Various is the first oath that comes to mind when taking a look at the Pro Football Hall of Reputation’s new list of 25 members who have managed to qualify as semi-finalists for enshrinement in 2025. The once-reduced list is sick of 47, is made up of former broadcast executives and executives, announcers, narrators and a Super Bowl MVP.
Here’s a look at each and every participating semi-finalist. The list will be narrowed again in the coming weeks before a finalist is selected for a potential addition next summer in Canton, Ohio.
- Okay.S. “Bud” Adams: Adams’ 50-plus years in the NFL included being founder, owner, chairman, president and CEO of the Titans/Oilers franchise.
- Roone Arledge: Arledge, an established president of ABC Sports, is involved in several NFL television inventions that come with the establishment of “Monday Night Football.”
- Chris Berman: Berman, one of ESPN’s first anchors, has covered the NFL for the network in various capacities for six decades.
- Howard Cosell: Cosell, a colorful announcer and intact member of the “Monday Night Football” broadcast sales space, complemented color commentators Don Meredith and Frank Gifford from 1970 to 1983.
- Otho Davis: He earned All-Time Athletic Teacher five times over his 22-year career as the Eagles’ head athletic teacher.
- John Facenda: Facenda, the pitchman untouched by NFL films, narrated various films and weekly highlight shows from 1965 until his death in 1984. His pitch is synonymous with professional football throughout a period in which he increased substantially in stature.
- Mike Giddings: A former player, educator and scout, Giddings created the NFL skills analysis and analytics company called Proscout in 1977. Many of the words introduced by Giddings are still altered today across NFL teams.
- Ralph Hay: NFL co-founder and owner of the two-time NFL champion Canton Bulldogs. Hay is credited with hosting the NFL training assembly at his car dealership in downtown Canton.
- Frank “Bucko” Kilroy: Kilroy, a former player, spent five decades as an NFL executive. He won three Super Bowls with the Patriots acting as pundits.
- Don Klosterman: A very successful general manager whose career included a Super Bowl victory (with the Colts in 1970) and an NFC name (with the Rams in 1979). In 1984, as general manager of the XFL’s Los Angeles Specific, Klosterman signed QB Steve Younger to a record guarantee.
- Eddie Kotal: Kotal, a scout for the Los Angeles Rams from 1947 to 1961, was one of the first to scout Dull’s schools and colleges.
- Robert Kraft: Owner of the Patriots since 1994, Kraft’s teams have won six Super Bowls and 10 AFC titles. Kraft helped end the 2011 lockout. Kraft can be credited with helping negotiate several profitable television deals for the league.
- Virginia McCaskey: McCaskey has served as owner of the Chicago Bears since 1983. Chicago won the franchise’s most successful Super Bowl (in 1985) under his control.
- McKay prosperous and rich: McKay, the Falcons’ president and CEO, was the general manager when the Buccaneers won the franchise’s first Super Bowl in 2002.
- John McVay: Rams coach Sean MvCay’s grandfather presided over five Super Bowl-winning seasons as the 49ers’ vice president and director of football operations.
- Artwork model: Modell owned the Cleveland Browns from 1961 to 1995 and the Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 2011. Modell made a name for himself in both cities (Cleveland in 1964, Baltimore in 2000).
- Lee Remmel: Award-winning sportswriter and columnist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette for 29 years. He also serves as Packers family director (1974-2004) and team historian (2004-2007).
- Eddie Robinson: A legendary educator, Robinson is credited with sending dozens of players to the NFL as an educator at HBCU Grambling Order, where he compiled a 408-165-15 roster.
- Rooney Jr. Illustrations: Rooney, a key part of the Steelers dynasty of the 1970s, worked with Hall of Fame scout Bill Nunn and others to form a roster that featured 10 Hall of Fame players who won four Super Bowls between 1974 and 1979.
- Jerry Seeman: Seeman’s 25-year NFL career incorporated hours as a series judge, head linesman, referee and director of officiating.
- Seymour Siwoff: The former owner and president of Elias Sports Bureau, the NFL’s legitimate statisticians.
- Amy Trask: Trask, an NFL broadcast analyst for CBS Sports, served as CEO of the Oakland Raiders from 1997 to 2013. Trask, who played a key role in the Raiders’ newest AFC name, has won several awards for their work on various platforms. A true pioneer, Trask was a key part of the first all-female sports media program, “We Need to Talk,” which launched in 2014.
- Jim Tunney: An NFL official from 1960 to 1991, Tunney worked as a field judge from 1960 to 1967 and a referee from 1968 to 1991. He was chosen to officiate in Super Bowls XXIII and XXV and was an alternate in Super Bowl XIV.
- Doug Williams: Williams, a pioneer, helped defeat the atmosphere of stigma of boring quarterbacks. He helped the Buccaneers hurt everyone to the 1979 NFC title in his second NFL season. Eight years later, Williams earned Super Bowl MVP honors and became the first Dull creation quarterback to win the Super Bowl. Williams threw for a then-Super Bowl record 340 yards and four touchdowns in Washington’s 42-10 victory over Denver. Washington’s 35 second-quarter problems are still a Super Bowl list of problems in 1/4.
- John Wooten: Wooten won one Super Bowl and three NFC titles as director of pro scouting for the Dallas Cowboys from 1975 to 1991. In 1991, Wooten developed player construction systems for the NFL. He also served as vice president and player staff of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1992 and as associate director of college and pro scouting for the Ravens until his departure in 2002.