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The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1984 Preliminary VOTE

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1984 Preliminary VOTE
20 Sep
2025
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1984 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 39 years thus far.

For “1984,” a Preliminary Vote with close to 100 players whose playing career ended by 1978. 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. 

32 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

Fran Tarkenton QB

1

25

Joe Namath QB

2

20

Mel Renfroe DB

2

20

Fred Biletnikoff WR

1

20

Willie Brown DB

1

19

Mick Tingelhoff C

1

19

Gene Hickerson G

6

18

Nick Buoniconti LB

3

18

Charley Taylor WR-SE-RB

2

18

Emmitt Thomas DB

1

17

Tommy Nobis LB

3

17

Buck Buchanan DT

4

16

Bob Hayes SE-WR

4

16

Jackie Smith TE

1

16

Billy Shaw G

10

15

Dick LeBeau DB

7

15

Jim Tyrer T

5

15

Charley Sanders TE

2

15

Joe Fortunato LB

13

13

Dave Robinson LB

5

13

Bob Brown T

6

12

Dave Wilcox LB

5

12

Charlie Sanders TE

1

12

Pete Retzlaff E-HB-TE

13

11

Tom Mack G

1

11

Gino Cappelletti FL-SE-DB-WR-PK

9

10

Otis Taylor WR-FL

4

10

Alan Ameche FB

19

9

Winston Hill T

2

9

Billy Wilson E-FL

19

8

Gene Lipscomb DT

17

8

Les Richter LB-C

17

8

Art Powell E

11

8

Roger Brown DT

10

7

Walt Sweeney G

4

7

Bobby Boyd DB

11

6

Dick Schafrath T-G-DE

8

6

Floyd Little RB

4

6

Lee Roy Jordan LB

3

6

Andy Russell LB

3

6

Dick Anderson DB

2

6

Mike Curtis LB-FB

1

6

Charlie Conerly QB

18

5

Rosey Grier DT-DE

13

5

Cookie Gilchrist FB

12

5

Jack Kemp QB

10

5

Daryle Lamonica QB

5

5

Roman Gabriel QB

2

5

Chris Hanburger LB

1

5

Jake Scott DB

1

5

Harlon Hill E-DB

17

4

Fuzzy Thurston G

12

4

Boyd Dowler FL-SE-LB

8

4

Pat Fischer CB

2

4

Ralph Neely T

2

4

Jerry Smith TE

2

4

Ron McDole DE-DT

1

4

Goose Gonsoulin DB

12

3

Max McGee E

12

3

Butch Byrd DB

8

3

Rich Jackson DE

7

3

George Saimes DB

7

3

Ernie McMillan T

3

3

Earl Morrall QB

3

3

Billy Kilmer QB-HB

1

3

Jethro Pugh DT

1

3

Jim Ray Smith G-T

15

2

Alex Webster HB-FB

15

2

Abner Haynes HB

12

2

Jim Katcavage DE-DT

11

2

Don Meredith QB

11

2

Bob Talamini G

11

2

Babe Parilli QB

10

2

Billy Cannon TE-HB

9

2

Dave Grayson DB

9

2

Houston Antwine DT

7

2

Mike Stratton LB

6

2

John Niland G

4

2

Bubba Smith DE

3

2

Len Hauss C

2

2

John Hadl QB

2

2

Jon Morris C

1

2

Otis Sistrunk DT

1

2

Jerrel Wilson P-RB

1

2

Bill Forester LB-MG-DT

16

1

Clem Daniels HB-DB

11

1

Howard Mudd G

9

1

Erich Barnes DB

8

1

Ben Davidson DE

8

1

George Andrie DE

7

1

Larry Grantham LB

7

1

John Brodie QB

6

1

Carroll Dale WR-E

6

1

Bob Jeter DB-WR

6

1

Jim Nance RB-FB

6

1

Len Rohde T

5

1

Manny Fernandez DT

4

1

Larry Brown RB

3

1

Ed Budde G

3

1

Gale Gillingham G-DT

3

1

Bill Stanfill DE

3

1

Fred Cox PK

2

1

Jim Lynch LB

2

1

Bob Trumpy TE-WR

2

1

Jim Bakken PK

1

1

Forrest Blue C

1

1

Bobby Walston E-HB-K

17

0

*Walt Michaels LB 

16

0

Bob Gain DT-DE-MG-T

15

0

Rick Cesares FB

13

0

Earl Faison DE

13

0

Dick Modzelewski DT

13

0

John David Crow HB-TE-FB

11

0

Ernie Ladd DT

11

0

Keith Lincoln FB-HB

11

0

E.J. Holub LB-C

9

0

Jerry Mays DE-DT

9

0

Matt Snell RB

7

0

Pat Studstill FL-P

7

0

Cornell Green LB

5

0

*Charlie Cowan G-T

4

0

George Webster LB

3

0

*Bill Bradley DB

2

0

*John Brockington RB-FB

2

0

*Fred Carr

2

0

*Tommy Casanova DB

2

0

*Gary Garrison WR-E

2

0

*John Gilliam WR

2

0

*Walter Johnson DT

2

0

*Ted Kwalick TE

2

0

Norm Evans T

1

0

Rick Volk DB

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

Pat Harder FB

6

13

Ward Cuff WB-QB-HB

12

11

Ace Gutkowski FB-TB

20

10

Whizzer White TB-HB

18

10

Buckets Goldenberg G-BB

14

9

Marshall Goldberg FB

11

8

Woody Strode E

10

9

Bill Osmanski FB

12

8

Bruno Banducci G

5

5

Jack Manders HB-FB

19

4

Spec Sanders TB

9

4

Buster Ramsey G

8

4

George Svendesen  C

18

3

Les Bingaman DG-G-C

5

3

George Wilson E

13

2

Charley Brock C-HB-FB

12

2

Frank Cope WB-QB-HB

12

2

Paul Christman QB

9

2

Frankie Albert QB

7

2

Ray Bray G

7

2

Baby Ray T

11

1

Bill Fischer T-G-DT

6

1

Leon Hart E-FB-DE

2

1

George Ratterman QB

3

0

 

Please note that four 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

COACH: John Madden

4

27

COACH: Hank Stram

5

21

FILMMAKER: Ed Sabol

1

16

COACH: Greasy Neale

15

15

COACH: George Allen

5

15

EXEC:  Arch Ward

15

9

OWNER: Dan Reeves

15

8

OWNER: Tex Schramm

5

8

OWNER: Clint Murchison

4

8

OWNER: Charles Bidwill

15

6

OWNER: Bud Adams

4

6

OWNER:  George Preston Marshall

15

5

EXEC: George Halas Jr.

5

3

COACH: Lou Saban

6

1

OWNER: Max Winter

3

1

COACH: Charley Winner

3

0

Next week, we will announce the Semi-Finalists for the 1984 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

Committee Chairman

Kirk Buchner, "The Committee Chairman", is the owner and operator of the site.  Kirk can be contacted at [email protected] . Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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