2005 Preliminary Nominees - Alphabetical
General
Published on : 10/21/2004
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Class of 2005 Preliminary Nominees Named | Preliminary Nominees by Position
| Player | Pos. | Years, Team(s) |
| Ken Anderson | QB | 1971-1986 Cincinnati Bengals |
| Steve Atwater^ | S | 1989-1999 Denver Broncos |
| Matt Blair | LB | 1974-1985 Minnesota Vikings |
| Cliff Branch | WR | 1972-1985 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders |
| C. O. Brocato | Contributor | 1974-1976, 1981-present Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans |
| Harold Carmichael | WR | 1971-1983 Philadelphia Eagles, 1984 Dallas Cowboys |
| Harry Carson* | LB | 1976-1988 New York Giants |
| Todd Christensen | TE | 1979 New York Giants, 1979-1988 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders |
| Mark Clayton | WR | 1983-1992 Miami Dolphins, 1993 Green Bay Packers |
| Don Coryell | Coach | 1973-1977 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers |
| Jim Covert | T | 1983-1990 Chicago Bears |
| Roger Craig | RB | 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-1993 Minnesota Vikings |
| Curley Culp | DT/G | 1968-1974 Kansas City Chiefs, 1974-1980 Houston Oilers, 1980-1981 Detroit Lions |
| Isaac Curtis | WR | 1973-1984 Cincinnati Bengals |
| Fred Dean | DE | 1975-1981 San Diego Chargers, 1981-1985 San Francisco 49ers |
| Ed DeBartolo, Jr. | Contributor | 1979-1997 San Francisco 49ers |
| Richard Dent* | DE | 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles |
| Chris Doleman | DE/LB | 1985-1993, 1999 Minnesota Vikings, 1994-1995 Atlanta Falcons, 1996-1998 San Francisco 49ers |
| Ray Donaldson | C | 1980-1992 Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, 1993-1994 Seattle Seahawks, 1995-1996 Dallas Cowboys |
| Mark Duper | WR | 1982-1992 Miami Dolphins |
| Henry Ellard | WR | 1983-1993 Los Angeles Rams, 1994-1998 Washington Redskins, 1998 New England Patriots |
| Russ Francis | TE | 1975-1980, 1987-1988 New England Patriots, 1982-1987 San Francisco 49ers |
| Mark Gastineau | DE | 1979-1988 New York Jets |
| Randy Gradishar | LB | 1974-1983 Denver Broncos |
| Leon Gray | T | 1973-1978 New England Patriots, 1979-1981 Houston Oilers, 1982-1983 New Orleans Saints |
| Kevin Greene^ | LB | 1985-1992 Los Angeles Rams, 1993-1995 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1996, 1998-1999 Carolina Panthers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers |
| L.C. Greenwood | DE | 1969-1981 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Russ Grimm | G | 1981-1991 Washington Redskins |
| Ray Guy | P | 1973-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders |
| Pat Haggerty | Contributor | 1965-1992 National Football League |
| Charles Haley^ | DE/LB | 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-1996 Dallas Cowboys |
| Lester Hayes* | CB | 1977-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders |
| Jay Hilgenberg | C/G | 1981-1991 Chicago Bears, 1992 Cleveland Browns, 1993 New Orleans Saints |
| Chris Hinton | G/T | 1983-1989 Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, 1990-1993 Atlanta Falcons, 1994-1995 Minnesota Vikings |
| Kent Hull | C | 1986-1996 Buffalo Bills |
| Claude Humphrey | DE | 1968-1974, 1976-1978 Atlanta Falcons, 1979-1981 Philadelphia Eagles |
| Michael Irvin^ | WR | 1988-1999 Dallas Cowboys |
| Rickey Jackson | LB | 1981-1993 New Orleans Saints, 1994-1995 San Francisco 49ers |
| Joe Jacoby | T | 1981-1993 Washington Redskins |
| Jimmy Johnson | Coach | 1989-1993 Dallas Cowboys, 1996-1999 Miami Dolphins |
| Brent Jones | TE | 1987-1997 San Francisco 49ers |
| Ed “Too Tall” Jones | DE | 1974-1978, 1980-1989 Dallas Cowboys |
| Mike Kenn | T | 1978-1994 Atlanta Falcons |
| Joe Klecko | DE/DT/NT | 1977-1987 New York Jets, 1988 Indianapolis Colts |
| Chuck Knox | Coach | 1973-1977, 1992-1994 Los Angeles Rams, 1978-1982 Buffalo Bills, 1983-1991 Seattle Seahawks, |
| Bob Kuechenberg* | G | 1970-1984 Miami Dolphins |
| Henry Lawrence | T/G | 1974-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders |
| Albert Lewis | CB | 1983-1993 Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-1998 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders |
| Louis Lipps | WR | 1984-1991 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1992 New Orleans Saints |
| Nick Lowery | K | 1978 New England Patriots, 1980-1993 Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-1996 New York Jets |
| Dan Marino^ | QB | 1983-1999 Miami Dolphins |
| Harvey Martin | DE | 1973-1983 Dallas Cowboys |
| Clay Matthews | LB | 1978-1993 Cleveland Browns, 1994-1996 Atlanta Falcons |
| Art McNally | Contributor | 1968-1991 National Football League |
| Karl Mecklenburg | LB | 1983-1994 Denver Broncos |
| Sam Mills | LB | 1986-1994 New Orleans Saints, 1995-1997 Carolina Panthers |
| Art Modell | Contributor | 1961-1995 Cleveland Browns, 1996-2003 Baltimore Ravens |
| Art Monk* | WR | 1980-1993 Washington Redskins, 1994 New York Jets, 1995 Philadelphia Eagles |
| Haven Moses | WR | 1968-1972 Buffalo Bills, 1972-1981 Denver Broncos |
| Nate Newton^ | G | 1986-1998 Dallas Cowboys, 1999 Carolina Panthers |
| Lemar Parrish | CB | 1970-1977 Cincinnati Bengals, 1978-1981 Washington Redskins, 1982 Buffalo Bills |
| Drew Pearson | WR | 1973-1983 Dallas Cowboys |
| Jim Plunkett | QB | 1971-1975 New England Patriots, 1976-1977 San Francisco 49ers, 1979-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders |
| Dan Reeves^ | Coach | 1981-1992 Denver Broncos, 1993-1996 New York Giants, 1997-2003 Atlanta Falcons |
| Gerald Riggs | RB | 1982-1988 Atlanta Falcons, 1989-1991 Washington Redskins |
| Ken Riley | CB | 1969-1983 Cincinnati Bengals |
| Ed Sabol | Contributor | 1964-1995 NFL Films |
| Steve Sabol | Contributor | 1964-present NFL Films |
| Rich Saul | C | 1970-1981 Los Angeles Rams |
| Donnie Shell | S | 1974-1987 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Albert Shelley | ST/DB | 1987-1996 Atlanta Falcons |
| Phil Simms | QB | 1979-1993 New York Giants |
| Fred Smerlas | NT/DT | 1979-1989 Buffalo Bills, 1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991-1992 New England Patriots |
| Chris Spielman | LB | 1988-1995 Detroit Lions, 1996-1997 Buffalo Bills |
| Ken Stabler | QB | 1970-1979 Oakland Raiders, 1980-1981 Houston Oilers, 1982-1984 New Orleans Saints |
| Paul Tagliabue | Contributor | 1989-present National Football League |
| Darryl Talley | LB | 1983-1994 Buffalo Bills, 1995 Atlanta Falcons, 1996 Minnesota Vikings |
| Steve Tasker | ST/WR | 1985-1986 Houston Oilers, 1986-1997 Buffalo Bills |
| Derrick Thomas^ | LB | 1989-1999 Kansas City Chiefs |
| Andre Tippett | LB | 1982-1993 New England Patriots |
| Jeff Van Note | C | 1969-1986 Atlanta Falcons |
| Herschel Walker | RB | 1986-1989, 1996-1997 Dallas Cowboys, 1989-1991 Minnesota Vikings, 1992-1994 Philadelphia Eagles, 1995 New York Giants |
| Everson Walls | CB | 1981-1989 Dallas Cowboys, 1990-1992 New York Giants, 1992-1993 Cleveland Browns |
| Roger Wehrli | CB | 1969-1982 St. Louis Cardinals |
| Doug Williams | QB | 1978-1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1986-1989 Washington Redskins |
| Ralph Wilson, Jr. | Contributor | 1959-Present Buffalo Bills |
| Ron Wolf | Contributor | 1991-2001 Green Bay Packers |
| George Young* | Contributor | 1979-1997 New York Giants, 1998-2001 National Football League |
| Steve Young^ | QB | 1985-1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987-1999 San Francisco 49ers |
| Gary Zimmerman* | T | 1986-1992 Minnesota Vikings, 1993-1997 Denver Broncos |
^ First Year of Eligibility
* On last year's list of 15 finalists
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