Canton's Ralph Hay, one of the National Football League's founders more than a century ago, did not make the cut for this year's class. The Class of 2025 will be enshrined later this summer in Canton.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame created the contributor category in 2014 because someone there thought deserving individuals who weren’t players or coaches were unfairly ignored. So the Hall did ...

Antonio Gates leads tiny Pro Football Hall of Fame class. Ralph Hay, owner of historic Canton Bulldogs, doesn't get the call. A look at who will be eligible for the first time in 2026. The picks are ...

while quarterback Eli Manning was among the six first-year eligible finalists. None of them made the cut this year, nor did Canton Bulldogs owner Ralph Hay, who played a key role a century ago in the ...

Sharpe emerged from a separate five-man group featuring three senior candidates (Sharpe, Maxie Baughan and Jim Tyrer), one coach (Mike Holmgren) and one contributor (NFL co-founder Ralph Hay).

Antonio Gates leads tiny Pro Football Hall of Fame class. Ralph Hay, owner of historic Canton Bulldogs, doesn't get the call. A look at who will be eligible for the first time in 2026. The picks ...