NFL: New Tenants in the Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame NFL has six new tenants. These are the players Bruce Smith, Derrick Thomas, Rod Woodson, Randall McDaniel and Bob Hayes, and the owner of the Buffalo Bills, Ralph Wilson. The most moving moment came when he presented the award to Bob Hayes and Derrick Thomas, both deceased. "It hurts because he is not here to enjoy it. But I know that wherever he is, is smiling, "said his son upon receipt of the award.

This award recognizes six outstanding career. Ralph Wilson was the architect of the development of the Buffalo Bills, who took play four Super Bowls (XXV of the XXVIII). Bruce Smith holds the record for most catches for life (200 in 19 years). Derrick Thomas has the record for most catches in a game (7) and was the backbone of the Kansas City defense for a decade (1989 to 1999). Rob Woodson got a whopping 71 interceptions in his career and was part of the 75th Anniversary Dream Team in the NFL. Bob Hayes was a legend not only on offense the Cowboys in Texas, but also won two athletics gold medals in Tokyo in '64 before entering the football. Finally, the guard Randall McDaniel got called to the Pro Bowl 12 of his 14 year career.

Recently it has delivered this Reconnaissance, when sound and candidates for the Hall of Fame in 2010. Emmitt Smith, Paul Tagliabue, Jerry Rice, Shannon Sharpe, Cris Carter, Dermontti Dawson, Richard Dent, Russ Grimm, Andre Reed and Tim Brown completes the list of sighing. Who do we see next year? I put my tab for Smith, Rice, Carter, Dent.

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