is greg olsen a hall of famer?
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Olsen has nice stats for his position, but that's not going to get him enshrined. He's never once looked the part of a Hall or Famer, and that's not even a knock- only eight tight ends have made it.
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For the seventh straight year, former Buccaneers safety and 2016 Ring of Honor inductee John Lynch has been named a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Lynch is one of 15 finalists, with up to five set to be selected next month for the 2020 class.
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Stats say Dikembe Mutombo belongs in Hall of Fame. Dikembe Mutombo will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. During his career, Mutombo was not universally regarded as a Hall of Famer. But the stats speak strongly in his favor -- particularly the advanced stat known as adjusted plus-minus.
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The Bottom Line. Félix Hernández has had an excellent Major League Baseball career but, if it's over, he's not going to make the Hall of Fame, not until there's a seismic shift in standards that starts electing peak performers like Santana and Oswalt.
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Hall of Fame Story - Howie Long Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 29, 2000... Played 13 NFL sea- sons, all with the Raiders, and made eight Pro Bowl appearances in pro career...
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Any fan may nominate any player, coach or contributor who has been connected with pro football simply by writing to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The only restriction is that a player and coach must have been retired at least five years before he can be considered.
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He's coming off a rushing title and is looking for financial security for the second half of his career. Will that second half be enough to get him to Canton as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Of the top 18 leading rushers all-time, 13 are in the Hall of Fame.
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If Kenny is inducted as a media member, he won't be a Hall of Famer as a player. ... Kenny has a comparable NBA broadcasting career as well as a nice playing career with championships so I would say yes.
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Rob Gronkowski worthy of first-ballot entry to Pro Football Hall of Fame. PHOENIX -- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement from the NFL on Sunday. His next stop will be Canton, Ohio, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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In fact, only seven players in league history have made double-digit Pro Bowls and aren't in the Hall of Fame. Their names are Tony Gonzalez, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Jason Witten and Joe Thomas, and all will be be wearing gold jackets almost as soon as they're eligible.
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So will the vaunted Orange Crush finally get a player into the Hall of Fame? Broncos coach Vic Fangio lauded Gradishar as “a (heck) of a player in his time, and he had a great name for a linebacker too.” Gradishar was inducted into the Broncos' Ring of Fame in 1989.
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Given the youth and injury history on this roster, it is extremely difficult to project exactly who is the most likely Hall of Famer from this group. For all of his accomplishments, and despite being underrated throughout his career, Al Horford is not one yet.
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How about the Gophers and the Illini in the mix? Notre Dame and USC led the way nationally with 13 and 12 Hall of Famers, respectively. Those programs, along with Ohio State, were the only three to reach double-figures.
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The Year the NFL Went Insane and Gave a Kicker the MVP Award And yet, in 1982, something really weird happened. Washington kicker Mark Moseley didn't just pick up a stray MVP vote from a misguided writer. He won the damn award. ... MVP.
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Zimmerman has a career slash line of . 279/. ... Zimmerman's commitment to the team and community is outstanding. Unfortunately, it's the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Outstanding people off the field, so Zimmerman has a huge uphill struggle to get in.
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The sad fact for kickers is that it's the embarrassing failures that linger longest in NFL folklore. Just ask Scott Norwood. Gary Anderson was one of the most proficient kickers in league history. Yet he will always be associated with the miss that cost the 1998 Minnesota Vikings a Super Bowl berth.
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Kevin Garnett is officially a Hall of Famer. ... Garnett, who spent six seasons in Boston and will have his No. 5 retired by the Celtics during the 2020-21 season, has had a chance for the honor to sink in. He will join, among others, Tim Duncan and the late Kobe Bryant, in an illustrious class that will be inducted Aug.