Tagliabue among Hall of Fame nominees
Reuters
Thursday, January 11, 2007; 1:26 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue was among 17 finalists named for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for 2007 on Wednesday.
Tagliabue, who retired last year, will be hoping to receive at least 80 percent of the total ballots cast by a media panel, which will vote on February 3, the day before the Super Bowl.
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The other modern era finalists are former Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas, offensive lineman Bruce Matthews, receivers Michael Irvin, Art Monk and Andre Reed, defensive ends Fred Dean and Richard Dent, guards Russ Grimm and Bob Kuechenberg, punter Ray Guy, linebackers Derrick Thomas and Andre Tippett, cornerback Roger Wehrli and tackle Gary Zimmerman.
The two senior committee nominees are guard Gene Hickerson and tight end Charlie Sanders.
This year's induction will be held the weekend of Aug 4-5 in Canton, Ohio.
