pitt players in the nfl hall of fame
Dan Marino Rickey Jackson Tony Dorsett Russ Grimm Mike Ditka Curtis Martin Chris Doleman Joe Schmidt
title: Pittsburgh Panthers football text: Rickey Jackson, Dan Marino, Curtis Martin, Mark May, Darrelle Revis, Tony Siragusa, LeSean McCoy and Aaron Donald. Eight Panthers have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Pitt is tied for fourth among all colleges and universities for the number of former players inducted. Pitt's eight Hall of Famers and their year of induction and years played are: Through the 2018 NFL season, 33 former Pitt players have been selected to appear in the NFL Pro Bowl for a total of 122 all-time Pro Bowl selections. Pitt has been represented by at least one Pro Bowl selection every title: Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame text: Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame (PPFHOF) is a nonprofit organization established in 2010. The PPFHOF is dedicated to honoring the greatest players, coaches and staff members in Pittsburgh professional football history. It was founded in 2010 and inducted its first hall of fame class in 2011. The electorate is a broad cross section of former Pittsburgh Steelers, (including players Dermontti Dawson, Levon Kirkland, Andy Russell, Chad Brown, Ernie Mills, Roy Jefferson, Lee Flowers, Leon Searcy, Reggie Harrison, and radio announcer Bill Hillgrove among others) and researchers specializing in Steelers history. The PPFHOF title: Pro Football Hall of Fame text: Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened in 1963, the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coaches, franchise owners, and front-office personnel, almost all of whom made their primary contributions to the game in the National Football League (NFL); the Hall inducts between four and eight new enshrinees each year. The Hall of Fame's Mission is to "Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE." With title: Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame text: citizenship and other intangibles that made him/her valuable to the organization and/or community. There have been four induction classes since the hall's inception, beginning in 2011 and continuing through 2014. The next class will be elected in March 2015.<br> 2011 Inaugural Class:<br> "Players"<br> "Coaches"<br> "Administrators"<br> "Scouts"<br> 2012 Class:<br> "Players"<br> Hines Ward<br> Jerome Bettis*<br> Alan Faneca<br> John Stallworth*<br> "Coach"<br> John Mitchell<br> "Administrator"<br> Joe Carr<br> "Scout"<br> Phil Kreidler 2013 Class:<br> "Players"<br> Andy Russell<br> L. C. Greenwood<br> Casey Hampton<br> Donnie Shell<br> "Coach"<br> Dick LeBeau*<br> "Administrator"<br> James Boston<br> "Scout"<br> Bob Schmitz 2014 Class:<br> "Players"<br> Lynn Swann*<br> Carnell Lake<br> Greg Lloyd<br> Jack Butler*<br> "Coach"<br> Dick title: History of the Pittsburgh Steelers text: Blount in 1970, Jack Ham in 1971, Franco Harris in 1972, and Mike Webster, Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, and Jack Lambert in 1974. According to the NFL Network 1974 is the best draft class in the history of the NFL with Webster, Swann, Stallworth, & Lambert all in the Hall of Fame, and all four won four Super Bowl Championships. This group of players formed the base of one of the greatest teams in NFL history. 1970 was a turning point year for the Steelers. The team, along with the Cleveland Browns (with whom the intense "Turnpike Rivalry" developed) and