Former UAPB, J-State, and Icon Grambling greats list HOF nominees


If justice is served, Rayfield Wright of Fort Valley and the Cowboys will be in the hall. He should have been in years ago. The same should be said for Tank Younger.
 

Originally posted by EB
If justice is served, Rayfield Wright of Fort Valley and the Cowboys will be in the hall. He should have been in years ago. The same should be said for Tank Younger.
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EB,

Let me tell you. The NFL writers are using the excuse that if the Dallas Cowboys wont put Rayfield Wright in the "Ring of Honor" at Texas Stadium, then how could they possibly put him in the HOF? This has been the main reason why at lot of other Cowboys are not in the HOF.
 
Arkansas AM&N or UAPB: LC Greenwood

He should have been in their years ago too. He was one of the main clogs in that steel curtain defense..

By the way Oct. 18 game against Grambling is LC Greenwood Day
 
Originally posted by SAME OLD G
EB,

Let me tell you. The NFL writers are using the excuse that if the Dallas Cowboys wont put Rayfield Wright in the "Ring of Honor" at Texas Stadium, then how could they possibly put him in the HOF? This has been the main reason why at lot of other Cowboys are not in the HOF.
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It is a sorry excuse. But then there is a one man committee that can get Wright, a relative of mine, and others onto the ring. His name is Jerry Jones. If Jerry really wanted to get them on the ring, he could easily do it. Note that Jerry has been the owner since 1989.

BTW Rayfield Wright spoke at the memorial service for Tom Landry. That alone said a lot of things to me. Note that Landy's name is on the Ring of Honor.

Let's not forget Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Jethro Pugh, and others. Correct me if I am wrong. But it looked like Jerry had to be talked into getting Bob Hayes name on the ring. I wonder.
 
Quarterbacks
Ken Anderson - Augustana (IL) - 1971-1986 Cincinnati Bengals
John Elway# - Stanford - 1983-1998 Denver Broncos
Jim Plunkett - Stanford - 1971-1975 New England Patriots, 1976-1977 San Francisco 49ers, 1979-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
Phil Simms - Morehead St. - 1979-1993 New York Giants, injured-1982
Ken Stabler* - Alabama - 1970-1979 Oakland Raiders, 1980-1981 Houston Oilers, 1982-1984 New Orleans Saints

Running Backs
Roger Craig - Nebraska - 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-1993 Minnesota Vikings
Barry Sanders# - Oklahoma State - 1989-1998 Detroit Lions
Herschel Walker - Georgia - 1986-1989, 1996-1997 Dallas Cowboys, 1989-1991 Minnesota Vikings, 1992-1994 Philadelphia Eagles, 1995 New York Giants
Wide Receivers
Cliff Branch - Warton County (TX) Junior College; Colorado - 1972-1985 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
Henry Ellard# - Fresno State - 1983-1993 Los Angeles Rams, 1994-1998 Washington Redskins, 1998 New England Patriots
Art Monk* - Syracuse - 1980-1993 Washington Redskins, 1994 New York Jets, 1995 Philadelphia Eagles
Drew Pearson - Tulsa - 1973-1983 Dallas Cowboys
Sterling Sharpe - South Carolina - 1988-1994 Green Bay Packers
Wesley Walker - California - 1977-1989 New York Jets
[BTight End[/B]
Todd Christensen - Brigham Young - 1979 New York Giants, 1979-1988 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders

Offensive Linemen
Centers
Ray Donaldson - Georgia - 1980-1992 Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, 1993-1994 Seattle Seahawks, 1995-1996 Dallas Cowboys
Kent Hull - Mississippi State - 1986-1996 Buffalo Bills
Rich Saul - Michigan State - 1970-1981 Los Angeles Rams
Jeff Van Note - Kentucky - 1969-1986 Atlanta Falcons
Guards
Russ Grimm - Pittsburgh - 1981-1991 Washington Redskins
Chris Hinton (also T) - Northwestern - 1983-1989 Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, 1990-1993 Atlanta Falcons, 1994-1995 Minnesota Vikings
Bob Kuenchenberg* - Notre Dame - 1970-1983 Miami Dolphins
Tackles
Leon Gray - Jackson State - 1973-1978 New England Patriots, 1979-1981 Houston Oilers, 1982-1983 New Orleans Saints
Joe Jacoby - Louisville - 1981-1993 Washington Redskins
Mike Kenn - Michigan - 1978-1994 Atlanta Falcons
Rayfield Wright - Fort Valley State - 1967-1979 Dallas Cowboys
Gary Zimmerman* - Oregon - 1986-1992 Minnesota Vikings, 1993-1997 Denver Broncos




- DEFENSE -


Defensive Linemen
Fred Dean (DE) - Louisiana Tech - 1975-1981 San Diego Chargers, 1981-1985 San Francisco 49ers
Richard Dent (DE) - Tennessee State - 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles
Carl Eller (DE) - Minnesota - 1964-1978 Minnesota Vikings, 1979 Seattle Seahawks
Mark Gastineau (DE) - Eastern Arizona College (J.C.), Arizona State, East Central (OK) - 1979-1988 New York Jets
L.C. Greenwood (DE) - Arkansas AM&N - 1969-1981 Pittsburgh Steelers
Claude Humphrey* (DE) - Tennessee State - 1968-1974, 1976-1978 Atlanta Falcons, 1979-1981 Philadelphia Eagles
Ed ?Too Tall? Jones (DE) - Tennessee State - 1974-1978, 1980-1989 Dallas Cowboys
Joe Klecko (DE-DT-NT) - Temple - 1977-1987 New York Jets, 1988 Indianapolis Colts
Jim Marshall (DE) - Ohio State - 1960 Cleveland Browns, 1961-1979 Minnesota Vikings
Harvey Martin (DE) - East Texas State - 1973-1983 Dallas Cowboys

Linebackers
Matt Blair - Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (JC), Iowa State - 1974-1985 Minnesota Vikings
Harry Carson** - South Carolina State - 1976-1988 New York Giants
Randy Gradishar* - Ohio State - 1974-1983 Denver Broncos
Rickey Jackson - Pittsburgh - 1981-1993 New Orleans Saints, 1994-1995 San Francisco 49ers
Clay Matthews - Southern California - 1978-1993 Cleveland Browns, 1994-1996 Atlanta Falcons
Karl Mecklenburg - Augustana (SD); Minnesota - 1983-1994 Denver Broncos
Chris Spielman - Ohio State - 1988-1995 Detroit Lions, 1996-1997 Buffalo Bills
Darryl Talley - West Virginia - 1983-1994 Buffalo Bills, 1995 Atlanta Falcons, 1996 Minnesota Vikings
Andre Tippett - Iowa - 1982-1993 New England Patriots, injured - 1989


Defensive Backs
Cliff Harris (S) - Ouachita Baptist - 1970-1979 Dallas Cowboys
Lester Hayes* (CB) - Texas A&M - 1977-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders

Albert Lewis# (CB) - Grambling State - 1983-1993 Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-1998 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders
Ken Riley (CB) - Florida A&M - 1969-1983 Cincinnati Bengals
Donnie Shell (S) - South Carolina State - 1974-1987 Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Wagner (S) - Western Illinois - 1971-1980 Pittsburgh Steelers
Roger Wehrli (CB) - Missouri - 1969-1982 St. Louis Cardinals



- SPECIAL TEAMS -



Special Teams/Position Players
Elbert Shelley (DB) - Arkansas State - 1987-1996 Atlanta Falcons
Steve Tasker (WR) - Dodge City CC (KS), Northwestern - 1985-1986 Houston Oilers, 1986-1997 Buffalo Bills
Punter/Kicker
Ray Guy (P) - Southern Mississippi - 1973-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
Nick Lowery (K) - Dartmouth - 1978 New England Patriots, 1980-1993 Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-1996 New York Jets
 
Originally posted by GSUperTiger

Grambling or the Rams needs to start a petition for Tank Younger -- seem like all of his teammates with Rams are in Canton. Everson Walls has the stats too (mimics Mel Blount's).
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From The Newsstar today (10/23/03) -- someone heard my plea!

Tanks for nothing: Grambling State fans could be both elated and mystified at the 77 names released on the Pro Football Hall of Fame's list of 2004 preliminary nominees.

First, the mystification: Once again, Paul "Tank" Younger has been passed over.

The former GSU star, already inducted into the both the college and SWAC halls of fame, was the first athlete from a predominantly black college to play in the National Football League.

"I don't know how it works. It's hard to imagine that Tank is not on it," Williams says. "I think you ought to have a campaign. Somebody - the athletics director, the sports information director, the alumni - they need to petition to get his name out there."

Younger scored 60 touchdowns - at the time a collegiate record - during his storied career under Eddie Robinson at Grambling State. Named black college player of the year in 1949, he still holds the school record for most points in a career.

Three seasons later, playing both ways at running back and linebacker, Younger helped lead the Los Angeles Rams to a title. Upon retirement after the 1958 season, he moved to front-office positions with the Rams and San Diego Chargers.

Younger - who died just days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks - is eligible as one of the senior committee's two annual nominees. Bob Brown and Bob Hayes are on this year's ballot.
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