The Pro Football Hall of Fame revealed its list of semifinalists for the coach/contributor category for the Class of 2024 on Wednesday.
A 12-person committee took the list down to 29 top candidates, although the typical limit is 25 unless there are ties.
The Hall’s committee will now move on to reduce the field to just 12 finalists. Finalists will learn their fates before the end of the month when the committee releases the list on July 27.
Among the 29 semifinalists are New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and former New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin.
As owner, chairman and CEO of the Patriots, Robert Kraft has won six Super Bowls while making 10. His tenure has seen the Patriots weather some of the league’s biggest controversies (SpyGate, Deflategate, etc.) but his impact on the game has been undeniable.
Tom Coughlin served as the first head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars before following in his mentor Bill Parcells’ footsteps with the New York Giants. He won one Super Bowl as an assistant coach and brought home two more as a head coach with the Giants.
Also among the list of 29 semifinalists is Mike Shanahan who won two Super Bowls over 20 seasons coaching. He led the Raiders, Broncos and Redskins during his career.
Another big name on the list is former head coach Marty Schottenheimer, father of Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, as well as John McVay, grandfather of Rams head coach Sean McVay.
Hall of Fame Class of 2024 Coaches/Contributors Semifinalists
K.S. “Bud” Adams Jr.
Roone Arledge
C.O. Brocato
Tom Coughlin
Alex Gibbs
Ralph Hay
Mike Holmgren
Frank “Bucko” Kilroy
Eddie Kotal
Robert Kraft
Elmer Layden
Jerry Markbreit
Virginia McCaskey
Rich McKay
John McVay
Art Modell
Buddy Parker
Carl Peterson
Dan Reeves
Art Rooney Jr.
Marty Schottenheimer
Jerry Seeman
George Seifert
Mike Shanahan
Clark Shaughnessy
Seymour Siwoff
Jim Tunney
Lloyd Wells
John Wooten
The Pro Football Hall of Fame provided bios for all 29 semifinalists and all 31 senior semifinalists.
The Hall’s 31 Senior semifinalsts are: Ken Anderson, Ottis Anderson, Carl Banks, Maxie Baughan, Larry Brown, Mark Clayton, Charlie Conerly, Roger Craig, Henry Ellard, Randy Gradishar, Lester Hayes, Chris Hinton, Cecil Isbell, Joe Jacoby, Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, Mike Kenn, Bob Kuechenberg, George Kunz, Albert Lewis, Jim Marshall, Clay Matthews Jr., Steve McMichael, Eddie Meador, Stanley Morgan, Tommy Nobis, Art Powell, Sterling Sharpe, Steve Tasker, Otis Taylor, Everson Walls and Al Wistert.
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