1980s Pro Football Hall Of Fame

[ChrisBabcock]

My hall for the 1980s. (alphabetically) Same deal as my previous decades. If the sculptor called and said “I’ve only got enough bronze for 20 busts.”

Discuss!.... or post your own.

Deron Cherry
Eric Dickerson
Kenny Easley
Russ Grimm
John Hannah
Steve Largent
Howie Long
Ronnie Lott
Dan Marino
Joe Montana
Anthony Munoz
Walter Payton
Jerry Rice
Dwight Stephenson
Mike Singletary
Lawrence Taylor
Bill Walsh
Reggie White
Randy White
Kellen Winslow

[Rupert Patrick]

You already had Payton in the 70's. You could, of course, replace him in the 70's with Tom Landry.

You also had John Hannah in the 70's. I would consider replacing him in the 80's with Dan Fouts.

My hall for the 1970s. (alphabetically) Same deal as my previous decades. If the sculptor called and said “I’ve only got enough bronze for 20 busts.”

Discuss!.... or post your own.

Mel Blount
Terry Bradshaw
Dan Dierdorf
Joe Greene
John Hannah
Ken Houston
Jim Langer
Jack Lambert
Larry Little
Chuck Noll
Alan Page
Walter Payton
Drew Pearson
Art Shell
Don Shula
O.J. Simpson
Roger Staubach
Fran Tarkenton
Paul Warfield
Jack Youngblood

[Rupert Patrick]

I might move Reggie White into the 90's and substitute Joe Gibbs.

[ChrisBabcock]

You already had Payton in the 70's. You could, of course, replace him in the 70's with Tom Landry.

You also had John Hannah in the 70's. I would consider replacing him in the 80's with Dan Fouts.

Duplicates are intentional. A certain GOAT WR will very likely also appear in two "decade halls".

[Rupert Patrick]

You already had Payton in the 70's. You could, of course, replace him in the 70's with Tom Landry.

You also had John Hannah in the 70's. I would consider replacing him in the 80's with Dan Fouts.

Duplicates are intentional. A certain GOAT WR will very likely also appear in two "decade halls".

I see. I thought you were going to fold your decades halls over into one great hall.

I still would have taken Fouts over Hannah.

[conace21]

Eric Dickerson
Kenny Easley
Dan Fouts
John Hannah
Dan Hampton
Steve Largent
Howie Long
Ronnie Lott
Dan Marino
Joe Montana
Anthony Munoz
Jerry Rice
Mike Singletary
Dwight Stephenson
Mike Singletary
Lawrence Taylor
Bill Walsh
Reggie White
Randy White
Kellen Winslow

[74_75_78_79_]

Had Tuna won his second SB one year earlier (in ’89 instead), he likely still doesn’t make this “only 20 busts” cut but the fact that he didn’t win that 2nd Ring until ’90 makes him a clear shoe-out. Now if it was ’86 thru ’96, perhaps a different story. In either event, thank God it isn’t just 20 per decade. So many greats would be left out.

And what about Mike Webster for the ’80s? Yes, he won all his SBs in the ’70s but his best stuff (fully coming into form as a center) was in the following decade in which he played more seasons - 9 in the ’80s, 6 in the ’70s.

EDIT - make that ten seasons in the (entire) ’80s for Webster. Now an OL coach with Marty’s Chiefs, he immediately came out of retirement during the off-season to play center for them in ’89 and also ’90.