1990 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS:

Thank you for your participation in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are unaware of what that is, we acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946.

We have completed the years up to 1989.

For “1990,” a Preliminary Vote with nearly 100 players whose playing career ended by 1984. 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 the preliminary list, and the top 25 vote-getters were named Semi-Finalists.

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

31 votes were cast, with the top 15 advancing.

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals: 

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

This is for the “Coaches/Contributors Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

We will post the Class of 1990 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project next Saturday.

Thank you to all who contributed. If you want to be part of this project, please let us know!

1990 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 43 years.

For “1990,” a Preliminary Vote with close to 100 players whose playing career ended by 1984. 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 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. 

34 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

This is for the Senior Era

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

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

This is for the “Coaches/Contributors”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

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

In a separate vote, you voted 20-14 to activate the senior with the most votes for induction.

Next week, we will announce the Semi-Finalists for the 1990 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

1989 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 five 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 Category. The final stage was to vote for their five Modern Era inductee and one Senior inductee.

This is the result of the 44th official class. 

Below are the final results of this project based on 32 votes.

Remember that we have reverted back to the top five candidates entering the Hall in the Modern Era

This is for the “Modern Era”

*Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1989:

This is for the “Senior Era”, 

*Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1989.

This is for the “Coaches/Contributors”, 

*Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1989.

About the 1989 Inductees:

Ted Hendricks, LB, BAL 1969-73, GNB 1974, OAK/RAI 1975-83: Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1989 on his 1st Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.

Ted Hendricks was a two-time All-American at Miami and a fifth-place finisher for the Heisman in 1968, an incredible accomplishment for a Linebacker.  The Colts stole him in the Second Round of the following draft, and he went on to have stellar performances for three teams.

Hendricks became a starter during his rookie year and was a Super Bowl Champion a year later.  Using his height (6’ 7”), strength, and speed, opposing offenses had to alter their schemes around him, and also special teams, as he was also excellent in blocking kicks.

Leading the NFL in Approximate Value in 1971 (21), Hendricks began a four-year run of Pro Bowls, the last year of which was with the Green Bay Packers, whom he was traded to in 974.  Hendricks was set to bolt for Jacksonville in the World Football League, but was convinced to stay in the NFL when he was dealt to Oakland, where he finished his career and became mostly synonymous with.

As a Raider, Hendricks anchored the team to three Super Bowl wins, including his final year in football.  Hendricks also concluded his career with a four-year streak of Pro Bowls.

Retiring as a champion, Hendricks is unofficially a member of the 25-25 Club with 26 Interceptions and 61 Sacks.  He is also a four-time First Team All-Pro. 

Mel Blount, DB, PIT 1970-83: Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1989 on his 1st Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989.

If you got past the Steel Curtain, you were not that lucky.  You had Mel Blount to contend with.

Blount played the entirety of his pro career with the Steelers (1970-83), and by the middle of the 70s, he had established himself as one of the premier Cornerbacks in the NFL.  A member of all four of their 70s Super Bowl teams, Blount led the league in Interceptions in 1975 (11) and secured 57 over his career, which is tops among all Steelers.

Blount used his size and strength to overpower receivers.  He did it so well that the five-yard no-bump-and-run rule was put in place for how he impeded his opponents regularly.  Blount remained a dominant Cornerback regardless of the rule change, earning five Pro Bowl selections and two First-Team All-Pro honors, and notably being named the AP Defensive Player of the Year in ’75.

Jim Langer, C, MIA 1970-79 & MIN 1980-81.  Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1989 on his 1st Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987.

Jim Langer went undrafted in 1970 after a college career at South Dakota State, and following a failed attempt to make the Cleveland Browns, he found a home with the Miami Dolphins.  After a pair of non-descript seasons, Langer was about to rise to the top of the food chain of NFL Centers quickly.

Langer did not start in his first two seasons, but he would in 1972, and that was the year he never missed a snap, and the Dolphins went undefeated and won Super Bowl VII.  He would help them win Super Bowl VIII, and Langer marked that season with a six-year streak of Pro Bowl Selections, four of which earned First Team All-Pro Honors.  As the center of a dominant O-Line, Langer deserves a lot of credit for the offensive success that Miami had in the 1970s.

Langer played his final two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, the team that he requested to play for so that he could be close to his home. 

Terry Bradshaw, QB, PIT 1970-83.  Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1989 on his 1st Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989.

Say what you want about how the help that Terry Bradshaw had with the Steel Curtain defense and Franco Harris in the backfield, but no Quarterback wins four Super Bowls without being an excellent player.

Bradshaw was the First Overall Pick in 1970, where the Louisiana Tech QB had an abysmal rookie year with a TD-INT ratio of 6-24. “The Blonde Bomber” had up-and-down years in the first half of his career, but he was still effective, leading Pittsburgh to its first Super Bowl (IX) for the 1974 season.  Bradshaw's play improved, and he went to his first Pro Bowl and took the Steelers to their second Super Bowl.

Bradshaw’s best season was in 1978, when he won the AP MVP, the Bert Bell Award, and led the NFL in Touchdown Passes (28). Also named a First Team All-Pro and Pro Bowler, Bradshaw again led the Steelers to a Super Bowl win, and this time he was the Super Bowl MVP.  Bradshaw arguably had a better 1979, with 26 TDs and a career-high 3,724 Passing Yards. The Louisiana native led the Steelers to their fourth Super Bowl win, with a second Super Bowl MVP trophy landing in his case.

The QB continued to play well, again finishing first in Touchdown Passes (17) in the strike-shortened '82 season.  This was the end for Bradshaw, who only played one game in 1983 after dealing with elbow problems.   

Bradshaw finished his career with 27,989 Passing Yards and 212 Touchdowns against 210 Interceptions.  He became a successful television analyst.

Dan Dierdorf, T-G-C, STL 1971-83.  Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1989 on his 4th Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

Playing his entire career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Dan Dierdorf played predominantly at Right Tackle, where he started 150 Games and was thought of as a “walking mountain”.

Possessing an elite combination of intelligence, strength, and agility, Dierdorf showcased equal ability in run blocking and pass protection, and helmed a line that allowed the fewest sacks for five straight years.  Dierdorf earned a spot on the 1970s All-Decade Team, was a six-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro.

Bud Grant, Coach, MIN 1967-85.  Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1989 on his 1st Coach/Contributor Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994.

After playing professionally in Philadelphia and Winnipeg in the CFL, Bud Grant went into coaching, first in Canada with the Blue Bombers, where he won four Grey Cups.  That type of success will get you noticed, and the closest NFL team, the Minnesota Vikings, signed him as their Head Coach in 1967.

Grant is still, as of this writing, the most successful Head Coach in Vikings history, winning the Coach of the Year in 1969, and leading Minnesota to four Super Bowl appearances.  The Vikings did not win any of them, but they would not have gotten there without Grant, whose innovations and vision made Minnesota one of the most recognized franchises in the NFL.

Grant, who is also in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, had an overall NFL record of 158-96-5.

1989 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS:

Thank you for your participation in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are unaware of what that is, we acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946.

We have completed the years up to 1988.

For “1989,” a Preliminary Vote with nearly 100 players whose playing career ended by 1983. 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 the preliminary list, and the top 25 vote-getters were named Semi-Finalists.

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

32 votes were cast, with the top 15 advancing.

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals: 

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

This is for the “Coaches/Contributors Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

We will post the Class of 1989 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project next Saturday.

Thank you to all who contributed. If you want to be part of this project, please let us know!

1989 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 “1989,” a Preliminary Vote with close to 100 players whose playing career ended by 1983. 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 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. 

31 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

This is for the Senior Era

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

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

This is for the “Coaches/Contributors”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates that they will be moved to the Senior Ballot.

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

Next week, we will announce the Semi-Finalists for the 1989 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

1988 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 five 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 Category. The final stage was to vote for their five Modern Era inductee and one Senior inductee.

This is the result of the 43rd official class. 

Below are the final results of this project based on 31 votes.

Remember that we have reverted back to the top five candidates entering the Hall in the Modern Era

This is for the “Modern Era”

*Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1988:

This is for the “Senior Era”, 

*Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1988.

This is for the “Coaches/Contributors”, 

*Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1988.

About the 1988 Inductees:

Jack Ham, LB, PIT 1971-82: Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1988 on his 1st Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988.

A 1971 Second Round Pick from Penn State, Jack Ham brought a speed dynamic to the Linebacking corps of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ham became a starter at Left Linebacker as a rookie, and in 1973, he began an eight-year streak as a Pro Bowler.  The former Penn State Nittany Lion was a nuanced player who was equally great at pass-rushing and playing in the back as well as any Safety.  Ham was one of the most explosive players, and if he was ever caught out of position, he had the blazing speed to rectify it.

A six-time First Team All-Pro (1974-79), Ham was a massive part of the Steelers' success in the 1970s, capturing four Super Bowl Rings.  Ham also had four years where he was in the top ten in Approximate Value.

Ham played until 1982 and recorded 25 "unofficial" Sacks and 32 Interceptions. 

Art Shell, T, OAK/RAI 1968-82: Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1988 on his 1st Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989.

A College Football Hall of Fame inductee from his time at Mid-Eastern Shore, Art Shell was taken by the Oakland Raiders in the Third Round in 1968, and that is the team he stayed for the entirety of his 15-year professional career.

Shell became the Raiders' starting Left Guard in his third season, and he established himself as Oakland’s rock of the Offensive Line.  Shell’s steady presence was perfect to build around, and he helped the Raiders win two Super Bowls. Individually, he was named to two First Team All-Pro Selections with eight Pro Bowls.

Rayfield Wright, T-TE, DAL 1967-79.  Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1988 on his 4th Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. 

Rayfield Wright came to Dallas as a seventh round pick in 1967, where in his first three seasons, he was used as an Offensive Tackle, Tight End, and occasional Defensive Tackle.  By 1970, he settled in at Right Tackle, and it was there that he became one of the best at that position of all time.

Wright was named to six consecutive Pro Bowls from 1971 to 1976, and in those first three years, he was a First Team All-Pro.  His contributions would help Dallas win Super Bowl VI and Super Bowl XII.

Wright left Dallas after being released by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1980, but he never played a game for them, so his entire NFL career was with the Cowboys.  He would enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006, and he is also a member of the 1970s All-Decade Team.  Wright was also honored with a place in the Cowboys Ring of Honor in 2004.

Larry Little, G-T, SDG 1967-68 & MIA 1969-80.  Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1988 on his 3rd Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.

After two unremarkable seasons as a backup Guard with the San Diego Chargers, Larry Little was traded to the Miami Dolphins for Mack Lamb.  Little was not thrilled as the Dolphins were not particularly good at the time, but that feeling would quickly change as Miami was building something special.  As for the Chargers, Lamb never played for them. 

We know who won this trade.

Now a starting Right Guard, Little was named an AFL All-Star in his first season in Miami, and from 1971 to 1975, he was a First Team All-Pro.  Little's work on the right side of the line was a vital cog of the Dolphins' back-to-back Super Bowls in the early '70s, and after his run of dominance ended during the first half of the '70s, he would still secure two Second Team All-Pro Selections in the second half of the decade.  Little retired in 1980, and he was named to the 1970s All-Decade Team.  Again, who won this trade?

Larry Csonka, FB, MIA 1968-74 & 1979 & NYG 1976-78.  Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1988 on his 4th Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987.

Larry Csonka was the first Back drafted in 1968, but the first two seasons were a struggle due to poor play and injuries.  While the start would not be great, the arrival of Don Shula in 1970 changed all of that.

Csonka got healthy, improved his fundamentals, and, with a powerful lead forearm, hurt people before they could hurt him.  His rushes in the first half of the 70s were the stuff of NFL Films legend, and from 1970 to 1974 he was named to the Pro Bowl, with two of those years earning him a place as a First Team All-Pro.  From 1971 to 1973, he rushed for over 1,000 Yards, and he was a beast long before Marshawn Lynch and “Beast Mode” existed. 

Csonka helped the Dolphins reach three Super Bowls, winning the latter two.  In the undefeated Super Bowl VII season, Csonka rushed for 112 Yards.  In the Super Bowl VIII win, Csonka set a then-record of 145 Yards in the Super Bowl, and he was named the MVP of the game.

Like many players, Csonka would leave the NFL for the upstart World Football League, but after that folded, he went to the New York Giants.  Csonka returned to Miami in 1979, where he had a comeback year, winning the PFWA Comeback Player of the Year Award in an 837-yard year, where he had a career-high 12 Touchdowns.  The Fullback decided to retire after that season with 8,901 Yards From Scrimmage.

Ed Sabol, Filmmaker.  Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1988 on his 5th Coach/Contributor Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011. 

Fans of the National Football League can't get enough of NFL Films, video love letters to football. Created by Ed Sabol, NFL Films changed the way we view sports and enhanced the fan experience.

Sabol began his work with the NFL in 1962 and ran NFL Films until he turned it over to his son, Steve, in 1985. He stayed with his creation until 1995, and Sabol's work generated 53 Emmy Awards.

1988 SEMI-FINAL RESULTS:

Thank you for your participation in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are unaware of what that is, we acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946.

We have completed the years up to 1987.

For “1988,” a Preliminary Vote with nearly 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 the preliminary list, and the top 25 vote-getters were named Semi-Finalists.

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

32 votes were cast, with the top 15 advancing.

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals: 

This is for the “Senior Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

This is for the “Coaches/Contributors Era”

*Bold indicates they advanced to the Finals:

We will post the Class of 1988 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project next Saturday.

Thank you to all who contributed. If you want to be part of this project, please let us know!

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 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. 

31 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

This is for the Senior Era

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

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

This is for the “Coaches/Contributors”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

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

We also held a vote asking whether those who fall off the Coaches/Contributors Ballot after 20 years should receive a second chance on the Seniors Ballot.  You voted 23 to 8 in favor of giving them a second chance.

Next week, we will announce the Semi-Finalists for the 1988 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

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 Category. The final stage was to vote for their five Modern Era inductee and one Senior inductee.

This is the result of the 42nd official class. 

Below are the final results of this project based on 35 votes.

Remember that we have reverted back to the top five candidates entering the Hall in the Modern Era

This is for the “Modern Era”

*Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1987:

This is for the “Senior Era”, 

*Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1987.

This is for the “Coaches/Contributors”, 

*Bold indicates they have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Class of 1987.

About the 1987 Inductees:

Joe Greene, DT, PIT 1969-81: Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1987 on his 1st Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987.

Playing his college ball at North Texas, the Steelers drafted Joe Greene with the number 4 pick, and he was the player around whom the Steel Curtain was built.  You can take it a step further and say that everything changed when Greene and Head Coach Chuck Noll arrived in 1969, as, despite the Steelers' longevity, they had never won a Championship. 

The Steelers had no winning culture, and Greene had said in past interviews that he was not happy to have been drafted by Pittsburgh.  The wins did not come in his rookie year, as Pittsburgh had only one "W," but Greene was a bright spot, named to the Pro Bowl and the Defensive Rookie of the Year.

The Steelers acquired more talent through the draft, and by 1972, they assembled one of the most dominating defensive lines ever.  The Steel Curtain had arrived, and they were now Super Bowl contenders.  Greene won the 1972 Defensive Player of the Year Award, and two years later, he did so again, but it was a far more special year for Mean Joe.

The Steelers lived up to their promise by winning the Super Bowl that year, and they did so again the season after.  The Steelers' defense remained the most vaunted unit in football, and with Greene as their leader, they won two more Super Bowls before the decade closed out.  

Injuries compiled on the Defensive Tackle, and he retired after the 1981 season with 78.5 "unofficial tackles" and 10 Pro Bowl Selections.  Greene led by example, often without saying a word, and it is not without merit to say that, if it were not for Greene, the Steelers wouldn't be the Steelers. 

Greene entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot, and 30 years later was named to the Steelers Hall of Honor.  Greene is also one of two legendary Steelers whose numbers have been retired.

Alan Page, DT, MIN 1967-78 & CHI 1978-81: Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1987 on his 1st Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988.

Alan Page was a National Champion and Consensus All-American at Notre Dame and achieved a level of collegiate success that places him in the top 1%.  He breached the same level as an NFL Player.

The Minnesota Vikings chose Page with the 15^th Overall Pick in 1967, and the Defensive Tackle began a nine-year run of Pro Bowls as a sophomore.  Page became the heart of the Vikings’ “Purple People Eaters” Defense and their top pass rusher.  Leading his team to four Super Bowl appearances, Page was a six-time First Team All-Pro, and in 1971, he made history as the first defensive player to win the MVP.  He also led the NFL in Approximate Value three years in a row (1969-71).

Page would close his career with three-and-a-half seasons with the Chicago Bears.

Mick Tingelhoff, C, MIN 1962-78.  Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1987 on his 4th Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Undrafted in 1962 from Nebraska, Tingelhoff took over as the Vikings' starting center and never missed a game in 240 contests, starting every one.  The former Cornhusker began a six-year streak of Pro Bowls in 1964, with five of them earning him a First Team All-Pro Selection.  With Tingelhoff anchoring the Vikings' line, Minnesota won ten Division Titles and made it to four Super Bowls

Minnesota retired his number 53 and named him to their Ring of Honor.

Gene Upshaw, G, OAK, 1967-81.  Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1987 on his 1st Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987.

One of the greatest Offensive Guards in Football history, Gene Upshaw, was the first player in football history to appear in Super Bowls in three different decades.

A First Round Pick from Texas A&M in 1967, Upshaw immediately became the Raiders' starting Left Guard, and he remained so until he retired after the 1981 Season.  Upshaw was a dominating presence in the Raiders’ Offensive Line, starting a whopping 207 Games, and for a decade-plus in the conversation for the NFL’s best blocker.  The Raiders went to three Super Bowls with Upshaw, winning two (XI & XV), and the lineman won five First Team All-Pro honors.

Nick Buoniconti, TE, DET 1968-77.  Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1987 on his 6th Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001.

Very few Linebackers owned Nick Buoniconti’s combination of intensity, instinct, and football I-Q, and it was all completed in an undersized 5-foot-11, 220 Pound package.

Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 13th round of the 1962 AFL draft. During his seven seasons with the Patriots, he quickly became a star, earning six AFL All-Star selections and recording 24 interceptions. He was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 1969, where he became the captain and emotional leader of the legendary "No-Name Defense." Buoniconti anchored the Dolphins' defense during their dominant run, which included three consecutive Super Bowl appearances and the NFL's only perfect 17-0 season in 1972. He retired in 1976 as an eight-time Pro Bowler and a two-time Super Bowl champion.

George Allen, Coach, RAM 1966-70 & WAS 1971-77.  Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project in 1987 on his 8th Coach/Contributor Ballot.  Inducted into the actual Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

George Allen was a transformative NFL head coach best known for his ability to immediately turn struggling franchises into contenders through his "The Future Is Now" philosophy, which prioritized trading draft picks for experienced veterans. Over a 12-season head coaching career with the Los Angeles Rams (1966–1970) and Washington Redskins (1971–1977), Allen never suffered a losing season, compiling a formidable regular-season record of 116–47–5. His intense, detail-oriented approach—which included a defensive background and pioneering emphasis on special teams—led Washington to an appearance in Super Bowl VI.

1987 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 “1987,” a Preliminary Vote with close to 100 players whose playing career ended by 1981. 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 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