* Prior to 1970, the procedure of naming just 15 finalists was not defined. Beginning in 2007, the procedure includes naming 17 finalists that include 15 modern-era candidates and two senior nominees.
CAPS INDICATE THOSE ELECTED TO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Year-by-Year listing of Finalists
| HERB ADDERLEY |
3 |
1978-1980 |
| TROY AIKMAN |
1 |
2006 |
| GEORGE ALLEN |
4 |
1988, 1998-99, 2002 |
| LARRY ALLEN |
1 |
2013 |
| MARCUS ALLEN |
1 |
2003 |
| LANCE ALWORTH |
1 |
1978 |
| Ken Anderson |
2 |
1996, 1998 |
| DOUG ATKINS |
6 |
1975, 1977-79, 1981-82 |
| |
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| RED BADGRO |
1 |
1981 |
| LEM BARNEY |
2 |
1991-92 |
| BOBBY BELL |
1 |
1983 |
| RAYMOND BERRY |
1 |
1973 |
| ELVIN BETHEA |
1 |
2003 |
| Jerome Bettis |
3 |
2011-13 |
| FRED BILETNIKOFF |
5 |
1984-88 |
| GEORGE BLANDA |
1 |
1981 |
| MEL BLOUNT |
1 |
1989 |
| TERRY BRADSHAW |
1 |
1989 |
| BOB "THE BOOMER" BROWN |
5 |
1987, 1991-93, 2004 |
| JIM BROWN |
1 |
1971 |
| ROOSEVELT BROWN |
5 |
1971-75 |
| Tim Brown |
4 |
2010-13 |
| WILLIE BROWN |
1 |
1984 |
| BUCK BUCHANAN |
5 |
1984-85, 1988-1990 |
| NICK BUONICONTI |
1 |
2001 |
| DICK BUTKUS |
1 |
1979 |
| JACK BUTLER |
1 |
2012 |
| |
|
|
| EARL CAMPBELL |
1 |
1991 |
| TONY CANADEO |
4 |
1971-74 |
| HARRY CARSON |
7 |
2000-06 |
| DAVE CASPER |
3 |
2000-02 |
| CRIS CARTER |
6 |
2008-2013 |
| JACK CHRISTIANSEN |
1 |
1970 |
| Blanton Collier |
1 |
1987 |
| Charley Conerly |
7 |
1971-72, 1974-76, 1978, 1980 |
| GEORGE CONNOR |
2 |
1974-1975 |
| Don Coryell |
1 |
2010 |
| Roger Craig |
1 |
2010 |
| LOU CREEKMUR |
2 |
1980, 1996 |
| LARRY CSONKA |
2 |
1986-87 |
| CURLEY CULP |
1 |
2013 |
| |
|
|
| AL DAVIS |
7 |
1986-1992 |
| WILLIE DAVIS |
6 |
1976-1981 |
| DERMONTTI DAWSON |
4 |
2009-2012 |
| LEN DAWSON |
3 |
1982, 1986-87 |
| Edward DeBartolo, Jr. |
2 |
2012-13 |
| FRED DEAN |
2 |
2007-08 |
| RICHARD DENT |
7 |
2004-05, 2007-2011 |
| JOE DeLAMIELLEURE |
1 |
2003 |
| ERIC DICKERSON |
1 |
1999 |
| DAN DIERDORF |
5 |
1990, 1992, 1994-96 |
| MIKE DITKA |
2 |
1981, 1988 |
| CHRIS DOLEMAN |
2 |
2011-12 |
| TONY DORSETT |
1 |
1994 |
| |
|
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| CARL ELLER |
13 |
1985, 1989, 1991-2000, 2004 |
| JOHN ELWAY |
1 |
2004 |
| WEEB EWBANK |
3 |
1976-78 |
| |
|
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| MARSHALL FAULK |
1 |
2011 |
| TOM FEARS |
1 |
1970 |
| Beattie Feathers |
1 |
1970 |
| JIM FINKS |
1 |
1995 |
| RAY FLAHERTY |
1 |
1976 |
| LEN FORD |
5 |
1971, 1973-76 |
| BENNY FRIEDMAN |
1 |
2005 |
| DAN FOUTS |
1 |
1993 |
| |
|
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| Willie Galimore |
1 |
1992 |
| FRANK GATSKI |
2 |
1976, 1985 |
| BILL GEORGE |
2 |
1972, 1974 |
| JOE GIBBS |
1 |
1996 |
| FRANK GIFFORD |
6 |
1971-72, 1974-77 |
| SID GILLMAN |
2 |
1982, 1983 |
| Marshall Goldberg |
2 |
1979, 2008 |
| Randy Gradishar |
2 |
2003, 2008 |
| BUD GRANT |
4 |
1988-89, 1992, 1994 |
| DARRELL GREEN |
1 |
2008 |
| Kevin Greene |
2 |
2012-13 |
| JOE GREENE |
1 |
1987 |
| L.C. Greenwood |
6 |
1991, 1995-96, 2002, 2005-06 |
| FORREST GREGG |
1 |
1977 |
| Rosey Grier |
1 |
1973 |
| BOB GRIESE |
5 |
1986-1990 |
| RUSS GRIMM |
6 |
2005-2010 |
| LOU GROZA |
2 |
1973, 1974 |
| Ray Guy |
7 |
1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2007-08 |
| |
|
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| Charles Haley |
4 |
2010-13 |
| JACK HAM |
1 |
1988 |
| DAN HAMPTON |
2 |
2001-02 |
| CHRIS HANBURGER |
1 |
2011 |
| JOHN HANNAH |
1 |
1991 |
| Cliff Harris |
1 |
2004 |
| FRANCO HARRIS |
1 |
1990 |
| Ole Haugsrud |
1 |
1973 |
| BOB HAYES |
2 |
2004, 2009 |
| Lester Hayes |
4 |
2001-2004 |
| MIKE HAYNES |
3 |
1995-97 |
| TED HENDRICKS |
2 |
1989-1990 |
| BILL HEWITT |
2 |
1970-71 |
| GENE HICKERSON |
4 |
1981-83, 2007 |
| PAUL HORNUNG |
12 |
1972-73, 1976, 1978-1986 |
| KEN HOUSTON |
1 |
1986 |
| SAM HUFF |
3 |
1977-78, 1982 |
| Claude Humphrey |
4 |
2003, 2005-06, 2009 |
| LAMAR HUNT |
1 |
1972 |
| |
|
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| MICHAEL IRVIN |
3 |
2005-07 |
| |
|
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| RICKEY JACKSON |
1 |
2010 |
| JIMMY JOHNSON |
1 |
1994 |
| JOHN HENRY JOHNSON |
9 |
1975-1980, 1983, 1986-87 |
| CHARLIE JOINER |
5 |
1992-96 |
| DEACON JONES |
1 |
1980 |
| STAN JONES |
1 |
1991 |
| HENRY JORDAN |
4 |
1976, 1984, 1989, 1995 |
| Lee Roy Jordan |
1 |
1988 |
| SONNY JURGENSEN |
3 |
1980, 1982-1983 |
| |
|
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| JIM KELLY |
1 |
2002 |
| LEROY KELLY |
4 |
1982, 1988-89,1994 |
| CORTEZ KENNEDY |
4 |
2009-2012 |
| BRUISER KINARD |
2 |
1970, 1971 |
| Jerry Kramer |
10 |
1974-76, 1978-1981, 1984, 1987, 1997 |
| PAUL KRAUSE |
3 |
1994, 1997-98 |
| Bob Kuechenberg |
8 |
2002-09 |
| |
|
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| JACK LAMBERT |
1 |
1990 |
| TOM LANDRY |
1 |
1990 |
| DICK "NIGHT TRAIN" LANE |
4 |
1971-74 |
| JIM LANGER |
1 |
1987 |
| WILLIE LANIER |
3 |
1984-86 |
| STEVE LARGENT |
1 |
1995 |
| YALE LARY |
6 |
1974-79 |
| DANTE LAVELLI |
6 |
1970-75 |
| DICK LeBEAU |
1 |
2010 |
| TUFFY LEEMANS |
2 |
1970, 1978 |
| MARV LEVY |
3 |
1999-2001 |
| BOB LILLY |
1 |
1980 |
| Gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb |
2 |
1970, 1977 |
| FLOYD LITTLE |
1 |
2010 |
| LARRY LITTLE |
4 |
1986-87, 1990, 1993 |
| JAMES LOFTON |
3 |
2000, 2002, 2003 |
| VINCE LOMBARDI |
1 |
1971 |
| HOWIE LONG |
2 |
1999, 2000 |
| RONNIE LOTT |
1 |
2000 |
| |
|
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| TOM MACK |
11 |
1986, 1988-89, 1992-99 |
| JOHN MACKEY |
5 |
1979, 1989-1992 |
| JOHN MADDEN |
2 |
1985, 2006 |
| WELLINGTON MARA |
2 |
1992, 1997 |
| GINO MARCHETTI |
1 |
1972 |
| DAN MARINO |
1 |
2005 |
| Jim Marshall |
1 |
2004 |
| CURTIS MARTIN |
2 |
2011-12 |
| OLLIE MATSON |
1 |
1972 |
| BRUCE MATTHEWS |
1 |
2007 |
| DON MAYNARD |
8 |
1980-87 |
| MIKE McCORMACK |
4 |
1981-84 |
| RANDALL McDANIEL |
2 |
2008-09 |
| TOMMY McDONALD |
2 |
1987, 1998 |
| HUGH McELHENNY |
1 |
1970 |
| BOBBY MITCHELL |
1 |
1983 |
| RON MIX |
1 |
1979 |
| Art Modell |
2 |
2002, 2013 |
| ART MONK |
8 |
2001-08 |
| JOE MONTANA |
1 |
2000 |
| WARREN MOON |
1 |
2006 |
| LENNY MOORE |
2 |
1974, 1975 |
| Tony Morabito |
1 |
1973 |
| MIKE MUNCHAK |
2 |
2000-01 |
| ANTHONY MUÑOZ |
1 |
1998 |
| GEORGE MUSSO |
1 |
1982 |
| |
|
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| JOE NAMATH |
3 |
1983-85 |
| OZZIE NEWSOME |
3 |
1997-99 |
| RAY NITSCHKE |
1 |
1978 |
| CHUCK NOLL |
1 |
1993 |
| |
|
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| JONATHAN OGDEN |
1 |
2013 |
| MERLIN OLSEN |
1 |
1982 |
| JIM OTTO |
1 |
1980 |
| |
|
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| ALAN PAGE |
2 |
1987, 1988 |
| BILL PARCELLS |
4 |
2001-02, 2012-13 |
| ACE PARKER |
1 |
1972 |
| JIM PARKER |
1 |
1973 |
| WALTER PAYTON |
1 |
1993 |
| PETE PIHOS |
1 |
1970 |
| FRITZ POLLARD |
1 |
2005 |
| |
|
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| JOHN RANDLE |
1 |
2010 |
| Andre Reed |
7 |
2007-2013 |
| MEL RENFRO |
4 |
1993-96 |
| JERRY RICE |
1 |
2010 |
| LES RICHTER |
1 |
2011 |
| JOHN RIGGINS |
2 |
1991, 1992 |
| JIM RINGO |
7 |
1975-1981 |
| WILLIE ROAF |
2 |
2011-12 |
| DAVE ROBINSON |
1 |
2013 |
| Johnny Robinson |
6 |
1980-83, 1985-86 |
| ANDY ROBUSTELLI |
2 |
1970-71 |
| DAN ROONEY |
3 |
1998-2000 |
| PETE ROZELLE |
8 |
1977, 1979-1985 |
| Lou Rymkus |
1 |
1988 |
| |
|
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| ED SABOL |
1 |
2011 |
| BOB ST. CLAIR |
1 |
1990 |
| BARRY SANDERS |
1 |
2004 |
| CHARLIE SANDERS |
1 |
2007 |
| DEION SANDERS |
1 |
2011 |
| WARREN SAPP |
1 |
2013 |
| GALE SAYERS |
1 |
1977 |
| JOE SCHMIDT |
3 |
1971-73 |
| TEX SCHRAMM |
1 |
1991 |
| LEE ROY SELMON |
1 |
1995 |
| SHANNON SHARPE |
3 |
2009-2011 |
| Will Shields |
2 |
2012-13 |
| Clark Shaughnessy |
3 |
1970, 1975-76 |
| BILLY SHAW |
1 |
1999 |
| ART SHELL |
2 |
1988,1989 |
| Donnie Shell |
1 |
2002 |
| DON SHULA |
1 |
1997 |
| O.J. SIMPSON |
1 |
1985 |
| MIKE SINGLETARY |
1 |
1998 |
| Duke Slater |
2 |
1970, 1971 |
| JACKIE SLATER |
1 |
2001 |
| BRUCE SMITH |
1 |
2009 |
| EMMITT SMITH |
1 |
2010 |
| JACKIE SMITH |
2 |
1993-94 |
| Mac Speedie |
3 |
1970, 1972, 1983 |
| Ken Stabler |
3 |
1990, 1991, 2003 |
| JOHN STALLWORTH |
8 |
1994, 1996-2002 |
| Dick Stanfel |
2 |
1993, 2012 |
| BART STARR |
1 |
1977 |
| ROGER STAUBACH |
1 |
1985 |
| JAN STENERUD |
1 |
1991 |
| DWIGHT STEPHENSON |
5 |
1993, 1995-98 |
| Michael Strahan |
1 |
2013 |
| HANK STRAM |
1 |
2003 |
| LYNN SWANN |
14 |
1988-2001 |
| |
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| Paul Tagliabue |
3 |
2007-09 |
| FRAN TARKENTON |
3 |
1984-86 |
| CHARLEY TAYLOR |
2 |
1983, 1984 |
| JIM TAYLOR |
4 |
1973-76 |
| LAWRENCE TAYLOR |
1 |
1999 |
| DERRICK THOMAS |
5 |
2005-09 |
| EMMITT THOMAS |
1 |
2008 |
| THURMAN THOMAS |
2 |
2006-07 |
| ANDRE TIPPETT |
2 |
2007-08 |
| Y.A. TITTLE |
2 |
1970-71 |
| Jim Tyrer |
1 |
1981 |
| |
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| JOHNNY UNITAS |
1 |
1979 |
| GENE UPSHAW |
1 |
1987 |
| |
|
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| NORM VAN BROCKLIN |
2 |
1970, 1971 |
| |
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| DOAK WALKER |
5 |
1972-74, 1976, 1986 |
| BILL WALSH |
2 |
1992, 1993 |
| PAUL WARFIELD |
1 |
1983 |
| MIKE WEBSTER |
2 |
1996, 1997 |
| ROGER WEHRLI |
2 |
2005, 2007 |
| ARNIE WEINMEISTER |
1 |
1984 |
| RANDY WHITE |
1 |
1994 |
| REGGIE WHITE |
1 |
2006 |
| DAVE WILCOX |
1 |
2000 |
| RALPH WILSON, JR. |
3 |
2001, 2003, 2009 |
| Aeneas Williams |
2 |
2012-13 |
| BILL WILLIS |
1 |
1977 |
| LARRY WILSON |
1 |
1978 |
| KELLEN WINSLOW |
3 |
1993-95 |
| WILLIE WOOD |
10 |
1977-1985, 1989 |
| ROD WOODSON |
1 |
2009 |
| RAYFIELD WRIGHT |
2 |
2004, 2006 |
| |
|
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| RON YARY |
6 |
1990, 1997-2001 |
| George Young |
3 |
2003-05 |
| STEVE YOUNG |
1 |
2005 |
| JACK YOUNGBLOOD |
8 |
1990-91, 1996-2001 |
| |
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| GARY ZIMMERMAN |
5 |
2003-04, 2006-08 |