Pro Football HOF selectee Richard Dent

[Shajen]

I was looking at the Bears website and stumbled across this:

Richard Dent on his HOF bid.

What do you guys think? HOFer or not quite?

[TheNoodleMan]

I don't see how Dan Hampton can be in the HOF and Dent not.
He'll get in eventually, it just takes a while sometimes.

[samjjones]

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I don't see how Dan Hampton can be in the HOF and Dent not.
He'll get in eventually, it just takes a while sometimes.

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[AngusThermopyle]

HOF by year of induction

3-6 each year. One coach/owner and/or one "old timer" can mean that only 2 or 3 "recent" players get in.

HOF by position

Only two linemen (Long and White) who played after Hampton retired in 1990 are in. Hampton got in 12 years after retirement. This is only 9 for Dent.

[SuperUberBob]

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I don't see how Dan Hampton can be in the HOF and Dent not.
He'll get in eventually, it just takes a while sometimes.

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[Wynton]

I'm not even going to bother looking at the stats. I'll just say that I was watching football fairly closely when Dent played and he was awesome. Subjectively speaking, I'm sure he deserves it.

[Jeff W]

There are a lot of players who deserve to be in the hall right now who aren't. How the F is Ken Anderson not in the hall, for example?

[AngusThermopyle]

25 semifinalists. They narrow it down to 15. Then add 2 senior candidates (Gene Hickerson, Charlie Sanders and 14 of the last 16 senior candidates were voted in). Then 3-6 are selected from those 17.

Terrell Davis, RB, 1995-2001, Denver Broncos

Dermontti Dawson, C, 1988-2000, Pittsburgh Steelers

Fred Dean, DE, 1975-81 San Diego Chargers, 1981-85 San Francisco 49ers

Richard Dent, DE, 1983-93, '95 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles

Randy Gradishar, LB, 1974-83, Denver Broncos

Kevin Greene, LB/DE, 1985-92 Los Angeles Rams, 1993-95 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1996, 1998-99 Carolina Panthers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers

Russ Grimm, G, 1981-91, Washington Redskins

Ray Guy, P, 1973-86, Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders

Charles Haley, DE/LB, 1986-91, '99 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys

Lester Hayes, CB, 1977-86, Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders

Michael Irvin, WR, 1988-99, Dallas Cowboys

Bob Kuechenberg, G, 1970-84, Miami Dolphins

Bruce Matthews, G/T/C, 1983-2001 Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans

Randall McDaniel, G, 1988-99 Minnesota Vikings, 2000-01 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Art Modell, owner, 1961-95 Cleveland Browns, 1996-2003 Baltimore Ravens

Art Monk, WR, 1980-93 Washington Redskins, 1994 New York Jets, 1995 Philadelphia Eagles

Andre Reed, WR, 1985-99 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins

Ken Stabler, QB, 1970-79 Oakland Raiders, 1980-81 Houston Oilers, 1982-84 New Orleans Saints

Paul Tagliabue, commissioner, 1989-2006 NFL

Derrick Thomas, LB, 1989-99 Kansas City Chiefs

Thurman Thomas, RB, 1988-99 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Miami Dolphins

Andre Tippett, LB, 1982-93 New England Patriots

Roger Wehrli, CB, 1969-82 St. Louis Cardinals

George Young, GM/administrator, 1968-74 Baltimore Colts, 1975-78 Miami Dolphins, 1979-97 New York Giants, 1998-2001 NFL

Gary Zimmerman, T, 1986-92 Minnesota Vikings, 1993-97 Denver Broncos