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Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre (4) and Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Holmgren walk off the field together after the victory of the Detroit Lions on Oct. 15, 1995 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. Gpg Historic Photos Vs Detroit Lions 10192022 0008

Mike Holmgren among Hall of Fame finalists

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Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Holmgren is among five people to reach the finalist stage for possible election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the organization announced Tuesday.

Holmgren was nominated in the coach category. Also competing to join football’s legends in Canton, Ohio, are Ralph Hay (contributor category) and Maxie Baughan, Sterling Sharpe and Jim Tyrer (seniors).

Any of the five who receive at least 80 percent of the votes from the selection committee will join the Class of 2025.

This is the first time the members of the three categories are competing against each other for enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. The announcement of new class members will be made in February in New Orleans during Super Bowl LIX week.

A maximum of three of the five finalists can be elected. If none receive 80 percent of the votes, the nominee with the most support will join the 2025 class.

Hay was an auto dealer who owned the Canton Bulldogs (1918-22). He invited owners of professional football teams to his car showroom in 1920, where an agreement was reached to start an association that two years later became the NFL.

Holmgren led the Green Bay Packers to the playoffs six times during his tenure from 1992-98, winning Super Bowl XXXI. He later coached the Seattle Seahawks (1999-2008), winning the NFC championship in 2005 but losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL.

Baughan, an outside linebacker, played from 1960-70 with the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams. The nine-time Pro Bowler came out of retirement in 1974 to play two games for his mentor, George Allen, in Washington.

Sharpe, a three-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl selection, played seven seasons with the Packers (1988-94) but was forced to retire early because of a neck injury.

Tyrer was an offensive tackle and a member of the AFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1960s who played with the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs (1961-73) and one final season in Washington in 1974. He won Super Bowl IV with the Chiefs.

–Field Level Media

Former Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan during a recognition ceremony at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

Mike Shanahan, Mike Holmgren among 9 coaching candidates for HOF

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Super Bowl-winning head coaches Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan and George Seifert are among the nine semifinalists from the coach category nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Only one finalist from the group can be named a finalist to be considered by the full Hall of Fame Selection Committee for possible election in 2025.

The Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee narrowed a list of 14 candidates to these semifinalists: Bill Arnsparger, Coughlin, Holmgren, Chuck Knox, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert, Shanahan and Clark Shaughnessy. All but Arnsparger, Knox and Seifert reached the semifinalist stage in 2023.

The same committee is scheduled for a virtual meeting on Nov. 19 to nominate one finalist to be considered for enshrinement.

Earlier this week, the Hall of Fame semifinalists from the contributor category, from which one finalist will be up for consideration with the next Hall of Fame class, were released: K.S. “Bud” Adams, Ralph Hay, Frank “Bucko” Kilroy, Robert Kraft, Art Modell, Art Rooney Jr., Seymour Siwoff, Doug Williams and John Wooten.

A grand total of 20 finalists are presented for debate at the selection committee’s annual meeting in advance of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, including 15 modern-era players, three seniors, one coach and one contributor. Between four and eight new members will be selected, according to the Hall of Fame’s selection process bylaws.

–Field Level Media

A dejected Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Holmgren leaves the field after his team was defeated by the 49ers Sunday, January 3, 1999 at 3Comm Park in San Francisco, Calif. Mike Holmgren Leaves Field Green Bay Packers Vs San Francisco 49ers

Hall of Fame reveals Coaching/Contributor, Senior finalists

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Don Coryell, Mike Holmgren and Mike Shanahan are among the 12 Coach/Contributor finalists for the Class of 2023, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday.

The Hall of Fame also announced its 12 finalists for Seniors, and that list includes quarterback Ken Anderson, linebacker Randy Gradishar and offensive lineman Bob Kuechenberg.

Coryell has been one of 15 overall finalists six times, the most recent occasion in 2020. He was known for his revolutionary “Air Coryell” offenses and compiled a 114-89-1 record over 14 seasons while coaching the St. Louis Cardinals (1973-77) and San Diego Chargers (1978-86).

Holmgren went 174-122 in 17 seasons with the Green Bay Packers (1992-98) and Seattle Seahawks (1999-2008), winning a Super Bowl with the Packers in the 1996 season.

Shanahan won two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos (1997, 1998) and went 178-144 in 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Raiders (1988-89), Broncos (1995-2008) and Washington (2010-13).

The other Coach/Contributor finalists are television icon Roone Arledge; front office executives Frank “Bucko” Kilroy, Art Rooney Jr., and John Wooten; owners Robert Kraft and Art Modell; and coaches Buddy Parker, Dan Reeves and Clark Shaughnessy.

Among Seniors, Anderson was NFL MVP in 1981 and a four-time Pro Bowl selection while playing for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1971-86.

Gradishar was the leader of Denver’s famed “Orange Crush Defense” and was a seven-time Pro Bowler in 10 seasons (1974-83) with the Broncos.

Kuechenberg was part of the famed unbeaten Miami Dolphins’ squad in 1972 and was a six-time Pro Bowler during 14 seasons (1970-83) with the franchise.

The other Senior finalists are linebackers Maxie Baughan, Chuck Howley and Tommy Nobis; cornerbacks Eddie Meador, Ken Riley and Everson Walls; defensive lineman Joe Klecko, receiver Sterling Sharpe and running back/defensive back Cecil Isbell.

The Seniors committee will meet Aug. 16 and decide on three players for consideration by the full 49-person Selection Committee in early 2023.

The Coach/Contributor Committee will meet Aug. 23 and decide on one coach or contributor to be considered by the Selection Committee.

–Field Level Media