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Football Hall of Fame Members
Football Almanac lists below every member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame listed by their PRIMARY contributions to pro football (based on the Pro Football Hall of Fame).
Notes: Pre-Modern Era is when the majority of a members' career took place prior to 1946. Modern Era is when the majority of a members' career took place after 1946. Clicking any members' name brings up comprehensive playing stats, an authentically signed football cards (for nearly every member) and other data about each prestigious member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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"There's only a select few that get to go (to the NFL), and when I say I've been blessed, I can't emphasize that enough. I'm blessed to have enjoyed it and to have played well throughout my years." - 2009 Hall of Fame Inductee Rod Woodson on USA Today (06/21/2007, Woodson set new standard in backfield)
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Football Hall of Fame Members
Sorted By Position / Alphabetically
Football Awards Appear in Alphabetical Order
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HALL OF FAME RUNNING BACKS AND QUARTERBACKS
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Hall of Fame Running Backs and Quarterbacks (Pre-Modern Era)
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Cliff Battles (HB) 1932-1937 
Sammy Baugh (QB) 1937-1952
Tony Canadeo (HB) 1941-1944, 1946-1952
Dutch Clark (QB) 1931-1932, 1934-1938
Jimmy Conzelman (QB) 1920-1929
Paddy Driscoll (QB) 1920-1929
Bill Dudley (HB) 1942, 1945-1951, 1953
Benny Friedman 1927-1934
Red Grange (HB) 1925-1934
Joe Guyon (HB) 1919-1925, 1927
Arnie Herber (QB) 1930-1940, 1944-1945
Clarke Hinkle (FB) 1932-1941
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Curly Lambeau (HB) 1919-1929
Tuffy Leemans (HB-FB) 1936-1943
Sid Luckman (QB) 1939-1950
George McAfee (HB) 1940-1941, 1945-1950
Johnny McNally (HB) 1925-1938
Bronko Nagurski (FB) 1930-1937, 1943
Ernie Nevers (FB) 1926-1927, 1929-1931
Ace Parker (QB) 1937-141, 1945-1946
Fritz Pollard (HB) 1919-1926
Ken Strong (HB) 1929-1937, 1939, 1944-1947
Jim Thorpe (HB) 1915-1917, 1919-1926, 1928
Steve Van Buren (HB) 1944-1951
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Hall of Fame Halfbacks and Fullbacks (Modern Era)
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Marcus Allen (RB) 1982-1997
Jim Brown (FB) 1957-1965
Earl Campbell (RB) 1978-1985
Larry Csonka (FB) 1968-1979
Eric Dickerson (RB) 1983-1993
Tony Dorsett (RB) 1977-1988
Frank Gifford (HB-FL) 1952-1960, 1962-1964
Franco Harris (RB) 1972-1984
Paul Hornung (HB) 1957-1962, 1964-1966
John Henry Johnson (FB) 1954-1966
Leroy Kelly (RB) 1964-1973
Ollie Matson (HB) 1952, 1954-1966
Hugh McElhenny (HB) 1952-1964
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Lenny Moore (HB) 1956-1967
Marion Motley (FB) 1946-1953, 1955
Walter Payton (RB) 1975-1987
Joe Perry (FB) 1948-1963
John Riggins (RB) 1971-1979, 1981-1985
Barry Sanders (RB) 1989-1998
Gale Sayers (HB) 1965-1971
O.J. Simpson (RB) 1969-1979
Jimmy Taylor (FB) 1958-1967
Thurman Thomas (RB) 1988-2000
Charley Trippi (HB) 1947-1955
Doak Walker (HB) 1950-1955
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Hall of Fame Quarterbacks (Modern Era)
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Troy Aikman (QB) 1989-2000
George Blanda (QB) 1949-1958, 1960-1975
Terry Bradshaw (QB) 1970-1983
Len Dawson (QB) 1957-1975
John Elway (QB) 1983-1998
Dan Fouts (QB) 1973-1987
Otto Graham (QB) 1946-1955
Bob Griese (QB) 1967-1980
Sonny Jurgensen (QB) 1957-1974
Jim Kelly (QB) 1986-1996
Bobby Layne (QB) 1948-1962
Dan Marino (QB) 1983-1999
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Joe Montana (QB) 1979-1994
Warren Moon (QB) 1984-2000
Joe Namath (QB) 1965-1977
Bart Starr (QB) 1956-1971
Roger Staubach (QB) 1969-1979
Fran Tarkenton (QB) 1961-1978
Y.A. Tittle (QB) 1948-1964
Johnny Unitas (QB) 1956-1973
Norm Van Brocklin (QB) 1949-1960
Bob Waterfield (QB) 1945-1952
Steve Young (QB) 1985-1999
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HALL OF FAME ENDS, WIDE RECEIVERS AND TIGHT ENDS
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Hall of Fame Ends (Pre-Modern Era)
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Red Badgro (E) 1927, 1930-1936
Guy Chamberlin (E) 1919-1928
Ray Flaherty (E) 1926-1929, 1931-1935
George Halas (E) 1920-1928
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Bill Hewitt (E) 1932-1939, 1943
Don Hutson (E) 1935-1945
Wayne Millner (E) 1936-1941, 1945
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Hall of Fame Wide Receivers (Modern Era)
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Lance Alworth (WR) 1962-1972
Raymond Berry (WR) 1955-1967
Fred Biletnikoff (WR) 1965-1978
Tom Fears (WR) 1948-1956
Bob Hayes (WR) 1965-1975
Elroy Hirsch (WR) 1946-1956
Michael Irvin (WR) 1988-1999
Charlie Joiner (WR) 1969-1986
Steve Largent (WR) 1976-1989
Dante Lavelli (WR) 1946-1956
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James Lofton (WR) 1978-1993
Don Maynard (WR) 1958, 1960-1973
Tommy McDonald (WR) 1957-1968
Bobby Mitchell (WR) 1958-1968
Art Monk (WR) 1980-1995
Pete Pihos (WR) 1947-1955
John Stallworth (WR) 1974-1987
Lynn Swann (WR) 1974-1982
Charley Taylor (WR) 1964-1975, 1977
Paul Warfield (WR) 1964-1977
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Hall of Fame Tight Ends (Modern Era)
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Dave Casper (TE) 1974-1984
Mike Ditka (TE) 1961-1972
John Mackey (TE) 1963-1972
Ozzie Newsome (TE) 1978-1990
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Charlie Sanders (TE) 1968-1977
Jackie Smith (TE) 1963-1978
Kellen Winslow (TE) 1979-1987
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HALL OF FAME LINEMEN
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Hall of Fame Offensive Linemen (Pre-Modern Era)
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Turk Edwards (T) 1932-1940
Danny Fortmann (G) 1936-1943
Ed Healey (T) 1920-1927
Mel Hein (C) 1931-1945
Pete Henry (T) 1920-1928
Cal Hubbard (T) 1927-1933, 1935-1936
Walt Kiesling (G) 1926-1938
Frank Kinard (T) 1938-1947
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Link Lyman (T) '22-28, 30-31, 33-34
Mike Michalske (G) 1926-1935, 1937
George Musso (T-G) 1933-1944
Steve Owen (T) 1924-1931, 1933
Joe Stydahar (T) 1936-1942, 1945-1946
George Trafton (C) 1920-1921, 1923-1932
Bulldog Turner (C) 1940-1952
Alex Wojciechowicz (C) 1938-1950
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Hall of Fame Offensive Linemen (Modern Era)
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Chuck Bednarik (C-LB) 1949-1962
Bob Brown (T) 1964-1973
Rosey Brown (T) 1953-1965
Lou Creekmur (T-G) 1950-1959
Joe DeLamielleure (G) 1973-1985
Dan Dierdorf (T) 1971-1983
Frank Gatski (C) 1946-1957
Forrest Gregg (T-G) 1956, 1958-1971
Lou Groza (T-PK) 1946-1959, 1961-1967
John Hannah (G) 1973-1985
Gene Hickerson (G) 1958-1973
Stan Jones (T-G-DT) 1954-1966
Jim Langer (C) 1970-1981
Larry Little (G) 1967-1980
Tom Mack (G) 1966-1978
Bruce Matthews (C-G) 1983-2001
Mike McCormack (T) 1951, 1954-1962
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Randall McDaniel (G) 1988-2001
Ron Mix (T) 1960-1969, 1971
Mike Munchak (G) 1982-1993
Anthony Munoz (T) 1980-1992
Jim Otto (C) 1960-1974
Jim Parker (G-T) 1957-1967
Jim Ringo (C) 1953-1967
Billy Shaw (G) 1961-1969
Art Shell (T) 1968-1982
Jackie Slater (T) 1976-1995
Bob St. Clair (T) 1953-1963
Dwight Stephenson (C) 1980-1987
Gene Upshaw (G) 1967-1981
Mike Webster (C) 1974-1990
Rayfield Wright (T) 1967-1979
Ron Yary (T) 1968-1982
Gary Zimmerman (T) 1986-1997
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Hall of Fame Defensive Linemen (Modern Era)
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Doug Atkins (DE) 1953-1969
Elvin Bethea (DE) 1968-1983
Buck Buchanan (DT) 1963-1975
Willie Davis (DE) 1958-1969
Fred Dean (DE) 1975-1985
Art Donovan (DT) 1950-1961
Carl Eller (DE) 1964-1979
Len Ford (DE) 1948-1958
Joe Greene (DT) 1969-1981
Dan Hampton (DT-DE) 1979-1990
Deacon Jones (DE) 1961-1974
Henry Jordan (DT) 1957-1969
Bob Lilly (DT) 1961-1974
Howie Long (DE) 1981-1993
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Gino Marchetti (DE) 1952-1964, 1966
Leo Nomellini (DT) 1950-1963
Merlin Olsen (DT) 1962-1976
Alan Page (DT) 1967-1981
Andy Robustelli (DE) 1951-1964
Lee Roy Selmon (DE) 1976-1984
Bruce Smith (DE) 1985-2003
Ernie Stautner (DT) 1950-1963
Arnie Weinmeister (DT) 1948-1953
Randy White (DT) 1975-1988
Reggie White (DT-DE) 1985-1998, 2000
Bill Willis (MG) 1946-1953
Jack Youngblood (DE) 1971-1984
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HALL OF FAME LINEBACKERS
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Bobby Bell (LB-DE) 1963-1974
Nick Buoniconti (LB) 1962-1974, 1976
Dick Butkus (LB) 1965-1973
Harry Carson (LB) 1976-1988
George Connor (LB-DT-OT) 1948-1955
Bill George (LB) 1952-1966
Jack Ham (LB) 1971-1982
Ted Hendricks (LB) 1969-1983
Sam Huff (LB) 1956-1967, 1969
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Jack Lambert (LB) 1974-1984
Willie Lanier (LB) 1967-1977
Ray Nitschke (LB) 1958-1972
Joe Schmidt (LB) 1953-1965
Mike Singletary (LB) 1981-1992
Lawrence Taylor (LB) 1981-1993
Derrick Thomas (LB) 1989-1999
Andre Tippett (LB) 1982-1993
Dave Wilcox (LB) 1964-1974
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HALL OF FAME DEFENSIVE BACKS
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Herb Adderley (CB) 1961-1972
Lem Barney (CB) 1967-1977
Mel Blount (CB) 1970-1983
Willie Brown (CB) 1963-1978
Jack Christiansen (S) 1951-1958
Darrell Green (CB) 1983-2002
Mike Haynes (CB) 1976-1989
Ken Houston (S) 1967-1980
Jimmy Johnson (CB) 1961-1976
Paul Krause (S) 1964-1979
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Night Train Lane (CB) 1952-1965
Yale Lary (S) 1952-1953, 1956-1964
Ronnie Lott (CB-S) 1981-1994
Mel Renfro (S-CB) 1964-1977
Emmitt Thomas (CB) 1966-1978
Emlen Tunnell (S) 1948-1961
Roger Wehrli (CB) 1969-1982
Larry Wilson (S) 1960-1972
Willie Wood (S) 1960-1971
Rod Woodson (CB) 1987-2003
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HALL OF FAME PLACEKICKERS
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Jan Stenerud (PK) 1967-1985
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HALL OF FAME COACHES
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George Allen (HC) 1966-1977
Paul Brown (HC) 1946-1962
Guy Chamberlin (HC) 1922-1927
Jimmy Conzelman (HC) 1921-30, 1940-42, 1946-48
Weeb Ewbank (HC) 1954-1973
Ray Flaherty (HC) 1936-1949
Joe Gibbs (HC) 1981-1992
Sid Gillman (HC) 1955-1969, 1971-1974
Bud Grant (HC) 1967-1983, 1985
George Halas (HC) 1920-29, 1933-42, 1946-67
Curly Lambeau (HC) 1919-1953
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Tom Landry (HC) 1960-1988
Marv Levy (HC) 1978-1982, 1986-1997
Vince Lombardi (HC) 1959-1967, 1969
John Madden (HC) 1969-1978
Greasy Neale (HC) 1941-1950
Chuck Noll (HC) 1969-1991
Steve Owen (HC) 1930-1953
Don Shula (HC) 1963-1995
Hank Stram (HC) 1960-1974, 1976-1977
Bill Walsh (HC) 1979-1988
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HALL OF FAME CONTRIBUTORS
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Bert Bell 1933-1959
Commissioner - National Football League, 1946-1959
Team Owner - Philadelphia Eagles, 1933-1940, Pittsburgh Steelers, 1941-1946
Charles W. Bidwill, Sr. 1933-1947
Team Owner - Chicago Cardinals, 1933-1947
Joe Carr 1921-1939
President - National Football League, 1921-1939
Al Davis 1963-present
Team Owner - Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1966-present
Head Coach - Oakland Raiders, 1963-1965
Commissioner - American Football League, 1966
Jim Finks 1964-1982, 1986-1992
Team Administrator - Minnesota Vikings, 1964-1973, Chicago Bears, 1974-1982,
New Orleans Saints, 1986-1992
George Halas 1920-1983
Founder/Team Owner - Decatur Staleys/Chicago Staleys/Chicago Bears, 1920-1983
Head Coach - Decatur Staleys/Chicago Staleys/Chicago Bears, 1920-1929, 1933-1942,
1946-1955, 1958-1967
Co-Founder - National Football League, 1920
Lamar Hunt 1959-2006
Co-Founder - American Football League, 1959
Team Owner - Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, 1959-present
Curly Lambeau 1919-1953
Team Founder/Coach/General Manager - Green Bay Packers, 1919-1949
Head Coach - Chicago Cardinals, 1950-1951, Washington Redskins, 1952-1953
Tim Mara 1925-1959
Founder/Team Owner - New York Giants, 1925-1959
Wellington Mara 1937-2005
Team Administrator/Team Owner - New York Giants, 1937-2005
George Preston Marshall 1932-1969
Founder/Team Owner - Boston Braves/Boston Redskins/Washington Redskins, 1932-1969
Shorty Ray 1938-1952
Technical Advisor on Rules, Supervisor of Officials - National Football League, 1938-1952
Dan Reeves 1941-1971
Team Owner - Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams, 1941-1971
Art Rooney 1933-1988
Founder/Team Owner - Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers, 1933-1988
Dan Rooney 1955-present
Team Administrator/Team Owner - Pittsburgh Steelers, 1955-present
Pete Rozelle 1960-1989
Commissioner - National Football League, 1960-1989
Tex Schramm 1947-1956, 1960-1990
Team Administrator - Los Angeles Rams, 1947-1956, Dallas Cowboys, 1960-1989
President/CEO - World League of American Football, 1989-1990
Ralph Wilson, Jr. 1960-Present
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Did you know that there are two-hundred forty-seven members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Forty-seven are from the pre-modern era. Those from the modern era include twenty-five running backs, twenty-three quarterbacks, twenty wide receivers, seven tight ends, thirty-four offensive linemen, twenty-seven defensive linemen, eighteen linebackers, twenty defensive backs, one kicker, twenty coaches, and eighteen "other" inductees.
So if there are only 247 members enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, why does the chart above have 253 different names? Six members are included in more than one category (per the Hall of Fame) and they are:
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