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NFL Hall of Fame Nominees
Sunday, September 20, 2009
FIRST-YEAR ELIGIBLE NOMINEES

Quarterback -- Rich Gannon

Running Back -- Eddie George, Emmitt Smith

Wide Receiver -- Tim Brown, Jerry Rice

Defensive Back -- Aeneas Williams (CB/S)

Kicker -- Gary Anderson

ADDITIONAL NOMINEES

Quarterbacks -- Ken Anderson, Randall Cunningham, Boomer Esiason, Jim Plunkett, Phil Simms, Joe Theismann, Danny White (also Punter), Doug Williams

Running Backs -- Ottis Anderson, Larry Centers, Roger Craig, Terrell Davis, Leroy Hoard, Eric Metcalf (also WR), Brian Mitchell (also KR/PR), Mike Pruitt, Gerald Riggs, George Rogers, Herschel Walker, Ricky Watters

Wide Receivers -- Cliff Branch, • Cris Carter, Gary Clark, Henry Ellard, Irving Fryar, Roy Green, Herman Moore, Stanley Morgan, • Andre Reed, Sterling Sharpe

Tight Ends -- Mark Bavaro, Todd Christensen, Ben Coates, Russ Francis, • Shannon Sharpe, Frank Wycheck

Offensive Linemen -- Tony Boselli (T), Lomas Brown (T), Jim Covert (T), • Dermontti Dawson (C), • Russ Grimm (G), Jay Hilgenberg (C), Chris Hinton (G/T), Kent Hull (C), Joe Jacoby (T), Mike Kenn (T), Jim Lachey (T), Max Montoya (G), Korey Stringer (T), Steve Wisniewski (G)

Defensive Linemen -- Al "Bubba" Baker (DE), Ray Childress (DT/DE), • Richard Dent (DE), Chris Doleman (DE/LB), Charles Haley (DE/LB), Ed "Too Tall" Jones (DE), • Cortez Kennedy (DT), Joe Klecko (DE/DT/NT), Dexter Manley (DE), Charles Mann (DE), Steve McMichael (DT/NT), Leslie O'Neal (DE), Michael Dean Perry (DT/DE), • John Randle (DE/DT), Clyde Simmons (DE), Fred Smerlas (NT)

Linebackers -- Cornelius Bennett, Matt Blair, Kevin Greene (also DE), Ken Harvey, Rickey Jackson, Rod Martin, Clay Matthews, Karl Mecklenburg, Sam Mills, Hardy Nickerson, Chris Spielman, Pat Swilling, Darryl Talley

Defensive Backs -- Eric Allen (CB), Steve Atwater (S), Joey Browner (S), LeRoy Butler (S), Raymond Clayborn (CB), Kenny Easley (S), Lester Hayes (CB), Carnell Lake (S/CB), Albert Lewis (CB), Frank Minnifield (CB), Donnie Shell (S), Darren Woodson (S), Louis Wright (CB)

Kickers/Punters -- Ray Guy (P), Nick Lowery (K), Reggie Roby (P)

Special Teams -- Steve Tasker (ST/WR)

Coaches -- Bill Arnsparger, Don Coryell, Tom Flores, Jimmy Johnson, Chuck Knox, Buddy Parker, A.O. "Bum" Phillips, Dan Reeves, Buddy Ryan, Clark Shaughnessy

Contributors -- K.S. "Bud" Adams, Jr., Bobby Beathard, Gil Brandt, Leo Carlin, Jack Kent Cooke, Otho Davis, Ed DeBartolo, Jr., Ole Haugsrud, Frank "Bucko" Kilroy, Art Modell, Art Rooney, Jr., Carroll Rosenbloom, Ed Sabol, Steve Sabol, • Paul Tagliabue, Jim Tunney, Ron Wolf, George Young

• On 2009 17 finalists list

First published on September 20, 2009 at 12:00 am