Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015 Semifinalists Career Capsules
Morten Andersen
Position: Kicker
Years/Teams: 1982-1994 New Orleans Saints, 1995-2000, 2006-07 Atlanta Falcons, 2001 New York Giants, 2002-03 Kansas City Chiefs, 2004 Minnesota Vikings
College: Michigan State
**Drafted:**4th round (86th player overall) of 1982 draft by New Orleans Saints
Seasons: 25
Games: 382
All-Pro: 5
Pro Bowls: 7
**Career Stats:**565 Field Goals, 849 PATs for 2,544 career points
Notable: Andersen retired as the NFL’s all-time leading scorer and leads two teams (the Saints and Falcons) in career field goals and points.
Steve Atwater
Position: Safety
Years/Teams: 1989-1998 Denver Broncos, 1999 New York Jets
College: Arkansas
Drafted: 1st round (20th player overall) of 1989 draft by Denver Broncos.
Seasons: 11
Games: 167
All-Pro: 2
Pro Bowls: 8
Career Stats: 24 interceptions for 408 yards and 1 TD
Notable: Atwater's selection to seven straight Pro Bowls from 1990-96 is tied for the franchise record with Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe.****
Jerome Bettis
Position: Running Back
Years/Teams: 1993-95 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams; 1996-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers
College: Notre Dame
Drafted: 1st round (10th overall) of 1993 draft by Los Angeles Rams
Seasons: 13
Games: 192
All-Pro: 2
Pro Bowls: 6
Career Stats: 3,479 carries for 13,662 yards, 91 touchdowns; 200 receptions for 1,449 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Notable:At the time of his retirement Bettis ranked 5th in rushing yards. ****
T
im Brown
Position: Wide Receiver/Kick Returner
Years/Teams: 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
College: Notre Dame
Drafted: 1st round (6th overall) of 1988 draft by Los Angeles Raiders
**Seasons:**17
Games: 255
All-Pro: 2
Pro Bowls: 9
**Career Stats:**1,094 receptions for 14,934 yards and 100 touchdowns.
Notable: Brown had 80 or more receptions in nine seasons over a 10-year span. He also was lethal return man, his 19,682 all-purpose yards still ranks fifth all-time.
Issac Bruce
Position: Wide Receiver
Years/Teams: 1994-2007 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 2008-09 San Francisco 49ers
College: Santa Monica College (JC); Memphis
Drafted: 2nd round (33rd overall) of 1994 draft by Los Angeles Rams
Seasons: 16
Games: 223
All-Pro: 1
Pro Bowls: 4
Career Stats: 1,024 receptions for 15,208 yards and 91 touchdowns.
Notable: Bruce had eight season in which he recorded 1000 or more receiving yards and 12 seasons with 50 or more receptions.
Don Coryell
Position: Head Coach
Years/Teams: 1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals; 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers
College: Washington
NFL Coach of the Year Awards:1Seasons: 14
**Division Titles:**5
Career Record: 114 wins, 89 losses, 1 tie including playoffs
Notable: Under Coryell’s direction, the Chargers led the NFL in passing seven out of eight seasons.****
Roger Craig
Position: Running Back
Years/Teams: 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers; 1991 Los Angeles Raiders; 1992-93 Minnesota Vikings
College: Nebraska
Drafted: 2nd round (49th overall) of 1983 draft by San Francisco 49ers
Seasons: 11
Games: 165
**All-Pro:**1
**Pro Bowls:**4
**Career Stats:**1,991 carries for 8,189 yards, 56 touchdowns; 566 receptions for 4,911 yards, 17 touchdowns.
Notable: At the time of his retirement, Craig ranked in the Top 20 career leaders in both receptions and rushing yards.
Terrell Davis
Position: Running Back
Years/Teams: 1995-2001 Denver Broncos
College: Long Beach State; Georgia
**Drafted:**6th round (196th overall) of 1995 draft by Denver Broncos
Seasons: 7
Games: 78
All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowls: 3
Career Stats: 1,655 carries for 7,607 yards, 60 touchdowns
Notable: Significantly increased yardage total each season until he suffered knee injury. In 1998, he became the fourth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season.
Tony Dungy
Position: Head Coach
Years/Teams: 1996-2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2002-08 Indianapolis Colts
College: Minnesota
NFL Coach of the Year Awards: 2
Seasons: 13
Division Titles: 6
Conference Titles: 1
Super Bowl Titles: 1
Notable: Dungy, the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl, was elected to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s.
Kevin Greene
Position: Linebacker/Defensive End
Years/Teams: 1985-1992 Los Angeles Rams, 1993-95 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1996, 1998-99 Carolina Panthers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers
College: Auburn
**Drafted:**5th round (113th overall) of 1985 draft by Los Angeles Rams
Seasons: 15
Games: 228
All-Pro: 2
Pro Bowls: 5
Career Stats: Amassed 160 sacks. Also had 5 interceptions for 53 yards, 1 TD; 3 Safeties, and 2 fumble recoveries for touchdowns.
Notable: Greene twice led the NFL in sacks, the first time in 1994 with the Steelers and again two years later in Carolina. He had 10 or more sacks in a season 10 times during his career.
Charles Haley
Position: Defensive End/Linebacker
Years/Teams: 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys
College: James Madison
**Drafted:**4th round (96th overall) of 1986 draft by San Francisco 49ers
Seasons: 12
**Games:**169
All-Pro: 2
Pro Bowls: 5
Career Stats: Recorded 100.5 sacks. Had one safety and one fumble recovery for a touchdown.
**Notable:**Haley holds the NFL record for most Super Bowl victories by a player. He won three with the Cowboys (XXVII, XVIII, XXX) and two with San Francisco (XXIII, XXIV).
Marvin Harrison
Position: Wide Receiver
Years/Teams: 1996-2008 Indianapolis Colts
College: Syracuse
Drafted: 1st round of 1996 draft by Indianapolis Colts
Seasons: 13
Games: 190
All-Pro: 6
Pro Bowls: 8
Career Stats: 1,102 receptions for 14,580 yards and 128 TDs
Notable: At retirement, Harrison ranked second all-time in receptions and fourth in career receiving yardage.
Torry Holt
Position: Wide Receiver
Years/Teams: 1999-2008 St. Louis Rams, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars
College: North Carolina State
Drafted: 1st round (6th overall) of 1999 draft by St. Louis
Seasons: 11
Games: 173
All-Pro: 1
Pro Bowls: 7
Career Stats: 920 receptions for 13,382 yards and 74 touchdowns.
Notable: Holt had 50 or more receptions every year of his career and six seasons with more than 1,300 receiving yards.
Joe Jacoby
Position: Tackle
Years/Teams: 1981-1993 Washington Redskins
College: Louisville
Drafted: Signed as a free agent by Washington Redskins in 1981
Seasons: 13
Games: 170
All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowls: 4
**Notable:**At the time of his retirement, Jacoby was the only offensive lineman in Redskins history to score a TD.
Edgerrin James
Position: Running Back
Years/Teams: 1999-2005 Indianapolis Colts, 2006-08 Arizona Cardinals, 2009 Seattle Seahawks
College: Miami (FL)
Drafted: 1st round (4th overall) of 1999 draft by Indianapolis
Seasons: 11
Games: 148
All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowls: 4
Career Stats: 3,028 carries for 12,246 yards and 80 TDs. 433 receptions for 3,364 yards and 11 TDs.
Notable: James led the NFL in rushing during his first two seasons and had seven 1,000-yard seasons.
Jimmy Johnson
Position: Head Coach
Years/Teams: 1989-1993 Dallas Cowboys, 1996-99 Miami Dolphins
College: Arkansas
NFL Coach of the Year Awards: 1
Seasons: 9
Division Titles: 2
Conference Titles: 2
Super Bowl Titles: 2
Notable: Johnson was first coach to win a Super Bowl and a major college championship.
Mike Kenn
Position: Tackle
Years/Teams: 1978-1994 Atlanta Falcons
College: Michigan
Drafted: 1st round (13th overall) of 1978 draft by Atlanta
Seasons: 17
Games: 251
All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowls: 5
Notable: Kenn retired as the Falcons all-time leader in games played and games started.
Ty Law
Position: Cornerback
Years/Teams: 1995-2004 New England Patriots, 2005, 2008 New York Jets, 2006-07 Kansas City Chiefs, 2009 Denver Broncos
College: Michigan
Drafted: 1st round (23rd overall) of 1995 draft by New England
Seasons: 15
Games: 203
All-Pro: 2
Pro Bowls: 5
Career Stats: 53 interceptions for 828 yards and 7 TDs.
Notable: Law led the NFL in interceptions twice during his career (1998, 2005).
John Lynch
Position: Free Safety
Years/Teams: 1993-2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2004-07 Denver Broncos
College: Stanford
Drafted: 3rd round (82nd player overall) of 1993 draft by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seasons: 15
Games: 224
All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowls: 9
Career Stats: 24 interceptions for 204 yards and 13.0 career sacks.
Notable: Lynch registered nine seasons in which he logged 90 or more tackles.
Kevin Mawae
Position: Center/Guard
Years/Teams: 1994-97 Seattle Seahawks, 1998-2005 New York Jets, 2006-2009 Tennessee Titans
College: Louisiana State
Drafted: 2nd round (36th overall) of 1994 draft by Seattle
Seasons: 16
Games: 241
All-Pro: 6
Pro Bowls: 8
Notable: Mawae was selected for the NFL's All-Decade Team in the 2000s.
Karl Mecklenburg
Position: Linebacker
Years/Teams: 1983-1994 Denver Broncos
College: Augustana (SD); Minnesota
**Drafted:**12th round (310th player overall) of 1983 draft by Denver Broncos.
**Seasons:**12
Games: 180
All-Pro: 4
Pro Bowls: 6
Career Stats: 79.0 sacks, five interceptions for 128 yards, one safety and two fumble recoveries for a TD.
Notable: Mecklenburg is the only player in Denver Broncos history to record four sacks in a game twice.
Orlando Pace
Position:
Tackle
Years/Teams: 1997-2008 St. Louis Rams, 2009 Chicago Bears
College: Ohio State
Drafted: 1st round (1st overall) of 1997 draft by St. Louis
Seasons: 13
Games: 169
All-Pro: 5
Pro Bowls: 7
Notable: Blocked for three straight NFL MVPs (QB Kurt Warner - 1999, 2001; RB Marshall Faulk - 2000).
Junior Seau
Position: Linebacker
Years/Teams: 1990-2002 San Diego Chargers, 2003-05 Miami Dolphins, 2006-09 New England Patriots
College: Southern California
Drafted: 1st round (5th overall) of 1990 draft by San Diego
Seasons: 20
Games: 268
All-Pro: 8
Pro Bowls: 12
Career Stats: 56.5 sacks, 18 interceptions for 238 yards
Notable: Seau was selected for the NFL's All-Decade Team in the 1990s.
Will Shields
Position: Guard
Years/Teams: 1993-2006 Kansas City Chiefs
College: Nebraska
**Drafted:**3rd round (74th player overall) of 1993 draft by Kansas City Chiefs.
Seasons: 14
Games: 224
All-Pro: 3
Pro Bowls: 12
Notable: Shields was selected for the NFL's All-Decade Team in the 2000s.
Kurt Warner
Position: Quarterback
Years/Teams: 1998-2003 St. Louis Rams, 2004 New York Giants, 2005-09 Arizona Cardinals
College: Northern Iowa
Seasons: 12
Games: 124
All-Pro: 2
Pro Bowls: 4
Career Stats: 2,666 completions on 4,040 attempts for 32,344 yards, 208 TDs and 128 INTs.
Notable: Warner was a two-time NFL MVP (1999 and 2001) and MVP of Super Bowl XXXIV.
Darren Woodson
Position: Safety
Years/Teams: 1992-2003 Dallas Cowboys
College: Arizona State
Seasons: 12
Games: 178
All-Pro: 4
Pro Bowls: 5
Career Stats: 23 interceptions for 271 yards and 2 TDs, 11 career sacks.
Notable: Woodson retired as the Cowboys all-time leading tackler.