Most future Hall of Famers, single game?

Kermit McManus · Post by **Kermit McManus** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:13 pm

Respectfully submitted. Thanks in advance.

SixtiesFan · Post by **SixtiesFan** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:11 pm

I haven't counted, but start with he 1962 Pro Bowl. Rare Sportsfilms put this game on DVD several years ago. Watching it is like seeing the Pro Football Hall of Fame in action.

I understand you may mean a regular season or playoff game rather than a Pro Bowl.

Rupert Patrick · Post by **Rupert Patrick** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:27 pm

SixtiesFan wrote:I haven't counted, but start with he 1962 Pro Bowl. Rare Sportsfilms put this game on DVD several years ago. Watching it is like seeing the Pro Football Hall of Fame in action.

I understand you may mean a regular season or playoff game rather than a Pro Bowl.

This question came up a few years back, and we had it narrowed down to the 1961 Packers Colts games which had the most Hall of Famers on the field at once, players and coaches included, and the total was 20. For the Packers: Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Jim Ringo, Forrest Gregg, Willie Wood, Willie Davis, Ray Nitschke, Henry Jordan and Herb Adderley. For the Colts: Weeb Ewbank, Johnny Unitas, Joe Perry, Raymond Berry, Lenny Moore, Gino Marchetti, Jim Parker, Art Donovan and Emlen Tunnell.

SixtiesFan · Post by **SixtiesFan** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:35 pm

Rupert Patrick wrote:
SixtiesFan wrote:I haven't counted, but start with he 1962 Pro Bowl. Rare Sportsfilms put this game on DVD several years ago. Watching it is like seeing the Pro Football Hall of Fame in action.

I understand you may mean a regular season or playoff game rather than a Pro Bowl.
This question came up a few years back, and we had it narrowed down to the 1961 Packers Colts games which had the most Hall of Famers on the field at once, players and coaches included, and the total was 20. For the Packers: Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Jim Ringo, Forrest Gregg, Willie Wood, Willie Davis, Ray Nitschke, Henry Jordan and Herb Adderley. For the Colts: Weeb Ewbank, Johnny Unitas, Joe Perry, Raymond Berry, Lenny Moore, Gino Marchetti, Jim Parker, Art Donovan and Emlen Tunnell.

Wasn't Tunnell with the Packers in 1961?

Kermit McManus · Post by **Kermit McManus** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 6:05 pm

Thank you for the answers. I thought Pro Bowl was too much of a cheat, so wasn't looking at those.

I knew it was way off the mark, but I counted 11 rostered players, coaches and executives in the infamous Oilers-Bills comeback game, including Ralph Wilson, Marv Levy and Bill Polian.

You need overlapping dynasties/powerhouses to do this, obviously. Will look at the 49ers-Cowboys games of the same era and Steelers-Cowboys games of the '70s.

BD Sullivan · Post by **BD Sullivan** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 6:09 pm

Kermit McManus wrote:Thank you for the answers.

I knew it was way off the mark, but I counted 11 rostered players, coaches and executives in the infamous Oilers-Bills comeback game, including Ralph Wilson, Marv Levy and Bill Polian.

You need overlapping dynasties/powerhouses to do this, obviously. Will look at the 49ers-Cowboys games of the same era and Steelers-Cowboys games of the '70s.

Steelers-Dolphins or Steelers-Raiders games from the 1970's will also have plenty.

rhickok1109 · Post by **rhickok1109** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 7:43 pm

SixtiesFan wrote:
Rupert Patrick wrote:
SixtiesFan wrote:I haven't counted, but start with he 1962 Pro Bowl. Rare Sportsfilms put this game on DVD several years ago. Watching it is like seeing the Pro Football Hall of Fame in action.

I understand you may mean a regular season or playoff game rather than a Pro Bowl.
This question came up a few years back, and we had it narrowed down to the 1961 Packers Colts games which had the most Hall of Famers on the field at once, players and coaches included, and the total was 20. For the Packers: Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Jim Ringo, Forrest Gregg, Willie Wood, Willie Davis, Ray Nitschke, Henry Jordan and Herb Adderley. For the Colts: Weeb Ewbank, Johnny Unitas, Joe Perry, Raymond Berry, Lenny Moore, Gino Marchetti, Jim Parker, Art Donovan and Emlen Tunnell.
Wasn't Tunnell with the Packers in 1961?

Yes.

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 7:20 am

Glad to see my posts from yesterday which list HOFers in single games have been deleted.

Ken Crippen · Post by **Ken Crippen** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 7:59 am

Bryan wrote:Glad to see my posts from yesterday which list HOFers in single games have been deleted.

Nobody purposely deleted anything. There was a brief time where DNS servers were updated. It may have been lost in that transition. My apologies.

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:53 am

Thanks. It seems like this forum's bugaboo of inconsistency flew up and bit me again.

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