Lofton, Joe D make it in to HoF! Congrats!!!!

[Dozerdog]

Class of 2003-

Joe Delaumeliuere James Lofton, Alvin Bethea, Hank Stram, Marcus Allen

[The_Philster]

:clap: Lofton and JoeD :up:

[don137]

Next stop Canton!!:redcar:

Three Bills in two years...Congrats to both...I am guessing Joe D won't have OJ present him...I wonder who is the next Bill from Super Bowl years to be inducted. My guess is Ralph, then Thurman, then Andre. Tasker will get in but probably in another 5 years...

[MissBuffalo]

:party: WooHoo!!!!!! :party:


:( Poor Ralph

[SABURZFAN]

i'm not a Ralph Wilson fan but there's some serious injustice that he doesn't make it.

[shelby]

:hail: the Old One! and Joe D!

Ralph must be :madcurse:. The fix is on!

[pmoon6]

If the article about Ralph bailing out the Raiders and Pats gets more exposure that may be what it takes to put him in the HOF. Wonder what jersey Lofton will put in the Hall,Packers or Bills?

[Dozerdog]

I beleive that there is an NFL rule that the team you served longest on is the team represented- although all teams played for are mentioned and displayed.

It keeps the Wade Boggs of the world from "selling" the team he will represent in the HOF, as he will be representing the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

[Dozerdog]

My guess is that he may have used his influence to get a borderline candidate like Joe D in.... if it came down to choosing one or the other.

[McD]

Congrats Joe D and Lofton!!

Ralph got jobbed!!

Joe D should go in as a Bill. Lofton is borderline Packer/Bill. More years with the Pack, but his real glory came with the Bills. More playoff games, the SB appearances, and Pro Bowls later in his career sure put him in the spotlight with us as well. I'm sure he'll go in as a Packer, but will seriously acknowledge his playing years with the Bills.


McD


Did I mention RALPH GOT SCREWED!???

[McD]

Originally posted by Dozerdog
My guess is that he may have used his influence to get a borderline candidate like Joe D in.... if it came down to choosing one or the other.

From what I'm hearing about Joe D, he should have been a lock years ago. He should have nevr been borderline to begin with. We all knew his value to the Bills, but not until I heard about the "rankings" some expert put together about all of the O lineman in the league, did I see were he stood. Evidently no one else did either until this year. Congrats to big Joe!!


McD

[Jeff 311]

:hail:

[RedEyE]

Great news ~ well deserved!

[HotRod]

Disappointing Ralph didn't make it in, maybe next year. Or is there a "grace period" where the same people can't be nominated for awhile?

[ublinkwescore]

Wasn't Ralph nominated last year too?

I could have sworn he's been getting nominated like the last 3 or 4 years.

[The_Philster]

Yep....he's been on the list for a number of years now.

[BillyT92679]

Ralph deserves it more than just about anyone (certainly as an AFL patriarch)
James Lofton will go in as a Packer; that's where he spent the majority of his career and put up his numbers.

[Shiny Chicken]

I can't understand why Ralph hasn't gotten in either... he definitely deserves it... and the dude's gettin old, the should let him in soon.