OL Steve Hutchinson selected to NFL Hall of Fame
February 1st, 2020 at 6:06 PM ^
LINK here.
More good news: Michigan is now tied with Ohio State for third place on the list of colleges with the most players in the Hall of Fame, with 10. Tom Brady will give us the lead in a few years.
February 1st, 2020 at 6:11 PM ^
Woodson will next year
February 1st, 2020 at 7:00 PM ^
Oh, man. My bad. For some reason, I thought Charles was already in.
We'll take the lead next year, and then increase it when Brady goes in. Ezekiel Elliott - maybe - will give OSU another one 15 years from now.
Aside from Brady, which U-M player currently in the NFL has the best chance of making it to the Hall one day? I'm gonna say Devin Bush Jr. We have some great ones (Brandon Graham, Taylor Lewan, Frank Clark), but I don't think they're on a Hall of Fame track. Devin has the potential.
February 1st, 2020 at 7:04 PM ^
- Taylor Lewan is absolutely on track for the Hall of Fame. He needs to keep his level of performance for another 7+ years.
- From Ohio State, I think Michael Thomas is more likely than Ezekiel Elliott to make the NFL Hall of Fame.
February 1st, 2020 at 7:12 PM ^
Lewan isn't on track for it. He has never been named all pro and wasn't ever considered to be one of the best OT in the league.
February 1st, 2020 at 7:22 PM ^
What's the difference between All Pro and Pro Bowl?
February 1st, 2020 at 8:05 PM ^
All Pro is significantly more exclusive.
And Lewan definitely has a chance. Just a chance, though—it’s a long shot for any player.
February 1st, 2020 at 6:29 PM ^
USC ties ND at 13 in HOF with Troy.
February 1st, 2020 at 7:05 PM ^
Including Hutchinson, I was only able, off the top of my head, to name 5 of the 10 Wolverines in Canton. Had to look up the rest, a couple of them were individuals I would never have named no matter how hard I tried.
February 1st, 2020 at 11:26 PM ^
This tweet leaves us hanging. Fortunately, the web is here for that.
The players are: George Allen, Dan Dierdorf, Len Ford, Benny Friedman, Bill Hewitt, Elroy Hirsch, Steve Hutchinson, Ty Law, Tom Mack, and Ralph Wilson Jr. Both Allen and Wilson attended grad school at Michigan, and I can't find any evidence that they played there; Crazylegs Hirsch obviously also spent time at Wisconsin.
February 2nd, 2020 at 1:01 AM ^
Here's the five I was able to name earlier when I first read and responded, in the order they came to mind: Hutchinson, Dierdorf, Law, Mack, and finally, Friedman.
I should have remembered Elroy Hirsch, especially because of his role in the infamous Rose Bowl vote that denied Michigan's '73 team a trip to Pasadena.
Another I was aware of but not fully aware was Bill Hewitt---as soon as I saw his name I remembered that he was the last NFL player to play helmetless.
Len Ford? Had to Google his name and only then did I recall anything about him. But the names of George Allen and Ralph Wilson, while familiar as a NFL Head Coach and an NFL owner, respectively, never registered for their connections to U of M. And like you said, I couldn't find (in my brief search thru Google) any information about their playing careers (if any).
February 1st, 2020 at 6:11 PM ^
Awesome! Congrats to him, and Go Blue!
February 1st, 2020 at 6:12 PM ^
Woo!
Honestly we don’t make a big enough deal of HOF inductions. They’re rare, they’re the ultimate recognition of an athlete, and they are our guys. This should be instant front page stuff.
Obviously, we expect stuff like this, so it’s less a surprise, but it is still a big deal. Hutch made the HOF!
February 1st, 2020 at 6:16 PM ^
So greatly deserved, what a deserving nomination. Great example of a consummate professional, extremely proud of his accomplishments. Bravo!
February 1st, 2020 at 6:46 PM ^
No doubt
February 1st, 2020 at 7:00 PM ^
Outstanding player. I've stood next to him a few times, he's a "mountain" of a human being.
It's great that he was part of Michigan's 1997 undefeated season.
Go Hutch!
Go Blue!
February 1st, 2020 at 11:40 PM ^
That '97 defense was so loaded. Woodson got all the attention which of course was deserved but you had James Hall(solid pro career), Glen Steele(great college player, injuries killed pro career), Dhani Jones and Ian Gold who were both pro bowl level LBs in the pro's, hell even the backup DBs like Whitley and Peterson got in the league.
February 1st, 2020 at 7:08 PM ^
About time. OL seem to get ignored because it isn’t so obvious what they are doing play to play. He should have been in a couple years ago.
February 1st, 2020 at 7:10 PM ^
Well deserved indeed.
Congrats Mr Hutchinson really looking forward to the induction speech.
February 1st, 2020 at 7:27 PM ^
Mike Kenn should be there also.
February 1st, 2020 at 7:35 PM ^
He will be someday. Why he's not already there, I can't figure out.
February 1st, 2020 at 8:26 PM ^
Tremendous and extremely well-deserved. Ok class overall. Atwater and Polamalu, wouldn't want to be going across the middle with those 2 back there. Bruce and James, DK?
Unbelievable that he's in HOF and a former teammate is looking for next contract!
February 1st, 2020 at 9:04 PM ^
1997 team will have three HOFers.
February 1st, 2020 at 10:44 PM ^
So will the 1996 team, for that matter. 98 and 99 still had two of those guys, and both of them were starters.
Three seems to be a pretty impressive number. Looking at the 2001 Miami team, for example (one of the three best college teams of my lifetime) I see four: Ed Reed, Vince Wilfork, Andre Johnson, and Frank Gore. Obviously, they have a number of other solid-to-excellent NFL players on that roster, too.
Makes one wonder what other college teams produced a lot of HOF players. It won't exactly coincide with the quality of the team, particularly when you consider that some guys on a particular team may not have been starting yet.
It's really something, by the way, that guys that entered the league with or after Tom Brady are getting voted into the Hall of Fame while he is still playing.
February 1st, 2020 at 11:05 PM ^
Scanning through an updated list of players by school, it's hard to find many teams with more than one, since few schools have many to begin with. Years aren't listed, so I won't catch them all... but the most interesting team is the 93 and 94 YTM Miami Hurricanes. Why? Ray Lewis, Warren Sapp... and Dwayne Johnson.
1980 USC had Ronnie Lott, Marcus Allen, and Bruce Matthews; Jeff Fisher was also on that roster. 1978 USC had Ronnie Lott, Marcus Allen, and Anthony Munoz; the Rose Bowl refs were also on that roster.
Oh, and Oklahoma State has just two guys ever, but they were Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders, who played the same position at the same time.
February 1st, 2020 at 11:44 PM ^
Sean Taylor possibly from the U
February 1st, 2020 at 11:48 PM ^
Sadly, his career was cut short. A player with a four-year NFL career would only be considered for HOF induction in extraordinary cases. He has not been a finalist or semi-finalist in voting.
Also narrowly missing: Clinton Portis, whose career was very good but not HOF-worthy. That Miami team was loaded.
February 2nd, 2020 at 12:57 AM ^
Did Hutchinson redshirt? I had thought he was in the 97 class and played as a true freshman. Hmmm, maybe not. Brady and Woodson were in the same recruiting class, which is pretty insane given their historical stature at their positions.
February 1st, 2020 at 10:52 PM ^
Congrats Steve - and let's not minimize his ongoing contribution to UM in the form of his (future HOF?) progeny!
February 2nd, 2020 at 4:33 PM ^
Are you talking about Aidan or does Steve have a son who plays football? Aidan is the son of former DL Chris Hutchinson, and not Steve.
February 1st, 2020 at 11:19 PM ^
It would seem that Ty Law should have a chance. 2x All Pro, NFL all decade team, won some Super Bowls, led the league in INTs 2x, 5x Pro Bowl. The All decade team in particular would seem to indicate the potential. If you’re one of the 2 best at your position for a decade, that should be HoF worthy.
February 1st, 2020 at 11:27 PM ^
He has already been inducted.
February 2nd, 2020 at 6:18 AM ^
https://www.profootballhof.com/players/ty-law/
Ty Law | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site
“You're not going to win every battle…being able to accept defeat and learn from it…being able to accept adversity…How am I going to adjust on the fly to do better for myself…every game wasn't perfect. Every season wasn't perfect…but I'm still sitting here as a 2019 Hall of Famer…Consistency was the key.”
Cornerback
Ty Law
15 Seasons
203 Games
5 Pro Bowls
53 Career Interceptions
828 Interception Return Yards
Career highlights and awards
- 3× Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX)
- 5× Pro Bowl (1998, 2001–2003, 2005)
- 2× First-team All-Pro (1998, 2003)
- 2× NFL interceptions leader (1998, 2005)
- NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
- New England Patriots Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:838
Pass deflections:169
Sacks:5.0
Player stats at NFL.com
February 11th, 2020 at 5:00 PM ^
Although my ignorance is slightly embarrassing, I guess this shows I have a good handle on HoF criteria. /s