What colleges have the most Hall of Famers?

What colleges have the most Hall of Famers?

Oct 17, 2015; South Bend, IN, USA; General view of the line of scrimmage as Southern California Trojans center Toa Lobendahn (50) prepares to snap the ball against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Hall of Fame weekend is here with the Class of 2016 being inducted on Saturday and the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday evening as football is officially back.

College football fans still have a few weeks before games will be played, but some of the more prestigious colleges got to celebrate Hall of Fame celebrations. Ohio State, Syracuse and Alabama are among the schools with the most players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and added to their totals with Orlando Pace, Marvin Harrison and Ken Stabler inducted.

They’re all looking up to USC who has the most former players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with 12. Although, they don’t have the most alums in the Hall of Fame. That distinction goes to rival Notre Dame with 13, with Curly Lambeau and Eddie DeBartolo Jr. being inducted as a founder/coach and owner, respectively.

Check out the top 13 schools with the most players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The number in parenthesis represents the total of players and non-players in the Hall are designated with an asterisk.

1. USC (12)

Marcus Allen, Morris (Red) Badgro, Frank Gifford, Ronnie Lott, Bruce Matthews, Ron Mix, Anthony Muñoz, Junior Seau, O.J. Simpson, Lynn Swann, Willie Wood, Ron Yary

2. Notre Dame (11*)

Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Nick Buoniconti, Dave Casper, George Connor, Paul Hornung, John (Blood) McNally, Wayne Millner, Joe Montana, Alan Page, George Trafton

*Earl (Curly) Lambeau, Edward DeBartolo, Jr.

3. Ohio State (9*)

Cris Carter, Sid Gillman, Lou Groza, Dante Lavelli, Dick LeBeau, Orlando Pace, Jim Parker, Paul Warfield, Bill Willis

*Ed Sabol

T4. Alabama (8)

John Hannah , Don Hutson , Joe Namath , Ozzie Newsome , Ken Stabler , Bart Starr , Dwight Stephenson , Derrick Thomas

T4. Pittsburgh (8)

Mike Ditka, Chris Doleman, Tony Dorsett, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Dan Marino, Curtis Martin, Joe Schmidt

6. Syracuse (7*)

Jim Brown, Larry Csonka , Marvin Harrison, Floyd Little, John Mackey, Art Monk, Jim Ringo

Al Davis*

T7. Miami (6)

Ted Hendricks, Michael Irvin, Jim Kelly, Cortez Kennedy, Jim Otto, Warren Sapp

T7. Michigan (6*)

Dan Dierdorf , Len Ford , Benny Friedman , Bill Hewitt , Elroy Hirsch , Tom Mack

*George Allen, Ralph Wilson, Jr.

T7. Oregon (6)

Dan Fouts, Alphonse (Tuffy) Leemans, Mel Renfro, Norm Van Brocklin, Dave Wilcox, Gary Zimmerman

T7. Penn State (6)

Jack Ham, Franco Harris, Mike Michalske, Lenny Moore, Mike Munchak, Dave Robinson

T7. Minnesota (6*)

Bobby Bell, Tony Dungy, Carl Eller, Bronko Nagurski, Leo Nomellini, Charlie Sanders

*Bud Grant

T12. Nebraska (5)

Bob (Boomer) Brown, Guy Chamberlin, William Roy (Link) Lyman, Will Shields, Mick Tingelhoff

T12. UCLA (5)

Troy Aikman, Tom Fears, Jimmy Johnson, Jonathan Ogden , Bob Waterfield

You can see the full list of Pro Football Hall of Famers from all colleges at the Hall of Fame official website.

By Evan Chronis | June 18, 2020 | Pro Football Hall of Fame

Universities and colleges often tout the number of players that they send to the pros.

However, the more impressive bragging rights lie with the players that not only make it professionally, but become one of the select few who are worthy of enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Below, we’ve put together a list of the 10 colleges and universities that have the most players lining the walls of the Hall of Fame.

What colleges have the most Hall of Famers?

Notre Dame — 13

• Jerome Bettis

• Tim Brown

• Nick Buoniconti

• Dave Casper

• George Connor

• Edward DeBartolo, Jr.

• Paul Hornung

• Earl Lambeau

• John McNally

• Wayne Millner

• Joe Montana

• Alan Page

• George Trafton

Southern California — 13

• Marcus Allen

• Morris 'Red' Badgro

• Frank Gifford

• Ronnie Lott

• Bruce Matthews

• Ron Mix

• Anthony Munoz

• Troy Polamalu

• Junior Seau

• O.J. Simpson

• Lynn Swann

• Willie Wood

• Ron Yary

Michigan — 10

• George Allen

• Dan Dierdorf

• Len Ford

• Benny Friedman

• Bill Hewitt

• Elroy Hirsch

• Steve Hutchinson

• Ty Law

• Tom Mack

• Ralph Wilson, Jr.

Ohio State — 10

• Chris Carter

• Sid Gillman

• Lou Groza

• Dante Lavelli

• Dick LeBeau

• Orlando Pace

• Jim Parker

• Ed Sabol

• Paul Warfield

• Bill Willis

Miami (FL) — 9

• Ted Hendricks

• Michael Irvin

• Edgerrin James

• Jim Kelly

• Cortez Kennedy

• Ray Lewis

• Jim Otto

• Ed Reed

• Warren Sapp

Pittsburgh — 9

• Jimbo Covert

• Mike Ditka

• Chris Doleman

• Tony Dorsett

• Russ Grimm

• Rickey Jackson

• Dan Marino

• Curtis Martin

• Joe Schmidt

Alabama — 8

• John Hannah

• Don Hutson

• Joe Namath

• Ozzie Newsome

• Ken Stabler

• Bart Starr

• Dwight Stephenson

• Derrick Thomas

Syracuse — 8

• Jim Brown

• Larry Csonka

• Al Davis

• Marvin Harrison

• Floyd Little

• John Mackey

• Art Monk

• Jim Ringo

Minnesota — 7

• Bobby Bell

• Tony Dungy

• Carl Eller

• Bud Grant

• Bronko Nagurski

• Leo Nomenllini

• Charlie Sanders

Illinois — 6

• Dick Butkus

• Harold 'Red' Grange

• George Halas

• Bobby Mitchell

• Ray Nitschke

• Hugh Ray

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Pro Football Hall of Famers by college

  • T-7. Syracuse.
  • T-7. Alabama – 8.
  • T-5. Pitt – 9.
  • T-5. Miami (FL) – 9.
  • Ohio State – 10. Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports.
  • Michigan – 11. USA TODAY NETWORK. Michigan – 11 members.
  • T-1. Southern Cal. Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports.
  • T-1. Notre Dame – 14. Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports.

Which two colleges have produced the most NFL Hall of Famers?

Notre Dame (with two enshrinees) and USC (with one) will add to impressive lists of contributions to the Pro Football Hall of Fame when the 2015 class is inducted Saturday.

Who has most players in NFL Hall of Fame?

the Chicago Bears
That distinction lies with the Chicago Bears, one of the most historic and longest-running franchises in the history of the NFL. The team, which also went by the names Decatur Staleys and Chicago Staleys, has 30 inductees who made their primary contribution to the sport with the Bears.

What college has the most NFL players in history?

Notre Dame
1. Notre Dame. Notre Dame has built a football pedigree over generations that still leads the pack in producing NFL talent, just edging rival USC in the total number of players taken. Five former Irishers have gone No.

What high school has the most NFL Hall of Famers?

Saint Thomas Aquinas High School of Fort Lauderdale Has Most NFL Players.

What college has produced the most NFL Hall of Fame quarterbacks?

Purdue University
15 Purdue QBs went on to the NFL; Purdue is tied for first with Alabama in producing Super Bowl winning quarterbacks. According to ESPN.com, Purdue QBs have won (and started) more NFL games than any other school; thrown for the most touchdowns and yards in the NFL.

What was the best college football team ever?

  1. Nebraska (1971) Many consider the 1971 version of the Cornhuskers the best college football team ever, and we can’t find any reason to disagree.
  2. USC (1972)
  3. Nebraska (1995)
  4. Army (1945)
  5. Miami (2001)
  6. Michigan (1947)
  7. Notre Dame (1947)
  8. Oklahoma (1956)

What team has the most HOF players?

  1. Chicago Bears: 26 Hall of Famers. 1 of 11.
  2. Green Bay Packers: 21 Hall of Famers.
  3. New York Giants: 18 Hall of Famers (tie)
  4. Pittsburgh Steelers: 18 Hall of Famers (tie)
  5. Washington Redskins: 17 Hall of Famers.
  6. Cleveland Browns: 16 Hall of Famers.
  7. Detroit Lions: 13 Hall of Famers (tie)
  8. Oakland Raiders: 13 Hall of Famers (tie)

What NFL team has the fewest Hall of Famers?

Houston Texans — 0
A franchise without a Hall of Fame player, the Texans likely will get off the schneid in 2021, when wide receiver Andre Johnson is up for enshrinement.

What NFL team had the most Hall of Famers on one team?

1 – Chicago Bears (35)
Mike Singletary, Walter Payton, Gale Sayers, William Roy ‘Link’ Lyman, Stan Jones, Joe Stydahar, Harold ‘Red’ Grange, George Blanda, Brian Urlacher, Bronko Nagurski, and Bill George just scratch the surface of the list of Chicago Bears’ Hall of Famers.

What high school has the most NFL players all time?

#1 – Fork Union Military Academy, Virginia
Leading the way, with 70 (or more) NFL players, is the Fork Union Military Academy (FUMA).

What college has the most 1 NFL draft picks?

Notre Dame1 to the Jaguars. In 2020, the Cincinnati Bengals took Joe Burrow with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.

Colleges with most overall No. 1 picks in the NFL Draft.

SCHOOL (NUMBER) PLAYERs (years)
Notre Dame (5) Walt Patulski (1972), Paul Hornung (1957), Leon Hart (1950), Frank Dancewicz (1946), Angelo Bertelli (1944)

What state produces the most NFL players?

The research was done by Sidelines, a sports technology and digital media company, which also found that Texas has produced the most NFL players (2,515) of any state.

What NFL players never went to college?

The 5 Best NFL Players Who Didn’t Even Go to College

  1. Ray Seals. Pictured above laying into Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, Seals is one of the most well known NFL players to have skipped college in league history.
  2. Eric Swann. Doug Pensinger/Getty Images.
  3. Sav Rocca.
  4. Michael Lewis.
  5. Lawrence Okoye.

What college has the most linebackers in the NFL?

1. USC. USC has had over 60 linebackers drafted into the NFL, more than any other school in the nation, and the list of stars is as impressive as they come: Future Hall of Famer Junior Seau, one of the greatest NFL linebackers of all time.

How many LSU players are in the NFL Hall of Fame?

Six former LSU players have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Steve Van Buren, Y. A. Tittle, Jim Taylor, Johnny Robinson, Alan Faneca, and Kevin Mawae. As of the beginning of the 2015 NFL season, there were 40 former LSU players on active rosters in the NFL, the most of any college program.

How many Clemson players are in the NFL Hall of Fame?

Hall of Famers by School * denotes player went to multiple schools

Akron (1) Jason Taylor
Clemson (1) Brian Dawkins
Coe College (1) Marv Levy*
Colgate (2) Dan Fortmann , Bill Parcells*
Colorado College (2) Earl Clark , Steve Sabol

Who has the most 5 star recruits in college football?

A handful of schools are stockpiling the best high school talent in the country. Texas A&M, Georgia, Alabama, and Penn State all boast at least three five-star recruits right now. In fact, one of those teams has already signed six of the Top247’s 32 five-star players.

Who is the most dominant college football team ever?

The 7 Greatest College Football Teams Ever Are All-Time Juggernauts

  • 2005 Texas Longhorns.
  • 2013 Florida State Seminoles.
  • 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide.
  • 2019 LSU Tigers.
  • 2004 USC Trojans.
  • 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers.
  • 2001 Miami Hurricanes.

Who is the oldest college football team?

Rutgers University
The first college football game was played in 1869 between Rutgers University and the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton University).
Heisman Trophy winners: History.

YEAR 1935
WINNER Jay Berwanger
SCHOOL Chicago
POSITION HB

Which NFL team has most fans?

Dallas Cowboys
Facebook fans of National Football League teams as of September 2022 (in millions)

Characteristic Facebook fans in millions
Dallas Cowboys 8.35
New England Patriots 6.74
Pittsburgh Steelers 5.96
Green Bay Packers 5.16