Trio of first-ballot inductees head Class of 2021
WHAT: Enshrinement Weekend
WHEN: Aug. 5-9
WHERE: Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio
WHO: The Classes of 2020 and 2021
2021 INDUCTEES: Alan Faneca, Tom Flores, Calvin Johnson, John Lynch, Peyton Manning, Bill Nunn, Drew Pearson, Charles Woodson
2020 INDUCTEES: Steve Atwater, Isaac Bruce, Steve Hutchinson, Edgerrin James, Troy Polamalu
2020 CENTENNIAL SLATE ENSHRINEES: Bill Cowher, Jimmy Johnson, coaches; Steve Sabol, Paul Tagliabue, George Young, contributors; Harold Carmichael, Jimbo Covert, Bobby Dillon, Cliff Harris, Winston Hill, Alex Karras, Donnie Shell, Duke Slater, Mac Speedie, Ed Sprinkle, seniors
A gunslinging quarterback, unstoppable wide receiver and lockdown defensive back all walk onto a football field. It sounds like the start of a joke. However, these three former football players were no joke on the gridiron. Quarterback Peyton Manning, wide receiver Calvin Johnson and cornerback/safety Charles Woodson were all superstars at their respective positions. Now, all three will walk into the Hall as first-ballot inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2021.
They will be joined by safety John Lynch, guard Alan Faneca, wide receiver Drew Pearson, head coach Tom Flores and scout Bill Nunn.
The eight-member class was chosen from a list of 18 finalists who had been determined earlier by the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee. With the addition of the Class of 2021, the Hall of Fame will have 354 members in its exclusive club.
The Class of 2021 will be inducted during Enshrinement Weekend on Aug. 5-9 in Canton, Ohio, as will the Class of 2020, its induction delayed a year because of the COVID pandemic. The Class of 2020, which will be
