American Football League Hall of Fame - Definition and Overview

The American Football League Hall of Fame in Amherst, New York, United States, exists "only in cyberspace", to quote its founders. The site points out that of two hundred and twenty-five members of the pro football hall of fame, only one (Billy Shaw) was not an NFL player; and that numerous clearly great players from the AFL have been ignored, including Johnny Robinson, Ron McDole, Lionel Taylor and others.

The site's aim is to honor the American Football League players, coaches and contributors .

Inductees into the American Football League Hall of Fame are listed below, by team. When a person played with more than one club, he is listed repeatedly (e.g., George Blanda is listed with the Houston Oilers and the Oakland Raiders).

Eastern Division

Boston Patriots

• Houston Antwine
• Nick Buoniconti
• Ron Burton
• Gino Cappelletti
• Bob Dee
• Larry Eisenhauer
• Larry Garron
• Jim Hunt
• Harry Jacobs
• Jon Morris (born 1942)
• Jim Nance
• Ross O'Hanley
• Vito (Babe) Parilli
• Lou Saban (coach)

Buffalo Bills

• George (Butch) Byrd
• Elbert Dubenion
• Jim Dunaway
• Booker Edgerson
• Tom Flores
• Cookie Gilchrist
• Harry Jacobs
• Jack Kemp
• Daryle Lamonica
• Keith Lincoln
• Paul Maguire
• Ron McDole
• Art Powell
• George Saimes
• Tom Sestak
• Billy Shaw
• O.J. Simpson
• Mike Stratton
• John Tracey
• Ernie Warlick
• Lou Saban (coach)
• Ralph C. Wilson Jr. (founder)

Houston Oilers

• Elvin Bethea
• George Blanda
• Billy Cannon
• Miller Farr
• Don Floyd
• Charlie Hennigan
• Ken Houston
• Bobby Jancik
• Charlie Joiner
• Ernie Ladd
• Jacky Lee
• Wahoo McDaniel
• Ron McDole
• Jim Norton
• Bob Talamini
• Lionel Taylor
• Charlie Tolar
• George Webster

New York Titans/Jets

• Verlon Biggs
• Larry Grantham
• Abner Haynes
• Winston Hill
• Bill Mathis
• Don Maynard
• Wahoo McDaniel
• Joe Namath
• Vito (Babe) Parilli
• Gerry Philbin
• Art Powell
• Paul Rochester
• George Sauer
• Matt Snell
• Jim Turner
• Weeb Ewbank (coach)
• Sonny Werblin (owner)

Miami Dolphins (Expansion team)

• Nick Buoniconti
• Larry Csonka
• Earl Faison
• Cookie Gilchrist
• Bob Griese
• Abner Haynes
• Larry Little
• Wahoo McDaniel
• Gene Mingo

Western Division

Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs

• Fred Arbanas
• Bobby Bell
• Junious (Buck) Buchanan
• Ed Budde
• Chris Burford
• Clem Daniels
• Len Dawson
• Tom Flores
• Dave Grayson
• Abner Haynes
• Sherrill Headrick
• E.J. Holub
• Bobby Hunt
• Ernie Ladd
• Willie Lanier
• Jacky Lee
• Jerry Mays
• Curtis McClinton
• Johnny Robinson
• Paul Rochester
• Jan Stenerud
• Otis Taylor
• Jim Tyrer
• Jerrell Wilson
• Hank Stram (coach)
• Lamar Hunt (founder)

Denver Broncos

• Miller Farr
• Cookie Gilchrist
• Austin (Goose) Gonsoulin
• Abner Haynes
• Rich Jackson
• Floyd Little
• Wahoo McDaniel
• Gene Mingo
• Lionel Taylor
• Jim Turner
• Lou Saban (coach)

Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers

• Lance Alworth
• Speedy Duncan
• Earl Faison
• Miller Farr
• John Hadl
• Jack Kemp
• Ernie Ladd
• Keith Lincoln
• Paul Lowe
• Paul Maguire
• Ron Mix
• Walt Sweeney
• Ernie Wright
• Al Davis (coach)
• Sid Gillman (coach)

Oakland Raiders

• Fred Biletnikoff
• George Blanda
• Willie Brown
• Billy Cannon
• Clem Daniels
• Ben Davidson
• Tom Flores
• Claude (Hoot) Gibson
• Dave Grayson
• Wayne Hawkins
• Daryle Lamonica
• Gene Mingo
• Jim Otto (born 1938)
• Vito (Babe) Parilli
• Art Powell
• Art Shell
• Gene Upshaw
• Al Davis (coach)

Cincinnati Bengals (Expansion team)

• Sherrill Headrick
• Bobby Hunt
• Ernie Wright
• Paul Brown

Contributors

• Chris Berman
• Joe Foss (Commissioner)
• Larry Felser (Buffalo Courier-Express, Buffalo Evening News)
• Jerry Magee (San Diego Union, Pro Football Weekly)
• Jack Horrigan (Director of Public Relations)
• Will McDonough (Boston Globe)

External link

• American Football League Hall of Fame (http://www.conigliofamily.com/AFLHallofFame.htm)