The Road to Canton

[Indo]

Watching NFL Network----I haven't seen the complete list yet, but Steelers nominees include:

Gary Andersen
Carnell Lake
Donnie Shell
Kevin Greene
Dermontti Dawson


Notable non-Steelers

Ed "TooTall" Jones
Richard Dent
Jake Scott
Russ Grimm

[Steel Head]

huh? thread no make sense

Dermontti Dawson was a finalist last year

Dick Lebeau will be elected next year

[Indo]

Originally Posted by Steel Head

huh? thread no make sense

Dermontti Dawson was a finalist last year

Dick Lebeau will be elected next year

Pay attention now---
Dermontti did not get in last year

These are [/B]this year's[/B] nominees---he has been re-nominated

[ricksteelers55]

Wow...Russ Grimm could get there faster than Coach Lebeau

[Steel Head]

Originally Posted by Indo

Pay attention now---
Dermontti did not get in last year

These are [/B]this year's[/B] nominees---he has been re-nominated

no crap

your first post didn't have his name on it. i like how u added it after reading my post, u pay attention

[onefortheotherhand]

isn't Greene like the 3rd all time leader in sacks?

i hope he gets in this year

[mesaSteeler]

Steeler's Anderson, Dawson nominated for Hall of Fame
Saturday, September 19, 2009
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09262/999335-100.stm

Former Steelers kicker Gary Anderson, eligible for the first time, joins former teammate Dermontti Dawson, a finalist last year, on the list of 131 men nominated for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, announced today.

A large contingent of former Steelers are among the group: Linebackers Kevin Greene and Hardy Nickerson, safeties Donnie Shell and Carnell Lake, coach Buddy Parker and player personnel head Art Rooney Jr., a part-owner of the team as well.

Also nominated are former Pitt players Russ Grimm, also a former Steelers coach who was a finalist last year, and defensive linemen Chris Doleman and Rickey Jacxkson. Darryl Talley of West Virginia joins them, as does former San Francisco 49ers owner Ed DeBartolo Jr., who also owned the Penguins and is from Boardman, Ohio.

The list of 131 will be reduced to 25 semifinalists and then 15 finalists, who will join the two seniors nominees, Dick LeBeau and Floyd Little, for the final vote to be taken on Feb. 6 for the 2010 Hall of Fame class.

The complete list of nominees:
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

For more on the Steelers, read the new blog, Ed Bouchette On the Steelers, for members of PG+. Click here to learn more about PG+ membership.
Ed Bouchette can be reached at ebouchette@post-gazette.com.
First published on September 19, 2009 at 2:01 pm

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09262...#ixzz0Ra4JSiFT

[Steel Head]

do u think Jerry Rice will get in?

[wootawnee]

Ernie Holmes should be in the hall some day.......Ask Art Shell who was the toughest guy he ever went up against and he will tell you Ernie Holmes....

Just be cause God made him crazy,. and he could not have a long career because Teams did not understand him, should not be a reason he does not get in........

I would take Ernie Holmes on my line in front of anybody........Rip Fats.......

I love crazy dudes.........

[HometownGal]

Originally Posted by ricksteelers55

Wow...Russ Grimm could get there faster than Coach Lebeau

That would be a true travesty.

Dirt, Kenny Anderson, Rice, Carter, Too Tall Jones, Guy and Greene are no-brainers, imho.