Fans and HOF Selectors Clash on Finalists

by Chris Thorman on Dec 3, 2009 8:33 PM CST in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

This post is sponsored by JC Penney/Van Heusen.

We told you a while back that JC Penny/Van Heusen were sponsoring a fans choice hall of fame vote. The first round of ballots are in and the fans have voted for 11 candidates that the Hall of Fame board of selectors did not vote for.

Here are the candidates that fans voted in but the selectors left out:

Randall Cunningham
Jim Plunkett
Phil Simms
Joe Theismann
Steve Atwater
Todd Christensen
Ed "Too Tall" Jones
Sterling Sharpe
head coach Tom Flores
game official Jim Tunney
athletic trainer Otho Davis

Make sure you vote for the final candidates as the pool gets smaller. The voting will mirror the same format as the real Hall of Fame selection process.

Really. Go vote. It will make us look better. Thanks.

I've posted the full list of the 25 candidates the fans nominated after the jump.

1. Jerry Rice, WR - 20,599 votes
2. Emmitt Smith, RB - 17,523 votes
3. Ray Guy, P - 12,899 votes
4. Tim Brown, WR - 11,868 votes
5. Cris Carter, WR - 11,720 votes
6. Shannon Sharpe, TE - 11,048 votes
7. Otho Davis, Contrib. - Athletic Trainer - 8,360 votes
8. Jim Plunkett, QB - 7,807 votes
9. Richard Dent, DL - 6,387 votes
10. Lester Hayes, DB - 6,311 votes
11. Cliff Branch, WR - 6,246 votes
12. Tom Flores, Head Coach - 5,688 votes
13. Charles Haley, DL - 5,400 votes
14. Randall Cunningham, QB - 5,143 votes
15. QB Phil Simms, QB - 5,134 votes
16. Todd Christensen, TE - 5,040 votes
17. Steve Atwater, DB - 4,418 votes
18. Andre Reed, WR - 3,188 votes
19. Jim Tunney, Contrib. - 2,565 votes
20. Joe Theismann, QB - 2,530 votes
21. Ed "Too Tall" Jones, DL - 2,274 votes
22. Sterling Sharpe, WR - 2,168 votes
23. John Randle, DL - 2,097 votes
24. Steve Tasker, Special Teams - 1,857 votes
25. Kevin Greene, LB - 1,767 votes

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Guy

I think you meant Ray Guy

by Nelly on Dec 3, 2009 8:39 PM CST reply actions

Ha

That’s from the official press release too. Thanks for the heads up.

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by Chris Thorman on Dec 3, 2009 8:43 PM CST up reply actions

Thank Gods fans don't get a real vote.

None those left out by selection committee deserve to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This is not the Rock and Rock hall of fame where if you record 5 albums you get in.

by NFL season ticket holder on Dec 3, 2009 8:50 PM CST reply actions

I say...

Rice and Smith should be there. No doubt. Maybe Ray Guy…even though he was a Raider. Maybe Shannon Sharpe…even though he’s a dick.

The rest?

There’s some good players there…absolutely. Hall of Fame players, though? Not in my opinion.

by Scott B. on Dec 3, 2009 9:29 PM CST reply actions

No on Ray Guy

It makes me sick to see him touted and not see Jerrel Wilson’s name. Wilson was the better punter. I always thought Guy was fixated on gross yards and didn’t care about booming one through the end zone instead of trying to pin the opposition deep.

Shannon Sharpe certainly belongs. He’s always been irritating, and I still can’t stand him as a commentator, but there’s no denying the guy was a great player, fierce competitor, and a winner everywhere he went.

-"A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married." - H.L. Mencken

by Big Chief on Dec 3, 2009 11:38 PM CST up reply actions