2011 Preliminary Nominees - Alphabetical

Enshrinement Published on : 9/11/2010
Class of 2011 Modern-Era Preliminary Nominees

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K.S. "Bud" Adams, Jr.
Owner
1960-Present Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Titans

 

Eric Allen
Cornerback
1988-1994 Philadelphia Eagles, 1995-97 New Orleans Saints, 1998-2001 Oakland Raiders

 

Ken Anderson
Quarterback
1971-1986 Cincinnati Bengals

         
Gary Anderson
Kicker
1982-1994 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1995-96 Philadelphia Eagles, 1997 San Francisco 49ers, 1998-2002 Minnesota Vikings, 2003-04 Tennessee Titans
 
 

Ottis Anderson
Running Back
1979-1986 St. Louis Cardinals, 1986-1992 New York Giants

 

Bruce Armstrong
Tackle
1987-2000 New England Patriots
 

         

Steve Atwater
Safety
1989-1998 Denver Broncos, 1999 New York Jets

 

Al "Bubba" Baker
Defensive End
1978-1982 Detroit Lions, 1983-86 St. Louis Cardinals, 1987, 1989-1990 Cleveland Browns, 1988 Minnesota Vikings

 

Bill Bates
Safety (also ST)
1983-1997 Dallas Cowboys
 

         

Mark Bavaro
Tight End
1985-1990 New York Giants, 1992 Cleveland Browns, 1993-94 Philadelphia Eagles

 

Bobby Beathard
Administrator
1966-67 Kansas City Chiefs, 1968-1971 Atlanta Falcons, 1972-77 Miami Dolphins, 1978-1988 Washington Redskins,1990-99 San Diego Chargers 

 

Cornelius Bennett
Linebacker
1987-1995 Buffalo Bills, 1996-98 Atlanta Falcons, 1999-2000 Indianapolis Colts

         
Jerome Bettis **
Running Back
1993-95 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 1996-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers
  Tony Boselli
Tackle
1995-2002 Jacksonville Jaguars
  Lomas Brown
Tackle
1985-1995 Detroit Lions, 1996-98 Arizona Cardinals, 1999 Cleveland Browns, 2000-01 New York Giants, 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
         
Tim Brown *
Wide Receiver (also KR)
1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  Joey Browner
Safety
1983-1991 Minnesota Vikings, 1992 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  LeRoy Butler
Safety
1990-2001 Green Bay Packers
         
Dave Butz
Defensive End/Defensive Tackle
1973-74 St. Louis Cardinals, 1975-1988 Washington Redskins
  Leo Carlin
Administrator
1960-Present Philadelphia Eagles
  Bud Carson
Assistant Coach/Head Coach
1971-77 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1978-81, 1997 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 1982 Baltimore Colts, 1983 Kansas City Chiefs, 1985-88 New York Jets, 1989-1990 Cleveland Browns, 1991-94 Philadelphia Eagles
         
Cris Carter *
Wide Receiver
1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins
  Larry Centers
Running Back
1990-1998 Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, 1999-2000 Washington Redskins, 2001-2002 Buffalo Bills, 2003 New England Patriots
  Ray Childress
Defensive Tackle/Defensive End
1985-1995 Houston Oilers, 1996 Dallas Cowboys
         
Todd Christensen
Tight End
1979 New York Giants, 1979-1988 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
  Gary Clark
Wide Receiver
1985-1992 Washington Redskins, 1993-94 Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, 1995 Miami Dolphins
  Ben Coates
Tight End
1991-99 New England Patriots, 2000 Baltimore Ravens
         
Jack Kent Cooke
Owner
1974-1997 Washington Redskins
  Don Coryell *
Coach
1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers
  Jim Covert
Tackle
1983-1990 Chicago Bears
         
Roger Craig
Running Back
1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-1993 Minnesota Vikings
  Otho Davis
Trainer
1971-72 Baltimore Colts, 1973-1995 Philadelphia Eagles
  Terrell Davis
Running Back
1995-2001 Denver Broncos
         
Dermontti Dawson *
Center
1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers
  Ed DeBartolo, Jr.
Owner
1977-2000 San Francisco 49ers
  Richard Dent *
Defensive End
1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles
         
Chris Doleman
Defensive End/Linebacker
1985-1993, 1999 Minnesota Vikings, 1994-95 Atlanta Falcons, 1996-98 San Francisco 49ers
  Kenny Easley
Safety
1981-87 Seattle Seahawks
  Henry Ellard
Wide Receiver (also PR)
1983-1993 Los Angeles Rams, 1994-98 Washington Redskins, 1998 New England Patriots
         
Marshall Faulk **
Running Back
1994-98 Indianapolis Colts, 1999-2005 St. Louis Rams
  Tom Flores
Coach
1979-1987 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-94 Seattle Seahawks
  Russ Francis
Tight End
1975-1980, 1987-88 New England Patriots, 1982-87 San Francisco 49ers
         
Eddie George
Running Back
1996-2003 Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans, 2004 Dallas Cowboys
  Ron Gibbs
Official
1940-1962 National Football League
  Kevin Greene
Linebacker/Defensive End
1985-1992 Los Angeles Rams, 1993-95 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1996, 1998-99 Carolina Panthers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers
         
Ray Guy
Punter
1973-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
  Charles Haley *
Defensive End/Linebacker
1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys
  Ken Harvey
Linebacker
1988-1993 Phoenix Cardinals, 1994-98 Washington Redskins
         
Ole Haugsrud
Owner
1923-27 Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos
  Lester Hayes
Cornerback
1977-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
  Jay Hilgenberg
Center
1981-1991 Chicago Bears, 1992 Cleveland Browns, 1993 New Orleans Saints
         
Chris Hinton
Guard/Tackle
1983-89 Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, 1990-93 Atlanta Falcons, 1994-95 Minnesota Vikings
  Kent Hull
Center
1986-1996 Buffalo Bills
  Joe Jacoby
Tackle
1981-1993 Washington Redskins
         
Jimmy Johnson
Coach
1989-1993 Dallas Cowboys, 1996-99 Miami Dolphins
  Brent Jones
Tight End
1987-1997 San Francisco 49ers
  Ed "Too Tall" Jones
Defensive End
1974-78, 1980-89 Dallas Cowboys
         
Mike Kenn
Tackle
1978-1994 Atlanta Falcons
  Cortez Kennedy *
Defensive Tackle
1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks
  Frank "Bucko" Kilroy
Administrator
1962-64 Washington Redskins, 1965-1970 Dallas Cowboys, 1971-1984 New England Patriots
         
Joe Klecko
Defensive End/Defensive Tackle/Nose Tackle
1977-1987 New York Jets, 1988 Indianapolis Colts
  Chuck Knox
Coach
1973-77 Los Angeles Rams, 1978-1982 Buffalo Bills, 1983-1991 Seattle Seahawks, 1992-94 Los Angeles Rams
  Jim Lachey
Tackle
1985-87 San Diego Chargers, 1988 Los Angeles Raiders, 1988-1992, 1994-95 Washington Redskins
         
Albert Lewis
Cornerback
1983-1993 Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-98 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders
  Nick Lowery
Kicker
1978 New England Patriots, 1980-1993 Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-96 New York Jets
  Dexter Manley
Defensive End
1981-89 Washington Redskins, 1990 Phoenix Cardinals, 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
         
Charles Mann
Defensive End
1983-1993 Washington Redskins, 1994 San Francisco 49ers
  Curtis Martin **
Running Back
1995-97 New England Patriots, 1998-2005 New York Jets
  Clay Matthews
Linebacker
1978-1993 Cleveland Browns, 1994-96 Atlanta Falcons
         
Art McNally
Official
1968-1991 National Football League
  Karl Mecklenburg
Linebacker
1983-1994 Denver Broncos
  Sam Mills
Linebacker
1986-1994 New Orleans Saints, 1995-97 Carolina Panthers
         
Frank Minnifield
Cornerback
1984-1992 Cleveland Browns
  Brian Mitchell
Running Back (also KR/PR)
1990-99 Washington Redskins, 2000-02 Philadelphia Eagles, 2003 New York Giants
  Art Modell
Owner
1961-1995 Cleveland Browns, 1996-2003 Baltimore Ravens
         
Herman Moore
Wide Receiver
1991-2001 Detroit Lions, 2002 New York Giants
  Stanley Morgan
Wide Receiver
1977-1989 New England Patriots, 1990 Indianapolis Colts
  Bill Nunn
Administrator
1968-Present Pittsburgh Steelers
         
Buddy Parker
Coach
1949 Chicago Cardinals, 1951-56 Detroit Lions, 1957-1964 Pittsburgh Steelers
  Jim Plunkett
Quarterback
1971-1975 New England Patriots, 1976-1977 San Francisco 49ers, 1979-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
  Mike Quick
Wide Receiver
1982-1990 Philadelphia Eagles
         
Andre Reed *
Wide Receiver
1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins
  Dan Reeves
Coach
1981-1992 Denver Broncos, 1993-96 New York Giants, 1997-2003 Atlanta Falcons
  Gerald Riggs
Running Back
1982-88 Atlanta Falcons, 1989-1991 Washington Redskins
         
Willie Roaf **
Tackle
1993-2001 New Orleans Saints, 2002-05 Kansas City Chiefs
  Joe Robbie
Owner
1966-1989 Miami Dolphins
  Reggie Roby
Punter
1983-1992 Miami Dolphins, 1993-94 Washington Redskins, 1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1996-97 Houston/Tennessee Oilers, 1998 San Francisco 49ers
         
Art Rooney, Jr.
Administrator
1961-Present Pittsburgh Steelers
  Carroll Rosenbloom
Owner
1953-1971 Baltimore Colts, 1972-78 Los Angeles Rams
  Ed Sabol
Founder
NFL Films
         
Steve Sabol
President
NFL Films
  Deion Sanders **
Cor