List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees


The Pro Football Hall of Fame includes players, coaches, donors, and contributors who have "made outstanding contributions to professional football". The charter class of seventeen was selected in 1963.
Enshrinees are selected by a 48-person selection committee which meets each year at the time and location of the Super Bowl. The rules of the committee stipulate that between four and eight individuals are selected each year. Any person may nominate an individual to the hall, provided the nominee has been retired for at least five years. Not including the charter class, 76 players have been inducted in their first year of eligibility.
In addition to the regular selection committee, which primarily focuses on contributions made over the past approximately thirty seasons, a nine-member seniors committee submits two nominees each year whose contributions came prior to 1985. These nominees are referred as "seniors nominees".
In 2020, a special Blue-Ribbon Panel selected an additional 15 new members, known as the "Centennial Slate", to be inducted into the Hall of Fame to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Football League.

Inductees

All 32 active NFL teams have at least one player in the Hall of Fame who played for their team at some point in that player's career, with the Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars being the last two teams to gain representation. Ray Guy was the first full-time punter inducted, while Devin Hester was the first primary return specialist. As of 2024, both are the only honorees at their respective positions.
The hall is not officially affiliated with the National Football League, although, as of 2022, all but one enshrinee, Billy Shaw, played in the NFL for at least a portion of his career. In addition to Shaw, there are 37 other inductees who spent all or part of their careers in the American Football League that merged with the NFL. Shaw was the only player not to make the formal transition to the NFL, as he had retired the year before the merger. Three players, Red Grange, Ray Flaherty, Mike Michalske, played a portion of their career in the first American Football League from 1926. Ken Strong is the lone Hall of Fame inductee who played during the second iteration of the American Football League from 1936. Strong is also one of two Hall of Famers to play in the American Association. Fifteen inductees spent some of their playing career in the All-America Football Conference during the late 1940s. Five players played at least one year in the Ohio League, the predecessor to the NFL. Six players or coaches who spent part of their careers in the original incarnation of the United States Football League have been inducted. Two coaches, one administrator, and five players who spent part of their careers in the Canadian Football League have been inducted. Of these inductees, three have been or are scheduled to be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame: Marv Levy, Warren Moon and Bud Grant. Four players, Larry Csonka, Leroy Kelly, Don Maynard, and Paul Warfield, played a portion of their career in the short-lived World Football League. Fritz Pollard is the only player to play in the Anthracite League's only season. One player and one owner made significant contributions in the Arena Football League; Warner and Art McNally are also the only NFL Europe/World League alumni in the Hall. Terrell Owens played one season of professional football in the Indoor Football League and, after his induction, played in Fan Controlled Football. Bill Walsh and Ken Stabler each played one season in the Continental Football League.
Each entry includes the year of induction, position played, team each was associated with, and tenures with each team. As some inductees were both players and coaches, the position indicated here is the position indicated on the Hall of Fame website. The Pro Football Hall of Fame website does not include CFL, USFL, WFL, indoor football leagues, and other lesser known league teams. The Canadian Football League and the Arena Football League both have their own halls of fame. NFL, American Football League, All-America Football Conference, and Ohio League teams are recognized in the Hall of Fame. The list is complete through the Class of 2025.
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  • *Running backs, halfbacks, fullbacks are grouped together
  • *Linebackers, middle linebackers, outside linebackers are grouped together
  • *Ends and flankers are grouped with wide receivers
  • *General managers and team administrators are grouped together
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Elected in 1st year of eligibility**Elected 1st year as a finalist ^
but not first year of eligibility		Seventeen charter members §Fifteen Centennial Slate members †

Notes:

Inductees who have played for non-NFL teams

Through 2021, Billy Shaw is the only player in the Hall of Fame who has never played in the NFL; he played the entirety of his career with the Buffalo Bills in the AFL. While the hall recognizes NFL teams which had previously been in the AFL, AAFC, or been independent/Ohio League, other professional football league's franchises are not considered primary teams to the individuals who have contributed to them. Here is a list of individuals who have contributed to other professional leagues at some point in their career. As of 2022, four players have contributed to AFL I, one to AFL II, one to AFL III, three to the American Association, three to the Arena Football League, one to the Indoor Football League, eleven to the Canadian Football League, four to the World Football League, seven to the United States Football League, two to the Continental Football League, two for NFL Europe, one for the 1960s United Football League, one for Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit, and eleven played for independent teams. The Ohio League had five individuals contribute, the All-America Football Conference had fifteen, and the American Football League which merged with the NFL had thirty-nine Hall of Famers play for the league. Bill Polian founded the Alliance of American Football, but he was inducted into the hall in 2015 and the league started in 2019. As previously stated, for CFL stars, there is a corresponding Canadian Football Hall of Fame; only one player, Warren Moon, and two coaches, Bud Grant and Marv Levy, are enshrined in both halls. Again for the Arena Football League, there is also a corresponding Arena Football Hall of Fame; similarly, one player, Kurt Warner, has been enshrined into both halls. The Indoor Football League has also established a Hall of Fame, of which Terrell Owens played one season, thus no players have been inducted into both halls. Owens has also played in the Fan Controlled Football since 2022, five years after his enshrinement into the Hall.
InducteeClassPositionLeagueTeamYears
1963AFL INew York Yankees*1926
1963FounderIndependentGreen Bay Packers*1919
1963IndependentGreen Bay Packers*1919-1920
1963CoachIndependentGreen Bay Packers*1919-1920
1963General managerIndependentGreen Bay Packers*1919-1920
1976AFL ILos Angeles Wildcats1926
1964Guard AFL INew York Yankees*1926
1964Owner/general manager/coachWestern Pennsylvania Professional Football CircuitHope-Harvey/ Majestic Radios/ J.P. Rooneys* 1921-1932
1967AFL IINew York Yankees1936-1937
1967American AssociationJersey City Giants1938, 1940
1967CoachAmerican AssociationJersey City Giants1938
1967Coach/general managerAll-America Football ConferenceCleveland Browns*1946-1949
1965QuarterbackAmerican AssociationNewark Bears1939
1963End IndependentHammond All-Stars*1919
1963End IndependentChicago Stayms1920
1963AFL IIIBuffalo Indians1941
1963Ohio League Canton Bulldogs*1915-17, 1919
1963IndependentTampa Cardinals1926
1963CoachIndependentColumbus Panhandles*1901-1903
1963CoachOhio League Columbus Panhandles*1904, 1907-1918
1963Team owner/general managerOhio League Columbus Panhandles*1904, 1907-1919
1964CoachIndependentSt. Louis Gunners*1931
1965Ohio League Canton Bulldogs*1919
1965QuarterbackIndependentHammond All-Stars/ Pros*1917, 1919
1965QuarterbackAll-America Football ConferenceCleveland Browns*1946-1949
1966Ohio League Canton Bulldogs*1919
1966IndependentUnion Quakers of Philadelphia1921
1966Tackle IndependentHartford Blues*1925
1966CoachCanadian Football LeagueToronto Argonauts1959
1966CoachCanadian Football LeagueCalgary Stampeders1960
1966CoachCanadian Football LeagueSaskatchewan Roughriders1961-1962
1966CoachUnited Football LeagueSyracuse Stormers1963
1968All-America Football ConferenceChicago Rockets1946-1948
1968All-America Football ConferenceCleveland Browns1946-1949
1969CoachOhio League Dayton Triangles*1918
1969CoachIndependentIronton Tanks1930
1969All-America Football ConferenceSan Francisco 49ers*1948-1949
1971Tackle Independent/Military programFleet City Blue Jackets1945
1971Tackle All-America Football ConferenceNew York Yankees1946-1947
1971GuardIndependentWilmington Clippers1937
1971GuardAmerican AssociationBrooklyn Eagles1938
1972AFL co-founderAFL 1959
1972Team ownerAFL Dallas Texans/ Kansas City Chiefs*1959-1969
1972QuarterbackAll-America Football ConferenceNew York Yankees1946
1974Offensive tackle/kickerAll-America Football ConferenceCleveland Browns*1946-1949
1975All-America Football ConferenceCleveland Browns*1946-1949
1976Defensive endAll-America Football ConferenceLos Angeles Dons1948-1949
1977Defensive middle guardAll-America Football ConferenceCleveland Browns*1946-1949
1978AFL San Diego Chargers*1962-1969
1978CoachAFL New York Jets*1963-1969
1979Offensive tackleAFL Los Angeles/ San Diego Chargers*1960-1969
1980CenterAFL Oakland Raiders*1960-1969
1981Quarterback/placekickerAFL Houston Oilers*1960-1966
1981Quarterback/placekickerAFL Oakland Raiders1967-1969
1983Linebacker/defensive endAFL Kansas City Chiefs*1963-1969
1983Coach/general managerAFL Los Angeles/ San Diego Chargers*1960-1969
1983Wide receiverWorld Football LeagueMemphis Southmen1975
1984CornerbackAFL Denver Broncos*1963-1966
1984CornerbackAFL Oakland Raiders*1967-1969
1984Defensive tackleAll-America Football ConferenceNew York Yankees/ Brooklyn-New York Yankees1948-1949
1984Defensive tackleCanadian Football LeagueBC Lions1954-1955
1985CenterAll-America Football ConferenceCleveland Browns*1946-1956
1985QuarterbackAFL New York Jets*1965-1969
1985Running backAFL Buffalo Bills*1969
1986SafetyAFL Houston Oilers*1967-1969
1986Middle linebackerAFL Kansas City Chiefs*1967-1969
1987AFL Miami Dolphins*1968-1969
1987World Football LeagueMemphis Southmen1975
1987QuarterbackAFL Dallas Texans/ Kansas City Chiefs*1962-1969
1987Canadian Football LeagueCalgary Stampeders1953
1987AFL Houston Oilers*1966
1987Wide receiverCanadian Football LeagueHamilton Tiger-Cats1959
1987Wide receiverAFL New York Titans/ Jets*1960-1969
1987Wide receiverWorld Football LeagueHouston Texans/ Shreveport Steamer1974
1987GuardAFL Oakland Raiders*1967-1969
1988Wide receiverAFL Oakland Raiders*1965-1969
1988Wide receiverCanadian Football LeagueMontreal Alouettes1980
1989Offensive tackleAFL Oakland Raiders*1968-1969
1990Defensive tackleAFL Kansas City Chiefs*1963-1969
1990QuarterbackAFL Miami Dolphins*1967-1969
1991PlacekickerAFL Kansas City Chiefs*1967-1969
1992CoachAFL Oakland Raiders*1963-1965
1992General managerAFL Oakland Raiders*1963-1969
1992Team ownerAFL Oakland Raiders*1966-1969
1992AFL commissionerAFL 1966
1993GuardAFL San Diego Chargers*1967-1968
1993GuardAFL Miami Dolphins*1969
1994CoachCanadian Football LeagueWinnipeg Blue Bombers1957-1966
1994Running backWorld Football LeagueChicago Fire1974
1995Team administratorCanadian Football LeagueCalgary Stampeders1957-1964
1996Wide receiverAFL Houston Oilers*1969
1999GuardAFL Buffalo Bills*1961-1969
2001LinebackerAFL Boston Patriots*1962-1968
2001LinebackerAFL Miami Dolphins*1969
2001CoachCanadian Football LeagueMontreal Alouettes1973-1977
2001CoachUnited States Football LeagueChicago Blitz1984
2002CoachUnited States Football LeagueChicago Blitz1983
2002CoachUnited States Football LeagueArizona Wranglers1984
2002QuarterbackUnited States Football LeagueHouston Gamblers1984-1985
2003Defensive endAFL Houston Oilers*1968-1969
2003GuardArena Football LeagueCharlotte Rage1992
2003CoachAFL Dallas Texans/ Kansas City Chiefs*1960-1969
2005IndependentUnion Club of Phoenixville1920
2005IndependentGilberton Catamounts1924
2005Anthracite LeagueGilberton Catamounts1925
2005CoachIndependentChicago Black Hawks1928
2005QuarterbackUnited States Football LeagueLos Angeles Express1984-1985
2006CoachAFL Oakland Raiders*1969
2006QuarterbackCanadian Football LeagueEdmonton Eskimos1978-1983
2006Defensive endUnited States Football LeagueMemphis Showboats1984-1985
2008CornerbackAFL Kansas City Chiefs*1966-1969
2008Offensive tackleUnited States Football LeagueLos Angeles Express1984-1985
2009AFL co-founderAFL 1959
2009Team owner/founderAFL Buffalo Bills*1959-1969
1993CoachContinental Football LeagueSan Jose Apaches1967
2013Defensive tackleAFL Kansas City Chiefs*1968-1969
2015Personnel administratorAFL Oakland Raiders*1963-1969
2016QuarterbackContinental Football LeagueSpokane Shockers1968
2016QuarterbackAFL Oakland Raiders*1968-1969
2017QuarterbackArena Football LeagueIowa Barnstormers1995-1997
2017QuarterbackNFL EuropeAmsterdam Admirals1998
2018Personnel administratorAFL Kansas City Chiefs*1963, 1966-1967
2018Wide receiverIndoor Football LeagueAllen Wranglers2012
2018Wide receiverFan Controlled FootballFCF Zappers2022
2018Wide receiverFan Controlled FootballKnights of Degen2022-present
2019Team ownerArena Football LeagueColorado Crush2003-2008
2019SafetyAFL Dallas Texans/ Kansas City Chiefs*1960-1969
2015Personnel administratorCanadian Football LeagueMontreal Alouettes
2015Personnel administratorCanadian Football LeagueWinnipeg Blue Bombers
2015Personnel administratorUnited States Football LeagueChicago Blitz1984
2015FounderAlliance of American Football2019
2021Offensive tackleAFL New York Jets*1963-1969
2021Tackle AFL IRock Island Independents*1926
2021EndAll-America Football ConferenceCleveland Browns*1946-1949
2021EndCanadian Football LeagueSaskatchewan Roughriders1953-1954
2021EndCanadian Football LeagueBC Lions1955
2022Supervisor of officiatingWorld League1991–1995

"*" indicates that a team had at one point in their existence participated in the NFL.
The following are current and defunct professional football leagues which as of 2020 have had no Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees play for: