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1988 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 42 years. For “1988,” a Preliminary Vote with close to 100 players whose playing career ended by 1982. We also follow the structure in which 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…

1987 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 we have asked the question: What if the PFHOF had begun in January 1946? After soliciting and obtaining a passionate group of football fans and historians, we sent out a ballot for a Preliminary Vote, in which each voter selected 25 names as their semi-finalists and 5 names for the Senior Pool. We then asked the group to vote for their 15 Finalists in the Modern Era and 3 in the Senior…

Here we go!!! The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced the five names (one coach, one contributor, and three seniors) as the Finalists for the Class of 2026. Moving forward, this group will be lumped together in the Final Round, with a candidate having to receive 80% of the vote from the 50 voters. At most three can advance, with at least one.  Should none of the candidates receive 80%, the highest vote getter will advance. The Coaching candidate: Bill Belichick.  Beginning his coaching career as a special assistant in Baltimore, Belichick joined the New York Giants in 1979,…

Can we say again, how much we love November? The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced its 26 Modern Semi-Finalists for the Class of 2026, down from a list of 52. To qualify, a player must have retired less than 25 years ago and at least five years ago: This group will be pared down to 15 Finalists this winter by the 50-person Hall of Fame committee. *Denotes they were a Finalist last year. **Denotes they are eligible for the first time. Quarterbacks (3): No Quarterbacks were cut from 52. **Drew Brees: SDG 2001-05 & NOR 2006-20.  After five…

This has to be the easiest decision of all time. In his first year of eligibility, the International Tennis Hall of Fame has chosen Roger Federer to headline its two-person Class of 2026.  TV announcer and journalist Mary Carillo will join him. Federer became the first player to win 20 Grand Slams (six Australian, one French, eight Wimbledons, and five U.S) while also leading Switzerland to a Davis Cup Title in 2014.  He also won a staggering 103 Titles with a career record of 1,251-275.  He was ranked #1 for 310 weeks, with a record 237 in a row, and…