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The Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project: 1946 PRELIMINARY VOTE
After years of observing the Pro Football Hall of Fame process, and all Hall of Fames for that matter, one thing has always felt clear to me; Halls should begin 25 years after an institution begins. This alleviates any backlog that could happen, and often when discussions of the PFHOF occur, a common thread is how many great players have fallen through the cracks.
So… What if the PFHOF had their first class in January of 1946?
Invites went out to people who have displayed knowledge and passion of football’s history, and we followed the same pattern of the current PFHOF electoral process.
A Preliminary Vote with 130 players whose playing career ended by 1940. We are also following the structure in that players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to the Senior Pool.
Each voter is asked to select 25 names from the preliminary list, with the top 25 vote getters named as Semi-Finalists.
A week later, the voters are asked to pick 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, and a week after, they will pick five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process weekly until we catch up to the current year.
27 people participated in the 1946 Preliminary Vote which yielded the following result:
This is for the “Modern Era”
*Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:
|
Player |
Year of Eligibility |
Vote Total |
|
Paddy Driscoll HB-QB-TB-BB |
12 |
27 |
|
Red Grange HB-BB-TB-BB |
12 |
27 |
|
Ernie Nevers FB |
10 |
27 |
|
George Halas E-WB |
13 |
26 |
|
Guy Chamberlin E-WB |
14 |
25 |
|
Curly Lambeau TB-FB-BB-E |
12 |
25 |
|
Cal Hubbard T-E-DE-G |
5 |
25 |
|
Dutch Clark TB |
3 |
25 |
|
Jim Thorpe TE-E-FB |
15 |
24 |
|
George Trafton C |
10 |
24 |
|
Johnny Blood TB-HB-WB-BB-DB |
3 |
24 |
|
Fritz Pollard TB-BB-WB |
17 |
23 |
|
Ed Healey T-G-E |
15 |
23 |
|
Pete Henry T |
13 |
23 |
|
Duke Slater T |
10 |
23 |
|
Link Lyman T |
7 |
22 |
|
Cliff Battles TB-FB-WB-DB |
4 |
21 |
|
Mike Michalske G-T-LB-BB |
4 |
20 |
|
Ray Flaherty E-DB |
6 |
19 |
|
Benny Friedman TB-DB |
7 |
18 |
|
Joe Guyon WB-TB-BB-FB |
14 |
17 |
|
Jimmy Conzelman HB-TB-BB-E |
12 |
17 |
|
Walt Kiesling G-T |
3 |
17 |
|
Steve Owen T-G |
8 |
14 |
|
Turk Edwards T |
1 |
14 |
|
Lavvie Dilweg E |
11 |
12 |
|
Verne Llewelyn B |
9 |
11 |
|
Ox Emerson G-C |
3 |
9 |
|
Swede Youngstrom G-T-E-C |
16 |
8 |
|
Red Badgro E-DE |
5 |
8 |
|
Beattie Feathers HB-WB |
1 |
6 |
|
Dutch Sternaman HB-QB-FB |
16 |
5 |
|
George Christensen T-G |
3 |
4 |
|
Tony Latone B |
11 |
3 |
|
Harry Robb B |
18 |
2 |
|
Hunk Anderson G-C |
16 |
2 |
|
Rip King B |
16 |
2 |
|
Doc Alexander C-T-G-E |
14 |
2 |
|
Herb Stein C-G |
13 |
2 |
|
Gus Sonnenberg T-FB-TB |
11 |
2 |
|
Hap Moran B |
8 |
2 |
|
Steamer Horning T |
18 |
1 |
|
Pete Stinchcomb HB |
17 |
1 |
|
Cub Buck T |
16 |
1 |
|
Lou Smyth B |
15 |
1 |
|
Wildcat Wilson TB |
15 |
1 |
|
Willis Brennan G-T |
14 |
1 |
|
Russ Hathaway T-G |
13 |
1 |
|
Jim McMillen G |
13 |
1 |
|
Duke Osborne G-C |
13 |
1 |
|
Clyde Smith C |
13 |
1 |
|
Joey Sternaman QB-BB |
13 |
1 |
|
Al Nesser G-E-C |
10 |
1 |
|
Stumpy Thomason WB-TB-BB-HB |
9 |
1 |
|
Joe Kopcha G |
8 |
1 |
|
Ray Kemp T |
8 |
1 |
|
Joe Lillard HB |
8 |
1 |
|
Nate Barragar C-G |
6 |
1 |
|
Luke Johnsos E |
5 |
1 |
|
Glenn Presnell T-B |
5 |
1 |
|
Ralph Scott T-G |
16 |
0 |
|
Bob Koehler FB |
15 |
0 |
|
Dinger Doane FB |
14 |
0 |
|
Tex Grigg B |
14 |
0 |
|
Fred Gillies T |
13 |
0 |
|
Ben Jones FB-BB-WB |
13 |
0 |
|
Milt Romney B |
13 |
0 |
|
Bub Weller T-E |
13 |
0 |
|
Frank Racis G-T-E |
12 |
0 |
|
Tillie Voss E-T |
12 |
0 |
|
Duke Henry E-T-G-FB |
11 |
0 |
|
Two-Bits Honan B |
11 |
0 |
|
Milt Rehnquist |
11 |
0 |
|
Bull Behman T-E |
10 |
0 |
|
Red Dunn BB-TB |
10 |
0 |
|
Doc Elliott B |
10 |
0 |
|
Hen Carvey G-E-C-T |
10 |
0 |
|
Jim Laird B-G-T |
10 |
0 |
|
Dick O’Donnell E |
10 |
0 |
|
Jug Earp C-T-G |
9 |
0 |
|
Don Murry T-E-G |
9 |
0 |
|
Curly Oden BB |
9 |
0 |
|
Jack Spellman T-B |
9 |
0 |
|
Rudy Comstrock G-T |
8 |
0 |
|
Al Graham G |
8 |
0 |
|
Chuck Kassel E |
8 |
0 |
|
George Kenneally E |
8 |
0 |
|
Dick Stahlman T-G |
8 |
0 |
|
Les Caywood G-Y |
7 |
0 |
|
Butch Gibson G-T |
7 |
0 |
|
Jack McBride FB |
7 |
0 |
|
Tom Nash E |
7 |
0 |
|
Bill Senn B |
7 |
0 |
|
Doug Wycoff B |
7 |
0 |
|
Bo Molenda FB-HB-BB |
6 |
0 |
|
Zuck Carlson G-TB-LB |
5 |
0 |
|
Bill Morgan T |
5 |
0 |
|
Bill Owen T-G |
5 |
0 |
|
Bert Pearson C-G |
5 |
0 |
|
Clare Randolph C |
5 |
0 |
|
Al Rose E |
5 |
0 |
|
Harry Ebding E |
4 |
0 |
|
Lon Evans G-T |
4 |
0 |
|
Father Lumpkin BB |
4 |
0 |
|
Buster Mitchell E-T |
4 |
0 |
|
Keith Molesworth HB-QB |
4 |
0 |
|
Carl Brumbaugh B |
3 |
0 |
|
Ernie Caddell WB-TB-BB-FB |
3 |
0 |
|
Lou Gordon T-G-E |
3 |
0 |
|
Len Grant T |
3 |
0 |
|
Swede Hanson B |
3 |
0 |
|
Potsy Jones G |
3 |
0 |
|
Bill Karr E |
3 |
0 |
|
Ookie Miller C-G-LB |
3 |
0 |
|
Joe Zeller G-E |
3 |
0 |
|
Bree Cuppoletti G |
2 |
0 |
|
Ace Gutkowski G |
2 |
0 |
|
Kink Richards B |
2 |
0 |
|
Ozzie Simmons HB |
2 |
0 |
|
Bill Smith E |
2 |
0 |
|
Johnny Dell Isola G |
1 |
0 |
|
Milt Gantenbein E |
1 |
0 |
|
Ralph Kercheval WB |
1 |
0 |
|
Jack Johnson T |
1 |
0 |
|
Bernie Masterson QB |
1 |
0 |
|
Gaynell Tinsley E |
1 |
0 |
This is for the “Senior Era”
*Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:
|
Pudge Heffelfinger |
N/A |
15 |
|
Charles Follis |
N/A |
13 |
|
John Brallier |
N/A |
9 |
|
Ted Nesser |
N/A |
8 |
|
Gull Falcon |
N/A |
7 |
|
Henry McDonald |
N/A |
5 |
|
Herman Kerchoff |
N/A |
4 |
|
Bob Shirling |
N/A |
4 |
|
Blondy Wallace |
N/A |
4 |
|
Sol Butler |
N/A |
1 |
Next Saturday, we will be posting the results of the Semi-Finalists.
Thank you to all who contributed, and if you want to be a part of this project, please let us know!