NASHVILLE – Former Titans coach Jeff Fisher is among twelve individuals in the Coach category who have moved one step closer to election for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.
The Hall’s nine-member Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee narrowed its original list of 14 nominees to these 12 individuals: Jeff Fisher, Bill Arnsparger, Tom Coughlin, Alex Gibbs, Mike Holmgren, Chuck Knox, Richie Petitbon, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert, Mike Shanahan and Clark Shaughnessy.
Hall of Fame bylaws stipulate that each Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee member votes for 12 individuals at this stage of the selection process. Each will cast an additional ballot later this month to reduce the list to nine semifinalists, with those results announced in about two weeks.
Fisher served as head coach for 22 seasons in the NFL with the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans and St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams.
Fisher guided the Titans to the franchise’s only Super Bowl appearance during the 1999 season, and he guided the team to the playoffs four times from 1999-2003.
Through a sequence of reduction votes over several weeks, the Blue-Ribbon Committee will select one (1) finalist for the Class of 2025.
Earlier this year, the Hall of Fame revised its bylaws beginning with the Class of 2025. Among the changes: a split of the Coach/Contributor category, which had been combined over the past few election cycles. Both categories now will send nominees through respective Blue-Ribbon Committees before candidates are considered by the full Selection Committee. The Blue-Ribbon Committees are comprised of nine (9) individuals: seven (7) who also are members of the full Selection Committee and two (2) others who hold full voting rights for this subcommittee only.
Here are short bios on each of the Coaches who remain in consideration for the Class of 2025:
Bill Arnsparger: Longtime defensive coordinator. Won two Super Bowl titles with…
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