Former New England Patriots head coach/current North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick, who is widely regarded as the greatest NFL head coach of all time, was not selected to the Hall in his first year on the ballot.
Why was Belichick denied first-ballot entry into the Hall of Fame?
The fallout of this week’s revelation that six-time Super Bowl-winning NFL head coach Bill Belichick won’t be a first-ballot inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame has been nothing short of widespread indignation.
The biggest football-related story coming off conference championship Sunday continues to involve former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick not being selected as a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
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North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick is in the headlines this week for his denial into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Prior to joining the Tar Heels before the 2025 season, Belichick built up quite the resume over a historic multi-decade coaching career in the NFL.
One Pro Football Hall of Fame voter has admitted he didn't vote for former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.
The HOF knows the Belichick debacle has tainted its reputation.
It was announced on Tuesday that long-time New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick would not be a unanimous first-ballot hall of famer. Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders had some thoughts on the matter. “The Disrespect to Coach Belichick is straight out IGNORANT!
Pro Football Hall of Fame voter Bill Polian keeps changing his story when answering questions about Bill Belichick's snub.
Things have been icy between Kraft and Belichick since the latter's tenure in New England ended.
Apparently, being the best isn’t rewarded these days. Eight-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick did not receive enough votes to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame, denying him of first-ballot status.
As shocking and egregious as Bill Belichick not being a first ballot Hall of Famer may seem, he's far from the first football legend who was forced to wait before eventually earning induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Bill Belichick did not have the best first year at North Carolina last year. The Tar Heels went 4-8 and won just two conference games. All UNC can do is put that behind them and move on to the next season.
Did Bill Belichick's nemesis Bill Polian have North Carolina’s head coach blocked from being a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer? After Belichick
Bill Belichick was just as baffled as everyone else that he was not named a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
As the reaction poured in following news that Bill Belichick would not be voted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot, NBA star LeBron James joined the conversation.
Patrick Mahomes is just as confused as everybody else is that Bill Belichick somehow did not make the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
While it doesn’t seem real, longtime NFL head coach Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
North Carolina Tar Heels football head coach and NFL legend Bill Belichick will not make it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year in a stunning development.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has a mess on its hands, and it has no one to blame than themselves. Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, winner of eight Super Bowls during his NFL career, was reportedly snubbed from the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility on the ballot.
Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham of ESPN report that former Patriots HC Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer as many assumed he’d be.
Count J.J. Watt among those who were stunned by the Bill Belichick news on Tuesday. Word emerged Tuesday that Belichick had been denied by the Pro Football Hall of Fame voters.
One of the biggest surprises of last offseason was when legendary former NFL head coach Bill Belichick announced that he would attempt to coach at the college level.
According to Pro Football Talk, the Bills have not indicated any interest in North Carolina HC Bill Belichick for their head coaching vacancy. Belichick’s
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