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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 two years thus far, and here we are with a third year.

For “1948” a Preliminary Vote with 127 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 1948 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

Duke Slater T

12

29

Jimmy Conzelman* BB-TB-HB-E

14

28

Cliff Battles TB-FB-WB-DB

6

28

Guy Chamberlin E-WB

16

27

George Trafton C

12

27

Benny Friedman TB-DB

9

27

Mike Michalske G-T-LB-BB

6

27

Johnny Blood TB-HB-WB-BB-DB

5

27

Joe Guyon WB-TB-BB-FB

16

26

Pete Henry T

15

26

Verne Llewellen B

11

26

Steve Owen T-G

10

26

Link Lyman T

9

26

Ray Flaherty E-DE

8

26

Lavvie Dilweg E

9

24

Walt Kiesling G-T

5

24

Red Badgro E-DE

7

22

Ox Emerson G-C

5

22

Clark Hinkle FB-LB-HB-DB

2

22

Dutch Sternaman HB-QB-FB

18

21

Turk Edwards T

3

21

Beattie Feathers HB-WB

3

12

Cecil Isbel TB-HB

1

12

Swede Youngstrom G-T-E-C

18

10

Steamer Horning T

20

9

Harry Robb B

20

8

Pete Stinchcomb HB

19

8

Hunk Anderson G-C

18

8

Joey Sternaman QB-BB

15

7

Tony Latone B

13

6

Whizzer White TB-HB

2

6

Cub Buck T

18

5

Gus Sonnenberg T-FB-TB

13

5

George Christensen T-G

4

5

Duke Henry E-T-G-FB

13

4

Joe Kopcha G

10

4

Nate Barragar C-G

8

4

Jack Manders HB-FB

3

4

Gaynell Tinsley E

3

4

Bob Koehler FB

17

3

Wildcat Wilson TB

17

3

Willis Brennan G-T

16

3

Duke Osborne G-C

15

3

Al Nesser G-E-C

12

3

Stumpy Thomason WB-TB-BB-HB

11

3

Luke Johnsos E

7

3

Ace Gutkowski FB-TB

4

3

Milt Gantenbein E

3

3

Jim McMillen G

15

2

Tillie Voss E-T

14

2

Red Dunn BB-TB

12

2

Ray Kemp T

10

2

Zuck Carlson G-T-C-LB

7

2

Glenn Presnell T-B

7

2

Father Lumpkin BB

6

2

Buster Mitchell E-T

6

2

Potsy Jones G

5

2

Ozzie Simmons HB

4

2

Rip King B

18

1

Lou Smyth B 

17

1

Doc Alexander C-T-G-E

16

1

Tex Grigg B

16

1

Fred Gillies T

15

1

Frank Racis G-T-E

14

1

Two-Bits Honan B

13

1

Milt Rehnquist G-C-T

13

1

Jug Earp C-T-G

11

1

Chuck Kassel E

10

1

Joe Lillard HB

10

1

Hap Moran B

10

1

Dick Stahlman T-G

10

1

Bo Molenda FB-HB-BB

9

1

Al Rose E

7

1

Carl Brumbaugh B

5

1

Ernie Caddell WB-TB-BB-FB

5

1

Kink Richards B

4

1

Jack Johnson T

3

1

Eggs Manske E

3

1

Bernie Masterson QB

3

1

Jim Barber T

2

1

Tony Blazine T

2

1

Johnny Drake B

2

1

Armand Niccolai T-G

1

1

Dinger Doane FB

16

0

Tex Hamer B

16

0

Russ Hathaway T-G

16

0

Ben Jones FB-BB-WB

15

0

Clyde Smith C

15

0

Herb Stein C-G

15

0

Bub Weller T-E

15

0

Bull Behman T-E

12

0

Doc Elliott B

12

0

Hec Garvey G-E-T-C

12

0

Jim Laird B-G-T

12

0

Dick O'Donnell E

12

0

Don Murry T-E-G

11

0

Curly Oden BB

11

0

Jack Spellman T-B

11

0

Rudy Comstrock G-T

10

0

Al Graham G

10

0

George Kenneally E

10

0

Les Caywood G-T

9

0

Butch Gibson G-T

9

0

Jack McBride FB

9

0

Tom Nash E

9

0

Bill Senn B

9

0

Doug Wycoff B

9

0

Bill Morgan T

7

0

Bill Owen T-G

7

0

Bert Pearson C-G

7

0

Clare Randolph C

6

0

Harry Ebding E

6

0

Lon Evans G-T

6

0

Keith Molesworth HB-QB

5

0

Lou Gordon T-G-E

5

0

Len Grant T

5

0

Swede Hanson B

5

0

Bill Karr E

5

0

Ookie Miller C-G-LB

5

0

Joe Zeller G-E

5

0

Bree Cuppoletti G

4

0

Bill Smith E

4

0

Ernie Smith T

4

0

Johnny Dell Isola G

3

0

Ralph Kerchaval WB

3

0

Frank Bausch C

2

0

Ed Danowski B

2

0

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

Blondy Wallace

N/A

27

Charles Follis

N/A

24

Henry McDonald

N/A

20

Ted Nesser

N/A

19

Sol Butler

N/A

17

Bob Shiring

N/A

15

Herman Kerchoff

N/A

13

Gul Falcon

N/A

7

Tam Rose

N/A

3

Next Saturday, we will be posting the results of the Semi-Final Vote of the 1948 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited.

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

A day after Terry Funk passed away, another legacy wrestler left us. Bray Wyatt, born Wyndham Rotunda, died at 36 following a heart attack.

The grandson of Blackjack Mulligan and son of Mike Rotunda, and nephew of Barry and Kendall Windham, Wyatt began wrestling in 2009 in the WWE developmental territories, adopting multiple personas before settling on Bray Wyatt. The character was initially a bayou cult leader, who along with Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, would form the Wyatt Family. After getting over in NXT, the trio were called up to the WWE.

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Let go in a cost-cutting measure, Wyatt returned in late 2022, but it was a brief run, that ended abruptly due to hat we now know was due to health reasons.

Wyatt was reported to return in recent weeks but that obviously was not the case. He leaves behind his wife and four children.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, family and friends of Bray Wyatt.

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One of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time, Terry Funk, has passed away.

The son of Dory Funk, and younger brother of Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk first began wrestling in 1965, and would compete in every significant wrestling promotion that mattered. Funk gave off the persona of a crazed wildman, but the Texan was also an accomplished mat technician, who could adapt to any style. Winning the NWA World Heavyweight Title in 1975, Funk was also very successful in Japan, winning multiple titles and tournaments with his brother.

Winning titles all across the United States, Funk pioneered what would become known as Hardcore Wrestling. In 1985, he had his first foray into the WWF, challenging Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Title and competing in a tag team match at Wrestlemania 2. By the end of the 80s, Funk returned to the NWA and challenged Ric Flair for the World Title at the 1989 Great American Bash.

In the 1990s, Funk became the lynchpin for Paul Heyman’s ECW, headlining their first Pay Per View, and though he was in his 50s, he made returns to the WWF and WCW. He continued to wrestle, finally lacing up the boots in 2017.

Funk would also act in movies, namely Paradise Alley, Over the Top and Roadhouse.

In 2009, The Funk Brothers were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, family and friends of Terry Funk.