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Originally Posted by Rain Man
Why can't he present DT instead of Gretz? He'd get it done. Gretz won't.
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The HOF appoints someone from each NFL City and I believe you have the job for life/retirement. Gretz got it when he still worked for the Star. I think he took over for Joe McGuff. If that timeline is correct then Gretz got Buck B. and Jan S. into the hall.
I think too many people who post here are too young and too jaded to be objective. Let's be honest it took the Sr. Committee to get Hank S. and Emmitt T. into the hall. Many could and would argue that those two had as much or more impact on the game pro football. By the way the stats would back that up.
Many voters will remember that the biggest game DT played in (AFC Championship vs. the Bills) he sat on the bench most of the second half because Thurman just kept running at him and Derrick couldn't stop him. That is the game when Hall of Famer's step up...not get benched.
Does Derrick belong in the hall? Yes. Is he more deserving than the players/coaches/front office people that have been inducted during his term? Probably not. Will Derrick be inducted some day? I'm sure he will.