| Aeneas Williams |
| Andre Reed |
| Andre Tippett |
| Anthony Munoz |
| Art Shell |
| Barry Sanders |
| Billy Shaw |
| Bob Lilly |
| Bob Griese |
| Bobby Bell |
| Brian Dawkins |
| Bruce Smith |
| Carl Eller |
| Champ Bailey |
| Charles Haley |
| Charlie Joiner |
| Cris Carter |
| Curley Culp |
| Curtis Martin |
| Dan Marino |
| Darrell Green |
| Dave Robinson |
| Dave Wilcox |
| David Casper |
| Dermontti Dawson |
| Derrick Brooks |
| Dick LeBeau |
| Dwight Stephenson |
| Ed Reed |
| Elvin Bethea |
| Emmit Thomas |
| Emmitt Smith |
| Franco Harris |
| Fred Biletnikoff |
| Gary Zimmerman |
| Gil Brandt |
| Harry Carson |
| Howie Long |
| Jackie Slater |
| James Lofton |
| Jan Stenerud |
| Jerry Jones |
| Joe DeLamielleure |
| Joe Gibbs |
| John Elway |
| John Hannah |
| John Randle |
| John Stallworth |
| Kellen Winslow |
| Kenny Easley |
| Kurt Warner |
| Lenny Moore |
| Lynn Swann |
| Marcus Allen |
| Marshall Faulk |
| Marvin Harrison |
| Mel Blount |
| Mel Renfro |
| Michael Irvin |
| Michael Strahan |
| Mike Haynes |
| Mike Singletary |
| Morten Andersen |
| Orlando Pace |
| Paul Krause |
| Randall McDaniel |
| Ray Lewis |
| Rayfield Wright |
| Robert Brazile |
| Rod Woodson |
| Roger Staubach |
| Roger Wehrli |
| Ron Wolf |
| Ronnie Lott |
| Steve Largent |
| Steve Young |
| Terrell Davis |
| Terry Bradshaw |
| Thomas Mack |
| Thurman Thomas |
| Tim Brown |
| Tony Dorsett |
| Tony Dungy |
| Tony Gonzalez |
| Troy Aikman |
| Ty Law |
| Walter Jones |
| Warren Moon |
| Warren Sapp |
| Will Shields |
| Willie Lanier |
| Willie Roaf |
When I see the list of Hall of Famers scheduled to attend the festivities in Canton I look first for Alan Page and Bud Grant. Unfortunately, they’re rarely on the list. It’d probably take the induction of Jim Marshall to get both to Canton.
As joyous as these gatherings in Canton are I can’t help but be saddened by the ever-shrinking number of football greats from the 1950s. Unless Charlie Trippi is in attendance, forget about the 1940s. Of the above greats, Lenny Moore is the lone representative of the 1950s. Dick LeBeau’s rookie year was 1959 but he’s a 1960s player in my mind. Despite the Minnesota Vikings not being a thought in the decade, the 1950s is one of my favorites. Great, fun teams like the Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, and Baltimore Colts. The San Francisco 49ers won no titles but were always fun. I love that decade of the NFL. The world was a better place when the Hall of Fame stage was peppered with the greats that made the 1950s so fun.
Now, nearly all of the living Pro Football Hall of Famers played during my lifetime. As John Madden said, all of the greats come alive in the Hall.
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