nfl hall of fame 2011 The votes are in, and just like every year, someone is left standing on the outside looking in—such as wide receiver Tim Brown, who will now have to vie for a spot in next year's selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. However, this may be no easy task. While some may say this was the toughest year to decide who is enshrined into football immortality, others may agree that next year's class is filled with more talent—and even more questions.
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Former Kansas City Chiefs OT Willie Roaf will not be part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011. Roaf made it past the first cut -- from 15 to 10 finalists -- but was not part of the final cut.
Your 2011 Pro Football Hall of Famers: Richard Dent, Marshall Faulk, Ed Sabol, Deion Sanders and Shannon Sharpe. Chris Hanburger and Les Richter were senior selections.
Deion Sanders seemed to be a lock and Marshall Faulk had a very good shot. Sharpe has been denied in the past so, even though he's from the rival Denver Broncos, I'm glad to see him get in.
The most debated member was Ed Sabol, founder of NFL Films. To me, his contribution is incredibly huge considering how much of the game he's preserved.
The class of 2012 will include another Chief -- Will Shields -- so, hey, it's possible we see two Chiefs make it next year.
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A group of 15 modern-era players and contributors were named finalists for the 2011 NFL Hall of Fame class, joining a pair of senior nominees on the ballot. The Hall's selection committee will vote on this year's class on Feb. 5, 2011 in Dallas, one day prior to the Super Bowl.
For a nominee to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, he must earn 80 percent of the committee's vote.
Jerome Bettis, Marshall Faulk, Curtis Martin, Willie Roaf and Deion Sanders -- all in their first year of Hall of Fame eligibility -- were among the finalists. The complete list of 2011 Hall finalists:
o. Jerome Bettis, RB (1995-93 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 1996-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers)
o. Tim Brown, WR/KR (1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
o. Cris Carter, WR (1987-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins)
o. Dermontti Dawson, C (1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers)
o. Richard Dent, DE (1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles)
o. Chris Doleman, DE/LB (1985-1993, 1999 Minnesota Vikings, 1994-95 Atlanta Falcons, 1996-98 San Francisco 49ers)
o. Marshall Faulk, RB (1994-98 Indianapolis Colts, 1999-2005 St. Louis Rams)
o. Charles Haley, DE/LB (1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys)
o. Cortez Kennedy, DT (1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks)
o. Curtis Martin, RB (1995-97 New England Patriots, 1998-2005 New York Jets)
o. Andre Reed, WR (1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins)
o. Willie Roaf, OT (1993-2001 New Orleans Saints, 2002-05 Kansas City Chiefs)
o. Ed Sabol, Contributor (1964-1995 NFL Films)
o. Deion Sanders, CB/KR/PR (1989-1993 Atlanta Falcons, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1995-99 Dallas Cowboys, 2000 Washington Redskins, 2004-05 Baltimore Ravens)
o. Shannon Sharpe, TE (1990-99, 2002-03 Denver Broncos, 2000-01 Baltimore Ravens)
The two senior nominees are: Chris Hanburger, LB (1965-78 Washington Redskins); and Les Richter, LB (1954-62) Los Angeles Rams.
Names like Don Coryell, Roger Craig, Terrell Davis and Ray Guy did not make the cut from the semifinal round to the list of finalists.
Sanders and Marshall Faulk led a class of seven voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Joining them were Shannon Sharpe, Richard Dent, Ed Sabol, Les Richter and Chris Hanburger.
As talkative as he was talented, known as much for his celebration dances as his interceptions and kick returns, Sanders was an outstanding cornerback and sometime wide receiver with five teams. He's a two-time Super Bowl winner and was the Defensive Player of the Year in 1994.
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"I'm excited. These guys -- are you kidding me? It's hard to describe," Sanders said. "To be held up in high regard, to this standard ... I am honored."
Sanders also played Major League Baseball. But football clearly was his calling.
"He was an electrifying performer who put fans on the edge of their seats every time he manned his cornerback position or dropped back to receive a kickoff or field a punt," Falcons owner Arthur Blank said. "Deion is, without question, one of the greatest players in the history of the NFL."
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Sanders and Sabol were joined by defensive end Richard Dent, running back Marshall Faulk, tight end Shannon Sharpe and a pair of veterans committee inductees in linebackers Chris Hanburger from the 1960s-70s and Les Richter from the '50s.
The trio of Sanders and Faulk made it in in their first year of eligibility. Sabol, now 95, also was up for induction for the first time after a small faction of voters lobbied for him to be considered for the impact his creation, NFL Films, had on the game.
The new class will officially be enshrined at the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio in August.
Sanders put the "f" in flamboyant and basically put the phrase "PT" in the everyday football vernacular from the moment he dared to play in a NFL game in Miami for the Atlanta Falcons and flew to Pittsburgh afterward to be with his Atlanta Braves teammates in their their NLCS game against the Pirates on Oct. 11, 1992. Over 14 seasons, Sanders won Super Bowls in San Francisco and Dallas, intercepted 56 passes, returning nine for touchdowns to go with nine more TDs on kick returns. He was a first-team All-Pro nine times and was named to the NFL's 1990s All-Decade Team.
"You can't pick the class you go into, like you can't pick the team you go to in the NFL [draft] ... but I love you all," Sanders said, looking around at his classmates Faulk and Sharpe to his right and past inductees Michael Irvin, Rod Woodson and Steve Young to his left. "I love you all and admire you all. I'm excited."
Sabol was founder, chairman and president of NFL Films, having reached out to NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle to bid on the rights to film the 1962 championship game and thus changing the game's archives forever. Rather than using single sideline cameras high in the stadium, Sabol added field-level and end zone cameras and filmed in slow motion. He later added microphones on coaches, players and referees, then later those famous "football follies."
"Film-making, like football, is a team sport," said son Steve Sabol, appearing on his father's behalf. "To bring my dad's vision to life, we've had so many great cameramen, musicians, sound men and graphic artists. ... I just want to thank those [people] who worked with us over the last 50 years."
Faulk was the No. 2 overall pick of the Indianapolis Colts in 1994 and rookie of the year that season. After being traded to St. Louis, Faulk helped lead the Rams to the franchise's only Super Bowl title in 1999 and chased that with a league MVP award the next season. He was the first player in history to amass 2,000 yards from scrimmage in four straight seasons and retired in 2005 as No. 9 rusher of all time (12,279 yards).
"There are guys in this Hall of Fame I look so far up to," Faulk said. "I never thought I'd be in that room with them. It's special."
Dent played for four teams in 15 seasons, but was Super Bowl XX MVP with the Chicago Bears and won a second ring with the 49ers alongside Sanders in '94. He retired in '97 with 137.5 sacks, the third-most ever at the time.
Sharpe was one of the most quotable players ever to have microphone put in his face, but hardly all talk. He won two Super Bowls with John Elway in Denver and a third with the Baltimore Ravens. The eight-time Pro Bowler retired after the '01 season with 815 career catches -- the most by a tight end at the time -- for 10,060 yards and 62 touchdowns.
"If you are going to have letters behind your name, I wasn't going to have M.D. or PhD. HOF is pretty good," Sharpe said.
Hanburger, nicknamed "Hangman" for his clothesline tackling techniques, was an 18th-round draft pick by Washington in 1965 and went on to play 14 seasons, be voted to nine Pro Bowls and become one of the most famous faces of a Redskins defense during George Allen's era coaching the "Over-the-Hill Gang."
Richter played for the Los Angles Rams from '54-62. The team acquired his rights in exchange for 11 players and did not regret it, as Richter was voted either first- or second-team All-NFL five straight seasons, and in doubling as a kicker led the team in scoring five straight years. Richter was 79 when he died last June.
The Hall's voters needed 7 1/2 hours to reach the final count of seven. The day began with 15 finalists on the 44-member committee's ballot.
Running back Jerome Bettis, in his first year of eligibility, along with wide receivers Tim Brown and Cris Carter, and defensive ends Charles Haley and Chris Doleman were eliminated after the first vote. The second vote eliminated center Dermonti Dawson, defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy, wide receiver Andre Reed and offensive tackle Willie Roaf.
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