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49ers great Craig once again snubbed from Pro Football Hall of Fame originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Roger Craig has been snubbed once again.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced three seniors who have advanced as finalists for the Class of 2025. And, once again, Craig did not make the cut.
In fact, Craig did not even advance to the list of nine semifinalists under consideration for the final three spots.
The three finalists for the Class of 2025 in the seniors category are Maxie Baughan, Sterling Sharpe and Jim Tyrer.
Mike Holmgren was named a finalist in the coach category. Holmgren advanced over George Seifert and Mike Shanahan, who were among those also under consideration.
Holmgren was an assistant coach on two 49ers teams that won Super Bowls. He won a Super Bowl while head coach of the Green Bay Packers for seven seasons (1992-98). He then coached the Seattle Seahawks from 1999 to 2008, which included one Super Bowl appearance.
Ralph Hay was chosen as the finalist among contributors. Hay is credited with organizing the first meeting of football owners in his automobile dealer showroom in Canton, Ohio, in 1920 as the first step toward forming the National Football League.
For the first time, the finalists from the seniors, coach and contributor categories will compete directly against each other. The Hall of Fame declares that the revision to the process “will help ensure the exclusivity of inclusion in the game’s most elite fraternity.”
Each member of the full selection committee may vote for only three of the five finalists from the seniors, coach and contributor categories. Only those who attain at least 80 percent of the votes will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
If none of the five individuals receives 80 percent approval, the one who receives the most votes from the 49-member committee will be elected to the Class of 2025 under the current bylaws for election.
The Hall of Fame currently is in the process of a…
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Publish date : 2024-12-03 17:11:00
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