The Hall also includes the founder of the Giants, Tim Mara, and his son Wellington Mara, who likewise spent their entire decades-long football careers with the Aikman may have been able to play for longer had he not been prone to concussions, suffering a half dozen or more during his career. Bill Polian founded the Alliance of American Football, but he was inducted into the hall in 2015 and the league started in 2019. Of the 15 finalists in 2022, eight collected a gold jacket. Eight teams claim three Hall-of-Fame quarterbacks: the Green Bay Packers, Houston Oilers, Chicago Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, He also tied George Blanda for most touchdowns in one season, with 36 in 1963. Perhaps the greatest Hall of Fame quarterback trio for any franchise belongs to the 49ers, who boast Montana, Young and Tittle. Omnisport spoke with five former NFL quarterbacks Ty Detmer, Mark Brunell, Matt Hasselbeck, Aaron Brooks and Craig Nall all of whom spent time as a backup to Favre in Green Bay. 13: Aikman was the quiet engine of one of the most powerful offenses in league history. Dan Coryell recently got the nod as the leagues sole coach/contributor nominee. Here was the criteria used when coming up with the ranking: A question was also used when comparing quarterbacks: Whose career would you have rather had? The Hall of Famer that will be inducted into the Hall this summer sits atop PFFs highest-graded list from the 2007 class that included a ton of other talented players. The teams which most recently gained representation are the Carolina Panthers (Reggie White, class of 2006) and the Houston Texans (Ed Reed, class of 2019). This group is headlined by legends such as Joe "Oh, there were a few," Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Monday, via USA Today, at his pre-draft press conference when asked if there were moments where he thought the trade wasn't going to get done. His Bills teams from 1990-1993 infamously lost four consecutive Super Bowls. During Moons 17-season career, he was honored as NFL Man of the Year, named to nine Pro Bowls and led the league in passing yards twice. Years With the Cardinals: 19972002. The Minnesota Vikings select BYU Cougars quarterback Jaren Hall in Round 5 of the 2023 NFL Draft with the No. He has started more playoff games, 22, than any QB other than Favre and Montana. Derek Carr was the first QB domino to fall, as the former Raider signed a reported four-year deal with the New Orleans Saints. He threw more interceptions than touchdowns for his first five years in the NFL. The Detroit Lions were founded in 1928, in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Portsmouth Spartans and have been based in Detroit since 1934 when the team was relocated and renamed to the Detroit Lions. QB, Green Bay Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The curse still holds strong 53 years later. Giants win this one, albeit on a technicality. 164 overall pick (via a trade with the San Francisco 49ers). His Bears were 2-1 against Baugh's Redskins. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. GEORGE BLANDA
Class of 1981
1949 Chicago Bears, 1950 Baltimore Colts, 1950-1958 Chicago Bears, 1960-1966 Houston Oilers, 1967-1975 Oakland Raiders

Blanda was also a placekicker who became the first player to score 2,000 career pts. The NFL offseason had already seen a couple veteran quarterbacks get taken off the market. There are 36 quarterbacks enshrined in Canton, including a halfback combo and dual kicker-quarterback threat. Otto Graham: 157.58442. Published: Feb 04, 2012 at 11:30 AM Earl "Dutch" Clark, quarterback. A number of Hall of Famers have come from late rounds of the draft or even went undrafted. Why he's No. [2] These nominees are referred as "seniors nominees" (formerly "old-timer" nominees). STEVE YOUNG
Class of 2005
1985-1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1987-1999 San Francisco 49ers

Young led the NFL in passing a record-tying six times. [1], Enshrinees are selected by a 48-person selection committee which meets each year at the time and location of the Super Bowl. 7: Graham spent nearly half of his career in the "inferior" AAFL, which is why he isn't higher on the list. He had only one season with a losing record as a starter and was named to the Pro Bowl nine of his twelve years in the league. 1 pastime. With Starr at the helm and Lombardi on the sidelines, the Packers won five championships and 76 percent of their games. Had he not been a Pro Bowl caliber kicker for two decades, he probably wouldn't have made the HoF. After playing backup to Craig Morton for two years, he promptly lead the Cowboys to a Super Bowl title in 1971, his first season as a starter. As we got through the offseason, this made sense Having (Jordan Love) sit for another year would've really delayed (his development).". Tarkenton played 18 years in Minnesota and New York, and left with most of the NFL's passing records in his possession. WebTop 10 Legendary Pennsylvania Quarterbacks The Keystone State has a storied past under center. Brady, the five-time NFL MVP, Brady remains active in his career despite flirting with retirement earlier in 2022, which makes Manning the only QB in the Hall of Fame who has a Super Bowl title starting for two years. Layne was credited for creating the two-minute offense. Of the 15 finalists in 2022, eight collected a gold jacket. Players like that don't come around very often.". Ray 232 overall Andy Robustelli (1951): No. He had great team success, leading the Dolphins to three Super Bowl appearances in four years, winning two. "Classic drop-back passer. Griese threw for 2,005 yards and 15 touchdowns his rookie year. Even more impressive is the absence of John Brodie, the 1970 NFL MVP and two-time Pro Bowler who is notably missing from Canton. In the hours after news broke of Dawsons passing, Mahomes extended his condolences to Dawsons family and paid his respects to the legend, whose impact on Kansas City will live on forever.. 25: Griese quarterbacked one of the most successful teams in league history. Kelly led Buffalo to an unprecedented four straight Super Bowls. 16:Warner enjoyed a meteoric rise from grocery store clerk to league MVP. Fouts never had much team success, finishing with three playoff wins in four appearances for his 15-year career. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. Nine years later, Van Brocklin took down another dynasty in what would be his final game. Why he's No. It might come as a surprise, but five Hall-of-Fame quarterbacks have donned the Giants red, white and blue. In the hours after news broke of Dawsons passing, Mahomes extended his condolences to Dawsons family and paid his respects to the legend, whose impact on Kansas City will live on forever.. A first-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, Rodgers spent three seasons backing up Brett Favre, who after each of those seasons pondered retirement before eventually deciding to come back for at least one more year. He would play in three more Super Bowls, winning his second title in 1977. His 86.6 passer rating was nearly 10 points above anyone else in 1955 and stood as an NFL record until it was surpassed by Joe Montana in 1982. That exclusive club lost one of its members this week when Kansas City Chief legend and Super Bowl IV champion Len Dawson died. Full list of Mr. Irrelevants in NFL draft history: Is Brock Purdy already the best final pick? Y.A. 207) and a conditional 2024 second-round pick to Green Bay in exchange for Rodgers, the No. Key stats:3-time NFL MVP; 3-time NFL champion; 4-time AAFC champion; 9-3 playoff record; 4-time NFL leader in completion percentage. section: | slug: ranking-every-nfl-hall-of-fame-quarterback-peyton-manning-joe-montana-johnny-unitas-vie-for-top-spot | sport: football | route: article_single.us | His career passer rating of 75.0 was third all time. Landing spots for top undrafted free agents: Who signed after Round 7? It was his fourth quarter comebacks, more than anything else, that led to him being enshrined in Canton. A plethora of well-known Pro Football Hall of Famers arose from those early picks, including notable names such as Troy Aikman, Barry Sanders and John Elway. He retired with 273 touchdowns and 40,551 yards, both good for fourth all time. The list of semifinalists for the modern-era can be expected around late-November, followed by the finalist a month later and assuming the league maintains tradition -- the official class is announced at the NFL Honors, typically held the night before the Super Bowl. 170), according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Why he's No. No, there was no quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fames Class of 2022. Including the first two Super Bowls, Starr was 7-1 in championship games. Free shipping for many products! Waterfield was one of only 16 players to complete more than half his pass attempts. Why he's No. His helicopter spin in Super Bowl XXXII keyed Denver's upset of Green Bay. Manning loved mixing it up against the greatest defensive minds in football, from Bill Belichick to Ray Lewis. Do you have a blog? 18:Namath played a key role in the greatest upset in pro football history. He was one of only four players with a passer rating higher than 90 four or more times. Manning was also a serial winner, as he won at least 10 games 14 times. The Oilers went to the playoffs seven times with Moon, but never advanced even to the AFC Championship. 12: Starr played an integral role in the Packers' 1960s dynasty. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. [1] The Lions organization are the National Football League's (NFL's) 5th oldest franchise[2] and compete in the NFL as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The 2022 NFL Hall of Fame class included Tony Boselli, Cliff Branch, LeRoy Butler, Art McNally, Sam Mills, Richard Seymour, Dick Vermeil and Bryant Young. As FanGraphs noted the day after Bumgarner was designated for assignment, theres a good chance Bumgarners postseason dominance shortened his Moon played in Canada until he finally broke into the NFL at age 28. He led the NFL in yards twice, touchdowns once and interceptions twice. Along with being Pittsburgh's play-caller, Bradshaw threw the game-deciding touchdown in each of the Steelers' Super Bowl wins. 15 pick and a 2023 fifth round pick (No. Waterfield, a 1965 Hall of Fame inductee, only played eight seasons in the NFL. That exclusive club lost one of its members this week when Kansas City Chief legend and Super Bowl IV champion Len Dawson died. He also still holds the record for passing yards in a season with 5,084. He earned seven Pro Bowl selections, three All Pro selections and two MVP awards. Both would have been NFL records at the time of his retirement. Warner had a similarly magical run with the Cardinals in 2008, as Arizona advanced to its first-ever Super Bowl. The higher the number, the more dominant a player was. WebInductees. His 61,361 was an NFL record by nearly 10,000 yards. He remained in that role until 1975, when he retired for good at 48 years young. He also won two NFL Championships and Super Bowl V, losing only two playoff games during his career. Upon his retirement, he was fourth all time in passing TDs, with 254, and trailed only Fran Tarkenton in passing yards, finishing with 43,040. Why he's No. Full list, including undrafted players, LB Barrett's 2-year-old daughter drowns in pool, Deion 'ashamed' after only 1 HBCU player drafted, Sources: NFL eyes May 11 to release schedule, Teams set NFL record with 43 trades during draft, Jets coach Saleh: Rodgers making 'presence felt', Cowboys scout emotional as team drafts his son, Rams use 'Mr. Key stats: 2-time NFL champion; 8-time NFL leader in completion percentage during 16-year career; 4-time NFL leader in passing yards; 2-time NFL leader in TD passes. He also had a hand in some of the most famous plays in league history. The Minnesota Vikings select BYU Cougars quarterback Jaren Hall in Round 5 of the 2023 NFL Draft with the No. He totale 27,663 yards and 173 TDs. Why he's No. Along with being a prominent passer, Graham was one of the greatest winners in league annals, as he played for a title in each of his 10 seasons. Sonny Jurgensen (Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports) Dukes Sonny Jurgensen was Young, who spent much of his time as a backup to Joe Montana, didn't play his best football until the age of 30. He won the Most Valuable Player award four times, was named a first-team All-Pro four times, a second-teamer once, and a Pro Bowler 10 times, and won both a Super Bowl and Super Bowl MVP. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. This group is headlined by legends such as Joe Montana, Peyton Manning and John Elway. Not including the charter class, 76 players have been inducted in their first year of eligibility. Young was downright dominant in Super Bowl XXIX, as he threw a Super Bowl record six touchdowns against the Chargers. Why he's No. Dan Marino. Who's in: G John Hannah, WR Don Hutson, QB Joe Namath, TE Ozzie Newsome, QB Bart Starr, C Dwight Stephenson, LB Derrick Thomas. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. NORM VAN BROCKLIN
Class of 1971
1949-1957 Los Angeles Rams, 1958-1960 Philadelphia Eagles

Van Brocklin still holds the NFL record for passing yards in a game (554). 8: Baugh's impact on the NFL goes beyond numbers. He called two audibles in his first Super Bowl against a Bill Belichick-coached defense, and the results were touchdown passes of 54 and 81 yards. 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. What round was each Hall of Fame quarterback drafted? 164 overall pick (via a trade with the San Francisco 49ers). BART STARR
Class of 1977
1956-1971 Green Bay Packers

Starr guided the Packers to six division, five NFL, two Super Bowl titles and was named the Most Valuable Player of the first two Super Bowls. Eight teams claim three Hall-of-Fame quarterbacks: the Green Bay Packers, Houston Oilers, Chicago Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Francisco 49ers. Perhaps the greatest Hall of Fame quarterback trio for any franchise belongs to the 49ers, who boast Montana, Young and Tittle. A quarterback who was way ahead of his time, Unitas led Baltimore in the first overtime playoff game in NFL history, a 23-17 win over the Giants in the 1958 NFL Championship Game. The second American Football League from 1936 only has one Hall of Fame member who has played in this league, Ken Strong; Strong is also one of two Hall of Famers (the other being Sid Luckman) to play in the American Association. Why he's No. His 36 TDs that year were tied for the record until 1984, when Marino threw 48. Joe Schmidt, a linebacker and former head coach for the Lions. All Rights Reserved. His Browns went to the Championship game every year of his career. "He'll always be a Packer and he'll be one of the best that have ever done it around here," Gutekunst said. JOE MONTANA
Class of 2000
1979-1992 San Francisco 49ers, 1993-1994 Kansas City Chiefs

A master of come-from-behind victories. 5. Baugh retired with 187 touchdowns and 21,886 passing yards, 50 touchdowns and nearly 5,000 more yards than any other quarterback who had played the game. Kurt Warner becomes the 26th modern-era quarterback to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in Canton, Ohio. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. WebThe Pro Football Hall of Fame, located in Canton, Ohio was established in 1963. Both the Packers and Jets can now breathe a sigh of relief since they both received what they wanted in an exchange that almost didn't happen. He is also one of only 33 players to post a passer rating of over 100. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is one the sports highest honors, intended to recognize players, coaches and others for their sustained success and contribution to the game. 26:Jurgensen started and ended his career as a backup. - @icecubeKen Stabler was a rockstar QB for the @Raiders #NFL100: NFL 100 GREATEST CHARACTERS on NFL Network pic.twitter.com/kLJ6jBuBEQ, Key stats: 1975 MVP; 3-time NFC champion; retired as NFL's all-time career passing leader. Marino is still the only player to throw more than 40 TDs in a season twice. TITTLE
Class of 1971
1948-1949 Baltimore Colts (AAFC), 1950 Baltimore Colts (NFL), 1951-1960 San Francisco 49ers, 1961-1964 New York Giants

Tittle passed for more than 33,000 yards and threw 242 TDs including 36 in 1963. [13] The Pro Football Hall of Fame website does not include CFL, USFL, WFL, indoor football leagues, and other lesser known league teams. His 42 picks in 1962 remain the most in AFL/NFL history. Kelly started his career as a 26-year-old rookie and played only 11 years in the NFL, but he was good enough for a 2002 Hall of Fame Induction. The Vikings used their two picks in the fifth round to take a QB flier on BYU's Jaren Hall, the seventh passer selected on Day 3 and the 12th overall in this year's draft, Despite playing in less than ideal weather conditions, Kelly led the NFL in completion percentage in 1990 and in touchdown passes in 1991. 27:Blanda authored the most unique career in NFL history. "It was a long process. Hell make the cut with 80% approval on an up-and-down vote. Check out these NFL greats that played college hoops. With Washington trailing Dallas, 21-0, Jurgensen threw for 411 yards while scoring four touchdowns to lead his team to a 34-31 victory. 3: The greatest quarterback during the NFL's first 50 seasons. The Chicago Bears are in second place with four Hall-of-Fame quarterbacks. 6: Along with his passing prowess, Elway was a dangerous runner with 3,407 yards and 33 touchdowns over his 16 seasons. Ahead of that induction, we're set to remember Thomas' stellar career with the Broncos. DAN MARINO
Class of 2005
1983-1999 Miami Dolphins

When he retired, Marino help the NFLs all-time record in completions (4967), attempts (8358), yards (61,361) and TDs (420). He is still ranked as the top rated passer of all-time with a 96.8 career rating. He is six sacks from passing Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan and moving into the top five all-time. We also have a list of the undrafted free agents in the Hall of Fame: David "Deacon" Jones, DE, Los Angeles Rams, Harold Carmichael, WR, Philadelphia Eagles, Dick "Night Train" Lane, CB, Los Angeles Rams, Who is the lowest drafted Pro Football Hall of Famer? A classic gunslinger, Favre's fearlessness resulted in big plays as well as heartbreak. Tab will move on to the next part of the site rather than go through menu items. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at Up and Down arrows will open main level menus and toggle through sub tier links. The NFLs track record on race and representation remains under a microscope after accounts of discriminatory hiring practices and the blacklisting of Colin Kaepernick. Upon his retirement, he was one of only three players to throw more than 30 TDs in a single season twice. The hall is not officially affiliated with the National Football League (NFL), although, as of 2022, all but one enshrinee participated in the NFL for at least a portion of his career; the single exception being Billy Shaw.