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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 24, 2020 Dominic Olejniczak served as a member of the board of directors of the Green Bay Packers from 1950-1989, including 24 years as president (1958-1982), the longest tenure of any Packers president.  A soft-spoken consensus-builder, he headed the search committee that hired Vince...

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 September 16, 2021 Bronco Nagurski was a standout football player at 6’ 2” and 226 pounds at the University of Minnesota from 1927-1929.  Nagurski played defensive tackle in 1927, and both fullback and tackle in 1928 and 1929.  In 1929 he was named All-America at...

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....

Inducted June 12, 1997 The seventh of eight children of Polish immigrant parents, the Pennsylvania native excelled both as player and coach in professional football. After graduating from Washington and Lee College in Virginia, where he played fullback, guard and linebacker, Michaels (brother of Lou, NPASHF...