Brett Favre Among 2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2016 was announced during the NFL Honors Award show Saturday night. The class of ten coaches, players, and executives is truly special and includes some of the all-time greats at various positions.
Congrats to Class of '16: Tony Dungy, Brett Favre, Kevin Greene, Marvin Harrison, Orlando Pace, Dick Stanfel, Ken Stabler, Eddie DeBartolo.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 7, 2016
Favre is second on the NFL’s all-time passing yards list with 71,838 yds. His record was broken this year by Peyton Manning. He is also second all-time in passing touchdowns with 508, but Manning surpassed him last year in that category.
He does still hold the career record for both passes completed and pass attempts. This past year, the Green Bay Packers added him to their Ring of Honor and retired his number four. Regardless of whether or not he holds all of the records, he is one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play.
Another great quarterback to finally make the Hall of Fame is the late Ken Stabler. He played the majority of his playing time came with the Oakland Raiders, where he won his only Super Bowl. He finished his career with nearly 28,000 passing yards and 194 touchdowns. Stabler passed away this past July and was recently diagnosed with CTE, a disease connected to concussions.
49ers owner Edward DeBartolo helped lead his team to five Super Bowls during his 23-years running the team.
Coach Tony Dungy finally got his call to the hall. The former Colts coach has 139 career wins and won a Super Bowl with Peyton Manning. He was inducted into the Colts Ring of Honor in 2010.
A key member of Dungy’s Super Bowl team in Indianapolis was wide receiver Marvin Harrison. The first round pick out of Syracuse played his entire career with the Colts and had eight Pro Bowl selections. He had over 1,100 receptions, 14,580 receiving yards, and 128 receiving touchdowns.
Kevin Greene was selected to five Pro Bowls and two First-Team All Pro selections. The linebacker has a sack machine, finishing with 160 over 15 seasons, the third most in NFL history behind only Reggie White and Bruce Smith.
Orlando Pace is widely known as one of the best offensive tackles to ever play the game. With a Super Bowl championship ring on his hand, Pace finished his 13 year career with seven Pro Bowl selections.
Dick Stanfel played from 1952 to 1958 as a guard for the Lions and Redskins. He was selected for five Pro Bowls and All-Pros. He won three championships and also spent 30 years as an offensive coach. Stanfel passed away in June.
Players who missed the Hall this year include Terrell Owens and Kurt Warner.
The five guys who made cut to 10, but didn't make it this yr also would have made quality HOF class-- Coryell, Davis, Jacoby, Lynch, Warner.
— Jeff Legwold (@Jeff_Legwold) February 7, 2016
The Hall of Fame induction will be held in August to help kick off the next NFL season.