Tingelhoff to be given serious consideration by HOF Seniors Committee
Four Vikings -- Randall McDaniel, John Randle, Chris Doleman and Cris Carter -- have been selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the past five years. There are no other eligible modern-era Vikings beating on the door to the Canton shrine at this time, but that doesn't mean there won't be yet another Viking to reach the Hall a year from now.
Former Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff will be strongly considered by the Hall's nine-member Seniors Committee later this year. Tingelhoff's resume -- six Pro Bowls, five first-team All-Pro honors, four Super Bowls and 240 consecutive games from start to finish in a 17-year career (1962-78) -- warrants further consideration by the Seniors Committee, which has discussed him before. Also helping Tingelhoff's case is the fact the Vikings are one of only two teams that haven't had a player chosen by the Seniors Committee and presented for a vote by the Hall's full 46-member selection committee.
On another note, I keep thinking about Jim Marshall not being in the hall of fame. Seems sad. Maybe he wasn't a great player but he was one of the most reliable DL players the league has ever seen.
losperros wrote:Big Mick in Canton? That would be cool.
On another note, I keep thinking about Jim Marshall not being in the hall of fame. Seems sad. Maybe he wasn't a great player but he was one of the most reliable DL players the league has ever seen.
It is sad but unfortunately, I don't know if his HOF day will ever come. It should and Mick should be in there too so hopefully, that will happen.
It should and Mick should be in there too so hopefully, that will happen.