Most Times as a Hall of Fame Finalist

Many people have reached the finalist stage of the selection process multiple times before being inducted. Here are those who made the final ballot the most often:

PlayerFinal BallotsLegends Score
Lynn Swann1437
Carl Eller1349
Paul Hornung1236
Jerry Kramer1143
Tom Mack1123
Willie Wood1046
John Henry Johnson97
Bob Kuechenberg811
Charlie Conerly75
Pete Rozelle8
Don Maynard817
Jack Youngblood853
John Stallworth89
Art Monk820
Ray Guy837
Andre Reed813
John Lynch825
Jim Ringo761
Johnny Robinson725
Al Davis7
Harry Carson721
L.C. Greenwood625
Richard Dent726
Don Coryell7
Dante Lavelli615
Frank Gifford643
Yale Lary645
Willie Davis642
Doug Atkins643
Ron Yary649
Russ Grimm637
Cris Carter636
Tim Brown621
Charles Haley615
Alan Faneca660
Tony Boselli629
Reggie Wayne517
Torry Holt524
Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown557
Len Ford539
Doak Walker525
Fred Biletnikoff517
Buck Buchanan516
Bob Griese528
John Mackey532
Bob Brown552
Charlie Joiner58
Dan Dierdorf539
Dwight Stephenson543
Lester Hayes422
Gary Zimmerman552
Derrick Thomas543
Claude Humphrey525
Paul Tagliabue5
Jerome Bettis519
Kevin Greene533
Jared Allen425
Dick "Night Train" Lane443
Tony Canadeo420
Jim Taylor437
Clark Shaughnessy3
Mac Speedie420
Gene Hickerson436
Mike McCormack415
Henry Jordan432
Leroy Kelly436
Larry Little451
Bud Grant4
Mel Renfro425
George Allen4
Ken Stabler435
George Young4
Randy Gradishar426
Dermontti Dawson452
Cortez Kennedy441
Bill Parcells415
Art Modell3
Will Shields443
Edward DeBartolo4
Morten Andersen458
Edgerrin James430
Isaac Bruce47
Joe Jacoby323
Richard Seymour443
Zach Thomas447
Willie Anderson322
Duke Slater3
Joe Schmidt365
Weeb Ewbank315
Gene Lipscomb213
Sam Huff333
Herb Adderley348
Jim Tyrer227
Sonny Jurgensen328
Joe Namath329
Willie Lanier321
Fran Tarkenton326
Len Dawson323
Kellen Winslow338
Mike Haynes352
Paul Krause332
Ozzie Newsome329
Ken Anderson221
Dan Rooney3
Marv Levy39
Dave Casper340
James Lofton331
Ralph Wilson Jr.3
Michael Irvin325
Marshall Goldberg2
Shannon Sharpe346
Roger Craig221
Dick Stanfel342
Aeneas Williams338
Tony Dungy39
Marvin Harrison353
Terrell Davis344
Steve Atwater336
Kurt Warner340
Kevin Mawae350
Ty Law324
Terrell Owens340
Steve Hutchinson353
Tom Flores31
Ralph Hay2
Mike Holmgren2
Sam Mills316
Buddy Parker2
LeRoy Butler339
Ronde Barber335
Patrick Willis347
Devin Hester343
Andre Johnson323
Darren Woodson220
Bruiser Kinard221
Y.A. Tittle231
Tuffy Leemans218
Norm Van Brocklin235
Bill Hewitt212
Andy Robustelli249
Bill George260
Lou Groza247
Lenny Moore244
George Connor242
Frank Gatski219
Lou Creekmur241
Mike Ditka224
Sid Gillman29
Charley Taylor231
John Madden2
Larry Csonka226
Tommy McDonald212
Alan Page261
Art Shell239
Ted Hendricks264
Lem Barney232
John Riggins223
Bill Walsh222
Wellington Mara2
Jackie Smith28
Mike Webster255
Howie Long236
Mike Munchak246
Dan Hampton236
Donnie Shell223
Bob Hayes216
Rayfield Wright242
Cliff Harris236
Roger Wehrli234
Thurman Thomas242
Fred Dean29
Andre Tippett230
Randall McDaniel268
John Randle252
Curtis Martin216
Chris Doleman233
Willie Roaf268
Michael Strahan248
Orlando Pace234
Jimmy Johnson2
Brian Dawkins247
Drew Pearson233
Art McNally2
Cliff Branch219
Dick Vermeil2
Bryant Young227
DeMarcus Ware247
Dwight Freeney240