Class of 2009 Preliminary Nominees Listed Below:

From the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Name Position Years/Team(s) K.S. "Bud" Adams Owner 1960-Present Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Titans Eric Allen CB 1988-1994 Philadelphia Eagles, 1995-1997 New Orleans Saints, 1998-2001 Oakland Raiders Ken Anderson QB 1971-1986 Cincinnati Bengals Ottis Anderson RB 1979-1986 St. Louis Cardinals, 1986-1992 New York Giants Jessie Armstead^ LB 1993-2001 New York Giants, 2002-2003 Washington Redskins Steve Atwater S 1989-1999 Denver Broncos Mark Bavaro TE 1985-1990 New York Giants, 1992 Cleveland Browns, 1993-1994 Philadelphia Eagles Cornelius Bennett LB 1987-1995 Buffalo Bills, 1996-1998 Atlanta Falcons, 1999-2000 Indianapolis Colts Tony Boselli T 1995-2002 Jacksonville Jaguars Cliff Branch WR 1972-1985 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Gil Brandt Administrator 1960-1988 Dallas Cowboys, 1995-present National Football League Robert Brazile LB 1975-1984 Houston Oilers C.O. Brocatto Scout 1974-1976, 1981-present Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans Lomas Brown T 1985-1995 Detroit Lions, 1996-1998 Arizona Cardinals, 1999 Cleveland Browns, 2000-2001 New York Giants, 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Joey Browner S 1983-1991 Minnesota Vikings, 1992 Tampa Bay Buccaneers LeRoy Butler S 1990-2001 Green Bay Packers Rich Camarillo P 1981-1987 New England Patriots, 1988 Los Angeles Rams, 1989-1993 Phoenix Cardinals, 1994-1995 Houston Oilers, 1996 Oakland Raiders Leo Carlin Administrator 1960-Present Philadelphia Eagles Harold Carmichael WR 1971-1983 Philadelphia Eagles, 1984 Dallas Cowboys Cris Carter* WR 1987-1989 Philadelphia Eagles, 1990-2001 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Miami Dolphins Larry Centers^ RB 1990-1998 Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, 1999-2000 Washington Redskins, 2001-2002 Buffalo Bills, 2003 New England Patriots Wes Chandler WR 1978-1981 New Orleans Saints, 1981-1987 San Diego Chargers, 1988 San Francisco 49ers Deron Cherry S 1981-1991 Kansas City Chiefs Ray Childress DT/DE 1985-1995 Houston Oilers, 1996 Dallas Cowboys Todd Christensen TE 1979 New York Giants, 1979-1988 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Dwight Clark WR 1979-1987 San Francisco 49ers Ramond Clayborn CB 1977-1989 New England Patriots, 1990-1991 Cleveland Browns Ben Coates TE 1991-1999 New England Patriots, 2000 Baltimore Ravens Don Coryell Coach 1973-1977 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers Jim Covert T 1983-1990 Chicago Bears Roger Craig RB 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-1993 Minnesota Vikings Randy Cross G/C 1976-1988 San Francisco 49ers Isaac Curtis WR 1973-1984 Cincinnati Bengals Dave Dalby C/G 1972-1985 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Terrell Davis RB 1995-2001 Denver Broncos Dermontti Dawson C 1988-2000 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed DeBartolo, Jr. Owner 1979-1997 San Francisco 49ers Richard Dent* DE 1983-1993, 1995 Chicago Bears, 1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Indianapolis Colts, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles Chris Doleman DE/LB 1985-1993, 1999 Minnesota Vikings, 1994-1995 Atlanta Falcons, 1996-1998 San Francisco 49ers Ray Donaldson C 1980-1992 Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, 1993-1994 Seattle Seahawks, 1995-1996 Dallas Cowboys Ben Dreith Official 1960-1990 National Football League Kenny Easley S 1981-1987 Seattle Seahawks Henry Ellard WR 1983-1993 Los Angeles Rams, 1994-1998 Washington Redskins, 1998 New England Patriots Boomer Esiason QB 1984-1992, 1997 Cincinnati Bengals, 1993-1995 New York Jets, 1996 Arizona Cardinals Tom Flores Coach 1979-1987 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-1994 Seattle Seahawks Russ Francis TE 1975-1980, 1987-1988 New England Patriots, 1982-1987 San Francisco 49ers Irving Fryar WR 1984-1992 New England Patriots, 1993-1995 Miami Dolphins, 1996-1998 Philadelphia Eagles, 1999-2000 Washington Redskins Roy Green WR 1979-1990 St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals, 1991-1992 Philadelphia Eagles Kevin Greene LB/DE 1985-1992 Los Angeles Rams, 1993-1995 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1996, 1998-1999 Carolina Panthers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers Russ Grimm* G 1981-1991 Washington Redskins Ray Guy* P 1973-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Carl Hairston DT/DE 1976-1983 Philadelphia Eagles, 1984-1989 Cleveland Browns, 1990 Phoenix Cardinals Charles Haley DE/LB 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-1996 Dallas Cowboys Bob Harlan Administrator 1975-present Green Bay Packers Ken Harvey LB 1988-1993 Phoenix Cardinals, 1994-1998 Washington Redskins Lester Hayes CB 1977-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Jay Hilgenberg C 1981-1991 Chicago Bears, 1992 Cleveland Browns, 1993 New Orleans Saints Kent Hill G/C 1979-1986 Los Angeles Rams, 1986-1987 Houston Oilers Chris Hinton G/T 1983-1989 Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, 1990-1993 Atlanta Falcons, 1994-1995 Minnesota Vikings Kent Hull C 1986-1996 Buffalo Bills Harold Jackson WR 1968, 1973-1977 Los Angeles Rams, 1969-1972 Philadelphia Eagles, 1978-1981 New England Patriots, 1982 Minnesota Vikings, 1983 Seattle Seahawks Rickey Jackson LB 1981-1993 New Orleans Saints, 1994-1995 San Francisco 49ers Tom Jackson LB 1973-1986 Denver Broncos Joe Jacoby T 1981-1993 Washington Redskins Jimmy Johnson Coach 1989-1993 Dallas Cowboys, 1996-1999 Miami Dolphins Brent Jones TE 1987-1997 San Francisco 49ers Ed "Too Tall" Jones DE 1974-1978, 1980-1989 Dallas Cowboys Jerry Jones Owner 1989-Present Dallas Cowboys Steve Jordan TE 1982-1994 Minnesota Vikings Mike Kenn T 1978-1994 Atlanta Falcons Cortez Kennedy DT 1990-2000 Seattle Seahawks Lincoln Kennedy^ T/G 1993-1995 Atlanta Falcons, 1996-2003 Oakland Raiders Joe Klecko DE/DT/NT 1977-1987 New York Jets, 1988 Indianapolis Colts Chuck Knox Coach 1973-1977 Los Angeles Rams, 1978-1982 Buffalo Bills, 1983-1991 Seattle Seahawks, 1992-1994 Los Angeles Rams Bob Kuechenberg* G/T 1970-1983 Miami Dolphins Jim Lachey T 1985-1987 San Diego Chargers, 1988 Los Angeles Raiders, 1988-1992, 1994-1995 Washington Redskins Henry Lawrence T/G 1974-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Albert Lewis CB 1983-1993 Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-1998 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders Nick Lowery K 1978 New England Patriots, 1980-1993 Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-1996 New York Jets Clay Matthews LB 1978-1993 Cleveland Browns, 1994-1996 Atlanta Falcons Mark May T/G/C 1981-1989 Washington Redskins, 1991 San Diego Chargers, 1992-1993 Phoenix Cardinals Randall McDaniel* G 1988-1999 Minnesota Vikings, 2000-2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve McMichael DT 1980 New England Patriots, 1981-1993 Chicago Bears, 1994 Green Bay Packers Karl Mecklenburg LB 1983-1994 Denver Broncos Sam Mills LB 1986-1994 New Orleans Saints, 1995-1997 Carolina Panthers Brian Mitchell^ RB/KR/PR 1990-1999 Washington Redskins, 2000-2002 Philadelphia Eagles, 2003 New York Giants Art Modell Owner 1961-1995 Cleveland Browns, 1996-2003 Baltimore Ravens Max Montoya G 1979-1989 Cincinnati Bengals, 1990-1994 Los Angeles Raiders Herman Moore WR 1991-2001 Detroit Lions, 2002 New York Giants Stanley Morgan WR 1977-1989 New England Patriots, 1990 Indianapolis Colts Hardy Nickerson LB 1987-1992 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1993-1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2000-2001 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2002 Green Bay Packers Leslie O'Neal DE 1986, 1988-1995 San Diego Chargers, 1996-1997 St. Louis Rams, 1998-1999 Kansas City Chiefs Buddy Parker Coach 1949 Chicago Cardinals, 1951-1956 Detroit Lions, 1957-1964 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Plunkett QB 1971-1975 New England Patriots, 1976-1977 San Francisco 49ers, 1979-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Marvin Powell T 1977-1985 New York Jets, 1986-1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gregg Pruitt RB/KR/PR 1973-1981 Cleveland Browns, 1982-1984 Los Angeles Raiders John Randle^ DT 1990-2000 Minnesota Vikings, 2001-2003 Seattle Seahawks Andre Reed* WR 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins Dan Reeves Coach 1981-1992 Denver Broncos, 1993-1996 New York Giants, 1997-2003 Atlanta Falcons Ken Riley CB 1969-1983 Cincinnati Bengals Eugene Robinson S 1985-1995 Seattle Seahawks, 1996-1997 Green Bay Packers, 1998-1999 Atlanta Falcons, 2000 Carolina Panthers Reggie Roby P 1983-1992 Miami Dolphins, 1993-1994 Washington Redskins, 1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1996-1997 Houston/Tennessee Oilers, 1998 San Francisco 49ers Art Rooney, Jr. Administrator 1961-Present Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Sabol NFL Films Founder - NFL Films Steve Sabol NFL Films President - NFL Films Shannon Sharpe^ TE 1990-1999, 2002-2003 Denver Broncos, 2000-2001 Baltimore Ravens Sterling Sharpe WR 1988-1994 Green Bay Packers Clark Shaughnessy Coach 1944-1947 Washington Redskins, 1948-1949 Los Angeles Rams, 1951-1962 Chicago Bears Donnie Shell S 1974-1987 Pittsburgh Steelers Phil Simms QB 1979-1993 New York Giants, injured-1982 Fred Smerlas NT 1979-1989 Buffalo Bills, 1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991-1992 New England Patriots Bruce Smith^ DE 1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000-2003 Washington Redskins Chris Spielman LB 1988-1995 Detroit Lions, 1996-1997 Buffalo Bills Ken Stabler QB 1970-1979 Oakland Raiders, 1980-1981 Houston Oilers, 1982-1984 New Orleans Saints Art Still DE 1978-1987 Kansas City Chiefs, 1988-1989 Buffalo Bills Dana Stubblefield^ DT 1993-1997 San Francisco 49ers, 1998-2000 Washington Redskins, 2001-2002 San Francisco 49ers, 2003 Oakland Raiders Pat Swilling LB/DE 1986-1992 New Orleans Saints, 1993-1994 Detroit Lions, 1995-1996, 1998 Oakland Raiders Paul Tagliabue* Commissioner 1989-2006 National Football League Darryl Talley LB 1983-1994 Buffalo Bills, 1995 Atlanta Falcons, 1996 Minnesota Vikings Steve Tasker ST/WR 1985-1986 Houston Oilers, 1986-1997 Buffalo Bills Joe Theismann QB 1974-1985 Washington Redskins Derrick Thomas* LB 1989-1999 Kansas City Chiefs Herschel Walker RB 1986-1989, 1996-1997 Dallas Cowboys, 1989-1991 Minnesota Vikings, 1992-1994 Philadelphia Eagles, 1995 New York Giants Ricky Watters RB 1992-1994 San Francisco 49ers, 1995-1997 Philadelphia Eagles, 1998-2001 Seattle Seahawks Doug Williams QB 1978-1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1986-1989 Washington Redskins Ralph Wilson Owner 1959-Present Buffalo Bills Steve Wisniewski G 1989-2001 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders Ron Wolf Administrator 1991-2001 Green Bay Packers Darren Woodson^ S 1992-2003 Dallas Cowboys Rod Woodson^ CB/S 1987-1996 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers, 1998-2001 Baltimore Ravens, 2002-2003 Oakland Raiders Louis Wright CB 1975-1986 Denver Broncos Frank Wycheck TE 1993-1994 Washington Redskins, 1995-2003 Houston/Tennessee Oiler/Titans George Young Administrator 1968-1974 Baltimore Colts, 1975-1978 Miami Dolphins, 1979-1997 New York Giants, 1998-2001 National Football League ^ First Year of Eligibility * Finalist in 2008