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. | ||||||||
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