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The Pro Football Hall of Fame is actually the National Football League's Hall of Fame. The building opened in Canton, Ohio, United States, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees. Through 2004, all but one of the inductees played some part of their pro career in the NFL. That one was Buffalo Bills guard Billy Shaw, who played his entire career in the American Football League.
Inductees into the hall of fame are listed below. Each entry includes the year of induction and the span of time spent with the team. When a person significantly contributed to more than one club, he is listed repeatedly (e.g., George Blanda is listed with the Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) and Oakland Raiders).
Inductees by team
(Chicago Cardinals – 1920-1959; St. Louis Cardinals – 1960-1987; Phoenix Cardinals – 1988-1993)
- Charles Bidwell (1967) – 1933-1947
- Jimmy Conzelman (1964) – 1940-1942, 1946-1948
- Dan Dierdorf (1996) – 1971-1983
- John "Paddy" Driscoll (1965) – 1920-1925
- Dick "Night Train" Lane (1974) – 1954-1959
- Ollie Matson (1972) – 1952, 1954-1958
- Ernie Nevers (1963) – 1929-1931
- Jackie Smith (1994) – 1963-1977
- Charley Trippi (1968) – 1947-1955
- Larry Wilson (1978) – 1960-1972
(Decatur Staleys – 1920; Chicago Staleys – 1921)
- Doug Atkins (1982) – 1955-1966
- George Blanda (1981) – 1949-1958
- Dick Butkus (1979) – 1965-1973
- George Connor (1975) – 1948-1955
- Mike Ditka (1988) – 1961-1966
- John "Paddy" Driscoll (1965) – 1920, 1926-29, 1956-57
- Jim Finks (1995) – 1974-1982
- Dan Fortmann (1965) – 1936-1943
- Bill George (1974) – 1952-1965
- Harold "Red" Grange (1963) – 1925, 1929-1934
- George Halas (1963) – 1920-1983
- Dan Hampton (2002) – 1979-1990
- Ed Healey (1964) – 1922-1927
- Bill Hewitt (1971) – 1932-1936
- Stan Jones (1991) – 1954-1965
- Sid Luckman (1965) – 1939-1950
- William Roy "Link" Lyman (1964) – 1926-1928, 1930-1931, 1933-1934
- George McAfee (1966) – 1940-1941, 1945-1950
- George Musso (1982) – 1933-1944
- Bronko Nagurski (1963) – 1930-1937, 1943
- Walter Payton (1993) – 1975-1987
- Gale Sayers (1977) – 1965-1971
- Mike Singletary (1998) – 1981-1992
- Joe Stydahar (1967) – 1936-1942, 1945-1946
- George Trafton (1964) – 1920-1932
- Clyde "Bulldog" Turner (1966) – 1940-1952
(Portsmouth Spartans – 1930-1933)
- Lem Barney (1992) – 1967-1977
- Jack Christiansen (1970) – 1951-1958
- Earl "Dutch" Clark (1963) – 1931-1932, 1934-1938
- Lou Creekmur (1996) – 1950-1959
- Bill Dudley (1966) – 1947-1949
- Dick "Night Train" Lane (1974) – 1960-1965
- Yale Lary (1979) – 1952-1953 – 1956-1964
- Bobby Layne (1967) – 1950-1958
- Barry Sanders (2004) – 1989-1998
- Joe Schmidt (1973) – 1953-1965
- Doak Walker (1986) – 1950-1955
- Alex Wojciechowicz (1968) – 1938-1946
- Herb Adderly (1980) – 1961-1969
- Tony Canadeo (1974) – 1941-1944, 1946-1952
- Willie Davis (1981) – 1960-1969
- Forrest Gregg (1977) – 1956, 1958-1970
- Arnie Herber (1966) – 1930-1940
- Clarke Hinkle (1964) – 1932-1941
- Paul Hornung (1986) – 1957-1962, 1964-1966
- Cal Hubbard (1963) – 1929-1933, 1935
- Don Hutson (1963) – 1935-1945
- Henry Jordan (1995) – 1959-1969
- Earl "Curly" Lambeau (1963)- 1919-1949
- James Lofton (2003) – 1978-1986
- Vince Lombardi (1971) – 1959-1968
- John (Blood) McNally (1963) -1929-1933, 1935-1936
- Mike Michalske (1964) – 1929-1935, 1937
- Ray Nitschke (1978) – 1958-1972
- Jim Ringo (1981) – 1953-1963
- Bart Starr (1977) – 1956-1971
- Jim Taylor (1976) – 1958-1966
- Willie Wood (1989) – 1960-1971
(Baltimore Colts – 1953-1983)
(Dallas Texans – 1960-1962)
(Boston Patriots – 1960-1970)
- Morris "Red" Badgro (1981) – 1930-1935
- Roosevelt Brown (1975) – 1953-1965
- Benny Friedman (2005) – 1929-1931
- Frank Gifford (1977) – 1952-1960, 1962-1964
- Mel Hein (1963) – 1931-1945
- Sam Huff (1982) – 1956-1963
- Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans (1978) – 1936-1943
- Tim Mara (1963) – 1925-1959
- Wellington Mara (1997) – 1937-present
- Steve Owen (1966) – 1926-1953
- Andy Robustelli (1971) – 1956-1964
- Ken Strong (1967) – 1933-1935, 1939, 1944-1947
- Fran Tarkenton (1986) – 1967-1971
- Lawrence Taylor (1999) – 1981-1993
- Y.A. Tittle (1971) – 1961-1964
- Emlen Tunnell (1967) – 1948-1958
- Arnie Weinmeister (1984) – 1950-1953
(New York Titans – 1960-1962)
(Los Angeles Raiders – 1982-1994)
(Pittsburgh Pirates – 1933-1940)
(Cleveland Rams – 1937-1945; Los Angeles Rams – 1946-1994)
(Los Angeles Chargers – 1960)
- Jimmy Johnson (1994) – 1961-1976
- Ronnie Lott (2000) – 1981-1990
- Hugh McElhenny (1970) – 1952-1960
- Joe Montana (2000) – 1979-1992
- Leo Nomellini (1969) – 1950-1963
- Joe Perry (1969) – 1948-1960, 1963
- Bob St. Clair (1990) – 1953-1963
- Y.A. Tittle (1971) – 1951-1960
- Bill Walsh (1993) – 1979-1988
- Dave Wilcox (2000) – 1964-1974
- Steve Young (2005) – 1987-1999
(Houston Oilers – 1960-1996; Tennessee Oilers – 1997-1998)
(Boston Braves – 1932; Boston Redskins – 1933-1936)
- George Allen (2002) – 1971-77
- Cliff Battles (1968) – 1932-1937
- Sammy Baugh (1963) – 1937-1952
- Bill Dudley (1966) – 1950-1951 – 1953
- Albert Glen "Turk" Edwards (1969) – 1932-1940
- Ray Flaherty (1976) – 1936-1942
- Joe Gibbs (1996) – 1981-1992; 2004-
- Ken Houston (1986) – 1973-1980
- Sam Huff (1982) – 1964-1967 – 1969
- Sonny Jurgensen (1983) – 1964-1974
- George Preston Marshall (1963) – 1932-1969
- Wayne Millner (1968) – 1936-1941, 1945
- Bobby Mitchell (1983) – 1962-1968
- John Riggins (1992) – 1976-1979, 1981-1985
- Charley Taylor (1984) – 1964-1975, 1977
Defunct clubs
- Benny Friedman (2005) – 1932-1934
- Frank "Bruiser" Kinard (1971) – 1938-1944
- Clarence "Ace" Parker (1972) – 1937-1941
- Guy Chamberlin (1965) – 1922-1923
- Joe Guyon (1966) – 1920
- Wilbur "Pete" Henry (1963) – 1920-1923
- William Roy "Link" Lyman (1964) – 1922-1923
- Jim Thorpe (1963) – 1920
Chicago Black Hawks
Gilberton Cadamounts
Houston Gamblers (USFL) 1984-1986
See also
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