"Kraft bought the New England Patriots in 1994 and quickly turned them into one of the most successful franchises in the NFL. He hired Bill Belichick as coach in 2000 and oversaw the franchise winning six Super Bowl titles from the 2001-2018 seasons. Adams founded the Oilers when the AFL started in 1960 and owned the team for 54 years, moving the franchise to Tennessee in 1997."
"Among the other candidates are Art Rooney Jr., a member of the family that owns the Pittsburgh Steelers; former league executive Buddy Young, who was the first Black executive in any major U.S. sports league when he was hired in 1964; Roone Arledge, the ABC executive who started and produced the first "Monday Night Football" games that helped broaden the NFL's popularity in the 1970s; longtime team executive Frank "Bucko" Kilroy; and Seymour Siwoff, former owner and president of the Elias Sports Bureau."
"A blue-ribbon committee reduced the candidates from an initial list of 21 nominees in voting released Thursday. The committee will meet next Tuesday to select one finalist who will advance to voting conducted by the full selection committee early next year. There also will be 15 modern-era finalists, three seniors and one coach for the Class of 2026. Between four and eight new members will be elected in the second year of this current format."
A blue-ribbon committee trimmed an initial list of 21 contributor nominees to nine semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026. The committee will meet to select one contributor finalist who will advance to full selection committee voting early next year. The Class of 2026 field will also include 15 modern-era finalists, three seniors and one coach. Between four and eight new members are expected to be elected under the current format's second year. Semifinalists include Robert Kraft, Bud Adams, Ralph Hay, Art Rooney Jr., Buddy Young, Roone Arledge, Frank "Bucko" Kilroy, Seymour Siwoff and Clark Shaughnessy.
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