Overview
- The Blue-Ribbon Committee cut the contributor pool from 32 nominees to 21, including Robert Kraft and Ralph Hay, who hosted the NFL’s founding meeting in Canton.
- Members will vote again later this month to trim the list to nine semifinalists, with results expected in early November.
- A subsequent virtual meeting later in November will produce one contributor finalist for consideration by the full Selection Committee early next year.
- Hall bylaws call for voting for 20 candidates at this stage but allow additional names to advance in the event of a tie, which occurred this year.
- The field features notable milestones and trailblazers such as Amy Trask, Lloyd Wells and Buddy Young, and the contributor category has no retirement waiting period.