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Eric Williams
NFL Reporter
A Super Bowl-winning head coach known for his offensive acumen and one of the most dynamic, physical receivers in NFL history headline the five finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the contributor, coach and seniors categories, as announced on Tuesday.
The five candidates are: Ralph Hay (contributor), Mike Holmgren (coach), and Maxie Baughan, Sterling Sharpe and Jim Tyrer (seniors).
Under new bylaws created by the Pro Football Hall of Fame board of directors approved earlier this year, for the first time the selection committee may vote for only three of the five candidates. The candidates must receive approval from at least 80% of the members of the committee at next year’s annual meeting in advance of the unveiling of the 2025 class during Super Bowl LIX week in New Orleans.
If none of the five individuals receives 80% approval, then the one who receives the most support would be elected to the Class of 2025.
The nominee from the coach category, Holmgren served as head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 1998 and the Seattle Seahawks from 1999 to 2008. He took those franchises to the playoffs a total of six times, winning Super Bowl XXI with the Packers and ending that team’s 29-year title drought.
Holmgren reached Super Bowl XL with the Seahawks after defeating the Carolina Panthers in the NFC Championship Game during the 2005 season. He also won two Super Bowl rings with the San Francisco 49ers as an assistant.
Mike Holmgren was the head coach of the Packers from 1992-98. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
The eight other semifinalists in the coach category were Bill Arnsparger, Tom Coughlin, Chuck Knox, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert, Mike Shanahan and Clark Shaughnessy.
Headlining the seniors category finalists, Sharpe was a five-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro receiver whose seven-year career with Green Bay was…
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Publish date : 2024-12-03 16:47:00
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