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Tim Brown, The Bus Among Hall of Fame Finalists

  • Notre Dame alumni Tim Brown and Jerome "The Bus" Bettis were among the 15 people who made the cut from the 26 semi-finalists to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012. The Hall’s selection committee meets in Indianapolis next month. A finalist must receive 80 percent of the vote to be selected. Between four and seven enshrinees will be announced the day before the Super Bowl on Feb. 5, and inducted in August in the Hall’s 50th class.

    These are the 15 modern-era finalists:

    Owner: Former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo, Jr., another ND alum

    Coach: Bill Parcells

    Running backs: Bettis and Curtis Martin (Bettis ranks fifth on the NFL rushing list with 13,662 yards and Martin is fourth with 14,101 yards) .

    Receivers: Brown, Cris Carter and Andre Reed.

    Offensive line: guard Will Shields, center Dermontti Dawson, and offensive tackle Willie Roaf

    Defensive line: Chris Doleman, Kevin Greene, Charles Haley and Cortez Kennedy,

    Defensive back: Aeneas Williams

    There were also two senior nominees, which is a separate category: former Steelers defensive back Jack Butler and former Lions guard Dick Stanfel.

    Lou Somogyi ●

  • Lou Somogyi said...

    Notre Dame alumni Tim Brown and Jerome "The Bus" Bettis were among the 15 people who made the cut from the 26 semi-finalists to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012. The Hall’s selection committee meets in Indianapolis next month. A finalist must receive 80 percent of the vote to be selected. Between four and seven enshrinees will be announced the day before the Super Bowl on Feb. 5, and inducted in August in the Hall’s 50th class.

    These are the 15 modern-era finalists:

    Owner: Former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo, Jr., another ND alum

    Coach: Bill Parcells

    Running backs: Bettis and Curtis Martin (Bettis ranks fifth on the NFL rushing list with 13,662 yards and Martin is fourth with 14,101 yards) .

    Receivers: Brown, Cris Carter and Andre Reed.

    Offensive line: guard Will Shields, center Dermontti Dawson, and offensive tackle Willie Roaf

    Defensive line: Chris Doleman, Kevin Greene, Charles Haley and Cortez Kennedy,

    Defensive back: Aeneas Williams

    There were also two senior nominees, which is a separate category: former Steelers defensive back Jack Butler and former Lions guard Dick Stanfel.

    Debartolo, Parcells, Bettis, Brown, Carter, Roaf, and Aeneas Williams and potentially Haley..

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    star69

  • star69 said...

    Debartolo, Parcells, Bettis, Brown, Carter, Roaf, and Aeneas Williams and potentially Haley..

    I agree with Debartolo, Parcells, Bettis and Brown, but I would probably add one of the offensive linemen (there has to be one), and I might take Reed over Carter. I don't necessarily think Reed was the superior player, but I get the sense that the Hall voters really don't like Carter, and will continue to exclude him.

    brawlinghibernian

  • Congrats to those fine ND alumni. Would be neat if all 3 made it together.

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  • Wow that's a real tough class...hope they make it and represent the Irish in the hof

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