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 226 to 250:

226. Carl Banks
227. Duane Putnam
228. Bob Gain
229. Dan Towler
230. Fuzzy Thurston
231. Derrick Mason
232. Kyle Rote
233. Lyle Alzado
234. Matt Forte
235. Earl Faison
236. Fred Smerlas
237. Ray Donaldson
238. Jamal Lewis
239. Len Younce
240. Ed White
241. Eugene Robinson
242. Mike Stratton
243. Jim Plunkett
244. George Saimes
245. Mark Clayton
246. Ted Washington
247. Len Hauss
248. Jim Ray Smith
249. Al Nesser
250. Dave Butz

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.

Taking a non-traditional route to the NFL, Kentucky standout and Outland Trophy winner Bob Gain was selected fifth overall in 1951 by Green Bay, but chose to spend his first pro season north of the border with the Ottawa Rough Riders. By 1952, the Cleveland Browns secured his NFL rights, bringing the Akron native back to his home state. Gain missed the entire 1953 season while serving as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, but returned to the field in 1954 without missing a beat.

Plugging directly into the interior of Paul Brown’s defense, Gain established himself as an unyielding force at defensive tackle. He provided the physical muscle inside that helped propel Cleveland to back-to-back NFL Championships in 1954 and 1955. At 6 feet 3 inches and over 250 pounds, he controlled the line of scrimmage against the run while generating relentless push against opposing passers.

His individual recognition peaked during a dominant six-year stretch from 1957 through 1962, during which Gain earned five Pro Bowl selections and three Second-Team All-Pro honors. A broken leg derailed his 1963 campaign, but he battled back to play a crucial rotation role in 1964, helping the Browns secure another NFL Championship with a shutout victory over Baltimore.

Gain closed out his career after the 1964 title run, wrapping up a 12-season tenure spent entirely in Cleveland uniform colors. Across 126 regular-season games, he served as a cornerstone for three championship defenses. The franchise honored his decades of interior dominance by naming him to the Cleveland Browns Legends in 2003.

Bob Gain was drafted 5^th Overall in 1951 by the Green Bay Packers, but that year he elected to play in Canada with the Ottawa Rough Riders instead.