Pace vs. HOF OL

Enshrinement Published on : 1/21/2015

If 2015 Finalist Orlando Pace is elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he would become the 41st offensive linemen from the modern era to make it to Canton. Here’s how Pace stacks up against the offensive linemen enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
 

 

 

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Player Yrs Position All Pro All Conference Pro Bowls Div. Conf. League
Orlando Pace 13 Tackle 5 5 7 3 2 1
HOF OL
Larry Allen 14 Guard 7 6 11 4 1 1
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
Dermontti Dawson 13 Center 6 5 7 5 1 0
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
Walter Jones 12 Tackle 6 7 9 5 1 0
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
Jonathan Ogden 12 Tackle 6 9 11 2 1 1
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
Willie Roaf 13 Tackle 7 9 11 2 0 0
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. # Earned honors as a guard.