List of American Football Conference North Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees

This is a list of inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame that includes players, coaches, and contributors (e.g., owners and team or league officials) who have "made outstanding contributions to professional football". The "charter" class of seventeen was selected in 1963. As of 2016, 303 individuals have been enshrined, with 61 having played for, coached, or contributed to a team from the North division of the American Football Conference (Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers).

Enshrinees are selected by a 44-person Selection Committee which meets each year at the time and location of the Super Bowl. Current rules of the committee stipulate that between four and eight individuals are selected each year. Any person may nominate an individual to the hall, provided the nominee has not played or coached for at least five seasons prior to the nomination. In addition to the regular Selection Committee, which primarily focuses on contributions made over the past approximately thirty seasons, a nine-member Seniors Committee (which is a subset of the larger committee) submits two nominees each year whose contributions came prior to 1985. These nominees are referred as "Seniors nominees" (formerly "old-timer" nominees).

Hall of Famers by team

Tables updated through the Class of 2016

Team	Hall of Famers by team for a
	Significant portion	Minor portion
	of career	of career
Baltimore	1	5
Cincinnati	1	5
Cleveland	16	8
Pittsburgh	21	10
Total	39	28
Less Duplicates Listed on 2 teams		6
Total AFC North Enshrinees		61

Members on Two AFC North Teams

Enshrinee	First AFC North Team	Second AFC North Team
Paul Brown	Cleveland	Cincinnati
Dick LeBeau	Pittsburgh	Cincinnati
Marion Motley	Cleveland	Pittsburgh
Chuck Noll	Cleveland	Pittsburgh
Ozzie Newsome	Cleveland	Baltimore
Rod Woodson00	Pittsburgh	Baltimore

• Hall of Famers who made the major part of their primary contribution for any club have a bronze star in the right column.
• Hall of Famers who spent only a minor portion of their career with a club are listed without the star, and the team list where they made their major contribution is linked in the column.
• These tables use the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinees by Team list to credit the Hall of Famers with stars.
• The statistical and biographical information came from the NFL Hall of Fame website.

Baltimore Ravens

Hall of Famers with a had a significant portion of their career with the Ravens

Baltimore Ravens
Inductee	Class	Position	Seasons	Major part of Primary Contribution
Ozzie Newsome	1999	General Manager	2002–present	Cleveland Browns as a Tight End
Jonathan Ogden	2013	Offensive Tackle	1996–2007	Taken in 1st round (4th player overall) in 1996, Eleven-time Pro Bowl selection, nine-time All-Pro. Super Bowl XXXV champion. 2000's All-Decade Team. Strong pass protector and effective run blocker. NFL Alumni’s NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year, 2002
Deion Sanders	2011	Cornerback, Kick Returner	2004–2005	Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys
Shannon Sharpe	2011	Tight End	2000–2001	Denver Broncos
Mike Singletary	1998	Linebackers Coach	2003–2004	Chicago Bears as a Middle Linebacker
Rod Woodson	2009	Cornerback, Safety, Kick Returner	1998–2001	Pittsburgh Steelers

Cincinnati Bengals

Hall of Famers with a had a significant portion of their career with the Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals
Inductee	Class	Position	Seasons	Major part of Primary Contribution
Paul Brown	1967	Team owner / GM Coach	1968–1991 1968–1975	Cleveland Browns as a Coach
Forrest Gregg	1977	Coach	1980–1983	Green Bay Packers as an Offensive Lineman
Charlie Joiner	1996	Wide Receiver	1972–1975	San Diego Chargers
Dick LeBeau	2010	Defensive Coach Defensive Coordinator Coach	1980–1991 1997–2000 2000–2002	Detroit Lions as a Cornerback
Anthony Muñoz	1998	Offensive Tackle	1980–1992	All-Pro 11 consecutive years, 1981-1991. Elected to 11 straight Pro Bowls. Offensive Lineman of the Year 1981, 1987, 1988. Selected to NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team.
Walsh, BillBill Walsh	1993	WR Coach QB Coach	1968–1970 1971–1975	San Francisco 49ers as Head Coach

• All Career Highlights listed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame website.

Cleveland Browns

Hall of Famers with a had a significant portion of their career with the Browns

Cleveland Browns
Inductee	Class	Position	Seasons	Major part of Primary Contribution
Doug Atkins	1982	Defensive End	1953–1954	Chicago Bears
Jim Brown	1971	Running Back	1957–1965	Led NFL rushers eight years. All-NFL eight of nine years. NFL's Most Valuable Player, 1957, 1958, 1965. Rookie of the Year, 1957. Played in nine straight Pro Bowls. 756 points scored
Paul Brown	1967	Coach General Manager	1946–1962	Organized Browns in AAFC, 1946. Built Cleveland dynasty with 167-53-8 record, four AAFC titles, three NFL titles, only one losing season in 17 years
Willie Davis	1981	Defensive End	1958–1959	Green Bay Packers
Len Dawson	1987	Quarterback	1960–1961	Kansas City Chiefs
Joe DeLamielleure	2003	Offensive Guard	1980–1984	Won All-Rookie honors. Played in 185 consecutive games, All-Pro 1975 through 1980. Also had major impact for the Buffalo Bills
Len Ford	1976	Defensive End	1950–1957	All-NFL honors five times, 1951-1955. Played in four Pro Bowls. Recovered 20 opponents' fumbles in career. In the 1954 NFL championship game against Detroit, he intercepted two passes as the Browns beat the Lions, 56-10.
Frank Gatski	1985	Offensive Lineman	1946–1956	Played in 11 championship games in 12 years with his teams winning eight times. All-NFL four years. Played in 1956 Pro Bowl. Never missed a game or practice in high school, college or pro football.
Otto Graham	1965	Quarterback	1946–1955	Led Browns to 10 division or league crowns in 10 years. Best AAFC passer four years, NFL two years. All-league nine of 10 years. Had three TDs running, three TDs passing in 1954 NFL title game. Career passes for 23,584 yards, 174 TDs. Scored 276 points on 46 TDs.
Forrest Gregg	1977	Coach	1975–1977	Green Bay Packers as an Offensive Lineman
Lou Groza	1974	Offensive Tackle Kicker	1946–1959 1961–1967	Last of "original" Browns to retire. All-NFL tackle six years. NFL Player of Year, 1954. Nine Pro Bowls. Last-second field goal won 1950 NFL title game. Scored 1,608 points in 21 years. Played in four AAFC, nine NFL title games.
Gene Hickerson	2007	Guard	1958–1973	Lead blocker for three Hall of Fame running backs – Jim Brown, Bobby Mitchell, and Leroy Kelly. All-NFL five consecutive seasons, 1966-1970. Six straight Pro Bowls
Henry Jordan	1995	Defensive Lineman	1957–1958	Green Bay Packers
Leroy Kelly	1994	Running Back	1964–1973	1,000-yard rusher first three years after becoming regular in 1966. Won NFL rushing titles, 1967, 1968. Two-time punt return champion: 1965, 1971. All-NFL five years, Six Pro Bowls.
Dante Lavelli	1975	Wide Receiver	1946–1956	Top AAFC receiver as rookie, scored winning TD in title game, 1946. Caught 11 passes in 1950 NFL championship. All-AAFC, 1946-1947. All-NFL, 1951, 1953. Had record 24 catches in six NFL title games.
Mike McCormack	1984	Offensive Tackle	1954–1962	Played in first of six Pro Bowls as a rookie. Stole ball to set up key Browns TD, 1954 NFL title game.
Tommy McDonald	1998	Wide Receiver	1968	Philadelphia Eagles
Bobby Mitchell	1983	Flanker/ Running Back	1958–1961	14,078 combined net yards. Scored 91 touchdowns, caught 521 passes, 8 kick return TDs. All-NFL three times. Played in four Pro Bowl games. Also had major impact for the Washington Redskins
Marion Motley	1968	Fullback	1946–1953	All-time AAFC rushing champ. NFL rushing title, 1950. All-AAFC four years, All-NFL in 1950. Played in 1951 Pro Bowl.
Ozzie Newsome	1999	Tight End	1978–1990	Nicknamed “Wizard of Oz". Retired as all-time leading tight end receiver, fourth among all receivers. Caught pass in 150 consecutive games. All-Pro, 1979, 1984. Three Pro Bowls
Chuck Noll	1993	Guard / Linebacker	1953–1959	Pittsburgh Steelers as a Coach
Don Shula	1997	Defensive Back	1951–1952	Miami Dolphins as a Coach
Paul Warfield	1983	Wide Receiver	1964–1969 1976–1977	Fast, precise pattern runner, sure-handed, excellent blocker. Caught 427 passes for 8,565 yards, 85 touchdowns. 20.1-yard per catch average. All-NFL six years. Eight Pro Bowls. Also had major impact with the Miami Dolphins
Bill Willis	1977	Defensive Guard	1946–1953	His 1946 contract permanently broke pro football's "color barrier”a full year in advance of Jackie Robinson. Touchdown-saving tackle against Giants in 1950 NFL title game. All-AAFC three years. All-NFL, 1950-1953. Three NFL Pro Bowls

• All Career Highlights listed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame website.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Team Names

Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh Steelers	Steagles	Card-Pitt
1933–1939	1940–1942, 1945–present	1943	1944

Hall of Famers with a had a significant portion of their career with the Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers
Inductee	Class	Position	Seasons	Major part of Primary Contribution
Bert Bell	1963	Team co-owner Coach	1941–1946 1941	Philadelphia Eagles Founder NFL Commissioner
Jerome Bettis	2015	Running Back	1996–2005	Rams 1st round pick (10th player overall) in 1993 and was Rookie of Year; Leading rusher for Steelers eight times; Eight 1,000-plus yard seasons tied for third-best at retirement; 13,662 career rushing yards was fifth all-time; Six Pro Bowls
Mel Blount	1989	Cornerback	1970–1983	All-Pro four years. NFL defensive MVP, 1975. Played in four Super Bowls, five Pro Bowls, 200 of 201 regular-season games. Career totals: 13 opponents' fumble recoveries, 57 interceptions, 736 yards. Had key interception in Super Bowl IX
Terry Bradshaw	1989	Quarterback	1970–1983	First pick, 1970 draft. NFL MVP, 1978. Eight AFC Central, four Super Bowl titles - MVP in Super Bowls XIII, XIV - Super Bowl records: nine TDs, 932 yards; post-season records: 30 TDs, 3,833 yards.
Jack Butler	2012	Cornerback	1951–1959	Free agent, 1951. Intercepted five passes as rookie. Record-tying four interceptions vs. Redskins, Dec. 13, 1953. Set then record with two interception returns for TDs, 1954. NFL's second all-time leading interceptor at retirement. Voted to four Pro Bowls. All-NFL three straight seasons. NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1950s
Dermontti Dawson	2012	Center	1988–2000	Replaced Hall of Fame center Mike Webster. Named Co-AFC Offensive Lineman of the Year by NFL Players Association, 1993. Played in 170 consecutive games. First-team All-Pro six consecutive years (1993-1998) - Played in seven consecutive Pro Bowls (1993–99)
Len Dawson	1987	Quarterback	1957–1959	Kansas City Chiefs
Bill Dudley	1966	Running Back	1942, 1945–1946	Number 1 draft pick, 1942. "Offense, Defense, Special Teams Triple crown" (NFL rushing, interception, punt return titles), 1946. Most Valuable Player, 1946. All-NFL, 1942, 1946. Gained 8,217 combined net yards, scored 478 points, 23 interceptions. Also had major impact for the Lions and Redskins
Tony Dungy	2016	Defensive Back Def. Backs Coach Def. Coordinator	1977–1978 1981–1983 1984–1988	Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a Coach
Jim Finks	1995	Quarterback Defensive Back	1949–1955	Team administrator with Vikings, Bears, Saints
Kevin Greene	2016	Linebacker / Defensive End	1993–1995	Los Angeles Rams
Joe Greene	1987	Defensive Tackle	1969–1981	NFL Defensive Player of Year, 1972, 1974 - All-Pro or All-AFC nine years - Four Super Bowls, six AFC title games, 10 Pro Bowls
Jack Ham	1988	Linebacker	1971–1982	Earned starting left linebacker job as rookie. Career record: 25 1/2 sacks, 21 opponents' fumbles recovered, 32 interceptions. Many big plays on defense. All-AFC or All-Pro seven years, 1973-1979. Eight straight Pro Bowls.
Franco Harris	1990	Running Back	1972–1983	No. 1 draft pick, 1972. Big-back for Steelers offense. Powerful work horse. All-Pro, 1977, All-AFC three times. Voted to nine Pro Bowls. MVP in Super Bowl IX. Rushed for 1,000 yards in eight seasons, 100 yards, 47 games. In 19 post-season games he ran for 1,556 yards, including record 354 in Super Bowls. 100 career TDs and 14,622 combined yards.
Cal Hubbard	1963	Offensive Lineman	1936	Green Bay Packers
John Henry Johnson	1987	Fullback	1960–1965	Steelers' No. 2 draft pick, 1953. With McElhenny Perry, and Tittle he completed "Million Dollar Backfield", in San Francisco. Excellent blocker, hard to tackle runner. Had his best years in Pittsburgh, 1,000 yards rushing in 1962, 1964. Career totals - 6,803 yards rushing with 48 TDs, 1,478 yds receiving and 7 TDs.
Walt Kiesling	1966	Guard/Def. Lineman Coach	1937–1938 1939–1944, 1954–1956	34-year career as pro player, assistant coach, head coach. Two-way lineman with six NFL teams. Featured on Bears' unbeaten team, 1934. All-NFL, 1929, 1930, 1932. Also co-head coach of 1943 Steagles, 1944 Card-Pitt teams. Coached Steelers to first winning season, 1942.
Jack Lambert	1990	Middle Linebacker	1974–1984	Two-time NFL Defensive Player of Year - All-Pro eight times. Bone jarring tackles. Nine straight Pro Bowls, 1976-1984. Played in six AFC title games, four Super Bowls - 28 interceptions, 17 fumble recoveries .
Bobby Layne	1967	Quarterback/ Placekicker	1958–1962	Sports Illustrated called him "The Toughest Quarterback Who Ever Lived." When teamed with Coach "Buddy" Parker, as QB and assistant coach, he led Steelers to some of the best seasons up to that time. Last-second TD pass won 1953 NFL title game for Lions. All-NFL, 1952, 1956 -NFL scoring champ, 1956 Career stats: 1,814 completions for 26,768 yards, 196 TDs; 2,451 yards rushing; 372 points scored. Also had major impact for the Detroit Lions
Dick LeBeau	2010	Def. Backs Coach Def. Coordinator	1992–1994 1995–1996 2004–2014	Detroit Lions as a Cornerback
McNallyJohn "Blood" McNally	1963	Fullback Coach	1934, 1937–1938 1937–1939	Green Bay Packers as Fullback
Marion Motley	1968	Fullback	1955	Cleveland Browns
Mike Munchak	2001	Assistant Coach	2014–present	Houston Oilers as a Guard
Chuck Noll	1993	Coach	1969–1991	Only coach to go 4-0 in Super Bowls. 23-year record: 209-156-1 in all games. Steelers had never won any title when he took over, 1969. Used good drafting to build up team. Won first-ever championship (AFC Central), 1972. Nine AFC Central titles. Guard-linebacker for Cleveland Browns, 1953-1959
Art Rooney	1964	Team owner General Manager	1933–1988 1933–1942	Bought new Pittsburgh Pirates franchise for $2,500 in 1933. Owned team 42 years before first championship. His faith in pro football a sustained the league during the depression years. Signed the much sought after Whizzer White in 1938 for $15000, shocking the NFL
Dan Rooney	2000	Team owner	1955–present	50-plus seasons with family-owned Steelers in many different positions. Appointed team president, 1975. Second father-son combination in the Hall of Fame. Team has won six Super Bowls including two after his induction.
John Stallworth	2002	Wide Receiver	1974–1987	Six AFC championship games, four Super Bowls. Caught winning TD on 73-yard reception, Super Bowl XIV. All-Pro, 1979 - Four Pro Bowl games
Ernie Stautner	1969	Defensive Tackle	1950–1963	Number 2 draft pick, 1950. Played strong defense for 14 years. All-NFL, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959. - Nine Pro Bowls - Best Lineman Award, 1957 - Career: recovered 23 opponents' fumbles, scored three safeties.
Lynn Swann	2001	Wide Receiver	1974–1982	First round draft pick, 1974. As rookie, caught game-winning touchdown in AFC championship. Starting receiver second season, with 11 touchdown receptions to lead NFL. MVP, Super Bowl X – All-Pro, 1975, 1977, 1978 – Three Pro Bowls. Amazing leaping ability when making catches.
Mike Webster	1997	Center	1974–1988	Not drafted till the 5th round. Did not miss a game for 10 consecutive years, 1976-1985. Missed only four games first 16 seasons. Started 150 consecutive games. Started in four Super Bowls, six AFC championship games. Played in nine Pro Bowls, Captain for 9 years.
Rod Woodson	2009	Cornerback/ Safety/ Kick Returner	1987–1996	1st round draft pick, 1987. Defensive Player of the Year, 1993. Career 71 Interceptions. NFL’s all-time leader in interception return yardage (1,483) at retirement. 11 Pro Bowls. Selected to NFL’s 75th Anniversary Team and NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s.

• All Career Highlights listed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame website.

See also

• List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees