2009 Class of Enshrinees

 
Bob Hayes
Wide Receiver  5-11, 185
College - Florida A&M
1965-1974 Dallas Cowboys, 1975 San Francisco 49ers
Selected as a future pick by Cowboys, seventh round, 1964 NFL Draft. . .Also drafted as future choice by Denver (AFL). . .Won a pair of gold medals in the 1964 Olympic Games earning him the title “World’s Fastest Human”. . .Four times was named first- or second-team All-NFL. . .Three times led the Cowboys in receptions. . . Career stats include 7,414 receiving yards and 71 TDs. . .Born December 20, 1942 in Jacksonville, Florida. . .Died September 18, 2002, at age of 59.

Randall McDaniel
Guard 6-3, 276
College - Arizona State
1988-1999 Minnesota Vikings
2000-01 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Selected in first round, 19th overall, 1988. . .Earned all-rookie honors. . .Started 202 consecutive games. . .Started 13 straight playoff games for Vikings. . .Blocked for six 1,000-yard rushers and five 3,000-yard passers during career. . .Anchored offensive line of explosive Vikings team that scored then-record 556 points, 1998. . .Named All-Pro nine consecutive times (1990-98). . .Selected to play in a record 12 consecutive AFC-NFC Pro Bowls (1990-2001). . .Born December 19, 1964 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Bruce Smith
Defensive End 6-4, 280
College - Virginia Tech
1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000-03 Washington Redskins
Bills’ first-round draft pick (1st player overall), 1985 NFL Draft. . .Considered one of the most dominant defensive players in NFL history. . .His 200 career sacks is NFL all-time record. . .Recorded 10 or more sacks in an NFL record 13 seasons. . .NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 1990 and 1996. . .Named to NFL’s All Decade Teams of the 1980s and 1990s . . .First- or second-team All-Pro 11 times. . .Selected to 11 Pro Bowls. . .Born June 18, 1963 in Norfolk, Virginia.

Derrick Thomas
Linebacker 6-3, 243
College - Alabama
1989-1999 Kansas City Chiefs
Fourth player overall, 1989 draft. . . Defensive Rookie of the Year. . .Led NFL with team record 20 sacks; including NFL record seven sacks in one game, 1990 . . .Named to nine Pro Bowls. . .Accumulated most sacks in NFL during 1990s. . .Recorded 126.5 career sacks. . .All-NFL three times. . .All-AFC seven times. . .Born January 1, 1967 in Miami, Florida. . .Died February 8, 2000, at age of 33.

                                        
Ralph Wilson, Jr.
Administrator 
College - Virginia, Michigan
1960-Present
One of original founders of American Football League. During tenure as Bills owner, team won two AFL Championships and unprecedented four straight AFC championships. . .Bills 103 regular season wins, second most in NFL during 1990s. . . Helped lead AFL through early years making tough decisions that were necessary for league’s survival. . . Began talks with Carroll Rosenbloom, then owner of NFL’s Colts in January 1965, that eventually resulted in AFL-NFL merger. . .Born October 17, 1918 in Columbus, Ohio.

Rod Woodson
Cornerback/Safety  6-0, 200
College - Purdue
1987-1996 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers, 1998-2001 Baltimore Ravens, 2002-03 Oakland Raiders
Steelers first-round draft pick (10th player overall), 1987 NFL Draft. . .Member of NFL’s 75th Anniversary Team and NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s. . . NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 1993. . . Intercepted 71 passes in career. . .Is NFL’s all-time leader in interception return yardage (1,483). . .Six-time first-team All-Pro choice. . .Earned All-Pro honors as cornerback, kick returner, safety. . .Named to 11 Pro Bowls. . .Born March 10, 1965, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.