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We received nominations from 47 PFRA members, totaling a record 179 nominees. The entire list of nominees is below. Thank you to everyone who sent in their nominations, we appreciate your participation. Stay tuned for details regarding the 2026 HoVG election. Danny Abramowicz John Anderson Joe Alexa...

The Hall of Very Good committee is pleased to announce the 20 Finalists for the 2026 Hall of Very Good election. Congratulations to the following: Joe Alexander Houstin Antwine Fred Arbanas Al Baker Alyn Beals Les Bingaman Butch Byrd Ward Cuff Francis “Jug” Earp Ace Gutkowsky E. J. Holub Billy “Whit...

The 2026 HoVG nominations period has closed.

Please stay tuned for the 20 Finalists and the full list of nominees sent in by PFRA members. Will be posted in a few weeks. Thanks!

Just a reminder that Wednesday, April 15 is the last day to submit 2026 HoVG nominations. They can be sent to me at:

sluggermatt15@yahoo.com

Less than 2 weeks remaining to nominate.

If you have not already done so, and are interested in nominating for the 2026 HoVG class, please send me up to 5 former players/coaches at sluggermatt15@yahoo.com.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks.

^I'm curious what exactly Eli did outside of winning 2x Super Bowls? If one says he was great in the playoffs, I believe it, with an 8-4 record and 18/9 TD to INT. However, outside of that, Eli was just a .500 starter in the regular season (117-117), the Giants only won the NFC East Division title 3...

Brian wolf wrote: ↑Thu Feb 26, 2026 6:40 pm Just confirming Matt ... so dues/renewal is now 40 bucks instead of 35.00?

You are correct.

https://www.profootballresearchers.com/join.html

I hope this helps clarify. If you have any more questions or any suggestions, feedback, etc., please let me know. The HoVG committee is always open to feedback from PFRA members. I've mentioned it in the past a few times. One change I'd like to see is, once we have a ballot and get to the voting pr...

Too small a window ? Or always this way? Seemed longer before ... In recent years, 6-8 weeks has been typical. There will be several announcements between now and April to remind members to submit nominees. We have opened the nominations period earlier than in years past because we have resumed wri...

The nominations period for the 2026 Hall of Very Good class will open on March 1, 2026 and run thru April 15, 2026. All PFRA members who are in good standing with the organization and have paid their dues for 2026 are eligible to nominate up to 5 former coaches and/or players. Players and coaches wh...