The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1953 FINAL VOTE

1954 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project Class.

Here we are!  Again!!

If you have been following our Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project, you know that we have asked the rhetorical question…what if the PFHOF began in January of 1946?

After soliciting and obtaining a passionate group of football fans and historians, we sent out a ballot for a Preliminary Vote, which we asked each voter to give us 25 names as their semi-finalists, and 5 in the Senior Pool. Following that, we asked the group to vote for their 15 Finalists in the Modern Era, and 3 in the Senior Category. The final stage was to vote for their five Modern Era inductee, one Senior inductee and one Coaches/Contributor inductee.

This is the result of the ninth official class;

Below, are the final results of this project based on 31 votes, with a major change that we began “last year”:  ALL FINALISTS MUST obtain 50% of the VOTE!

This is for the “Modern Era”

*Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1955:

This is for the “Senior Era”, which resulted in no entry.

This is for the Coaches/Contributor, which resulted in no entry.

About the 1955 Inductees:

Bruiser Kinard T, BKN 1938-44, NYY 1946-47: Inducted in 1954 on his 2^nd Ballot.  Was inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.

A two-time All-American at Mississippi, Frank “Bruiser” Kinard, lived up to his nickname in both college and the pro ranks.  Kinard played for Brooklyn in the NFL where the hyper-aggressive Tackle consistently inflicted damage to his opponents without getting injured himself.  Praised in football for his speed and blocking abilities, he earned three First Team All-Pros with the Dodgers/Tigers, and he made history when he joined the New York Yankees of the AAFC in 1946, and became the first player to earn First Team All-Pro honors in both leagues.

Ace Parker TB-DB-QB, BKN 1937-41, BOS 1945, NYY 1946: Inducted in 1954 on his 3^rd Ballot. Was inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972.

Clarence “Ace” Parker was one of the most versatile players ever to compete on the gridiron, especially on the offensive side of the ball.  Parker was a triple-threat, who could pass, rush and kick, all at an elite level, and was instrumental in what good seasons that the now defunct Brooklyn Dodgers had.  A two-time First Team All-Pro, Parker also could excel at defense, as shown in 1940 when he led the NFL in Interceptions.  Parker missed a lot of

time due to World War II, but came back to play two years in the AAFC.

Red Badgro E-DE, NYG 1936-43: Inducted in 1954 on his 13^th Ballot (really his 9^th ballot).  Was inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981.

At the University of Southern California, Red Badrgo did it all.  He was a star athlete in baseball, basketball, and football and was an elite performer in all of them.  Following his career as a Trojan, Badgro played for the New York Yankees of the NFL.  When the Yankees folded during the 1928 season, Badgro turned his attention to baseball, but he abandoned that to return to the gridiron in 1930 for the New York Giants.  Badgro was with the Giants for six seasons, where he was considered one of the best offensive blockers and an upper-end tackler on defense.  Badgro would assist in New York’s 1934 Championship, and he was individually a two-time First Team All-Pro.  He also would lead the league in Receptions in 1933.