PFRA announces 2013 HOVG finalists

 

 

 

Dear Readers,

As a proud member of the Pro Football Researchers Association, I present below the information about the finalists for the 2013 class of the Hall of Very Good.

Any readers interested in more information about the PFRA should read down to the paragraph about the Association, which includes contact information.

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PFRA ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR THE HALL OF VERY GOOD

 

WARMINSTER, Pennsylvania – The Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA) announced today the finalists for the Hall of Very Good Class of 2013. The finalists are (in alphabetical order):

 

Grady Alderman

Position: Tackle-Guard

Teams: 1960 Detroit Lions, 1961-74 Minnesota Vikings

 

Erich Barnes

Position: Defensive Back

Teams: 1958-60 Chicago Bears, 1961-64 New York Giants, 1965-71 Cleveland Browns

 

Mike Curtis

Position: Linebacker

Teams: 1965-75 Baltimore Colts, 1976 Seattle Seahawks, 1977-78 Washington Redskins

 

Roman Gabriel

Position: Quarterback

Teams: 1962-72 Los Angeles Rams, 1973-77 Philadelphia Eagles

 

Cookie Gilchrist

Position: Fullback

Teams: 1962-64 Buffalo Bills, 1965 Denver Broncos, 1966 Miami Dolphins, 1967 Denver Broncos

 

Gale Gillingham

Position: Guard

Teams: 1966-76 Green Bay Packers

 

Larry Grantham

Position: Linebacker

Teams: 1960-72 New York Titans/Jets

 

Ken Gray

Position: Guard

Teams: 1958-69 Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals, 1970 Houston Oilers

 

Charlie Hennigan

Position: WR

Teams: 1960-66 Houston Oilers

 

Rich Jackson

Position: Defensive End

Teams: 1966 Oakland Raiders, 1967-72 Denver Broncos, 1972 Cleveland Browns

 

Bob Kuechenberg

Position: Guard-Tackle

Teams: 1970-83 Miami Dolphins

 

George Kunz

Position: Tackle

Teams: 1969-74 Atlanta Falcons, 1975-80 Baltimore Colts

 

Daryl Lamonica

Position: Quarterback

Teams: 1963-66 Buffalo Bills, 1967-74 Oakland Raiders

 

Tony Latone

Position: Wingback-Fullback

Teams: 1925-28 Pottsville Maroons, 1929 Boston Bulldogs, 1930 Providence Steamroller

 

Harvey Martin

Position: Defensive End

Teams: 1973-83 Dallas Cowboys

 

Lemar Parrish

Position: Defensive Back

Teams: 1970-77 Cincinnati Bengals, 1978-81 Washington Redskins, 1982 Buffalo Bills

 

Duane Putnam

Position: Guard

Teams: 1952-59 Los Angeles Rams, 1960 Dallas Cowboys, 1961 Cleveland Browns, 1962 Los Angeles Rams

 

Donnie Shell

Position: Defensive Back

Teams: 1974-87 Pittsburgh Steelers

 

Bill Stanfill

Position: Defensive End

Teams: 1969-76 Miami Dolphins

 

Jim Tyrer

Position: Tackle

Teams: 1961-73 Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, 1974 Washington Redskins

 

 

The Class of 2013 will be announced in the spring.     

 

Begun in 2003, the Hall of Very Good seeks to honor outstanding players and coaches who are not in the Hall of Fame.

 

The Professional Football Researchers Association was founded in 1979 as a 501(c)(3) educational organization dedicated to research into and the preservation of the history of pro football. The membership includes many of the foremost football historians and authors. The PFRA publishes a magazine, The Coffin Corner, six times each year. More information is available at www.profootballresearchers.org.

 

Previous Hall of Very Good enshrines are:

Class of 2012

Bill Bergey, 1969-80 – LB

Curley Culp*, 1968-81 – DT

Kenny Easley, 1981-87 – S

Lester Hayes, 1977-86 – CB

Jack Kemp, 1957, 1960-69 – QB

Eddie Meador, 1959-70 – DB

L.C. Greenwood, 1969-81 – DE

Ray Wietecha, 1953-62 – C
Adolf "Swede" Youngstrom, 1920-27 – G

Class of 2011

Ken Anderson, 1971-86 – QB

Cliff Branch, 1972-85 – WR

Bobby Dillon, 1952-59 – DB

Cliff Harris, 1970-79 – FS

Harold Jackson, 1968-83 – WR

Andy Russell, 1963-76 – LB

Lou Saban, 1960-65, 1967-76 – Head Coach

Tom Sestak, 1962-68 – DT

Jerry Smith, 1965-77 – TE

Class of 2010
Robert Brazile, 1975-84 – LB  
Ed Budde, 1963-76 – G
Don Coryell, 1972-86 – Head Coach
Ox Emerson, 1931-38 – G, C, LB
Chuck Foreman, 1973-80 – RB
Bob Gain, 1952, 1954-64 – T, MG, E
Riley Matheson, 1939-48 – G, LB
Jimmy Patton, 1955-66 – DB
Drew Pearson, 1973-83 – WR
Ken Riley, 1969-83 – CB

Class of 2009
Bruno Banducci, 1944-54 – G  
Harold Carmichael, 1971-84 – WR
Blanton Collier, Browns assistant coach 1946-53 and 1962 and head coach 1963-70
Boyd Dowler, 1959-69, 71 – WR
Claude Humphrey, 1968-74, 1976-81 – DE
Ken Kavanaugh, 1940-41, 1945-50 – E
Verne Lewellen, 1924-32 – HB
Walt Sweeney, 1963-75 – G

Class of 2008
Dick Barwegen, 1947-54 – G
Randy Gradishar, 1974-83 – LB
Bob Hoernschmeyer, 1946-55 – HB
Cecil Isbell, 1938-42 – TB
Buddy Parker, 1951-64 – Coach
Spec Sanders, 1946-50 – TB
Jim Ray Smith, 1956-64 – G
Billy Wilson, 1951-60 - WR

Class of 2007:
Frankie Albert, 1946-1952 - QB
Roger Brown, 1960-1969 - DT
Timmy Brown, 1959-1968 - RB
Marshall Goldberg, 1939-1948 - B
Jim Lee Howell, 1937-1947, 1954-1960 - E
Glenn Presnell, 1931-1936 - B
Dick Schafrath, 1959-1971 - T
Jake Scott, 1970-1978 - DB
Ed Sprinkle, 1944-1955 - DE
Tank Younger, 1949-1958 - HB-FB

Class of 2006:
Charley Conerly, 1948-1961 - QB
John Hadl, 1962-1977 - QB
Chuck Howley, 1958-1973 - LB
Alex Karras, 1958-1970 - DT
Eugene Lipscomb, 1953-1962 - DT
Kyle Rote, 1951-1961 - E-HB
Dick Stanfel, 1952-1958 - G
Otis Taylor, 1965-1975 - WR
Fuzzy Thurston, 1958-1967 - G
Deacon Dan Towler, 1950-1955 - FB

Class of 2005:
Maxie Baughan, 1960-1974 - LB
Jim Benton, 1938-1947 - E
Lavvie Dilweg, 1926-1934 - E
Pat Harder, 1946-1953 - FB
Floyd Little*, 1967-1975 - RB
Tommy Nobis, 1966-1976 - LB
Pete Retzlaff, 1956-1966 - HB-E
Tobin Rote, 1950-1966 - QB
Lou Rymkus, 1943, 1946-1951 - T
Del Shofner, 1957-1967 - E

Class of 2004:
Gene Brito, 1951-1960 - DE
John Brodie, 1957-1973 - QB
Jack Butler*, 1951-1959 - DB
Chris Hanburger*, 1965-1978 - LB
Bob Hayes*, 1965-1975 - SE-WR
Billy Howton, 1952-1963 - E
Jim Marshall, 1960-1979 - DE
Al Nesser, 1920-1928, 1931 - G
Dave Robinson,* 1963-1974 - LB
Duke Slater, 1922-1931 - T

Class of 2003:
Gino Cappelletti, 1960-1970 - E-K
Carl Eller*, 1964-1979 - DE
Pat Fischer, 1961-1977 - DB
Benny Friedman*, 1927-1934 - TB
Gene Hickerson*, 1958-1973 - G
Jerry Kramer, 1958-1968 - G
Johnny Robinson, 1960-1971 - DB
Mac Speedie, 1946-1952 - E
Mick Tingelhoff, 1962-1978 - C
Al Wistert, 1943-1951 - T

*Voted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame after induction into the Hall of Very Good.