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Jim Kelly of the 1964 Pittsburgh Steelers and the 1965 and 1967 Philadelphia Eagles passed away at the age of 80.

https://www.football-learning-academy.c ... of-the-nfl

Brian wolf wrote:I feel Mutryn has a HOVG case ... Spec looks cooler than Speck ...

I usually nominate Mutryn, but he never makes it as a finalist.

So, I was going through a bunch of stuff I obtained from the Chet Mutryn estate, and in it was a three-volume set of signatures. George Buksar (1949-52 Chicago/Baltimore/Washington) was working to get Chet honored in the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame, as well as the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He had ob...

Link to article on the last round is in the original post.

Bill Laskey, who played with the Bills, Raiders, Colts and Broncos, passed away May 6, 2022.

Obituary: https://www.football-learning-academy.c ... fl-and-nfl

Link to rounds 2-3 added to the first post.

Lets see if I can predict the picks from our historians today ... Round 2 Miller -- Emerson Piascik -- Wistert Turney -- Kenn Willis -- Shofner Crippen -- Rymkus Round 3 Miller -- Patton Piascik -- Smith Turney -- Jackson Willis -- Cuff Crippen -- Baughan Not too far off. Now guess rounds 4-7. :D

JeffreyMiller wrote:

TanksAndSpartans wrote:My eyes jumped over that - wow 7 rounds - the late round picks will be interesting!

I think you'll be pleased T&S ...

He BETTER be happy with my final pick. Of course, he will say that he should have been taken sooner.

TanksAndSpartans wrote:Great read - thanks Ken! Please keep us in the loop on rounds 2 and 3.

There will also be an article for rounds 4-7.

For those interested, there is currently a senior's draft going on at the Talk of Fame . It is a fun exercise where five historians (Jeffrey Miller, Andy Piascik, John Turney, Chris Willis and myself) draft players who we feel should be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Round 1: https://w...