Pro Football Hall of Fame commemorates decades of football’s greatest
Two pillars of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s mission include honoring the greatest of the game and celebrating excellence. As the Hall eagerly awaits the Enshrinement of a new class in August, it honors and recalls those who already have etched their name in Canton.
This year, the Hall recognizes 10 anniversary classes – a total of 58 Hall of Famers – dating back to 1966.
Each anniversary class and its members will be commemorated through online articles and social media posts in the days leading up to the Enshrinement of the Class of 2026 presented by Visual Edge IT in the featured ceremony of Football’s Greatest Weekend presented by Novartis (Aug. 5-9).
The following enshrinees celebrate an anniversary this year:
60th anniversary – Class of 1966
Bill Dudley*, Joe Guyon*, Arnie Herber*, Walt Kiesling*, George McAfee*, Steve Owen*, Hugh “Shorty” Ray*, Clyde “Bulldog” Turner*.
55th anniversary – Class of 1971
Jim Brown*, Bill Hewitt*, Frank “Bruiser” Kinard*, Vince Lombardi*, Andy Robustelli*, Y.A. Tittle*, Norm Van Brocklin*.
50th anniversary – Class of 1976
Ray Flaherty*, Len Ford*, Jim Taylor*.
45th anniversary – Class of 1981
Morris “Red” Badgro*, George Blanda*, Willie Davis*, Jim Ringo*.
40th anniversary – Class of 1986
Paul Hornung*, Ken Houston, Willie Lanier, Fran Tarkenton, Doak Walker*.
35th anniversary – Class of 1991
Earl Campbell, John Hannah, Stan Jones*, Tex Schramm*, Jan Stenerud.
30th anniversary – Class of 1996
Lou Creekmur*, Dan Dierdorf, Joe Gibbs, Charlie Joiner, Mel Renfro.
25th anniversary – Class of 2001
Nick Buoniconti*, Marv Levy, Mike Munchak, Jackie Slater, Lynn Swann, Ron Yary, Jack Youngblood.
20th anniversary – Class of 2006
Troy Aikman, Harry Carson, John Madden*, Warren Moon, Reggie White*, Rayfield Wright*.
10th anniversary – Class of 2016
Edward DeBartolo Jr., Tony Dungy, Brett Favre, Kevin Greene*, Marvin Harrison, Orlando Pace, Ken Stabler*, Dick Stanfel*.
(* -- Deceased.)
