The problem with running a Hall of Fame-related website is that many of the big ones we cover all have announcements within months of each other.  The backbone of what we do is list-related, resulting in a long push to revise what we already have, specifically now with our Football and Basketball Lists.

At present, we have a minor update as we have completed the next twenty-five of the 2024 Football List, which you can comment on and vote on:

The new 226 to 250:

226. Carl Banks
227. Duane Putnam
228. Bob Gain
229. Dan Towler
230. Fuzzy Thurston
231. Derrick Mason
232. Kyle Rote
233. Lyle Alzado
234. Matt Forte
235. Earl Faison
236. Fred Smerlas
237. Ray Donaldson
238. Jamal Lewis
239. Len Younce
240. Ed White
241. Eugene Robinson
242. Mike Stratton
243. Jim Plunkett
244. George Saimes
245. Mark Clayton
246. Ted Washington
247. Len Hauss
248. Jim Ray Smith
249. Al Nesser
250. Dave Butz

Rankings are impacted annually based on your comments and votes.

Thank you all for your patience. We will soon unveil more changes to the football and basketball lists.

Ray Donaldson played 17 seasons in the NFL, the first 13 with the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, where he was their starting Center for 12 of them.

From 1986 to 1989, he was named to the Pro Bowl, and he was unquestionably considered to be one of the best Centers in the game.  He later played for the Seattle Seahawks, then spent two more seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, both of which earned him a Pro Bowl Selection.  He would stabilize that Cowboys O-Line to a win in Super Bowl XXX.

Drafted in the second round (32nd overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft out of the University of Georgia, Ray Donaldson arrived in Baltimore initially ticketed for interior depth. But by his second season in 1981, "Bulldog" earned the starting nod at center, breaking historical ground as the first African-American starting center in NFL history. That barrier-breaking moment launched a stellar, decade-plus run as the unyielding anchor of the Colts' offensive line.

Donaldson was the ultimate model of durability and quiet leadership through a turbulent chapter in franchise history. He served as the primary pivot man during the team's overnight relocation from Baltimore to Indianapolis in 1984, becoming the undisputed engine of the offense. Combining dense functional strength with elite footwork, he carved out gaping lanes for dynamic backfield talents—most notably clearing the way for Eric Dickerson’s league-leading 1,659 rushing yards during the 1988 season.

Donaldson’s peak national recognition in horseshoe blue came in the late 1980s. Between 1986 and 1989, he was selected to four consecutive Pro Bowls, earned Second-Team AP All-Pro honors in 1987, and helped lead Indy to an AFC East division crown and a playoff berth. His streak of 152 consecutive starts over a 10-year span highlighted a relentless work ethic that earned universal reverence from teammates and defensive linemen across the NFL.

He went on to spend two productive years anchoring the line for the Seattle Seahawks before experiencing a career renaissance with the Dallas Cowboys.