1979 Pro Football Hall of Fame Ballot
1979 Semifinalists and Finalists
- * Indicates Player was Elected
1979 Semifinalists and Finalists Table
Rk |
Ballot |
Player |
Role |
HOFm |
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Chmp |
AP1 |
PB |
St |
CarAV |
G |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
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Yds |
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TD |
Lng |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
1 | final | Herb Adderley | Player | 107.05 | 1961 | 1972 | | | | | 4 | 5 | 11 | 120 | 164 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2 | final | Doug Atkins | Player | | 1953 | 1969 | | | | | 1 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 205 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3 | final | Dick Butkus * | Player | 128.85 | 1965 | 1973 | | | | | 5 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 119 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | | | | |
4 | final | Willie Davis | Player | 122.53 | 1958 | 1969 | | | | | 5 | 5 | 10 | 100 | 162 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5 | final | Paul Hornung | Player | 69.13 | 1957 | 1966 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 104 | 24 | 55 | 383 | 5 | 41 | 4 | | | 893 | 3711 | 50 | 72 | 130 | 1480 | 12 | 83 |
6 | final | John Henry Johnson | Player | | 1954 | 1966 | | | | | 0 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 143 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 1 | | | 1571 | 6803 | 48 | 87 | 186 | 1478 | 7 | 53 |
7 | final | Jerry Kramer | Player | 114.75 | 1958 | 1968 | | | | | 5 | 3 | 9 | 91 | 130 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
8 | final | Yale Lary * | Player | | 1952 | 1964 | | | | | 3 | 9 | 11 | 70 | 133 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 10 | 153 | 0 | 32 | | | | |
9 | final | John Mackey | Player | 76.52 | 1963 | 1972 | | | | | 3 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 139 | | | | | | | | | 19 | 127 | 0 | 33 | 331 | 5236 | 38 | 89 |
10 | final | Ron Mix * | Player | 104.78 | 1960 | 1971 | | | | | 9 | 8 | 9 | 102 | 142 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11 | final | Jim Ringo | Player | | 1953 | 1967 | | | | | 6 | 10 | 14 | 92 | 187 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | | | | |
12 | final | Johnny Unitas * | Player | 160.34 | 1956 | 1973 | | | | | 5 | 10 | 14 | 114 | 211 | 2830 | 5186 | 40239 | 290 | 89 | 253 | 74 | 590 | 450 | 1777 | 13 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | final | Willie Wood | Player | 130.73 | 1960 | 1971 | | | | | 5 | 8 | 11 | 107 | 166 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14 | final | Pete Rozelle | Commissioner | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rk |
Ballot |
Player |
Role |
HOFm |
From |
To |
W |
L |
T |
Chmp |
AP1 |
PB |
St |
CarAV |
G |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
Int |
Sk |
Yds |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
15 | senior | Marshall Goldberg | Player | | 1939 | 1948 | | | | | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 8 | 28 | 114 | 1 | 44 | 3 | | | 476 | 1644 | 11 | 32 | 60 | 775 | 5 | 76 |
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