FHFL Hall of Fame Class of 2052/2053 (Step Two - Voting Phase)

[luminafire]

Better late than never. The game really pissed me off last season so I had to take a slight mental break from the site. With the mood I was in, I couldn't see myself sitting down and dedicating and hour+ researching all these stats and putting this ballot together.

With that said, once it was finished I realized this one might be hard for people to chose from. One guy is obvious but there are a lot of good players here.

Here are the guidelines:

1. Every franchise (i.e, each of the 32 players in the league) has the chance to vote for up to three players from this ballot (we stretched this for the nominations, but if you vote for more than three I will only count the first three). If a player gets 6 or more votes, they will be inducted into the FHFL Hall of Fame.

2. If a player gets more than half of that threshold (more than 3 but less than 6) they will automatically be added to the next ballot (this means that even if nominations get slow, we should always have a plenty-big ballot).

3. You are not required to vote for three players. Obviously, you're not required to vote at all.

4. You may edit your votes until the end of the voting phase.

5. The players are listed in the order they were nominated.

6. You cannot "write-in" vote for someone who did not make this ballot.

7. You do not have to vote within this thread. If you want to anonomously send your ballot to me by PM, you may and I will not say who voted in those private ballots. Not sure why you would want to do this, but you may.

8. Voting ends at the end of the Sim Bowl

9. You are allowed to vote for players that played for your own team, but I wouldn't throw away my vote if the player is an obvious lost cause.

Ballot

Bill Zedden
Nominated by: Auto-Nominated
Main Position: Quarterback
Drafted: Round 1, Pick 9 (2016 by the Kansas City Chiefs)
Retired: 2028, Buffalo Tigers (13 Seasons)
Teams: Kansas City chiefs, Buffalo Tigers
Career: Started 198/198 Games, 3,529/6,032 Passing for 41,529 Yards (58.5% Completion Rate), 6.9 Average Per Pass, 209.7 Yards/G, 290 Passing TDs, 186 INT, 36.1% First Downs, 82.7 Career Passer Ratings
Playoff Appearances: 6
Wild Card Selections: 1
Division Championships: 5
Conference Championships: 4
Sim Bowl Championships: 3
Fun Fact: Was traded to the Tigers at age 29/30. From there until the end of his career he had a 91.8 passer rating and threw 181 TDs in 96 starts amassing 23,637 of his career 41,529 yards in the last six years of his career.

Anthony Neil
Nominated by: British Columbia Brawlers
Main Position: Quarterback
Drafted: Round 1, Pick 13 (2037 by the Buffalo Tigers)
Retired: 2051, Buffalo Tigers (15 Seasons)
Teams: Buffalo Tigers
Career: Started 222/236 Games, 5,220/8,517 Passing for 66,938 (61.3% Completion Rate), 7.9 Average Per PAss, 283 Yards/G, 530 Passing TDs, 223 INT, 37.8% First Downs, 95.7 Career Passer Rating
Playoff Appearances: 15
Wild Card Selections: 9
Division Championships: 6
Conference Championships: 3
Sim Bowl Championships: 1
Fun Fact: Do I really need to write anything here?

Hayden Vincent
Nominated by: Washington Stargazers
Main Position: Safety
Drafted: Round 1, Pick 17 (2021 by the Nashville Bandits)
Retired: 2036, Free Agent (15 Seasons)
Teams: Nashville Bandits, Rochester Redhawks/Explorers
Career: Started 228/229 Games, 95 Defended Passes (55 INT, 40 Broken-Up Passes), 755 INTY, 13.7 Average INT, 73 Long INT, 6 Defensive Touchdowns
Playoff Appearances: 2
Wild Card Selections: 4
Division Championships: 3
Conference Championships: 1
Sim Bowl Championships: 0
Fun Fact: Third-Highest Total Defended Passes

Dutch Orwoll
Nominated by: Washington Stargazers
Main Position: Tight End
Drafted: Round 1, Pick 10 (2033 by the Washington Stargazers)
Retired: 2047, Indianapolis Capitolists (14 Seasons)
Teams: Washington/Indianapolis Capitolists
Career: Started 197/218 Games, 817/1,448 Receiving for 10,334 Yards, 56% Reception Rate, 12.6 Average Reception, 83 Long Receiving, 4,248 YAC, 5.2 YACA, 54 Receiving TDs 47.4 Yards/G, 508 First Downs, 35.1% 1st Downs, 53 Dropped Passes
Playoff Appearances: 8
Wild Card Selections: 0
Division Championships: 8
Conference Championships: 1
Sim Bowl Championships: 1
Fun Fact: Played WR a bit but played his natural tight end position 85% of the time yet he broke the 10,000 yard mark as a TE

Herman Amberg (Deceased)
Nominated by: Washington Stargazers
Main Position: Defensive End
Drafted: Round 8, Pick 249 (1960 by the Boston Liberty)
Retired: 1974, Free Agent (16 Seasons)
Teams: Boston Liberty, Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Lions
Career: Started 104/211 Games, 144 Career Sacks, 2 Defended Passes (2 Broken-Up Passes), 30 Career Forced Fumbles
Playoff Appearances: 7
Wild Card Selections: 1
Division Championships: 6
Conference Championships: 0
Sim Bowl Championships: 0
Fun Fact: This is the player with the highest amount of sacks that is not currently in the HOF

Woody Gardin
Nominated by: New Orleans REBELS
Main Position: Center
Drafted: Round 1, Pick 30 (2017 by the Tennessee Shawnees)
Retired: 2034, Washington Capitolists (18 Seasons)
Teams: Tennessee Shawnees, Washington/Carolina Capitolists
Career: Active 285 Games, Started 284/285 Games, 94% Average Conditioning, No Injuries, 86 Offensive Penalties for -687 Yards, 7795:08 Time Played
Playoff Appearances: 8
Wild Card Selections: 4
Division Championships: 4
Conference Championships: 2
Sim Bowl Championships: 1
Fun Fact: 2nd Most Time Played All-Time, Has never had a serious injury in entire career

Coleman Tingelhoff
Nominated by: New Orleans REBELS
Main Position: Tackle
Drafted: Round 1, Pick 4 (2027 by the Kansas City Chiefs)
Retired: 2043, Dallas Cowboys (17 Seasons)
Teams: Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Xenomorphs, Dallas Cowboys
Career: Active 268 Games, Started 261/268 Games, 92% Average Conditioning, 7 INJ, 88 Penalties for -598 Yards, 7400:59 Time Played
Playoff Appearances: 4
Wild Card Selections: 1
Division Championships: 3
Conference Championships: 0
Sim Bowl Championships: 0
Fun Fact: 6th Most Time Played All-Time

Tommy Wilsbach
Nominated by: British Columbia Brawlers
Main Position: Cornerback
Drafted: Round 1, Pick 32 (2029, San Francisco Cylons)
Retired: 2043, Free Agent (13 Seasons)
Teams: San Francisco Cylons, Milwaukee Moon Knights
Career: Started 177/203 Games, 17 Career Sacks, 56 Career Pass Defenses (18 Broken-Up Passes, 38 INT), 1,003 INTY, 26.4 AVG INT, 92 LNG INT, 12 Defensive TDs, 3 Forced Fumbles
Playoff Appearances: 9
Wild Card Selections: 3
Division Championships: 6
Conference Championships: 1
Sim Bowl Championships: 1
Fun Fact: Holds the all-time record for defensive TDs with 12

Earl Pohlman
Nominated by: British Columbia Brawlers
Main Position: Quarterback
Drafted: Round 5, Pick 139 (2031 by the Phoenix Sorpions)
Retired: 2044, Tennessee Shawnees (14 Seasons)
Teams: Phoenix Scorpions, Tennessee Shawnees
Career: Started 216/218 Games, 3,925/7,165 Passing for 49,135 Yardds, 53.4% Completion Rate, 6.9 Average Pass, 225.3 Yards/G, 291 Passing TDs, 262 INT, 32.6% 1st Down, 73.4 Passing Rating
Playoff Appearances: 9
Wild Card Selections: 5
Division Championships: 4
Conference Championships: 1
Sim Bowl Championships: 0
Fun Fact: Was the 139th pick but nearly passed for 50k yards, went to the playoffs 9 times and the SimBowl once

Michael Mitchell
Nominated by: Pittsburgh River Raiders
Main Position: Running Back
Drafted: Round 1, Pick 28 (2042 by the San Diego Sun Devils)
Retired: 2051, Free Agent (8 Seasons)
Teams: San Diego Sun Devils, San Jose Czars
Career: Started 109/128 Games, 2,314 Rushing Attempts for 11,624 Yards, 5.0 Average Gain Per Rush, 18.1 Att/G, 90.8 Yards/G, 66 STUF for -158 Yards, Lost 18/36 Fumbles, 50 Rushing TDs, 563 1st Downs, 24.3% 1st Down, 79 Long Rushing
Playoff Appearances: 2
Wild Card Selections: 0
Division Championships: 2
Conference Championships: 0
Sim Bowl Championships: 0
Fun Fact: Only played 8 seasons but amassed 50 Rushing TDs and over 10,000 Yards Rushing

Bill Weston
Nominated by: Pittsburgh River Raiders
Main Position: Quarterback
Drafted: Round 2, Pick 40 (2037 by the Dallas Cowboys)
Retired: 2051, Minnesota Wolves (15 Seasons)
Teams: Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Wolves
Career: Started 209/226 Games, 4,014/6,501 Passing for 41,972 Yards, 61.7% Completion Rate, 6.5 Average Pass, 185.7 Yards/G, 205 Passing TDs, 157 INT, 2,041 1st Downs, 31,4% 1st Down, 80.9 Passer Rating
Playoff Appearances: 7
Wild Card Selections: 4
Division Championships: 3
Conference Championships: 4
Sim Bowl Championships: 3
Fun Fact: Anthony Neil's ultimate jinx. Bill Weston is the main reason Anthony Neil retired without winning a Sim Bowl as a starter. Defeated the Tigers twice in a row at the Sim Bowl by multiple scores and won a third Sim Bowl by multiple scores for good measure

Charlie Turner
Nominated by: Pittsburgh River Raiders
Main Position: Running Back
Drafted: Round 1, Pick 1 (2039 by the Phoenix Stingers)
Retired: 2050, Seattle Dragons (12 Seasons)
Teams: Phoenix Stingers/Las Vegas Gamblers/Seattle Dragons
Career: Started 122/181 Games, 2,837 Rushing Attempts for 14,690 Yards, 5.2 Average Gain Per Rush, 15.7 Attempts/G, 81.2 Yards/G, 90 STUF for -189 Yards, Lost 22/41 Fumbles, 55 Rushing TDs, 719 1st Downs, 25.3 1st Down % 73 Long Rushing
Playoff Appearances:
Wild Card Selections: 2
Division Championships: 0
Conference Championships: 0
Sim Bowl Championships: 0
Fun Fact: One of the best modern RBs the drafts have produced. Was A+ overall at his peak and rushed for over 14,000 yards and 55 Rushing TDs

[DoctorG]

I vote Neil, Vincent, Amberg.

[luminafire]

I vote Neil, Vincent and Bill Weston

[boraiders34]

Neil, Amberg, Gardin, Mitchell, Turner

[polpol]

Neil
Vincent
Amberg

[luminafire]

Neil, Amberg, Gardin, Mitchell, Turner

Hey Bo, to make sure entire ballots don't get elected every franchise is limited to three votes. You're welcome to edit your post but if not I will end up only counting the first three you mentioned...

When I started the HOF we wanted to design a system that let in a limited elite number of people a year, had nominations come from the league and something that was challenging but not impossible to get into (hence the reason a player needs 4 votes to be inducted). It's worked pretty well and we've maintained a pretty high bar for who gets in because of that even though it does mean that players sometimes have to have several go-rounds before they'll get in

[Neon17]

Neil (duh), Weston, Turner

[montywop]

Neil
Vincent
Wilsbach

[Edwardoh]

Neil, Vincent and Zedden

[redsoxrule]

Neil, Gardin, Turner