Ken Anderson-there is always next year

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(08-22-2023, 03:31 PM)Whatever Wrote: Raw statistical accumulation means less and less as eras change and standards of production change.  Even today, it's largely a legacy candidate argument.  It's the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Stars, and I'll guarantee you more people know exactly who you're talking about when you name drop Chad Johnson than Jimmy Smith.  And I've never heard of a guy who was never an All Pro even once making the Hall.  

I mean, if that's the logic people are primarily using for who deserves to be in the HOF, then Tim Tebow and Johnny Manziel should be in it.
Stats do matter.

As for never hearing a guy who never made an all pro make the HOF, it didn't take me long to find someone - Harold Carmichael.
Played 14 years in the league as a WR/TE, never once made All Pro. Did make Pro Bowl 4 times. 1971-1984.