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The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1951 PRELIMINARY VOTE

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1951 PRELIMINARY VOTE
28 Oct
2023
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1951 PRELIMINARY RESULTS:

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 two years, where a Preliminary, Semi-Final and Final vote for the 1946 Class, which inducted two full classes

For “1951” a Preliminary Vote with 130 players whose playing career ended by 1945. 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 was 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 next after, they will pick five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process weekly until we catch up to the current year.

30 Votes took place

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Don Hutson E-DE-DB

1

28

Jimmy Conzelman HB-TB-BB-E

17

25

Ray Flaherty E-DE                       

11

25

Walt Kiesling G-T

8

26

Swede Youngstrom G-T-E-C

19

24

Ox Emerson G-C

8

24

Arnie Herber TB-HB-DB-QB-BB

1

24

Mel Hein C-LB

1

24

Dutch Sternaman HB-QB-FB

19

23

Beattie Feathers HB-WB

6

22

George Musso G-T

2

22

Tuffy Leemans FB-TB-DB-QB

3

21

Pete Stinchcomb

20

20

Turk Edwards T

6

20

Red Badgro E-DE

10

19

Cecil Isbell TB-HB

4

19

Doc Alexander C-T-G-E

19

18

Steve Owen T-G

13

18

Bill Hewitt E-DE

3

15

Tony Latone B

16

12

Buckets Goldenberg G-BB

1

12

Al Nesser G-E-C

15

9

Whizzer White TB-HB

5

9

Lou Smyth B

20

8

Gus Sonnenberg T-FB-TB

16

8

Joey Sternaman QB-BB

16

8

Wildcat Wilson TB

17

7

Wayne Millner E-DE

1

7

Bob Koehler FB

20

5

Russ Hathaway T-G

19

5

Duke Osborne G-C

17

5

Ray Kemp T

13

5

Willis Brennan G-T

19

4

Tex Grigg B

19

4

Fred Gillies T

18

4

Ben Jones FB-BB-WB

18

4

Jim McMillen G 

18

4

Clyde Smith C

18

4

Jug Earp C-T-G

14

4

Luke Johnsos E

10

4

Joe Kopcha G

10

4

Jack Manders

6

4

Al Blozis T

2

4

Dinger Doane FB

19

3

Tex Hamer B

19

3

Herb Stein C-G

18

3

Red Dunn BB-TB

15

3

Doc Elliott B

15

3

Bill Owen T-G

10

3

Glenn Presnell T-B

10

3

Keith Molesworth HB-QB

9

3

George Christensen T-G

8

3

Potsy Jones G

7

3

Ace Gutkowski FB-TB

7

3

Eggs Manske E

6

3

Gaynell Tinsley E

6

3

Bub Weller T-E

18

2

Tillie Voss E-T

16

2

Bull Behman T-E

15

2

Rudy Comstrock G-T

13

2

Joe Lillard HB

13

2

Jack McBride FB

12

2

Nate Barragar C-G

11

2

Bo Molenda FB-HB-BB

11

2

Stumpy Thomason WB-TB-BB-HB

10

2

Carl Brumbaugh B

8

2

Swede Hanson B

8

2

Ozzie Simmons HB

7

2

Ralph Kerchaval WB

6

2

George Svendesn C

5

2

Joe Carter E

1

2

Pete Tinsley G

1

2

Duke Hanny E-T-G-FB

16

1

Two-Bits Honan B

16

1

Curly Oden BB

14

1

Jack Spellman T-B

14

1

Chuck Kassel E

13

1

Hap Moran B

13

1

Tom Nash

12

1

Doug Wycoff B

12

1

Lon Evans G-T

9

1

Len Grant T

9

1

Father Lumpkin BB

9

1

Ernie Caddell WB-TB-BB-FB

8

1

Ookie Miller C-G-LB

8

1

Bernie Masterson QB

6

1

Lloyd Cardwell WR-DB-FB

3

1

Dick Farman G

3

1

Bull Karcis FB-BB-HB

3

1

Ray Nolting HB

3

1

Conway Baker G-T

1

1

Hec Garvey G-E-T-C

15

0

Jim Laird B-G-T

15

0

Dick O'Donnell E

15

0

Frank Racis G-T-E

14

0

Don Murry T-E-G

14

0

Milt Rehnquist G-C-T

14

0

Al Graham G

13

0

Dick Stahlman T-G 

13

0

Les Caywood G-T

13

0

Butch Gibson G-T

13

0

Bill Senn B

12

0

George Kenneally E

11

0

Zuck Carlson G-T-C-LB

10

0

Bill Morgan T

10

0

Bert Pearson

10

0

Clare Randolph C

10

0

Al Rose E

10

0

Harry Ebding E

9

0

Buster Mitchell E-T

9

0

Lou Gordon T-G-E

8

0

Bill Karr E

8

0

Joe Zeller G-E

8

0

Bree Cuppoletti G

7

0

Kink Richards B

7

0

Bill Smith E

7

0

Ernie Smith T

7

0

Johnny Dell Isola G

6

0

Milt Gantenbein E

6

0

Jack Johnson T

6

0

Jim Barber T

5

0

Frank Bausch C

5

0

Tony Blazine T

5

0

Ed Danowski B

4

0

Johnny Drake B

4

0

Armand Niccolai T-G

4

0

Steve Slivinski G-LB

3

0

Clyde Shugart G

2

0

Gene Ronzani T

1

0

Ade Schwammel E

1

0

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Blondy Wallace

6

20

Hunk Anderson

1

16

Henry McDonald

6

13

Cub Buck

1

12

Sol Butler

6

11

Steamer Horning

3

10

Gull Falcon

6

9

Rip King

1

7

Herman Kerchoff

6

6

Bob Shiring

6

5

Harry Robb

3

4

Tam Rose

6

1

This is for the Coaches/Contributors

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

Charles Bidwell

2

23

Joseph Carr

2

23

Jimmy Conzelman

2

23

Ralph Hay

2

22

Elmer Layden

2

12

Carl Strock

2

7

LeRoy Andrews

2

6

George Clark

2

6

Christopher O’Brien

2

5

Dick Rauch

2

5

Art Rooney

2

5

Cooney Checkeye

2

4

Tommy Hughitt

2

2

Frank Nied

2

2

Next Saturday, we will be posting the results of the 1951 Semi-Finalists of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

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

Last modified on Saturday, 28 October 2023 14:38
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