* Prior to 1970, the process for naming just 15 Finalists was not defined. Beginning in 2007, the process included naming 17 Finalists, a list comprised of 15 Modern-Era candidates and two Senior nominees.
A Contributor category was added to the Selection Process in 2015 bringing the total number of Finalists to 18.
In 2020, the Selection Process was amended to include 15 Modern-Era Finalists, one Coach Finalist, one Contributor Finalist and one Senior Finalist for a total of 18 Finalists.
In 2023, the Selection Process was amended to include 15 Modern-Era Finalists, one Coach/Contributor Finalist and three Senior Finalists for a total of 19 Finalists.
CAPS INDICATE THOSE ELECTED TO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Year-by-Year listing of Finalists
Name | Times as finalist |
Years |
Bud Adams | 1 | 2020 |
HERB ADDERLEY | 3 | 1978-1980 |
TROY AIKMAN | 1 | 2006 |
Eric Allen | 1 | 2024 |
GEORGE ALLEN | 4 | 1988, 1998-99, 2002 |
Jared Allen | 4 | 2021-24 |
LARRY ALLEN | 1 | 2013 |
MARCUS ALLEN | 1 | 2003 |
LANCE ALWORTH | 1 | 1978 |
MORTEN ANDERSEN | 4 | 2014-17 |
Ken Anderson | 2 | 1996, 1998 |
Willie Anderson | 3 | 2022-24 |
DOUG ATKINS | 6 | 1975, 1977-79, 1981-82 |
STEVE ATWATER | 3 | 2016, 2019-20 |
RED BADGRO | 1 | 1981 |
CHAMP BAILEY | 1 | 2019 |
RONDÉ BARBER | 3 | 2021-23 |
LEM BARNEY | 2 | 1991-92 |
Maxie Baughan | 1 | 2025 |
BOBBY BELL | 1 | 1983 |
RAYMOND BERRY | 1 | 1973 |
BOBBY BEATHARD | 1 | 2018 |
ELVIN BETHEA | 1 | 2003 |
JEROME BETTIS | 5 | 2011-15 |
FRED BILETNIKOFF | 5 | 1984-88 |
GEORGE BLANDA | 1 | 1981 |
MEL BLOUNT | 1 | 1989 |
TONY BOSELLI | 6 | 2017-22 |
PAT BOWLEN | 1 | 2019 |
CLIFF BRANCH | 2 | 2020, 2022 |
GIL BRANDT | 1 | 2019 |
TERRY BRADSHAW | 1 | 1989 |
ROBERT BRAZILE | 1 | 2018 |
DERRICK BROOKS | 1 | 2014 |
BOB "THE BOOMER" BROWN | 5 | 1987, 1991-93, 2004 |
JIM BROWN | 1 | 1971 |
ROOSEVELT BROWN | 5 | 1971-75 |
TIM BROWN | 6 | 2010-15 |
WILLIE BROWN | 1 | 1984 |
ISAAC BRUCE | 4 | 2017-20 |
BUCK BUCHANAN | 5 | 1984-85, 1988-1990 |
NICK BUONICONTI | 1 | 2001 |
DICK BUTKUS | 1 | 1979 |
JACK BUTLER | 1 | 2012 |
LeROY BUTLER | 3 | 2020-22 |
EARL CAMPBELL | 1 | 1991 |
TONY CANADEO | 4 | 1971-74 |
HARRY CARSON | 7 | 2000-06 |
DAVE CASPER | 3 | 2000-02 |
HAROLD CARMICHAEL | 1 | 2020 |
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 | 7 | 2010, 2015-17, 2019-20, 2023 |
JIM COVERT | 1 | 2020 |
BILL COWHER | 1 | 2020 |
Roger Craig | 2 | 2010, 2020 |
LOU CREEKMUR | 2 | 1980, 1996 |
LARRY CSONKA | 2 | 1986-87 |
CURLEY CULP | 1 | 2013 |
AL DAVIS | 7 | 1986-1992 |
TERRELL DAVIS | 3 | 2015-17 |
WILLIE DAVIS | 6 | 1976-1981 |
BRIAN DAWKINS | 2 | 2017-18 |
DERMONTTI DAWSON | 4 | 2009-2012 |
LEN DAWSON | 3 | 1982, 1986-87 |
EDWARD DEBARTOLO JR. | 4 | 2012-16 |
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 |
BOBBY DILLON | 1 | 2020 |
LaVern Dilweg | 1 | 2020 |
MIKE DITKA | 2 | 1981, 1988 |
CHRIS DOLEMAN | 2 | 2011-12 |
TONY DORSETT | 1 | 1994 |
TONY DUNGY | 3 | 2014-16 |
KENNY EASLEY | 1 | 2017 |
CARL ELLER | 13 | 1985, 1989, 1991-2000, 2004 |
JOHN ELWAY | 1 | 2004 |
Ox Emerson | 1 | 2020 |
Jahri Evans | 1 | 2024 |
WEEB EWBANK | 3 | 1976-78 |
ALAN FANECA | 6 | 2016-21 |
MARSHALL FAULK | 1 | 2011 |
BRETT FAVRE | 1 | 2016 |
TOM FEARS | 1 | 1970 |
Beattie Feathers | 1 | 1970 |
JIM FINKS | 1 | 1995 |
RAY FLAHERTY | 1 | 1976 |
TOM FLORES | 3 | 2019-21 |
LEN FORD | 5 | 1971, 1973-76 |
BENNY FRIEDMAN | 1 | 2005 |
Dwight Freeney | 2 | 2023-24 |
DAN FOUTS | 1 | 1993 |
Willie Galimore | 1 | 1992 |
Antonio Gates | 1 | 2024 |
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 |
TONY GONZALEZ | 1 | 2019 |
Randy Gradishar | 4 | 2003, 2008, 2020, 2024 |
BUD GRANT | 4 | 1988-89, 1992, 1994 |
DARRELL GREEN | 1 | 2008 |
JOE GREENE | 1 | 1987 |
KEVIN GREENE | 5 | 2012-16 |
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 | 8 | 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2007-08, 2014 |
CHARLES HALEY | 6 | 2010-15 |
JACK HAM | 1 | 1988 |
DAN HAMPTON | 2 | 2001-02 |
CHRIS HANBURGER | 1 | 2011 |
JOHN HANNAH | 1 | 1991 |
CLIFF HARRIS | 2 | 2004, 2020 |
FRANCO HARRIS | 1 | 1990 |
MARVIN HARRISON | 3 | 2014-16 |
Rodney Harrison | 1 | 2024 |
Ole Haugsrud | 1 | 1973 |
Ralph Hay | 2 | 2020, 2025 |
BOB HAYES | 2 | 2004, 2009 |
Lester Hayes | 4 | 2001-2004 |
MIKE HAYNES | 3 | 1995-97 |
TED HENDRICKS | 2 | 1989-1990 |
Devin Hester | 3 | 2022-24 |
BILL HEWITT | 2 | 1970-71 |
GENE HICKERSON | 4 | 1981-83, 2007 |
WINSTON HILL | 1 | 2020 |
Mike Holmgren | 2 | 2020, 2025 |
Torry Holt | 5 | 2020-24 |
PAUL HORNUNG | 12 | 1972-73, 1976, 1978-1986 |
KEN HOUSTON | 1 | 1986 |
CHUCK HOWLEY | 1 | 2023 |
SAM HUFF | 3 | 1977-78, 1982 |
CLAUDE HUMPHREY | 5 | 2003, 2005-06, 2009, 2014 |
LAMAR HUNT | 1 | 1972 |
STEVE HUTCHINSON | 3 | 2018-20 |
MICHAEL IRVIN | 3 | 2005-07 |
Cecil Isbell | 1 | 2020 |
RICKEY JACKSON | 1 | 2010 |
Joe Jacoby | 3 | 2016-18 |
EDGERRIN JAMES | 4 | 2016, 2018-20 |
CALVIN JOHNSON | 1 | 2021 |
Andre Johnson | 3 | 2022-24 |
JIMMY JOHNSON (player) | 1 | 1994 |
JIMMY JOHNSON (coach) | 2 | 2015, 2020 |
JOHN HENRY JOHNSON | 9 | 1975-1980, 1983, 1986-87 |
CHARLIE JOINER | 5 | 1992-96 |
DEACON JONES | 1 | 1980 |
JERRY JONES | 1 | 2017 |
STAN JONES | 1 | 1991 |
WALTER JONES | 1 | 2014 |
HENRY JORDAN | 4 | 1976, 1984, 1989, 1995 |
Lee Roy Jordan | 1 | 1988 |
SONNY JURGENSEN | 3 | 1980, 1982-1983 |
ALEX KARRAS | 1 | 2020 |
JIM KELLY | 1 | 2002 |
LEROY KELLY | 4 | 1982, 1988-89,1994 |
CORTEZ KENNEDY | 4 | 2009-2012 |
Frank "Bucko" Kilroy | 1 | 2020 |
BRUISER KINARD | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
JOE KLECKO | 1 | 2023 |
JERRY KRAMER | 11 | 1974-76, 1978-1981, 1984, 1987, 1997, 2018 |
PAUL KRAUSE | 3 | 1994, 1997-98 |
Bob Kuechenberg | 8 | 2002-09 |
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 |
TY LAW | 3 | 2017-19 |
DICK LeBEAU | 1 | 2010 |
TUFFY LEEMANS | 2 | 1970, 1978 |
MARV LEVY | 3 | 1999-2001 |
Verne Lewellen | 1 | 2020 |
Albert Lewis | 1 | 2023 |
RAY LEWIS | 1 | 2018 |
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 |
JOHN LYNCH | 8 | 2014-21 |
TOM MACK | 11 | 1986, 1988-89, 1992-99 |
JOHN MACKEY | 5 | 1979, 1989-1992 |
JOHN MADDEN | 2 | 1985, 2006 |
PEYTON MANNING | 1 | 2021 |
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 |
Clay Matthews Jr. | 1 | 2021 |
KEVIN MAWAE | 3 | 2017-19 |
DON MAYNARD | 8 | 1980-87 |
MIKE McCORMACK | 4 | 1981-84 |
RANDALL McDANIEL | 2 | 2008-09 |
TOMMY McDONALD | 2 | 1987, 1998 |
HUGH McELHENNY | 1 | 1970 |
Steve McMichael | 1 | 2024 |
ART McNALLY | 2 | 2020, 2022 |
SAM MILLS | 3 | 2020-22 |
BOBBY MITCHELL | 1 | 1983 |
RON MIX | 1 | 1979 |
Art Modell | 3 | 2002, 2013, 2020 |
ART MONK | 8 | 2001-08 |
JOE MONTANA | 1 | 2000 |
WARREN MOON | 1 | 2006 |
LENNY MOORE | 2 | 1974, 1975 |
Tony Morabito | 1 | 1973 |
RANDY MOSS | 1 | 2018 |
MIKE MUNCHAK | 2 | 2000-01 |
ANTHONY MUÑOZ | 1 | 1998 |
Clint Murchison | 1 | 2020 |
GEORGE MUSSO | 1 | 1982 |
JOE NAMATH | 3 | 1983-85 |
OZZIE NEWSOME | 3 | 1997-99 |
RAY NITSCHKE | 1 | 1978 |
Tommy Nobis | 1 | 2020 |
CHUCK NOLL | 1 | 1993 |
BILL NUNN | 1 | 2021 |
JONATHAN OGDEN | 1 | 2013 |
MERLIN OLSEN | 1 | 1982 |
JIM OTTO | 1 | 1980 |
TERRELL OWENS | 3 | 2016-18 |
ORLANDO PACE | 2 | 2015-16 |
ALAN PAGE | 2 | 1987, 1988 |
BILL PARCELLS | 4 | 2001-02, 2012-13 |
ACE PARKER | 1 | 1972 |
Buddy Parker | 2 | 2020, 2024 |
JIM PARKER | 1 | 1973 |
WALTER PAYTON | 1 | 1993 |
DREW PEARSON | 2 | 2020-21 |
Julius Peppers | 1 | 2024 |
PETE PIHOS | 1 | 1970 |
TROY POLAMALU | 1 | 2020 |
BILL POLIAN | 1 | 2015 |
FRITZ POLLARD | 1 | 2005 |
Art Powell | 1 | 2024 |
JOHN RANDLE | 1 | 2010 |
ANDRE REED | 8 | 2007-2014 |
ED REED | 1 | 2019 |
Dan Reeves | 1 | 2020 |
MEL RENFRO | 4 | 1993-96 |
DARRELLE REVIS | 1 | 2023 |
JERRY RICE | 1 | 2010 |
LES RICHTER | 1 | 2011 |
JOHN RIGGINS | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
KEN RILEY | 1 | 2023 |
JIM RINGO | 7 | 1975-1981 |
WILLIE ROAF | 2 | 2011-12 |
DAVE ROBINSON | 1 | 2013 |
JOHNNY ROBINSON | 7 | 1980-83, 1985-86, 2019 |
ANDY ROBUSTELLI | 2 | 1970-71 |
DAN ROONEY | 3 | 1998-2000 |
PETE ROZELLE | 8 | 1977, 1979-1985 |
Lou Rymkus | 1 | 1988 |
ED SABOL | 1 | 2011 |
STEVE SABOL | 1 | 2020 |
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 |
Sterling Sharpe | 1 | 2025 |
JUNIOR SEAU | 1 | 2015 |
RICHARD SEYMOUR | 4 | 2019-22 |
Clark Shaughnessy | 3 | 1970, 1975-76 |
BILLY SHAW | 1 | 1999 |
ART SHELL | 2 | 1988,1989 |
DONNIE SHELL | 2 | 2002, 2020 |
WILL SHIELDS | 4 | 2012-2015 |
DON SHULA | 1 | 1997 |
O.J. SIMPSON | 1 | 1985 |
MIKE SINGLETARY | 1 | 1998 |
Seymour Siwoff | 1 | 2020 |
DUKE SLATER | 3 | 1970, 1971, 2020 |
JACKIE SLATER | 1 | 2001 |
BRUCE SMITH | 1 | 2009 |
EMMITT SMITH | 1 | 2010 |
JACKIE SMITH | 2 | 1993-94 |
MAC SPEEDIE | 4 | 1970, 1972, 1983, 2020 |
ED SPRINKLE | 1 | 2020 |
KEN STABLER | 4 | 1990, 1991, 2003, 2016 |
JOHN STALLWORTH | 8 | 1994, 1996-2002 |
DICK STANFEL | 3 | 1993, 2012, 2016 |
BART STARR | 1 | 1977 |
ROGER STAUBACH | 1 | 1985 |
JAN STENERUD | 1 | 1991 |
DWIGHT STEPHENSON | 5 | 1993, 1995-98 |
MICHAEL STRAHAN | 2 | 2013-14 |
HANK STRAM | 1 | 2003 |
LYNN SWANN | 14 | 1988-2001 |
PAUL TAGLIABUE | 5 | 2007-09, 2017, 2020 |
FRAN TARKENTON | 3 | 1984-86 |
CHARLEY TAYLOR | 2 | 1983, 1984 |
Fred Taylor | 1 | 2024 |
JASON TAYLOR | 1 | 2017 |
JIM TAYLOR | 4 | 1973-76 |
LAWRENCE TAYLOR | 1 | 1999 |
DERRICK THOMAS | 5 | 2005-09 |
EMMITT THOMAS | 1 | 2008 |
JOE THOMAS | 1 | 2023 |
THURMAN THOMAS | 2 | 2006-07 |
ZACH THOMAS | 4 | 2020-23 |
MICK TINGELHOFF | 1 | 2015 |
ANDRE TIPPETT | 2 | 2007-08 |
Y.A. TITTLE | 2 | 1970-71 |
LADANIAN TOMLINSON | 1 | 2017 |
Jim Tyrer | 2 | 1981, 2025 |
JOHNNY UNITAS | 1 | 1979 |
GENE UPSHAW | 1 | 1987 |
BRIAN URLACHER | 1 | 2018 |
NORM VAN BROCKLIN | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
DICK VERMEIL | 2 | 2020, 2022 |
DOAK WALKER | 5 | 1972-74, 1976, 1986 |
Everson Walls | 1 | 2018 |
BILL WALSH | 2 | 1992, 1993 |
DeMARCUS WARE | 2 | 2022-23 |
PAUL WARFIELD | 1 | 1983 |
KURT WARNER | 3 | 2015-17 |
Reggie Wayne | 5 | 2020-24 |
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 |
Patrick Willis | 3 | 2022-24 |
RALPH WILSON JR. | 3 | 2001, 2003, 2009 |
AENEAS WILLIAMS | 3 | 2012-14 |
BILL WILLIS | 1 | 1977 |
LARRY WILSON | 1 | 1978 |
KELLEN WINSLOW | 3 | 1993-95 |
Al Wistert | 1 | 2020 |
RON WOLF | 1 | 2015 |
WILLIE WOOD | 10 | 1977-1985, 1989 |
CHARLES WOODSON | 1 | 2021 |
Darren Woodson | 2 | 2023-24 |
ROD WOODSON | 1 | 2009 |
RAYFIELD WRIGHT | 2 | 2004, 2006 |
RON YARY | 6 | 1990, 1997-2001 |
BRYANT YOUNG | 2 | 2020, 2022 |
GEORGE YOUNG | 4 | 2003-05, 2020 |
STEVE YOUNG | 1 | 2005 |
JACK YOUNGBLOOD | 8 | 1990-91, 1996-2001 |
GARY ZIMMERMAN | 5 | 2003-04, 2006-08 |