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Inducted June 8, 2001 After lettering three years as an offensive lineman at Indiana University, where he never missed a game and served as team co-captain, Skoronski joined the Green Bay Packers in 1956. He played one season and then missed the next two while serving...

Inducted June 11, 2007 Drafted out of McNeese State as a tight end in the 17th and final round of the 1962 draft, Tom Sestak went on to become one of pro football’s great defensive linemen. At 6′ 4″ and a “lean” 272 pounds, Sestak used...

Inducted June 8, 2006 Canadian born, but raised in Spokane, WA, Rypien enjoyed a stellar high school career being named all-state in three sports. Concentrating on football, he signed with Washington State University where he enjoyed continued success being named all-Pac 10 in 1984 and honorable...

Inducted June 23, 2011 A third round draft pick by San Francisco in 1988 out of Boston College, Romanowski went on to a 16 year career in the NFL playing for the 49ers, Eagles, Broncos and Raiders. The tough, hard-nosed linebacker played in 243 consecutive games,...

Inducted June 9, 2005 Piekarski was a four year letter winner for the University of Pennsylvania from 1901 to 1904. The first Polish American to be named All-American, he was named to Walter Camp’s third team All-American team, and was a consensus All-American in 1904. A...

Inducted June 23, 2014 Walt Patulski, a three-year starter at The University of Notre Dame, was generally considered the best collegiate lineman in the country from 1969-71. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound defensive end was a unanimous All-American in 1971, winning both the UPI Lineman of the Year...

Inducted June 23, 1977 “Bullet Bill” Osmanski, a high school All-State fullback in Rhode Island, starred for nationally-ranked Holy Cross College in 1936-1938. The Crusaders won 23, lost 3 in that span. Osmanski was named an All-American his senior year. He moved on to pro football...

Inducted June 12, 2008 A three-way threat at Indiana University (running back, linebacker, and place-kicker), Tom Nowatzke earned All-Big Ten honors in 1964, while leading the Big Ten in rushing, and scoring an IU record 73 points.  Nowatzke was voted a First Team All-American by the...

Inducted June 12, 2003 In 2001, Munchak became the 27th offensive lineman to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He spent his entire career (1982-93) playing offensive line for the Houston Oilers. A devastating run blocker, he earned nine Pro Bowl appearances and...

Inducted June 5, 1986 “Little Mo” has spent almost his entire life in football. From high school stardom in Pennsylvania, he went to All-American honors at the University of Maryland, capped his senior year by receiving the Outland Trophy as the nation’s top lineman in 1952....