Hall of Fame Finalists Announced

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  1. Pack Attack

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    Aikman, Reggie White among Hall of Fame finalists

    CANTON, Ohio - Former Oklahoma quarterback Troy Aikman and the late Reggie White were among the 15 finalists Wednesday for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

    They joined former Oklahoma State running back Thurman Thomas and Warren Moon as finalists in their first year of eligibility. Results of the vote will be announced Feb. 4, the day before the Super Bowl in Detroit.

    Aikman, who grew up in Henryetta and signed with OU before transferring to UCLA, quarterbacked Dallas to three Super Bowl titles between the 1992-1995 seasons. White, who died on Dec. 26, 2004, was one of the NFL's dominant defensive linemen through the 1980s and '90s.

    Thomas, a two-time All-American at OSU, was a star running back on the Buffalo team that won four straight AFC titles from 1990-93. Moon threw for nearly 50,000 yards in the NFL after starting his career in the Canadian Football League.

    The two seniors candidates, former Dallas offensive tackle Rayfield Wright and former Oakland coach and current broadcaster John Madden, were chosen by a special committee last August and went straight to the finals. The other 13 were selected from a list of 25 semifinalists.

    The other finalists are: linebackers Derrick Thomas and Harry Carson; defensive ends L.C. Greenwood and Claude Humphrey; offensive linemen Russ Grimm, Bob Kuechenberg and Gary Zimmerman; and wide receivers Michael Irvin and Art Monk.

    A 39-member panel will vote on the finalists. A candidate must get 80 percent of the vote to be elected with a minimum of three and a maximum of six getting in. If fewer than three get 80 percent
     
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    Good to see Reggie White nominated.. Best DE ever to play in my opinion and he's going to get in..
     
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    FLORIDA PACKER nfl-*****s member

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    Without a doubt, It's kind of hard to believe he's gone, it still really hasn't sunk in for me.
     
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    If the voters have a lick of sense then Art Monk and Bob Kuechenberg will finally make it in.
     
  5. panthersare#1

    panthersare#1 The GM

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    Reggie White defintly deserves to get in, Aikman will get in because of his super bowls, and i also think Moon will get in because he complied a lot of passing stats
     

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