Two former Vikings stars saw their Hall of Fame dreams twist in different ways Saturday after the Pro Football Hall of Fame's annual selection meeting.
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February 02, 2012
Cris Carter has waited patiently the past four years to hear if he would be called by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Carter, the eight-time Pro Bowl receiver who had caught the second-most passes in NFL history when he retired for good in 2002, did what he could on the football field to earn his spot in the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Now a finalist for the fifth time, hes still...
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February 04, 2012
Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Chris Doleman is headed to the Hall of Fame.
Doleman was one of six players named Saturday in the 2012 induction class for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Former Minnesota receiver Cris Carter was one of the 15 finalists heading into Saturday and made the initial cut to 10, but didn't receive the final call he was looking...
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February 02, 2012
Do Chris Doleman and Cris Carter belong in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?Yes.Will they both get elected when voting is held Saturday?Not likely.Doleman and Carter both are finalists for the Hall of Fame, but both have been on the ballot before and have failed to be elected.Like hundreds of other sports writers, I get to vote for baseball's Hall of Fame. The Pro Football Hall...
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February 04, 2012
snub tr.v. | 1. To ignore or behave coldly toward; Slight. | 2. To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of.
There are currently twenty-one former NFL, modern-era wide receivers who have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, eight of which played in the 1980's and 1990's. Former Ohio State Buckeye and 16-year pro Cris Carter...
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February 05, 2012
All 11 Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists who were voted down on Saturday have their supporters, but with hundreds of ESPN employees here in Indianapolis for the Super Bowl, it’s been hard to go anywhere without hearing from one of Cris Carter’s colleagues pressing the case that Carter got robbed. That’s been true in…
Two Vikings greats were among the finalists for the 2012 induction class for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In the end, one of them (Chris Doleman) got the call to the Hall, while one of them (Cris Carter) did not.
Former Vikings Cris Carter and Chris Doleman are hoping to hear their names called for the Hall of Fame Saturday after being finalists before, only to be disappointed after the vote.
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February 03, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS – For the fifth straight year, Cris Carter will spend most of the day before the Super Bowl waiting to see if he gets a call that he has wanted for a very long time.
The Middletown native is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012. After being critical of being overlooked in the past, Carter was a lot more measured with his words when asked on...
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February 04, 2012
The pass-rush specialist will be a part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2012 class. Another ex-Viking, Cris Carter, did not get in.
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February 05, 2012
The Pro Football Hall of Fame committee last night announced the six players headed to Canton this summer.
Pittsburgh native Curtis Martin, the NFL’s fourth all-time leading rusher, got the nod in his second year of eligibility.
Joining him are Seahawks defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy, Steelers center Dermontti Dawson, offensive tackle Willie Roaf (Saints and Chiefs), and defensive...
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February 05, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS _ I’m tired of all this crying for Cris Carter.
There were three other players who didn’t make it into the Hall of Fame on Saturday and were way more deserving than Carter: Charles Haley, Dick Stanfel and Will Shields. Haley was a dominant defensive player with the 49ers and Cowboys and is the only player who has 5 Super Bowl rings. He also has 100 sacks...
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February 05, 2012
Saturday was a tough day for those who just missed out on election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Things don’t figure to get much easier for Bill Parcells, Cris Carter, Charles Haley, Andre Reed and the other finalists who couldn’t garner enough support to join those elected to the Hall. The ballot will…
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February 06, 2012
SI.com NFL writer Peter King, who is one of 44 members on the Hall of Fame Selectors Committee, and voted for the 2012 Hall of Fame class, which excluded Bills Wall of Famer Andre Reed, has an interesting perspective on the logjam at wide receiver with Reed, Cris Carter and Tim Brown.
In his Monday Morning QB column, King offers the following on the state of the wide receiver debate...
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