Former quarterback of Los Indianapolis Colts Y Denver Broncos, Peyton Manning, became a new member of the Hall of Fame.
This Saturday night the quarterback was chosen in Class 2021 of the precinct of the immortals in his first year of eligibility.
Tom Flores, Peyton Manning and Drew Pearson head the new breed of immortals in the Hall of Fame. Getty Images
Manning, recruited by the Colts in the first round of the 1998 draft from Tennessee, he was in the NFL for 18 years, completing 6,125 passes for 71,940 yards and 539 touchdowns, the latter two being the most in NFL history at the time of his retirement.
After 14 years in Indianapolis, Manning played his last four seasons with the Broncos, where he reached two Super Bowls. Manning is the only quarterback in history to have won the Super Bowl as a holder with two different franchises.
Manning is the fourth quarterback drafted with the first overall pick to be chosen at Hall of Fame since 1967, joining Terry Bradshaw, John Elway Y Troy Aikman.
Peyton Manning is the only quarterback in history to win the Super Bowl as a starter with two different franchises. Getty Images
Manning had the most prolific season for a quarterback in the NFL in 2013 he set records for touchdown passes (55) and passing yards (5,477), that year he was elected Most valuable Player from NFL for the fifth time, the most in history, he was also selected 14 times to Pro Bowl, seven times to the first All-Pro team and was named to the team of the 2000s.
The former head coach of the Oakland Raiders Y Seattle Seahawks, Tom Flores, became the first coach of Latino origin to be elected to the Hall of Fame.
BREAKING: #Raiders Tom Flores has been selected for the @ProFootballHOF
— Paul Gutierrez (@PGutierrezESPN) February 7, 2021
Flores is one of 13 head coaches to win multiple titles from Super Bowl, both with the Raiders In the XV and XVIII editions, he also accumulated a 97-87 record in his career and his 83 triumphs with the Raiders they are the second most in franchise history behind John Madden’s 103.
As a player, Flores was the first quarterback of Latin blood to start in the NFL, accumulating a 31-33-4 record playing for the Raiders, Buffalo Bills Y Kansas City Chiefs.
The defensive back Charles Woodson, who started his career with Raiders before you get a Super Bowl ring with the Green Bay Packers, and return to finish his degree in Oakland, was also among the exalted announced this Saturday.
Woodson was Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1998, and Defensive Player of the Year in 2009. He played 18 total seasons of NFL, after earning the Heisman at the University of Michigan. He became the 10th Heisman winner to arrive at the Canton venue tonight.
First-ballot. pic.twitter.com/7G9AipDm0f
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) February 7, 2021
Like the Raiders, the Pittsburgh Steelers they were also represented twice on this special night. The viewer Bill Nunn, who was a crucial piece in the construction of the dynasty of the ’70s through the draft, and the guard Alan Faneca, are part of the Class of 2020.
Nunn worked closely with the then head coach Chuck Noll in identifying talent, particularly among traditionally African-American schools. Among the stars who are credited with finding Nunn is it so L.C. Greenwood, Mel Blount, Frank Lewis, Dwight White, Ernie Holmes, Joe Gilliam, John Stallworth, Y Donnie Shell.
For its part, Pout played 10 of his 13 seasons of NFL with the Steelers, being elected nine times to Pro Bowl and named six times as All-Pro first team. He is remembered for having made the key block for the touchdown breakaway of Willie Parker at Super Bowl XL, in front of Seattle Seahawks.
Pout retired after two seasons with the New York Jets and one with the Arizona Cardinals.
BREAKING: @ afan66 has been elected to the Class of 2021!# PFHOF21 | @steelers | @nyjets | @AZCardinals pic.twitter.com/RWAqpzFjjg
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) February 7, 2021
The wide receiver of the Detroit Lions, Calvin Johnson, was another of those who received the necessary votes to enter the Canton campus. The six times selected to Pro Bowl and three times All-Pro first team was selected in the first round of the Draft by Detroit in 2007 from Georgia Tech.
‘Megatron’, as he was nicknamed, led the league twice in receiving yards, and once in receptions, but had little postseason success, appearing in only two career games due to poor seasons. Lions in those years. He retired at the age of 30, and the divorce with the club did not end on the best terms, with the Lions demanding the return of money from his contract, a move that is not fashionable in the league, particularly with figures of the stature of Johnson.
Johnson is the third player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the age of 35 or younger after Gayle Sanders Y Barry Sanders.
BREAKING: @calvinjohnsonjr has been elected to the Class of 2021!# PFHOF21 | @Lions pic.twitter.com/mWEH2ktlw4
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) February 7, 2021
Who did have to wait a long time was Drew Pearson, wide receiver of the Dallas Cowboys, and who started the tradition in the team of having great figures wearing No. 88 on offense. Pearson, who played from 1973 to 1983, always with Dallas, was elected three times to Pro Bowl and on three occasions like All-Pro first team. After him, names like the also member of the Hall of Fame, Michael Irvin, Y Dez Bryant they glowed with the same jersey number.
Pearson is the twentieth member of the organization of the Cowboys to be recognized with Canton’s golden jacket.
BREAKING: @88DrewPearson has been elected to the Class of 2021!# PFHOF21 | @dallascowboys pic.twitter.com/Xi6J41A7gv
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) February 7, 2021
Finally, the wait to enter from John Lynch, safety who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Y Denver Broncos, accumulating nine selections to Pro Bowl and a ring of Super Bowl in the process.
Lynch now serves as general manager of the San Francisco 49ers, whom he helped lead to the Super Bowl LIV last year.
BREAKING: @JohnLynch49ers has been elected to the Class of 2021!# PFHOF21 | @Buccaneers | @Broncos pic.twitter.com/dv0abw5LCQ
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) February 7, 2021
Hours before the event started, the former safety of the Green Bay Packers, Leroy Butler, announced on his Twitter account that he had not been chosen, but that he was among the 10 finalists.
Butler, who is in his 15th year of eligibility and was a second-time finalist, was chosen four times to the Pro Bowl and the first All-Pro team, he also played two Super Bowls
Congratulations to all the @ProFootballHOF inductees, but i must say!, making the final 10 was a game changer for me! Smile 😊
— leroy butler (@leap36) February 7, 2021