Recent Hall of Fame Stories

(Editor’s Note: This is part of a series on the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s quest to select the Class of 2025 with a new process and personnel. Written by Frank Cooney, a Seniors Blue Ribbon Selection Committee member in his 32nd year as a selector. Charts in this ...

In one of the biggest dramas in the Pro Football Hall of Fame history, former Kansas City Chiefs tackle Jim Tyrer is being discussed for induction — as a finalist for the 2025 Class — for the first time in 44 years after killing his wife and himself at a time he ...

Note: Fellow Senior Blue Chjp Committee selector Ron Borges will present the unique case of offensive tackle Jim Tyrer to the committee during the next cutdown meeting. He recently sent a letter to Senior Selectors outlining Tyrer’s case. Borges agreed to post ...

Must-see: Amazing Lester Hayes interceptions with endorsements by Mike Haynes, opposing receivers Ahmad Rashad (“Best defender I ever played against”), Harold Jackson (he changed the game) The Judge. Lester the Molester. These are names that football fans ...

Long-time colleague Jim Gray called Thursday night to tell me I was right. I thought he was talking about the Mike Tyson fight, which was a sad affair. “No, no,” said Gray. “I am talking about Ralph Hay being selected as the contributor by the Pro Football Hall ...

  Raiders great Steve Wisniewski, a year away from the Abyss (Editor’s Note: This is part of a series on the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s quest to select the Class of 2025 with a new process and personnel. Written by Frank Cooney, a Seniors Blue Ribbon ...

With a couple of surprises, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024 was formally revealed during NFL Network's "Honors” program Thursday night, an Oscar-like production complete with red carpet and an array of presenters with varying degrees of comedic, ah, ...

On Martin Luther King Day, January 15, 2024, as we commemorate the man who waged historic battles against social injustice and segregation, let’s recognize another who boldly confronted the same issues, yet seems forgotten, despite his high profile as a great athlete.   Art ...

See story on Art Powell's impact on football and society Arthur Lewis Powell (February 25, 1937– April 6, 2015) was a dazzling wide receiver in the National and American Football Leagues from 1959–68, when his production rated among the very best in the history ...