The Latest Breaking News from Pro Football Hall of Fame

Ex-Titans RB Chris Johnson among nominees for HOF class of 2023

Ex-Titans RB Chris Johnson is among 129 modern-era nominees for the class of 2023.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 20, 2022

After near-miss last year, former Bear Devin Hester begins Hall of Fame march anew

Tuesday, the former Bears returner was named one of 129 Pro Football Hall of Fame nominees.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 20, 2022

The Pro Football Hall of Fame honored Matt Ryan’s 60,000 yards with a ‘283’ ball (for real)

It was just the serial number on the ball, but dang, what an unfortunate coincidence.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 15, 2022

Vahe Gregorian: On Chiefs great Len Dawson, seventh son of a seventh son and enduring Kansas City icon

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If you had the happy fortune to spend time with Len Dawson on occasion, the conversation almost invariably touched on what he considered the serendipity of his own life — quirks of fate he reckoned were bestowed upon him by birthright as “the seventh son of…

Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022

‘I admired Len my entire life’: Chiefs chair/CEO Clark Hunt on death of Len Dawson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lamar Hunt founded the Chiefs franchise, and his son Clark Hunt is the team’s chairman and CEO. But quarterback Len Dawson became its first widely known personality.

Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022

Kevin Harlan reflects on Len Dawson’s pioneering work as a TV and radio broadcaster

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kevin Harlan is a two-time National Sportscaster of the Year who has called NFL games for nearly four decades, and he traces the start of his football broadcasting career to a Mizzou spring game in 1985.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

Why Don Coryell absolutely, positively belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Don Coryell might finally be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023. Here's why that honor is long, long overdue.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 24, 2022

Pro Football Hall of Fame releases statement on death of former Chiefs QB Len Dawson

Dawson was the fourth member of the #Chiefs organization enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 24, 2022

Len Dawson, Chiefs’ Hall of Fame quarterback and Kansas City sports icon, dies at 87

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Len Dawson, the Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl championship and was with the organization for six decades as a player and broadcaster, has died, his family announced early Wednesday morning.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson, Super Bowl IV Champ, Dies

His family announced the news Wednesday less than two weeks after he had entered hospice care.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 24, 2022