The Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame Past Inductees:

• Kentucky is the only state that has its own Pro Football Hall of Fame.

• The purpose of the KY Pro Football Hall of Fame is to appropriately honor persons that have brought significant recognition to the state of Kentucky, or have by their unusual successful service achieved significant accomplishment on behalf of their school, or have by a significant act or contribution distinguished themselves as an unusual former National Football League player, coach, referee, owner, manager, etc., or have been a significant or unusual supporter of Pro Football.

The State of Kentucky has Six NFL Hall of Famers

George McAfee ~ Johnny Unitas ~ George Blanda

Paul Hornung ~ Dermontti Dawson~ Champ Bailey

Class of 2003
Lex, KY Embassy

Lenny Lyles
Jeff Van Note
Moe Williams
Buddy Ryan
Dermontti Dawson
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Class of 2004
Lex, KY Embassy

Frank Minnifield
Babe Parilli
Art Still
David Akers
Will Wolford
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Class of 2005
Lex, KY Hilton Hotel

Sam Ball
Derrick Ramsey
Dwayne Woodruff
Doug Pelfrey
Dennis Johnson
Deion Branch

Class of 2006
Lex, KY Hilton Hotel

Bob Gain
Wally Chambers
Marc Logan
Marty Moore
Jason Dunn
Tom Hammond

Class of 2007
Lex, KY
Campbell House 

Romeo Crennel
Phyllis George
Tom Jackson
Frank LeMaster
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Class of 2008
Lex, KY
Campbell House 

Howard Schnellenberger
Bruce McNorton
Mark Higgs
Tim Couch
Ted Washington

Class of 2009
Lex, KY
Opera House

Shaun Alexander
Joe Federspiel
John Jackson
Sam Madison
Jim Marshall

Class of 2010
Lex, KY  
Opera House

Bill Arnsparger
Yeremiah Bell
Cris Dishman
Joe Jacoby
Gary Shirk

Class of 2011
Lexington, KY
Opera House

Kerry Rhodes
Phil Simms
Bob Talamini
Dale Lindsey
Rod Hill

Class of 2012
Louisville, KY Louisville Palace

Maurice Moorman
Dan Neal
William H. Paris
Rob Bironas
Chris Redman

Class of 2013
Louisville, KY Louisville Palace

Chad Bratzke
Otis Wilson
Roman Oben
Coy Bacon
Irv Goode

Class of 2014
Louisville, KY Brown Theatre

Centre College
Larry Seiple
Sherman Lewis
Mark Clayton
Elvis Dumervil

Class of 2015
Louisville, KY Brown Theatre

Jacob Tamme
Aaron Jones
Gil Mains
Doug Buffone

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  JACOB TAMME
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  DOUG BUFFONE
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  GIL MAINS
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  AARON JONES

Class of 2016
Lexington, KY
Lex Opera House

Blanton Collier
Council Rudolph
Warren Bryant
Myron Guyton
Ray Buchanan

Class of 2017
Lexington, KY
Lex Opera House

William Gay
Todd Perry
Virgil Livers
Ernie Green
Bruce Korzerski

Class of 2018
Lexington, KY
Lex Opera House

Wesley Woodyard
Tim Lester
Ernest Givins
Guy Morriss
Tommy Bell

Class of 2019
Lexington, KY
Lex Opera House

Champ Bailey
Corey Peters
Joe Johnson
David Carter
Lou Michaels

Class of 2020
Lexington, KY
Channel 36 Lex, Ky

Cletidus Hunt
Leeman Bennett
Glenn Presnell
Eric Wood
Elois Grooms
BoB Fry

Class of 2022
Lexington, KY
Channel 36 Lex, Ky

Randall Cobb
Elbie Nickel
Steve Ortmayer
George Wilson
Reggie Swinton
Lee Calland

Class of 2023
Lexington, KY
Channel 36 Lex, Ky

The 2023 Induction Class will be announced during the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame annual Press Conference on Thursday February   2, 2023

Criteria for Induction

A class of no less than 4 and no more than 8 nominees will be inducted into the KY Pro Football Hall of Fame each year. Only one of the inductees may be deceased.  To be nominated to the KY Pro Football Hall of Fame all nominees must satisfy the following qualifications:

Section 1: An inductee will be a former/current National Football League player, coach, referee, owner, management, etc., or have been a significant and/or unusual supporter of Pro Football, and who also attended a school in the state of Kentucky, but may not reside in the state of Kentucky.

Section 2: An inductee will be a former/current National Football League player, coach, referee, owner, management, etc., or have been a significant and/or unusual supporter of Pro Football, and who was either born or presently resides in the state of Kentucky.

Section 3: All former/current National Football League players must have 5 or more accredited seasons.

Section 4: Any Player, Coach, Referee, Owner, Management, etc that meets criteria’s section 1,2, & 3 and is inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame is automatically a member of the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Where did our Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Famers play high school football?  What college did they attend and which NFL team did our Hall of Famers play for (only one team per player)?