Teams: Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots. The statistics, of course, do not bear this out. Nineteen members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame have earned Most Valuable Player honors in a Super Bowl. Christensen finished his career with 461 catches and five Pro Bowl selections. Bennett retired with 71.5 sacks and 26 fumble recoveries. He started 13 or more games in 11 of his 15 NFL seasons. Robinson led the AFL with 10 interceptions in 1966 and led the merged AFL-NFL again in 1970. Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Chargers. He also found new life late in his career with the New York Giants, earning MVP honors in Super Bowl XXV. The Bears' all-timer also went to seven straight Pro Bowls and was a five-time All-Pro. Maybe that’s not enough to end the discussion over who was better, but if you’re open-minded, it ought to at least be a good starting point.”, Teams: Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots. Nicknamed the “Dancing Bear” for his nifty footwork, Ron McDole anchored great Buffalo defenses of the mid-1960s. His career rushing yardage total is good for 17th on NFL all-time list. These gridiron greats are still waiting for the call from Canton. His 1,470 yards rushing that season, a-then Lions record, fell ju… Vizquel provided excellent defense and durability, and he is the only non-Hall of Fame shortstop besides Alex Rodriguez (not eligible until 2022) with at least 2,500 hits. Teams: Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders. Branch was a key weapon in the Raiders’ deep passing game and finished his career with three Super Bowl rings. Not in Hall of Fame News The St. Louis Cardinals announce five candidates for their Hall of Fame The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the five former players who fans… He intercepted 34 passes during his career, including three in a 1973 game against the Bengals, and was named to five Pro Bowls. In 1997, he won a $1.8 million judgment against the NFL, claiming that his post-football life had been ruined by a drug addiction that began when trainers issued him amphetamines and depressants. Lee Roy Jordan was a key cog in the Cowboys’ Doomsday Defense that ranked first against the run for four consecutive years in the late 1960s. Seifert's reputation took a hit when he finished his career with the Panthers, but he was dealt a tough hand with Chris Weinke and a past-his-prime Steve Beuerlein as his starting quarterbacks. Hailed as one of the game’s great linemen during his 14-year stint with the Chiefs, Jim Tyrer likely would be in the Hall of Fame if not for the tragic circumstances of his death (in 1980, he fatally shot his wife before killing himself). Allen also had three interception returns for touchdowns in 2000 for the Raiders and was named to the Pro Bowl in six of his first eight seasons. Coryell led his teams to the playoffs six times and finished his career with 111 wins and a .572 winning percentage. The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021 is set. Kevin Patra details why the … The league was limited to nine games and Chandler played in eight of them. That's some pretty good company. Ray Guy is the only full-time punter in the Hall of Fame, but judging by statistics, the Giants’ Dave Jennings — whose career practically mirrored Guy’s — was the superior punter. The 31-year-old has two MVPs, ranks seventh in career TD passes (275) and has a TD/INT ratio (275/139) that would make every Hall of Fame passer except Marino jealous. Steve McNair shared MVP honors with Peyton Manning in 2003, was named to three Pro Bowls and came so close to leading the Titans to a Super Bowl championship in 1999. Ten Steelers from that era are in the Hall of Fame, but one name missing is L.C. Teams: San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins. With the Hall of Fame voting still on our minds, I thought it would be fun to look at which non-Hall of Famers fared best in MVP voting, and which Hall of Famers have fared worst. But it's not the be-all, end-all as a representation of an NFL player's greatness. George Seifert's Hall of Fame credentials are easy to overlook because he followed in the footsteps of the legendary Bill Walsh, but Seifert was an important part of the San Francisco 49ers' dynasty. Spots in the NFL Hall-of-Fame are reserved for the best of the best. Games are won and lost in the trenches, and Jay Hilgenberg helped the Bears win a lot of games in the 1980s, including Super Bowl XX. The Raiders defeated the Dolphins 28-26. The great tackle was overshadowed on the Bears’ legendary “46” defense by the likes of Mike Singletary and Richard Dent. Brown was selected to seven Pro Bowls and started at left tackle for the Giants in in Super Bowl XXXV. According to Sean Lahman’s “The Pro Football Historical Abstract,” one researcher who reviewed games from 1954 reported that Banducci and his teammates allowed just eight sacks (official stats weren’t kept for sacks then), which would have been a record low until the Dolphins surrendered only seven in 1988. But the talented four-time Pro Bowler’s 11-year resume included 559 catches for 8,966 yards and 56 touchdowns with three different clubs. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced 26 finalists for their 2017 class today. Eric Allen was more than a shutdown specialist. Though he never topped those rookie numbers, Howton was the NFL’s all-time leader in receptions (503) and receiving yards (8,459) when he retired in 1963, passing the great Don Huston. Rose, who knows a thing or two about the subject, named “Shoeless” Joe Jackson. When you think of the great quarterbacks of the 1970s, Terry Bradshaw is the first name to spring to mind. Top 20 NFL Players Not In the Hall of Fame. The seven rushers who were ahead of him at the time are all in the Hall of Fame. But Steve McMichael's impact in dominating the line of scrimmage and paving lanes of attack for Singletary and others was undeniable. Who is the only eligible NBA scoring champion not in the Hall of Fame? He was part of the Giants' championship team in 1956 and an All-Pro at defensive tackle. A five-time first-team All-Pro and the only player ever to win a Super Bowl MVP award for a losing team (Cowboys in Super Bowl V), Chuck Howley is considered one of the most underrated players in NFL history. Pete Rose was recently asked who the greatest player not in the Baseball Hall of Fame was. He was the NFL's Most Valuable Player … The Bucs rarely fielded strong passing attacks during his career, so Alstott’s role as a key cog in the running game was all the more important to their success. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images). RELATED: 10 NFL Draft Picks That Did Not Have Successful Careers Teams: Houston Oilers/Tennesse Titans, Baltimore Ravens. Of eight Hall of Fame-eligible players with Super Bowl MVP and AP MVP awards, all have busts in Canton save Terrell Davis. Mike Alstott was the quintessential short-yardage, run-blocking fullback that became a staple of NFL teams in the 1990s and 2000s. Most players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame are remembered for the colors that they repped on the field. Grier helped anchor two great defensive lines in New York and Los Angeles that each were nicknamed the “Fearsome Foursome.”. But he might be the best. Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Tennesse Titans. Contributor Bill Nunn, Senior Committee nominee and wide receiver Drew Pearson and coach Tom Flores certainly waited their turn. Though he rarely has ever been mentioned as a Hall of Fame candidate, Jackson finished his career with 10,372 receiving yards — nearly twice as many as Steelers great Lynn Swann — and 76 touchdowns. Dave Grayson holds the AFL record for interceptions (47) and had the longest return — 99 yards — in the league’s 10-year history. His best season may have come in 1989, when he had 155 tackles and seven interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown. And left tackle Richmond Webb did his job for the Miami Dolphins for 11 seasons. He absolutely dazzled a Pontiac Silverdome crowd when he dashed for an 18-yard gain on his first carry as an NFL running back. But his 432 catches made him the league’s most prolific receiver during the decade before passing offenses took off thanks to an assortment of rules changes. Cornelius Bennett has the ignominious distinction of being the first player to lose five Super Bowls. Kramer opened up a lot of holes for the Packers over the course of 11 seasons, helping the team win seven NFL Championships (including two Super Bowls). During that stretch, the team led the league in rushing twice and passing once. He also played in two Pro Bowls. Teams: Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys. Gary Anderson made history in 1998 by converting all 35 of his regular-season field-goal attempts, shattering the previous record of 17 for most attempts without a miss in a single season (unfortunately, he’ll be remembered for his one miss in the NFC championship game that season). After switching to running back later in his career, Craig gained over 1,000 yards rushing in both of the 49ers’ Super Bowl championship seasons of 1988 and 1989. In 1993, Allen tied NFL records for interception returns for touchdowns in a season (four) and a game (two). Sanders, after forgoing his senior season at Oklahoma State, made his pro debut just three days after signing with the Lions, who had made him their first-round pick and the third overall pick in the 1989 draft. ", Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Getty Images), EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – SEPTEMBER 23: Lawrence Taylor #56 of the New York Giants pursuing the play is blocked by Richmond Webb #78 of the Miami Dolphins during an NFL football game September 23, 1990 at The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The two-time first-team All-Pro finished his career with 847 tackles and 95 sacks. Can you name the big 4 players who have won an MVP award since 1950, but are not in their sport's hall of fame? Seifert also won two Super Bowls and went 10-5 in the playoffs, good for a .667 postseason win percentage, the same career postseason winning percentage as George Halas and Chuck Noll. That would be Max Zaslofsky, who was the top scorer in 1948 at age 21, the youngest scoring champ until Kevin Durant. Playing in an era before tackles were an official category, it’s difficult to quantify Howley’s excellence on the field, but his durability was unmistakable. In Webb’s first eight seasons, the 6-foot-6, 325-pound standout was a 16-game starter all but one year. Overshadowed by Terry Bradshaw early in his career and Joe Montana later, Anderson put up stellar numbers worthy of the Hall: 32,838 career passing yards and 160 touchdowns playing during an era that was decidedly less passer-friendly than today’s game. Taylor should be too. The teams that they represented are sometimes as important as their performance on the field. There were also 13 playoff contests for Webb, who helped make life a lot easier for Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino. Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants. This ageless kicker who played for nearly a quarter century ranks third on the NFL’s all-time scoring list with 2,434 points. He finished with 49 receptions for 1,032 yards and nine scores. He helped the Texans win the 1962 AFL Championship with a double-overtime win over the Raiders. Getty Images . A three-time first-team All-Pro, Branch finished his career with 8,685 receiving yards and 67 touchdown catches — 16 more than Swann and four more than Swann’s Hall of Fame teammate, John Stallworth. Nicknamed “Thunderfoot” for his booming punts, Jerrel Wilson was selected by a panel of football historians in 1969 as the best punter in the AFL’s 10-year history. Pete Retzlaff was one of the first to play tight end, as it emerged as a position in the early 1960s, after starting his career as a receiver. Teams: Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins. Jennings, who played in obscurity for some awful Giants teams, ranked in the top 10 in gross average eight consecutive seasons and in the top five for punts inside the 20 five years in a row. Like Harold Jackson, Branch excelled during an era where defenses typically had the advantage over passing games because of the rules of the time. He was a weapon. On Friday, the College Football Hall of Fame will announce its induction class for 2016. That shouldn't take away from Seifert's legacy. As Lahman put it in “The Pro Football Historical Abstract” when comparing Jennings and Guy: “In their 14 seasons, Jennings had more punts for more yards, with fewer touchbacks and more punts inside the 20. Matt Stover set an NFL record by making field goals in 38 consecutive games from 1999 to 2001. Anderson, the 1981 NFL MVP, tops our all-time NFL team of players not in the Hall of Fame. Teams: Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints. Just call him Mr. He finished his career with 5,088 yards rushing and 58 touchdowns. "He made a lot of offenses, especially offensive linemen happy, when he retired. Taylor rushed for 1,000-plus yards in seven seasons and 11,695 career yards over his 13-year career, averaging 4.6 yards per carry. Taylor never won a Super Bowl and did not get the national exposure he should have. In 1990, Ottis Anderson became just the eighth player at the time to surpass 10,000 rushing yards. His offense helped running back Terry Metcalf set the NFL record for all purpose yards and Dan Dierdorf became a Hall of Fame offensive lineman. In 1973, Wilson led the NFL with 3,642 punting yards, and he ranked in the top 10 in that category in either the AFL or NFL 12 times during his career. Protecting one of the game’s greatest pure passers is quite the responsibility. While Ken Anderson was overshadowed by Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana, Fred Taylor was eclipsed by the small market of Jacksonville. LeRoy Butler was a four-time first-team All-Pro and mainstay on the great Packers teams of the 1990s. This is the punting version of the Terry Bradshaw-Ken Anderson quarterback comparison. His three-touchdown performance in Super Bowl XVIII was eclipsed by Joe Montana’s MVP performance, and the next year, he became the first back in NFL history to gain 1,000 yards both rushing and receiving. Roger Brown isn't the first NFL player lost to history. Teams: Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks. Yet Anderson has not received his call to Canton — and likely never will. Anderson led the league in completion percentage three times and in passing yards twice, and was the NFL MVP in 1981 as he led the Bengals to the Super Bowl, where Montana and the 49ers launched their dynasty. His career would conclude in 1988 with the 49ers. Not too many of you may know who Ken Riley is but he is one of the greatest defensive backs in NFL history but isn't in the Hall of Fame. They are reserved for those athletes who dedicated their entire lives to their craft and somehow managed to rise above the rest. But not every MLB icon can lay claim to the title of first-ballot Hall of Famer. Herschel Walker Will Never Make the Pro Football Hall of Fame Despite Legitimate Gripe Michael Luciano 4/21/2020 LA business owners fighting to survive in pandemic feel mix of hope and frustration Anderson, the 1981 NFL MVP, tops our all-time NFL team of players not in the Hall of Fame. Perhaps the best pass-catching running back in NFL history (in 1985, he became the first back to lead the league in receptions), Craig finished his career with 566 receptions for 4,911 yards. Nevertheless, he anchored the defense of the almost-great Bills teams of the early 1990s that played in and lost four consecutive Super Bowls. Here is a look at our picks by position. The seven-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro suited up for 164 regular-season contests for the club and made 163 starts. OAKLAND, CA - DECEMBER 21: Cliff Branch #21 of the Oakland Raiders scores a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins during the 1974 AFC Divisional Playoff game at Oakland Alameda Coliseum on December 21, 1974 in Oakland, California. He ended his career with 12 interceptions, a record for a lineman. He became just the second tight end after the great Kellen Winslow to lead the NFL in catches, hauling in 92 passes in the team’s Super Bowl championship year of 1983. A three-time first-team All-Pro selection and six-time Pro Bowler, he helped lead Tampa Bay to its only Super Bowl title in 2002, rushing for four touchdowns during the Bucs’ playoff run that year. Howton also excelled in an era when passing yards were much harder to come by. I easily put him on the level of Hall of Famers Bob Lilly and Merlin Olsen. CY (5) 1986- 1987, 1991 AL Red Sox, 1997- 1998 AL Blue Jays, 2001 AL Yankees, 2004 NL Astros (7) 2008- 2009 NL Giants (2) 1968- 1969 AL Tigers (2) L.C. The Hall of Fame recognized Owen's prowess as a player by naming him to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1920s. Here is a look at our picks by position. He ultimately led the team in receiving four consecutive seasons and topped the league again in 1986, when he caught 95 passes. Lamar Jackson 2020 MVP hopes: How ex-MVPs have fared after winning award in one of first two seasons Jackson will have extremely high expectations this season after winning MVP so early in … That's more career rushing yards than Earl Campbell (9,407), Jim Taylor (8,597), Larry Csonka (8,081) and Terrell Davis (7,607). His early fumble recovery and fourth-quarter interception helped lead the Chiefs over the Vikings in Super Bowl IV. But his most impressive feat probably came during the Ravens’ 2000 Super Bowl run. Teams: Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Indianpolis Colts. Teams: Detroit Lions, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He kicked 14 fields goals in five games during which Baltimore failed to score a touchdown, accounting for all of the team’s points during the month of October. Teams: St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers. Dick Schafrath earned six straight Pro Bowl berths and teamed with Gene Hickerson to help give the Browns the most dominating ground game of the 1960s, blocking for Hall of Famers Jim Brown and Leroy Kelly. In 1930, the Giants named Owen a co-coach with Benny Friedman. One of the premier tackles of the 1990s with the Lions, Lomas Brown opened countless holes for Barry Sanders on the left side and was also an outstanding pass blocker. Roger should be in Canton himself. In two AFL championship games and two Super Bowls, he averaged 46.5 yards on 22 punts. Brown was a mainstay on fearsome Lions defenses in the early 1960s. Starr held several NFL passing records, including the lifetime record of completing 57.4 percent of his passes over a 16-year period. But he earned respect on the field. The only tight end ever to win an NFL MVP award (1965), Retzlaff also led the Eagles in catches and receiving yards on their way to the 1960 NFL championship. But no one on the defensive side of the ball shined brighter than Greenwood during the Steelers’ Super Bowl runs. In leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl championships in six seasons, he became one of the game’s great stars and was an obvious selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989. Ken Anderson is often listed among the best quarterbacks not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but if he was ever going to make it, it was probably going to be this year, when an expanded Hall … Known as one of the best inside pass rushers of his era, McMichael was instrumental in limiting the New England Patriots to 7 rushing yards in Super Bowl XX. Esiason was a four-time pro bowler, a 1988 All-Pro, the 1988 NFL MVP, and holds many team passing records as well as passing records by a left-handed quarterback. Few quarterbacks in NFL history were as dangerous both with his arm (over 31,000 career yards passing) and legs (3,590 yards rushing). He finished his career with the Rams in Los Angeles and played in 138 career games, made six Pro Bowls and was a two-time All-Pro. stalwart on the Steelers’ “Steel Curtain” defenses. It’s not a name you hear a lot when it comes to Hall of Fame omissions. Giants owner Wellington Mara once said Charlie Conerly was the best player not in the Hall Fame. If you had to guess which receiver led the NFL in receptions during the 1970s, it’s doubtful Harold Jackson’s name would come to mind. The durable back ran for 1,605 yards as a rookie in 1979 and topped 1,000 yards in five of first six seasons. The Pittsburgh Steelers have several players from the '70s in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and for a good reason. But a case can be made that Bradshaw was not even the best quarterback in his own division during his era. Rosey Grief is another defensive great who, like Alex Karras and teammate Merlin Olsen, found a second career on television after his playing days ended. A marine combat veteran of World War II, Conerly was a … Greenwood. Coryell was named the San Diego Chargers head coach in 1978 and got them their first winning season in nine years. Even the NFL Network acknowledged that Kramer was the most deserving player to be in the Hall of Fame that hasn’t been enshrined. He finished his career with 10,273 rushing yards and 81 touchdowns. His Jets were the AFL’s stingiest defense that season, ranking first against the run and second against the pass, and he called the defensive signals in the Super Bowl when they held the vaunted Colts to seven points. Being voted and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame is a special honor. Bill Dahlen, a turn-of-the-century star, rates very well by JAWS and WAR, but his pre-integration surroundings don't stack up to the competition that Vizquel and his peers faced. Consistency. Three of them - Bart Starr (2), Terry Bradshaw (2), and Joe Montana (3) - … Originally the third-overall pick in the 1978 draft, wide receiver Wes Chandler spent three-plus seasons with the Saints before being dealt to the Chargers in ‘81. Teams: Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts. He had 50 or more receptions five times in his career and is one of only nine Eagles to have their jersey retired. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound defensive tackle was big, strong and quick. But that was just the beginning. They won four Super Bowls from 1975 to 1980 in four appearances. One of the dominant receivers of the 1950s, Billy Howton’s best season was his first, when he led the league with 1,232 receiving yards and pulled in 13 touchdown passes. Although he never won a Super Bowl, Coryell made a huge impact on the game and deserves a place in Canton. Grayson later had some of his best seasons with the Raiders, helping the team to the AFL title in 1967 and leading the league with 10 interceptions in 1968. And he won't be the last. When Jackson retired in 1983, he ranked second all-time in receiving yards, seventh in receptions and ninth in touchdown catches. Since the advent of the Hall of Fame election process -- where a player needs to be named on 75 percent of ballots submitted by the Baseball Writers' Association of America -- a surprising number of all-time greats have needed multiple tries to gain entry to the Hall. He later won a Super Bowl ring with the 49ers. During Hilgenberg's career, Chicago led the league in rushing yards in four straight seasons, finished top three in rushing seven times and made the playoffs seven times. Don Coryell created a 21st-century passing attack in the 1960s, and his "Air Coryell" offenses of the 1970s and '80s were some of the most entertaining in NFL history. Craig starred at both fullback and running back during an illustrious career that included three Super Bowl rings. Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana, who played 16 seasons in the NFL, led the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowl championships … Seifert had 114 career wins and a better career winning percentage (.642) than Bill Parcells (.569). Editor’s Note : Republished from November 2016, in honor of the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday which includes 5 players from this list : Jason Taylor, Morton Anderson, Terrell Davis, Kurt Warner, and LaDainian Tomlinson. Greenwood had the misfortune of being overshadowed by teammates such as Joe Greene, Jack Lambert and Jack Hamm. For his career, the South African converted 80 percent of his attempts and was selected to four Pro Bowls. He was a class act. Ask the 16 Hall of Fame defensive ends and 13 Hall of Fame linebackers Schafrath blocked against. He finished his stellar career with 54 picks, eight of which were returned for TDs. Taylor played for the Giants from 1981-93. Before Bill Walsh made the West Coast offense famous in San Francisco, he invented the system as Anderson’s coach in Cincinnati. He started every regular-season game for Green Bay from 1995-2000, including the team’s Super Bowl-winning 1996 squad, and finished his stellar career with 38 interceptions and 889 tackles. "He was a bear," center Ed Flanagan, Brown's teammate with the Lions, told Bleacher Report. The ninth overall pick in the 1990 NFL Draft, the former Texas A&M standout was highly reliable for the majority of his career. Sources: Much of the information for this article came from Sean Lahman’s 2008 book “The Pro Football Historical Abstract: A Hardcore Fan’s Guide to All-Time Player Rankings.” Other information came from websites Pro Football Reference and Not in Hall of Fame. He sacked Roger Staubach four times in Super Bowl X. Tyrer earned All-Pro honors 10 straight seasons, won three AFL titles and played in two Super Bowls, including the Chiefs’ 23-7 win over the Vikings in Super Bowl IV. In Bruno Banducci’s nine seasons with the 49ers, the team ranked first or second in rushing yards eight times and led the league in rushing average six times. Stover made 35 of 39 field goals that season and finished with 471 for his career, converting 83.7 percent of all his attempts. That distinction may belong to Ken Anderson, the Cincinnati Bengals great who threw for nearly 5,000 more yards than Bradshaw during their careers and had a passer rating 11 points higher. A five-time AFL all-star, Larry Grantham helped lead the Jets to the Super Bowl III upset over the Colts. Team: San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers. One of his impressive feats included a streak of 17 consecutive games without allowing a rushing touchdown. One of the most prolific pass catchers of his era, Todd Christensen started his career as a fullback but switched to tight end because of his gifted hands. Teams: Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers. He led the league in passing three times. When players get enshrined into the Hall of Fame, the link between a player and the teams that they played for become cemented into eternity. For six years, Walt Sweeney anchored a great Chargers offensive line along with Ron Mix, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz and compare your score to … All of them are Hall of Famers. One of his amazing claims to fame was during the 1982 strike-shortened season. CLUTCH Summary: The NFL Hall of Fame isn’t the easiest place to end up, but even with that being the case, there are some guys who aren’t in it who need to be. The big thing keeping him out of the Hall of Fame is the loss to San Francisco in Super Bowl XXIII. What does it take for a football pioneer to get some respect? How can the Hall snub a stalwart on the Steelers’ “Steel Curtain” defenses? Cliff Branch was another 1970s receiver who was lost in the shadow of Lynn Swann’s Super Bowl acrobatics. McDonald finished his career with 1,063 tackles and 40 interceptions and was named to six Pro Bowls. It’s not a name you hear a lot when it comes to Hall of Fame omissions. A six-time All-Pro, Sweeney also made a name for himself off the field. Hilgenberg was a key player on that legendary 1985 team and anchored the Bears' offensive line for a decade, starting in 130 games. Tim McDonald recorded more than 100 tackles in four of his six seasons with the Cardinals from 1987-92. Jordan was a Hall of Fame finalist in 1988 but has since dropped off the Canton radar. Yet Anderson has not received his call to Canton — and likely never will. Johnny Robinson was a finalist for the Hall six times during the 1980s and is a seniors finalist for the Class of 2019. Teams: San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders, Minnesota Vikings. A two-time AFC Defensive Player of the Year and five-time Pro Bowl selection, Bennett was named to the NFL’s 1990s all-decade team. His career numbers would have been all the more impressive had he not been plagued by so many injuries that resulted from his scrambling style of play.
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