Canton Conundrum: Best Special Teams Players Not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Published: August 5, 2009

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... Fame by looking at the top special teams players who have not yet earned a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. While special teams has long been considered an important element of winning football, special teams players have never really received much recognition or respect. It doesn’t take long to call roll for the special teams players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. There is only one player in the Hall of Fame, kicker Jan Stenerud, who never played on either offense or defense. There are several players, including Yale Lary, Paul Hornung, George Blanda, Lou Groza, Gale Sayers, Mel Renfro and Sammy Baugh, who contributed to their team either as a placekicker, punter or returner. However, in each case they also played either offense or defense at a level that warrants their Hall of Fame selection. Now I am not suggesting that there are a plethora of kickers, punters, return specialists or kamikaze tacklers who should be in the Hall of Fame. However, given the emphasi...

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