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Which Buffalo Bills members are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Which Buffalo Bills members are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

The Buffalo Bills don’t have the longest list of Hall of Famers, but what they lack in length, they make up for in distinction. Names like Jim Kelly, Marv Levy, Bruce Smith, and Ralph Wilson Jr. tell the Bills’ story as well as anyone, and a few other cameos on the list make the Bills Hall of Fame a fun group.

Here is the complete list.

NAME

POSITION/TITLE

YEAR OF INTAKE

Joe DeLamielleure

OL/G

2003

Jim Kelly

QB

2002

Marv Levy

HC

2001

James Lofton

Rep.

2003

Terrell Owens

Rep.

2018

Bill Polian

Donor

2015

Andre Reed

Rep.

2014

Billy Shaw

OL/G

1999

OJ Simpson

RB

1985

Bruce Smith

DL/DE

2009

Thurman Thomas

HB/FB

2007

Ralph Wilson Jr.

Donor

2009

As for current players who might have a chance at a gold jacket once their careers are over, here are some Bills names to watch.

He certainly built an interesting record over the first six years of his career. During that span, Allen won nearly twice as many games as he lost, threw for over 22,000 yards and finished in the top five in MVP voting in three different seasons.

On top of that, he’s already thrown 167 touchdown passes, played in 10 playoff games (5-5) and been to the Pro Bowl twice. The Bills are starting to feel like the team most negatively impacted by having to play in the Pat Mahomes era, but there’s no doubt Allen is one of the best QBs of his era.

A Super Bowl ring certainly wouldn’t hurt, but it’s not like that’s what attracted other big names to the Bills (sorry, Buffalo).

Entering his 10th season, Diggs is five yards shy of 10,000, has over 800 receptions and 67 touchdowns. He led the NFL in receptions (127) and receiving yards (1,535) in 2020, has made two All-Pro teams, been named to six Pro Bowls and has never played fewer than 13 games.

He’ll need a fairly prolific third act in Houston to make a truly compelling case, but he’s there. It’ll be interesting to see if his “lack” of production (relatively speaking) in 2023 was just a Bills issue, or the first signs of a 30-year-old receiver with 136 games under his belt finally slowing down a bit.

The Bills portion of his career will likely be a distant reflection, but Miller’s entire career compares to the best edge rushers in NFL history. 123.5 career sacks, seven All-Pro nods and a Super Bowl ring are the major accolades, and the list goes on.

He won Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2011 and then finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting in 2012. 0 sacks in 12 games with the Bills in 2023 is a tough goal to achieve, but if a healthy Miller can finish his career with 2-3 solid seasons that resemble his years in Denver/LA, he’ll be an early-round vote-getter.