2012 Finalists comparative stats: Offensive Linemen Honors
Hall of Famers
Published on : 1/14/2012
Four of the finalists for the Class of 2012 are offensive linemen. Dermontti Dawson would become the ninth center to be elected to the Hall of Fame. Willie Roaf would join 18 tackles in Canton if he were elected. Will Shields and senior candidate Dick Stanfel would become the 14th and/or 15th guards in the Hall of Fame.
Shields is in his first year of eligibility while Dawson, Roaf and Stanfel all have been finalists in the past.
| Offensive Linemen Finalists for 2012 Election | ||||||||
| Championship Teams | ||||||||
| Player | Yrs | Position | All Pro | All Conference | Pro Bowls | Div. | Conf | League |
| Dermontti Dawson | 13 | Center | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Roaf | 13 | Tackle | 7 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Shields | 14 | Guard | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Stanfel | 7 | Guard | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Offensive Linemen in the Pro Football Hall of Fame | ||||||||
| Championship Teams | ||||||||
| Player | Yrs | Position | All Pro | All conference | Pro Bowls | Div. | Conf | League |
| Chuck Bednarik | 14 | Center * | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Brown | 10 | Tackle | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Brown | 13 | Tackle | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Creekmur | 10 | Tackle/Guard | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe DeLamielleure | 13 | Guard | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Dierdorf | 13 | Tackle | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Gatski | 12 | Center | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Forrest Gregg | 15 | Tackle/Guard | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Russ Grimm | 11 | Guard | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Lou Groza | 21 | Tackle ** | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| John Hannah | 13 | Guard | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Hickerson | 15 | Guard | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Stan Jones | 13 | Guard *** | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Langer | 12 | Center | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Little | 14 | Guard | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Tom Mack | 13 | Guard | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Matthews | 19 | Guard/Center/Tackle | 9 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike McCormack | 10 | Tackle **** | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Randall McDaniel | 14 | Guard | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Mix | 11 | Tackle/Guard | 9 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Munchak | 12 | Guard | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Muñoz | 13 | Tackle | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Otto | 15 | Center | 12 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Parker | 11 | Tackle/Guard | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Ringo | 15 | Center | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob St. Clair | 11 | Tackle | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Shaw | 9 | Guard | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Art Shell | 15 | Tackle | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Jackie Slater | 20 | Tackle | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Stephenson | 8 | Center | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Gene Upshaw | 15 | Guard | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Webster | 17 | Center | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Rayfield Wright | 13 | Tackle | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Ron Yary | 15 | Tackle | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Zimmerman | 12 | Tackle | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| * Also a linebacker, winning All-NFL honors eight times at that position. | ||||||||
| ** Spent seven seasons exclusively as a placekicker. | ||||||||
| *** Also played four seasons as a defensive tackle. | ||||||||
| **** Also played one season as a defensive middle guard. | ||||||||
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