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The Hispanic Football Hall of Fame has been created, and they have announced seven icons who will comprise its first class.  They will be honored on Cinco de Mayo, May 5, 2026, in Henderson, Nevada, at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters.

The members of the first class are:

Tom Fears, End, LAR 1948-56.  Playing his entire career with the Los Angeles Rams, Fears was a dominant weapon, leading the NFL in Receptions in his first three seasons (1948-50), and was the league-leader in Receiving Touchdowns in 1949 and Receiving Yards in 1950.  Fears led the Rams to the 1951 NFL Championship, where he caught a 73-yard touchdown.  A member of the 1950s All-Decade Team, Fears entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1970, where he became the first Mexican-born player to enter Canton.

Steve Van Buren, Halfback, PHI 1944-51.  From Honduras, Van Buren was a five-time First Team All-Pro who led the NFL in Rushing Yards and Rushing Touchdowns four times.  Playing his entire career with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Halfback anchored the Eagles to back-to-back NFL Championships in 1948 and 1949.  Van Buren was named to the 1940s All-Decade Team, the 75th and 100th Anniversary Team, and entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965.

Tom Flores, Quarterback, OAK 1960-61 & 63-66, BUF 1967-69 & KC 1969. Head Coach OAK/LAR 1979-87 & SEA 1992-94.  A decent Quarterback in the AFL in his own right (he threw for 92 TDs and 11,959 Yards), Flores made history with the Raiders as the first Hispanic Head Coach to win a Super Bowl, an achievement he did twice.  He had an overall 97-87 record as a Head Coach and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021. 

Jim Plunkett, Quarterback, NWE 1971-75, SFO 1976-77 & OAK/LAR 1978-86.  Born to Mexican-American parents, Plunkett was the first overall pick of the 1971 Draft by the New England Patriots, but it was with the Raiders that he won two Super Bowls (XV & XVIII) and was the Super Bowl MVP in the first.  Over his career, he threw for 25,882 Yards and 164 TDs.

Ron Rivera, Linebacker, CHI 1984-92.  Head Coach CAR 2011-19 & WAS 2020-23.  A Super Bowl Champion with the Chicago Bears (XX), where he played 136 Games. As Head Coach, Rivera led Carolina to a Super Bowl appearance (Super Bowl L) and was a two-time AP Coach of the Year.  He has a 102-103-2 record as a Head Coach.  Rivera is of Mexican and Puerto Rican ancestry.

Anthony Munoz, Offensive Tackle, CIN 1980-92.  Munoz is regarded as one of the greatest Offensive Tackles of all time, and without question, he is the best player ever to wear the Cincinnati Bengals uniform.  He was a nine-time First Team All-Pro, an 11-time Pro Bowl Selection, a member of the 1980’s All-Decade and NFL 75th and 100th Anniversary Teams.  The Mexican-American was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.

Ted Hendricks, Linebacker, BAL 1969-73, GNB 1974 & OAK/LAR 1975-83.  Born in Guatemala, Hendricks was a four-time First Team All-Pro, eight-time Pro Bowl Selection, and two-time Defensive Player of the Year runner-up who won a staggering four Super Bowls (VI, XI, XV & XVIII).  Recording 26 Interceptions over his career, Hendricks was named to the 1970s and 1980s All-Decade Teams along with the 75th and 100th Anniversary Teams.  The Pro Football Hall of Fame called his name in 1990.

This group of inductees was selected by a nine-person committee, which included Sandy Nunez (Founding Member), Judy Battista (NFL Senior National Columnist), Rolando Cantu (NFL Analyst at TNF En Español), Paul Gutierrez (writer for raiders.com), Brandon Huffman (National Recruiting Editor for 247Sports), Moises Linares (Sports Journalist), Alex Marvez (Pro Football Hall of Fame voter), Armando Salguero (Outkick NFL Writer) and John Sutcliffe (ESPN Deportes).

We here at Notinhalloffame would like to congratulate the members of the first class of the Hispanic Football Hall of Fame.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Cincinnati Bengals.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Bengals were led by an explosive offense featuring Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase, but the defense let them down, and Cincinnati was unable to make the playoffs, finishing with a 9-8 record.  There was one new entrant, and multiple elevations based on last year’s season.

As always, we present our top five, which remains unchanged in that ranking.

1. Anthony Munoz
2. Ken Anderson
3. Geno Atkins
4. Ken Riley
5. Boomer Esiason 

You can find the entire list here. 

Superstar Quarterback Joe Burrow rocketed from #36 to #19.  Burrow was fourth in MVP voting in 2024.

Burrow’s prime weapon, Wide Receiver Ja’Marr Chase, also has a substantial increase by going from #49 to #25.  Chase earned his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl last year.

Defensive star Trey Henrickson jumped to #26 from #50.  He was last year’s Defensive Player of the Year’s runner-up.

The lone new entry is Wide Receiver Tee Higgins.  He comes in at #45.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023 revision of our top 50 Cincinnati Bengals.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Bengals were unable to make the playoffs, though did have a winning record (9-8).  2023 still saw four new names enter the Top 50 with two elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Anthony Munoz
2. Ken Anderson
3. Geno Atkins
4. Ken Riley
5. Boomer Esiason 

You can find the entire list here.

Running Back Joe Mixon, now with the Houston Texans, moved up from #35 to #30.

Quarterback Joe Burrow advanced to #36 from #48.

The four new entries are:

Wide Receiver Tyler Boyd, now a Tennessee Titan, enters at #43.

Linebacker Germaine Pratt debuts at #44.

Three-time Pro Bowler (in only three years) Wide Receiver Ja’Marr Chase comes in at #49.

The last entry is defensive end Trey Hendrickson, another three-time Pro Bowler (again, in only three seasons).

Offensive Lineman Rich Braham, Wide Receiver Darnay Scott, Defensive End Michael Johnson, and Defensive Tackle Mike Reid fell off the Top 50.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Cincinnati Bengals.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:

1. Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Bengals made it to their second straight AFC Championship Game, though could not make their second consecutive Super Bowl. 2022 brought us one new entrant and one elevation.

As always, we present our top five, which had no changes.

1. Anthony Munoz

2. Ken Anderson

3. Geno Atkins

4. Ken Riley

5. Boomer Esiason

You can find the entire list here.

Running Back, Joe Mixon went up ten spots to #35.

The lone new entrant is Quarterback, Joe Burrow, who debuts at #48.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

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The Cincinnati Bengals have announced the creation of the Bengals Ring of Honor, which will have four names in their inaugural class, two of which, they have already named.  Those two are Paul Brown and Anthony Munoz.

Brown, who built the Cleveland Browns decades earlier and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967, became the inaugural Head Coach of the Bengals in 1968.  Serving in that capacity until 1975, Brown brought Cincinnati to the playoffs in 1970, the earliest at that time that an expansion team made the playoffs.

Munoz is considered to be one of the best Offensive Linemen of all time, and he played all 13 of his NFL seasons (1980-92) with the Bengals.  He was an 11-time All-Pro, and was a first-ballot inductee for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.

The other two names will be decided by the Bengals season ticket holders and suite owners.  In May, the Bengals will put forth a ballot for them to vote on.

We have said often and loudly that the Bengals have done an awful job in celebrating their past stars and their history.  

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Cincinnati Bengals. 

If you want you to name a team that exemplifies hard luck in the National Football League, it would have to be the Cincinnati Bengals. 

Formed in 1968 as the last member of the American Football League, the Bengals joined the NFL with the official merger two years later.  Cincinnati always seems to be a team that struggles, but they have appeared in two Super Bowls, losing both to the San Francisco 49ers.  While they have never been a champion, two Super Bowl appearances are the envy of a few teams in the NFL.  

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NFL.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2019 Season.

The complete list can be found here, but as always, we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Antony Munoz

2. Ken Anderson

3. Geno Atkins

4. Boomer Esiason

5. Ken Riley

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  

Look for our more material coming soon!

Up next, will be the top 50 Cincinnati Bengals.

As always we thank you for your support.

The 1980 Draft yielded three future Hall of Famers, and the Cincinnati Bengals, who had the third pick, took the best of them all that year, Anthony Munoz.