Miami.  As a Packer, he made 112 starts. In 2020, the Green Bay Packers formally recognized his elite eight-year run by inducting him into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.