Unmasking the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011
The 7-member Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2011 was highlighted by the enshrinements of Deion Sanders and Marshall Faulk.
Notable players who didn't make the final cut this year were Willie Roaf and Dermontti Dawson (see below for the rest of the finalists).
The Enshrinement Ceremony was held on Saturday, August 6th, 2011.
Hall of Famer | Category | Position | Final Ballots |
Deion Sanders | Player | CB | 1 |
Marshall Faulk | Player | RB | 1 |
Shannon Sharpe | Player | TE | 3 |
Richard Dent | Player | DE | 8 |
Chris Hanburger | Senior | LB | 1 |
Les Richter | Senior | LB | 1 |
Ed Sabol | Contributor | 1 |
⇦ 2010 | 2012 ⇨ |
Finalists Who Didn't Make the Cut in 2011
Nominee | Eventually Enshrined |
Andre Reed | 2014 |
Charles Haley | 2015 |
Chris Doleman | 2012 |
Cortez Kennedy | 2012 |
Cris Carter | 2013 |
Curtis Martin | 2012 |
Dermontti Dawson | 2012 |
Jerome Bettis | 2015 |
Tim Brown | 2015 |
Willie Roaf | 2012 |
Semifinalists Who Didn't Make the Cut in 2011
Nominee | Eventually Enshrined |
Aeneas Williams | 2014 |
Art Modell | Not Yet |
Don Coryell | 2023 |
Edward Debartolo Jr. | 2016 |
George Young | 2020 |
Kevin Greene | 2016 |
Lester Hayes | Not Yet |
Paul Tagliabue | 2020 |
Ray Guy | 2014 |
Roger Craig | Not Yet |
Terrell Davis | 2017 |
⇦ 2010 | 2012 ⇨ |
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