burmafrd;1374489 said:
I had not thought that BP had been up for the HOF yet. Is it a 5 year thing for coaches as well or not?
Actually, I stand corrected, Parcells was nominated for the induction class of 2001 and 2002.
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Hall of Fame nomination list
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — List of 78 former NFL players, coaches, and contributors nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2001 Class:
First-time Eligibles
Wide Receivers — Gary Clark, Art Monk.
Offensive Linemen — Chris Hinton (G/T), Bart Oates (C), Jackie Slater (T).
Linebackers — Carl Banks, Wilber Marshall, Tom Jackson.
Coaches — Jimmy Johnson, Bill Parcells, Dick Vermeil.
Additional Nominees
Quarterbacks — Ken Anderson, Archie Manning, Jim Plunkett, Phil Simms, Ken Stabler.
Wide Receivers — Cliff Branch, James Lofton, Drew Pearson, John Stallworth, Lynn Swann, Ahmad Rashad.
Running Backs — William Andrews, Roger Craig, Delvin Williams.
Tight End — Dave Casper, Raymond Chester, Todd Christensen.
Offensive Linemen — Dave Dalby (C), Joe DeLamielleure (G), Russ Grimm (G), Bob Kuechenberg (G), Joe Jacoby (T), Mike Kenn (T), Jon Kolb (T), Mike Munchak (G), Rich Saul (C), Ron Yary (T).
Defensive Linemen — Elvin Bethea (DE), Dave Butz (DT), Doug English (DT), L.C. Greenwood (DE), Dan Hampton (DE-DT), Ed ''Too Tall'' Jones (DE), Harvey Martin (DE), Jerry Sherk (DT), Dwight White (DE), Jack Youngblood (DE).
Linebackers — Harry Carson, Randy Gradishar, Karl Mecklenburg, Matt Millen, Jerry Robinson.
Defensive Backs — Gary Fencik (S), Jerry Gray (CB-S), Cliff Harris (S), Lester Hayes (CB), Jake Scott (S), Donnie Shell (S), Jack Tatum (S), Charlie Waters (CB-S), Roger Wehrli (CB).
Punter — Ray Guy.
Kicker — Garo Yepremian.
Coaches — Bill Arnsparger, Jerry Burns, Tom Flores, Marv Levy.
Contributors
Bobby Beathard, Tommy Bell, Jack Kent Cooke, Edward DeBartolo Jr., Jerry Jones, Jerry Markbreit, Art Rooney Jr., Jim Tunney, Ralph Wilson Jr. and Art Modell.