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The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1983 Preliminary VOTE

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1983 Preliminary VOTE
30 Aug
2025
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1983 PRELIMINARY RESULTS:

Thank you to all who participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are still determining what that is, we acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946.

We have completed the first 38 years thus far.

For “1983,” a Preliminary Vote with close to 100 players whose playing career ended by 1977. We are also following the structure, where 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, and the top 25 vote-getters were named Semi-Finalists.

A week later, the voters will be asked to select 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists and then choose five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process every week until we catch up to the current year.

Please note that a significant change occurred “years ago,” allowing voters to submit fewer than the allotted spots. 

30 Votes took place.

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates they have been removed from future ballots

 

Player

Year of Eligibility

Vote Total

Paul Warfield WR-SE

1

23

Willie Lanier LB

1

21

Maxie Baughan LB

5

20

Jim Tyrer T

4

19

Billy Shaw G

9

19

Bob Brown T

5

18

Mel Renfroe DB

1

18

Gene Hickerson G

5

17

Dave Robinson LB

4

17

Dave Wilcox LB

4

17

Tommy Nobis LB

2

17

Bob Hayes SE-WR

3

16

Charley Sanders TE

1

16

Lem Barney CB

1

15

Joe Namath QB

1

15

Joe Fortunato LB

11

14

Nick Buoniconti LB

2

14

Jimmy Patton DB

12

13

Gino Cappelletti FL-SE-DB-WR-PK

8

13

Dick LeBeau DB

6

13

Buck Buchanan DT

3

13

Pete Retzlaff E-HB-TE

12

12

Charlie Sanders TE

1

12

Bobby Boyd DB

10

11

Roger Brown DT

9

11

Otis Taylor WR-FL

3

11

Alan Ameche FB

18

10

Gene Lipscomb DT

16

10

Winston Hill T

1

10

Les Richter LB-C

16

9

Dick Schafrath T-G-DE

7

9

*Tank Younger FB-LB-HB

20

8

Art Powell E

10

8

Dave Grayson DB

8

8

Walt Sweeney G

3

8

Billy Wilson E-FL

18

7

Charlie Conerly QB

17

6

Daryle Lamonica QB

4

6

Dick Anderson DB

1

6

Rosey Grier DT-DE

12

5

Houston Antwine DT

6

5

Larry Grantham LB

6

5

Lee Roy Jordan LB

2

5

Ernie McMillan T

2

5

Andy Russell LB

2

5

Pat Fischer CB 

1

5

Roman Gabriel QB

1

5

Jerry Smith TE

1

5

Harlon Hill E-DB

16

4

Earl Faison DE

12

4

Cookie Gilchrist FB

11

4

Abner Haynes HB

11

4

Max McGee E

11

4

Rich Jackson DE

6

4

Manny Fernandez DT

3

4

Ed Budde G

2

4

Earl Morrall QB

1

4

Bob Gain DT-DE-MG-T

14

3

Fuzzy Thurston G

11

3

Clem Daniels HB-DB

10

3

E.J. Holub LB-C

8

3

Jerry Mays DE-DT

8

3

Erich Barnes DB

7

3

John Brodie QB

5

3

Mike Stratton LB

5

3

Floyd Little RB

3

3

Larry Brown RB

2

3

Gale Gillingham G-DT

2

3

Bubba Smith DE

2

3

Bill Bradley DB

1

3

Len Hauss C

1

3

John Hadl QB

1

3

Ralph Neely T

1

3

Jim Ray Smith G-T

14

2

Bobby Walston E-HB-K

16

2

Rick Cesares FB

12

2

Dick Modzelewski DT

12

2

Jim Katcavage DE-DT

10

2

Ernie Ladd DT

10

2

Jack Kemp QB

9

2

Babe Parilli QB

9

2

Billy Cannon TE-HB

8

2

Matt Snell RB

6

2

Earl Morrall QB

2

2

Alex Webster HB-FB

14

1

John David Crow HB-TE-FB

10

1

Keith Lincoln FB-HB

10

1

Don Meredith QB

10

1

Bob Talamini G

10

1

Howard Mudd G

8

1

Butch Byrd DB

7

1

Ben Davidson DE

7

1

Boyd Dowler FL-SE-LB

7

1

George Andrie DE

6

1

George Saimes DB

6

1

Pat Studstill FL-P

6

1

Carroll Dale WR-E

5

1

Jim Nance RB-FB

5

1

Cornell Green LB

4

1

Len Rohde T

4

1

Charlie Cowan G-T

3

1

Bill Stanfill DE

2

1

George Webster LB

2

1

Bob Trumpy TE-WR

1

1

*Duane Putnam G

16

0

Bill Forester LB-MG-DT

15

0

Walt Michaels LB 

15

0

Goose Gonsoulin DB

11

0

*Fred Arbanas TE

8

0

*Ken Gray G-DE

8

0

*Jim Dunaway DT

6

0

*Jack Pardee LB

6

0

*Richie Petitbon DB

6

0

*Rosey Taylor DB

6

0

*Bob Vogel T

6

0

*Wayne Walker LB

6

0

*Ernie Wright T

6

0

Bob Jeter DB-WR

5

0

*Verlon Biggs DE

4

0

*Speedy Duncan DB

4

0

John Niland G

3

0

*Ed Flanagan C

2

0

*Roy Jefferson SE-WR

2

0

*Mercury Morris RB

2

0

*Larry Stallings LB

2

0

John Brockington RB-FB

1

0

Fred Carr

1

0

Tommy Casanova DB

1

0

Fred Cox PK

1

0

Gary Garrison WR-E

1

0

John Gilliam WR

1

0

Walter Johnson DT

1

0

Ted Kwalick TE

1

0

Jim Lynch LB

1

0

 

This is for the “Senior Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates that they will be removed from the ballot permanently.

 

Player

Year

Votes

Bucko Kilroy G-T

3

16

Pat Harder FB

5

12

Marshall Goldberg FB

10

10

Ace Gutkowski FB-TB

19

8

Whizzer White FB-HB

17

8

Ward Cuff WB-QB-HB

11

8

Woody Strode E

9

7

Jack Manders HB-FB

18

6

Les Bingaman DG-G-C

4

6

Buckets Goldenberg G-BB

13

5

Spec Sanders TB

8

5

Paul Christman QB

8

4

Bill Osmanski FB

11

3

Baby Ray T

10

3

Buster Ramsey G

7

3

Frankie Albert QB

6

3

Leon Hart E-FB-DE

1

3

George Svendesen  C

17

2

Charley Brock C-HB-FB

11

2

Frank Cope WB-QB-HB

11

2

George Wilson E

12

2

Bill Fischer T-G-DT

5

2

Bruno Banducci G

4

2

Ray Bray G

6

1

George Ratterman QB

2

1

 

Please note that five voted for “None of the Above.”

 

This is for the “Coaches/Contributors”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates that they will be removed from the ballot permanently.

 

Name

Year

Votes

COMM: Pete Rozelle

2

22

COACH: John Madden

3

20

COACH: George Allen

4

19

COACH: Hank Stram

4

16

COACH: Greasy Neale

14

12

OWNER: Tex Schramm

4

10

EXEC:  Arch Ward

14

9

OWNER: Dan Reeves

14

7

OWNER: Charles Bidwill

14

5

OWNER: Clint Murchison

3

5

OWNER:  George Preston Marshall

14

4

OWNER: Bud Adams

3

4

EXEC: George Halas Jr.

3

3

OWNER: Max Winter

2

2

COACH: Charley Winner

2

1

COACH: Lou Saban

5

0

*COACH: Howard Brinker

2

0

*COACH: Jack Faulkner

2

0


Next week, we will announce the Semi-Finalists for the 1982 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

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