Former Miami Dolphins Bob Kuechenberg and Dick Anderson are among the many 34 seniors to advance to the second spherical of consideration for induction into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame.
Kuechenberg, a flexible offensive lineman, and Anderson, a ball-hawking security, had been every key cogs within the Dolphins 1971-73 run the place they gained three AFC titles and two Tremendous Bowls, together with ending 17-0 in 1972.
Moreover, versatile working again Roger Craig, who scored three touchdowns in opposition to the Dolphins in Tremendous Bowl 19 in 1985, former MVP Ken Anderson and returning finalists Maxie Baughan and Jim Tyrer are among the many 34 gamers who superior to the subsequent stage for the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame’s Class of 2026 within the seniors class.
A blue-ribbon committee diminished the checklist down from 52 nominees from a screening committee of gamers who final might have appeared in knowledgeable soccer sport within the 2000 season.
The committee will minimize down the checklist to 9 semifinalists after which three finalists who will advance to voting performed earlier than the Tremendous Bowl in February. There additionally shall be 15 modern-era finalists, one coach and one contributor for the Class of 2026. Between 4 and eight new members shall be elected within the second yr of this present format.
The candidates revealed Thursday additionally included 2024 finalist Artwork Powell, who fell brief within the remaining voting that season.
Right here is the second-round seniors checklist:
Quarterbacks (3): Ken Anderson, Charlie Conerly, Roman Gabriel
Operating backs (4): Roger Craig, Chuck Foreman, Cecil Isbell, Paul “Tank” Youthful
Extensive receivers/tight ends (7): Isaac Curtis, Lavvie Dilweg, Henry Ellard, Harold Jackson, Stanley Morgan, Artwork Powell, Otis Taylor
Offensive linemen: (5): Joe Jacoby, Mike Kenn, Bob Kuechenberg, Jim Tyrer, Al Wistert
Defensive linemen (2): L.C. Greenwood, Jim Marshall
Linebackers (6): Carl Banks, Maxie Baughan, Larry Grantham, Lee Roy Jordan, Clay Matthews Jr., Tommy Nobis
Defensive backs (6): Dick Anderson, Bobby Boyd, Albert Lewis, Eddie Meador, Lemar Parrish, Everson Partitions
Particular groups (1): Steve Tasker
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