The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the semifinalists for the Class of 2023 in the senior and coach/contributor categories, and a total of four former Rams were among them.
In the senior category, which is any player who did not play later than 1996, linebacker Maxie Baughan and Eddie Meador were voted semifinalists. Baughan played five years with the Rams from 1966-1970. He was named a Pro Bowler in four of those seasons and a total of nine times in his career, picking off 18 passes in 12 NFL seasons.
Meador played his entire 12-year career with the Rams, making the Pro Bowl six times and being named a first-team All-Pro twice. He had at least one interception in each season and finished his career with 46 interceptions – including a total of 24 from 1966-1968.
