Willie Anderson-HOF Finalist!

[George Cantstandya]

(01-01-2022, 12:35 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Does the fan vote really matter for the HOF?

No.  It's just a sweepstakes thing they have been doing for a few years.

https://www.profootballhof.com/heroes-of-the-game/selection-process-faq/

Quote:Who Selects New Hall of Fame Members?


The Pro Football Hall of Fame's 49-person Selection Committee is charged with the vital task of continuing to ensure that new enshrinees are the finest the Game has produced.


The Committee consists of one media representative from each pro football city — with two from New York and two from Los Angeles, as those cities each have two teams in the National Football League. There are 17 at-large Selectors, who are active members of the media or persons intricately involved in professional football, including one representative of the Pro Football Writers of America. All appointments are open-ended and approved annually by a majority vote of the Hall of Fame's Board of Trustees. 

The Selection Committee meets annually on the Saturday before the Super Bowl (or another date prior to Super Bowl weekend) to elect new members of the Hall of Fame. There is no set number of new enshrinees, but the Committee’s current ground rules do stipulate that between four and eight new members will be selected each year.  Every candidate is thoroughly reviewed and must receive approval from at least 80% of the full Committee to be elected.