Magnificent Seven
08-27-2008, 05:42 PM
Floyd Little and Randy Gradishar might be getting closer to Canton, but they will have to wait at least another year before receiving permission to enter.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame seniors committee nominated former Dallas Cowboys' receiver Bob Hayes and Atlanta Falcons defensive end Claude Humphrey to be among the 17 finalists submitted for election on Jan. 31, 2009, the eve of Super Bowl XLIII.
The senior committee confirmed that Little, the Broncos' star running back from 1967-75, and Gradishar, middle linebacker of the Orange Crush defense in the 1970s, were among the 15 senior candidates up for discussion this year.
But the committee instead chose Hayes, who was dubbed the "World's Fastest Human" after winning gold medals in the 100 meters and 4 X 100 meters relay in the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Drafted in the seventh round by the Cowboys, Hayes once had nine catches for 246 yards in a game against the rival Washington Redskins.
Humphrey was a five-time, All-Pro and had 122 career sacks.
Since 1994, 17 of the 20 senior committee nominees have gone on to receive the necessary 80 percent of the vote from the Hall's board of selectors. The three who didn't get past the final election were Jerry Kramer in 1997, Hayes in 2004 and Marshall Goldberg last year.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_10316478
The Pro Football Hall of Fame seniors committee nominated former Dallas Cowboys' receiver Bob Hayes and Atlanta Falcons defensive end Claude Humphrey to be among the 17 finalists submitted for election on Jan. 31, 2009, the eve of Super Bowl XLIII.
The senior committee confirmed that Little, the Broncos' star running back from 1967-75, and Gradishar, middle linebacker of the Orange Crush defense in the 1970s, were among the 15 senior candidates up for discussion this year.
But the committee instead chose Hayes, who was dubbed the "World's Fastest Human" after winning gold medals in the 100 meters and 4 X 100 meters relay in the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Drafted in the seventh round by the Cowboys, Hayes once had nine catches for 246 yards in a game against the rival Washington Redskins.
Humphrey was a five-time, All-Pro and had 122 career sacks.
Since 1994, 17 of the 20 senior committee nominees have gone on to receive the necessary 80 percent of the vote from the Hall's board of selectors. The three who didn't get past the final election were Jerry Kramer in 1997, Hayes in 2004 and Marshall Goldberg last year.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_10316478